What's Up Doc?

Happy 70th Birthday Bugs Bunny!

Bugs made his debut in the animated short film "A Wild Hare" on July 27, 1940. It's in that film that he first pops out of his rabbit hole and asks Elmer Fudd "Eh, what's up, Doc?"

Tour Update: The Final Results

Andy Schleck #2 - Alberto Contador #1 - Dennis Menchov #3

TOUR de FRANCE 2010 Roll of Honor
Results after stage 20

YELLOW JERSEY (Overall Winner and Cheating Bastard)
Alberto CONTADOR; ASTANA 91h 58' 48"

GREEN JERSEY (Most Points)
Alessandro PETACCHI; LAMPRE - FARNESE 243 pts

POLKA DOT (Best Climber)
Anthony CHARTEAU; BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 143 pts

WHITE JERSEY (Best Young Rider)
Andy Schleck; TEAM SAXO BANK 91h 59' 27"

SUPER COMBATIVITY:
Sylvain CHAVANEL; Quick Step

BEST TEAM:
TEAM RADIOSHACK 276h 02' 03"

TOP TWENTY OVERALL STANDINGS

1. CONTADOR Alberto 1 ASTANA 91h 58' 48"
2. SCHLECK Andy 11 TEAM SAXO BANK + 00' 39"
3. MENCHOV Denis 191 RABOBANK + 02' 01"
4. SANCHEZ Samuel 181 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI + 03' 40"
5. VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen 101 OMEGA PHARMA - LOTTO + 06' 54"
6. GESINK Robert 195 RABOBANK + 09' 31"
7. HESJEDAL Ryder 54 GARMIN - TRANSITIONS + 10' 15"
8. RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin 77 KATUSHA TEAM + 11' 37"
9. KREUZIGER Roman 44 LIQUIGAS-DOIMO + 11' 54"
10. HORNER Christopher 23 TEAM RADIOSHACK + 12' 02"
11. SANCHEZ Luis-Leon 161 CAISSE D’EPARGNE + 14' 21"
12. PLAZA MOLINA Ruben 168 CAISSE D’EPARGNE + 14' 29"
13. LEIPHEIMER Levi 25 TEAM RADIOSHACK + 14' 40"
14. KLÖDEN Andréas 24 TEAM RADIOSHACK + 16' 36"
15. ROCHE Nicolas 81 AG2R LA MONDIALE + 16' 59"
16. VINOKOUROV Alexandre 9 ASTANA + 17' 46"
17. LÖVKVIST Thomas 37 SKY PRO CYCLING + 20' 46"
18. DE WEERT Kevin 133 QUICK STEP + 21' 54"
19. GADRET John 85 AG2R LA MONDIALE + 24' 04"
20. SASTRE Carlos 91 CERVELO TEST TEAM + 26' 37"

Big Thor Hushovd lost the Green Jersey in the last mountain stage. What a bummer for the giant Norwegian.

Andy Shleck was robbed by the cheater Alberto Contador but still wins Best Young Rider. He is the second person in history to win the Young Rider White Jersey three years in a row - the first was Greg LaMond.

The Schleck brothers - Andy and Frank
And it looks like Frank couldn't be prouder of his little bro

Lance Armstrong does not leave unrewarded. Cheers to Team Radioshack for having an intact team with the best time at the end. They were one of only 6 teams to remain intact and American Chris Horner cracked the Top Ten.

Phil Ligget and Paul Sherwen

Note to Phil Liggett. DO NOT RETIRE. You threaten us every year and if you're not back next year, we're going to find you in Paul Sherwen's African Gold mine and make you call the Col du Tourmalet one final time!

Claire Pedrono the first woman ever to be "L’Ardoisière" -
aka The Chalk Update Guy

Contador Wins the Tour...Again

Alberto Contador's 3rd Tour Win in 4 years

It's the Summer of Spanish Sport.

Spain wins the World Cup, Rafael Nadal wins Wimbledon, Alberto Contador wins The 2010Tour De France.

Come on World! We can beat these guys!

Tour Update: "I Can't See Sheep!

This Tour has been amazing. Today's you can't believe it until you've seen it event is something that hasn't happened since the turn of the century before last...a herd of sheep and goats overtook the peloton today causing another potentially serious situation for the peloton riders.

The weather today has been rainy, foggy and just awful. A fog bank at the top of Col du Soulor obscured the animals from the peoloton and vice versa until the last minute when the two had a chance encounter.

Today's conditions were brutal and dangerous as it was and then when the sheep came over the hill...it became almost comical.

