Barking Carnival

My five year old son offered me 7 dollars to count to a billion. Considering the task would rate roughly a dollar per year, I politely declined. Instead, I offered a deal that would procure his monthly allowance if I could abstain from using phrases like “pampered, pompous, selfish, soulless robotic pricks” when […]

I realize Huckleberry thinks Michael Phelps’ accomplishments are pedestrian, I disagree. But I also tend to follow the money. The sponsorship money says this is much bigger than that.
“What is the value of eight golds in Beijing before a prime-time audience in the U.S?” asked Peter Carlisle (Phelps’ marketing agent), “I’d […]

You may have missed this information if you weren’t playing very close attention to the Olympics. But it seems we have a swimmer that won a bunch of gold medals. Here are some links if you want to read more:
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…the Russians are cheating!  The Russians are cheating!
In one of the least surprising announcements in Olympic history, IOC drug czar Arne Ljungqvist stated today that Russian Olympic athletes were “systematically doping”.  This announcement came after 7 of the commie bastards were suspended from participating in the games, which begin this weekend in the smoggiest city this […]

I’ve always been a closet fan of the Summer Olympics, and I don’t want to even admit on a public forum some of the events I watch.  However, I will admit that the Usain Bolt versus Tyson Gay matchup in the 100 meters is an event I won’t be missing.  I think Bolt is the […]

The United States unveiled it’s twelve man roster for the upcoming Olympic games in China. The roster includes:
C/PF Dwight Howard
PF Chris Bosh
PF Carlos Boozer
SF Carmello Anthony
SF Lebron James
SF Tay Prince
SG Dwayne Wade
SG Michael Redd
SG Kobe Bryant
PG Chris Paul
PG Ason Kidd
PG Deron Williams
At first […]