One more for my lost childhood — Triceratops never existed.
Category Archives: Popular Culture
Record Books
They were shattered in Ann Arbor yesterday.
The teams appeared to be evenly matched, but I think that was misleading. What those watching saw was a well-balanced (offense/defense) team play a team with a monster offense, and one of the worst defenses in the nation. Michigan’s offense made Illinois’ defense look much worse than it was, and their defense made Illinois’ offense look much better than it was, so it looked as though it was a purely offensive battle with poor defense on both sides. I have to say, though, that despite the score, Michigan’s defense was looking better than it had been, with some key stops (especially, of course, the final one that won the game by preventing the two-point conversion). Of course, it will have to continue to improve if they’re to have any hope of beating Wisconsin and Ohio State.
[Update Monday morning]
Without looking it up, I’m guessing that Michigan now has another (dubious) record — points allowed while still winning (65).
Michigan’s Defense
…finally won a game. And they only allowed the other team to score sixty-five points. People are going to look at that final score and think that they were playing basketball.
First It’s Cartoons
And now this:
Prominent Muslim religious heads have expressed anger and dismay on the information of a US dog being named ‘Khan.’ Maulana Syed Athar Ali said that it is a known fact that Muslims detest pigs and dogs.
“To name a dog a Muslim name by US security agencies is to deliberately incite the Muslim community. We would be meeting soon and devise a strategy to protest and seek apology from the US,” said Maulana Athar Ali.
Yes, of course. It was a deliberate act of provocation. And just how angry are they? This angry.
Hey, it’s a religion of peace. Or so they say.
Space Travel
Some vintage ideas.
The Democrats’ Turkey Drop
Heh.
The Spirits Of England
For Halloween, some interesting history of Albion ghosts, at The Independent.
A Repeat Of Last Year?
Michigan is collapsing again. You can’t win games without a defense. The way they’re playing against Penn State, it’s not clear that they’ll even be able to beat Minnesota. They could go bowlless again. And that will be that for Rodriguez.
Spartans
Well, there go their chances for the national championship. Barring a miracle, looks like no more undefeated teams in the Big Tweleven. They could still be conference champs, though, if someone else beat tOSU, and they can recover the rest of the season. Down 37-0 in the third quarter sure won’t impress many poll voters, though, or the computers.
[Update a few minutes later]
Well, they finally scored, but missed the two-point conversion, so now it’s only 37-6. They’re coming back! And it’s only well into the fourth quarter!
The Decline And Fall
…of Halloween.
When I was a kid, Halloween was for kids. And then I grew up and didn’t care about it any more (like, when I hit my teens). But apparently, many of my generation never wanted to grow up. One more Boomer-caused societal disaster.