From then on it was Andy and Alberto making the long, sharp, steeper-than-hell climb up the Col Du Tourmalet. All alone, just the two of them together, they battled the elements, the mountain, the schemenges and the pain.

At the last second Alberto backed off and Andy took the win. Leading by less than 1 minute it looks as if Alberto Contador may win again. Schleck NEEDS to win the Time Trial to make up the lost time.

If Contador wins, it'll be tainted as far as we are concerned. It won't be a true victory.

Andy Scheck celebrates his Stage win...

It's Good to be The King

Rafa, if you can't tell, is the one on the middle of all the girls

How's is your summer going? We'll bet it's not half as good as Rafael Nadal's life summer. When Rafa isn't hanging with his supermodel girlfriend(s), he's surrounded by women 24/7.

Who are we kidding? Even when his girlfriends are with him, he still gets swarmed by women of all kinds.

Being a tennis super-star sure has its perks.

Stonehenge Discovery

Sunrise at Stonehenge - June 21, 2010

Archaeologists hailing from England, Austria, Germany, Norway and Sweden have made a huge discovery at Stonehenge. Apparently, they have unearthed a second circular "henge" that was once a wooden structure. Perhaps the precursor of the stone circle we see today.

No word on why so many countries are involved with the archaeological dig over at Stonehenge. It's like the United Nations.

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Tour Update: Fight Footage

From Sports Illustrated:
During the sixth stage, Barredo got into a rough-and-tumble brawl with Rui Costa of Portugal after the finish line, with Barredo attempting to hit the Caisse d'Epargne rider over the head with a bicycle wheel.

Costa tried to punch Barredo in the face several times before both fell to the ground screaming at each another in an incident that was caught on video and posted on the Internet. Tour organizers fined both.

He tried to hit him with his wheel! That is hysterical!

Barredo is the rider who led most of the solo bid on yesterdays breakaway. He was caught in literally the last 1/2 mile by the sprint. Lance didn't have his sprint legs and lost an awesome stage.

It's been an GREAT Tour and the final run for the 2010 Col Du Tourmalet is tomorrow!

The Big Ride To Paris is Sunday!

UPDATE: Holy Moly - what is going on over there? Now reports are surfacing of another internal team fight. Read this from CBS news.com:

Nicolas Roche, leader of AG2R La Mondiale, blasted French teammate John Gadret."If John Gadret is found dead in his hotel room in the morning, I will probably be the primary suspect," Roche said.

Roche, son of Ireland's 1987 Tour champion Stephen Roche, punctured a wheel on the climb of Port de Bales on Monday. He asked Gadret to give him a wheel but Gadret refused and cycled away. Roche had to wait for a wheel from a service car and lost time on his rivals, dropping three places overall.

"As he sat beside me on the team bus I had great difficulty in not putting his head through the nearest window," Roche added.

Roche was more conciliatory later, but said the relationship with his teammate was still frail. "I am not going to go for a pint with him yet," he told Cycling Weekly.

He wanted to put his head through the window! We can't stop laughing.

Whoever thought cycling was boring and for pussies was DEAD WRONG. There are two truths to cycling: Pain and Revenge. We're seeing both not only daily but many times a day this Tour. Wow.

Tour Update: Lance Had A Chance

Here's Lance today, trying to win the stage. It would've been glorious!

Wow! What a ride! Lance Armstrong, determined to win at least one stage and famous for his command of the mountains, took off like a motherfucker on fire today with a breakaway group of 10 riders. He tried like hell and fell to Pierrick Fedrigo at the last minute unable to keep up the sprint to the finish.

It would have been Lance's 750th Stage win (not really, but seemingly close) and a great way for him to say goodbye to the Pyrenees and Col Du Tourmalet, the legendary highest mountain on the tour.

Lance has one more chance to conquer the Tourmalet on Thursday when the days stage will end at the very summit.

Regarding yesterday's epic drama, Contador said: "Maybe I made a mistake. I'm sorry. I don't like things like what happened today, I'm not like that and I hope the relationship that I have with Andy can go back to being as good as it was before this happened."

Yeah, that and you're scared to death of the Schleck brothers coming to kick your ass!

Tour Update: Alberto Vs. Andy

Alberto getting harassed by a schmenge
moments before dissing Schleck

Today on The Tour Alberto Contador left a cycle-stricken Andy Schleck in the dust causing a Disturbance in the Force, an International Incident and creating a Faux Pas of Epic Proportions.

