this pun remains the high water mark for the whole thread, I think.

4th grade rec basketball (it’s called Jr. Jazz here in Utah). We were up by 1 with 5 seconds left, and my teammate shooting a free throw after getting fouled on a layup he made. I was the tallest kid in the game by a large margin, so I easily secured the rebound when he missed. I simply held the ball while time…

You don’t think he’s gonna twist his way out of this?

I hate how much I liked this.

I always liked the description of the car in the old Crackdown games: “And it sticks to the road like shit to a blanket.”

Look, that’s cool and all, but if the machine doesn’t end up making me breakfast in the morning, how incredible is it, really?

I mean, how cool would it be to see her actually tackle someone though? Seems like it could happen if the victim was underestimating her, right? right?

but I read enough articles about it and listen to enough sportscasters

This needs more unobstructed stars.

This is the correct take. Also the acting and storyline in NFS Most Wanted was ludicrous to the point of being awesome.

as someone who lives in Salt Lake, lived here during the 2002 Olympics, and is feeling the squeeze from a currently red-hot real estate market and skyrocketing cost of living, at the risk of sounding like a NIMBY,