You're probably right that it was for the best that we couldn't comment. I instead chose to post what would have been my comment back in Wake Up Deadspin (the only other place it had relevance.) Which of course means that no one saw it. Which, again, might be for the best. Though I did work awfully hard on it ...

Summer 2011: Tony Parker Flies a Jetpack

When people call you a "bust" at this stage of your career what do you say to that?

A commenter's guide to fatal falls:

A commendable commitment to staying in character by fake Sheed - as somebody is sure to point out, shooting web video with a vertically-held smartphone is a technical foul.

Hey, I can sympathize. Last time I went to a casino I hit a real bad streak at the poker tables. I lost pot after pot, and eventually went so broke I didn't even have one to piss in...

Perfect timing, as Shawn Sr. turned husky during the last NBA lockout.

What an ill-conceived suit.

As is often the case, it was a flippant offhand remark at the brainstorming session that led to innovation:

Take up the White Man's burden—

Nyjer? Is that you?

"Ghost town cum clearinghouse" - that's the sperm bank Phintastic's mom used, right?

I felt that they were getting a good service from me because I did spend a lot of time talking to me.

M.C. Escher struggled to keep his stories straight, too.

Later:

My "Supercool Beas" club has still not gotten off the ground; for a long time we were stuck with just one member, and she died in April 2009.

Brian Wilson has upped the ante by offering a tiny pair of orange cleats and a lifetime supply of black shoe polish for any kid born August 1 with congenital hypertrichosis.

Who was the last player called Wright to play in right field? (It was George Wright for the Expos in 1986. And, incidentally, no player called Short has ever played shortstop.)

O.J. Simpson thinks that guy in the video ought to be more careful. "You can get away with murder in this country, but they'll throw your ass in jail for flipping over a fence."

I haven't seen a Miller this adamant about hanging onto a Kobe beef since the 1991 Arkansas basketball team went out for Japanese.