PM Roundup: Cook Out Rain Date
Baseball, College Basketball, MMA, Movies, NBA, WWE July 2nd. 2009, 3:45pm
Hooray! A special one-day-only holiday weekend return of the PM Roundup. Honestly, how excited are you? (Maybe you shouldn’t answer that.) Any big plans for the weekend? I’ll be drinking inside because its been raining nonstop in Upstate NY for something like 40 days.
I hope someday The Sports Guy e-mails me. I’m kind of a fan. In fact, if I ever saw him on the street, I’d ask him to call Chuck Klosterman so I could say “hi.” I think it would make Klosterman’s day.
Court side seats for UCLA games are pricey. (AZCentral)
Roddy Piper was arrested for DUI. (Camel Clutch Blog)
A bear mugged a guy for a sandwich. (Morning Call)
I hate it when TBL tries to bench press me. Inappropriate! (Wall Street Journal)
If we screw up the internet, we can save newspapers. (Gawker)
A beautiful golfer contest. Stuart Appleby was snubbed. (Golf Girl)
Which NBA coach would you most like to play for? I’d pick Mike Dunleavy. (Souvenir City)
In case you forgot, MMA is still not sanctioned in New York. Hey, I wrote this! That’s just shameless. (Blood, Booze and Bruises)
I had no idea there were 40 Real Men of Genius ads. (Epic Carnival)
I’m willing to bet this movie is better than Transformers 2. (Film Drunk)
Historic night in the Bronx because of A-Rod and Junior. (Josh Q Public)
An idiot Cubs fan wants attention. And is going to eat lightly in a month or so until the Cubs win a couple games. (Stupid Sports Blog)
More clever than funny. Either that or it just hits too close to home – Web Site Story. (College Humor)
Oh, everyone already stopped listening to Michael Jackson again? That’s a shame. (YouTube)
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July 2nd, 2009 at 3:48 PM
thats a bannin.
July 2nd, 2009 at 3:53 PM
Klosterman is a little too fascinated in the Sports Guy. Having said that, I wish Klosterman had a podcast.
July 2nd, 2009 at 3:53 PM
thats a bannin.
You forgot the apostrophe. Truthfully, that’s a bannin’.
July 2nd, 2009 at 3:54 PM
Poor Romo. Jessica looks like she found all the weight she lost to fit into that bikini. He must hate Nick Lachey. He tapped that first and back when she was hot
July 2nd, 2009 at 3:55 PM
Does anybody else remember when the Real Men of Genius ads used be called Real American Heroes?
/God, I’m old
July 2nd, 2009 at 3:55 PM
actually being grammar nazi is a bannin
July 2nd, 2009 at 3:57 PM
Over/Under on “that’s a bannin’” in this post? 24.5. Show me somethin’ lefty!
Wait a minute…I got a link?! Where am I? What year is it?
July 2nd, 2009 at 3:57 PM
PM Roundup Day > Nudie magazine day
July 2nd, 2009 at 3:58 PM
I didn’t know George Clooney and Brad Pitt played QB1 for the Dallas Cowboys.
July 2nd, 2009 at 3:59 PM
Klosterman is awesome. He came up to my school for a writers conference thingy this year. Really entertaining, while everyone else was effing terrible.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:01 PM
SC – Seriously thinking about starting a blog that’s nothing but a toteboard that keeps track of bannin’s and bannin’ references. But that would be a bannin’.
/that’s a bannin’
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:02 PM
You forgot the apostrophe. Truthfully, that’s a bannin’.
actually being grammar nazi is a bannin
Um, invoking Godwin’s Law is bannin’n.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:03 PM
Whoops. That should be… “a bannin’n.”
/I took the over 24.5.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:04 PM
Left-field thought of the day:
My wife was watching Family Feud on Game Show Network yesterday. One of the questions was “Name a school known for its football program.”
UCLA was the #3 answer.
/end left-field thought of the day
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:04 PM
where is Irish? Gortat to sign an offer sheet with Dallas.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:07 PM
+1
I love October..
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:09 PM
My wife was watching Family Feud on Game Show Network yesterday
Had she been watching Match Game, and stuck around for Family Feud, or does she sit down to watch the Feud from the 70’s routinely?
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:09 PM
@Jay – Was that show from 1987?
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:10 PM
Sparty and I talked about this the other day. Doing a post that’s an index/dictionary of all “/” references. /jmorris, /that’s a bannin’, /that’s racist etc.
I think it would be kinda funny. Post it on S&F.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:10 PM
where is Irish? Gortat to sign an offer sheet with Dallas.
Nice deal for Dallas. A center who can actually catch the ball. I guess this means goodbye Brandon Bass.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:12 PM
Actually guys, it was one of the Peterman shows, so it has to be pretty recent.
/Match Game rules
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:13 PM
I don’t know…. sounds a little racist to me.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:13 PM
That’d be cool. And also a good way to get rooks up to speed on the ridiculous amounts of inside jokes that fly around this joint all the time. But, even though you said it was going on Sparty’s site, you’re pimping your own work.
