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Monday-Funday 08/24/09 - 08.24.2009
Got some fun links to pass on to you today:
A Gentleman is Fond of Curiously-Shaped Cookies
A great tweet from the great Bill Simmons
Dadgum, Bobby's right: 'Noles' Ward better than Tebow
And now for some serious stuff...
Health 'unsurance" and the public option
All the President’s Zombies |
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HIlarious link! - 08.21.2009
Happy Friday!
A Gentleman Takes his Broken Wings and Learns to Fly Again |
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UBS sample and big news! - 08.19.2009
First things first, here is this week's sample:
Make sure to check out the UBS Evening News in the Movie Zone tomorrow to see who this is!
Also, just wanted to let my readers know that I am going to start being more structured and regular with my blog updates.
Mondays are going to be Fun-days where I post some choice links whether they be funny or interesting.
Tuesdays are going to be for the UBS tease
Wednesdays are going to be for wrestling. I will post some thoughts about what's going on in the world of pro wrestling.
Thursdays are going to be for sports and maybe cooking.
Fridays are going to be when I post some links and pics of hot ass broads. And whatever else I feel like.
Saturdays and Sundays I probably won't post that much.
It all gets started next Monday! |
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UBS Sample Time! - 08.13.2009
Here is this week's gal. Can you guess who it is??
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New links! - 08.11.2009
It's Tuesday and I am on my lunch break so here are some fun links for you to read. Enjoy!
Brook Lopez: “Our goal is to be a very good playoff team”
Olivia Newton-John's 'dead' ex-lover sends letter from Mexico saying he is alive
Top 10 Mysteries of the Universe
Livin' Large!
The last link is the first part of what is now an 18 part story on an NBA Blog that I enjoy reading. Anyway, this story centers around the guy who runs the blog and what is was like for him as the roommate of a Division I basketball player his freshman year of college. It's a great story that still hasn't ended and is equal parts funny, sad, sweet, bitter, and really captures the essence of the college freshman experience. |
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New UBS Sample!! - 08.03.2009
I wanted to get on this one early as this gal is one of my favorite finds since I started doing the UBS Report. She is as fine as can be. Of course, you are gonna have to wait until next week to see who she is...
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UBS Preview - 07.29.2009
I've really been slacking on my blog lately. Sorry about that.
Anyway, here is a look at who we have coming up in the next UBS...
Also, make sure to check out my newest ECW Extreme Extracts. I think it is the best one yet. |
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Erin Andrews has a nudie video! - 07.23.2009
Did you hear? Of course you did. Everyone has heard about it by now. I've seen it and you probably have to. Do I feel bad about seeing it? Not really since there really wasn't anything to see. It is just a bunch of grainy images that are about as racy as when they would pixelate tits on Jerry Springer. Some media talking heads say that people should feel bad about objectifying Andrews and that it is because of the internet's fixation with her that led to the video even being made. Bullshit. She's a hot chick and guys like hot chicks. It's in our DNA. Hot chicks are put on TV, in movies, and on the web just because they are hot all the time. I'm sure being a hot chick has helped her career and I'm sure ESPN has given her such a prominent role on their network because she is a hot chick. But I'm supposed to feel bad because ESPN put a hot chick in front of our faces and thus she became an internet sensation? I don't get that. Of course, that didn't give anyone the right to invade her privacy, I think we can all agree on that.
The ironic thing is that the reason everyone has heard about it is because Andrews' employer made a big stink about it and every time ESPN does something it makes news. Andrews surely feels violated (and rightfully so) but I think ESPN is as much to blame for the subsequent brewhaha as anyone. Anyway, here are a shit pot full of links about it that run the gamut of responses:
What Would Tyler Durden Do? - ESPN ruins everything
Deadspin - Jay Mariotti On Erin Andrews, AutoSummarized
Deadspin - New York Post: ESPN Made Us Exploit Naked
WSJ.com: The Daily Fix - Assessing the Erin Andrews Feeding Frenzy
Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo! Sports - On Erin Andrews: The lesson, as always, is don't mess with ESPN
The Superficial - Erin Andrews nude video outed by ESPN |
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Thursday Links - 07.23.2009
I realized today that I have not posted any links in a while so here are some good ones I'll throw your way...
