Football: Ferguson blasts FA

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Football: Ferguson focused

Football: Ferguson focused 02/12/2004 09:59 AM
Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson insists off-field affairs will not distract him.

Football: Ferguson 'sackable' row

Football: Ferguson 'sackable' row 03/23/2005 02:41 AM
Man Utd chief David Gill plays down talk of Sir Alex Ferguson's job being at risk.

Football: FA to quiz Ferguson

Football: FA to quiz Ferguson 02/13/2004 01:28 PM
The FA is to interview Everton's Duncan Ferguson over claims he racially abused Luis Boa Morte.

Football: Ferguson on the attack

Football: Ferguson on the attack 01/18/2004 03:47 AM
Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson admits his side's finishing was poor during the 1-0 defeat at Wolves.

Football: Ferguson backs Keane

Football: Ferguson backs Keane 03/23/2005 10:03 AM
Sir Alex Ferguson envisages Roy Keane managing Man Utd in the future.

Football: Wenger backs Ferguson

Football: Wenger backs Ferguson 01/28/2004 03:25 AM
Arsenal's Arsene Wenger tips under-fire Sir Alex Ferguson to stay at Old Trafford.

Football: Ferguson praises team

Football: Ferguson praises team 04/18/2005 02:11 AM
Sir Alex Ferguson hails Ruud van Nistelrooy as the man behind Man Utd's march to the FA Cup final.

Football: Ferguson rates Rooney

Football: Ferguson rates Rooney 08/28/2004 05:54 AM
Sir Alex Ferguson says Wayne Rooney can make Man Utd as good as his 1999 Treble winning side.

Football: Edu blasts Arsenal

Football: Edu blasts Arsenal 01/06/2005 06:54 AM
Arsenal's Brazilian midfielder Edu hits out at the club for stalling over a new deal.

Football: Carragher blasts referee

Football: Carragher blasts referee 01/03/2005 02:57 AM
Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher accuses referee Mike Riley of mistakes that could hand Chelsea the title.

Turd Ferguson

Turd Ferguson 09/08/2004 09:12 AM

« One of several art installations around Helsinki for the Helsinki Arts Festival entitled, "The Wailing Wall". The walls were filled with empty film canisters that people were invited to fill with notes written on day-glow coloured papers. It reminded me of the old lite-brites where you'd make a design with coloured pegs although the new models for kids these days seem too molded and modern when compared to the original low-tech box with a bulb inside of it. »

At the height of my inbox madness a few years ago, I think I subscribed to about 45 different mailing lists, some of which had a very high daily volume of spew. When I left the US, I unsubscribed to almost all of them since I was afraid I might be offline for a while and I didn't want the disks to fill. I never re-subscribed and, the few that I did keep I punted last week after moving all my crap off of the old box where I used to read my mail. I can go a few days without looking at my inbox and really not worry as a huge percentage of the mail is spam and the rest is mostly from friends and nice people who take the time to write to me. I surf list archives if and when I bother to care which, I find, isn't very often anymore. People talk about rss feeds for mailing lists in glowing terms but I think they're forgetting that rss doesn't list only the posts with something worth reading in them. I'd be willing to pay for summarizers to wade through the dreck and send me the few worthwhile nuggets of info. Screw rss, I want intelligent agents that won't waste my time.

One of the three lists I remain subscribed to and lurk on is the American Dialect Society mailing list digest which has a very high signal:noise ratio and often has something of interest or amusement. One of the most entertaining posters is Barry Popik whose atom feed of word etymologies and ephemera is excellent. He's an administrative law judge of parking violations in NYC by day and the modern mad professor for the OED the rest of the time, particularly for food words. He's also an editor for the upcoming drool-worthy Encycl opedia of Food and Drink in America from OUP. Today's digest had a particularly fun list of college slang from Barry who I presume was looking for "Turd Ferguson" and found an article about a book on college slang. I had to giggle since I know the phrase and I know it's not a food. :) I'm not sure which is more disturbing; that I've actually used Turd Ferguson in a sentence or finding it in a book title. I think it's mostly a mid-westernism, but slang gets around and it's hard to say for sure. Turd Ferguson & the Sausage Party: An Uncensored Guide to College Slang looks like a pretty hilarious book and a way to make my English a little more fresh and hip. I mean, I've not heard or said Turd Ferguson in years! Pure nostalgia. There is a short list of some of the words from the book.

