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Bloggers. Wrestling Enthusiasts. Beer drinkers. Movie Quoters. We have our cake and eat it too. Ryan Fogarty and Matt Vieira are The Average Nobodies.
Jonny Gomes & Shane Victorino Were Predictably Awesome on Conan
I can’t get enough of this team. Classy, funny, entertaining. Now they’re on the post world series media tour so we should get some quality sound bites. I also need a pair of those boots Gomes wears more than I need air to breathe.
– Ryan
Blockbuster is the Most Resilient Company in the History of the World
“ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Nov 06, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) — –Franchised and licensed stores in the U.S. and abroad to remain open for business
DISH NetworkCorporation today announced that its subsidiary, Blockbuster L.L.C., will end its retail and by mail DVD distribution operations by early-January 2014. The company will close its approximately 300 remaining U.S.-based retail stores, as well as its distribution centers.
“This is not an easy decision, yet consumer demand is clearly moving to digital distribution of video entertainment,” said Joseph P. Clayton, DISH president and chief executive officer. “Despite our closing of the physical distribution elements of the business, we continue to see value in the Blockbuster brand, and we expect to leverage that brand as we continue to expand our digital offerings.”
The Blockbuster By Mail service will end mid-December and will serve existing customers until that time.
Over the past 18 months, Blockbuster has divested itself of assets in the United States, as well international assets, including operations in the United Kingdom and Scandinavia. DISH will continue to support Blockbuster’s domestic and international franchise operations, relationships and agreements.”
I had a cat once. His name was Rascal (affectionately known as Manny by his closest friends), and he was a great cat in his prime. Fun to be around, energetic; he even used to run around outside and catch mice and birds out of thin air. As Rascal got older, he mellowed out. He was still a good cat, but it was clear his golden cat years were behind him. As he got into his mid to late teen years, Rascal got various ailments, including a kidney diesease that caused him to go partially blind. One day we took him to the vet, and they prescribed him kidney medication which miraculously cured his blindness. Rascall eventually passed, but he waa the most resilient cat I’ve ever been around.
Blockbuster is Rascal the cat. I could’ve swore they closed down every store 10 years ago. Apparently they had a Blockbuster by mail service? Who the hell knew. Nothing like sending out a few advertisements letting people know. I hope this is the final nail in the coffin, just like Rascals kidney disease and subsequent blindness. You never want to see something that was once so great have to live a life on it’s knees. It’s like watching Jordan play for the Wizards. Let’s hope Blockbuster goes out gracefully.
– Ryan
Farewell Houston Astrodome, Home of the Greatest Wrestlemania in History
(Source) “HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astrodome was a technological marvel when it opened in 1965. Dubbed the “Eighth Wonder of the World,” it was the first domed and air-conditioned stadium and became Houston’s defining landmark, a symbol of the city’s can-do spirit.
But eventually, bigger and sleeker stadiums took its place, leaving the iconic structure that once hosted both professional baseball and football games empty and dilapidated, its future in limbo.
After Texas voters on Tuesday rejected a referendum that would have authorized up to $217 million in bonds to turn the Astrodome into a giant convention and event center, the stadium is likely to be demolished.
“We can’t allow the once-proud Astrodome to sit like a rusting ship in the middle of a parking lot. This was the best effort (to revamp the stadium), and voters have turned it down,” Harris County Judge Ed Emmett said. Fifty-three percent voted against the referendum.
Emmett said a final decision on what happens to the Astrodome will be up to the commissioners court, the group of local officials who manage the county. But he said the stadium’s future was pretty much sealed with the referendum’s failure. He said a decision would have to be made quickly but didn’t say exactly when that would happen.”
The Houston Astrodome was home to many events over the past 48 years, but nothing compares to the event it held on April Fools Day, 2001. That was the night the Astrodome hosted Wrestlemania XVII, the greatest Wrestlemania of all time. WWE was in it’s heyday; the roster was stacked, and everyone who competed that night had one goal in mind: to steal the show.
Check out this ridiculous card:
Shane McMahon vs. Vince McMahon in a street fight, with Mick Foley as the special guest referee.
