By Todd Hartley on December 12, 2008
Some of you may have missed a tragically underreported, heartwarming sports story out of Melbourne, Australia, recently. So momentous was this particular soccer game that I feel it’s important for you to know about it.
With a symbolic 5-4 victory in the championship game Tuesday, war-ravaged Afghanistan slew mighty Russia to claim the title at the World Cup … for homeless people. The annual event, which raises awareness of the problem, is open only to players who live on the streets or are in drug or alcohol rehab. Continue reading »
Posted in I'm With Stupid Tagged afghanistan, edar, homeless, russia, soccer
By Todd Hartley on July 25, 2008
Here in the good old U.S. of A., where you can’t turn on a TV or go to the supermarket or surf the Internet without being inundated with the latest “news” about Brangelina or Brittany or Brittany’s pregnant 16-year-old sister, it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking we have a monopoly on stupidity. (The harmless kind, that is; I’m not talking about the sort of violent cretinism afflicting places like Darfur and Myanmar. That’s a whole other level of stupid.)
Compared to us, most other ethnicities seem, if not exactly more intelligent, at least more dignified. Continue reading »
Posted in I'm With Stupid Tagged homeless, inflation, japan, money, mugabe, zimbabwe