The Roundup: No Rapping at the McDonald’s Drive Thru and the Revival of Alex Smith
College Football, Courts, Legal, Media Gossip/Musings, NBA, NFL, Video October 30th. 2009, 8:00am
Lacey Chabert … severed feet keep turning up on the British Columbia coast … homeless man tries to steal ferret by shoving it down his pants … people are angry over the Chris Farley commercial … can’t we all just get along? … now that’s a deal! … nice – they’ve made an arrest in that football player attack on a referee … the crazy teacher-student stories never end … man who is 112 marries a 17-year-old … really hope our Comscore tipster survives the layoffs … if you don’t have a Halloween costume, go as an iphone … massive NYT magazine story on the Obamas marriage … interview coming around lunchtime …
Teenagers in Utah cited for “disorderly conduct” after trying to rap their order at the McDonald’s drive-thru window. (Fox 13)
The Charlotte Bobcats will be the butt of many jokes this season. (Sports Hernia)
Steve Phillips’ agent must have worked really, really hard to get the largest circulation paper in the country to run this. (USA Today)
A 2nd chance for Alex Smith in San Francisco. (SI)
The 0-2 start in Cleveland is cause for concern! (Plain-Dealer)
Denver won at Portland, 97-94, primarily because Carmelo Anthony had 41 points, but also because Greg Oden clanged two free throws with 4.6 seconds left. (Denver Post)
Eddie House and his son will be on the Cartoon Network this weekend. (Boston Herald)
Just a few weeks ago, the Hokies were in the National title discussion. No mas – UNC 20, VT 17. (Roanoke Times)
Radio host suspended for saying really inaccurate things about the Buccaneers. (Joe Bucs Fan)
Bulls 92, Spurs 85. In Chicago. Duncan had 28 points, but six Bulls scored in double figures. (Sun-Times)
Vols’ defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin, not retiring. (Knox News)
Rough news for Time, Inc. – massive layoffs expected. (NYT)
Clausen and Weis won’t talk about the NFL until the regular season is over. (Tribune)
The end is not near for newspapers! (Slate)
Point guard Derrick Rose hangs in the air, rejects 6-foot-7 Richard Jefferson.
Wicked cool.
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October 30th, 2009 at 8:10 am
Normally this stuff would make me angry, but for some reason I’m not.
/do one with “Animal House” and I would probably change my mind
October 30th, 2009 at 8:14 am
Derrick Rose is the tits. Great block.
October 30th, 2009 at 8:22 am
i just think it’s a bit tasteless to use dead people to sell anything. the people who get angry over stuff like this just like to get angry to be angry.
re: male prima donna – hilarious, woke up with the song in my head this morning.
October 30th, 2009 at 8:27 am
get over it.
October 30th, 2009 at 8:31 am
SNARF!!!
October 30th, 2009 at 8:32 am
Are we supposed to get angry when they show re-runs of Tommy Boy? Who cares? People are way too pussified.
/male prima donna – genius
October 30th, 2009 at 8:34 am
ha, just read a pathetic headline in regards to the Lions vs Rams this weekend…
No Sure Win: Rams have the superior personnel
October 30th, 2009 at 8:42 am
i was just bitching about the Farley commercial to my wife last night. i think its a combination of hating Spade’s act and the thought of him making money on Farley’s awesome physical comedy.
October 30th, 2009 at 8:45 am
i was just bitching about the Farley commercial to my wife last night.
just a few months ago, they did one of those same commercials with the dead little girl from Poltergeist and Craig T Nelson. That was worse than this. This is just kinda pathetic.
October 30th, 2009 at 8:46 am
\
This aint Taco Bell Motherfucker.
October 30th, 2009 at 8:46 am
7 of the past 8 years VT has lost at least 3 games, yet they are always ranked pretty high. Talk about overrated.
October 30th, 2009 at 8:47 am
you guys really find this unethical? then why ever show a movie with someone who has died?
October 30th, 2009 at 8:49 am
its not unethical it’s just lame. poor taste is a crime.
October 30th, 2009 at 8:50 am
The DirecTV ads are always jarring. They did one with the dead little girl from “Poltergeist” a year or two ago. So, apparently they’re not familiar with the boundaries of good taste or, at least, the creepiness of dead people hawking product.
October 30th, 2009 at 8:50 am
okay, how is it poor taste?
October 30th, 2009 at 8:50 am
Ah…Dirt beat me to it.
October 30th, 2009 at 8:51 am
Maybe not poor taste, but creepy as hell.
October 30th, 2009 at 8:52 am
They staved it off for a while, gonna have a few friends looking for work shortly.
October 30th, 2009 at 8:53 am
some things are classic and deserve preservation.
if the Big Lebowski showed up in a dtv ad all hell would break loose.
