I created mine without any thought, intending only to respond to a political joke about the Middle East by a commenter at Gawker. Now, two years later, I'm stuck with what is easily the least funny handle on Deadspin.

Brilliant. +1

Completely agree. Self-interest rules all, and the self-interest of those with the most money and power tends to rule most visibly.

I'm not quite sure that is what I said or meant. What I said and meant was that ideologues of either party tend to be idiots and/or hypocrites. But, sure, guns and healthcare and what not ... I'm definitely for and/or against that.

Is it possible to reconcile conservatives' disdain for government intervention with conservative billionaires' desire for public funding of sports? Or, conversely, liberals' love for government intervention with their (occasional) disdain for government funding of sports? Is it possible that all political parties and…

The US is not even close to the most capitalist nation on Earth. All of Africa and most of Asia take "survival of the fittest" to the extreme.

Somewhere, Lance Anderson spent the morning catching up on Deadspin and is now bemoaning his lost opportunity for national exposure.

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@angelbaby3030

Yes, I enjoy your jokes sometimes.

I am way too late for this, but fantastic work. Best baseball piece I have read in years. +1

Brilliant. +1

[Reads that "Digital Penetration" is a criminal offence]

Fantastic.

As bad as that was, it wasn't any more embarrassing than NBC mistaking a used condom for Marilyn Monroe during the 1961 inauguration.

While a lame joke, it was better than the original caption:

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When asked about his shortcomings after the game, Dwight flashed his characteristic smile, gave his characteristic promise to work harder in practice, and then privately handed in his characteristic demand for a trade.

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