Hardys vs. Dudleyz vs. Edge & Christian in a TLC match for the tag team titles.
Undertaker vs HHH.
The main event: Stone Cold vs. The Rock for the WWE Championship.
You could live three lifetimes and never see a wrestling card with that much star power. If you get a chance, watch some of those matches. Every single one delivers in a big way.
Thanks for the memories Astrodome, and thanks for the greatest Wrestlemania of all time.
– Ryan
P.S. It also gave us the greatest wrestling promo of all time.
23-year-old Detroit Lions Fan Wins 8.4 Million at World Series of Poker
Nothing is a kick in the balls like waking up at 6am to a notification on your phone saying that a kid one year younger than you just won 8.4 million dollars….PLAYING POKER. Here I am, the fool, working hard everyday for my money, and this kids wheeling and dealing on the biggest poker tour in the world. I am doing something seriously wrong. Maybe I’ll gather up my life savings and buy a seat in the tournament next year. I’m awful at poker, so I wouldn’t make it past the first table, but i’ll throw my hat in the thing. If there were a “World Series of Go Fish” tournament, I would be all over that shit. Go fish, MOFO! Making pairs like its my fucking job!
-MattyV
Versatile Blogger Award – Thanks For Your Support!
Medium work and perseverance do pay off. Our friend Erin at Hodgepodge Pilot’s Wife has nominated us for the versatile blogger award. Thanks to Erin and all our followers and readers for your support! This is only the beginning.
Seven average facts about the Nobodies:
1. We’re wrestling enthusiasts.
2. We can, and do quote movies as a serious hobby. If you give us a movie and we can’t come up with a quote, we’ll drink a beer. Which brings us to our third fact.
3. We love beer. Lite beer, heavy beer, craft beer, homemade beer. If it’s got hops, we’ll drink it.
4. Ryan couldn’t ride a bike until he was 20 years old.
5. Ryan thought the lyrics were “go, go Jason waterfalls” to TLC’s “Waterfalls” for a long, long time. Still not sure what the real lyrics are.
6. Matt sings uncomfortably loud in the car.
7. Matt is a black belt in karate. (pronounced cah-rah-tay)
Here are 15 blogs we follow who we feel should also be nominated for the versatile blogger award. Make sure to check them out, you’ll be glad you did.
Oregon Football Coach Fired For Planning Awards Dinner at Hooters
(Source) “An Oregon middle school football coach has been fired after he planned an end-of-season team party for his 12-to-14-year-old players at Hooters and dogmatically refused to change the location, insisting ‘it’s not a strip club.’
Coach Randy Burbach, from Corbett Middle School, organized the awards night at Jantzen Beach Hooters in the Portland area, but the choice of location quickly sparked outrage in the community.
The Hooters brand is known for waitresses in skimpy uniforms, and the Facebook page for the Jantzen Beach restaurant is plastered with big-breasted, bikini-clad women.”
I have a problem with this story. Do you automatically become dumber as soon as you become a parent, because it seems like the people of Oregon forgot what year we live in. It’s 2013. If Hooters is near the top of your list of things you don’t want your 12-14 year old son to experience then you need a giant reality check. Watch any show on cable TV after 8 oclock and you’ll see women exposing more skin than a Hooters waitress. Play Grand Theft Auto and beat up some prostitutes for fun. I’d say that’s a tad worse than staring at some boobs while eating chicken wings. Our entire society is inappropriate. Between the morbidity of the news and the freedom of the internet, teenage kids have unlimited opportunities to experience things they probably shouldn’t be experiencing. Staring at a waitresses hooters should be the least our worries. Randy Burbach shouldn’t have been fired; he should be celebrated. These kids deserve to eat chicken wings, drink soda and bask in the glory of the almighty Hooter’s waitresses.
– Ryan
Best Sports Illustrated Cover of All Time?
Big Papi with the Boston bombings first responders? You’re damn right it is. Sorry Kate, this even beats out your swimsuit covers.
-MattyV
PS- Worst SI Cover?