October 30th, 2009 at 8:53 am
I think showing a movie that somebody was in is different than using their dead, non-consenting image to shill for a product.
There was uproar when this first started happening years ago, when somebody used a hologrammed John Wayne to sell Coors, or some other cheap beer. The family consented, but there was a little uproar.
That little girl died in the 80’s. It may not be unethical, but it reeks of sleazy. I’m not against crack whores, but I don’t want to have to see them.
October 30th, 2009 at 8:53 am
really hope our Comscore tipster survives the layoffs
hey, i was the comscore tipster. i finally made the roundup.
/calls parents with the good news
October 30th, 2009 at 8:55 am
Its been going on for years…
Fred Astaire dancing.
Nat King Cole and daughter singing.
Elvis.
Dead and famous sells.
October 30th, 2009 at 8:57 am
when has anything david spade done ever been in good taste?
October 30th, 2009 at 8:58 am
when has anything david spade done ever been in good taste?
he’s taken down some top, top shelf tail
October 30th, 2009 at 8:58 am
i would agree if the NBA had a 10 game season…
i also dont see the issue with the DirecTV commercial, I am sure they had to get someone frome CF’s family to relase his image right? or is that something that belongs to the studio that did Tommy Boy?
October 30th, 2009 at 8:58 am
Seriously Spicous? For years I’ve put very little value in their numbers, their methodology just doesn’t sit well with me. Its like legal spyware for profit.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:00 am
when has anything david spade done ever been in good taste?
Heather Locklear.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:00 am
i’m sure he has, small and sarcastic sells almost as well as dead and famous.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:00 am
i’m sure he has, small and sarcastic sells almost as well as dead and famous.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:01 am
sorry for the double post
October 30th, 2009 at 9:03 am
I am sure they had to get someone frome CF’s family to relase his image right?
His brother has been trying to do his act for a while now, so that part was easy.
I honestly could give a crap about this one. It’s just funny that Spade is so desperate for cash (and Dana Carvey and Kim Basinger, and Naomi Watts).
October 30th, 2009 at 9:04 am
david spade banged nicky whelan (SFW)…that alone puts him in the HOF.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Congrats. As an insider, maybe you can tell us who BBOB is.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:05 am
BBoB = Miz
October 30th, 2009 at 9:06 am
Seriously Spicous? For years I’ve put very little value in their numbers, their methodology just doesn’t sit well with me. Its like legal spyware for profit.
i’ve never looked at the site, coop. i just sent it in because i knew it would interest TBL
October 30th, 2009 at 9:06 am
Many of those Nicky Whelan images are NSFW once you click on that. Thankfully, I don’t work. She’s a pretty lady.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:06 am
If you find out what his real job is you could be killed.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:07 am
I challenge you to a BBoB trivia contest. That’ll prove something.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:07 am
Say sorry to the baby, Mitch.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:08 am
It’s just funny that Spade is so desperate for cash (and Dana Carvey and Kim Basinger, and Naomi Watts).
i’m guessing it was less desperation for cash and more “you’ll give me $100,000 for a half days work? deal.”
October 30th, 2009 at 9:08 am
apparently Raul Ibanez is a great quote. learn something new everyday.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:10 am
Glad to here this, as it only makes the league better.
The longer he’s there, the more chance there is that he’ll be a positive influence on his son.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Spade has a child with Jilian Grace (not very SFW). The guy is a snatch master.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:18 am
Adam Carolla came up with the quintessential “David Spade Theory”. Bang one superhot well-known chick “Heather Locklear” and the superhot lesser-known trim will forever flow. Which completely explains the dataing history of Adam Duritz.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:19 am
musical talent guarantees a lifetime of conquest. no other path to poon needed.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:21 am
Adam Carolla
came up with the quintessential “David Spade Theory”watched Can’t Buy me Love, and then stammered through an analogy.October 30th, 2009 at 9:21 am
my cover = blown
October 30th, 2009 at 9:27 am
The corollary to this will be the “Steve Phillips Theory” in which a dude becomes known for banging a manatee and spends the rest of his days pronging shlubby seductresses.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:31 am
No. Nothing on Earth can explain this. The dude has dreadlock hair extensions.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:47 am
I wouldn’t say I’m angry over this, but it’s damned creepy, you must admit.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:57 am
will they waddle to their cars afterwards?
October 30th, 2009 at 10:03 am
i like your bbob posts miz.
October 30th, 2009 at 10:16 am
thanks, shawn.
I take pride in the fact that I don’t actually watch the games but I still have a major forum on an established sports blog to talk about the sport.October 30th, 2009 at 10:20 am
I now need two things: a fresh cup of coffee, and a new keyboard. Thanks, miz.
October 30th, 2009 at 10:23 am
TBL challenges me to a Family Feud-style college football trivia duel in 3…2…
October 30th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
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