Meaning Shin-Soo Choo and all his teammates should now be exempt from their mandatory military service. But who will play Choo in the movie?
Korea wins Asian Games
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Ham smash ’em up
Josh passes along a link to a sandwich-themed cartoon from Buttersafe, which, as he points out, “sort of anticipates the KFC Double Down.”
Choo on the cusp
Shin-Soo Choo and his South Korean teammates are one win away from winning Gold at the Asian Games, which would exempt them from their nation’s mandatory military service requirement.
Anti-matter update
Both Josh and Scott pointed out this breaking news update on anti-matter. For the first time ever, scientists have figured out how to trap it long enough to study it, which is exciting. The next step is to shoot lasers at it, obviously. For all I know, there’s some sensible reason to try that out, but I think being a scientist means never having to explain why you want to shoot lasers at stuff.
The funniest thing you’ll hear all day
Click through to read Derek Phillips’ writeup of his time as a KFC fry-cook, and to listen to the ridiculously silly hip-hop record KFC distributed to employees to help them learn how to prepare Chicken Littles, their answer to the McNugget. Via Boing Boing.
A much better profile of John Dillinger than that movie Public Enemies
Did anyone see that movie? It came on HBO not too long ago and I couldn’t get through a half hour of it. Just brutal. Anyway, here’s a lot of good research on Dillinger’s history as a baseball player from the Captain’s Log, via The Yankee U and the inimitable James Kannengieser.
Matt Bonner eats 700 sandwiches a year
At least according to his own conservative estimate. That’s so many sandwiches. What a stud. Hat tip to David Roth for the link.
The 50 greatest trick plays in football history
A good and entertaining compilation, but I’ve got to quibble with some of the choices. A desperation play like the one that takes Complex’s No. 1 here isn’t really a trick play, is it? They’re just lateraling the ball endlessly because it’s the only way to keep their hopes alive.
The rise of the Dougie
Call me ignorant, but before I read this Wall Street Journal article I had no idea that the Dougie was inspired by and named for Doug E. Fresh. EASTER EGG: Bieber.
Crocodile attacks elephant
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