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Superbowl Halftime Show..Who Ya Got?
It was announced this weekend that Bruno Mars will perform at halftime of this years Superbowl. I think it goes without saying that this is a great pick. Mr. Mars is talented, handsome, and his voice literally makes us want to cry. He also happened to pass the most important hurdle of all: the SNL hosting test.
While we love the choice, it got us thinking: who would be our ideal performer for a Superbowl halftime show? We drank some beers, exchanged some ideas, and came up with our favorite
Freddie Mercury
The ONLY thing that stops Freddie Mercury and the rest of Queen from headlining every major event in America is the fact the Freddie died in 1991. Voice like an angel? Check. Dance moves that could make you tremble? Check. The body of a god and mustache to match? Check and check. Here is how this halftime show would go. Lights go out. 10 seconds go by and a single beam of light is pointed to the stage. Highlighted in it is Freddy Mercury sitting at a piano. Bohemian Rhapsody starts the performance with Freddie killing it at piano. The show then moves into ‘I want to Break Free’ and wraps with ‘Somebody to Love’. A simple 3 song set that will have the audience begging for more.
-MattyV
George Michael
In my eyes, George Michael is the singer of our generation. Faith. Freedom. Father Figure. It seems as if every classic song that starts with an F has been sung by Mr. Michael. Did he possibly blow an undercover cop in a public restroom? Yes. But as a democratic nation I’d hope we could look past this act and let his flex those golden pipes. Back to the halftime show. The stage is empty, but you hear George’s voice in the background softly singing the word “faith”. It gets louder and louder until he finally hits the stage, accompanied by a slew of instruments. Next up is freedom, followed by closing the performance with Careless Whisper. Game. George Michael. Match.
– Ryan
I’m Probably Going To Pass On Rice Products For Awhile
“The FDA tested 1,300 samples of rice and rice products after Consumer Reports found arsenic in more than 60 popular foods like Rice Krispies cereal.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that after testing 1,300 samples of rice and rice products, it has determined that the amount of detectable arsenic is too low to cause immediate or short-term negative health effects.
The agency said its next step will be to use new tools that provide greater specificity about different types of arsenic present in foods, to analyze the effect of long-term exposure to low levels of arsenic in rice.
The agency’s review comes after Consumer Reports in 2012 urged the government to limit arsenic in rice after tests of more than 60 popular products — from Kellogg’s Rice Krispies to Gerber infant cereal — showed most contained some level of inorganic arsenic, a known human carcinogen.
The consumer watchdog group said some varieties of brown rice — including brands sold by Whole Foods Markets Inc and Wal-Mart Stores Inc — contained particularly significant levels of inorganic arsenic.
The FDA said on Friday that the samples it tested came from various types of rice grains, including white, jasmine and basmati. They also included samples from rice products including infant cereals, pasta, grain-based bars, cookies, pastries and drinks such as beer, rice wine and rice water.”
One question: who is making these decisions? I don’t want an agency or a company. I need names. Who says we can have a little arsenic? And where do we draw the line? Oh it was .5% not .4. You’re dead. I’m not a scholar but I know arsenic is bad. Anything that I equate with poison I usually try and avoid ingesting. “The amount of detectable arsenic is too low to cause immediate or short-term negative health effects.” So I can eat all the Rice Krispy Treats I want, but in 10 years there is a slight chance that my lungs pop and I die. I like Rice Krispy Treats. A lot. But I don’t know if I’m willing to die over them. Let’s just take the rice off supermarket shelves and call it a day.
– Ryan
Matt’s Follow Friday – Fantasy Football Edition
Broncos TE Julius Thomas looks like one up-and-coming AFC West TE. SD’s LaDarius Green looks like another.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 6, 2013
Joe Flacco didn't have a good game last night and he still scored 19 fantasy points. It's Christmas for QBs in the NFL these days.
— Michael Fabiano (@Michael_Fabiano) September 6, 2013
Week1 ranks have been updated http://t.co/6NDFbx9Jk1
— Matthew Berry (@MatthewBerryTMR) September 6, 2013
David Mangum Has Been Busy Lately
KANSAS CITY — A Missouri man was arraigned Thursday on charges that he recklessly infected a sexual partner with the virus that causes AIDS, and a prosecutor said he potentially could have infected 300 more people in two states.
David Mangum, 37, faces a felony charge in Stoddard County Circuit Court in southeastern Missouri accusing him of exposing a 29-year-old man to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes a life-threatening failure of the immune system commonly known as AIDS, according to court documents.
As well, Mangum admitted to having unprotected sex with more than 300 partners in Missouri and Texas since learning he was HIV positive in 2003, some of whom he had met through ads on the Craigslist Internet site, the court documents said.
“This situation is a serious public health concern,” Russell Oliver, Stoddard County prosecuting attorney, said in a statement. “There are potentially 300 or more unknown victims that have been unknowingly exposed to HIV in this region. If any of those 300 individuals contracted the virus, all sexual partners of those victims have potentially been exposed.”
Mangum, who worked in a grocery store in Dexter, Missouri, was arrested after his former partner learned in July that he was HIV positive. The man told police that Mangum had lied about having the virus.
Dexter Police Detective Cory Mills said Mangum told him he hid his HIV status from sexual partners because he feared they would reject him.