Andy Schleck, current leader of the Tour with the yellow jersey, had his chain pop out today and while he waited hopelessly and endlessly for his team car, Alberto rode on by and went on the attack.

Tsk, Tsk, Tsk, Alberto - that's no way to be a Gentleman on The Tour. Unspoken laws of The Tour state that attacking a disabled rider is verboten. A set of unspoken laws that should have been shouted into Contador's ear.

"Schleck, who was leading Astana rider Contador by 31 seconds in the overall standings going into stage 15, dropped his chain while launching an attack on the day's final climb and had to stop to repair the problem. Rather than waiting for his rival - in keeping with the Tour's sporting traditions - Contador and a group including fellow contenders Denis Menchov and Samuel Sanchez surged clear and stole a march to the finish."

Needless to say, Schleck is pissed off!

Luxembourg's Schleck, the runner-up to two-time champion Contador last year, was angered by what he saw as a lack of "fair play" and vowed to take "revenge" on his rival.

"In the same situation I would not have taken advantage," Schleck said, AFP reported. "I'm not the jury, but for sure those guys wouldn't get the fair play award from me today.

"I'm really disappointed. My stomach is full of anger, and I want to take my revenge. I will take my revenge in the coming days."

Contador was booed off the podium by irate Tour fans. Afterward, Contador said this:"When I knew he had the problem, it was already too late. We had taken a significant lead on him."

Yeah, right!

The good news today? The Stage was won by "Little" Thomas Voeckler. WTG!

Tour Update: Schmenges, Schmenges Everywhere

High Schmenge Alert!

The over 170 riders still in the Tour are about to hit four critical days in the Pyrenees. These stages will make or break many riders.

Today's stage was a climb so steep it's uncategorized by officials and was won by Frenchman Christoph Riblon.

The Col du Tourmalet is this week!

"This is a Bike Race, Not a Gladiator's Arena"

Wow. More major drama on Le Tour de France today. Remember the fist fight from the other day? Well, now it's turned to headbutting on the final sprint!

From Freep.com:

The drama of the stage came on the final sprint, when Renshaw -- the lead-out man for Cavendish on the HTC Columbia team -- head-butted Julian Dean of Garmin-Transitions three times in an apparent bid to push him out of the way. Dean is the lead-out man for U.S. sprinter Tyler Farrar, who then appeared to be cut off by Renshaw in the closing meters.

"This is cycling, it's not wrestling," said course director Jean-Francois Pescheux, adding that the violation was "flagrant" and removing Renshaw from the race was necessary. "We've only seen the pictures once, but his actions are plain for all to see. They were blatant. This is a bike race, not a gladiator's arena. There are rules to respect."

Cavendish rushed to the defense of Renshaw, claiming Dean attempted to elbow him. "Mark Renshaw fought to prevent the lane from being closed on him," Cavendish said through a translator on French TV. "He didn't want to be blocked."

Well, we happened to catch this on the replay last night and it was totally obvious Renshaw was headbutting. However, we think the punishment is harsh. He should have been given a time penalty and maybe a fine. Expulsion is extreme.

Major freaking kudos to Mark "The Missile" Cavendish for another stage win! It's bitter sweet and he is super-upset about his teammate's expulsion. I mean Renshaw definitely had Cavendish's back.

What do you think? Bad enough to get kicked out?

The Vatican Needs to Go Away - Permanently

The Pope is like a World Cup Referee.
He just can't make the right call. Also, he's a dick.

Dear Pope Benedict, Without any due respect sir, Fuck Off!

Another day, another outrageously offensive and rude statement from the Roman Catholic Church.

Today's egregious doctrine equates women becoming priests to child rape in the sense that both are deemed a grave crime.

What, you ask? How does ordaining a woman even come close to putting a penis in a child's mouth or anus? We're not sure - but the Pope sure does.

Apparently, making a woman a priest is a sin so serious to "canonical law" that its punishment is an automatic excommunication for the woman and an automatic defrockment for the priest. WITHOUT QUESTION. IT'S A "GRAVE CRIME" according to Church Law.

If a priest is suspected of child rape he may or may not be defrocked. We'll repeat that again. If a priest puts his penis in a child's rear end and fucks it really, really hard for all it's worth he may or may not be defrocked. And we all know for the thousands of child rape cases the church faces, it's defrocked literally a handful of priests for that. And it's only defrocked the ones who made the newspapers and were a public embarrassment AFTER tons of public pressure. Child fucking - It's just not a big deal.

