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I Really Am In Minneapolis Today
10 February 06 10:00 AM | Jason Looney | 22 Comments   
British Phil and I are in Minneapolis this week for some hacker training. You can tell which one of us has hacked your web server by studying the politeness and grammar of the messages we leave behind. Phil's messages are along the lines of, "I've compromised Read More...
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Ask Anyone Who Drinks And Writes Letters To Newsweek
06 February 06 07:30 AM | Jason Looney | 0 Comments   
I subscribe to Newsweek , mainly for the columnists, but partly because it's now a thesaurus for awkward ways to say "an unidentified source." When Newsweek fell into hot water a few months ago because of their use of unidentified sources they committed Read More...
Vermeil a Far Cry from Shanahan
02 December 05 08:00 AM | Jason Looney | 0 Comments   
This column was originally published on scout.com . Perhaps the most interesting match-up in this weekend's showdown between the Broncos and Chiefs will be that of the teams' head coaches, Mike Shanahan and Dick Vermeil. Both coaches have been to and Read More...
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Elway v. Montana -- The Definitive Answer
11 November 05 08:00 AM | Jason Looney | 9 Comments   
This column was originally published on scout.com . On the list of the 100 greatest football players our world has ever known (maintained by a prestigious sports publication), Joe Montana is ranked 3rd. John Elway, meanwhile, is 16th. On the list of the Read More...
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Fitty
12 August 05 08:00 AM | Jason Looney | 1 Comments   
Last weekend I unleashed my golf skills on an unwitting golf course named Ute Creek. (Side note: Despite having lived in a subdivision named “Spring Valley at Ute Creek” for three years now, I have no idea how to pronounce this odd little Read More...
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Number One and Number s e v e n
18 July 05 10:00 AM | Jason Looney | 0 Comments   
It has come to my attention that this blog is now the #1 “John Elway / Snack Cake” blog on the Internet. Congratulations me!!! Today I will continue my trouncing of the competition. John Elway took part in a “legends” competition Read More...
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Penny Serenade
08 June 05 06:45 AM | Jason Looney | 2 Comments   
If you ask me, “A penny for your thoughts?” you should be ready for a weird thought or two. More importantly, you should also be ready to give up that penny. I’ve always taken the penny thing quite literally, for I believe we should be men of our word, Read More...
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Elway v. Montana -- The Definitive Answer (old)
10 May 05 06:30 AM | Jason Looney | 0 Comments   
In The Sporting News’ list of football’s greatest players, Joe Montana is ranked #3. John Elway is ranked #16. In ESPN’s list of the top 100 North American athletes of the last century, Joe Montana is ranked #25. John Elway is… Read More...
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Colorado Sports Is What This One's About
29 April 05 08:00 AM | Jason Looney | 1 Comments   
At halftime of the Nuggets-Spurs game on Sunday, Charles Barkley declared — with authority — that San Antonio would not only win the game, but would win the entire series in short order. At the time he said this — with authority — Read More...
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Hyperlinks386
16 February 05 06:15 PM | Jason Looney | 0 Comments   
Things are pretty busy, with the mum in town and all, so, for your enjoyment, here’s a run-on sentence and an IM conversation I had with a friend (whose name, incidentally, is Friend) about a year and a half ago: ---------------------- Friend: you Read More...
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