I was doing something online today - wasting time and what not - and I was somehow directed to a 12-year-old faux interview with Burt Reynolds bringing into question his manliness and mustached Americaness.
The Onion, America's finest news source, continues to entertain after all of these years with funny, funny content and outstanding merchandise.
If you've never read the "What Do You Think" feature, you are generally missing solid work.
And as a Cubs fan, this one rang very true for me:
Padres pitcher Mark Prior informed teammates Monday that he
just has to pop in to the hospital for "one quick sec" to have Tommy
John connective tissue reconstruction surgery performed on his right
arm. "Hey guys, can you pull over for a minute? My U.C. lig is just
killing me and I gotta get a little T.J. before the game," Prior
reportedly told fellow pitchers Jake Peavy and Chris Young after
tearing his ulnar collateral ligament while the trio was driving to the
ballpark. "Just a quick Teej—pop out the lig, pop in a tendon, no
biggie. I'd do it myself, but I just had some ro-co [rotator-cuff
surgery] last night and I can't move my arm. You can leave the car
running, I'll be back in a minute tops." Prior will not be able to
throw a baseball for 16 to 18 months.
About afroman
The name “Abe Froman” is most commonly recognized as the ubiquitous and unseen character who’s identity is briefly assumed by actor Matthew Broderick in the film “Ferris Beuller’s Day Off.” However, Abraham Froman is much more.
Dr. Froman, a Capricorn, began his career with AMI as an intern, and after receiving his certification in nuclear mustacheology in 2006, transitioned his role into the organization’s Director of Logistical Intelligence, focusing on research, government relations, intelligence gathering, grass roots advocacy, and song writing.
On October 25, 2008, he will ascend to the role of Chief Executive Officer.
“I am honored to assume the chair held by Drs. Snor and Perlut previously,” Froman said. “The Mustached American people need leadership, and I pledge that AMI, under my stewardship, will continue to provide it at a time when it is so desperately needed.”
Dr. Froman has said that his future goals for AMI are to create satellite campus’s overseas and to develop an annual event, to be known as "The Million Mustache March," each year in St. Louis, concluding under the world’s largest mustache – St. Louis’ Gateway Arch.
Froman formerly lived in the Chicago area where he ran a museum dedicated to the "Karate Kid" series of films starring the indefatigable Pat Morita.
As Abe likes to say, "One can never tire of Pat Morita."
Dr. Froman is also a periodic contributor to joesportsfan.com.