The Foggy Monocle - A Gentleman Is MacGyver-ish
Hardwood Paroxysm - No Respect For My Cognitive Reverie (Column about Greg Oden)
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New UBS Preview! - 07.21.2009
This week on the UBS Report I am posting gals that readers submitted to me. I got some really, really good submissions too! Here is this week;s preview...
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Wrestling Related Stuff - 07.19.2009
I missed all but the main event from tonight's TNA pay-per-view show tonight as I was watching Big Brother, True Blood, and Hung. From the reaction on the forum and from what little bit I saw, sounds like I made a good decision.
I have to admit, I don't really watch much of TNA. There aren't a whole lot of wrestlers on their roster that I am a fan of and thus I don't really watch the show. I do try to keep up with the TV reports for my Wrestler of the Week voting in case anything noteworthy happens but I usually end up voting for WWE guys.
Speaking of Wrester of the Week, I already did my voting and for those that know me, my choice for #1 isn't a surprise to anyone. Looking for the results on the wrestling zone tomorrow! |
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More Manly Cooking - 07.19.2009
Tonight I made another dish from my Can Opener Gourmet cookbook; Penne with Chicken and Pine Nuts. I've actually made it before and it turned out a little bland. This time I pretty much doubled the amount of spiced it called for and instead of using canned chicken I bought two garlic & butter marinated boneless, skinless breasts from the supermarket and grilled them up on the ol' George Foreman grill. I even chopped a small onion to put in the tomato sauce while making my lunch earlier today but I forgot about it. Still, it turned out pretty great. I impressed myself with my multi-tasking skills while making it as I had the pasta boiling, the tomato sauce going in another pot, the pine nuts roasting in the oven, and the chicken on the grill. Sorry, no pic this time.
If you are a bachelor or if you are looking to make something really good to impress your special lady, you really need to pick this cookbook up. |
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Troglodytes - 07.17.2009
Troglodyte: A person considered to be reclusive, reactionary, out of date, or brutish.
Last week I brought my skills to bear on the Movie Zone's Fact or Fiction column. I seemed to ruffle some feathers with this comment:
"2. Bruno will be funnier and even more outrageous than Borat.
Andy Critchell: Fiction - I don't even know where to start with this. First of all, Borat was terrible and Bruno looks even worse. No one knows how to take a one note joke and wear it out like Sacha Baron Cohen. 'Oh look, this character is a huge creep and doesn't understand that he's making people uncomfortable. Isn't it hilarious?' 'Oh look, I'm going to try and perform gay acts on someone who isn't gay! Isn't it hilarious?' I mean come on, what kind of troglodyte do you have to be to enjoy that claptrap? And now we have to deal with ANOTHER one? Christ. And the promotion for this movie has been completely insufferable."
Now I really didn't think it was a big deal as I was just giving my opinion but the people in the comment section went absolutely nuts on me, much to my amusement. Anyway, this week I did Fact or Fiction for the Wrestling Zone and one of the readers shot back at me:
"Andy Critchell laughs out loud at the Abraham Washington show, yet on 411Movies he refers to people that like Bruno as 'troglodytes?'
Guess its just fun to be contrary, and offensive...because no one could find Abraham Washington funny.
Transcript of Abraham Washington show:
'Tommy Dreamer, you fat.'
'Nah, I just playing man'
'Tommy Dreamer, you fat.'
'Nah, I just playing man'
and so on...
Awesome taste, Andy...maybe I just don't get it because I am a 'troglodyte.'"
Needless to say, I could not be happier about how this has turned out. |
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Some serious stuff - 07.17.2009
First, an update on maybe the most horrible story I have heard in a long time. I really feel for those kids and hope that they are with people who will love and care for them like their parents did.
Next, I have two op-ed pieces from the New York Times. The first one deals with community colleges and the other one deals with just how shady these Wall Street firms really are.
