Maybe if I litter my article with references to rap and speak in outdated slang no one will notice my shitty writing

Just when I thought I had seen the worst that ESPN's Page 2 had to offer, I started to read an article by Todd Boyd, a supposed Ph.D recipient and "Professor of Critical Studies at the USC School of Cinematic Arts" (whatever that is).

Boyd's article, Stop the hatin', Hank, is the single most asinine article I have ever read about anything ever. He writes a letter to Hank Aaron which he beings by saying, "Hank Aaron, you are a hater! That's right Hank, you're a full-fledged, bona fide, 100 percent playa hater of the highest order. There, I said it. What a relief." How did this guy get a Ph.D? The entire article is full of unnecessary, antiquated slang and pop culture references that show Boyd's amazing inability to connect to a younger audience. For example he references a Notorious BIG song that came out in 1997 ("Playa Hater") and a blaxploitation movie that came out in 1972 (Super Fly) in some lame-ass attempt to prove his "blackness."

Boyd also provides us with the following literary gems:

"First, you said you didn't want to travel to see Bonds break your record, but then you end up traveling to Puerto Rico? C'mon Dawg, that ain't pimpin!"

and:

"You are no longer my favorite Mobile, Ala., native, either. I have taken that title and bestowed it on the rapper Rich Boy; throw some D's on it, indeed!"

or my personal favorite:

"We recognize your struggles, but we need you to recognize ours too. This is the era of 'mo' money, mo' problems,' Dawg, and your refusal to acknowledge Bonds is one of those problems right now."

I have many problems with this wanton use of slang, the biggest and most obvious being that it has nothing to fucking do with anything. The article might have made more sense if he would have left out all of the old rap colloquialisms and pop culture bullshit. Secondly, this isn't the era of "mo' money, mo' problems," that was in the late 90's, when that reference still would have been cool. Finally, Aaron isn't ducking Bonds and going to Puerto Rico because of anything even remotely related to "pimpin," he is doing so because he feels that Bond's is a douchey, big headed cheater. Referencing Rich Boy and Biggie does not automatically give you street cred and I'm pretty sure that if you went into the ghetto saying some of the shit you just said, all while wearing your professor coat with the arm patches (that I fucking guarantee you have) you would get your ass kicked 19 times before you even made it a block.

In addition to this article being the worst piece of literature in the history of writing (both structurally and grammatically), Boyd also tries to make a ridiculous point when he asserts that Aaron should just blindly support Bonds because he is black. He doesn't say that blatantly, but he doesn't pull his punches much either. He speaks to Aaron:

"The streets have lost respect for you too, Hank. You once had street cred, just 'on the strength,' as they say. You were Big Bank Hank to us. The fact that you had to endure so much hatin' yourself on your way to breaking Babe's record meant you always had much love in the streets. No more, though. Don't get me wrong, Bonds isn't the most street credible cat. For one, there's not enough bass in his voice. But in spite of that, hip-hop still loves an anti-hero and Bonds most certainly fits that bill."

What Boyd tries to say is that black people have lost respect for Hank because he is not supporting a fellow black man. This is absolutely ridiculous and also very disrespectful to a man who had to endure an amazing amount of ridicule and racism during his quest to overcome the most hallowed record in sports. What Aaron accomplished despite staggering adversity is unbelievable and for Boyd to downplay all of his hard work simply because he doesn't support Bonds is unconscionable.

The one line I take the most offense to is when Boyd says, "The fact that you had to endure so much hatin' yourself on your way to breaking Babe's record meant you always had much love in the streets. No more, though" Does Boyd really mean to say that simply because Aaron doesn't support Bonds, that it somehow discredits all the work he did for civil rights in the 50's, 60's and 70's? That is so amazingly short-sighted it's a wonder ESPN even allowed this pile of shit onto their site. No one hates Bonds because he is black, they hate him because he cheated the game and for Boyd to imply that Bonds is acting in the face of nearly as much racism is pretty fucked up. Bonds doesn't have to endure as much bigotry and provincialism as Aaron did, THANKS TO AARON! Barry Bonds would be nothing without Hammerin' Hank and for Todd fucking Boyd to say that Aaron owes anything to Bonds, black people, or baseball is sickening. We should all be thanking Aaron what he did to help unify the nation, not criticizing him for taking a stand on Bonds and the widespread steroid use in baseball.

