Did Boston Barstool Sports Just Hi-Jack My Blog From This Morning?

So I wrote a blog this morning about the "Phantom Holding Call" during Johnny Knox's punt return yesterday.  A website I read on the reg and am a patron of just posted a blog about it very similar to my blog post including the words "Phantom Holding" the same video clip and Vegas references for betting and that it was a trick play.  Should I be flattered or pissed? You can make your own judgement by hitting the link to http://boston.barstoolsports.com/random-thoughts/bad-beat-of-the-weekend-phantom-hold-in-bears-game/ and you can compare it to my post from hours earlier at http://thegraytgatsby.blogspot.com/2011/09/phantom-hold.html Feedback please.

Observations From My Time In Europe

 

I spent the past few weeks gallivanting about Europe and I made a few observations.  

• Americans really are assholes.  I was at the Musee D'Orsay in Paris trying to be "sensitive" and "artistic" at the Van Gogh and Impressionist exhibits. While I'm quietly trying to walk around and appreciate historical pieces of art there's a group of Americans from my favorite city Philadelphia (note: I fucking hate 99 percent of Philly the sports teams, the fans, the city itself) and all they could talk about were their careers as lawyers and the cases they had to deal with.  Yo assholes you're in motherfucking PARIS with priceless art all around you.  Shut the fuck up and take a look and maybe the rest of the world will eventually cease to hate our country.
• Girls in the EU do it right.  I didn't see a pair of sweat pants or sneakers on a chick in the 3 weeks I was there.  Girls dressed to the nines to go do the groceries and dinner is always on the table when you get home from work.  They say Eutopia is made up but I'm pretty sure I found it.
• Public transportation.  I don't even know where to start.  Shit is to the MINUTE with every single bus and train.  No fucking around if that bus/train stop says the bus is arriving at 5:23:15 that bus/train is there at 5:23:15 +/- 10 seconds.  You can't beat punctuality.
• Speaking of those girls they're fucking gorgeous.  We really need to address this obesity problem in the states.  As my boy Macaulay Culkin once said "Buzz, your girlfriend, WOOF."  As America we're Buzz and our girlfriends are not on point.
• People in general.  We need to stop stressing so much as a country.  I know times are tough and we have a pussy president in office but sometimes you gotta step back and look at your surroundings and just enjoy.  It seems like everyone over there does that.  Granted they have really nice surroundings but their economies all suck too so there's no reason why we have to exist as fucking chumps.  There's a name for that and it's called the Napoleon Complex and last times I checked the world dick meter we measured up pretty well.

Does This Look Like The Face Of A Chick Who Failed To Swim From Cuba To Florida For The 3rd Time?

Fucking chicks.  I didn't know there was a kitchen or laundry room somewhere in the sea.  Did Ariel tell you to find that shit on a distance swim because otherwise I've got the facilities for you to make me a sandwich and press my oxfords.  They say third time is the charm but apparently not for Diana Nyad who made her third FAILED attempt at swimming like 80 miles from Cuba to Florida.  This time the cause of failure was Portugese Man-O-War stings which I admit would fucking suck.  The thing that irks me most about this is not the fact that this 61 year old broad has nothing better to do, because old people really have nothing better to do and I know when I'm old I want to go to sea to die because I'm a sailor but I don't plan on swimming myself to death but rather a combination of excessive rum, cigars, illicit substances, and prostitutes.  The thing that irks me the most is that this bitch has a whole team of people to do this with.  She has divers swimming next to her the whole time to fend off sharks.  She's got doctors and a chase boat and the media etc.  You know how much that shit has to cost because I don't but I imagine it's a fucking lot.  If you wanna go break records or whatever you geriatrics do do that shit on your own.  I got no respect for a record that required a whole fucking team of people to accomplish.  That's not a record that's a stunt.  Fucking chicks man.

The American Hikers Who Spent 2 Years in an Iranian Prison Are Back In The States.

