Who's there?

I've watched Faces of Death like, 2000 times. When do I get my anthropology degree?

This was another psychological experiment, wasn't it? Just to see if I'd get unreasonably excited about being the first person to whom you responded, despite that response being the equivalent of "hello, world"?

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This is an extended psychological experiment isn't it?

Damnit Kinja! I gave this a +1 15 minutes ago.

No, I don't feel about Joe Paterno the same way I did when I started writing the book.

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He helped choose the team's stark black-and-white color scheme

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I didn't even notice the umpires' debate. I was just in awe watching Carlos Lee manage to eat two pizzas, a burrito and a pint of Haagen-Daas during the delay.

If history tells us anything about people who repeatedly draw blanks on a national stage, it is that we can expect to see this kid's Fox News show debut in about 6 months.

Journalism will collapse into a recursive black hole when ESPN begins "research" into how to defend itself, looks up "plagiarism" on Wikipedia, and finds only a reference back to ESPN.

Love it.

On the other hand, my guess is that some combination of John Starks and Allen Houston could, even at 300 pounds each, outplay the Knicks' current backcourt.

If limited sports knowledge and a pedestrian sense of humor disqualified someone from commenting, then a lot* of us would be in trouble.

Ha!

I know the Ashcroft family pretty well. John is as sincere as they come, and actually pretty funny in person.

/ Happily accepts gold medal

I think I lead the world in "heh" responses from Erg. Is that a medal-able event?