But to make a woman a priest. HOLD THE FUCKING PHONE. EXCOMMUNICATE THAT BITCH ASAP!!! We mean, fucking go Mel Gibson on her ass. How dare a woman defile the Holy See by wanting to be a priest! And interefere with all those child molestation parties!

What a bunch of assholes. Anyone who belongs to this despicable organization needs to have their head examined. And anyone who donates money to them has to be going straight to hell. Seriously.

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UPDATE: We're not the only ones completely flabergasted by the audacity of the Roman Catholic Church:

Terry Sanderson, president of the National Secular Society, called the document "one of the most insulting and misogynistic pronouncements that the Vatican has made for a very long time. Why any self-respecting woman would want to remain part of an organisation that regards their full and equal participation as a 'grave sin' is a mystery to me."

No Shit.

Dick Cheney is a Cyborg

The man has no pulse! We've suspected it for years now, but science finally confirms it!

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You know what they say, Dick Cheney Before He Dicks You

Tour Update: Another Lance Armstrong Witchhunt

Lance Armstrong is the most medically documented person on the planet. Aside from the whole "Brain/Testicular Cancer Thing" he has had to test repeatedly over his career for doping. When we say repeatedly, we mean one person, one blood supply, over 500 individually drawn blood tests. NOT ONE POSITIVE TEST.

Lance has proved over and over again through all kinds of doping tests that he never took EPO or steroids or any kind of illegal performing enhancing drug.

However, there is now a Federal Probe forming that will test Lance and subpoena records again...based on Floyd "I'm as ass" Landis babbling about refrigerators full of blood and the Postal Service Team of yesteryear being total complete dopers.

Here is what Lance had to say before today's stage:

"Like I said, as long as we have a legitimate and credible and fair investigation, we'll be happy to cooperate, but I'm not going to participate in any kind of witch hunt," the seven-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor said. "I've done too many good things for too many people."

Armstrong said stories are being leaked to the media as part of an "agenda" against him and questioned the need for a federal probe. "Would the American people feel like this is a good use of their tax dollars?" he said. "That's for them to decide."

"I don't think the government will build a case on Floyd Landis. His credibility left a long time ago."

"If you think that you have an athlete that's broken the rules - this is not baseball, this is not football ... we have a governing body to deal with that," he said. "I have had 500 (doping) controls in my day. USADA deals with that, the UCI deals with that. WADA deals with that. We have an agency to deal with that. I have no problem playing by those rules."

"As long as I live I will deny that (doping)," he said. "There is absolutely no way I forced people, encouraged people, told people, helped people, facilitated ... Absolutely not. 100 percent."

"I was a rider on the team, I was contracted with Tailwind Sports, I never had any dealings - ANY - with the Postal Service - zero," he said.

"I didn't own the company. I didn't have an equity stake. I didn't have a profit stake, I didn't have a seat on the board. I can't be any clearer than that."

Is Lance lying? Apparently, according to previous statements, he did own a small stake in Tailwind/Postal Team.

Is there a kernel of truth in Floyd Landis? On one hand, how could Lance have evaded the doping controls for so long if he did? On the other, where's there's smoke there's fire.

Tour Update: Alps Roundup

Young Andy Schelck (in white)takes the Maillot Jaune!

What a tour! Riders are falling flat and abandoning from injury in droves. We joked about Lance being able to stay on the bike but had no idea it would be a reality!

The bad luck plagued cycling super-star is OVER 15 minutes behind Mr. Yellow Jersey Schleck with absolutely no hope of a comeback. He had so much trouble in the mountains it's not even funny. He fell - actually, the entire Team Radioshack fell into a heap on Saturday and there ends his chances of winning. Lance "I'm a mountain machine" Armstrong doesn't exist anymore. He simply couldn't generate enough power to catch up.

Lance has said that he is going to enjoy the rest of the tour, the company, the scenery, the whole thing as it is his last ride to Paris as part of the Tour de France peloton.

What else happened in the Alps?

We'll we had a fist fight. It left Phil Ligget saying "I can't believe they didn't get disqualified." We're still not sure who was fighting but it was wild. They were literally on the road rolling around punching each other and had to be pulled off each other by teammates.

Robbie Mcgewen was taken out by a photographer who stepped in the middle of the road to take his picture. Mistake. Dude, if Robbie catches you, you're done. He'll kill you.

Cadel Evans. Ah, Cadel Evans - what a run you almost had. Until you broke your elbow Sunday and rode today with a broken arm and lost over 8 minutes. Phil Liggett is upset for you, we're sure.

