Roundup: Wrestling Dropped From the Olympics, Bigfoot in Florida & Actress Slams Media on Facebook
Kelly Rowland … 17-inch footprint means Bigfoot is lurking … Montana emergency: “dead bodies are rising from their graves” … Justin Timberlake hates the media … “NJ Casino 1st to Have Betting by TV” … he’s wonder what happened to this Pacers cheerleader … the worst teacher of the week … “Bud Light, Smirnoff favorite among underage drinkers” … Jamie Foxx: “black people are the most talented people in the world” … man’s sons killed by drunk driver; man then shoots drunk driver … actress rips the media on Facebook … “Local Students Want Separate Prom That Bans Gays” …
Ben McLemore scored 30 points, and Kansas snapped a 3-game losing streak by hammering Kansas State. [Star]
The man who killed Bin Laden? Redskins fan. One of many great nuggets from this powerful story. [Esquire via Steinberg]
If Steve Nash is pissed at Dwight Howard, you know the Lakers issues are very, very real. [OC Register]
The NFL Experience won’t be at the 2014 Super Bowl because they ran out of space. [SBJ]
Michael Bourne is going to Cleveland. The Mets thought they had him. [CBS Sports]
Tayshaun Prince fan lives his dream at Grizzlies game. Neat. [Commercial Appeal]
Phil Knight seems to be losing his mind over the latest Joe Paterno report. [ESPN]
Yes, the Josh Smith-to-the-Nets trade idea makes zero sense. [AJC]
So why are the Raiders blocking off 10,000 seats? [CSN Bay Area]
Astros’ owner golfed well at Pebble Beach. [Chronicle]
Wrestling has been dropped from the 2020 Olympics. [AP]
“A man who was covered in ketchup, sprawled in the middle of an Old Town street and screaming profanities about tourists ruining his town was arrested.” [Florida, Natch]
I guess the Harlem Shake is the new Gangnam?
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February 12th, 2013 at 8:26 AM
17-inch footprint means Bigfoot is lurking
The Skunk Ape.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:27 AM
Not a huge wrestling fan, but how can it get dropped? It’s one of the most purest sports. One on one.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:32 AM
Don’t worry, closeted bros, you’ve still got MMA.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:33 AM
Not a fan either, but isn’t one of the original olympic sports? Seems odd to drop it.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:34 AM
Leitch’s Darren Rovell piece > JMac’s Rovell piece
February 12th, 2013 at 8:34 AM
*clicks link*
Oh.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:35 AM
Polarizing opinion.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:36 AM
The hell is Michael Bourne?
February 12th, 2013 at 8:37 AM
it’s dropped. just part of the process.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:37 AM
Michael Bourne is going to Cleveland. The Mets thought they had him. [CBS Sports]
w00t!
/no idea who this guy is
//doesn’t watch baseball
February 12th, 2013 at 8:38 AM
I have not watched ATL enough to know about ths Bourn player. But if he is good and the Indians outbid the Mets, well, shame to the Mets. That is the first instance in the past 8-10 years possibly of the Tribe outbidding another team for a player.
Also, that seems like a helluva lot of $$$ fo a guy with no power. But I am not in tuned to the current market, new TV deals, etc. The draft choice wont hurt us too much, no Indians draftees are any good.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:38 AM
Is Phil just riding which way the wind blows for the sake of the money grab? Seriously, you spoke at his memorial, lambasted the Freeh Report, Criticizes NCAA Sanctions and then you turn around this past summer and remove his name from a Child Development center on your Nike campus
Nike founder Phil Knight, who defended Paterno at the coach’s memorial service, said “it appears Joe made missteps that led to heartbreaking consequences. I missed that Joe missed it, and I am extremely saddened on this day.”
Now, your back on the Paterno bandwagon to criticize the Freeh Report AGAIN.
/fock you Phil, can’t have it both ways
//your shoes suck by the way
///Team New Balance
February 12th, 2013 at 8:38 AM
They actually have a list of the criteria for reviewing a sport’s inclusion, that’s convenient. Gotta think popularity has something to do with it.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:39 AM
I just cant understand how last year, the Tribe sat on their wallet and lost on Willingham and didnt even discuss Fielder, but this year open it up for Swisher and Bourn?
February 12th, 2013 at 8:41 AM
Boo. I dropped that link a couple times yesterday.
/No one reads the comments
February 12th, 2013 at 8:41 AM
John Bender: I wanna be just like you. I figure all I need, is a lobotomy and some tights.
Brian Johnson: You wear tights?
Andrew Clark: No I don’t wear tights. I wear the required uniform.
Brian Johnson: Tights.
Andrew Clark: Shut up.
