On This Date in Football History

September 11, 1999

The Baylor Bears, leading 24-21 with 20 seconds left and needing only to take a knee and run out the clock against a UNLV team with no time-outs left, get greedy and it costs them the ball game.
With the ball on the UNLV 8-yard line, Baylor running back Darrel Bush takes the handoff and tries to score another touchdown, but he's stripped of the ball at the goal line and Kevin Thomas of the Runnin' Rebels returns the fumble 100 yards for a 27-24 UNLV win before a disbelieving crowd in Waco, Texas.

(source: Page-A-Day Calendars)

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Balls the Size of Pumpkins

My previous blog post had some sick video footage of stunt driving in a video game, but now I found a video of stunt driving, though this time it's REAL - and no less amazing.

This is literally stunning - it starts off a bit slow, but be sure to stick with it.





Also, I really, REALLY hope that this is real-life, actual security cam footage and not something staged.

These Guys Must Have Fulfilled, Enriching Lives

Check out this sick video I found on YouTube of some wild stunts in the new 'Grand Theft Auto IV' game.



This leads me to a couple of questions:

• Didn't this game just get released like a week ago? How did these guys find all of these little locations and places to pull those shenanigans already?
• My favorite one is when the guy dives out of the helicopter at like two thousand feet and plunges into a swimming pool. It looks like he aimed for the pool on purpose - how is that possible?
• Odds that the person who made this video has ever been out on a date with a live person? I'm going to say Infinity-to-1 against.

---JohnnyU

I Need This...

I have a mortal fear of being buried alive, so you can probably guess that I didn't love the scene in 'Kill Bill, Volume 2' where Uma Thurman is buried in a coffin and has to dig her way out.

I suppose there are plenty of other people like me. Apparently, premature burial was George Washington's greatest fear, and is quoted as saying:

"Have me decently buried, but do not let my body be put into a vault in less than two days after I am dead."

Shoot, Edgar Allen Poe practically made a living out of writing grotesque stories featuring premature burial ("The Premature Burial", "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Cask of Amontillado")

It was only a matter of time, then, that this idea cropped up:
A cemetery in Santiago, Chile, is offering its clients coffins with sensors that detect any movement inside after they have been buried. According to a spokesperson for the cemetery, ‘We want to be pioneers and avoid catalepsy cases, in which a person gets completely paralyzed for a few hours and ends up buried as if they were dead. We want families to rest assured that if a case like this ever happens, their loved ones will be immediately rescued.

All I have to say about this is: I'm looking into possibly moving to Santiago, Chile.

Great News if You're a Lions Fan

I know the Detroit Lions can't be bothered to address their QB position (though Jon Kitna has been a serviceable starter, I suppose), seeing as how they're so busy drafting wide receivers in the first round every year, and letting their best defensive player - Shaun Rogers - leave in the offseason, but this quote was still somewhat eye-opening.

According to this article from MLive.com, Lions offensive coordinator Jim Colletto can barely stand to watch second-year QB Drew Stanton throw his wobbly, lame-duck passes.

"I kind of close my eyes and don't pay attention,'' Colletto said with a smile.
"Sometimes he reverts back to some old habits. Today, he didn't throw an interception so that was a huge plus.''

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another 4-12 season of Lions football! Big hand for the fellas.



---JohnnyU

Some People are Dain-Bramaged

FOUND ON REAL-LIFE WARNING LABELS:

• On a can of insect spray: “Harmful to bees.”
• On a motorcycle mirror: “Objects in the mirror are actually behind you.”
• On a bag of peanuts: “This product contains nuts.”
• On a mattress: “Do not attempt to swallow.”
• On a TV remote control: “Not dishwasher safe.”
• On an iron: “Never iron clothes on the body.”
• On a wristwatch: “This is not underwear. Do not put in pants.”
• On a life-saving device: “This is not a life-saving device.”

Are real people *actually* this stupid? I find it hard to believe that anyone would do any of these things (Except for the wristwatch one - because I always wear my watch in my pants).

This reminds me of the time, when I was a kid and my dad got me a bike for Christmas (which came in pieces that you had to put together), and the box the bike was shipped in had a large warning label stuck on the side that read:

"WARNING! Assemble before use."


---JohnnyU