/that’s a bannin’
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:13 PM
Does that all but launch J-Kidd to NYK?
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:14 PM
My favorite game show of that era was “Sale of the Century”
Michael Jackson’s was either “I’m Telling” or “Fun House.”
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:15 PM
You just paddled the school canoe, son.
/that’s definitely a bannin’
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:16 PM
could be a sign-n-trade?
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:17 PM
i might have to hire this kid.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:18 PM
Match Game was always my favorite, but I’m beginning to suspect that Charles Nelson Reilly was gay.
/not really a homophobe
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:18 PM
Vernon Township police say it’s the first time a bear has attacked a person in the rural community in more than 25 years.
The state Environmental Protection Department so far has classified it as an “incident” and not an attack.
This just in: NJ EPD classifies Pearl Harbor as “…an unfortunate incident” and Hurricane Katrina as”…some heavy winds possible”
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:19 PM
My favorite game show of that era was “Sale of the Centuryâ€
Man that game show was bad. I was a Card Sharks guy, then I got older, and by that I mean 6.
Here’s my top 5, of ever.
#1: 10,000 dollar Pyramid
#2: Match Game
#3: Let’s Make a Deal
#4: Price is Right
#5: Remote Control
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:20 PM
Not if I beat you first!
Then again, that’s be like a FA choosing the Pirates over the Angels. I think that analogy works.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:21 PM
You’re going to make a glossary of TBL commenter references and post it on another site?
/Doesn’t know if commenters use it at other blogs
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:22 PM
The Kari Wuhrer episodes were can’t-miss
/even makes me forgive them for hiring Colin Quinn
//can’t argue with much of your list, but I have no problem with the Feud
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:22 PM
Press Your Luck > all else
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:22 PM
what gave it away detective clouseau?
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:23 PM
could be a sign-n-trade?
Gortat’s restricted, so I don’t think so, because the Magic would have to match the offer, then Dallas would have to sign Bass. That’s too complicated.
I don’t know how Dallas has the money, though. I need NickP for that. I lost my basketball expert status recently.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:23 PM
Nowhammiesnowhammiesnowhammies
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:25 PM
well, he hasn’t signed it yet. so possibility for it to happen.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:25 PM
Actually, an underrated show that didn’t last long on MTV was Greg Fitzimmons’ Idiot Savant. They would always open up with the “Weird Al Yankovic” for control of the board, and the answer was always Weird Al. Funny show.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:25 PM
Here’s a question: what on Earth did Nipsey Russell do besides appear on every game show? He had to be famous for something.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:27 PM
So wanted to make that comment
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:27 PM
He had some high points when he was GM of the Clippers.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:27 PM
He was a singing carhop at The Varsity in Atlanta. That’s where he was “discovered”. Other than that, no idea.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:28 PM
Dallas has to sign Gortat to an offer sheet, then the Magic have to match. Then Dallas has to sign Brandon Bass to a free agent deal (he’s unrestricted, and kinda coveted), then they can be traded for each other. If Orlando can match Dallas’s offer for Gortat, there’s no reason for them to want Brandon Bass. Gortat is awesome for them, and the only reason they’re going to lose him is because other teams want him more in terms of $$$ than Orlando feels comfortable spending on a backup center.
That’s why I think it wouldn’t happen.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:28 PM
No love for the Joker’s Wild?
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:29 PM
1.jeopardy (a thinking man’s game)
2. press your luck (NO WHAMMIES!…and a ice cream truck drive took them for alot of loot by memorizing the patterns of the lights)/the more you know’d
3. wheel of fortune(i love when contestants select a letter like q when it obviously something more common like b or c)
4. cash cab(just a good game show)
5. family fued (richard dawson actually married one of the contestants…not surprising since he would practically molest the female contestant when he acknowledged them)
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:30 PM
He had some high points when he was GM of the Clippers.
All I know for sure is that he was a comedian. I’m going to guess he was on the Flip Wilson show.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:30 PM
I gotta go with good, old fashioned Alex Trebek and Jeopardy. But Card Sharks we used to watch in the break room at my old job. That shit was hilarious.
Host had the fashion sense of Chris Berman.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:31 PM
Isn’t that how Pootie Tang’s dad died?
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:31 PM
I totally forgot Jeopardy. That game is awesome, although the competitors never have any common sense. If the Daily Double pops up on an 800 dollar question – it’s going to be easy, like an 800 dollar question always is, so bet a bunch nerd.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:31 PM
Fuck that, Guts on Nickelodeon was the best game show ever. For the scores lets kick it to Mo… MO!!!
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:34 PM
Cole me down on the panny sty
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:34 PM
He appeared in a ton of movies, mostly small roles. He was the Tin Man in “The Wiz”.
Mostly famous for game shows.
