Spurs vs Mavs: Showdown in San Antonio

With back to back losses in the New Year, Spurs fans have a good reason to worry about the Dallas Mavericks, tonight. Dallas is coming into San Antonio with momentum and a grudge.
The momentum comes off their Texas sized 12-game winning streak, and the grudge comes from Coach Avery Johnson, (Formerly the Co-Captain of the San Antonio Spurs, under David Robinson).
Mavs owner Mark Cuban has worked his hardest over the last few seasons to create the “I-35 Rivalry”, and so, when Dallas comes into town, Spurs Fans always take notice. This time, however, there’s a sense of trepidation and concern.
The stats from Spurs.com tell it all:

“In the last 10 meetings between San Antonio (23-10) and Dallas (25-7), the Mavericks have averaged 92.8 points, while the Spurs have averaged 91.6.”

And it seems that some fans are already demoralized:
“The Spurs,” said one of my sources, “are going to lose tonight. My money is on Dallas.” Sadly, though, it does represent the general mood here in San Antonio about tonight’s game.
“The Spurs start strong early in the season, but about this time of year, they slack off. It goes on that way until after the All-Star Game,” said another. “They’ll pick it up in March.”

Still, many fans are sure that the numbers are actually working against Dallas. With 12 consecutive wins the odds are against them. They’re due a loss, and why not at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs. Two losses in a row is not that large a setback, if they can come back tonight and cash in on the odds.
With about an hour before game time, I still think that the Silver and Black can pull it off, if they can contain Dirk Nowitzki and keep the Mav offense off their toes in the paint.

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Don't pass me that ketchup bottle.

This sad but apparently true article seems like the stuff of urban legends. What can we say about this incident? Not a whole lot really... we all went to school with someone that was just like this kid. Maybe when they arrest him they can also charge him with a sex crime. That way he will not be allowed to be within 500 feet of a school?

You might ask yourself how he would finish school but, the point is exactly that. Maybe he shouldn’t finish so that he can wander around in life knowing that if he had not done that disgusting act while he had a full life ahead of him things would be ok.

I think he deserves the Idiot of the Week award. Then again he might be on some future sluts to do list at this point. Maybe he has a future in pornography. Only time can tell the tale.

Next time put a condom on before you jerk off into the condiment bottle.
Until next time my fellow freaks.

I ran across this article over on the Daily Mail Online. I wasn't familiar with Nick Pope or his work with the Ministry of Defense over in the U.K. but I found an audio interview with him here.

A few unnerving quotes from the artcile:

"If you believe these things are extra terrestrial craft then you cannot rule out that what is happening is some kind of covert reconnaissance."

"The consequences of getting this one wrong could be huge," he said."

"And while Mr Pope says that there is no evidence of hostile intent, he insists it cannot be ruled out. "

"There has got to be the potential for that and one is left with the uneasy feeling that if it turned out to be so, there is very little we could do about it," he said. "

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Saddam Gets Death!

He's Guilty! The judge has ordered that the former dictator be hanged from the neck until dead. The trial, which has lasted the better part of a year, and has been filled with drama, death, murder, and tears, ended with three death senteces, (Saddam, Barzan Ibrahim, and Awad Hamed al-Bandar) three lengthy prison sentences, and one aquital.
Now the death sentences go through an automatic appeals process, which could take anotehr six weeks or more. When all is said and done, it could be spring before the sentence is carried out.

As I am so fond of saying: Fiat iustitia et pereat mundus!