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myopiclunacy.com
– The rantings of a sports fan and gadget junkie suffering from societal vertigo. Think of it as the space-age polymer of the blog world.

“Beware of geeks bearing formulas.” –Warren Buffett   In March of 2006, the world’s richest men sipped champagne in an opulent New York hotel.  They were preparing to compete in a poker tournament with million-dollar stakes, but those numbers meant nothing to them.  They were accustomed to risking billions.     At the card table [...]

Mexican authorities wondered how Carol Wayne came to drown in waters four feet deep, fully clothed. There were no cuts or abrasions, so a fall from the nearby rocks was ruled out. The coroner stated that death occurred 3 – 4 days earlier and the body tested [...]

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Haven’t seen him this good since the taser!

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Arsene Wenger addressed it already this season at one his press conferences.
I am always absolutely amazed that people get away with it. When we get kicked and lose the game, the question I get from the press is ‘oh, you did not fancy that’. But nobody is upset or shocked by it. When we are [...]

SKY TV how were screening the Premier League live decided not to show a replay of the incident because it was ‘upsetting’.

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Damned untechnical brute English players and their imprecision in tackles on Arsenal players. Early word is leg break (obviously) and dislocated kneecap. Ouch. Godspeed Aaron.

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There’s a major political fraud underway:  the GOP is once again donning their libertarian, limited-government masks in order to re-invent itself and, more important, to co-opt the energy and passion of the Ron-Paul-faction that spawned and sustains the ”tea party” movement.  The Party that spat contempt at Paul during the Bush years and was diametrically opposed to most of his [...]

From: Maureen W. Date: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 1:39 AM Subject: I hate you bald fat fuck To: dick.ebersol@nbcuni.com Cc: ajd@deadspin.com
Dear dickface,
I lost my job several months ago. My mother just died. I had a fucking tumor removed from my fucking lady business recently. and do you know what’s worse [...]

myotherrideisyourmom:
Ok, it’s bad enough that NBC’s Olympic coverage makes me want to gouge out my fucking eyeballs. However, the bigger issue is here that no one warned me that I would also have to listen to Cris ass face fucking Collinsworth in addition to dealing with NBC’s bullshit. It’s like some bizarre form of torture. [...]

Dear Sarah Palin:
I hear you’re pondering a run for the White House in 2012. Last week, you told Fox news it would be “absurd” to rule it out.
I’m writing to ask that you rule it in. I very badly want you to run for — and win — the [...]

E! Mysteries & Scandals did an episode on Carol Wayne – 60s game show and sitcom star.
All that was discovered by producers is that in 1985, Carol Wayne and her companion Ed Durston had to leave their posh resort Las Hadas hotel in Manzanillo (they wanted to extend stay but hotel was booked— or they [...]