Let's Review Things

1Now that I've gotten all of the crabbiness out of my system here a few quick reviews of some movies (out of 4 stars), music (out of 5), video games (out of 10), sports trades (no ranking system) and whatnot that I have experienced lately:


Movies:

• Ratatouille: Awesome movie from the geniuses at Pixar. It moderately has a message, it's funny, and it's good for all ages. A must see for those of you that liked Cars, The Incredibles, Toy Story, etc. Bottom Line: 3.75/4 stars for one of the best movies I have ever seen.
  


• The Simpson's Movie: Lives up to the hype and more. One of the funnier movies I have seen a long time because they stuck true to the formula that made The Simpsons funny in the first place, stupid humor. Bottom Line: 3.5/4 stars because it begins to drag slightly at the end, but is still consistently gut-busting.

• Knocked Up: I have no idea why this movie received such great praise from everyone. Bill Simmons from ESPN's Page 2 explained the movie perfectly when during his crap wrap said, "Saw Knocked Up last week - started out strong, faded down the stretch, about 15 minutes too long. Liked it though. Although I'm not sure how I feel about this new era of chick flicks that secretly disguise themselves as guy flicks for about 35 minutes, then the main character gets whipped and loses the will to live, but things work out in the end and we're supposed to be happy for him because he doesn't hang out with his friends anymore and his life is over." Knocked Up is occasionally hilarious, but if you are looking for 40 Year Old Virgin #2 you came to the wrong place. Bottom Line: 2.5/4 stars because my expectations were so high there was no way this movie would have lived up to the hype.

Music:

• T-Pain, Epiphany: Baby-making music with great beats fused with unintentionally hilarious lyrics such as "Baby girl I ain't tryna to get you drunk I'm just tryna get you tipsy" or "Baby its all gravy, its all good / Cuz we gonna need to open up the back door and let ya legs up / or imma put ya right on the hood" from the not-so-subtly named "Backseat Action." Epiphany is good for a laugh and is perfect for a long drive because it will keep you entertained in quite a few different ways. Bottom Line: 3/5 stars for keeping me laughing all while having some good beats to bob my head to.

• Kanye West on the whole: Kanye has put out 3 outstanding songs recently ("Bittersweet" with John Mayer, "Stronger" with Daft Punk and my personal favorite "Can't Tell Me Nothing") and I cannot wait until his next CD comes out. I might actually go to the store and buy this one and not pirate it off the internet. Kanye is one of the only rappers that is consistently good all while consistently changing the styles of music with which he collaborates. He has worked with Adam Levine from Maroon 5, John Mayer, Daft Punk, Common, Jay-Z, etc and managed to not look like he is forcing it. Bottom Line: 5/5 stars for the potential to be an amazing CD when it finally comes out.

Video Games (note: I will be taking the Xbox360 reviews and JTR will take PS3):

• The Darkness: This FPS introduces a few cool dynamics into the genre, but where an awesome story, good graphics and gratifying powers prevail; a laggy multiplayer and short single player make this game a tough buy at $60. Bottom Line: 8/10

• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six:Vegas: One of the finest multiplayer (Xbox live) games available now. There are a lot of maps, game types, strategies, weapons, etc that will keep you wanting more; not to mention that there is a great single player story and a co-op story where you can play though the missions with a friend on a split-screen. (This brings me to a small commentary that I will make a larger blog about which states that in games nowadays there is rarely a split-screen or local multiplayer option unless it is a crappy Mario Party esque game, some racing games or the occasional shooter. When freaking game companies don't make FPS's into a local multiplayer it totally kills it for me. Doesn't anyone remember playing Goldeneye with their friends? That was some of the best gaming I have ever done and for companies to essentially force people to only play on the internet, it further breaks apart bonds that nerds could have had if they could at least play with someone in the same room.) But I digress, RSV is a great game and it definitely worth the money. Essentially this game utilizes the hiding features that Gears of War perfected with realism that Tom Clancy games have been know for. Bottom Line (revised): 9.25/10 (10/10 multiplayer--8.5/10 single player)