/Breakfast Club’d
February 12th, 2013 at 8:42 AM
cause everyone loves the modern pentathlon.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:42 AM
It was also on literally every news site and program in the last day. They all failed to give you your hard earned html credit. Never forget.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:42 AM
Tayshaun Prince
Never really got his due… as one of the ugliest players of his generation. Definitive malnourished look.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:42 AM
Comments on that story are something.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:42 AM
It’s also nowhere near as corrupt as wrestling.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:43 AM
I’m no Dan Steinberg
February 12th, 2013 at 8:43 AM
ROLL TRIBE
February 12th, 2013 at 8:43 AM
I also don’t watch wrestling, but it’s ridiculous that they’re dropping it.
/perhaps we’re the problem
February 12th, 2013 at 8:43 AM
/looks at baseball
February 12th, 2013 at 8:44 AM
Yeah look at it, over there in the pile of former Olympic sports nobody gives a shit about with wrestling.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:45 AM
Was discussing the Bin Laden shooter with a buddy who is 20+ years in with the Navy. Here were his thoughts on the benefits part of the article, which have gained some steam with people banging on the government.
“Have to admit I’m a little disappointed by the first part of his interview. I interpret what he’s saying as he felt some special exception should be made for him regarding getting to keep the health care plan all military members have while on active duty despite the fact he was neither on active duty any longer nor had retired from the military (left at 16 years). It is standard for every branch of the military that you get no type of retirement benefits (pay or healthcare) unless you complete 20 yrs of service.”
February 12th, 2013 at 8:45 AM
TV money and Tito. Fielder? C’mon man. They have a chance to be competitive beyond the all star break and that’s all I ask for. It will be an exciting team to watch. Outfield D is unreal. Lot of speed, runs and K’s. Pitching will decide if they contend for a WC spot or not.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:45 AM
Speaking of drinking, I picked up a 6-pack of Revolution IPA over the weekend. Very good.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:45 AM
whatever they end up replacing it with, most people won’t care about it i don’t like baseball as an olympic sport. hell, i don’t like basketball as an olympic sport.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:46 AM
If they cut wrestling to make way for more trampoline events, I’m all for it.
-CRM
February 12th, 2013 at 8:46 AM
aw yea…fuck you, beyonce. ive always been /team rowland.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:48 AM
“A malfuncioning $30 milllion weapon!”
February 12th, 2013 at 8:48 AM
Lot of speed, runs and K’s.
You’re batting 2 for 3 here.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:48 AM
Wasn’t wrestling one of the original Olympic sports? Oh we’ll, at least they will be adding extreme roller ping ping.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:49 AM
Skunk Ape is back!
February 12th, 2013 at 8:49 AM
Pay the SEAL Team?
Most of me thinks the Paternos need to let it go, but part of me understands that for a year now people have been dancing on their old mans grave like he was the criminal. So I’ll give you a day to say your piece, but now its time to give it up and go away.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:49 AM
Be interesting to hear SRODs thoughts on that section as a recent retiree. Major part of the problem in the backlog at the VA. But that says more about our priorities as a country. Sounds like he’d be due 60-80% disability.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:49 AM
I would imagine that rugby sevens is going to get its permanent spot in 2020 since it’s getting added in 2016, or golf. Both of which are actually popular sports.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:50 AM
i lolled.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:50 AM
The team is gonna strike out a lot no? I wasn’t talking about the pitching.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:50 AM
Count me in as someone who would rather see wrestling remain in the Olympics ahead of baseball and basketball. Of course, I do end up watching only maybe one or two “feature” wrestling matches each Olympiad. I’m assuming rhythmic gymnastics and archery are staying in.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:50 AM
Goatta get that fast-growing Asian market.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:51 AM
It’s moronic to compare special forces with normal military in terms of retirement. That guy’s body is shot. Your average desk jockey in the Navy struggling to make weight for his physical each year is going to have a much easier time grinding out that twenty.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:51 AM
I thought that was the point. These guts go through unbelievable stress, training, deployments, etc so maybe an exception should be in order. It appears the military stance is everyone is equal. I kinda think this guy is not equal to your generic 4 years and out guy.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:51 AM
1. he talked about dying all the time like it was an eventuality…but now he’s pining that he didnt contribute enough to his 403b?
2. in the autobio by the guy who founded SEAL team 6, he claims they spent more on training ammunition just for their team than the entire marine corps…not that that has anything to do with what you said, but that always blew my mind.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:52 AM
Whixh wrestling is the one that you can’t watch, Greco-Roman? There are so many rules that it’s nothing but stoppages. Freestyle is much more entertaining.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:52 AM
Saw Silver Linings Playbook this weekend, couple things:
-Great movie, probably the best movie I’ve seen this year
-Jennifer Lawrence is amazing in it, and she shot right to the top of my list of celebs I would give my best 30 seconds.
