Sunday, August 15, 2004

WTBT Volume One

We're taking bets that....

* the New England Patriots will definitely challenge for the Super Bowl this year.
* it is sad that Lindsay Lohan is dating Fez.
* UML Hockey may have its best chance at making the NCAA's since 1995.
* the only reason Charley kicked ass in Florida was because the weathermen gave it a stupid name.
* Jamie Foxx is going to be huge after his turn as Ray Charles.
* being indifferent isn't all it is cracked up to be.
* ESPN seems like it has been around a lot longer than 25 years.
* it gets harder and harder for nice guys to find women with all of the crazy guys killing their wives.
* you are disturbed by the The Anti-Drug Commercial "The Lake" but it makes you think about doing something the next time someone cries out for help.
* the Olympics don't really have that much excitement anymore.
* Jon Stewart is perhaps the funniest political satirist of our times.
* the Yankees still suck no matter how much they win.
* it will be a long time before Boston puts on anything like the DNC again.
* Tiger Woods just doesn't put fear into golfers anymore.
* although it is devastating what has happened in Florida the media will interview the most stupid redneck people they can find to describe what happened.
* until you saw the article in Entertainment Weekly you had no idea Chevy Chase was still alive.
* if you haven't heard him yet Dane Cook is the funniest fucking comedian working today. Check him out at www. danecook.com.
* Bill Simmons may be one of the funniest sportswriters on espn.com.
* it may be mean, but I think that the Pope is being held up by strings like a marianette.
* it may be Michigan's year in College Football.
* you don't remember where this line is from... "No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world. "
* even though he is the radio voice of the Yankees you still love Charlie Steiner.
* the best DVD purchase of August is Kill Bill Vol. 2.
* BC Football is going to suck once they go to the ACC.
* it is weird that Lisa Loeb, Edwin McCain and Bruce Hornsby are all making mini-comebacks at the same time.
* there is only five or six more weeks before Christmas stuff goes on sale.
* something is definitely disturbing when Smarty Jones(the horse) has 8,000 fans say "good-bye" and only family and friends welcome home our troops from overseas.
* it is nice that there will be golf at UML.
* George Bush will say something stupid at the Republican National Convention. (Although this is probably way too easy)
* you don't really understand why Kobe Bryant was trying to get his trial delayed; being in a trial is definitely going to be more fun that playing for the Lakers next year.
* Michael Phelps may become the next Mary Lou Retton and we will be sick of him by September.
* Doggie Diapers are the stupidest fad since parachute pants.
* the Red Sox will make at least a run at the playoffs to give New England hope for at least a week or two in September.
* WTBT CLASSIC - a male gynecologist is like an auto mechanic that doesn't own a car.
* you are just wondering if there will really be a hockey season this year.
* they say tragedy comes in threes; PBS has lost Julia Child and Alistair Cooke in the last year. I hope that Cookie Monster isn't next.
* there will be a great story of someone over coming almost impossible adversity at the Olympics. I have $50 that it will be an American.
* people have it all wrong when they say people are going to read Playboy because of the interview with they guys who invented Google. It is still about the boobies.
* Andy Roddick may be hot, but his hair is too freaking weird for me.
* Maroon 5 is not going to be just a single album success.
* it will not be good id the US Men's Basketball team comes back to the US without the gold.
* that Jennifer and Brad give you faith in the world that at least one celebrity couple will make it.
* UCONN will get pretty close to repeating its double national basketball championship.
* you are looking forward to Johnny Depp's take on J.M. Barrie in "Neverland" this fall.
* it does not surprise you that with the election 3 months away GW Bush is bringing 70,000 troops home, but none from Iraq.
* this is a great line... "I will show you how leadership works when taught by the best."
* it was so great to see Barry Sanders get inducted to the Hall of Fame. He may be the greatest athlete under 5'9".