• Viva Pinata: Now there are going to be a lot of people who think I'm gay for liking Viva Pinata, but when it comes down to it; VP is an engaging game with adorable animals (that happen to be pinatas), good visuals and controls that anyone can pick up and use easily. You create a garden for your pinatas to live in and then you watch the fun unfold. This fun comes from mixing and matching garden options such as: buildings, food, lakes, trees, etc in order to get different and new pinatas to visit. I understand that this sounds gay but honestly, fuck you if you ever play this game (not watch someone play) and say that it isn't fun to discover a new, sweet pinata (like the beaver one). If anything it is a fun kids game that adults can enjoy, much like an adult enjoying the movie Cars. Bottom Line: 8.25/10

Sports Trades/ Moves:

• Brewers moving Rickie Weeks down to Triple A: Some people on the team don't like it because he is one of the supposed "building blocks" of the team, but I think this is a great move. Rickie has been playing horribly as of late and I am uncertain if it's because his wrist is still hurt or because he has lost a great deal of confidence at the plate. He is hitting .212 with an OPS of .693 (Chris Capuano's is .616!) and only 5 dingers, none of which warrants giving him anymore opportunities in the majors. He needs to get AB's and the only way to do that and not handicap the Crew is to send him down to Nashville.

• Braves acquire Mark Teixeira and pitcher Ron Mahay from the Texas Rangers for catcher Jason Saltalamacchia, infielder Elvis Andrus and pitchers Neftali Feliz, Matt Harrison and Beau Jones: Good trade all the way around. Although I haven't seen him play too much Salty seems a tad overrated, but this trade is still great because it gives the Rangers some more to build around and give the Braves the extra power they need to make a run at the play-offs. The Braves also received Octavio Dotel from the Royals for Kyle Davies (some prospect I know nothing about) which helps them bolster up their bullpen.

• Red Sox trade pitcher Kason Gabbard and outfielders David Murphy and Engle Beltre to the Rangers for reliever Eric Gagne. This is a lot like the Braves trade in that I like it for both sides. Gabbard was pitching well for the Sox but they need to make a push into the play-offs and can't wait around to try to cultivate talent.

• Boston Celtics receive Kevin Garnett for a whole bunch of shit including 2 first round picks, Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green, Sebastian Telfair's crazy ass, and Theo Ratliff's body. Contrary to what I have said for every other review of sports thus far, in theory, I do not really like this trade at all for either team. Boston has now morgated it's future on 3 moderately old (for basketball at least), somewhat broken down players and Minnesota got 3 guys who will only ever be bench players, an expiring contract, a pretty good PF and two 1st rounders for one of the top 25 best basketball players of all time. This being said, it was a trade that both teams had to make. Regardless of that the teams are now pretty much just either A. an injury away from being horrible (Boston) or B. already horrible with an unstable young core (Minnesota) this was a trade that both teams needed to make. KG deserves to be on a winner and I'm glad that finally he has a chance to actually go somewhere.

-BB

Another day, another blog

Before we start I would like to take a moment to give my condolences to everyone connected to the tragedy in Minneapolis & also to the friends and family of Bill Walsh. The bridge collapse seems like something that could have been avoided because as I heard on the radio the bridge that collapsed was either exceeding or close to exceeding its planned lifetime. It was also stated that bridges all over the country are being examined (two in Milwaukee are rated a 20/100 on a scale that rates structural integrity) and this sounds like a good plan so that we can avoid tragedies like this in the future. Now that we have the depressing matters out of the way, it's time to get pissy.

Since no singular thing has made me crabby enough to write an entire article, I'm going to instead throw out a few snippets of pissiness from the world around me.

• Johnny Estrada: I really wish he would shut up and actually show some semblance of effort when he trots out onto the field instead of: not legging out double plays, fighting with his manager or slamming the media and fans of the Brewers. I have no problem with an athlete ripping on the media because for the most part they deserve it, but when a player who has only been on a team for a half season and has been traded 3 times because of his big mouth rips on an entire city full of fans, it crosses the line. He said, "It's unbelievable, the mentality here (Milwaukee). When I was in Atlanta, they won 14 straight championships. We could lose eight straight (games) and you'd get the same response: 'No big deal.' When you're used to winning, it's a different attitude, a different feeling, a different mentality. Here, it's like a panic zone. This is a different team. I guess, every year, when things go bad, it's like, 'Here we go again.'" First of all Johnny what the fuck do you know about Milwaukee or Brewers fans at all? Second, why would you throw all of the fans of a team that is paying you $3.4 under the bus? And thirdly, apparently at the College of the Sequoias (is that real college anyway?) they didn't teach you that sometimes discretion is the better part of valor because putting down an entire city of fans is not how you go about becoming a fan favorite. I completely understand and actually agree with what he is saying, that fans shouldn't freak out when their favorite team loses a few games in a row because they can easily win a few games in a row, but that does not mean that you say it for everyone to hear. It would have been completely different if Geoff Jenkins or even Damian Miller would have made these comments because at least they have been here for more than fucking 3 months! They have actually been here for the bad times and know how to handle the fans, they aren't some douche with a gay soul patch who is cocking off to an entire city.



