Posted in Humor, sports, tagged Browns Football, Cleveland Browns, Humor, NFL Football, sports on October 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Things that are more enjoyable than watching the Browns:
Getting your tooth reduced to powder by a smoking, whining drill without novocaine
Getting kneed in the groin repeatedly by an angry circus clown
Sitting next to a screaming, bratty three-year-old for a transcontinental plane flight
Having sharp, red hot spikes driven into your eyes by a sledgehammer
Listening to unattended car alarms for hours while you try to deal with the worst hangover of your life.
Yeah, it’s like that.
Posted in TV, tagged Catch Phrases, Colonel Hogan, Colonel Klink, Hogan's Heroes, Sergeant Schultz, TV on October 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s hard to believe now that a show like Hogan’s Heroes was ever on the air. Can you imagine making a sitcom out of life in a German prisoner of war camp, where the Nazis were cowards and idiots who were easily duped by the crafty Colonel Hogan and one of the running gags was about sending the Germans to the Eastern Front? Yet when I was a kid, Hogan’s Heroes was one of the most popular shows on TV, filled with catch phrases that kids used every day in school — whether it was Colonel Burkhalter’s “Dummkoff!” or Klink’s fist-shaking “Hogan!!!!!!” or — most often — Sergeant Schultz’s “I know nothing . . . nothing!”
I was disappointed to see that I couldn’t find a clip of Schultz’s “I know nothing!” on YouTube, but this still shot with the famous line being delivered is the next best thing.
Posted in Columbus, sports, tagged Columbus, Columbus Marathon, marathons, runners, sports on October 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The 32nd Columbus Marathon — technically, the Nationwide Insurance Columbus Marathon — is underway. The race began at 7:30 this morning, and 17,000 participants are now wending their ways through the streets of Columbus and neighboring suburbs on the race’s 26-mile route.
I’m not a runner, but I imagine today’s weather conditions are just about perfect for a marathon. It is cool and dry, with cloudy skies so the sun won’t be beating down on the runners. The route probably also is conducive to an enjoyable race — to the extent any grueling marathon can be said to be enjoyable. The participants will start in the heart of downtown, run east and loop through Bexley, head back downtown and then south through German Village, north through the University District, then west through the streets of Upper Arlington before finally ending at the Nationwide Building. It’s a great route to introduce people to Columbus.
Events like the Columbus Marathon close streets and may inconvenience some people for a day or two, but they are wonderful for our city. The race brings thousands of participants and their supporters and gives people here a chance to participate in a true community event. On Marathon Day, volunteers are everywhere, handing out water, directing runners, and helping to lead the cheers.
And who wouldn’t cheer for marathoners? You have to admire their discipline as they train for months and work on improving their times. Here’s hoping that every runner today achieves his or her personal best.
