Saturday Link-Off: Social Media Fail

january-jones-gq09-14I’m back on Saturdays. It’s good to be on the original home of the Lowdown linkdump. It’s even better to have January Jones back.

We mentioned that celebrities need to be muzzled from embarrassing themselves on Twitter. Maybe they’re already muzzling themselves and ruining Twitter for the rest of us. (NBC Dallas)

Speaking of people ruining social networking websites, it’s people like this that ruin Facebook for single guys like me. I’m glad that I’ve avoided it for the last four-ish years. (College Humor)

Some people shouldn’t be allowed to make any decisions for themselves. For example, an American guy is suing the Bank of America for a stupidly/fictionally large amount of money. (BBC)

After the jump, skating with the stars, loads of ice escapades, and let the Phillies (fans) hit the floor.

Chip Caray is so bad as a baseball announcer that people are starting to like Joe Buck. (New York Times)

Let’s keep with sports TV for a second: Friday Night Lights is back on DirecTV 101 on Wednesday. To celebrate, here’s the Top 10 Tim Riggins quotes. (Thunder Treats)

These crazy alternate jerseys are getting out of hand. The OHL’s Kingston Frontenacs unveiled a special Military Night third jersey but it had little to do with the Armed Forces. (Total Pro Sports)

The stars of Battle of the Blades might be going soft but that doesn’t mean they have an easy go of it. A writer found that one out the hard way. And the bum gets to skate with Jamie Sale so he can’t complain. (Globe & Mail)

Being a New England Patriots fan leaves you open to ridicule on a popular blog. Then again, this guy had it coming. (Kissing Suzy Kolber)

NHL pugilists tend to have a short lifespan. Todd Fedoruk was a fixture in the league until his orbital bone was shattered in a fight and couldn’t make it by as either a fighter or a player. The Flyers’ Riley Cote has learned from this example and has his post-retirement plans ironed out. (Puck Daddy)

Anyone else agree that the guy wearing the giant foam finger has long passed his best days as a “superfan”? (Gunaxin)

The latest in tips for your fantasy football team: Running Back By Committee-opoly. (The Pigskin Doctors)

Interesting fact: SI’s Pop Culture Grid is actually a sign that the world is about to end. Book your holidays accordingly. (Sports Pickle)

Today’s photo gallery is the weird and wacky photos from the world of sports. It’s SI’s Not Photos of the Week. (Sports Illustrated)

There was a party up in Philadelphia. Naturally, it ended in a riot which was bad for this dude.

Well, you’re going to have a hard time convincing people to buy it now that you’ve done that.

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