 

As you may have heard Iran had been holding two American Citizens hostage for the past two years on charges of spying when they accidentally crossed the border of Iraq into Iran while hiking in Iraq's Kurdish Mountain region.  Last week the hikers, Shane Bauer & Josh Fattal, were finally released after the US government paid a $500,000 bond for each of them.  This weekend they arrived back in the States and held a press conference detailing their experience in Iranian prison.  I caught some clips of their press conference and I sympathize with the shittiness of being locked up for 2 years in a fucking desert country but you know what this shit is on them.  You want to plan a hiking trip bro?  How about fucking Colorado or the French Alps.  Do you know what sort of shit storm was going on in Iraq 2 years ago?  Who the fuck would be sitting around planning a vacation and thinks to themselves "Oh hey you know what those Kurdish Mountains in Iraq are great this time of year."  Yea bro they're great when there's fucking SCUD missiles flying around and terrorists with sniper rifles sitting in those hills.  Oh not to mention a shared border with Iran who George W. dubbed as part of the trifecta known as the Axis of Evil.  Smooth planning guys.  I guarantee Orbitz didn't suggest special rates for the trip to a war zone.  

p.s. if these guys were Jewish no shot that Iran would have ever let them go. 

Does This Look Like The Face Of A Guy Who Met His Ex-Girlfriend At An Anime Convention and Then Held Her Captive For 2 Months?

So I was sitting on the couch last night after the premier of Boardwalk Empire and this story popped up on the 10 O'clock news.  Now I don't in any way condone tying up your ex-gf and holding her hostage (unless she asked for it in a role play kinda way) but you know what I think she had it coming to her.  These lovebirds met online via Facebook and their first date took place at an Anime convention.  We all know that Facebook is a facilitator of sexy times but at least in my case the sexy times never started from someone I'd never actually met.  Like do people really just randomly friend someone that looks attractive?  If that was the case my fucking friend list would be astronomical.  However, I don't friend people who I've never met.  I just work my Facebook poke game on the ladies who've had the pleasure of meeting me in person.  These cats here apparently never met in person until they started talking on Facebook and then the first date at an ANIME CONVENTION.  You gotta be outside your mind to meet a stranger at an anime convention.  Like you're asking to end up as a character from the movie 7even by agreeing to do so.  So although I don't condone abuse, if you do go fuck yourself, this chick should have seen it coming.  Ladies the lesson here is you never meet up with a stranger at an anime convention unless you want to be held captive for 2 months.

p.s. of course this guy's fucking Asian.  Asian's and anime it's like peanut butter and jelly.

p.p.s. this bro's name is Sir Wilfred Camaligan.  How the fuck is he a Sir?  Did Queen Elizabeth knight his ass?  I can't hate on the name.  Fake life shit right there.

Full Story in The Link Below
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-man-accused-of-holding-woman-captive-to-appear-in-court-today-20110925,0,1103262.story

The Phantom Hold

As you may or may not know my blog is based out of Chicago and yesterday we had a rematch of the NFC Championship at Soldier Field. I had the privilege of being at that game last winter, bundled up in my ski gear freezing my fucking ass off and watching my boy Jay Cutty questionably exit the game in the 2nd quarter leading to our demise and eventually a Packer Superbowl Championship. I'm not gonna lie I can't hate on the Pack. Aaron Rodgers is probably the best quarterback I've ever gotten to see play with my own eyes. Bro is a laser in the pocket and on the go. Clay Matthews scares the piss out of me. But aside from these two I think that the Bears and Packers are a good match-up (if Cutler isn't freaking out and forcing throws and if Forte can actually get the ground game going). I'm not complaining about the game yesterday we had like 45 chances in the 4th quarter to turn it around and we fucked up most of the time. The punt return above, however, was not one of those wasted chances. This is one of the worst calls I've seen in recent memory against the Bears. A fucking hold? Are you shitting me? That was a clean and clever return if I've ever seen one. Knox just rumbling down the field. Hester juking motherfuckers like it's nobodies business. Get the fuck out of here officiating crew. Obviously Vegas called to ensure the over/under on the game. No question that was a legitimate clean return and I loved the design of the return. Look for it in the future.

I'm Back Bitches

Your boy is back in the blogosphere.  After many many months off/being lazy/summer I am back.  And by popular demand I might add.  Stay tuned throughout the day I have loads of blogging ammunition to dispense and I'm going to try my hardest to keep these posts coming.  Your feedback means a lot to me and it's a huge reason why I'm starting this up again.  So get your girlfriends/boyfriends/wives/mistresses and what have you reading my site and if the numbers stay up then so will I.  I'M BACK BITCHES.