17.9.03
Zuerst: "You're getting soft. We need to bring you back to Chiberia" - Heard on The Papa Joe Chevalier Show on Sporting News Radio. Papa Joe is broadcasting from the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
College Football: How is it that a little rain and a little wind threatens to stop a football game? Tech's favoured by 14 1/2. They always do well on Thursday nights, especially when big opponents come to town. Expect them to cover.
Pro Football: I went 7-8-1 ATS last week. Bleah. And the hated Cowgirls won. Double bleah. I can't argue with Mike Lupica. Not that the Giants winning would have been much better. But at least the Cowboys would have lost.
In related news, I noticed an error in yesterday's TMQ, specifically in the Good Seats Always Available!, below all those Stats of the week; he mentions that the Arizona Cardinals had 23,127 fans at Sunday's game against The Town That Would Not Tax Espresso; he went on to say that this meant that they committed one turnover for every 3,854 customers at the game. He then says " It is impossible to calculate how many points Arizona scored per customer, because in mathematics, you cannot divide by zero.", to which I respond (in TMQ style) "Aiiiiiiiyyyyyyeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!"
Whoops. Last I checked, you can divide zero by any non-zero number, with the result being, of course, zero; in this case, the number of points scored by the team from the Mojave is divided by the number of customers (23,127 according to the team; TMQ mentions that he thought the number was closer to 15,000). Whether the number of customers is closer to the team's count or TMQ's count, it is definitely non-zero. It is very possible to calculate the number of points scored by the Mojave per customer, and it is zero. Methinks he's trying to figure out - much like he did with the customer per turnover ratio - the number of customers per point scored. If this is the case, and it's just a misstatement, then his statement is valid and germane; you can't calculate the number of customers per point scored because you can't divide by zero.
Another case of "Their Pockets are Deep, Therefore They Must Be Culpable": I was trolling on Drudge and noticed this. It's good, I think, that these little punks are under indefinite detention; my question is why the suit isn't solely directed at them, or their family. It's not Sony's fault that these little punks popped off and started shooting at cars. It's not the fault of Rockstar Games. Who does this leave? Why, it leaves the kids! Who would've thought? And the family, possibly, for failing to instill the sanctity of life in these two little nitwits.
I'll leave you with this: What's the difference between a Cowboys fan and a cow? One smells bad and makes weird noises, and the other gives us dairy products. Also courtesy of Papa Joe.
I'll give you my other picks, and maybe another rant or two, tomorrow or Friday, although I'd bet Friday. I'll be busy tomorrow night watching the Texas A&M - Virginia Tech (Side note: These are the only two large civilian schools with a Corps of Cadets; that is to say, a military formation outside ROTC. One is Virginia Tech, the other is Texas A&M. Whichever team you root for tomorrow night, remember the graduates of both of these universities serving in our military, and indeed graduates of any university, or those who chose to serve instead of attending university, especially overseas. You can, if you so desire, thank them for their service here.)
College Football: How is it that a little rain and a little wind threatens to stop a football game? Tech's favoured by 14 1/2. They always do well on Thursday nights, especially when big opponents come to town. Expect them to cover.
Pro Football: I went 7-8-1 ATS last week. Bleah. And the hated Cowgirls won. Double bleah. I can't argue with Mike Lupica. Not that the Giants winning would have been much better. But at least the Cowboys would have lost.
In related news, I noticed an error in yesterday's TMQ, specifically in the Good Seats Always Available!, below all those Stats of the week; he mentions that the Arizona Cardinals had 23,127 fans at Sunday's game against The Town That Would Not Tax Espresso; he went on to say that this meant that they committed one turnover for every 3,854 customers at the game. He then says " It is impossible to calculate how many points Arizona scored per customer, because in mathematics, you cannot divide by zero.", to which I respond (in TMQ style) "Aiiiiiiiyyyyyyeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!"
Whoops. Last I checked, you can divide zero by any non-zero number, with the result being, of course, zero; in this case, the number of points scored by the team from the Mojave is divided by the number of customers (23,127 according to the team; TMQ mentions that he thought the number was closer to 15,000). Whether the number of customers is closer to the team's count or TMQ's count, it is definitely non-zero. It is very possible to calculate the number of points scored by the Mojave per customer, and it is zero. Methinks he's trying to figure out - much like he did with the customer per turnover ratio - the number of customers per point scored. If this is the case, and it's just a misstatement, then his statement is valid and germane; you can't calculate the number of customers per point scored because you can't divide by zero.
Another case of "Their Pockets are Deep, Therefore They Must Be Culpable": I was trolling on Drudge and noticed this. It's good, I think, that these little punks are under indefinite detention; my question is why the suit isn't solely directed at them, or their family. It's not Sony's fault that these little punks popped off and started shooting at cars. It's not the fault of Rockstar Games. Who does this leave? Why, it leaves the kids! Who would've thought? And the family, possibly, for failing to instill the sanctity of life in these two little nitwits.
I'll leave you with this: What's the difference between a Cowboys fan and a cow? One smells bad and makes weird noises, and the other gives us dairy products. Also courtesy of Papa Joe.
I'll give you my other picks, and maybe another rant or two, tomorrow or Friday, although I'd bet Friday. I'll be busy tomorrow night watching the Texas A&M - Virginia Tech (Side note: These are the only two large civilian schools with a Corps of Cadets; that is to say, a military formation outside ROTC. One is Virginia Tech, the other is Texas A&M. Whichever team you root for tomorrow night, remember the graduates of both of these universities serving in our military, and indeed graduates of any university, or those who chose to serve instead of attending university, especially overseas. You can, if you so desire, thank them for their service here.)
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