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Why Doesn’t UFC Get More Love?
13 Comments Published by Joel March 30th, 2007 in Fighting, Sports. Share ThisGary Andrew Poole questions why the Ultimate Fighting Championship (and its now-sister league, Pride) don’t get more mainstream coverage:
When I reported a piece a couple years ago for TIME (check out Robert Gallagher’s excellent photo essay from the story) about the UFC I came away impressed; I was given a lot of access to the [...]
I’m linking this for two reasons: a guy who gets stabbed in the ear and still holds onto his drug dealing attacker is pretty badass; I think the term “have-a-go hero” is charming. [Metro.co.uk]
World’s smallest pistol has world’s most unfortunate name. [Downsizer.com]
The Soviets used bombs strapped to hungry dogs to attack tanks in WWII. [Wikipedia]
UFC has bought its main competitor the Pride Fighting Championships. Does that make this mixing martial artists? [ESPN]
Morning Tonic: Buy a House, Get a Gun
3 Comments Published by Joel March 27th, 2007 in Fighting, Real Estate, Tonic. Share ThisBecause if there’s anything a cop needs, it’s another gun.
“Meals Ready to Eat”: A Visual Guide to Military Rations
5 Comments Published by Joel March 26th, 2007 in Fighting, Food, Gadgets, Survival. Share ThisThe most famous quip about standard U.S. military ration M.R.E.s—”Meals Ready to Eat”—is that they’re “three lies in one.” In my experience they’re often surprisingly tasty, although the massive amount of calories in each meal will stack on the pounds if you’re not humping a 100-pound pack through the muck. If you’ve never had the [...]
Naomi Cambell Cleans Up
0 Comments Published by Alex March 19th, 2007 in Chores, Fighting, events. Share ThisThis couldn’t have been more perfectly timed, while we’re talking about cleaning and maids on the tail end of our own little fashion week:
Supermodel (and uberbitch) Naomi Campbell got pissed off at her maid last year because a pair of her jeans went missing,. Instead of firing her, suing her, or publically trashing [...]
Lego Making Weapons (and That’s Okay)
2 Comments Published by Joel March 7th, 2007 in Fighting, Gadgets. Share ThisLego is still very much a part of my life. I still buy sets from time to time and even build my own models. (That shouldn’t be that notable, but most adults I know seem to build the sets up from the instructions and leave it at that.) The next original site that we intend [...]
A Marine Captain returned from Iraq writes this short story about his experiences guarding detainees in Fallouja. [LATimes]
A Day At The Cockfights
17 Comments Published by Alex March 1st, 2007 in Fighting, Games, Travel. Share ThisFor those just now joining the story, it began here.
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My wife and I set out around 11:00 to find the Coliseo. Under the advisement of our neighbor we made a beeline to this rusty old shack that doubled as a bar and restaurant (as if there’s only one like that, in PR, right?) [...]
In Search Of…El Cockfights!
2 Comments Published by Alex February 27th, 2007 in Destinations, Fighting, Games, Travel. Share ThisSo Xtine and I managed to swing a fabulous deal and are in the midst of a long-overdue and much-needed fling down in Luquillo, Puerto Rico. We did this exact trip last year, because Xtine’s college roomate’s parents do two weeks here every year and they had room for us then as now. It was [...]
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