Fighting Talker

You stay classy, Kansas City

Posted in MLS, Soccer, Stupid People by Aaron S. on July 2nd, 2008

Some interesting allegations of sexual harassment have been leveled at the new KC Wizards ownership group. The highlights are below: (more…)

Only in DC… part 3,506

Posted in Local Stuff, Stupid People by Aaron S. on June 18th, 2008

So there is a restaurant on Connecticut Avenue in leafy Upper Northwest DC called Comet Ping Pong. They serve New Haven-style pizza and many people say it’s quite good. (I haven’t had the opportunity to go yet). The restaurant, which has already had to remove its ping pong tables from the sidewalk to allay fears of pizza and pong-induced hooliganism, was going through the byzantine hoops of DC local government to be permitted to stay open late, have live music and build a patio with seating. That’s where Marc Fisher picks up(more…)

The Premiership’s Isiah?

Posted in Soccer, Sports, Stupid People by Aaron S. on March 18th, 2008

Kevin Keegan, oft-hired, oft-”resigned” undersized, flashy former scorer who after a series of calamitous appointments and far fewer successes now ruining one of his sport’s great clubs.

Isiah Thomas oft-hired, oft-“resigned” fired undersized, flashy former scorer who after a series of calamitous appointments and far fewer successes now ruining one of his sport’s great clubs.

They really are the same guy, aren’t they?

Classy, baby

Posted in College Sports, Sports, Stupid People by Aaron S. on March 11th, 2008

Seen at last night’s CAA Final in Richmond and on the DC Sports Bog:

There are so many better jokes you could make about GMU than that one. Really, a chance missed by this not very clever William and Mary fan.

I should also add, I like George Mason, and It’s likely I will go to grad school there. That being said, there are still funnier jokes that can be made about the place.

Leashes are for pets NOT children

Posted in Jennifer's Rants, Stupid People by Aaron S. on February 1st, 2007

I was walking home today, and I saw a woman with one child in a stroller, and another with this on:

Now, maybe it is just me for thinking that this is crazy, but why on Earth would you put a harness on your child? Are people really that incapable of watching their children? The people who reviewed the products thought that this was a great invention because it gave the child “freedom”. I however think that this seriously damaging to the child and makes the parent look incompetent.

You couldn’t make it up if you tried

Posted in Soccer, Sports, Stupid People by Aaron S. on January 19th, 2007

English soccer player Glen Johnson, who is making roughly $60,000 a week, was caught stealing a toilet seat and a set of sink knobs from a home improvement store.

I can see the headlines now:

POLICE BOWLED OVER BY JOHNSON GRAB

GLEN’s CAMMODE COMMOTION

NOT ENOUGH TO BE FLUSHED WITH CASH

POLICE NO FAN OF JOHNSON’S CAN SCAM

If you have any better headlines, include them in the comments. Come one readers (all five of you), show me how funny you are.