/I realize I’m probably the last one on here to see it
February 12th, 2013 at 8:55 AM
I don’t disagree but he’s able to fall back into something easier to finish off his career if wanted to. There are all kinds of doors open for those guys. He could be an instructor for his last four. And the 4 and done guys don’t get anything really.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:55 AM
I can’t read the article at work, so I only know bits and pieces, and I’m not trying to bag on the guy at all, but I know he said he was having trouble finding a job and making money, but didn’t he help write a book? or if he didn’t, why is he not? or get involved in a movie deal.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:56 AM
The SEALS argument is conflicting. It would be nice if we could do more for all servicemembers who receive an honorable discharge. But you know damn well going in the net value of benefits of a career soldier.
Does a mechanic who wrecked his back busting his ass on their helos deserve nothing and a SEAL get a full plan. It’s a valid conversation. It’s terrible to say but the SEAL need to take care of their own until something comes down the pipe.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:57 AM
it better. archery is bad ass, and those guys can shoot the lights out.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:57 AM
This may surprise you, but he has a gorgeous home in Pebble Beach.
Nice guy too.
/Babar of very little influence
February 12th, 2013 at 8:58 AM
in the autobio by the guy who founded SEAL team 6, he claims they spent more on training ammunition just for their team than the entire marine corps…
presumably testing out all sorts of pricey gadgets.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:58 AM
Neither does this guy.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:59 AM
Saw it awhile ago and agree with all of this. She was really hot in that movie. Also, how good the movie actually was took me by surprise. I figured it would be solid but it definitely was one of the better movies of the year.
February 12th, 2013 at 8:59 AM
he specifically said training ammo.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
Correct but he knew the deal when he signed up. It’s unfortunate but it’s not like he had the carpet yanked out from under him.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
The team is gonna strike out a lot no? I wasn’t talking about the pitching.
They aint scoring runs. Middle of the pack at best IMO.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:02 AM
it’s almost golf season. CAN YOU FEEL IT? OOOOOOOO YEA.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:04 AM
They’ll score enough. Don’t be such a buzzkill.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:05 AM
Agreed. I’m not saying an exception should be made for this one person, just that IMO the SEAL and other special ops guys should get the option of some kind of pension upon leaving. If we can give our horseshit politicians lifetime pay and benefits, surely folks who actually contribute something of value can be in the mix as well.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:05 AM
urban meyer is going to suggest at the MLB meetings that the indians should sign albert pujols.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:06 AM
oh.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:06 AM
golf season ended? I guess I missed that memo
February 12th, 2013 at 9:06 AM
4 Bama players got arrested last night.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:06 AM
Yes, please.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:07 AM
They’ll score enough. Don’t be such a buzzkill.
You know that’s not my thing with them normally. I guess I need to see the new guys in uniform. I’ve having a hard time thinking how a team that bungled the offseason so badly last year is (apparently?) doing decently this offseason.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:08 AM
That’s the part I don’t understand. He could have stayed in to get his 20 and those last 4 years would not have been going back into the field if he chose not to. It’s not like he was tossed out by the Navy.
Shouldn’t he be eligible for Obamacare?
February 12th, 2013 at 9:08 AM
Mark Richt has lost control of Alabama it seems.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:08 AM
Once golf is on CBS, golf season has officially started, since I’m not playing any myself until at least April.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:08 AM
Anyone who complains about the proportion of compensation to the danger posed to their health should be forced to watch every episode of The Deadliest Catch.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:08 AM
Rarely golf, but damn I’m looking forward to spring.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:09 AM
Holla! That girl is FINE!
February 12th, 2013 at 9:09 AM
aw yea…fuck you, beyonce. ive always been /team rowland.
/drops copy of neigh illustrated on spencer’s desk
February 12th, 2013 at 9:10 AM
i bet you dvr melissa harris-perry.
he knew EXACTLY what he signed up for. EXACTLY. if he didnt know when signing up, he sure as hell knew when all his buddies started making six figures doing contracting work, which he said he didnt wanna do. so he cant be a video game consultant? so what?
i know it doesn’t pay the bills, but cmon, he’s gonna find something. and, even if he doesnt, he spent a decade doing the absolute coolest fucking shit a man could want to do, that all of like maybe a couple thousande people on earth can even understand. that’s a pretty hefty reward in its own right.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:10 AM
Second Degree Robbery charges. It’s not Felony B n E.
