Joe Lavin's Humor ColumnHumor columns every Tuesday, plus links to many of my other articles.The Audacity of Math- April 29, 2008 Here's my favorite quote from the election so far. It comes from Geoff Garin, a strategist for the Clinton campaign. Last week, when discussing the nomination process, Garin told the Washington Post, "We don't think this is just going to be about some numerical metric." This is odd, because I always thought elections were supposed to involve some sort of, um, numerical metric. ....http://joelavin.com/audacityofmath.html Scratching and Baseball: The Tradition Continues- April 15, 2008 The Massachusetts Lottery has just released a new $20 Boston Red Sox scratch ticket. Wow, it's humbling to realize that not only can I not afford Red Sox game tickets, soon I might not be able to afford Red Sox lottery tickets either. When these tickets were first offered, they cost $5 each, and even that seemed a little ridiculous. Now, suddenly they have quadrupled in price. ....http://joelavin.com/soxscratch.html Beijing 2008: The Earthy Games- April 8, 2008 The Beijing Olympics start four months from today, that is, if the Olympic torch ever actually makes it there. With all the protests about Tibet, that's questionable, but if the Games do get started, they may be the oddest ever. If you don't believe me, just take a look at some headlines from the official web site. ....http://joelavin.com/beijinggames.html 15 Minutes Past the Hour- April 1, 2008 You know the nation's media has gone crazy when your name appears in the television news crawl -- either that or you're about to be arrested and no one's told you yet. Last week, I found my name all over sports media, because -- through blind luck -- I was the first to find Jose Canseco's new book about steroids. ....http://joelavin.com/canseco2.html |