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Chris Thompson
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NBA
Let’s Appreciate Some Randos Who Smushed The Hornets Flat As A Pancake
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Chris Thompson
May 19, 2021
NBA
What Is This NBA Play-In Tournament? What Is It? Will Someone Please Tell Me What It Is?
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Chris Thompson
May 17, 2021
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NBA
Udonis Haslem Surfaced Just Long Enough To Give Dwight Howard The Business And Not A Minute Longer
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Chris Thompson
May 14, 2021
NFL
Cole Beasley, Moron, Ponders The Futility Of It All
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Chris Thompson
May 13, 2021
Science
Do Not Fear To Behold The Majestic Lake Creature
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Chris Thompson
May 12, 2021
NBA
Confirmed: NBA Games To Take Place Somewhere Along The Spacetime Continuum
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Chris Thompson
May 11, 2021
NBA
Kent Bazemore, Under The Influence Of Buttered Joe, Vibrates His Way Into Trouble
57
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Chris Thompson
May 11, 2021
Chefector
Today’s Cocktail Is The Guy About Town
119
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Chris Thompson
May 7, 2021
Senators Week
Could This Farting Bug With “Senator” In Its Scientific Name Release Me From This Waking Nightmare? An Investigation
75
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Chris Thompson
May 6, 2021
NBA
The Unstoppable, Charming, Incredibly Telegenic Wizards Are Truly Basketball’s Feel-Good Story, No Matter What The Haters And Losers Say
82
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Chris Thompson
April 29, 2021
MLB
Vlad Jr. Did Some Primo Smashing
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Chris Thompson
April 28, 2021
This Is So Stupid
Let’s Rate The Dismal Beef Of Right-Wing Internet Psychos Trying To Own Imaginary Libs
302
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Chris Thompson
April 25, 2021
MLB
Heartbreaking: Most Annoying Person In Baseball Makes Great Point
116
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Chris Thompson
April 25, 2021
This Is So Stupid
I Love Disney World But Rampaging Animatronic Kill-Bots Are Ruining The Experience
194
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Chris Thompson
April 23, 2021
NBA
Deni Avdija’s Brutally Frustrating Season Comes To A Brutal End
32
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Chris Thompson
April 22, 2021
NBA
Please Join Me For A Chuckle At This Grayson Allen Blooper
63
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Chris Thompson
April 20, 2021
NBA
This Shrieking Hornets Broadcaster Must Knock It Off, Immediately
84
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Chris Thompson
April 19, 2021
Media Meltdowns
Grown Man Spitting Mad That Youth’s Autograph Not Cool Enough
154
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Chris Thompson
April 16, 2021
Science
Could A Jeep-Mounted Zion Williamson Roundhouse-Kick My Head Off? An Investigation
214
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Chris Thompson
April 14, 2021
Interviews
A Cryptocurrency Expert Introduces Me To The Dystopian Nightmare Of Art As A Financial Instrument
174
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Chris Thompson
April 12, 2021
Chefector
Let’s Make Our Own Damn Bitters And Remember The Great Happy Hours Of The Before Times
143
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Chris Thompson
April 7, 2021
MLB
Fans Remind Astros Of Their Sins With Not One, But Two Trash Cans Thrown Onto Field
128
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Chris Thompson
April 6, 2021
Science
Imagine The Awesome Face-Annihilating Powers Of The Antimatter-Freezing Laser
127
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Chris Thompson
April 2, 2021
This Is So Stupid
White Sox Send Eloy Jimenez To The Great Baseball Diamond In The Sky
70
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Chris Thompson
April 2, 2021
MLB
Congratulations To The 19 Far-Flung Fans Who Can Now Stream Nationals Games
140
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Chris Thompson
April 1, 2021
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