Wednesday, August 25, 2004
News & Notes
1. Rodney Dangerfield checks into hospital for heart surgery. "If things go right, I'll be there about a week, and if things don't go right, I'll be there about an hour and a half"
2. Former Army Ranger walk-on makes receiver at USC. By the way, he's 39. There are a few gems from the article too:
4. New resort offers "soaring," which allows people to zip from tree to tree in an old growth forest, on unimaginably tiny steel cables. With pic of upside down dumbass.
5. Turns out Microsoft has managed to upset entire countries because of "social blunders."
2. Former Army Ranger walk-on makes receiver at USC. By the way, he's 39. There are a few gems from the article too:
67-year-old coach shows blocking technique he learned in high school (with a great pic).3. Kevin Smith is gun shy about directing ever since Ben Affleck nearly ruined his career.
“He just wants to help the Gamecocks. He loves the game, and he wants to be here, and he’s 39 years of age. The good Lord knows, when I was 39 I didn’t even want to play video football,” said Holtz, who had been a head coach for eight years when he was 39.
“But he’s good for the team. He’s our Rudy,” added Holtz, referring to Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger, the Notre Dame walk-on whose underdog story was later turned into a movie.
Like the rest of USC’s walk-ons and freshmen, Frisby will not be required to pass a conditioning test. Holtz’s most telling comment Wednesday was when the 67-year-old coach referred to Frisby as “a wonderful young man.”
Age is relative.
4. New resort offers "soaring," which allows people to zip from tree to tree in an old growth forest, on unimaginably tiny steel cables. With pic of upside down dumbass.
5. Turns out Microsoft has managed to upset entire countries because of "social blunders."
A Spanish-language version of Windows XP, destined for Latin American markets, asked users to select their gender between "not specified," "male" or "bitch," because of an unfortunate error in translation.Have a great day, feel free to comment with any other random stories.
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