• Russia: In a feeble attempt try to be relevant Russia has apparently "claimed the Arctic Seafloor" by placing their flag on the bottom of the ocean. While I am aware the arctic seafloor may be a wonderland of natural resources, this still has to be one of the most ridiculous things I have ever seen a country attempt . JTR astutely said, "well they didn't make it to the moon first so they have to claim something." This is not even close to a legally meaningful move (since its not fucking 1637 and we can't just claim land by putting a flag on it) so all it accomplishes is making Russia look retarded and all of the rest of the world hate them even more. Apparently Russia has been lobbying to the UN that the part of the arctic that they "claimed" should legally be part of Russia, but I guess they couldn't wait and took matters into their own hands. Also it probably doesn't help Russia look any better that former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev is appearing in ads for pricey handbag designer Louis Vuitton.



• Bear Grylls: Now I know that his might not come as a surprise to anyone that has ever seen the Discovery Channel's Man vs. Wild, but it turns out that this flamboyantly rugged British mountaineer is a phony. I mean in addition to his show not being very good because every episode is exactly the same (he eats gross shit, makes a fire, tells dumb stories, repeat) now it turns out it isn't even real. This just goes to show that anyone named or nicknamed Bear is most likely a douche. The news that the show is fake actually didn't phase me at all because he has a freaking camera crew with him all of the time! What did people think that his crew did when he camped out in a cave overnight? Did they just stay outside after he barricaded the only entrance? Give me a break, the more i think about the more I realize that show sucks. Survivorman is a much better show because in addition to being placed in the middle of nowhere with no food or water he has to schlep all of the cameras around.

• A few additions to JTR's fashion article: One thing I do not understand are those belts that girls wear over a shirt up way over their waist just below their boobs. What is that all about? Is it a saggy boob belt? My only problem with fashion nowadays is that not only does it look dumb, it is highly impractical as JTR has previously stated. If it makes you look good but is impractical I can deal with that and if it is practical (such as wearing capris if there is a few inches of rain on the ground and you don't want to get the bottom of your pants wet {thanks JTR}) but looks dumb I can also deal with that. What I cannot stand is when neither of those two requirements are fulfilled. Another perfect example of this is those huge fucking sunglasses that girls wear that cover their entire faces. Besides making you look like the bastard child of a coastie and a beetle, they are probably more cumbersome than anything and this would negate their practicality as sunglasses.

That's all for right now, I'll be back later with some reviews of movies, music, and so forth

-BB

Continuing With Fashion

I left off yesterday at why, obviously these fasions are chosen to conform to a specific stereotype or to assert ones agreement with a particular way of thinking, but honestly people....THINK OF THE KIDS!... Your kids that is. Imagine when you are older haveing your kids look at pictures of you when you are young, and imagine when you looked at pictures of your parents when they were young. What will you tell them when they ask why you had a comb stuck in your hair and didnt take it out, or why you had paint all over your pants. More importantly think of the people who have just taken a dump and are innocently walking out of the bathroom when they are struck by your fashion statement and must undoubtedly spend the next couple hours thiking the following in regaurds to each situation:

CROCS = man that guy must absolutely love dave matthews and think that comfort so outweighs how you look that wearing zip down pj's like peter does in family guy (regaurdless of the cool shocky thing he can do) is the next move in your wardrobe, honestly those things are retarded looking im sure they can make a perfectly normal sandal or shoe of the same stuff but not have it look gay;

THOSE BIG SHORTS = ok i get that your urban and hip but fucking what purpose do those serve besides makeing you look like a douche and being a hindrance when you run;

CAPRIS = Ok girls these i dont mind so much i guess its just the idea of them, they dont look bad but what do they do B^2's girlfriend recently commented that she couldnt wear shorts to work and so like to wear these because its hot but honestly is that going to help all that much i mean do your ankles and lower clafs get hot to the point that they need cooling or that cooling them will help out all that much, and its not like any guy is going to be like oh man that chick has a nice lower calf;

