I think law students may not represent the general society as a whole
I had an hour between class yesterday, and so me and a friend wound up in a lounge on the second floor of Furman, sitting in couches across from each other, our laptops flipped open, reading the same Bill Simmons article on espn.com. We sit there, we snicker, he tries sending me his favorite clips, I keep telling him I read Simmons articles slowly to savor them, and... ok, read this:
While we're here, two other highlights from my draft:• Thinking he was out for only four weeks, my friend Nick took Amare Stoudamire with the ninth pick of the first round, followed by stunned silence, followed by everyone glancing around with "Should we stick him with Amare?" looks, and then me finally chiming in, "You know he's out until March, right?" and Nick turning purple. As Jim Nantz would gush, "What a moment!" Since he hadn't paid yet and obviously could have just fled from the room and started running, we allowed him to repick (he took Dwyane Wade) and immediately named his team, "Thanks For The 165 Bucks."
• About five rounds later, Nick took Donyell Marshall ... followed by an awkward silence ... followed by our friend Hench thumbing through his sheets and saying, "In this CBS SportsLine draft sheet I printed out, Marshall went 29th" ... followed by us making the "Oh, that's good news" sounds and Nick smiling happily ... and then Hench quickly following that up with, "The draft took place three years ago though." Brought the house down. And you thought you had heard every fantasy draft putdown. Poor Nick had to be helped to his car after the draft.
Bill Simmons is a tough nut to crack on the grand scale of popularity: tons of people read his column, but can I drop his name in conversation and expect people to catch the reference like I do The Onion? For example, while my unnamed friend and I were reading Simmons' latest NBA preview before civ pro, another classmate sat down next to us. I told him the amusing story of reading the same story on separate laptops sitting across from each other.
Him: Oh, the new Simmons article? I read that already.
Me: The NBA preview? Part II?
Him: Yep.
Me: But it's only been out for about two hours.
Him: Yeah, I read it during our last class.
So I like law school.
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Terry, that is funny...but this is friggin' hilarious:
9. The Hulkster, Chris Kaman
In one of the craziest developments in the history of the league, Chris Kaman apparently bought Hulk Hogan's hair from Wrestlemania V on eBay -- long blonde strands, receding hairline, bald spot in the back -- basically everything that ultimately convinced the Hulkster to start wearing that yellow bandanna 24/7 in the late-80s.
So that got me thinking ...
If Kaman is going to play the 2005-06 season with Hulk Hogan's hair, then why can't the Clippers take it a couple of steps further? Why not have Kaman grow Hogan's semi-circle mustache as well? Why not have him start calling his fans the "Kamaniacs" and saying things in TV interviews like, "Whatcha gonna do when Kamania runs wild on you?" Why not have him wear a yellow-and-red "Kamania!" T-shirt that he could rip off during the pregame introductions? Imagine the Clippers introducing their first four starters, followed by a couple of seconds of silence, and then "I Am a Real American" could start playing, and Kaman could emerge from the tunnel flexing and pointing to everyone as the crowd goes bonkers?
(Or ... maybe not.)
Posted by: eric | November 7, 2005 2:32 PM