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He's just been selected as the cover boy for Madden '07, thus exposing him to the dreaded Madden cover jinx.

Let's review:
Eddie George has the worst season of his career, averaging only 3 ypc in the following season.

Daunte Culpepper has a knee injury and misses 5 games.

Marshall Faulk has a knee injury misses 2 games and manages only 900 yards rushing after averaging better than 1300 yards a season of the previous 4.

Broken leg in the preseason, misses 11 games and dooms Falcons to awful year.

Went from 125 tackles, 4 sacks, 2 fumbles, 6 int, and a defensive TD to 106 tackles, 1 sack, 1 fumble, 0 int, and no defensive TDs. Not a terrible year, but not up to his previous standards.

Coming off a Super Bowl appearence, suffers a hernia injury misses 7 games and plays poorly when he does play. Forces first Eagles playoffs miss in 6 years.

Which brings us to...
Coming off a Super Bowl and one of the great seasons for a running back, what will happen? My guess is he misses some games to injury and the Seahawks either miss the playoffs or get bounced in round 1. Fear the Madden cover!

There is no fringe on top though. Tom claimed that Suri was the Hebrew word for princess, linguistic scholars disagree. What it can mean is "pointy nose" in some Indian dialects, and "pickpocket" in Japanese. So they named their kid a pointy nosed thief? With parents like that, who needs enemies?

This video is an instant classic. Pulp Fiction meets hockey, two great tastes that taste great together.

Skate muthaf***er!

The Sun newspaper in the UK reports that Keira regrets finding fame at such a young age. She is quoted as feeling that she missed out on the chance to get wasted and shag many partners anonymously. Personally I regret that I never got the chance to shag Keira anonymously as well, so I can see where she's coming from. Though 20 is still to young to regret anything, particularly when you are famous and fabuously wealthy.
I bet she shags like a minx.

April 20th or 4/20 is a significant date in American cannabis culture. The number 420 has become associated with marijuana due to a group of 70s California high school students who gathered at that time every afternoon to consume the herb. Coincidentally enough 420 degrees Fahrenheit is also the temperature at which pot burns. The number has since become synonymous with marijuana itself in popular American culture. So celebrate my friends, come to Mary Jane country!
The only good reason to have glaucoma in Oregon.

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Fascinating isn't it?

Press Secretary Scott McClellen is resigning and Karl Rove is apparently no longer going to be in charge of policy development. Personally I'll believe that Rove isn't dictating policy when Bush is out of office and not one second before. Everytime I see Bush speak I get the mental image of that scene in Chicago where Richard Gere is talking for a puppet style Renee Zellweger at a press conference. Rove with his Bush puppet on lap, it's an indelible image. Actually I could just envision the White House press corps getting up and enthusiastically singing "Oh yes, Oh yes, Saddam reached for the Bomb, the Bomb, the Bomb, the Bomb, reached for the Bomb."

So how does this group send out the want ad for Press Secretary? It'll be in the Wall Street Journal no doubt:
WANTED: Public Relations professional to fill press position for influential organization based in Washington D.C. Must have dissociative condition that enables them to believe the Iraq War was necessary, energy companies have consumer's best interests at heart when setting gas prices, and cutting the taxes of millionaires will stimulate the economy. Must NOT have any connection to Jack Abramoff, and must be able to ignore connections others might have to him. Military opinions strongly encouraged, though actual military service not required. Independent thinkers, moral compass holders, minorities, and separation of powers enthusiasts need not apply. No experience necessary, membership to Skull & Bones a plus.

This is how many times I've told the truth in 3 years.

Survey USA released their latest Bush approval ratings today and they are ugly for King George. Only 4 states have him over 50%, Utah(most conservative state in the nation), Idaho(potatos apparently have no effect on political acumen), Wyoming(Cheney's home), and Nebraska(home of the weird unicameral legislature). Here are some notables:
Texas 45% (Hmm, perhaps a move to Salt Lake is in order)
Georgia 43%(Wow, with all the wingnuts around here this is amazing)
Florida 37%(If only they'd voted this way in '04)
Ohio 34%(see Florida)
Nevada 34%( leading the nation in buyer's remorse, lowest approval/disapproval ratio of any state that voted for the Shrub, a staggering -31%)

In Atlanta traffic this device could prove invaluable. Totally worth the fine!

arrested for DUI in Miami. Well in a stat driven sport Bowden has blown .1000, blood alcohol level that is. I guess heavy drinking would explain the Alfonso Soriano trade.

Full of the kinds of humor that Kevin Smith is so well known for. So if you liked or disliked any of his previous stuff, you'll probably feel the same about this except in a sequelly kind of way. The transition from black and white to color is a nice homage though. SNOOGANS!

Keep in mind this film opens the same day as Snakes on a Plane, so you'll only be allowed to see it after bowing to the inevitable ridiculous pleasure of SOAP.

WORST BEVERAGE EVER! Personally I thought coffee flavored soda was a bad idea and actually trying the stuff confirmed it. I tried it 45 minutes ago and the aftertaste is still killing me. If farts had flavor, this would be it. I think I'll pour it in a bowl and leave it outside, surely this will draw any insects out of my house and most likely kill them in the process.

It is sh*t, Austin!

American Idol uber judge Simon Cowell purchased J-Lo's old Beverly Hills mansion for $11 million but upon seeing the "ghastly" interior decided to knock it down and start over. Soon Jenny's rocks will be strewn all over the block.

Tom Cruise downplayed comments he made to GQ magazine, "I thought that would be good," he said. "Very nutritious. I'm gonna eat the cord and the placenta right there.". Clearly the filter between thinking about saying something and actually saying it, doesn't exist for Tom. Then again most cultists (and fundamentalists) have a break with reality at some point.