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Hey Listers,
It’s that time of the year. The crisp, cold scent of Saturday morning dew. The growing sound of familiar chants from passersby. A fluttering of angst in your gut. It must be college football season. It must be gameday.
For those of you unaware, college football in the United States is quickly becoming the new American pastime. As baseball ratings, ticket sales, and general fandom decline around the nation on the back of steroid allegations and lack of American stars; football is holding strong, despite the turbulent economy. Though baseball throughout history has been a backbone of American culture, in recent decades its fan base has diminished greatly – particularly within the younger demographic. Recently, pre-season NFL football, UFC and even golf (starring Tiger Woods) has topped baseball TV ratings (including Yankee games). And little league baseball coaches around the county continue to struggle to field teams of interested youngsters. Football interest, on the other hand, is growing exponentially.
Football may very well be the new cultural backbone in America – college football in particular (despite anti-BCS rumblings). Hardworking Americans around the country spend 40+ hours a week devoted to a dedicated occupation. In the Fall, many of those blue- and white-collars spend what free time they have on the weekend devoted to football fanaticism. And what used to be a weekend only (Saturday/Sunday) Autumn affair, is taking over weekdays as well (Monday Night Football, Thursday night NCAA games, and this Friday, September 4th is actually College Colors Day (aka National-Wear-Your-Jersey-to-Work-Day) in support of college football’s opening weekend games).
The first game of intercollegiate football in America was between Tufts University and Harvard on June 4, 1875 at Jarvis Field in Cambridge, Mass. In comparison, the first officially recorded baseball game in U.S. history took place on June 19, 1846, in Hoboken, New Jersey between the NY Nine and the NY Knickerbockers. That 30 year head start held strong for over a century, but football has recently closed the gap and by all accounts surpassed baseball as the #1 sport in America.
This Saturday you can see for yourself. College campuses everywhere will be flooded by people of all ages wearing one of two conflicting colors. For one of the most intense experiences, you can taste the crisp Saturday morning air and hear the growing chants of “O.H. … I.O!” in Columbus, Ohio on September 12th. But if you can’t venture to central Ohio, you can catch big games and rivalries almost every Saturday for the next 4 months. Participation is highly encouraged – especially for any gameday virgins out there.
Lists Hidden in This Newsletter
ESPN College Football GameDay Segments/Schedule
Only Schools to Host ESPN College GameDay for Both Basketball and Football
Best College Football Teams Ever
ESPN College GameDay Personalities (Past and Present)
Most ESPN College GameDay (Football) Appearances by School
Schools that Hosted Most ESPN College GameDay (Football) TV Shows
NCAA College Football Split Champions
5 Coaches Who Didn't Play College Football
Top 10 Biggest College Football Games in 2009
College Football Jersey Number Codes
College Football Team Nicknames That DON'T End with the Letter "S"
Top 25 Greatest Players In College Football History
ListAfterList Updates and Reminders
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Greetings Listers! Have you ever read Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury? How about Kerouac’s On the Road? If so, then you understand the random thoughts of stream of consciousness. If not, let me have the honor of presenting you your first experience – in a milder, easier-to-read format. These are my ten random thoughts: Do you think the most successful people in the world – the Forbes 500 CEOs, the two-time Academy Award winners, the Olympic gold athletes, etc. etc. – are also the world’s morning people, those who love the sound of the alarm, or even wake up before it buzzes, those who wake up, cook breakfast, drink coffee and workout before the golden sun rises? Try and describe a golden sunrise without using a color – you can’t, its impossible - you can’t describe a color without using another color or using an object that is a color, green is green, or green is yellow and blue, or green is a tree, but green is not anything else. Green, the color of money, the color of greed, cheating greedy Forbes 500 CEOs. “Once a cheater always a cheater?” And does cheating on one thing mean he or she will cheat on anything? Does competition breed cheaters, or does a lack of willpower breed cheating, an addiction to cheating? Don’t you wish what you knew now you knew in high school? There is so much more to the world and to the people in this world than you ever managed when being “cool” was the only thing that mattered – but maybe its better being blind, high school was so much easier? Easy isn’t always the best, in fact, the hardest path is usually the best direction to head, but do you think the world’s leaders know this, I mean, they’ve heard the clichés before I’m sure, but do they really understand it? And do you? Don’t you think unless we become a part of some global empire, on a hippie-ish peaceful earth, nuclear weapons will be fired; there will be a nuclear holocaust? It seems inevitable. Won’t the world’s leaders will do “whatever it takes?” Don’t be blind to the tasteless greed. What if the only thing you could drink was milk, water, and the alcohol brewed in a bathtub? How miserable would that have been back-in-the-day? Imagine no soda pop, no Ocean-Spray, no Starbucks, no Budweiser. What would you drink with dinner? What would