Monday, June 23, 2008

R.I.P George Carlin

Comedian George Carlin died Sunday, June 22, of heart failure at the age of 71. There is little that needs to be said about a man whose career spanned five decades, more than 20 albums, more than a dozen HBO specials and four books. He was widely regarded as one of, if not the best comedian, of all time. He was adored by millions, and will certainly be missed.

"Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck."
-G.C.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Pittsburgh Penguins Under Suspicion of Illicit Activities Following Playoffs

The Detroit Red Wings won their 11th Stanley Cup in franchise history, and their fourth in just the past 11 years, after beating the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night in game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals. As celebrations were beginning in Detroit a different story was developing in Pittsburgh…




Other items up for sale include game-worn equipment.


The accused maintain that they have committed no crimes. Therrien, whose devastation has amused devoted hockey fans for years, issued this statement, outside of an American Red Cross Blood Donation Clinic, regarding the matter:




The most intense jowls you will ever encounter.

”I rish I had a buck! I rood go round block ride! Gung-ree. I vood or-bob-lee uff gawl over and err-teck my piss. Hats prob-nob-ult.”


Note: Statement has been phonetically transcribed. He incomprehensibly muttered for about five minutes before being rushed to a hospital to have seven of the eight pints of blood he donated injected back into his bloodstream. He was promptly asked to return the money he was paid for the seven pints returned to him.

Therrien has also been deviating from his usual style of dress. He generally wears a suit, as seen in the picture above, but lately he has been seen dressing much more casually. Some speculate that this is because he has had to pawn his clothing.




"What, it's comfy!"


However, the conspicuous behavior has not been limited just to Coach Therrien. The Penguins captain and high-school student, 17-year-old Sidney Crosby, has also been inspiring some suspicion. This year he made a base salary of $850,000, and after incentives, bonuses, advertising deals and his allowance for chores and good grades, he made over $3.5 million. However, it was recently discovered that the 15-year-old NHL superstar attained a summer job at Arby’s Roast Beef Sandwiches.

“It’s just a fun place to work,” said Crosby, in response to being asked why he was choosing to work a minimum wage job after making several million dollars this year. “I mean, 3.5 million dollars in a year seems like a lot, but it doesn’t hurt to have a little extra cash in your pocket. I’m allowed to ask for a raise in a month. And plus I get discounts!”

The head manager of the store, Andrew Turgeon, is thrilled to have “Sid the Kid” working at his restaurant. “It’s really been great for business,” Turgeon commented. “We’ve been having specials every Friday where we offer 87 cent Arby’s Melts. He works a 10-hour shift that day. Kid’s a really hard worker.”

Turgeon has also been utilizing other strategies to generate revenue, even taking an idea from amusement parks. “Well, one day I saw this picture of my wife and me at Cedar Point of us on The Raptor. Then I thought to myself, ‘people would pay for a picture of them with Sid.’ So I started printing still photos off of the security cameras with him at the cash register and selling them to people like after you get off a roller coaster. With the way things are going, this is going to be our most profitable quarter ever.”

Despite the continued inquisitions, 16-year-old Crosby insists that this is just a learning experience and that he did not offer any money to the referees. “Cheap food and extra money? How could I pass it up?! I’m trying to get Gino (teammate Evgeni Malkin) a job here, too!”

Thanks to Mikey for the second Therrien picture and your continued collaboration.

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Monday, June 2, 2008

Wings Go Into Game 5 Winning Series 3-1

Four games into the Stanley Cup Finals the Detroit Red Wings lead the Pittsburgh Penguins 3 games to 1 in the best of 7 series. Detroit started the series off by posting back-to-back shutouts at home, winning games one and two with scores of 4-0 and 3-0, respectively. In game 2 the Penguins were noticeably frustrated, as they resorted to cheap shots on the Wings’ star players, including Henrik Zetterberg and Johan Franzen. These attacks were reciprocated by an unlikely person; star forward Pavel Datsyuk, who is also a ninja in the off-season. After his linemate, Zetterberg, was the recipient of a late hit from Ryan Malone after a play ended, Datsyuk teleported himself over there and started pummeling Malone. Johan Franzen, who had just returned to the lineup after missing six games with headaches and concussion-like symptoms, was punched in the head by Penguins veteran Gary Roberts. Then, with just over a minute remaining in the game, Petr Sykora ran into Wings goalie Chris Osgood. Then I’m pretty sure Sykora threatened to kill Osgood’s dog and then eat his children. In the scrum that followed, Datsyuk got revenge for Franzen by beating Roberts into submission. But after completely dominating at home, the Wings were headed to Pittsburgh, where the Penguins have been impeccable.

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