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When the Carp Hits the Fan

by Bunk Five Hawks X ( 168 Comments › )
Filed under Art, Humor, Open thread, Sports at November 20th, 2010 - 11:00 pm


[via Robots and Donuts.]

A long time ago one of Bunk’s friends got the “Rock ‘em Sock ‘em Robots” for Christmas. Bunk was filled with envy, until he saw what a stupid piece of carp it really was, but it was cool for 15 minutes until my friend and I decided to take it apart to find out why it was really a piece of carp.

That’s when the carp hit the fan with my friend’s Mom. Bunk realized that his own mom was calling about the same time and had to go.

Yeah, Bunk woosed out, but Bunk wasn’t stupid either, and survived to fess up and tell his story on The Overnight Open Thread.

Saturday Lecture…Ward versus Gatti (1)

by coldwarrior ( 12 Comments › )
Filed under Academia, Boxing, Open thread, saturday lecture series, Sports at June 12th, 2010 - 8:00 am

Possibly the greatest fight of all time. Lecture on a left hook and body shot …Arturo ‘Thunder’ Gatti versus ‘Irish’ Mickey Ward (1).

This will be academics by pugilism to make the point of “never stop fighting”. Ward did not stop even though he was beaten by the 6th round. This sort of tenacity and sheer will to win is to be admired and emulated as we approach the elections.

These two men fought 2 more times, became best of friends, Ward became Gatti’s trainer and eulogized Gatti at Gatti’s funeral.

RIP Gatti.