you drink at work? Work, work, work. What a negative connotation that word has now. A career is something different from work; “career” has a positive feeling, a positive reception from the ears of the opposite sex. But work is something you dread late on weeknights, have to wake up for in the morning, and can’t wait for Friday because of. Friday’s almost here! Maybe I will go see Jessica Alba in “The Eye” – then again, maybe I won’t, it seems like Hollywood’s new horror flick formula is to put a hot actress, a scary little kid with long hair, and some flashes of white faces in the dark, and the movie will be scary. Besides, I saw “Rambo” last Friday and “Lions for Lambs” on Tuesday at the dollar theater, no real urge to dish out real box office prices again so soon. “Rambo” amazing, gory, action-packed, and Sly is a more believable John then you can imagine, thank the HGH fountain of youth. Anyone responsible for the making of “Lions for Lambs” might as well sport a donkey pin on their chest and picket the streets with anti-Bush signs. There is basically a 50% chance a woman or African-American will be the next President of the United States. Bet those people who used to drink alcoholic bathtub concoctions never thought that would happen. Just like the ’72 Dolphins probably thought their undefeated-season record would stand forever. My apologies for another cliché but, “records are made to broken,” and no one understands this as well as the Patriots QB Tom Brady. Do you think he is morning person? |
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How’s your resolution coming along? You realize it is only day 11 right? Don’t worry, I am not doing so well either. I told myself I wouldn’t be so obsessed with making lists for every little task in my life. You should’ve seen it – there were daily to-do lists, weekly to-do lists, movies to see, music to download, grocery lists, reading lists, lists on my Treo, lists on my fridge, and lists covering my desk. Well, there are still lots of lists but I am not as obsessed with it. Then again, what could I really expect, I do have a pretty influential list-making job. What was your New Year’s Resolution? Were you creative? Or did you choose something generic: to lose 20 pounds, to run 5 miles every week, to read more books, or to quit smoking? Those generic ones are often harder to stick to. Try being creative, instead of a generic diet resolution, try something like only drink soda when you are out to eat, or instead of picking a random resolution out of your favorite fitness magazine, try to find a sport you like (or even a Nintendo Wii game like Wii Sports) and joining a league or playing with friends a few times every week. Don’t just say you’ll read more books; make a list of books you want to read. Just because John and Heather say you should spend less, save more, and watch your debt disappear, doesn’t mean that should be your New Year’s choice. Try to make something fit your lifestyle; for instance, don’t buy a new DVD every Tuesday, or instead of going to Outback for dinner, try grilling out back your home instead. No one else can make your resolution for you. But you can get some very creative ideas from others’ resolutions. And remember, resolutions don’t have to start on January 1st, you can always make willful changes any day of the week, any week during the year. |
Greetings Listers!
So today is my birthday. I’m 24. Do I feel any older? You know what, I actually do! Twenty-four years of celebration, 24 years of experience and immaturity, 24 years of wisdom and stupidity. Anyway, it got me thinking about the circular evolution of the birthday. You parents will often say, your birthday was the happiest day of their lives. Throughout your childhood, birthdays were the biggest celebrations possible, with clowns and cake and confetti. Back then, your age was always the first thing on your mind and the first question you were asked. Remember when your age directly correlated to how “big” you were? As you get older, some other factors unfortunately begin to determine how “big” you are - but that’s a whole other issue - back to the birthday timeline. The teenage birthdays become less a celebration of you, and more a celebration of milestones and newfound freedoms. At 13 you’re officially a teen, 16 can drive, 18 an adult, and at 21 drink. After that, the celebrations become a little less exciting and come around a little more quickly every year (I’d like to tell you they don’t really come faster, but according to some mathematical law of fractional differences, they actually do). By then, the clowns and confetti are gone, and your cake isn’t big enough to hold all your candles. Have you ever forgotten how old you are? Its crazy to think you used to be able to show those tall people how old you were with the fingers on your hand. But just because you can’t count how old you are on your fingers and toes anymore, doesn’t mean it’s not exciting. Sure, no one will be screaming on your 25th like they did at the bar at midnight of your 21st (because they probably won’t be as drunk), but all those birthdays coming up that end in zeros are celebrations of different milestones in your life. And think, at the big 5-0, you will only be halfway through your entire life. Half way! Imagine all the things you did in the last half of your life? Seems like a lot, huh? There will be more career accomplishments, new relationships, and every day excitements. Heck, the Yankees might even win another pennant in your lifetime. And you always have the Denny’s senior citizen discount to look forward to. There is always more. And if and when you have a child of your own, the evolution will start all over again with their birthday, the happiest day of your life.
Greetings Listers!
Sex sells. It’s a fact! Check this out… Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie or Star Jones and Al Reynolds… which one did you click on? Probably Brangelina huh? Point proven. But why are Americans obsessed with sex? In fact, why is the entire world so obsessed? Here’s some street magic for you: Ask people to create a list of their top 5 favorite things in the world, and (if they aren’t shy) I guarantee “sex” makes the list. Take that David Blaine! And the thing is, it doesn’t matter if you are a man or a woman, a teenager or old fart, or gay or straight. Maybe it has to do with the growing American obsession with weight, diets, health, and fitness? But doesn’t that stem from our society’s obsession over celebrities? Isn’t the sentiment “thin=sexy” drilled into our conscious by global media? Or is it the other way around? Or maybe it’s something else totally? Here are some facts you can’t deny:
- Do you want a flat tummy and washboard abs, or prefer a beer belly? Doubt you say beer belly.
- Which do you wish was your favorite fast food restaurant – Subway or McDonald’s? Probably Subway.
- Have you ever looked at a nude picture or celebrity sex tape online? C’mon, you know you have seen Pamela and Tommy Lee on that boat. Or Paris in the green light. Globally, internet porn is booming billion-dollar industry. It estimated that 100 million people every month visit porn websites, and 30% of them are women.
- Did you ever see Titanic, Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings, or Star Wars? The sexiest celebrities draw the biggest box office movie-going crowds. Leo sold $1,835,300,000 worth of tickets to Titanic globally. Keira, Depp and Bloom made $2,600,000,000 for dressed as Pirates. Orlando and Viggo raked in $3 billion for The Lord of the Rings trilogy. And Ford, McGregor, Portman, and a golden-bikini created a worldwide Star Wars phenomenon. Hell, Jessica Alba is a valid movie star, and she can’t act at all.
- Did you read this entire newsletter? Do you usually read this entire newsletter?
Face it, most advertisements feature “sexy” models, not chubby couch potatoes. Sex sells, It’s a fact!
| Lists Hidden in this Newsletter |
| “Sexy” Things for Sale on Amazon.com |
| Amazon doesn’t just sell novels, blockbuster DVDs and music CDs. |
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| Playboy (Magazine Subscription) - Buy New: $15.96 |
| Better Sex Video Series (DVD) - Buy New: $31.99 |
| Anne Hooper's Ultimate Sex Guide (Book) - Buy New: $9.49 |
| Sex and the City - The Complete First Season (DVD) - Buy New: $19.99 |
| Sex Bomb Bath Bomb by LUSH - Buy New: $5.60 |
| Canon PowerShot 7.1MP Digital Camera - Buy New: $287.95 |
| Lover's Strip Dice Game - Buy New: $9.95 |
| GenSelect 2-Month Girl Baby Home Kit - Buy New: $329.00 |
| Sex God (Book) - Author: Rob Bell; Buy New: $13.59 |
| The Smart Girl's Guide to Porn - Author: Violet Blue; Buy New: $10.17 |
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| If you can’t find it in this list, try here! |
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Greetings Listers!
Yesterday was the six-year anniversary of the tragic events that occurred on September 11th. It was a horrific time in our lives, filled with death and destruction, and remembered as the day that started the “War on Terror.” 9-11 was a horrendous day, one of the worst in American history, and served as a catalyst for some significant effects, both good and bad. Here are just some of those far-reaching consequences (and some less serious ones as well):
- Nearly 3,000 people were killed, including 92 people on board American Airlines Flight 11, and 43 people on United Airlines Flight 93
- It was the worst terrorist attack ever on American soil
- Over 1,036 books have been published about the attacks
- Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9-11 currently holds the record for the highest box office receipts by a general release documentary
- A variety of conspiracy theories have emerged which contradict the mainstream account of the September 11, 2001 attacks
- In 1997, the United States finally reached Mars on September 11th
- Harry Connick Jr., Ludacris, the NFL Baltimore Ravens’ Ed Reed, and Jesus of Nazareth were all born on Sept. 11
- If you have any of these names, you probably can’t fly on a plane because of 9-11
- The FBI put Usama Bin Laden atop the Most Wanted List
- George Bush was re-elected as the President of the United States
It was possibly the most consequential event in the history of America. And just like the JFK assassination, Apollo moon landing, Berlin Wall destruction, Challenger Space Shuttle explosion, etc., people will always remember exactly what they were doing at that time. 9/11 will forever remain on the American conscience. And for many people – 20% of Americans who lost friends or family members, the victims and heroes will always be in their hearts.
| Lists Hidden in this Newsletter |
| Best 9/11 Books & Movies on Sale at Amazon |
| Interesting in learning more about September 11th? Try these: |
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| National Geographic - Inside 9/11 (DVD) - $23.99 |
| The Greatest Story Ever Sold (book) - $5.19 |
| 9/11 - The Filmmakers' Commemorative Edition (DVD) - $14.99 |
| The Terror Conspiracy (book) - $11.53 |
| The New Pearl Harbor (book) - $10.20 |
| Fahrenheit 9/11 (DVD) - $9.99 for download |
| 9/11 and American Empire (book) - $12.24 |
| United 93 (DVD) - $12.99 |
| World Trade Center (Blu-Ray) - $27.95 |
| Debunking 9/11 Myths (book) - $13.18 |
| The Looming Tower (book) - $18.45 |
We have created an archive of these newsletters if you want to reminisce. But don’t forget to keep tuning into ListAfterList.com on a daily basis as we continue to make an effort to improve the product for you, the lister. Or if you have any feedback or things you would like to see on ListAfterList.com, let us know. And, if you have any friends who might enjoy ListAfterList.com, let us know that too.
Greetings Listers!
It’s September and it’s “moving” time. Moving schools, moving homes, moving through lifestyles. Moving from one season to the next. Moving nearer the weekend. Around the world everyone and everything is moving:
- The seasons are moving from the stifling summer towards an appeasing autumn.
- Hurricanes are moving in on American shores.
- Students are moving from one grueling grade to the next.
- Teenagers are moving from their strict parents’ homes to the independence of dorms.
- If you are a twenty-something, chances are you are moving from one 12-month leased apartment to another.
- Football finally moves from the pointless preseason to the regular season on Thursday.
- The University of Michigan, Florida State and Notre Dame are moving out of the Top 25 Polls.
- Television networks are moving from summer programming back into the regularly-scheduled fall lineup.
- It’s mid-week, so we are moving ever closer to another work-free weekend.
- Monday was Labor Day, so you have to move all your white shorts and skirts back to attic for another bland winter.
- The United States economy is moving the wrong way.
- Michael Vick is preparing to move out of his massive mansion to a pocket-sized prison.
- Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are moving towards motherhood.
- Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are going to need to move to a bigger home, stating their desire to adopt more children.
- Owen Wilson has moved from a cute, funny, and happy to a crazy, depressed, and suicidal.
- Britney Spears is moving on the Billboard Charts again (and moving back into the courtroom).
Everyone and everything is moving. This is just another example that serves as proof that lists are all around you. So take a look around you, and keep creating those great lists on ListAfterList.com
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| Things to Have While You Are on the Go |
| If you are going to be “moving” you are going to want to have these: |
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| Apple 8 GB iPod nano (black) - $234.97 |
| JL421 Badonkadonk Land Cruiser/Tank (really is a tank for sale) - $19,999.95 |
| Shoulder Dolly - $49.82 |
| High Sierra Swerve Computer Backpack - $39.99 |
| Moving for Dummies (book) |
| Yellow Hummer H2 Battery Operated - $299.00 |
| The Moving Survival Guide (book) - $10.17 |
We have created an archive of these newsletters if you want to reminisce. But don’t forget to keep tuning into ListAfterList.com on a daily basis as we continue to make an effort to improve the product for you, the lister. Or if you have any feedback or things you would like to see on ListAfterList.com, let us know. And, if you have any friends who might enjoy ListAfterList.com, let us know that too.
Do you hate it when people ride the coattails of others? I do! Or should I say, I did. After I started thinking about it, I realized that everyone is always saying life is all about the associations you create with others. So where do you draw the line between mooching and networking?
- Hillary Clinton didn’t sever ties with Bill (despite his ability to have sex without having “sex”).
- George W. Bush didn’t change his last name and burn all his birth certificates.
- Paris Hilton would have nothing if the Hilton Paris was never built.
- Kobe Bryant rode Shaq’s extra-long coattails to three NBA Championships.
- And Ben Affleck held on to Matt Damon’s hand as long as he possibly could.
