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Reilly on Spider Web Tatts

NittanyLions94 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:48:47 GMT

FF, you'll love this article by Reilly:

The Life of Reilly -- Rick Reilly -- The odd, often-confusing culture of the athlete tattoo - ESPN

This is the time of year when parents all over America take their children to the nation's sports facilities, sneak down to courtside and show the youngsters how dangerous it is to drink and ink.

How else do you explain Golden State Warrior Stephen Jackson's hands? Not the hands at the end of his arms. The tattooed hands on his chest and stomach, holding a handgun, praying. I am not kidding -- two hands praying with a gun between them. Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.

What is the message Jackson's stomach is trying to leave us? "God, please help me knock over this Kwik Stop?" "This is the Glock the Lord hath made?" Neither. Jackson says it represents him praying that he doesn't need to use a gun again.

Damn, Stephen. Where's your commute, Fallujah?

How else do you explain Kenyon Martin's lips? Not the lips on his face -- the lips on his neck. They're fire-hydrant-red women's lips, smooching there for all time, a permahickey. They're a tracing of his girlfriend's lips, the rapper Trina. I hope they stay together. Because hell hath no fury like a woman who has to stare at another woman's lips every day and night. You're talking turtlenecks in July.

You need look only a foot farther to see something even more puzzling on K-Mart, whose skin is a kind of human bathroom stall -- his ornate "I Shall Fear No Man But God" scrawled on his back. Uh, see Kenyon, the thing is: God isn't a man. Did you mean, Fear No Man. Fear God? That's the unfortunate thing about tattoo guns: no delete key.

Still, this is not as bad as the tattoo that Washington Wizards G/F DeShawn Stevenson added this past offseason -- a Pittsburgh Pirates "P" on his cheek. The only problem is, it's backward. Did you do it yourself in a mirror, DeShawn? Because it looks like a 9. "If you're standing [farther away] it looks like a P," Stevenson told The Washington Times in what has to be the leader for Dumbest Quote of 2009.

Um, nope, still backward, DeShawn. From close-up, from far away, from the Hubble telescope, still backward. Luckily, it's only on your face.

Many NBA tattoos seem to have all the foresight of a 4 a.m. Vegas wedding. Why else would Orlando Magic guard Jason Williams have "W-H-I-T" on the knuckles of his right hand and "E-B-O-Y" on the left? How often does a person arrange his fists side by side so that people can read them? Answer: Rarely. Which is why Williams must get these two comments quite a bit:

(1) "Nice to meet you, Whit."

(2) "E-boy? Is that a scouting Web site?"

Why would Celtic Marquis Daniels keep a tattoo of a guy blowing his brains out on his right arm? For the holidays? Why would LeBron James have "CHOSEN 1" scrawled across his back in a font usually reserved for MAN WALKS ON MOON? If a person really is The Chosen One, would we really need a tattoo parlor to spread the news? Why would Chicago Bull Brad Miller have the Saturday morning cartoon character Scrappy-Doo -- Scooby-Doo's nephew -- tattooed on his arm? (Apart from the obvious intimidation factor, of course.)

Every tattoo parlor should come with a proofreader. This might have prevented Penn State tight end Andrew Quarless from tattooing "GODS" on one triceps and "GIFT" on the other. Quarless may be God's gift to football, but not to punctuation. It lacks an apostrophe, to say nothing of humility.

And why would Shawn Marion of the Dallas Mavericks get an ornate Chinese character tattooed down his leg without having a Chinese person in tow? See, Marion thought he was getting his nickname, "The Matrix," but instead got something that -- crudely translated -- comes out to "Demon Bird Mothballs." Still, it would be a very good intramural team name.

Boo-boo tattoos are everywhere. Why does Gilbert Arenas of the Wizards have the Barack Obama slogan "Change We Believe In" inscribed on the fingers of his left hand when (A) he forgot the word "can" and (B) he said on his blog he wouldn't even vote? Why would New Orleans Saint Jeremy Shockey have a massive bald eagle and an American flag tattooed on his arm that -- when half-covered by his jersey sleeve -- looks like the Sam the Eagle Muppet? Why would Suns guard Jason Richardson have the And1 shoe logo tattooed on his arm when anyone with Junior Mints for brains could guess what would happen next? He signed with Reebok. And 1 more player who didn't think before he inked.

Of course, not all athlete tattoos are colorful proof that unbridled vanity will wind up slapping you and your ego around the school yard. For instance, Udonis Haslem of the Miami Heat has a giant map of Florida on his back. This is very useful for Haslem's friends.

Haslem friend No. 1: I think we're lost.

Haslem friend No. 2: Hey Udonis, lean forward.

Haslem friend No. 1: See? When we got to his coccyx, we were supposed to go toward Coral Gables!

Nor do we guess every humiliating tattoo on athletes is Seagram's related. For instance, we think we know what happened to MMA fighter Melvin Costa. Written in elaborate scroll underneath his belly button, it says -- and may God take my eyesight if I'm lying -- "I Have A Small Penis."

Melvin, how many times have we told you? Never fall asleep at the tattoo parlor.

THANKS.....

Kevin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:58:15 GMT

I wish I would of gotten here sooner for this, but there's still 4 minutes left till midnight where I'm at, so here goes!

