So, to summarize: even though we seem to generally agree that Mohr's jokes weren't especially funny, we also generally agree that if Danica Patrick doesn't pretend to laugh at those jokes, then she's a total cunt?

The situation reminds me of an acting teacher I had who emphasized that actors must release unnecessary tension from their body and voice. Her technique was to scream at actors and berate them until they, you know, relaxed. Or left the classroom in tears.

Absolutely. And, as we all know, spitting at/threatening to headbutt 19 year olds is a proven means of making them play football better.

Hey now!

Dammit. I chose to bench N. Lastname on my fantasy team this week.

Florida: where saying "woof" to a dog is a crime, but shooting an unarmed black teenager dead in the street is a Constitutional Right.

I'm surprised there weren't more incidents like this. During one stage, I saw guys sticking cellphones inches from riders' faces, one dude running alongside a rider with a smoke bomb (must be fun to inhale smoke while you're trying to bike up a mountain)... I even saw one guy spray a rider in the head with silly…

Great piece. I actually feel like I learned something on the internet today!

I was with you until Chris (fucking) Fowler. Unless having him run the NFL broadcasts will result in him *never being allowed near a tennis broadcast ever again*.

Great piece! I think it's also important for a good pilot to establish some of the internal tensions between characters that will lead to conflicts in subsequent episodes. Ironically, one of the better pilots in that regard was the 1st episode of Leverage. I was thinking "wow, it will be fun to watch a bitter…

Democratic representative here:  We don't want Dave Mustaine.  However, you can have Oberst.  Seriously, come and get him… he's bumming us out :(

Democratic representative here:  We don't want Dave Mustaine.  However, you can have Oberst.  Seriously, come and get him… he's bumming us out :(