This Recessions Good For Something...

I was thinking the other day about our latte free depression or the risk free economy that we have created. I've notice trash piling up at fast food restaurants because of less employees, longer lines most everywhere, longer waits on phone queues and a lot fewer smiles. I've seen a lot of these depressing commercials about losing everything that I own and having some butthead help me out.

But the one thing that I haven't frankly seen is less shark attacks. Have you?!?! Apparently, someone took the time to make this correlation:

ECONOMIC RECESSION MEANS FEWER SHARK ATTACKS


Favorite quote is this from an ICHTHYOLOGIST: In 2008, attacks worldwide dipped to their lowest level in five years, a sign that Americans may be forgoing vacation trips to the beach, said ichthyologist George Burgess of the University of Florida.

Shouldn't George Burgess be worried about his job!?!?!? ICHTHYOLOGISTS are in high demand these days....

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Flying with the DoughBoy

Many of you want to know how the DB has earned platinum on the airlines he travels frequently. There's a secret. It's a long trade secret that I am now fully prepared to share with you. You have to brace yourself because it's what I refer to as the "Godzilla of Travelers". This technique will be shared with you here first. I won't charge you $19.95 to get the book to learn how. Just watch this video and take very careful notes.



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Great Sports Towns

DB apologizes for a bit of blogging sabbatical. What's up with that DB? Stuck in reviewing the stimulus bills I'd imagine....

A recent article in Forbes came out ranking the top college sports town and there it was DB's alum city - Ann Arbor. Mikey Hart stills sings the praises.. (I know have to reach back two years to find a winning smile on the football sidelines - but how can you resist!). Ann Arbor! Blimpy's, Cottage Inn Pizza, the Brown Jug, Backroom Pizza and the Diag along with over a hundred years of winning tradition in all of our sports. Many of the DB fans are puking all over their keyboards reading this. So, if you'd like to see for yourself you doubting Thomases - here's the link:

Ann Arbor Rocks College Sports Towns

But the other question remains - what would the top five professional sports towns be? DB took his stab at ranking them:

5. Los Angeles - two MLB teams, two hockey teams (one named the Mighty Ducks - major point deduction), two NBA teams. Lose major points for a really crappy and fair weather fan base and NO NFL team. Still don't understand that in the cradle of capitalism - no NFL team.

4. New York - avid fan base. For some teams. Yankees! And that's about it. Mets are loved when they show up to play. The Knicks are a joke. The two hockey teams haven't amounted to much in years and one of them is on the Long island. Football teams spread apart and the Jets fans love to have something to complain about and the Giants fans are content for now. Great sports town - just loses points for all the whining.

3. Detroit - no biased here. One of the most loyal, proud and avid fan bases in America. Usually one of the teams is winning and can count on the Lions to be losers (but still pack 65,000 in Ford Field every weekend). Red Wings and Tigers have such amazing history and the Pistons have rocked the 90-s and naughts.

2. Boston - no not my new favorite teams as I've been accused of selling out in the move east. Fan base is amazing. Rabid. Loyal. Mean. Argumentative. When you can understand them. Celtics and Red Sox are the storied franchise. The Patriots have been invincible and the Bruins are hot again.

1. Chicago - bar none. None come close to this sports town. Fans love sports. Periods. South siders love their Sox. Gay Chicagoans love their Cubs. Da Bears pack it in. The Bulls have fallen on not so good times post Jordan and the Black Hawks lost a bit of luster. But it's the passion that separates this town from the rest!

DB welcomes your feedback!