April 24, 2006

CELEBRITY GUEST COMMENT

It's not often a comment rises to the level of "Celebrity Guest," but the following missive from the pen of one Turd Blossom does that in spades. Turd Blossom is that rare person who recognizes the plight of handball in Cambridge as the pressing issue that it undeniably is. He speaks eloquently, from the heart. And now, without further ado, let's hear just what he has to say....

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TURD BLOSSOM SPEAKS: I was going to call the following into the Cambridge Chronicle SpeakOut line, but then I decided it wasn't up to their usual lofty standards. So, I thought, where to go with material not fit for loft standards? The Blogosphere! Interestingly, I also mention your lack of Pulllitzer.

I have to hand it to Steve Nadis. His heartfelt hand-wringing about the imminent demise of the sport of handball in the April 20th Chronicle brought this too-long ignored issue to the attention of the people of Cambridge. If there were a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of dying sports, Mr. Nadis would win handily. The fact that there are only a handful of players left at the Cambridge Y -- you can count them on one hand -- is a tragedy that words fail to describe.

Having tried the sport myself once, I can add my voice to the chorus of complaints that Mr. Nadis reports. My hands not only hurt, they swelled to about 3 times their normal size, and turned a yellowish-grey color. My hands were so injured that I was unable to dial the Chronicle SpeakOut line for several weeks.

Despite my complaints, I hope that the residents of Cambridge will lend Mr. Nadis a helping hand and give the sport a try. Failing that, they could at least call him Snake.

Posted by Snake at 20:35:05 | Permanent Link | Comments (6) |
Comments
1 - Will you two be taking up the cause of curling next? (Comment this)

Written by: Oldroses at 2006/04/24 - 21:27:54
2 - That's a great idea, Roses. They opened up a curling place in my hometowbut the place was a bust. I'm afraid my article would be about 40 years too late.
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Written by: Snake at 2006/04/24 - 22:18:07
3 - And whatever happened to barrel jumping? You just don't see a lot of barrels being jumped on the T.V. anymore. (Comment this)

Written by: DrMax at 2006/04/25 - 01:13:43
4 - Excellent point, Doc. And while we're at it, what about going over Niagara Falls in a barrel--another quaint pasttime you don't hear much about these days? (Comment this)

Written by: Snake at 2006/04/25 - 08:02:08
5 - IF I KNEW ,,, YA'ALL..

ARE MEETING IN A BAR.,,,

I'D HAVE AN EXPLANATION , FOR YOUR

OPINIONS,,, NOW IM JUST

FLABBERGASTED.,, AND STOMPED .

== Z == (Comment this)

Written by: ZARDOZ at 2006/04/26 - 02:30:35
6 - It is perplexing, if not mystifying... (Comment this)

Written by: Snake at 2006/04/26 - 07:59:59
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