Monday Movie Quote #64

Yup, another Tuesday. Tough. This time I have an excuse. I decided to wait an extra day to hit Halloween. So Happy Halloween everyone, and here's your quote.

"I'm gonna kill you slow."

Last Week: The Shining. "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."

Monday Movie Quote #63

Yeah, I know...it's Tuesday. I think I drank too much this past weekend. Early Halloween party on Saturday, followed by plenty of beer and Sambuca watching football on Sunday. While nursing a hangover yesterday, I completely forgot it was Monday. I think I need to spend some time on the wagon. Speaking of which, here's your quote.

"Here's to five miserable months on the wagon, and all the irreparable harm it has caused me."

Last Week: Big. "Well, okay...but I get to be on top."

I Went to a Fight and a Football Game Broke Out

This is video from last Saturday's game between the University of Miami and Florida International University. Watch it and keep an eye out for 4 guys. #24 and 26 in white (FIU), #19 in orange (Miami), and the guy swinging his helmet like a club

See them? Great players, huh? Now let's get to what really bothers me. FIU decided that they weren't going to deal with this crap from any of their players. The two who were deemed to have started to fight (24 and 26) were expelled from the university. Another handful of players were suspended indefinitely from the team for their part in the fight. On the other hand...

The University of Miami decided to suspend one player indefinitely. That's the one swinging his helmet. And #19 (who's the defensive captain, by the way), the one stomping on any opponent he can get near (and don't forget the spikes on the shoes)? He got the same suspension that all of the other suspended players from Miami got. One game. Against Duke (which is like a JV team at other schools). And that one game suspension was mandated by the Atlantic Coast Conference, not from the school. One Frikin Game! And according to the president of the University of Miami, Donna Shalala, this qualifies as a "clear message" that this conduct will not be tolerated, and that her penalties are "comparable" to those handed down by FIU. WHAT?

To be really tough, she tacked on community service so her student athletes could turn this into a "learning experience". These convicts are going to be let out into the community? They should be in jail! What's even better is that President Shalala made her terribly mild disciplinary decision without even watching the tape of the fight. She said that she wanted to rule with a level head and not get any more mad than she already was, and since she was at the game and saw what happened, she didn't need to see anymore. Obviously she is a moron. She needs to get her head out of her ass and hand down some real discipline.

The sad fact is that college football is run by money. Miami doesn't want to lose any of their players for too long. That could jeopardize their chances of making a postseason bowl which in turn makes millions of dollars for the university. So the message to these thugs in pads is that they can go out, beat someone over the head with their helmet, and it's OK.

And the ironic thing? 700 kids were invited to this game by the Miami-Dade police department. Why? It was "Join a Team, Not a Gang Night." Too bad all these kids saw was a gang fight.

Monday Movie Quote #62

No particular reason behind picking this movie. It's funny, most people have seen it more than once, and most people would watch it again if it was on. That seems like a good enough reason.

"Three dimes, a hundred dollar bill, and 87 ones."

Last Week: Team America: World Police. "Remember, there's no "I" in Team America."

My Two Favorite Teams

You know the old saying. "My two favorite teams are the Red Sox and whoever is playing the Yankees." Well, in this case, that second team was the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers eliminated the Yankees from the playoffs. As a Red Sox...I mean Tigers fan, I couldn't be happier. The Tigers (now 2-0 in the ALCS) are one step away from their first World Series appearence since 1984. In fact, I don't think they've even had a winning record in the past decade. It's kinda cool to see a team that's been so crappy for so long finally do well. The fact that it comes at the expense of the Evil Empire just makes it better.

I mean seriously folks. Yankees fans are pissed because their team hasn't won a title since 2000. Wow, being a fan of a team who hasn't won a championship in 6 whole years...well that must be difficult. It's almost enough to make Steinbrenner want to dig up ol' Billy Martin and put him on the bench again. Just because the Yankees make the playoffs every year, doesn't automatically entitle them to the World Series trophy.

Actually, I think the fact that they make the playoffs every only to lose makes it more special. I don't think it would be as good if they didn't make the playoffs.

Well Yankees fans, you can take solace in a saying that Red Sox fans had used as their battle cry for 86 years. "Wait till next year."

Monday Movie Quote #61

I was going to post about how happy I am that the Yankees lost, but then I realized that today was Monday. Guess the Yankee bashing will have to wait for another day. Until then, here's a quote for you to chew on...

"I'll drill two holes in your dick so that when you pee it shoots out in all different directions."

Last Week: The Godfather. "We don't discuss business at the table."

Monday Movie Quote #60

An all time classic. If you don't know this one, you need to get Netflix because no one should have missed this one.

"Do you spend time with your family? Good. Because a man that doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man."

Last Week: A League of Their Own. "Avoid the clap. -Jimmy Dugan."