Mangum was assigned a public defender and his bail was set $250,000.
So a grocery store worker that looks like this:
Has had sex with 300 people in the last 10 years. 300 is a lot right? Almost seems like an astronomical number to me. Am I doing something wrong? Graduate college, get a respectable job. Apparently I need to let myself go and work at a grocery store. That’s where the actions is. I mean what’re the odds someone who looks like that will have sex with that many people? 0.2%? And of course he just so happens to be HIV positive. Having sex with people when you knowingly have HIV is a pretty horrible thing to do. Wrap it up man. You obviously have this magnetic charm that allows you to have sex with 300 people. Gift and a curse I suppose.
– Ryan
Paula Patton Needs To Kick Some Ass
(Source) “Robin Thicke and Paula Patton stepped out on Wednesday night, where they got hot and heavy – with a few lip locks on the red carpet.
The couple, who have been married for eight years, stepped out at the Treats! Magazine cover party where he sang “Blurred Lines at No. 8 in New York City, amid claims that the “Blurred Lines” singer made out with New York socialite Lana Scolaro following the MTV VMAs.
A photo of Robin groping Lana’s backside was posted on her reported Instagram following the VMAs.
Paula’s rep previously released a statement to Access about Lana’s claims.
“It’s just a girl looking for some attention. Paula and Robin”
As well all know, this photo of Robin Thicke surfaced a few weeks ago, marking the first time a celebrity has ever been caught cheating on his wife:
Aggressive ass grab. You and I both know Robin Thicke took this girl to pound town later that night. That’s what happens when you have nice hair and a really nice voice. This was Robin Thicke and his wife Paula Patton earlier this week:
PDA’ing like some type of animal. Over the top “he’s all mine, we’re good” performance on the red carpet. I understand she has to put on a front, they have a baby together blah blah blah. Fuck that. Robin Thicke’s a bum, or as he’s referred to around my apartment complex, the poor man’s George Michael. Anyone can sing a soulless song like Blurred Lines. Come up with something that has the heart and soul of Father Figure or Freedom then come talk to me. You know Paula really banged Denzel in 2 Guns right? He’s definitely got a bigger dick than you. I digress. Point is, Paula Patton is too good for this guy. She needs a real man, and I just so happen to know someone who’s recently single…
Clooney. Game. Set. Match.
– Ryan
P.S. Alan Thicke must be rolling over in his grave.
Who Does It Better? Kenan or Schefty?
Did adam Schefter just kill Ray Ray’s entrance?
[Click the pics if the animation isn’t working]
For the full video of Shefty look below
-MattyV
Is Your Favorite Football Team Making YOU Fat?
NFL fans hoping to keep slim and watch their figure might want to choose their loyalties carefully, because a recent study proclaims losing teams are making their fans fat.
Thanks, Browns.
The Chicago Tribune (h/t For the Win) spoke with Professor Pierre Chandon of theINSEAD business school on his recent study with doctoral student Yann Cornil that was published in the Psychological Science journal.
You may have heard of the freshman 15, which is the weight packed during a student’s first year in college. Well, Chandon would like you to meet the football 15.
Unfortunately, Chandon doesn’t quantify how much weight a fan might gain by following a losing team, merely that there is a very real propensity to eat horribly following losses during the season.
One day after a defeat, Americans eat 16 percent more saturated fat, and 10 percent more calories. But on the day after a victory of their favorite team, then it’s the opposite. They eat more healthily. They eat 9 percent less saturated fat, and 5 percent fewer calories. There was no effect in cities without a team or with a team that didn’t play.
When your team wins that big Sunday Night Football game, there is a skip in your step and a smile on your face. Sure, I’ll have a chicken salad for lunch!
Or so the theory goes.
When your team drops another game and the season inches toward the dumps, you drag your feet into work as a storm cloud hovers above your head. Looks like it’s a bacon double cheeseburger for lunch and chili fires. It’s not like any of this matters anyway. ~Bleacher Report
This literally explains EVERYTHING! Lets set the clocks back 12 years, The Buccaneers were in their prime and dominating the NFL. In 2002 they won a Superbowl, and I was in the best shape of my life*. It was the greatest NFL years of my life (thus far). Then what happens? The Bucs trade Sapp and Lynch, a few years later they RELEASE Derrick Brooks, Mike Alstott retires, and I fall into a deep football depression. What came along with that? Slowly getting out of shape. I totally get what this study is saying. When the Bucs win I feel like I could sprint a quarter-mile, when they loose, I feel like I could eat a Quarter-pounder. Now, don’t get me wrong, I am not in the worst shape i’ve ever been in (The year Alstott retired was the worst) but for sure not the best. I feel a good season coming on for the Bucs and myself. I signed up at the gym and the Bucs signed Revis. (Coincidence? I don’t believe in such things) Who knows, by seasons end I could be dunking a basketball. (COULD)
-MattyV
* When i say “best shape of my life” I mean that I could walk up and down stairs without sweating and getting out of breath.
PS- I think fantasy football plays a huge roll in mental health. Which also explains a lot.
PSS- This past weekend I went up to beautiful Standish Maine. While there I did a little swimming and dock climbing. Here is a pic of me after up on the dock twice, and in my defense it was pretty tall**
**6 feet max