Today, Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador paced each other out and rode to the top of the stage. Young Schleck, whose brother - the awesome Frank Schleck, who abandoned after a broke collar bone in stage 3- might need to rein himself in a bit. Here is what he said today "Now it's between Alberto and me. There is only one rider to focus on, it's Contador," the Saxo Bank rider told a news conference.

It evokes the old Armstong/Ulrich rivalry when NO ONE could catch up with those guys on the mountain. Way to go Alberto and Andy.

Standings: 7/13/2010
1 Andy Schleck (Luxembourg / Saxo Bank) 43h 35m 41s
2 Alberto Contador (Spain / Astana) +41"
3 Samuel Sanchez (Spain / Euskaltel) +2:45"
4 Denis Menchov (Russia / Rabobank) +2:58"
5 Jurgen Van den Broeck (Belgium/Omega Pharma - Lotto) +3:31"
6 Levi Leipheimer (U.S. / RadioShack) +3:59"
7 Robert Gesink (Netherlands / Rabobank) +4:22"
8 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne) +4:41"
9 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain / Katusha) +5:08"
10 Ivan Basso (Italy / Liquigas) +5:09"

Please note LEVI LEIPHEIIMER in 6th place and IVAN BASSO in the top ten!!

WORLD CUP: This guy loses!

EPIC FAIL!

You only need to see the first 3 seconds to see this guy get taken out by a security guard with a killer right hook! The best part - when 8 guys drag him off the field semi-unconscious!

WORLD CUP: SPAIN WINS!!!

After 30 days of great matches it's Spain that walks away with the coveted World Cup trophy.

The uneventful final was mind boggling for Dutch fans who watched the Orange Crush wander around the field chasing Spain for most of the match sans any of the crushing offense they had for all of the preceding matches of the entire tournament.

It was however, a very physical game with about 14 yellow cards and 1 red- the most ever given for a final game.


DIEGO FORLAN IS NAMED WORLD CUP's BEST PLAYER! He wins the FIFA Golden Ball. He had 5 goals and 3 assists. And we give his mother an unofficial "Golden Ovary". Way to go, Mrs. Forlan, you gave us a winner!

Diego's teammates celebrated by throwing him into the hotel swimming pool. Classic.

"It's as great as it is unexpected," Forlan said. "I never even imagined something like this, nor did I have my sights set on it. I'm enjoying it and I'm delighted but I'm very aware that it's the result of the spectacular tournament the team has had."

Spain's Goalkeeper Casillas was awarded the Golden Glove prize. He conceded just two goals. Wow.

AND NOT TO BE OUTDID: PAUL THE PSYCHIC OCTOPUS FINISHES WORLD CUP WITH A 100% ACCURACY RATE. The German Cephlapod was correct in every match he predicted. He is now the second most popular thing in Spain and is beloved around the world. His handlers are retiring him from the spotlight and want him to back to entertaining the children that visit the aquarium. Way to go, Paul! You've done wonders for your kind. We hope now that people can respect the intelligence of ALL creatures.

Leo Haines: Artiste Extraordinaire

This ADORABLE little boy, with severe disablities, is creating quite a stir in England. Leo Haines, all of five, is being compared to Jackson Pollack in his ability to create stunning abstract artworks.

The best part - he's using his talent to raise money for toys for a children's hospital in England.

What a cutie!

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Nikola Tesla

The great scientist and genius, Nikola Tesla, would have been 154 years old today.

Tesla invented practically everything we take for granted today in modern technological society and indeed had a plan to give free electricity to the entire world. We always liked him because he was the underdog and was totally ripped off. Edison, Marconi, Westinghouse, Morgan - they all took advantage and Tesla died a pauper. A fucking pauper. It's a travesty.

Here is directly from Wiki:

Nikola Tesla was an inventor, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer. He was an important contributor to the birth of commercial electricity, and is best known for his many revolutionary developments in the field of electromagnetism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Tesla's patents and theoretical work formed the basis of modern alternating current (AC) electric power systems, including the polyphase system of electrical distribution and the AC motor, which helped usher in the Second Industrial Revolution.

After his demonstration of wireless communication through radio in 1894 and after being the victor in the "War of Currents", he was widely respected as one of the greatest electrical engineers who worked in America. Much of his early work pioneered modern electrical engineering and many of his discoveries were of groundbreaking importance. During this period, in the United States, Tesla's fame rivaled that of any other inventor or scientist in history or popular culture.

