Whereas my Second Team Hall of Namers were football players whose names are merely amusing, these First Team designees are ones whose names seem to independently declare, “this guy is an effin’ *football player*, my friend!” Continue reading
Football is back, baby, attended by two of my favorite ancillary activities: trash-talking my friends in our fantasy league and contemplating the funny names of players. This is the first in a short series of posts — that’s how many unusual, distinctive, or just plain funny names I have dug out of the annals of American football between the 1920′s and the present. Continue reading
Attempting to replicate the popularity of an old post, I proffer my reactions to some items from the Guardian’s recent list of the 100 greatest non-fiction books. Continue reading
My full 2010 list, re-capped in all its magnificence. Continue reading
My number one video of the year contains text-to-speech animation and the conversational bane of every actor’s existence. From the mouths of teddy bears. Continue reading
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