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And What Does a Real Man Look Like?

thos — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:01:38 +0000

Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon SMI/Corbis

Michael Sam is set to be the first openly gay player in the NFL next fall, assuming the Four Horsemen don’t appear and he doesn’t get drafted. Sam was SEC Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All American in 2013.

So, I begrudgingly give him whole-hearted support and admiration. Why begrudgingly? Because it’s sad that it still takes so much courage simply to admit who you are, it should be a non-issue. Hopefully more and more people like Sam will keep bravely standing up for themselves and almost as important, that people will continue to support him and others until sexual orientation is accepted across the board.

Self, The Market and the NFL

DCDan — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:20:39 +0000

How you see yourself, a parody.

The Market – “If you can imagine paying 20 bucks for a crappy PB&J because some evil cabal of agribusiness companies colluded to fix the prices of both peanuts and peanut butter, you come close to grasping the lunacy of financial markets where both interest rates and interest-rate swaps are being manipulated at the same time, often by the same banks.”

In honor of the NFL draft and Barkevious Mingo

Madden NFL 2013

DCDan — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:07:01 +0000

Madden NFL 13 is on sale today at Amazon. Based on the results from the Packers @ Seahawks debacle, I think it begs the question, will Madden ’13 feature the unionized referees or the scabs? Like I’ve been saying all season “this is what happens when you don’t hire union labor.”

Joe Paterno Biopic

DCDan — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:00:02 +0000

Another scoop for the Common Folk Collective team. Our well placed film analyst has heard rumors that the upcoming, not yet announced, Joe Paterno bio pic will be directed by none other than Roman Polanski and in a unique arrangement financed by The Vatican. This movie will surely be highly anticipated at Cannes and will of course, based on the subject matter and director’s past, be the source of much contention. Another question yet to be answered will be the shooting location, possibly Vatican City, as Polanski has to risk answering for his crimes. One last rumor that has been surrounding the film is the role of Jerry Sandusky, right now there is a buzz the honor might go to Jeffery Jones (Ed Rooney from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off). The film, produced, directed, and acted by these aging men, will be primarily targeted at children 14 and under.

*On a serious note we suggest donating to the protection of victims of sexual abuse and recommend The Children’s Assessment Center.