How on earth is a mediocre, overachieving Pee Wee team in Minnesota naturally the best junior hockey team in the world?

No you’re right, that’s on me. It’s radio that is also exported as a podcast.

American Public Media’s “Marketplace” outlet is pretty fantastic, especially Kai Ryssdal’s flagship podcast of the same name. Kai & APM have a great way of explaining really business-y things without making it boring or patronizing.

As a UConn fan, I do thank UVA because nobody will ever again talk about Albany almost pulling off a 16-over-1 upset against us.

WIND F’IN RIVER

God dammit, now if the movie doesn’t end this way I’m going to be disappointed.

That’s fascinating.

Thanks for the periodic reminder that “murder” of crows is the greatest collective noun in the English language.

What’s more impressive: UMBC taking down UVA for the first-ever 16-over-1 win, or FGCU making the first-ever Sweet 16 appearance by a 15-seed?

This is just hearsay, but I thought I remembered reading that Rowe called herself “Jamaican Barbie” online at some point.

Show me on the doll where Madeline L’Engle touched you.

FWIW I’ve seen plenty of old dudes in t-shirts and swishy pants at the gym who can beat almost anybody in shooting contests. Never did see any of them move with the ball, though.

Yup, it’s a great revisionist, unreliable-narrator version of those events!

This is the best comment here.

Gunther of “Gunther’s Guns” fame

Brady was a catcher.

pssst: you don’t

“Burger Boy John Podhoretz”? I believe Nick Wiger would like a word.

This whole video almost made me cry. I had some complicated feelings about his method, yet “What if this had happened to you?” really killed me.

Of all the amazing comments I’ve read in this board...this is by far the best.