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5 More Things to Hate About Marathon Runners

Like us on Facebook Last year around marathon time I wrote a list on the 5 Things to hate about marathon runners. That list upset the marathonites (aka marathon runners) greatly, and they all immediately went for 12-miler to burn off their anger, reflect, and get their endorphin level back up. (If I was doing a... Read more »

By DanTello,
October 7, 2011 at 7:12 am

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Five Ways to Get On the News

Like us on Facebook. Just go to the camcorder section of your local electronics store and you’ll see that the desire to be on TV remains strong in an American public determined to prove that they got talent, despite what that bastard Howie Mandel might say. People want their 15 minutes, and aside from various... Read more »

By Tony,
September 21, 2011 at 9:51 am

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5 Sorta Realistic Ways to Make Baseball Less Boring

“Like” us on Facebook Unlike football, if your hometown baseball team sucks, you have no desire to watch baseball unless you are over the age of 50. My dad is a White Sox fan who watches Cubs games despite their shittiness and hating them. He can”t help himself, he’s over 50. In fact, I think... Read more »

By DanTello,
September 8, 2011 at 8:50 am

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What Happens if We Hit the Debt Ceiling?

Our current debt crisis is a complicated issue, and hence, there are many questions surrounding it. What is a debt ceiling? How did we get into this position? Did this happen because America signed up for a bunch of credit cards in college just to get free t-shirts? Or maybe America stole fizzy lifting drinks... Read more »

By Tony,
July 22, 2011 at 10:06 am

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Top 5 Saved By The Bell Rivalries - Part II

“Like” us on Facebook – Follow @dantello1 A while back I did a post on the top Saved by the Bell rivalries, and it focused on the traditional Saved by the Bell rivalries – your Yankees vs. Red Sox like rivalries. This list focuses on the more obscure rivalries, like nurses vs. doctors or lawyers... Read more »

By DanTello,
June 28, 2011 at 9:46 pm

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5 More MLBers You'd Hate to Have Date Your Sister

Every meal, date, fight, and outfit your sister wears will be blasted to Ozzies Twitter followers. And if they ever break-up, his son Oney Guillen will tell Twitter Nation her most intimate secrets.

“Like” us on Facebook – Follow @dantello1 When both Chicago baseball teams have worse records than the Pittsburgh Pirates, it’s time to focus on the more important things, like which players we don’t want our sisters to play touch-it with. We already told you to keep your sister away from these 5 jerks, now we need... Read more »

By DanTello,
June 21, 2011 at 7:41 pm

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5 Most Outrageous College Sports Scandals of All-Time

Follow @dantello1 When I heard the news about Ohio State Coach Jim Tressel resigning, I was reminded of two things: (1) the greatest college sports scandals of yesteryear and (2) the obvious analogy between preachy-Tressel being a cheater and bible-thumping politicians playing “hide the Constitution” with Congressional Pages. This list will cover the former because... Read more »

By DanTello,
June 2, 2011 at 8:34 pm

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Five Rumored Features of the Downtown Casino

Racing, Sports and Violent Crime Wagering Book: Over/under on gunshots at the Taste this year is only 2.5. I'd fire on that. Pun intended.

Chicago is a city with a lot of problems. We’re broke, our public school system is a mess, gang violence remains prevalent, and our gas prices and taxes are the highest in the country. But nobody cares about that stuff because there could be a casino on its way to downtown. Chicago could be the... Read more »

By Tony,
May 31, 2011 at 9:50 pm

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5 Best Television Commercials Ever

I totally love how the frat boy describes everything in terms of awesomeness (e.g. "You are so awesome.", "This is kinda awesome."). For a solid two year stretch of my life, whenever I'd hear a woman whining up a storm I'd always think of: the whiny wife's "Ugghh! Are you KIDDING MEE?". Because honestly? I just wanna make an omelette!!!! <p><p><p>

Follow @AndyDisco I assume everyone will agree 100% with all five of my selections. On the off-chance that doesn’t happen, let me know what I missed. ——————————————-“Like” us on Facebook.

By TRSlyder,
May 30, 2011 at 12:58 pm

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Top Five Ways to Win This Must Be The Band's Do-Division Dance Contest (Sunday June 5)

Do you like Talking Heads? Ever going to get to see them play live if you didn’t catch them in ’91 or before? Probably not. Can you come close and have the best time ever? Yes. This Must Be The Band (TMBTB), Chicago’s danciest Talking Heads tribute band, has been a thankable sweetheart to all... Read more »