/Felony Frank Clark
//Michigan Man’d
February 12th, 2013 at 9:10 AM
Crab’s a pain in the ass to eat with little reward for the effort…fuck ‘em
February 12th, 2013 at 9:11 AM
Perhaps that’s something they can take a look at. I could get on board with this to some degree. I certainly appreciate what those guys do for us, but of course, I appreciate all the service members. Obviously guys like this go above and beyond the norm.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:12 AM
Phil Knight seems to be losing his mind over the latest Joe Paterno report.
Something tells me this is money related. PSU rejected him for years on his bid to get them to have alternate uniforms as Joe Pa wanted to keep the classic look.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:12 AM
I agree with this. Congressmen get that if they serve one 2 year term. Yet these same pos say that we can’t afford to give better pay and healthcare to people who actually provide service to the country. I guarantee there are fewer SEALs/former SEALs than there are useless congressmen living off of the government.
Here is an idea for Congress. When the military tells you to stop building tanks because tanks are useless to them at this point then maybe you listen. Oh, wait that would mean you might have to cut jobs in your district and god forbid you do anything in the best interest of the country. Just think how much one tank could provide in benefits.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:13 AM
The thing that really makes me laugh is how sports columnists – unwilling as ever to admit they made a mistake – characterize this report as nothing more than a paid finding by the Paternos designed to reach a predetermined conclusion. Well, no shit. You know what else was designed to do that? The Freeh Report. Pretending these two are any different is the height of stupidity, IMO.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:13 AM
I am a sports fan. I like the olympics. I watch the Olympics. I haven’t seen a wrestling match since Rulon Gardner. My cable provider gives me 40mps internet connection, and I’m not using it to find grappling dudes.
They can drop boxing anytime, too. And they probably will. That shit is dead. And then they can use all day coverage on CNBC for indoor kayaking, and that bicycle one that goes in circles where if you’re losing, you just fall down on purpose so you can start over.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:13 AM
Yep. Mid-February is tie for college baseball. Nothing wrong with that.
/A lot wrong with that.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:14 AM
well, im also thinking about the probably 20 people employed it took to build it, the 20 people in the military attached to support it, and consider those benefits too. are they lesser people because they’re not SEALs?
i get your point, but it’s stupid to think the military should make an exception for one exceptional vet when there are THOUSANDS of vets out there languishing in despair.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:15 AM
But I like hearing Teddy Atlas going on about how corrupt it is and how the scoring system is terrible
February 12th, 2013 at 9:15 AM
Crab’s a pain in the ass to eat with little reward for the effort…fuck ‘em
crab is good to eat, but I’d rather somebody else pull it out of the shell and just give me a pile of the goodness. And I’m not paying 20 bucks a pound for those giant ones just so I can bring them home and not get them hot enough before I start eating them.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:15 AM
they can take golf out of the olympics for all i care…it’s not even in there yet, but wrestling kinda seems like a foundational olympic sport. shame.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:16 AM
I’m with Spencer on this one. You choose to join the SEALs knowing full well the rules for pensions. We start assigning higher value to certain members of the military and you’re way down the slippery slope.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:17 AM
but wrestling kinda seems like a foundational olympic sport. shame.
It requires its own arena for more than a week, because there are so many matches and competitors and weight classes. And nobody gives a damn about it, except to spend half a morning complaining that it’s gone, but only after it’s gone.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:17 AM
are paper tablecloths a necessity for crab/lobster? i say yes.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:18 AM
I haven’t read what they were charged with exactly, but I thought I heard something about a credit card, so maybe they jacked one and used it. I’d like to hear Gottlieb’s thoughts if that’s what happened.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:18 AM
I’m with Spencer on this one. You choose to join the SEALs knowing full well the rules for pensions. We start assigning higher value to certain members of the military and you’re way down the slippery slope.
pay the soldiers
February 12th, 2013 at 9:19 AM
haha…well, when you put it like that.
i think they should broadcast the leadup to wrestling weigh ins. show the wrestlers sprinting on a treadmill in full sweats, puking, laying on the ground emaciated because they havent eaten in 9 days…that’d be an awesome show.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:19 AM
Get your lame soccer jokes ready…UCL knockout round starts today.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:19 AM
Scallops >> crab >> shrimp >>>>>>>> lobster
/lobster is so overrated
February 12th, 2013 at 9:19 AM
The consulting work is a key. My in-law retired as a SEAL and makes absurd money for Blackwater (or their new name). His back is not well off but he’s making mid 6′s looking like a badass with sunglasses and a high-powered weapon over there. Making hay while the sun is out and all that.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:19 AM
this is just silly.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:19 AM
Sweet.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:20 AM
A picnic table with a hole in the middle and butcher paper (or newspaper, but that’s a dying industry)
February 12th, 2013 at 9:20 AM
if we’re going to start “redistributing the wealth” in the military (god that’d probably rile most of em up if you put it that way) we should probably start giving marines armor for their urban humvees and infantry guys a weapon that’ll jam way less than the m4.