• Bar Scar: All the wristbands and ink left over after making the rounds at the bars.
• Cash Cow: An ATM.
• Greek Freak: A new pledge who is super-absorbed in sorority/fraternity goings-on.
• Hallcest: The dangerous act of getting with someone on your hall.
• Hitting the Snooze Bar: To continue to hook up with someone even though you should really break up. Prolonging the inevitable.
• Kelvin Club: The rare feat of having a GPA that equals absolute zero.
• Liquid Encouragement: Refers to how alcohol can help you be able to talk or attempt to talk to anyone.
• Osmosis: A method of study employed by crammers who fall asleep with their heads on their books. Not very reliable.
• Party Foul: An incident that goes against the rules of the party. For example, spilling your glass of red wine on the Dean's white carpet during an elegant mixer or mistaking the coat closet for a bathroom.
• Pizza Bones: The uneaten crust of a pizza. Often scavenged by cheap friends like Barry down the hall.
• Sausage Party: A gathering of many more men than women.
• Sexiled: When someone is forced to sleep outside his/her room when his/her roomate wants to have sex in the room.
• Tomb of the Dead Soldiers: A trashcan filled with many, many beer cans.
• Turd Ferguson: A social sore who decides things like exposing oneself in public or driving drunk are good ideas.
• Vitamin N: Short for vitamin nicotine. Refers to having a cigarette first thing in the morning.
• Vurp: When you burp but some vomit comes up, too. A very nasty experience.

Man Utd stars support Ferguson

Man Utd stars support Ferguson 01/27/2004 10:22 AM
Man Utd players are behind Sir Alex Ferguson as he waits to sign a new deal, an agent with Old Trafford links reveals.

"Colossus" by Niall Ferguson

"Colossus" by Niall Ferguson 05/20/2004 08:42 AM
A brilliant British scholar argues that America should embrace its destiny as a global power and create a new, more enlightened kind of empire.

Ferguson deal statement expected

Ferguson deal statement expected 01/25/2004 06:27 PM
Man Utd are expected to make a statement over Sir Alex Ferguson's contract in the coming week.

Ferguson upbeat for Euro showdown

Ferguson upbeat for Euro showdown 08/11/2004 11:39 AM
Sir Alex Ferguson is confident Man Utd can overcome a weakened squad to beat Dinamo Bucharest.

BBC SPORT | Football | Football legend
Clough dies

BBC SPORT | Football | Football legend
Clough dies 09/21/2004 04:50 AM
Brian Clough died today

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Innovative NFL Stats and Analysis
Website Football Outsiders Celebrates
its First Anniversary - Website Seeks to
Adapt Principles of Sabermetrics to
Bring Football Commentary into the
Moneyball Era

Innovative NFL Stats and Analysis
Website Football Outsiders Celebrates
its First Anniversary - Website Seeks to
Adapt Principles of Sabermetrics to
Bring Football Commentary into the
Moneyball Era 07/30/2004 03:41 AM
Football Outsiders, the Web's top site for intelligent football fans and innovative NFL stats, today celebrates its first anniversary. In one year the website has grown from a handful of fans to a thriving community of readers and writers who seek to bring to pro football the concepts of sabermetrics that have become famous in baseball due to the book Moneyball. [PRWEB Jul 30, 2004]

Eight killed in Baghdad blasts

Eight killed in Baghdad blasts 04/24/2004 06:11 AM
At least eight Iraqis are killed as explosions rock Baghdad, while five US soldiers die in a rocket attack outside the capital.

Salesforce CEO blasts rivals

Salesforce CEO blasts rivals 04/13/2005 07:29 PM
ZDNet Apr 13 2005 11:21PM GMT

Soyuz Spacecraft Blasts Off

Soyuz Spacecraft Blasts Off 04/14/2005 09:46 PM
CBS Now Apr 15 2005 1:13AM GMT

Soyuz blasts off on ISS mission

Soyuz blasts off on ISS mission 04/15/2005 12:22 AM
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft with three crew lifts off to relieve those aboard the International Space Station.