The International System of Units unit measuring magnetic field B (also referred to as the magnetic flux density and magnetic induction), the tesla, was named in his honor (at the Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures, Paris, 1960), as well as the Tesla effect of wireless energy transfer to wireless powered electronic devices (which Tesla demonstrated on a low scale with incandescent light bulbs as early as 1893 and aspired to use for the intercontinental transmission of industrial power levels in his unfinished Wardenclyffe Tower project).

Aside from his work on electromagnetism and electromechanical engineering, Tesla contributed in varying degrees to the establishment of robotics, remote control, radar, and computer science, and to the expansion of ballistics, nuclear physics, and theoretical physics.

Electromechanical devices and principles developed by Nikola Tesla:

Various devices that use rotating magnetic fields (1882)
The Induction motor, rotary transformers, and "high" frequency alternators
The Tesla coil, his magnifying transmitter, and other means for increasing the intensity of electrical oscillations (including condenser discharge transformations and the Tesla oscillators)
Alternating current long-distance electrical transmission system(1888) and other methods and devices for power transmission
Systems for wireless communication (prior art for the invention of radio) and radio frequency oscillators
Robotics and the electronic logic gate
Electrotherapy Tesla currents
Wireless transfer of electricity and the Tesla effect
Tesla impedance phenonomena
Tesla electro-static field
Tesla principle
Bifilar coil
Telegeodynamics
Tesla insulation
Tesla impulses
Tesla frequencies
Tesla discharge
Forms of commutators and methods of regulating third brushes
Tesla turbines (eg., bladeless turbines) for water, steam and gas and the Tesla pumps
Tesla igniter
Corona discharge ozone generator
Tesla compressor
X-rays Tubes using the Bremsstrahlung process
Devices for ionized gases and "Hot Saint Elmo's Fire"
Devices for high field emission
Devices for charged particle beams
Phantom streaming devices
Arc light system
Methods for providing extremely low level of resistance to the passage of electrical current (predecessor to superconductivity)
Voltage multiplication circuitry
Devices for high voltage discharges
Devices for lightning protection
VTOL aircraft
Dynamic theory of gravity
Concepts for electric vehicles
Polyphase systems

Basically, everyday you wake up, you should thank God and then thank Nikola Tesla for making life so much fucking easier. He invented Electricity. And the Radio. And all of that other shit we listed, which we're sure means alot. All Hail, Tesla.

World Cup: Germany Takes Bronze

Germany wins 3rd place!!

It was heartbreak for Uruguay's Diego Forlan. He scored a BEAUT in the first few minutes of the second half but he missed THE CRUCIAL shot in the last minute of the game giving Germany a win 3-2. Never-Knew-Him-Before-Can't-Live-Without-Him-Now Forlan goes home a Hero. It was a great game.

Bye-Bye Diego. It was a great run.

World Cup Final is tomorrow: Spain vs Netherlands

PS: Paul the Psychic Cephlapod is Seven for Seven, having predicted Germany yesterday. He picks Spain for tomorrow.

Tour Update: The Alps are Here!

Today's Stage begins 4 days in the mountains of France. These are always the best stages of The Tour.

Schmengy Alert! That is, the people who have camped out on the mountain for three days prior to the Tour roll-through who are piss drunk on French wine! They are the best/worst thing about the tour and make the mountains come alive.

The Tour is in the Alps for the next few stages so tune in for some awesome scenery and great rides.

UFO CLOSES AIRPORT IN CHINA

The Xiaoshan Airport in Hangzhou was closed and dozens of flights diverted after a UFO was spotted.

From the news article:
"Some Chinese experts claimed that the strange sight was actually debris from a US intercontinental ballistic missile.
Chinese officials later said that they knew what the object had been but were unable to make it public because there was a 'military connection.' "

See for yourself. Here is a picture of it:


Is this what "debris from a US intercontinental ballistic missile" looks like? Seriously? The thing has windows or something! It looks like a submarine in the sky. Classic cigar-shaped UFO?

FREE!

Captain Peter Bethune deported this morning from Japan

He's FREE! Pete Bethune was expelled from Japan this morning and is on his way HOME after months of imprisonment in Tokyo.

Captain Watson is on record saying that Pete is welcome back to the Sea Shepherd's at any time and of course, his expulsion from the group was a planned strategy to make the Japanese Judges think that there was no way Pete was coming back to do more damage. Guess again, motherfuckers! (Although honestly, Pete's wife and kids might have something to say about that!)