one joint strike fighter could…ah nevermind.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:20 AM
I don’t know about you but when I eat crab/lobster, they should give me a kill room like Dexter sets up. Shit gets messy.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:20 AM
Ping! starts up this weekend here in Fayetteville.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:20 AM
I never thought anyone would lament the loss of Greco-Roman wrestling.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:21 AM
Not sure killing people would be in my top-5, but to each his own.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:21 AM
Great Roundup, Jason
February 12th, 2013 at 9:21 AM
are paper tablecloths a necessity for crab/lobster? i say yes.
with my new lobster method, they are not. Buy the biggest lobsters they’ve got at the store, let them steam them at the store, come home from the store, clean them up, pick out the meat at like 2pm, all the while, sucking the little leg meat out as a snack.
Then, put that lobster meat in an oven safe dish (like your smallest dutch oven or whatever) and drop the butter on there. Then, refrigerate. Later, heat it up in the oven and eat lobster with a fork, like a civilized gentleman, having taken all the gross parts to your outside garbage hours earlier.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:22 AM
It’s the stuff you do before you kill the guy.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:22 AM
for real? you dont think accomplishing something at the highest level of human potential that an incredibly small number of people can even attempt isnt a reward? get the fuck out of here.
if that dude wrote a book about all the shit he did, he’d be a millionaire by the end of the month. cmon man, dont be an idiot.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:22 AM
Why don’t they get rid of a sport the Chinese are good at? Like Ping Pong or some shit like that. I nominate Mens Soccer.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:22 AM
For hard-shell crabs, newspapers are a necessity.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:24 AM
what about a high-altitude/high-opening jump out of a plane at 30,000 feet in the middle of night? my god…if youre any kind of adrenaline junkie, that type of shit’s pure opium.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:24 AM
He was a body painter for swimsuit models?
February 12th, 2013 at 9:24 AM
Scallops >> crab >> shrimp >>>>>>>> lobster
everything has it’s place. And lobster is really good once you can contain the pain in the ass part. That’s what you like about scallops. How they’ve already been shelled and you just cook a little bit of delicious shellfish with no fuss, no muss (but for $14 a pound).
Also, crab’s the tops. It’s just a pain in the ass.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:25 AM
China sucks at soccer.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:25 AM
I would personally reverse crab and shrimp, but I have no issues with this order. Also need to add mussells in this list, probably after crab but before shrimp.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:26 AM
The mess doesn’t bother me. I’ve just never been a big fan of lobster. Way overpriced.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:26 AM
Why don’t they get rid of a sport the Chinese are good at?
they’re so bad at regular checkers, they had to reinvent the game with marbles.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:26 AM
It’s not about assigning higher value, just acknowledging these guys have sacrificed learning marketable skills and more than likely wrecking their bodies in the bargain. For these guys and any other high risk military jobs as well.
I just hate that vets sacrifice (potentially) everything to fight for and protect our freedoms when 99% of our population won’t, and they can’t get rewarded for it.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:27 AM
Outside of shrimp, seafood is monstrously overrated. Far and away the least return on price for food. At Christmas I had to wait two hours in line to get three dozen oysters that set my parents back two bills, and they just tasted like rubber with hotsauce. Lobster? Bullshit. Crab? Bullshit. Scallops? Good with bacon. Shrimp is king, the rest can diaf.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:27 AM
I want to like mussels. I really do. The braising liquid is always so good. Then I eat an actual mussel and hate them.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:27 AM
Way overpriced.
they were selling them for less than 6 a pound this summer, but there was a glut, and I live near Maine. But yeah, lobster grams are expensive.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:27 AM
Like a ranking system? CRAZY!
February 12th, 2013 at 9:28 AM
Also need to add mussells in this list,
speaking of mussels, you guys are all huge pussies.
/the Bulldog
February 12th, 2013 at 9:29 AM
Lobsters, then scallops 1-2.
Gulf shrimp are good but the Pacific shrimp are tasteless. Crabs are good but I am not down with the yeoman’s effort to eat them. Nor are they easy to do at home. Lobster are easy to cook and source the meat.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:29 AM
The braising liquid, especially if it has some spice in it with some fries might be one of my top 5 meals.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:30 AM
Agree completely. However, this is a different problem than what the SEAL faces, no?
