STEVE MURPHY: Muppets? Where the hell did this joke even come from? Are the Muppets somehow a timely reference? I can’t tell if Blake Lively is terrible or if this idea is just the worst thing ever. The Muppets were funny a couple weeks ago in that driving sketch, but this was a horrific second appearance for what could have been a great recurring set of characters. Shouldn’t the monologue have something at least tangentially related to the host? I will say that Blake Lively’s breasts performed very well.Read the complete article: SNL: Blake Lively / Rihanna
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SOUTH BEND, IN—Jesus Christ, the Son of God, Savior of All Mankind, and current defensive coordinator at Middle Tennessee State, said Monday that He would not accept Notre Dame's 3-year, $5.6 million offer to coach the Fighting Irish. "I love Notre Dame and respect their football legacy, but no matter what you've accomplished before coaching there, once you're a Golden Domer, the expectations, frankly, are unrealistic," said Christ, whose family has been involved with the university since its founding. "I've had people turn on Me before, and it really put Me through hell. But even more importantly, I've made a commitment to stay with the Blue Raiders through 2015." Christ denied asking Notre Dame to remove His likeness from the ...Read the complete article: Sports: Christ Turns Down 3-Year, Multimillion Dollar Deal To Coach Notre Dame
Soapbox alert: Today's post contains strong opinions and no humor to speak of. So if that doesn't sound appealing, I'd suggest reading something else. (Like this!)Read the complete article: Cell Phones, Drivers, and Runners - Daily Views at Runnersworld.com
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It all drives home (no pun intended) just how insidious, and entrenched, this problem is, and how difficult it's going to be to address it. Especially now that's it's become so widely acceptable.
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Thanks to Marge and Jack Holcombe of Hilton Head Island for sharing a glimpse into Marge's new book, her second collection of her popular humor columns written for The Island Packet.Read the complete article: Sea Foam: Humorous words to help serious cause
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Marge's first book, "May All Your Turns Be Right Ones," benefited The Deep Well Project. The title was based on her first column, written at the request of Packet executive editor Fitz McAden following her letter to the editor explaining that she beats island traffic by planning each trip to never make a left turn.
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Judy: Laughing with relief, I hugged him. I may have shocked him, but he was a good-looking man with a particularly nice smile, and I was thankful.Read the complete article: Laughing all the way
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Jeff: I thought Judy was attractive. She seemed a bit nervous at first, but the conversation flowed pretty well, so that helped. I’m a pretty laid-back guy, so I think that helped, too.
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Jeff: Judy is deep and likes to meditate, so I enjoyed learning more about that. She also worked for a sports radio station, and I am a big sports fan.
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A: It's a gift as an adapter to have this kind of material to play with. A lot of it's there. I actually watched the archbishop of Canterbury, the head of the English church, at the Criterion Theatre. He came to see it with his wife. I was particularly waiting until the line "Some of these hymns are terribly hard to get through." He laughed in a kind of clerical way.Read the complete article: Q&A with writer Patrick Barlow
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