This was taken off the Sea Shepherd website this morning:
"Sea Shepherd is proud of Captain Bethune’s achievements and satisfied with the results of this ridiculous trial that saw a man incarcerated for saving the lives of whales, yet ignored the crimes of a Japanese poacher who sank a ship and almost killed six conservationists.

Captain Bethune is free, and that is what matters. Sea Shepherd is free to return to the Southern Ocean again to defend the whales, and we intend to be even more effective next season than during our last highly effective season.

Captain Bethune is an inspiration in courage and dedication, and his efforts, his sacrifice, and his resolve will not be forgotten."

Sea Shepherd's spent close to 1/2 a Mill in legal support for him. Please think about contributing back to an organization that actually goes out and does something!

http://www.seashepherd.org/

Don't forget, in the wildest case of coincidence ever - Whale Wars 9pm tonight with the footage of the incident!

The Case of the Psychic Cephalopod

This is Paul predicting a Spanish win!

Have you heard of Paul the psychic octopus?

Paul is an octopus that lives in a German Aquarium. His keepers put two acrylic boxes in his tank with the team flags and he will literally pick one to sit on. The best part? He's 6 for 6 on World Cup predictions! Until yesterday he was the unsung hero of Germany...then...he predicted the Spanish win. Now he's getting death threats!

Some Germans are so angry they want him served up for sushi!

No worries - Let's hear it from his "keeper": "There are always people who want to eat our octopus but he is not shy and we are here to protect him as well. He will survive."

Octopi are extremely intelligent. They have both long-term and short-term memory. They demonstrate problem solving skills easily. They also learn quickly, using observation - leading scientists to think that they are not instinct based at all, but learn just like us. They are known to have broken into ship holds to "steal" crabs in the holding tanks. They also break out of their aquariums in search of other food in nearby tanks! They are the only invertebrate which has been conclusively shown to use tools. They see in color and and have a great sense of touch and are in general just totally awesome creatures.

Survivor!

Jennifer Saunders celebrating her birthday this week
and bravely showing off her "Chemo Do"

We just learned that Absolutely Fabulous actress Jennifer Saunders has been fighting breast cancer since October. After months of chemo and radiotherapy she has been given the ALL CLEAR! YOU GO GIRL!

WE LOVE JENNIFER! Her role as Edina Monsoon is one of the greatest in all of TV history. AbFab is the BEST Brit Com since Fawlty Towers.

In the U.K. alone about 125 women A DAY are diagnosed with breast cancer.

We're not sure about the U.S. but LADIES - STOP USING REGULAR DEODORANT. YOU ARE PUTTING ALUMINUM AND CHEMICALS DIRECTLY ONTO YOUR UNDERARM GLAND AND IT WILL ABSORB RIGHT INTO YOUR BREAST FROM THERE. IF YOU THINK YOU WOULD HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS ON THE NIGHTLY NEWS THINK AGAIN. THAT'S WHAT LOBBYISTS ARE FOR. TO KEEP THE TRUTH HIDDEN. DO YOU REALLY THINK JOHNSON AND JOHNSON IS GOING TO ANNOUNCE THEY'VE POISONED MILLIONS OF WOMEN? ALSO, ONLY 1/3 OF ALL RESEARCH DOLLARS ARE USED FOR WOMEN'S MEDICAL RESEARCH. "THEY" ARE MORE INTERESTED IN ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION THAN FIXING BREAST CANCER.

Jen Saunders and Joanne Lumley in the good old days as the Best Pair on TV - Eddie and Patsy

Happy ReBirthday Dalai

Happy 75th B'day to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Tenzin Gyatso is the 14th Dalai Lama, the reincarnation of compassion. He is also awesome in every way. The guy is loving, giving, compassionate, has a GREAT sense of humor and is fun to be around.

I was lucky enough to see the Dalai Lama in person years ago at a speaking event in Washington DC and although I didn't meet him or speak with him directly, his influence on people even being in the same room with him is astounding. The guy has presence. And a fully visible aura.

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2 Years - Suspended Sentence!

Sea Shepherd activist, Captain Pete Bethune, formerly of the speedship Ady Gil, received a suspended 2 year jail term in his sentencing today in Tokyo.

To the relief of his family Pete will be home in New Zealand shortly where he plans to spend at least 6 months working on a book and spending time with his family after the 5 months he spent in a Japanese prison.

The Sea Shepherd's Head Honcho and Founder, Paul Watson, is on the Interpol Most Wanted List for ordering Bethune to board the Japanese whaling ship where the incident took place.