February 12th, 2013 at 9:30 AM
/lobster is so overrated
I myself think out of those 4 shrimp is the most overated. I have a thing for steamers. I can eat those all day.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:31 AM
Anyone that has served in the military knows that you don’t receive any kind of pension/benefits until you reach the 20 year mark. That is across the board for everyone, SEALS, Green Berets. etc.. This guy knew this. He got out at 16, he could have done 4 years as a reservist and got his 20 years.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:31 AM
And scallops aren’t?
February 12th, 2013 at 9:31 AM
I know of mechanics that have learned a marketable skill in the military, but can’t use it bec ause while performing said skill for the military they’ve wreked their backs, shoulder and necks.
Part of the mythos of special operations is they do it for the same pay as a infantryman, mechanic, or cook. It also sounds like he’s getting a pretty sizable special operation differential (about $15-20K).
Larger point is he seems to have some pretty serious physical and mental health issues. Our system places almost all emphasis on fighting wars, very little on what happens to those fighters when they get back.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:32 AM
Best fries I ever had were at an open air market in Caltagirone Sicily, rotisserie chicken stand that cooked fries in the chicken grease/leavings. The most delicious potato I’ve ever eaten. As always, Ireland is upstaged.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:32 AM
It may be cool, but irrelevant for this discussion. You make it sound like, “Dude you got to do cool shit, ignore your medical needs and bills. When you are in pain, just remember that cool plane jump you did.”
If you read the article, you would see the negative effects of writing a book.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:33 AM
scallops>>>oysters>>>>mussells
February 12th, 2013 at 9:33 AM
Scallops seared just right over risotto makes the world go round.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:34 AM
College softball started last week. Going to see some games this weekend.
w00t!
February 12th, 2013 at 9:34 AM
Team Shrimp!!
Scampi, cocktail, fried, creole all of it!
/bubba gump
February 12th, 2013 at 9:34 AM
Read the whole thing yesterday. Yeah, the complaints about life after retirement made me cringe a little but he came across as a overall great guy.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:36 AM
100 percent this. Bothers me to no end.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:37 AM
Fag, should’ve done four more years, I know a guy who did it no problem.
/internet
February 12th, 2013 at 9:37 AM
Was considering making that for my wife for Valentines Day actually…just don’t know if I feel like doing the work for risotto after working on Thursday as well.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:39 AM
yum
February 12th, 2013 at 9:40 AM
You can cut the work in half after you get the rice coated in oil/butter – add half the cooking liquid. When that’s gone, you start adding it a ladle at a time. Cuts work from 20-25 minutes to 10.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:40 AM
Was considering making that for my wife for Valentines Day actually…just don’t know if I feel like doing the work for risotto after working on Thursday as well.
The risotto requires constant attention which makes it difficult to time with another dish. You’ll be cooking together. Just have some wine and it’ll be fun. We’ve done this on New Years a few times.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:40 AM
Risotto isn’t hard. It just takes 20-30 min. Basically you just stir it and add liquid in increments. I would suggest it, though. Did is last year V-day and it came out great.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:41 AM
He can easily make bank working for a private defense contractor. But he was adamant that he is done firing guns. That’s totally understandable. I don’t know if college degree is a requirement for SEALs, but yeah if not, he is kind of screwed if he wants to get a civilian job.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:42 AM
Then after you put the kids go to bed…….ahhhhh yeah!
/cranks up 70s style porno music
February 12th, 2013 at 9:42 AM
Also need to add mussells in this list
me too. when there is plenty of better sea candy out there, i opt for the one that tastes like trash and bastes in its own urine before hitting the pot. yum.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:43 AM
Scallops seared just right over risotto makes the world go round.
Clean, peal that little arm thing off, salt, then have that skillet hot, throw some butter in there and there you go. If you stand there there and pay attention, pretty simple if you pay attention.
Ignore them and you’ll overcook and have chewy ones, or let the pan get too hot and it wont cook through and you’ll be purging your colon.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:43 AM
Darrell lives in NYC?
February 12th, 2013 at 9:44 AM
16 years, that get him a GI bill?
February 12th, 2013 at 9:45 AM
You dont need a college degree to become a SEAL.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:45 AM
You realize that he was trolling you, right? If you and everyone else in that thread were saying that while you have no problem with gay people, you just don’t want them to share the same locker room, he would come in and take the opposing viewpoint and call you guys bigot.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:47 AM
Cuts work from 20-25 minutes to 10.
So that first time when you add like 2 cups of broth and some wine (cant recall amts), you just halve it? Because it takes your skillet to the brink almost and then you reduce. I interpret that correctly?
