Day: November 30, 2010

Eat My Sports: Boised out

Like many of you, I have a major problem with the way NCAA football is run. It’s part of the reason I love the NFL more, at least with the NFL, they let a champion be decided on the field, not in computer rankings.

Each year Boise State is forced to run the gauntlet undefeated and pray that each team ranked number one, loses, just so they have a shot at playing for the national title. And each year they prove themselves worthy, and each year they are denied.

What is even more sad is that years when they have a fantastic season, and lose one game, like a few BCS title teams have also, in Boise’s case, the season is lost, and they are demoted to a community college level bowl. Meanwhile, a six win FSU squad gets to fight to play in the Fiesta Bowl. Continue reading Eat My Sports: Boised out

The smarter they are, the harder they drink

The winner of today’s Infographic of the Day (if such a category existed on this site) is an ego boost for The Guys. It’s a pathetic ego boost, as most ego boosts are wont to be, but we’ll take what we can get.

According to Psychology Today, children ranging from “bright” to “sparkly” “very bright” are much more likely than their “normal” and duller peers to drink as adults.

Atlantic columnist, Andrew Sullivan cites Oakeshott, saying that intelligent people use alcohol to shut their brains down for a few lapdances.

It’s a nice theory, but it seems more likely that smart people drink because they can’t otherwise figure out how to live in a world where Kardashian Kredit Kards almost existed.

(Via Lindsey Johnson and Frank Kelly Rich)

Not to be found in the Dummy’s Guide Series

Say you’ve spent your life breaking into people’s houses and stealing stuff. You haven’t been caught so far, so it makes sense that you’d want to continue keeping a low profile, right? So you would avoid, say, publishing a book about your techniques and heists. Oh wait, you just wrote such a book and had it published? Crap.

That’s pretty much what Hajime Karasuyama (pen name) has done. Occupation, Thief; Annual Income, 30 million yen, the book,  gives tips on how to commit burglaries from a “gentleman cat burglar.” The author claims that he has developed the ability to know where a house’s occupants have hidden money and valuables.

Some of the content includes tips for gaining access to a locked house silently and efficiently without leaving traces. Karasuyama recommends hybrid cars due to their quieter sound, and once you’re at the door, a jeweler’s magnifying glass will reverse the view of a peephole.

It’s hard to imagine people being okay with a book promoting burglary, but it’s apparently flying off the shelves. Now, will someone explain to me why we don’t use the word “burgle” in our social lexicon anymore?

The commies have it in for Bruce!

Bruce Willis is best known for his tough guy image, and his classic roles, like the voice of Spike the dog in Rugrats Go Wild. But now in Russia he’ll be known as that guy from the television commercials.

John McClane himself has signed on with Trust bank (which sounds like English spoken poorly by a Russian spy) to appear as the spokesman in a new ad campaign. Apparently Willis is something of a star over there, too, even though the Russians know he stands for everything that is good and decent in America.

There’s only one thing: Willis’ predecessor, weightlifter Vladimir Turchinsky, died suddenly last year. I smell a trap!