Blasts hit embassies in Tashkent

Blasts hit embassies in Tashkent 07/30/2004 08:21 AM
At least two explosions are reported outside the US and Israeli embassies in Uzbekistan's capital.

Watchdog blasts rip-off mechanics

Watchdog blasts rip-off mechanics 04/04/2005 02:17 AM
The National Consumer Council accuses the car repair industry of "shoddy service" and "rip-off charges".

Istanbul hit by 'terror' blasts

Istanbul hit by 'terror' blasts 08/09/2004 10:21 PM
Two hotels are hit in simultaneous blasts in the Turkish city of Istanbul, in a "terrorist attack" police say.

Kathmandu hit by 'rebel' blasts

Kathmandu hit by 'rebel' blasts 08/20/2004 02:18 AM
Suspected Maoist rebels in Nepal explode two bombs in Kathmandu, on the third day of a blockade of the capital.

Russian Rocket Blasts Off

Russian Rocket Blasts Off 04/17/2005 06:40 AM
Sci-Tech Today Apr 17 2005 10:44AM GMT

Spacecraft Blasts Off From Russia

Spacecraft Blasts Off From Russia 04/15/2005 12:39 AM
CBS Now Apr 15 2005 3:59AM GMT

Blasts and Fighting in Baghdad Kill at
Least 17

Blasts and Fighting in Baghdad Kill at
Least 17 09/12/2004 05:18 AM
Reuters via Wired News Sep 12 2004 7:55AM GMT

Blasts hit Iraq political offices

Blasts hit Iraq political offices 06/26/2004 04:36 AM
Attackers blow up offices of two political parties in Baquba, as Iraq prepares for the handover of power.

Space probe blasts off to Mercury

Space probe blasts off to Mercury 08/03/2004 01:46 AM
The Mercury Messenger probe launches successfully on its journey to investigate the first planet from the Sun.

Blasts kill one in Eastern Afghanistan

Blasts kill one in Eastern Afghanistan 06/30/2004 06:02 PM

Apple blasts Real DRM translator

Apple blasts Real DRM translator 07/29/2004 11:38 AM
Investigating Harmony's 'legal implications'

U.S.-Russian-Dutch Crew Blasts Off (AP)

U.S.-Russian-Dutch Crew Blasts Off (AP) 04/19/2004 12:05 AM
AP - A Russian rocket roared into space Monday carrying an American, a Russian and a Dutch man to the international space station on the third manned mission since the halt of the U.S. shuttle program.

Jogger Blasts 'Skipping' iPod

Jogger Blasts 'Skipping' iPod 06/23/2004 10:50 AM
Apple maintains that skipping iPods are rare. By Macworld UK (via MyAppleMenu)

Blasts Hit Churches Across Iraq; 11 Dead
(AP)

Blasts Hit Churches Across Iraq; 11 Dead
(AP) 08/01/2004 08:22 PM
AP - Assailants triggered a coordinated series of explosions outside five churches in Baghdad and Mosul during Sunday evening services, killing 11 people and wounding more than 50 in the first major assault on Iraq's Christian minority since the 15-month-old insurgency began.

Yahoo! blasts back at Google

Yahoo! blasts back at Google 05/14/2004 03:38 AM
More email storage, and more stuff

Kerry blasts Bush on Iraq

Kerry blasts Bush on Iraq 09/17/2004 08:34 AM
With the race in a dead heat, John Kerry accuses the president of not telling America the truth about the disaster he created.

New Zealand critic blasts LOTR

New Zealand critic blasts LOTR 04/09/2004 04:08 PM
New Zealand critic blasts LOTR. Big budget movie special effects have overshadowed the timeless are of storytelling and character development. "..The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy is, as a work of cinematic art, ham-fisted, shallow, bombastic and laughably overrated.." [More Quotes inside]

Blasts Hit Near U.S. and Israeli
Embassies in Uzbekistan

Blasts Hit Near U.S. and Israeli
Embassies in Uzbekistan 07/30/2004 10:19 AM
Suicide bombers today hit near the U.S. and Israeli embassies and a prosecutor's office, killing at least two Uzbeks.
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