MULTIPLE COLLARS = first off collars are not made for popping secondly doing so is uncomfortable thirdly only dueche bag guys do it thridly it gets exponentialy worse with the more collars that are popped not to mention fairly frequently these are;

PINK SHIRTS = well obviously pink is associated with boy i mean all boy babies are dressed in pink and its so masculine and strong of a color so why shouldnt guys wear it....wait no thats blue, wtf are you doing wearing pink what does it say im sure of my masculinity thats like emos kissing guys and saying its because there sure of your sexuality yep its gay i mean honestly ill deal with the emo thing later but its not being sure of your masculinity its being unsure. Honestly if your sure that your a guy and are ok with that then why would you want to wear a pink shirt. Its an obvious statement which requires one to have thought about weither they should wear the shirt because they are a guy. Saying that a guy should be able to wear pink shirts if he is sure of himself is like saying a guy should be able to wear a skirt because hes sure of himself, and he might be sure of himself, but then im sure of him too, im sure hes gay;

UGG BOOTS = ok do i really have to say this, they are not cool looking unless its snowy, but girls wear them in the summer, now i know your feet arent cold and prolly are sweaty and smelly as hell which is gross, and they arent attractive at all thridly there boots and anyone who has ever tried to make boots cool (note Timberland and cowboy boots worn in the city) has ended up fueling one of the gayest phenomenons ever. Boots are made to be usefull not fashion full, that is like haveing a lanyard try and be fashionable now i know lanyards are cool and empowering, but if girls started wearing them for no reason just as fashion accesories i would hate them. That is what necklaces are for. This leads me into the next fashion;

TRUCKER HATS = now baseball hats have been fashionable at times and still are and can look cool, ill even understand tilting them any which way as i can see its functionality as a gang sign, but honestly does the back of your head need a vent or even if it does, does that sacrifice necessitate looking dumb. And if the back of your head gets a vent, why not your armpits or maybe your back, what about guys, personally our pants could use some venting in the croch area so our balls would stop sticking to our legs. No those vents are inappropriate and so is one for the back of your head;

Fashion Statement

Today after dropping the kids off at the pool, me and .......... were struck with consternation by a random guys choice in pants. Now normally im not one to notice the clothing of people, unless this happens to be a girl and then i notice the lack of clothing. Anyways, this guy was wearing shorts... kinda. His shorts were a little longer than capri's (about an inch above the socks). Now what possible reason could one have for wanting to wear these. Or for that matter capri's. Shorts are logical, because sometimes its hot out. Pants are logical because sometimes its cold out or you dont want to show your hairy white legs. There never is a time where your ankles are either warm in the case of a guy wearing such pants, or sexy in the case of a girl wearing capris. Secondly in the guys case it just makes you look stupid. Which is allot of the point i guess. This trend is extremely common in fashion. Something that is ugly or stupid looking or just plain completely impractical becomes popular and trendy (note UGG boots, crocs, jeans that are pre painted and ripped, those shirts that come up tight under girls boobs and then expand outward makeing them look fat, all of emo clothing, collar pops, wearing two or three collard shirts at the same time trucker hats, guys wearing pink shirts, NY yankee hats casue the yankees suck ( that was just a cheap shot), fo hawks, any sort of dyed hair ( for guys) etc. . Why? ....im dont at work wait for part 2 comeing soon

I wonder if Yi Jianlian gets a deal on dry cleaning for all of his huge suits

As a fan of the Bucks that was hoping they were going to take Corey Brewer, Brandon or Julian Wright or even Andrew Bogut version 2.0 Spencer Hawes, I am very disappointed that Larry Harris and the boys decided to take Yi Jianlian with the 6th pick in the 2007 NBA draft. There isn't really much that I can say about Yi that hasn't already been said: 1. he probably isn't 19 years old like he claims, 2. he isn't even very good (if the summer league is any indication), and 3. he is being a mega-bitch about coming to Milwaukee. For me the worst of the previous reasons is the third because with the other two issues: A. the NBA Draft is consistently riddled with over-hyped busts and at some point teams need to take risks to get better and B. international players will sometimes lie about their ages if they think it will make them look better in the eyes of the scouts.

