And then there was that either Argentinian or Brazilian player whose "own goal" caused his team to lose in the World Cup, who was later murdered at a nightclub by a "passionate fan." A pedant writes: The guy was called Andres Escobar and he was Columbian. "Playing for Colombia in the 1994 World Cup...

Not being American I don't understand the scholastic social nuances of cheerleader/jock/popular vs. everyone else. All I know is that cheerleaders look damn cute in those uniforms that they wear so they get a big ole YES vote from me.

Another one from over here:

Q: What does American beer and sex in a rowing boat have in common?
A: They're both fucking close to water.

I am just listening to the new record and think that song writing wise it is closer to the first album 'My pain and sadness...' Some great sounds on there though - I think the guys have spent a lot of time working on getting some really great guitar sounds. I heard from Andrew that there was a bunch...