And Family Feud owns all game shows.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:34 PM
Funniest thing about that? I have a friend who is older and has the Hollywood scoop from that era. And he tells me that the word is that the marriage and the woman-molesting on the Feud was just a cover.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:36 PM
Lingo
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:36 PM
For all himym/doogie fans, NPH is taking over the world
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:37 PM
copyright infringement! me and tampa bo have any pooty talk locked down.
/thats a bannin
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:38 PM
what? i refuse to believe that.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Being forced to watch “Tic Tac Dough” at my grandma’s house every weekday afternoon traumatized me briefly on game shows. But I definitely liked most of the ones mentioned.
I forget the comedian who had the “Card Sharks is the easiest game ever” routine:
2: HIGHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
King: LOWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7: Ooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:39 PM
“Baby, I’m going to sine your pitty on the runny kine!”
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:40 PM
Double Dare
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:42 PM
Like I said, Match Game was my favorite.
I just try to forget about how sleazy-nasty most of the stuff they talk about is, and how many STDs were passed along backstage.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:42 PM
Easily fixed. Just send email to ssp@souvenircitysportsblog.com, and tell him to include that in the glossary of terms.
see above
/that’s a bannin’
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:44 PM
The best thing about Match Game is how secondary the game was to the party. They filmed five shows in one day, and they didn’t get through five rounds, or even close, and they didn’t care.
Plus, that shit is still funny today, especially over cocktails. It’s too bad Gene Rayburn died old and bitter.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:44 PM
Next thing you’re gonna tell me is that Jm J. Bullock is gay.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:44 PM
Gotta love being a Jet fan.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/07/02/pace.ap/index.html?eref=si_topstories
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:45 PM
Just created that e-mail. Just incase. I do own the domain!
And the bannin’ count is at 14. Whoever took the over is lookin’ good.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:45 PM
Definitely my favorite! Joker…Joker…and a JOKER!!!
BADASS.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:46 PM
classic match game question / answer…
blahblahblah little johnny was forced to quit the band for making (blank) in his drum.
Easy Answers: Boom-Boom, Wee-Wee, etc.
Charles Nelson Reilly: Beef Stroganoff
I laughed for at least half an hour. I called people and told them, and this was last summer.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:47 PM
And where Joker’s Wild is concerned…this is total badass. Dig the good-luck suit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFOLT3LWQ6A
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:48 PM
Family Guy did a spoof of this. Peter put his hands right up a female contestant’s shirt and felt her up. Can’t find the clip online thoguh.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:48 PM
Good job pouncing on that 47-character domain.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:51 PM
NEVER!
Next thing you know, you’re gonna tell me Paula Poundstone is gay
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:52 PM
Wild and Crazy Kids
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:52 PM
next thing you know, you’re gonna tell me Joey Votto is gay.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:54 PM
Thanks for keeping with the “game show panelist” theme.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:57 PM
Let’s be honest though. The NL Central does have a reality show/gameshow vibe to it.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:57 PM
I’d be more comfortable for the sexual innuendo in the show if one of the frequent abusers wasn’t Betty White
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:59 PM
Match Game dream team:
obv 3 … Reilly, Somers, & Dawson
who are the other 3: I’d go with Bettie White, Gary Burghoff, and Jimmy Walker
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:03 PM
That southern chick who wrote Fried Green Tomatoes (Fannie Flagg?) is actually the one who gave the raunchiest and ridiculous answers. Plus, any time she was one, they’d make 18 references to her big tits.
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:09 PM
No kidding. I may have missed this being discussed, but that is straight soap opera shit.
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:09 PM
I wanted http://www.souvenircitysportsblogextravaganzabestsportsblogever.com/thatsabannin
But lefty already bought it…
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:10 PM
who are the other 3: I’d go with Bettie White, Gary Burghoff, and Jimmy Walker
McLean Stevenson, because he was always baked
next thing you know, you’re gonna tell me Joey Votto is gay.
Thanks for keeping with the “game show panelist†theme.
Louie Anderson
/getting back on track’d
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:13 PM
Fuck yeah. That shit’s called an investment.
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:13 PM
Mark Summers. Don’t even try to tell me he’s not.
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:15 PM
Anderson Cooper
/mole’d
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:23 PM
Whenever anyone mentions Anderson Cooper, it reminds me of this post, and this comment. And I’m a useless giggling mess for the next 15 minutes.
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:26 PM
Wink Mantindale.
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:28 PM
@younglefty: Dance off/pants off!!! that’s hilarious
He’d give Ellen a run for her money
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:30 PM
The comments on that post are priceless. Another gem: “I like how he straightens his shirt out before proceeding to fuck the air for the next 90 seconds”.
July 3rd, 2009 at 3:02 PM
CRM, that article about workplace touching could have been written by Elaine of “Seinfeld” the way it reads.
Get over yourself you fuckin’ ninnie bitch!
CRM spare us the East Coast freneticism next time. It’s totally unnecessary and for many easily remedied with returning to regularity after a massive dump.
Only in New York and on the East Coast I thought when I read that piece of typical neurotic ranting.