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Rep. Bennie Thompson Loves Him Some NASCAR

By oddSeth ⋅ October 13, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Mississippi congressman Bennie Thompson (also the Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security) recently learned that some of his congressional aides who like watching cars go fast had been at the NASCAR race at Talladega Speedway, and planned to also attend this week’s race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. What was ol’ Bennie’s reaction to […]

Introducing Our New Favorite Female Tennis Player: Bethanie Mattek

By oddSeth ⋅ September 5, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

(Insert gratuitous verbiage here, to justify inclusion of below photos.)

Neifi Perez Loves Him Some Speed

By oddSeth ⋅ August 3, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Detroit Tigers’ shortstop Neifi Perez has once again tested positive for a banned stimulant, as he’s set to be suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball for his third failed test. Perez was coming down from a suspension of 25 games that started on July 6 for amphetamines, a sentence that was to end on […]

Michael Strahan Has Mad Negotiating Skillz

By oddSeth ⋅ August 2, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Wonder of all wonders, John Mara and the NY Giants don’t seem to be caving in to Strahan’s threats of retirement, and are apprently in no rush to re-work his contract and pay him more money.
Gee, Mike, that’s a shocker. You went through a high-profile divorce that ended in the whole world knowing you were […]

Michael Vick is Putting the Cock in Cockfighting

By oddSeth ⋅ April 26, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Word on the street is that Michael Vick is currently under investigation by police in Virginia for running illegal cockfights and dogfights out of an abandoned house, which has allegedly been going on for years.
I’m going to go out on a limb here and, wonder of wonders, congratulate Mr. Vick. I mean, seriously, well done, […]

Who’s Your Daddy, Elsie McLean!

By oddSeth ⋅ April 8, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

It takes a lot to get me to post about golf, but a 102 year old woman smacking in a hole in one will usually do the trick. I mean, Jebus, it’s a feat in and of itself to just hit the century mark, much less knock a golf ball into a tiny hole one […]

Astronaut Suni Williams to Run Boston Marathon From Space

By oddSeth ⋅ March 30, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Astronaut Suni Williams is registered for next month’s Boston Marathon but unfortunately even though she’ll still be be stuck on the international space station when the other marathoners crazy running people not being chased by bears line up for the race. So she’s going to run it from space on a treadmill, and the Boston […]

LeBron James’ New House is Cooler Than Yours

By oddSeth ⋅ March 29, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

I don’t think any billionaires are regular oddsnark readers so I think I’m safe with that bold, sweeping statement, as far as the new 35,000 sq. ft. house that LeBron James is currently having built.
LeBron James’ 35,440-square-foot house under construction in nearby Bath Township is shaping up as a castle fit for a king — […]

Scott Wiese, You Sir Are No Peyton Manning (But You Could Have been DeDe Dorsey)

By oddSeth ⋅ March 28, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Macon County Judge Katherine McCarthy ruled this week that Bears fan Scott Wiese can’t legally call himself Peyton Manning, claiming that it might cause confusion and infringe on the privacy of the Indianapolis Colts quarterback.
Before the Super Bowl (where the Bears were thumped soundly by the Colts) Wiese apparently signed a pledge in front of […]

Ugueth Urbina Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

By oddSeth ⋅ March 28, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

What’s the moral of this story, kids in the audience?
1) Attacking anyone with a machete isn’t a very good idea, nor is it very nice.
2) If you do attack someone with a machete, try to come up with a better legal defense than “Yo, I was asleep.”

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