Lot's of tears on the Fox Sports blogs recently (many truly moving moments that caused bloggers to say they had cried).
Well, ... here's some things that don't make me cry:
1. The Patriots cadre of comedians talking about Tom Brady's ankle. Almost as bad as the Super Bowl Shuffle - keep it up boys, ... you guys are hilarious. Let's see some more smugness (all while the Giants dig in and get into a testosterone groove). And has ESPN done anything as UNFUNNY as the Tom Brady as the "missing Brady" bit? How close to being moved to tears? - as close as I am to buying a Fathead of Bill Belichick.
2. The college basketball season in full swing. My favorite time of the sports year - in part due to my passion for college basketball and in part due to the fact that the conclusion of college basketball means SPRING! Go to watch my Butler Bulldogs whenever I have the time - the greatest basketball watching experience ANYWHERE for the price - if you're in Indy during college basketball season, stop by Hinkle Fieldhouse for a dip into the soul of Hoosier basketball. How close to being moved to tears? - damn, ... wait a minute ..., there, ... o.k. now - NOT crying. 3. The Indiana Pacers. They just make me angry. How close to being moved to tears? - How far is totally far, incredibly far, unbelievably far? How can there be such a difference between college basketball and bad professional basketball? Really, totally, incredibly, unbelievably far. 4. The ongoing writer's strike. No new episodes of 30 Rock. No new Saturday Night Live. No new funny. How close to being moved to tears? - about three more reality T.V. episodes away from the first tear. 5. David Letterman ripping forward at full speed. Sometimes things do come full circle. Leno is a funny, funny man. But Letterman is THE man in late night comedy (with Conan dutifully waiting in the wings). How close to being moved to tears? - truly emotional for this proud Hoosier to see Letterman hitting his stride again after having settled with the Writers Guild in an honorable and generous fashion, but not quite enough to produce a tear.
6. A real race among presidential contenders. Good to see people spending at least a little more time parsing through the field of candidates. At least a couple of genuine statesmen/women types seem to be on the bill. How close to being moved to tears? - only will be moved to tears if we veer towards another GW type (tears of sadness - can you say Huckabee or Romney?) or towards someone who emerges as a great statesperson on the world's stage (tears of joy - can you say ... nah - not gonna do that here).
7. Saying something almost made me cry, or made me cry. This does not make me cry. I sometimes say this to express an emotion or a belief, but rarely does it actually mean I cried - I just think it will help make a point or ingratiate myself with someone else. How close to being moved to tears? - just making me think about my insincerity when saying "it made me cry" makes me well up.
8. Only listing 8 things in a list, rather than the customary 10. I'm not the obsessive/compulsive type. How close to being moved to tears? - actually, I never cry - and this definitely also does not make me cry.
I'm sorry - I have to stop now - sorry, ... I'm, ... I'm, ... , ... ,
9. When someone, other than myself, tries to blame my quarterback for a playoff loss. But, that's just me. How close to being moved to tears? Real tears, or T.O. tears?
10. The TV networks doing a feature on the old veteran's (Favre, Seau, etc.) last chance to win a Super Bowl. How close to being moved to tears? Not very. After all this feature has been on every year since Super Bowl II.
The only thing to make me come to tears is the movement in this country to tear down the morals and principles of God's teachings. If that doesn't bother you, they also believe the fore fathers of our constitution were wrong in their ideas o####reat nation.
Can you say Secular Humanist, Humanist Manifesto 2000? You will be surprised of the Whos Who in that organization in high political positions. Yes some candidates ( past and present) endorse their positions.
Last edited by photogr on January 26th at 1:10 PM.
Hi Dave, I'm a Pats fan, but I agree with you that Brady's ankle situation is the most overblown item of the first pre-Super Bowl week, and that's saying something. It's a non-story....
Dave, The writers strike dosn't make me cry, It makes me laught. A award show without any winners to recieve the award. I bet a few first timers were crying for not getting the honour. That makes me laught.
I have to add and plug Photogr comment and back him up with what he said. That make me want to cry alot. But that would be giving in to them.
Countryjag - good additions. The network sports types need to move on with their sappy and worn-out formulas for trying to hype sporting events. And please, please, ... STOP with the "One Shining Moment" at the conclusion of the NCAA Tournament (at least come up with a new song - and change the format a little ...).
Vol - thanks for checking in - you always make me smile.
Half-Baked - I'm sure we've just seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the pre-Super Bowl hype ...
Photog & Forensic - At the risk of starting something ... what do you find offensive about humanism (secular or religious)? I've always thought it very consistent with Christ's teachings, and only see a discrepancy when the interpretation of "humanism" includes a mandatory link to atheism. I think this link is provided mostly by either atheists or fundamental christians who want to pick a fight with one another, ... but that's just my opinion.
Dave in Indy
Great piece and comical as well.
I've a new piece up within the forum which I hope that you'll enjoy. As you may or may not be aware. Fox took it upon themselves to shut down the tophatal site.
So I'll now be posting pieces within the forum under this guise.
The latest piece is titled Premiership Champions League And Other Such Machinations With Soccer In Britain ! Let me know what you think as to the merits of the piece ? I'll look forward to reading your comments.