THANKS to all the vets out there who take/have taken their time to serve our country.

Despite some of the problems the USA has both financially and socially, it's still a great country in which to live.

Thanks to those among us who put their lives on the line, especially during war times.

Wowza

yomonte — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:48:52 GMT

Tony Gonzalez and his wife get naked for PETA - Shutdown Corner - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

Must read, or must see. Myself, a must see LOL

ESPN 30:30 on Jimmy the Greek

FlyersFan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:38:50 GMT

i am one of those who can't stand ESPN for the most part, but these 30:30 hour long documentaries have really been good. The one tonight on Jimmy the Greek was really interesting on how he influenced society to accept gambling and basically took it from the taboo list in society and brought it to the forefront. If anyone has a chance to catch it as they rerun them a million times i would suggest it. Guy led a really tragic life by all accounts which was kind of sad, though.

The Len Bias story was very good as well. I had forgotten just how good he was.

computer help PLEASE

yomonte — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:32:35 GMT

I got this alpha antivirus pop up that won't allow mw to make a bet. They want $71 dollars. I went to shut down my pc and it had a pop up blocking the shut down button. Its in my programs but won't let me remove it. I feel like I'm being held hostage. Its really pissing me off

TIA

Public % Question

Shake-N-Bake — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:19:32 GMT

Betting Trends

Side / Money / Total

Kansas City Chiefs 41.5 30% 69% 66%
Jacksonville Jaguars -7 70% 31% 34%

This is off a site I use for lines and was just wondering how does this relate to the public and what they are betting.

Does this show + % of public on Jack, + % of public on KC ML, and + % on the Over?

Thanks

Bank Roll Managment

Angels27 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:25:56 GMT

Can soemone offer some advice on how they manage their bankrolls? More specifically at what point do you stop investing in your bankroll and start drawing money from it to pay for the important things like imported beer, cigars and women, oh yeah and maybe rent. Any advice or what works for you would be appreciated. Thanks

Happy Bday Maddoggie

yomonte — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:28:27 GMT

have a goood one

Drink up bro

Gambling and gaming survey

danoman04 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:11:58 GMT

I am a forum member as well as an independent researcher(not an employee of any site). Conducting an online survey for people who are online(internet) gamblers and gamers in Australia/NZ, United Kingdom or Singapore. Respondents may remain completely anonymous or provide their name and email to be eligible to win a $250.00US dollar VISA debit card in a raffle. Feel free to pass the survey on to family, friends or colleagues in these countries. Simply click on the link below or cut/paste the link into your browser and then answer the questions. Thanks! Dan

Sorry, no links. Please take a minute to read the rules at the top of each page

Hey everyone-->

DJTranks — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:13:59 GMT

Hey guys, it's been a long time since I have been around the forums, but wanted to see how everyone was doing!

Life for me has been good, right now I work for a large newspaper company doing network administration back in my hometown of Cuse so that has been great. It's good to be back with family and friends.

I hope all of you are doing well, let me know what's been going on with you guys.

DJ

Anyone up for Vegas post Xmas?

FlyersFan — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:26:39 GMT

Heading over to Vegas right after Xmas. They have some awesome rates and i am probably going to get there bright and early Sunday AM December 27th and stay through like the 29th. I take that week off every year from work.

Sunday the NFL is in week16 and there is a boatload of hockey, nba as well as a bowl game.

Monday is MNF and also a lot of hockey, Nba and some CBB

Tuesday has a bowl game, lots of hockey and NBA and the start to several CBB conference schedules.

rooms are like 45/night at most places.

thought it might be fun to meet up over there if anyone is interested. I am probably going to book into the LV Hilton for 55/night which includes free breakfasts, gaming chips etc...where they are almost paying you to stay.

If anyone is interested post here and we can figure it out. Otherwise i will fly solo...lol....

Going to Vegas nov 13-16

USFMD82 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:19:35 GMT

this will not be a big gambling trip, we are having a big group of friends get together there. But anyone got any tips or must see or go to places? favorite sports book, card room, Favorite blackjack tables, personal favorite buffet? I have only been 2 times so far and my travel was limited to the Flamingo. also keep in mind Im not on the high end of the money spectrum i would be gambling with not more then 4-500 for the trip.

Road Tripping Across America

Kevin — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:43:51 GMT

Howdy,

I've got a goal to "one day" take a road trip across the US. Im sure many here also have that aspiration. With that being said, I figured we may be able to get some good conversation/input going with regards to things that one "must see" during the trip. For those that have done this or are aware of cool local things that would be of interest, it'd be greatly appreciated if you would post your thoughts here.

I've got a short list of things Id like to see but right now it only really consists of certain MLB stadiums/games. The two things I've heard of that I'm really interested in checking out are the "digging for diamonds" thing in Arkansas and mt rushmore.

Would love to hear any ideas you may have. Thanks!

Trick or Treat!

Kevin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:04:46 GMT

YouTube - Scarecrow Smackdown

YouTube - Don't Ever Scare Black People

Disclaimer: I did not title these videos. The title shows up when we post the link.

happy Bday to

yomonte — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:06:16 GMT

Manmythledgend

Drink up son:beerbang: