Former defensive lineman Adam Nelson's bid for a gold medal in the shot put after winning silver at the last two Olympic Games went unfulfilled as he fouled on each of his throws. (link)
I have a friend who used to have phone-in talk show on the radio and getting folks to call in was like pulling teeth, as they say. He could be discussing the most important issues of the day and the phone would just sit there. But if the topic switched to people getting in the 10-items-or-less aisle with 15 items, the phones would light up.
I'm reminded of that anecdote (which I love to tell) by the good-natured back-and-forth between fans of the Yankees and Red Sox in the comments a couple of posts down. Here we are sharing thoughts about important subjects - Dartmouth and Ivy League football - and it's the Sox and the Bombers that stir things up. ;-)
Speaking of which, keep an eye out next week on the regular Green Alert site for a new weekly feature that was recommended by a reader.
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