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Thursday, July 8, 2010

The derision to the decision

It looks like Flames GM Darryl Sutter has traded in his pickup truck for a DeLorean.

Health Canada says they have over 9 million doses of the H1N1 Flu shots that will expire at the end of the year. It could have been much worse but during the World Cup there has been a huge increase in the number of football fans calling in sick with flu like symptoms

Goalies at the World Cup have a save percentage on average of .700 or as the NHL calls it Oileresque

Don Coryell the innovator behind today’s football passing schemes did this week. The funeral was held and as a tribute the pallbearers dropped back into the shotgun and rolled right before handing him off

A Chinese tight rope walker has set a Guinness book record by staying on a high wire for 60 days. This eclipsed the earlier record for balancing acts held by The Chicago Blackhawks who stayed within pennies of the salary cap

Jamarcus Russell the former 1st round pick of the Oakland Raiders was arrested and charged with possession of a cough syrup with codeine. In an effort to reduce his charges Russell apparently gave up his supplier... Snuffelufagus

An octopus has selected Spain to advance in the World Cup over Germany although I would have thought with all those hands it would have picked Uruguay

The octopus was German and named Paul but after the game ended with Spain winning he was renamed main course

A fan fell 30’ reaching for a foul ball during a Ranger-Indians game causing a 30 minute delay. This is the longest delay for a Rangers game since the team let former President and part owner George Bush write out the starting line-up

Top 5 questions Tiger Woods won’t answer
# 5 Boxers, briefs or commando?
# 4 Who got more action you or your Dad?
# 3 Did you hear any good jokes in Limerick?
# 2 Do you wash your own balls?
# 1 Do Tigers mate better in captivity or in the wild?

A leading Dutch environmental agency has taken the blame for some of the glaring errors in the Global Warming report saying they were rushed, understaffed and hung over after watching their team reach the World Cup finals

After being shut out during their game with Germany, England’s World Cup team is being called toothless thus joining the rest of the population

The Chinese government signed a $130 million deal for Canadian wheat in what was described as a difficult negotiation. Both sides argued over price, delivery and payment terms. They only came to an agreement after the Saskatchewan Roughriders agreed to toss in some watermelon helmets

Police say they know who was responsible for shooting another man following Michael Vick's birthday celebration, but the shooter will not be charged "at this time". Police say they know who the victim is but after fleeing the scene he won’t speak or roll over the shooter. Police can only speculate on the motive but think someone may have had a bone to pick with him.


An audit has found millions in fraud and graft as the Russian Olympic team prepared for the Vancouver Games. Officials say they hope to get convictions as they caught many of the offenders’ red handed


Canadian lawmakers say recreational boaters must be more prepared for possible accidents while on the water. Operators of vessels should have more experience with a sinking ship, and suggest training with the Leafs, Argos or Jays


An espionage scandal between Russia and the United States ended with a swap of prisoners between the countries. In an attempt to free up some payroll the Calgary Flames hoped to toss Ales Kotalik into the deal


Following ESPN`s 1 hour special Lebron James `The Decision ‘` is a 60 month ESPN follow-up `The Derision`` starring Cleveland, NY, Chicago and anyone who wants to watch actual sports. Does this make it eligible for job creation tax breaks


When the decision came down every son who had a mom of retirement age knew... he was headed to Miami...


BP is hoping to capitalize on the signing by capping the well before he arrives and calling it a welcoming present...


Quick... is this too much for a comic book... Lebron, Chris and Dwayne signed in Miami to team up and plug the BP oil spill in the Gulf before the tar balls land on South Beach...


Lebron said he wanted to thank the man above... Pat Riley


The economy in Cleveland must be getting better when you can burn a $200 jersey...


I bet the guy who set fire to the jersey puts it on EBay... Who wouldn`t pay 2.1 million for the charred hopes and dreams of Cleveland?


The best commercial during `The Decision" was the pitch for the Black and Decker electric butt shiner


History was made Thursday when an airplane took off and flew 24 hours using only solar power. Meanwhile the Cleveland Cavaliers have seen their NBA hopes come crashing down to earth


Since they have had no really good draft picks in the last few years the Calgary Flames have let go their scouting staff calling them redundant


The Flames now have 2 people with a GM title or a double Feaster


The humane Society is protesting in Calgary saying what is being done there is cruel and unusual punishment and that’s just what the Flames are up to, the Calgary Stampede Rodeo is bad too