February 12th, 2013 at 9:47 AM
Yeah but I prefer to roll with it. More entertaining than the guy who comes in two days later in the thread with a bunch of numbers in his name and genuinely agrees with him.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:48 AM
Crab might be the best meat ever. I’d order that over steak, chicken, whatever….crab is fucking delicious.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:50 AM
Wow that’s the “49ers play calling with the Super Bowl on the line” of food opinions.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:50 AM
Yes it is. I just don’t want to be the one to crack them. Too much work.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:50 AM
yea, i read the article and understand the negative effects of writing a book. but he wouldnt be the first to write something like that and won’t be the last…there are ways to protect your identity. dalton fury, the delta guy who wrote killing bin laden, hasnt had his real identity released or his face shown and he does all sorts of press stuff.
this guy has a book that’s got an even better marketing hook than that. he can maintain anonymity, and using the excuse that one guy got his name revealed when there are probably a dozen who haven’t isn’t a great excuse when you’re passing up millions while complaining about no money.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:50 AM
fresh oysters on the half shell are fucking awesome.
I’m not sure what is worse about crab meat, all the work it takes to get some tiny little morsel of meat, or having your hands smell like it for 3 days after.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:51 AM
lol
February 12th, 2013 at 9:52 AM
Andrea is a dumbass, Rick has lost his mind, and we get the adventures of Daryl and Merle.
/watched The Walking Dead last night.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:52 AM
Good risotto takes 20 minutes at a min from everything I’ve read or seen from chefs. I used chicken stock/white wine at a 60-40 clip and add shallots, parmesan and thyme for my “stock” batch. You can add a good dollop of mascarpone at the end to really thicken it up if you want that consistency.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:52 AM
or boursin if you want some extra flavor.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:53 AM
Dirt I did all the reading on those duck eggs, they said use for yolks only.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:53 AM
Once you stop viewing cracking crabs as a means to get crab meat and start viewing it as something to do while you’re drinking beer, you’ll get over whatever work is involved with crabs.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:53 AM
Crab feasts are awesome. Just get: a bushel (L,XL, or Jumbo), a keg, some baguettes, and some watermelon. Instant party.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:53 AM
Happy Mardi Gras!
February 12th, 2013 at 9:54 AM
I wish I had a witty comeback for this…..fucking Greg Roman.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:54 AM
Oh god that means it’s time for lots of awful “I’m giving up ____” for lent jokes. Looking forward to seeing a “I’m giving up organized religion” tweet from Rob Delaney or Patton Oswalt get nine million retweets.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:56 AM
Did I stumble upon an episode of Chopped?
February 12th, 2013 at 9:56 AM
It’s not as creamy for my taste. Plus, the base of shallot and maybe some garlic is plenty of flavor for me, though that’s not to knock boursin and that shit is amazing.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:56 AM
The biggest surprise about dropping wrestling, besides it being an original sport, is the large number of minor countries that will no longer be in contention for any medals whatsoever. Pretty much all of the -stans only hope of getting a medal is wrestling and weightlifting. The IOC loves them some inclusion shit, that’s why baseball/softball got the boot.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:57 AM
Him and Jenny Johnson are the worst. You can only take so many “Something something butthole something something something lick my taint something something” tweets before you hit the unfollow button.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:57 AM
So, you didn’t enjoy seeing the same 5 Pope jokes re-tweeted over and over again yesterday?
February 12th, 2013 at 9:57 AM
husker…i had some boursin left over from something i made a few days earlier, and threw it in some hash browns i was making for breakfast-for-dinner. holy shit, can’t recommend it enough. it adds this insane flavor and texture.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:58 AM
Dirt I did all the reading on those duck eggs, they said use for yolks only.
interesting. I just usually plop them right in. They taste a little funny scrambled, though.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:59 AM
Rugby Sevens will compensate for that to a degree. The island nations love that shit.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:59 AM
A fringe benny of being gay not often mentioned. Naked locker room ogling.
February 12th, 2013 at 9:59 AM
Soccer and baseball should not be olympic sports – not even fans of those sports watch them at the Olympics.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:00 AM
I saw this on an episode of the Frugal Gourmet (pre child rape). Basically, you add half or you estimated liquid to rice and let it cook down. So say you have 2 cups of rice – simmer a 6 cups of chicken stock and 2 cups of wine. Add 4 cups of that to the rice/shallot/garlic/butter mixture. When that reduces, then you go in with you ladles.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:01 AM
True. I’m still shocked.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:02 AM
boursinTry this in a juicy lucy.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:02 AM
Rugby Sevens will compensate for that to a degree. The island nations love that shit.
