October 6th, 2004
I am sure I speak on behalf of my fellow Galley Slaves in offering respects to comedic legend Rodney Dangerfield, who passed away last night at age 82. A man who mastered the art of self-deprecation, Dangerfield will always be remembered for his famous line, “I get no respect.” But let us not forget some of his other memorable zingers:
“Maybe you can help me straighten out my Longfellow.”
Thornton Melon to an attractive poetry major in Back to School.
“I hear this place is restricted, Wang, so don’t tell ’em you’re Jewish.”
Al Czervik to his Asian friend in Caddyshack.
“My doctor said, ‘You’re crazy.’ I said I want a second opinion. He said, ‘You’re ugly too.'”
Rodney Dangerfield from any number of his stand-up routines.
The man will be missed.
October 6th, 2004
Soxblog, drunk on the BoSox big win, channels John Kerry’s thoughts about last night’s debate: “What were you doing, auditioning for the role of Atticus Finch in your community theater’s forthcoming production of To Kill a Mockingbird?”
0 commentsCheney ? Soros?
October 6th, 2004
Am I the only one who noticed that the website Cheney told viewers to go to to learn about Halliburton–factcheck.com–leads not to the University of Pennsylvania, but to GeorgeSoros.com?
Isn’t this sort of a big deal? Shouldn’t someone lose their job for putting that in his briefing book?
0 comments"Rope-a-dope," or "No mas"?
October 6th, 2004
No live-bloggin, but I did write an actual piece: “Rope-a-dope,” or “No mas”?
See also Steve Hayes on the questions no one asked John Edwards.
0 commentsMob "Plots" Uncovered
October 5th, 2004
Big news for organized crime buffs: Today’s New York Post reports that the FBI has just uncovered a “Gambino graveyard” in Ozone Park, Queens. The backlot, overgrown with weeds, is between three and four feet thick with concrete. But beneath are the remains of possibly 15 victims of both the Gambino and Bonnano crime families. If authorities are correct, the bodies are a Who’s Who for mob aficionados, including Tommy DeSimone, the real-life “Tommy DeVito” played by Joe Pesci in Goodfellas, Bonnano capos Dominick “Big Trin” Trinchera, Philip “Philly Lucky” Giaccone, and Alphonse “Sonny Red” Indelicato–their murders were portrayed in Donnie Brasco–and, sadly, doomed neighbor John Favara. The latter was not a gangster, but driving on his way home one day in 1980, Favara accidentally hit and killed a kid riding on his bicycle. The kid happened to be the son of John Gotti. Shortly after, Favara disappeared.
0 commentsWelcome, DCBaseBlog
October 5th, 2004
My friend and colleague Richard Starr has started what is going to become the definitive blog about DC’s new baseball team–DCBaseblog. If you have a rooting interest in the new squad (I hope they’re called the Grays), you’ll want to bookmark it now.
0 commentsOctober 5th, 2004
Lots of blogs–including this one–are analyzing the debates in real time in a fairly analogue way. Media Tenor is doing some interesting statistical analysis in real time, and will be worth checking out tonight.
0 commentsLate to the party, again
October 5th, 2004
You’re probably already down with RSS feeds, but just in case you’re a tech know-nothing like me, go grab this RSS feeder. It’s like a bookmark menu for news, so that instead of surfing the blogosphere, blog posts come to you. Very cool.
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