It is with reason #3 that Yi, his American agent (the appropriately named Dan Fegan {pronounced FAG-an}) and the Chinese government are pissing me off so much is because now it seems that not only are other Americans stereotyping Milwaukee as a hickish, blue-collar town; the entire Chinese government is getting in on the action. If it was up to me Yi would never be allowed back into the league and there would be a ban on all Chinese players (besides those already in the league) for a year or two. It is not fair that someone who has proven nothing the NBA, a douche of an agent (although being a douche is a prerequisite for the job), and an entire Communist nation's government can simply shit on a team, a city, the NBA and to an extent the entire nation; and then expect that we will say nothing and simply allow Yi back in the NBA next year. David Stern needs to step up and tell the Chinese that this is not standard protocol and that if Yi wants to play in the NBA maybe he should suck it up, play for 3-4 years and then opt out of his contract and go play in a larger, "better" US city. Without getting into an argument about urban planning; Milwaukee (besides obviously horrible racial and poverty issues) is a city that has a lot to offer to someone making a shit ton of money. It would probably turn out that Yi would love Milwaukee because a great deal of the downtown area is catered toward rich young people who love modern art, technology, coffee bars, more modern art, over-priced mixed drinks, expensive clothing, being snooty, etc; all of which would probably appeal to a douche like Yi who acts as if he is entitled to do anything even though he has proven nothing. Seriously though, Milwaukee is a great city with an ever-growing skyline, burgeoning technology sector, two large universities (Marquette & UW-Milwaukee), two major professional franchises, a great nightlife, wonderful festivals and plenty more that would take an entire blog to list. Yi should give us a chance and stop bitching about coming to a smaller, less media important city and just play basketball.

I am not trying to say that this doesn't happen with Americans as well, look at Eli Manning's bitch ass requesting not to get drafted by the Chargers, but this isn't just some punk kid resisting going to a crappy team; it is a nation looking at another nation and saying "one of your major (well semi-major, but still top 25-30) cities is simply not good enough for one of our players to even grace with his presence." As a nation on whole (not only the "sports nation") we can't allow China to act like this because even though it is only basketball, it reflects their belief that they walk all over us and expect us not to fight back.

On a lighter note here is the first installment of video clips and pictures that make me laugh:

• Braves Minor League Manager Loses It--The grenade toss is the best part
• Fruity Cubs--God this reminds me of Brady Quinn's incident
• Spoiling Harry Potter--Too Soon, just too soon. But yeah this guy is kind of an ass
• Trapped in the Drive Thru--Weird Al's version of R. Kelly's Trapped in the Closet
• Prince Fielder Nearly Dies--The Prince nearly keels over as he hits an inside the parker. Lew Ford's face is hilarious.

Until next time, which will probably be in like 2 hours

-BB

Popularity

I was prompted to write this article after a friend of ours said, "you guys just hate everything that's popular and you haven't even tried to appreciate the things that you rip on (read Harry Potter for example)."

Well first off I read Harry Potter back when it was appropriate for my age group and I see no point to as a junior in college read something that is intended for 8th graders. Anywho, I don't want to get started again on Harry Potter seeing as JTR has already devoted enough time to that.

The point I am hoping to make is that yes I hate Dave Matthew's Band (JTR loves them but that's besides the point), Harry Potter, Notre Dame, the Yankees and a bunch of other things that are immensely popular, but not only by virtue of their popularity. I do also admit that I haven't really tried to appreciate many of these things and part of my disdain for them stems from that fact that they are indeed very popular. However, most of my hatred for these things comes from the fact that I pretty much just think they are dumb. I do not enjoy these things and I feel as though everyone else overrates them to astronomical proportions (see ND football or DMB on the whole) and thus my hatred is not simply because they are popular, but because they are so popular in spite of being pretty bad. I do not like these things and I think they are vastly overrated so of course I am going to voice my opinion and say that they suck. I do not think that this is a very hard concept to grasp. I dont' need to fully examine all of the Harry Potter books or listen to every DMB cd or watch every ND football game (which i actually do, but whatever) in order to decide that I don't enjoy them and think they are overrated. I'm also not saying that they don't contribute anything to society (Harry Potter getting younger kids to read is a wonderful thing, for example), I mean they are way more popular than I am; but all I'm saying is that maybe people take this stuff a little too seriously. My best example of this is when I was making fun of Harry Potter and one of JK's wizards got really defensive and said, "you are just immature" to which I replied, "how am I immature, you are reading a children's book."