yeah, but only 6 or 7 island nations. And one of them is US territory.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:02 AM
That sounds awesome.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:03 AM
Risotto costs like $20 to make, but that includes the $7 box of arborio rice that makes a metric fuckton of the stuff. It’s not an expensive dish at all.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:04 AM
Well knowing the wrestling governing body they probably had millions riding on the sport getting the boot. The IOC takes corruption into account and they’re one of the worst by far. It makes a ton of sense.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:07 AM
I’d get rid of synchronized swimming, trampoline, and walking.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:08 AM
It came down to wrestling or the modern pentathalon.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:09 AM
Yes, yes and yes.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:09 AM
interesting. I just usually plop them right in. They taste a little funny scrambled, though.
they said you can do use the eggs whole, but yolk is a larger % of the egg in a duck egg, so prepare for a different (and) gamier taste.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:11 AM
Wrestling can still re-apply for inclusion…along with seven other sports, for one spot.
When does golf start being an Olympic sport? 2016?
February 12th, 2013 at 10:11 AM
and damn if that box or arborio rice isnt huge. god knows I tried it in all my other recipes to get rid of it and it is useless outside of risotto.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:12 AM
All of the equestrian sports.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:14 AM
Yeah along with Rugby Sevens.
Nobody watched wrestling and it takes forever and takes up a ton of space, it’s corrupt as hell, the only things going for it are its history (modern pentathalon started in 1912 by the way) and the global participation.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:15 AM
Don’t you fdare take away my wrestling!!!
/mrejr’d
February 12th, 2013 at 10:15 AM
I wouldn’t mind flag football be included in Olympics. Before you laugh, let’s consider that walking is an Olympic sport. Out and out regular football would be a massacre. USA would crush everyone in their path.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:20 AM
Dudes walk 20km in just over an hour. It might be a ridiculous concept, but it’s absurdly difficult.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:20 AM
The B12 would crush this.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:21 AM
The “l” was not a typo.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:32 AM
here’s why wrestling got dropped: no western european won gold or silver in it in 2012. the end.
February 12th, 2013 at 10:38 AM
As entertaining as these videos are, not one of these suburban white kids is ACTUALLY DOING THE HARLEM SHAKE.
A tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqjNSONd1vk&list=HL1360683496
February 12th, 2013 at 10:44 AM
wrestling and it takes forever and takes up a ton of space
Wrestling in London took place in the same venue as Judo, Weightlifting, Table tennis, boxing, fencing, and taekwondo. It took 7 days to complete something like 19 weight classes (14 men and 5 women). Table tennis went on for 12 days in the same space. If you want to say no one understands and/or watched it, that’s fine. But don’t tell me its a drain on resources.
/former college wrestler
February 12th, 2013 at 10:49 AM
The IOC takes corruption into account
there never was a better ‘it takes one to know one’
too bad about wrestling. imo, the toughest overall sport
February 12th, 2013 at 10:51 AM
synchronized swimming
babes, esp. if you like nose clips
February 12th, 2013 at 10:53 AM
I wouldn’t mind flag football be included in Olympics. Before you laugh, let’s consider that walking is an Olympic sport. Out and out regular football would be a massacre. USA would crush everyone in their path.
ultimate frisbee
wanking (truly inclusional)
February 12th, 2013 at 10:55 AM
tjfrank, where did you wrestle? know any wrestlers from illinois? I covered HS wrestling there for 12 years, loved it
/not as gay as mma
February 12th, 2013 at 10:56 AM
It might be a ridiculous concept, but it’s absurdly difficult.
…and may be the silliest looking thing you could ever do
February 12th, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Wrestled at Duquesne in Pittsburgh, which has since dropped its program. My brother also wrestled at Duquesne and in fact lost to Brian Glynn of Orchard Park and U of Ill at the NCAA tourney in 2004.
February 12th, 2013 at 12:16 PM
Stopped reading at 120…
Here’s the thing, SEALS and all special forces get extra pay for their hazardous work while they are serving. So they are already treated better than the rest of the guys.
The other thing, less than 10% of those in the military see combat action, the vast majority do support work, nowhere near action. I did my time in the military and never, ever, ever, worried about being shot at and I served during Desert Shield…I was a mechanic, there were tons of mechanics, supply staff, admin staff, training staff, sevurity staff, etc.
February 12th, 2013 at 12:17 PM
I remember glynn. Orland Park Sandburg
February 12th, 2013 at 12:21 PM
Title IX already killed lots of wrestling programs, prolly tjfrank’s Duquesne program, this change ain’t gonna help. Elite wrestlers like Jordan Burroughs will have less motivation to stay on with no Olympics to shoot for. Very sad news for the sport. Huge wrestling fan, love to see Big Ten matches on their network. Recent Iowa/Penn St. one of the best collegiate sports events I’ve had the pleasure of watching, football and basketball included.