in what looked to be the greatest quarterfinal in tennis history

That’s a good question! A related one pertains to how it was reported a week/two ago that Blatter was afraid to step foot on U.S. soil for fear of being detained. Now that federal prosecutors are indicting some of his secretaries (and assuredly trying to bargain with them for incriminating Blatter info), does he…

I’m rooting for the IRS guy at the press conference who said “this was the World Cup of corruption, and we intend to issue a red card.” As in, I’m rooting for him to rappel down from the rafters and tackle Blatter, Die Hard/Mission Impossible-style, as he gives his coronation speech.

As delicious as the timing for yesterday’s indictments seemed to be, it came about as a result of the various delegates/alleged perpetrators all being at the same location simultaneously (ease of logistics, little flight risk), coupled with being in a country that’s friendly toward cooperation with the DOJ. And, of…

Yeah, I feel like the trash can is just for appearance’s sake and everyone silently knows it. Because despite how useless a trash bin is, the thought of clipping nails over nothing (even with a broom/vacuum at one’s side specifically for the cleanup purpose afterwards) just seems weird.

The way the show is produced is not some big, dumb monolith. Hardworking people at Dave’s show probably had to do a shit-ton of legwork to get the footage and still we saw. Sure, networks are notorious assholes when it comes to intellectual property rights, but the gruntwork on the part of staffers to get as much…

It’d be one thing if they were doing it because decorum called for it (but of course it didn’t, Jim Carey did his line in a t-shirt).

Great article as usual, Dick.

I’m curious of the wallpaper location. Palm trees and water sunset indicate Southern California, the smokestacks indicate south of Long Beach. Is that Huntington?

Foo Fighters have to be a given, right? Going out on “Everlong.”

I have no idea why people are saying “it’s still there!” and not screenshotting it (and if the owner took down the previous post, this one’s probably not meant for posterity), so for those who can’t see it on Facebook, here ya go:

Shame on you.

Wow, “worth” over one million whole dollars, huh? Gosh, that’d put you in the top 50 most valuable businesses in Wayne, PA.

Most people that have never been arrested delude themselves into thinking its not so bad, but trust me, being effectively kidnapped, stripped, and thrown in a cage is a severely traumatizing experience.

I own my own company, dipshit.

I'm not quite sure you know how M&A (or business in general) works.

It’s not exactly a money losing thing.

This seems pretty unprofessionally handled. I know that Skipper deserves a lot of credit for steering ESPN into the juggernaut it’s become, but this reeks of immature emotionality clouding business decisions.

I can’t imagine that NBC or Fox wouldn’t throw him at a minimum what he was asking ESPN for

ah, gotcha.