Since it’s a dead sports day—here’s Larry Bird hitting 11 straight threes, clinching the first-ever 3-point title mid-contest, then banking one in as an FU to everyone.
In 2003, eight Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment inside The Providence Place Mall and lived there for four years, filming everything along the way. Available on @netflix Friday.
Wedding Crashers (2005) hit at the perfect time. Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson riffing at full speed. It still plays better than most studio comedies that came after it.
An Irish man walks into a pub and orders three pints of Guinness.
The bartender sets them down, and the man sips from each pint in turn — a sip from the first, a sip from the second, a sip from the third — then repeats, round and round, until all three are empty.
Then he orders three more.
“You know,” says the bartender, “you don’t have to order three at once. I’ll keep an eye on you and bring you a fresh one when you’re low.”
“You don’t understand,” the man says. “I have two brothers — one in Australia, one in the States. We promised that every Saturday night we’d still drink together. So right now, they’re in their local pubs, sipping on three Guinness too.”
“Wow, that’s a wonderful tradition!” the bartender says.
For weeks, the man comes in every Saturday night and orders three pints. Same time. Same stool. Same routine. One sip from the first, one from the second, one from the third.
Then one Saturday, the bartender notices something’s changed. The man orders only two pints. He drinks them the same way — alternating sips — and when they’re empty, he orders two more.
The next week, it’s the same thing. And the week after that. Finally, one quiet evening, the bartender sets the glasses down and leans in. “I couldn’t help but notice… you’ve only been ordering two lately. I think I know what that means, and I’m very sorry for your loss.”
The man looks up, completely calm. “Oh, my brothers are fine,” he says. “I just quit drinking.”
The homeowner saw on the security camera that a bear was playing on the outdoor swing every day, but couldn't get on.
So he had a bigger swing built, and this was the result.
On this day 24 years ago, Duke stormed back from a 22 point deficit in the Final Four against Maryland to advance to the National Championship game! 🏆 @RealJayWilliams@ShaneBattier@MisterCBooz