Yesterday I was having a monster shitty day—ya know, like really, really bad. Two and a Half Men bad. Bad like the kind of day Tiger’s been having ever since we all found out that he’s been sinkin’ some unholy holes-in-one. A day that’s as shitty at being a day…
The ‘Boys travel to the city sometimes visited by George W. Bush on Sunday evening. A final “fact” about the politically incorrect…Every year, Redskins owner Dan Snyder cheers for the Grinch to keep all the who hash and roast beast and “make Cindy Lou Who starve to death.”**Source: None–he just…
The ‘Boys travel to the town Marion Barry built on Sunday evening. Another “fact” about the interns…As a toddler, Redskins defensive end Andre Carter wandered away from his family’s farmhouse and was lost for several years. Raised by cows, he still chews a cud and responds to “prodding.”**Source: We’re almost…
The ‘Boys travel to the den of evil on Sunday evening. A “fact” about the feathered set…Redskins flanker Santana Moss has never been weaned.**Source: Someone who overhead a woman he thought was Moss’ mother speaking about sagging…
Yes, we’re really giving prizes this time.For the quality and–more importantly–quantity of comments that made their way into the non-winners list this year, the following readers have earned some top-notch (the phrase is relative) prizes. We have a collection of cookbooks published this year, as well as a few other…
This is our final working Friday of the year. The decade, too, I guess.Yep–taking the 25th and 1st off. The 24th and 31st, too. We’re gonna lounge around at home, drink quite a bit and pass out on that futon we hope to buy at Target if we managed to…
The ‘Boys travel to the Mighty Mississip on Saturday night. Next week we take another look at Washington. For today, a final “fact” about Leveetown and it’s team…Because he is allergic to nutria, Saints running back Reggie Bush dines on faux nutria at team meals. Although it’s smaller and less…
The ‘Boys travel to the bayou on Saturday night. Another “fact” about the Dolphin wannabes…Saints offensive lineman Jon Stinchcomb consumes up to 30,000 calories per day. As a result, his man-boobs are so spectacular he has 48 pounds of Mardi Gras beads in his collection–from last year alone.**Source: A krewe…
A friend tells me that when she dined at Samar, the waiter was forced to reach around and serve wine from the wrong side—an act for which he apologized in advance. For those who aren’t quite sure what I’m talking about, in formal settings waitstaff are supposed to approach each…
When I visited Pizza by Marco (serving Dallas since 1956, much like the Granny Hooker who almost ran me over trying to park in front of Celebrity Bakery next door. “My word! Is that Soupy Sales? I love Celeb Bakery ’cause ahm ollllld! And hookery!”), I was excited to find…
The ‘Boys travel to the French Quarter’s suburbs on Saturday night. Another “fact” about the “who dat” town…While preparing the frying pan after a successful day of fishing in Katrina’s floodwaters, George W. Bush cut open a fish and found old rings inscribed “Most Valuable Saint.”**Source: An internal memo from…
The ‘Boys visit the Big Ugly on Saturday night. Another “fact” about the city of Jazz–which moved to Utah…Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey woke up with his tattoo after a wild night involving one Hurricane at Pat O’Brien’s.**Source: A drinking buddy who also has an armful of ink assures us…
The semi-daunted ‘Boys head to the town that France built on Saturday night. A “fact” about the ‘Aints:It was only when he made the soup for a team pot luck dinner that Saints quarterback Drew Brees learned ‘gumbo’ is not made with Dubble Bubble.**Source: A national tabloid ran this as…
Not a bad week, comment-wise–especially considering how everyone is pretty much huddled up in their cubicles this time of year trying to clear things before the holidays…right?It helped that newswriter (and alcohol lightweight) Kimberly Thorpe decided to seek tolerance-building advice so she wouldn’t slur in front of the big boss…
The ‘Boys host Northern Mexico’s NFL franchise on Sunday. Next week, it’s off to the Big Ugly. For now, one final “fact” about the pretty boys from border…As a boy, Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers was traumatized by the final scene in Ghostbusters. He is so frightened of marshmallows he spent…
The ‘Boys host a team whose greatest former star was nicknamed “Bambi” on Sunday. Another “fact” about the club that can’t decide on the right shade of blue…Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson credits his sure grip on the ball to intensive training as a teenager. Even now he spends several…
“Where do you want to sit?” the waitress asks as I step inside Urban Crust. It hardly matters, so I shrug in response. The waitress—her name was Lauren, according to my receipt—looks over the space, a long, narrow room cluttered with tables and booths, bounded by rough brick walls, with…
Drive down Henderson Avenue past the newfangled, valet-only “establishments” named after flowers whose froufrou names you can only pronounce correctly if you whisper them (“No, it’s Hibiscus. There’s a silent raised eyebrow.”), and somewhere near Ross Avenue you’ll find a cute little brick building with cute little bars on the…
The ‘Boys host those pushovers from SoCal on Sunday. Another “fact” about the land of vegetarians…Before joining the Chargers, running back Darren Sproles played the role of “Sprout” in Jolly Green Giant commercials.**Source: Some publication–most likely AdWeekly, Advertising Age or Mad Libs…
The ‘Boys host Philip Rivers and whoever else in on the Chargers Sunday. Another “fact” about socialism…Several superstitious members of the Chargers must have special pre-game meals. For example, Antonio Gates eats an entire container of Play-Doh before every game–and has done so since he was in Pop Warner.**Source: A…
The ‘Boys host those baby blue bolts on Sunday. A “fact” about this country’s gateway to immigration…Although they claim to be part of the ‘land of fruit and nuts,’ the city of San Diego is actually the land of jellyfish and seagulls–local favorites that have not been popular as export…
I may have mentioned a month or so back that we had finally come up with a scheme to give out prizes.Good ones, too: I have Jon Bonnell’s Fine Texas Cuisine, The Field Guide to Candy, Chili Madness, Cooking Dirty (has nothing to do with Blythe Beck) and other food-related…
