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Survey Results: We Paid $5 Or So For Radiohead's 'In Rainbows,' And We're...
About two weeks ago, I asked y'all to complete a survey about In Rainbows, Radiohead's seventh studio album. As you might remember, they threw the conventional distribution format out the window, and...
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So You Want To See Skip Bayless Fired? Fine, You Monsters
If you're a sports fan, there's a solid chance that you dislike Skip Bayless. You want him to be fired and get a job bagging groceries at the supermarket, don't you? All right, then. Let's let your...
View ArticleMake Time For An Old Friend: 'Truth Or Dare.'
Presenting another installment of "Make Time For An Old Friend," which is our way of showing some of the best/worst/strangest things on the Internet that you may never have seen. Everything Is...
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Chipper Jones Makes Rather Forgettable Locker-Room Speech Before All-Star Game
Chipper Jones is one of my favorite active baseball players, and he's also capable of saying some pretty awesome/funny stuff here and there, but there's really only so much you can say in a...
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Grown Adults Crying About Food: The 15 Bestworst Moments Of MasterChef.
Maybe you aren't a reality show person. I'm not either, at all, which I think speak volumes of the entertainment value of MasterChef. I cannot stop watching this show. In short, it's a roundup of 20...
View ArticleThe 15 Bestworst Moments Of MasterChef, Numbers 10 Through 6.
10. YOU'RE DOWN AND THEN YOU'RE UP. Season One The judges at MasterChef, and the producers behind them, love screwing with the competitors and the viewer -- everyone who isn't them, basically. When...
View ArticleThe 15 Bestworst Moments Of MasterChef, Numbers 5 Through 1.
5. MARK PUTS RAW FLOUR IN HIS MASHED POTATOES. Season Two Mark was in the MasterChef kitchen for long enough to do exactly one thing. You might think I'm ranking this too highly, but it just strikes...
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Live Blog: What Is Your Opinion On Sports?
Today is Wednesday, July 11th, the slowest sports day of the entire year. Let's take the opportunity to talk about sports. How many sports are there? How many sports do you think there are? We will...
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This Week In GIFs: The Outright Destruction Of People And Property
Lightning, car wrecks, demolished video equipment, and a bunch of people falling down. It's been quite a week. Vote, and help us decide the greatest animated GIF of the week. Hello, everyone, and...
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Couch Census, July 13th Update: There Are 664 Couches In The Entire World.
Whew! Well, that was a close one. We very nearly headed into Friday with a total of 666 couches, which I think we all agree would have done nothing but derail and trivialize our mission. Our mission,...
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Wings On A Bicycle. Step Off.
Alright, yes. If you rode this during the day through your average American suburb, you would be laughed at, yelled at and honked at. Things would be thrown at you. People would call you a...
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This Week In GIFs: Humans Are Gullible And Cannot Fly
We've arrived at Week 12 of THIS WEEK IN GIFs, and the field is strong as ever. Vote, and help us determine the greatest sports GIF of the last seven days. It's Week 12 of THIS WEEK IN GIFs, everyone!...
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This Week In GIFs Results: 'Chris Capuano' Wins Closest Vote Ever
Week 12 of THIS WEEK IN GIFs produced the most hotly-contested round of voting we've seen so far. People in hot dog costumes were knocked over, a mascot fell off his four-wheeler, and a mob of people...
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The Saddest Possible Sports Fan Bucket List
Many of us keep a list of things we're determined to see and do before we die. Jon Bois and Bill Hanstock came up with the most depressing bucket list a sports fan could possibly have. A lot of us...
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The 9 Questions Answered By 'The Net.'
Seventeen years after its release in theaters, I finally got around to watching The Net over the weekend. And I'm telling you, Sandra Bullock has taught me so much about the Internet. I came in with a...
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Favre Watch 2012: Wouldn't It Be Something?
Last season, legendary Hall of Fame legend Brett Favre famously decided to take a year off from the NFL. We missed him so, and some are understandably worried that he will take the 2012 season off as...
View ArticleLondon Mayor Boris Johnson Gets Stuck On Zip Line
Wednesday in London, mayor Boris Johnson jumped down a zip line while madly waving a pair of miniature British flags. It was pretty funny. And then he got stuck and was left to dangle from 20 feet up...
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Lunch Judgment: Tell Us About The Lunch You Had Or Are Having Today.
It is currently lunchtime for much of the Progressive Boink audience. All sorts of folks eat all sorts of different lunches. So what did you have for lunch? No, really, tell us in the comments....
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Evil Contrarian: NBC's Olympics Coverage Is Flawless And Beautiful
Everyone on Twitter should be suspended except for Matt Lauer, the Opening Ceremony coverage was without fault, and NBC should be respected as a parental figure who knows what's best for us. That and...
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