Day: February 9, 2010

Eat My Sports: TAINTed

To put it lightly this year, I’m disappointed in the Super Bowl. From CBS’ production, to the lackluster commercials, to the downright overall feel from kickoff that this game was just not special. It sucked, and you know it.

Look, I’m happy as hell for the city of New Orleans. They deserved this. After all of the crap they have been through since Katrina, this is a feel good moment that will last a very long time. But I’m not paid to talk cities, I’m paid to talk football and there are several reasons that this game will go down as one of the worst Super Bowls of all time. Continue reading Eat My Sports: TAINTed

China: The newest servant of the US

Now, I don’t want to be a super braggart or anything like that (a regular level braggart is a position that I’m fine to be), but, well … when we want something done, it gets done. Example:

The U.S. State Department subsequently asked the Chinese government for an explanation of the attacks.

And what happened? China has closed sites that train hackers. All the power is in our hands. For our next trick, I’d like to ask China for a free iPod. Or something along those lines.

Great Lakes gone to carp

The press is buzzing with what must be the most spell-checked story in the War on Animals. According to Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, the federal government is not doing enough to fight carp.

Gov. Granholm–along with the governors of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin (commonly referred to as “the carp states”)–has asked the White House and the U.S. Supreme Court to shut Chicago-area locks. This strategy encloses the carp into a proverbial barrel for killing before they can reach the Great Lakes, which are only getting carpier and carpier by the minute.

Critics of the lock closing plan, including Assistant Secretary of the Army of Civil Works (the Fightin’ Civil Workers!) Jo-Ellen Darcy said the plan is total crap because the carp can still get pumped out of a Chicago station.

One thing’s for sure: unless we scoop these carp out of our water systems, we’ll be up to our armpits in it.

Italy is not lovin’ it

It’s not exactly a well-known fact, but abroad, people see McDonald’s as an offense to great local cuisine, whereas here in the U.S., we just see it as crappy food we can eat in a pinch or if they’re doing Monopoly. But the fast food chain is trying to change its image, at least in Italy.

That’s why they are teaming up with the Italian government to bring the country some Italian-inspired foods; this includes “Made in Italy” burgers. One can only assume that this means the McMeatball Sub is just around the corner.