Watson, who was live on Larry King last week says that while he is not hiding from Interpol he certainly isn't going to turn himself in for a show trial in Japan.

Whale Wars, the reality show that has documented the Shepherds for 3 years now airs Friday nights at 9 pm. Tune in THIS WEEK for the big Ady Gil incident and we can see for ourselves what happened.

Whaling in the protected waters of the arctic where they breed is abominable. The Arctic should be a preserved wildlife area. You should see the way the Fuckonese run the poor whales down - at tremendous speeds up to 20 knots! It's sickening.

The Omni Report supports the Sea Shepherds and their conservation spirit.

Congrats, Pete for making it out in one piece and trying to make a difference in the lives of the majestic, innocent and beautiful whales. You are a Hero.

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Tour Update 7/6/10: "It Was Like War"

A bloodied and banged-up Armstrong continues yesterdays Stage 2

This years weather conditions for the opening of the Tour have been awful at best, downright horrible at worst.

Let's hear it directly from Lance:

"You had people everywhere. It was surreal. When I got back on my bike ... I saw crash, after crash, after crash," Armstrong said, noting riders laid out on the ground. "It was like war. There was no way to stay on the bike. There was something on the road ... I was scared. I think everybody was scared."

If Lance Armstrong says he was actually scared of the road conditions, then it must've been really, really, really bad!!

Reports say at least 100 riders fell yesterday with over 23 injured. Taken to hospital were Tyler Farrar of the United States and Robbie McEwen of Australia.

Lance crashed and so did Levi Leipheimer, Andreas Kloden, Andy Schleck and Contador, among dozens!

Tour organizers actually considered cancelling the stage.

"Riding downhill was almost like ice skating," John Bruyneel, manager Team Radioshack, said. "Almost half of the peloton crashed today."

The spills wreaked havoc on organizers and riders alike.

Between Schleck, under an escort from his older brother and teammate Frank, and Chavanel's group at the front, the pack was confused on how to respond in a sporting and competitive way.

"There was a group up the road; we didn't know what to do," Armstrong said. "The Schlecks were behind, some other guys were behind. It was sort of a conflict about what to do then."

Cancellara, who as race leader can act as spokesman for the pack, asked Tour organizers not to award points for a final sprint out of respect for the fallen riders. Tour organizers called it a show of good sportsmanship. That request, made with 1.2 miles left, was honored by the race jury.

Another exciting start to The Tour! With so many injuries and we haven't hit the mountains or the cobblestones yet! We'll have to see what comes next...

R.I.P: Bob Probert

Probert practically killing someone on the ice

This is sudden and tragic!

NHL Enforcer, On Ice Bad Guy and Cokehead Bob Probert died of a sudden heart attack while boating with his family yesterday. How horrific for his poor wife and kids to have to see and deal with it while in the boat with him unable to help. Sad!

No one could fight like Probert. Pound for pound this guy gave and took more blood on the ice than anybody ever in hockey. By the way, he took WAY more than he gave. Probert never gave up a fight. He always, always, always had to be pulled off.

He was also a great hockey player. In the 87-88 season he over 60 points with 29 goals! IN ONE SEASON. Great stats for a goon!

These clips are from the Glory Days of Hockey, when the entire
game would shut down so two grown men could beat the shit out
of each other.



Probert vs. Craig "The Chief" Berube. Total Classics.
And it has, MOTORHEAD!

Wimbledon #2 For Rafa

John McEnroe calls him an "animal" says Rafa's next step could be a Grand Slam!

We know he's an animal John - that's why we call him El Diablo Toro!

The Tour is Coming! The Tour is Coming!

Col de Tourmalet - Bring on the schmenges!

O HAPPY DAY! Our favorite time of year is here again as we get ready for 3 grueling weeks of The Tour De France!!

Lance Armstrong is riding for the last time this year as Captain for Team Radioshack.

Team Radioshack includes all-star fave Levi Leipheimer,all-star Andreas Kloden, one of our faves, young Yaroslav Popovych and 21 others.

This year we have two of our favorite things back in the tour:
1) IVAN BASSO!!!
2) The best mountain in all the Pyrenees!! Col du Tourmalet!! Twice this year! We are absolutly on the edge of our seats already.

Cadel Evan, Denis Menchov, Carlos Sastre, Andy Schleck are all back and of course Alberto Contador. Look out for the Armstrong/Contador thing. It's going to get ugly this year.

It all starts July 3rd!

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