On a personal note, when I was in college one of my teachers said that he read the New York Times everyday and that we should too. I remember thinking that made no sense since we were in St. Louis and not New York but as I've gotten older I have started to realize what he was talking about. Thanks to the internet I am able to read articles from it every day. I also try to check out the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, the Detroit Free Press, the Kansas City Star, and of course the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. I have them all on my iGoogle page and I have found that to be pretty handy. |
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Killing time on a Friday - 07.17.2009
I have a couple of fun links to pass along.
With the recent Apollo 11 anniversary, I thought I would pass along a story about The Great Moon Hoax. It is a great read and shows that people back then were just as susceptible to gossip, rumor, and hoaxes in the newspaper as they are today with the internet.
And here is a neat article about WWE wrestler Evan Bourne. He grew up near me and my younger sister even had his mom as a teacher in elementary school. Plus we are both Mizzou Tigers so I definitely root for the guy.
EDIT: One more link, just because...
Someone Actually Stole This Car |
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Top 5 hot chicks - 07.15.2009
Christina Hendricks is fine as fuck!
Today I am came upon this link (SFW) and it was just another reminder of how much I dig Mad Men overall and Christina Hendricks in particular. She's definitely in my top five. Since I have never mentioned my top five, here it is:
1. Angelina Jolie
2. Scarlett Johansson
3. Megan Fox
4. Christina Hendricks
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Another UBS Sample! - 07.12.2009
Well it is week two of the UBS Sample! Like I said last week, you can check out my blog to get a sample of the girl I am posting on this week's Interactive Babe Photo News Brief. All I have to say this time is that you guys are gonna LOVE my choice for this week...
Here it is:
Now if this week or any other week you know who my gal is, just pop me an email at andy(dot)critchell(at)gmail(dot)com and you’ll win yourself a no-prize and get a mention in the UBS Report.
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Green Lantern - 07.12.2009
We've found out that Ryan Reynolds has been tapped for the lead role in Green Lantern. I, for one, am very excited that this movie is finally being made as GL was one of my favorites dating back to when I was a kid. Reynolds is an interesting choice, most see him as the wise ass from Waiting and Van Wilder but I'm willing to give him a shot. This could be the role that casts him in a different light. And besides, he seemed to do OK with the action roles he's had in Wolverine and Blade: Trinity.
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MMA - 07.08.2009
There is a lot of buzz around this weekend's big UFC 100 show. For people that are fans, it is a huge deal and a significant milestone. I'm sure for many in the MMA community this show is more evidence that MMA is part of the larger sports landscape and is another step away from it being seen as a niche sport.
But for me, I'm not really all that into MMA. I've seen it, I've enjoyed it, but at the end of the day I don’t really care. I sort of had an epiphany today when I realized that a big reason why I don't care is because I don't know anyone that I consider smart who is a huge MMA fan. The people I know who are really into it are just meatheads. I don't know of any smart writers that follow it either. Weird.
Sports are a communal thing for me. Part of the reason why I am a big NBA fan is that there are literally dozens of blogs that do a great job covering the NBA and several really good national and local columnists that write about the games so eloquently so it is very easy to get into the sport. I enjoy the culture of a sport as much as I enjoy the sport itself and when I think of MMA fans I think of guys with barbed wire tats and Affliction t-shirts, I think of Joe Rogan yelling about how this is the greatest fight ever, and I think of a bunch of meatheads at the local Hooters getting all amped up. That’s not my crowd and not a crowd I’d want to be a part of. I'd love for a smart writer to come along and cover MMA in an intelligent way the same way smart writers cover NFL, MLB, and NBA and then maybe I would see some smart people get into a sport that obviously has an attraction. Until that happens I guess I will just be apathetic.
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UBS Preview! - 07.05.2009
So I thought I would help out all the fans of the UBS Report by each week giving you a little preview of the babe I will be posting that week. Of course, I am not going to give away the whole kit n’ caboodle. Oh no! Instead, just like your friendly neighborhood crack dealer, the first taste is just a sample. To get the whole rock, you gotta visit the UBS report in the movie zone each and every Thursday to see what your ol’ Uncle Andy has cooked up for you.
Here it is:
Now if this week or any other week you know who my gal is, just pop me an email at andy(dot)critchell(at)gmail(dot)com and you’ll win yourself a no-prize and get a mention in the UBS Report.
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