So, as always, the real question is,
how do you feel? Have you gotten where you are today by shoveling your own coal,
digging your own ditches, and weeding your own garden? Or did your mom do your
homework for you, your dad give you a summer job, joined a fraternity or
sorority in college, and now work for your smarter, better-looking best-friend?
Hey, I’m not ragging on it, if my best-friend from high school became a successful movie star in Hollywood you better believe I’d be out there
swimming in his mansion’s pool and drinking his Bud Light. But just because
your last name is Williams, Jones, Miller or Smith doesn’t mean you can the next anchor on NBC’s Nightly News, an
adventurous archaeologist in a temple of doom, start your own beer brewing
company, or flash your blonde hair and oversized bosoms and get a ring from a
rich old oil tycoon.
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Names Cursed by the Cover of EA’s Madden Football Video Game |
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Guarantee you don’t want to be named to the cover of EA Sports’ Madden Football. |
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Since Garrison Hearst in 1999, NFL players who have graced the cover of |
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EA Sports' Madden NFL video game franchise have suffered injuries or seen |
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less productive seasons. So, is there a curse? |
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1999 Garrison Hearst (broken leg) |
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2000 Barry Sanders (retired abruptly before season) |
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2001 Eddie George (lower production next season) |
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2002 Daunte Culpepper (knee injury) |
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2003 Marshall Faulk (leg injury) |
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2004 Michael Vick (broken leg, preseason) |
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2005 Ray Lewis (injuries, less production) |
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2006 Donovan McNabb (season ending sports hernia injury) |
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2007 Shaun Alexander (injuries, less production) |
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2008 Vince Young (nothings happened... YET) |
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Releases Tuesday, Aug. 14 - Buy it here now: Madden NFL 08 |
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Ryan
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Greetings Listers!
How was your Fourth of July? There was an incredible Independence Day fireworks display in called “Red, White and Boom.” But I am sure there are plenty of booming events around the country. After all, it is the celebration of this great nation’s birthday.
What better way to celebrate than with ice cold beer in the cooler and hot dogs off the grill. Guarantee you can’t eat 66 dogs in 12 minutes like Joey Chestnut (if so, you just missed out on a $20,000 prize and the coveted Yellow Mustard Belt). But those Nathan’s Hot Dogs are plain and boring anyway - try an Ultimate Hot Dog instead!
Or maybe you prefer the movie theater’s overpriced $4.50 hot dog. Although, the entertainment value of “Transformers” and “Die Hard” are more than worth the price of admission plus a few overpriced hot dogs. And I am sure “Harry Potter” will be too. By the way, did you know you could take beers into these movie theaters? There are probably tons more around the nation.
Do you believe Federer won another Wimbledon championship? Andy Roddick may never get another chance - but at least he can impersonate the winners. And how about the American Venus Williams winning on the women’s side? You are going to have to find a new source for your sporting news (…hint, hint, www.ListAfterList.com...) now that Dan Patrick is retiring. He has to be one of the top five sportscasters ever.
Speaking of top fives, if you missed the Live Earth concert last weekend (apparently most of the world did), here are the top five performances. It’s really all you needed to see. I am sure you were probably tuned into the Rock, Paper, Scissors Championships anyway.
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Paris Hilton's accomodations vs. Hilton Paris accomodations AMUSING These are the differences between the L.A. County jail cell currently holding inmate Hilton, Paris - and the hotel in France, Hilton Paris.
Location
Hilton Paris Hotel: on Avenue de Suffren stands 100 yards from the Eiffel Tower and the Trocadero Gardens, a block from the River Seine.
Paris Hilton's Jail: on South Alameda Street (the Century Regional Detention Facility) stands under a freeway and next to a railroad track in Lynwood, 12 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles.
Availability
HP: has 461 rooms
PH: has 2,200 inmates
Rooms/Cells
HP: have minibars, hairdryers in their bathrooms, electronic door locks with keycards and remote control TVs with cable. About half have balconies. Pets are allowed.
PH: has two bunks, a table, a sink, a toilet and a small window. Its occupant can leave for about an hour a day to watch TV in a day room, talk on the telephone, exercise outside or shower. No pets.
User Reviews
HP: one former guest wrote on the Internet, is a "great location and excellent value" with a courteous and helpful concierge.
PH: one former inmate told the Associated Press, "is hell." And dirty, said another. Also, said yet another, the guards are always screaming at inmates.
Prices
HP: is $243 to $403 nightly.
PH: is about $53 per day.
At both establishments, breakfast is included.
Size
HP: 280 square feet
PH: 12x8 feet = 96 square feet
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