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Posts in category "Humor"

Competitive Eating: Chicago Now vs Kobayashi

Competitive Eating: Chicago Now vs Kobayashi
World Champion competitive eater, Kobayashi, swung through Chicago today as a part of a world tour. The former Nathan’s world hot dog eating champion, who won his title consecutively from 2001 to 2006, stopped by the Tribune Tower on Michigan Avenue to take on five people at once. The challenge: Kobayashi took on five bloggers... Read more »
By Andy Frye,
May 25, 2012 at 2:57 pm
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"Karma Hell Bus Rides"

"Karma Hell Bus Rides"
The following is part of a series called Short Short Sports Stories which are real life stories and funny stuff under 1000 words. Years ago I was on the way to an intramural soccer game. I try to avoid the bus when I can, but on this early evening in Chicago I didn’t have the... Read more »
By Andy Frye,
May 23, 2012 at 1:14 pm
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During the NHL Playoffs trashtalk, trash get "picked up"

During the NHL Playoffs trashtalk, trash get "picked up"
There’s an old joke that used to float around eastern Pennsylvania when I was a kid, and I know it by heart. Along with knowing who Jim O’Brien and Jerry Penacoli were, this joke is a test of your local cred if you grew up between 1980 and 2008, the two times the Phillies won... Read more »
By Andy Frye,
April 26, 2012 at 11:41 am
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Kidnapped Dogs and How We Get By in Roller Derby

Kidnapped Dogs and How We Get By in Roller Derby
Though glorious, roller derby still has its lags both immediate and long-term. Choice gems such as “My legs are no longer working“, “everything hurts“, “I smell like pad stink“, “there are inexplicable scratches and bruises all over me“, “this crap has taken over my life“, “my friends and family never see me“,  “I don’t even remember my... Read more »
By Kate Dunn,
January 26, 2012 at 11:16 am
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Somebody Ran Over Blue Man Group

Somebody Ran Over Blue Man Group
Or, let’s hope they got them. Call me a curmudgeon, but when I left the house today, seeing the new blue street salt that the City of Chicago has started to use to litter our snowy roads, I had a thought. I thought for a minute that maybe someone ran over the famed Blue Man... Read more »
By Andy Frye,
January 13, 2012 at 12:32 pm
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My Top Facebook Status Updates of 2011

My Top Facebook Status Updates of 2011
As bloggers we all have our past times. Some drink and swear. Some obsess about sports. Some reach for the heart. Others muse about sex and money. Some people list things. I manufacture and post ridiculous yet sometimes meaningful Facebook status update messages. We have to give the inventors of social media some credit for... Read more »
By Andy Frye,
December 29, 2011 at 11:41 am
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Duck-Duck-Goose & Contact Sports Injuries

Duck-Duck-Goose & Contact Sports Injuries
I used to work with a jolly old 71 year old salesman. He was the stereotypical life insurance salesman—friendly, hilarious, slightly maddening. He was well suited for his work, not only because he’d been doing it for 40 years, but that persistence seemed genetic for this guy. “The Dartman”, as he called himself, had had... Read more »
By Andy Frye,
December 8, 2011 at 12:43 pm
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Trivial Sports Histories: Fightin' Whities

Trivial Sports Histories: Fightin' Whities
We’ve all heard of Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish, and the NFL team known as the Washington Redskins. The Redskins, also the former team name of Miami University, was changed to “the Redhawks” in the mid 1990s amidst minor controversy. Those of us more versed in colleges are familiar with the Ragin’ Cajuns of University of... Read more »
By Andy Frye,
November 24, 2011 at 9:47 am
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10 Things Cubs Fans Should Do Before They Die, The Mischievous Version

10 Things Cubs Fans Should Do Before They Die, The Mischievous Version
My friend and fellow sports blogger Tab Bamford just put out a book called 100 Things Blackhawks Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die. Meanwhile Jimmy Greenfield put out his book 100 Things Cubs Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die. Tab knows about everything to know about the Blackhawks (and all Chicago... Read more »
By Andy Frye,
November 22, 2011 at 12:53 pm
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Lee Corso's Live TV F-Bomb

I use f-bombs a lot. We all do. Well, a lot of us do. Very few of us, however, get the chance to do it on live television. If you missed it yesterday, ESPN’s key college football analyst and big game predictor, Lee Corso, dropped a pre-game f-bomb during a live broadcast before yesterday’s SMU... Read more »
By Andy Frye,
November 20, 2011 at 10:07 am
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