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Hello from beautiful Southern California! TBH, traveling for business on Sundays kind of sucks, but there are a few benefits: I flew first class (although I didn’t take part in the free booze), I had a sweet room service grilled cheese, and Sunday Night Football is on early enough that I can actually stay up for the whole game. But while I had a great weekend, other people were not so lucky.
Daniel Abt
I literally know nothing about car racing, but I do know that having a win stripped isn’t a good thing.
Formula E driver Daniel Abt won his first race ever at the Hong Kong ePrix on Sunday, but the German driver’s celebration was short lived. He was disqualified after a post-race inspection of his car revealed “breaches of the sport’s technical and sporting regulations,” giving 2nd place finisher Felix Rosenqvist the win.
In a statement, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), which oversees the sport, said:
The FIA security stickers (barcodes) on the inverter and MGU units did not correspond with those declared on the Technical Passport provided by the competitor Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler for the event.
I don’t know what any of that means, but it doesn’t sound good. [via CNN]
Whoever Was Responsible For This
Another thing I don’t know about is building demolition. I’ve watching several implosions of buildings online – the most recent being the Georgia Dome a few weeks. And while I’m sure there is a lot of science that goes into the whole thing, it can’t be that complicated to bring down a building, can it? Well, apparently so.
IMPLOSION FAIL: Pontiac Silverdome demolition begins with failed partial implosion https://t.co/aDIcWCu7L1 pic.twitter.com/EXtQbexHOC
— Local 4 WDIV Detroit (@Local4News) December 3, 2017
Detroit’s Pontiac Silverdome was supposed to be imploded on Sunday, but the effort wasn’t exactly successful. A bunch of explosions designed to collapse the stadium’s upper level went off and smoke filled the air, but when it cleared – the entire building was still standing. Turns out that eight key explosive settings, designed bring down the steel columns supporting the Silverdome’s upper level, failed. So the 42-year-old building is still standing, disappointing the large crowd that showed up the watch the demolition of the former home of the Lions.
I feel like there’s a joke to be made here about the Lions and implosions, but it feels too easy. [via Detroit Free Press]
Grayson Allen
There isn’t much we all agree on these days, but I think that most of us are united in thinking that Duke’s Grayson Allen is the most despicable college basketball player since his fellow Blue Devil Christian Laettner. Which makes the fact that a girl decided to post his cheesy online dating pick up online all that much more sweet:
Looks like his game off the court is as lame as his game on it. [via New York Post]
The Town of Sea Girt
On top of having the weirdest name of any seaside town I’ve ever heard, the people of Sea Girt, NJ have been dealing with a vandal. The town holds a big Christmas tree lighting each year, but someone kept cutting the light’s wires. The cops suspected that local kids were screwing with the annual tradition, but it turns out that the true culprit was a little bit more….rodent like.
They released a photo of the suspected vandal: a squirrel. It was a far cry from the young misfits the town had suspected.
Police said they were unable to catch the miniature vandal but the Christmas display will be under constant surveillance to assure no more damage occurred.
Well, thank God the people of Sea Girt can sleep peacefully tonight. [via The Daily Mail]
This Opossum
One thing I’ve always wondered: what’s the difference between a possum and an opossum? Well, if we are talking strictly about this particular opossum, the answer may be blood/alcohol content.
My spirit animal This specific opossum was found in a Florida liquor store, completely wasted off a bottle of bourbon. Apparently, the animal broke into the store through the rafters and broke a bottle of booze on her way down to the floor. Rather than waste the bourbon, the marsupial drank it all up. According to Michelle Pettis, a technician at the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge,
A worker there found the opossum up on a shelf next to a cracked open bottle of liquor with nothing in it. She definitely wasn’t fully acting normal.
But luckily for the animal, the refuge was able to re-hydrate her and release her back into the wild. I’d like to say that hopefully she’s learned her lesson, but none of us do and we’ve got human brains so…. [via Cosmopolitian] .
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Jenna Crowley
Jenna used to be known as 2NOTBrokeGirls, but then one of the girls actually went broke, so she's struck out on her own. Jenna spends her free time saving the world, one sorority girl at a time (usually while wearing yoga pants), questioning why she decided to get a doctorate, documenting her love of all things cheese related, and hosting the new PGP podcast Don't Take It From Us. You can ask her anything you want about football, using your boobs to get what you want, and pizza at @JennaLCrowley on Twitter or via email at JennaLCrowley@gmail.com.
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That implosion is like my sex life…quick explosions with no real enjoyment from anyone….
Grayson allen is a world class douchebag.
I can never get enough Lions jokes. They’re low-hanging fruit, yet oh-so-sweet.
No wasted booze. That opossum gets it
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