Friday’s Line
Friday, July 20th, 2007 by patrickdonohueNo, seriously…
Bringing new meaning to meals on wheels.
A woman who hates spiders is saved by them.
Jon Lovitz and Andy Dick threw down.. yes, they’re both still alive. Who knew?
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USAToday on quarterbacks who need to have a big ‘07.
The NFL is officially back. That is, if you care about the Jets rookies reporting to Hofstra for orientation.
It is likely all three of the Browns top draft picks will hold out. Seriously, the NFL needs to step in and do something about this. I’m so tired of rookies holding out of training camp. Get in camp, be a professional. They ought to structure rookie salaries the way the NBA does and quit letting rookie holdouts dominate NFL training camp news.
A fun story from the Purdue student newspaper (Trust me, I’m as shocked as you are.. who knew they knew how to write cohesive sentences up there) about a group of Purdue football players waiting in line at Wal-Mart for the new NCAA Football 2008.
Wilbon on Becks.
It looks as though Chiefs fans are siding with Larry Johnson on his contract dispute with the franchise.
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Mandatory Vick News…
The AJC’s Mark Bradley says there’s no easy way out for Falcons.
ESPN’s Len Pasquarelli says the NFL and the Falcons may ask the quarterback to take a paid leave of absence.
Nice cartoon in today’s AJC by political cartoonist Mike Luckovich.
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Well-Rounded News…
Lighters will be allowed back on airplanes. Unreal.
New CEO of Revision3, parent company of Diggnation, talks about the company’s future.
A smaller, cheaper iPhone may be in the works. And in related news, I still don’t care.
CNET teaches you how to ghost hunt.
Young adults and teens aren’t reading the news. Wow, great stuff, guys! Really!
You’re less likely to die in a plane crash if you’re sitting in the back.
This guy is the new Green Hornet:
Huffington Post’s Tony Sachs talks about losing his wife to Harry Potter.
Top 10 things you can do with your time before reading the new Harry Potter.
The New York Post’s Top 100 cover songs of all-time.
Newsweek’s Devin Gordon on the Emmy nominations.
