Welcome to an old favourite from The Lowdown radio show. When we wheeled the Car Wall out of storage what we did was rate cars based on how cool they were with cool being how much that a given car would help or hinder you in trying to pick up women. The rankings are (from least to most cool): Seriously Uncool, Uncool, Cool, and Sub-Zero. Sounds familiar doesn’t it? Well, it shouldn’t be so let’s move along.
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I saw an ad on the internet today about a new “Premium White” beer from Alexander Keith’s. They’re the same folks that bring you one of the most widely available India Pale Ales on the market and their relatively new Red Amber Ale. If you look at other Canadian breweries, there is only one other that pushes Red and White ales and that is the Molson-owned Rickard’s. Continue reading
As you know, the economy sucks. I’m not going to try and explain why the economy is on a continuous tailspin because hedge funds lost all their value because banks defaulted on loans they owe because people they loaned money to defaulted on their loans.
Instead, the global economic crisis has caused some major international corporations to update their logos to reflect the times.
Apple
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Since we’ve been mentioning the 25th edition of the WWE’s biggest show of the year, both here on the blog and on the radio show, it makes sense that I breakdown Sunday’s big dance. Like any good wrestling reviewer, I’ll look at why a match may or may not have been good and then assign it a rating out of 10. Continue reading
… But that improvement didn’t come through anything that they did. TSN lucked into the fact that yesterday’s Malaysian Grand Prix turned out as it did, otherwise it would have been as big a train wreck as last week’s. Continue reading
Sorry for the random bit of self-indulgence but I’ve just won my second CHRW Volunteer of the Year award. Unfortunately, The Lowdown radio show did not win for best talk show. We were beat out for that by that TV Western show that they simulcast on radio. But we still won the big award of the night so that other show’s hosts can stick it.
And congratulations to my usual sports partner in crime, Josh Sweetland, who picked up the award for top sports commentator. He’s someone you’ll hear on big games for years to come.
Don’t forget, you can always listen to The Lowdown radio show at myspace.com/lowdownfm.
For no reason other than to introduce a YouTube video, Katy Perry. After the jump, one of the oddest Katy Perry covers ever. Naturally, it’s better than the original.
The Yankees couldn’t quite figure out this whole stadium thing. (Scott Proctor’s Arm) You’d think that in the 21st century that people could design a stadium so everyone has an unobstructed view. Now the definition of unobstructed is “Being able to see either the field or a video screen.”
Ouch: Man breaks penis. He’s likely going to impotent for the rest of his life. (NBC Philadelphia)
Is the NHL really more physical than the NFL? Well, this MLB blogger thinks so. (Sixty Feet, Six Inches)
ESPN agrees with the guy above. Then they go on to say that boxers are the toughest of them all. (ESPN) I don’t necessarily disagree with their choice but I do question that they don’t separate Mixed Martial Arts (which ESPN doesn’t televise, unlike boxing) from Martial Arts. “MMA vs. Boxing: Who is Tougher?” would be an epic debate for the ages, definitely controversial and guaranteed to drive up ESPN’s web traffic. Not that a business would ever think of trying to make money.
The NHL’s new marketing ploy: When LeBron Met Ovi. (D.C. Sports Blog)
UFC President Dana White goes nuts (Sports Illustrated) then apologizes to the gay rights groups (on April 1st) not the reporter he ripped to shreds. (Deadspin) But do we expect anything else from Dana. Sports would be so much more interesting if everyone spoke their mind like him.
Birmingham City University is offering a Masters degree in Facebook. (Daily Telegraph)
Speaking of Facebook, they’ve fired their CFO. Generally, that’s not thought of as a good idea when you’re thinking about making an IPO. Then again, doing an IPO when the stock market’s gone to hell means that they aren’t thinking it through. (New York Times)
Good news: The Conficker worm didn’t destroy the internet… yet. (PC World)
About a month ago, we teased you with some memorable Wrestlemania video montages. Now, it’s time for the main event. With Wrestlemania XXV coming up this weekend, what better time is there to look back on 25 years of amazing matches and moments that could only be provided on the grandest stage of them all. You’ll notice that there’s a slight bias to older Wrestlemanias because that’s what I grew up watching but these are all classic matches.
About a month ago, I reported that UWO defensive lineman Vaughn Martin declared for the NFL draft. In response to a comment, I wanted to go check out one of his pro days (where scouts come to see him work out). Sadly I couldn’t make either of his in London. Good news is that word has leaked out from the pro day and made it as far up the NFL food chain as ProFootballTalk.com.
He ran the 40-yard dash in 5.04 seconds, bench pressed 225 lbs. 32 times consecutively and did this to a scout: Continue reading
The University of Western Ontario released its list of employees who made over $100,000 in salary and taxable benefits. There’s lots of familiar names on there for me because Ivey appears to have a minimum starting salary of well over $100,000. At least I know where my tuition went now and now you can find out where your’s goes.
Some noteable names from the list:
Paul Davenport (UWO President) – $405,512
Carol Stephenson (Ivey Dean) – $395,755
Greg Marshall (Mustangs Football Coach) – $128,613
Joyce Garnett (University Librarian) – $163,933
Stephen Alb (Book Store Director) – $112,750
Looking for names you recognize? Click here for the complete list.
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