| | ScuttleBurt leftovers, June 23, 2012June 24, 2012 - Burt AngeliScuttleBu(r)t ... From Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Terence Newman: "If I had 10 minutes to live, I'd want them to be in NBA minutes." ... From Brad Dickson, Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald, after Cowboys running back Lawrence Vickers was forced to leave practice when fire ants crawled inside his pants: "But first he demonstrated the best open-field moves since Gale Sayers." ... From Tim Tebow, speaking to a Father’s Day crowd in San Diego: "There are a lot of role models. There just aren't a lot of good ones." ... Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson, on why he stayed on the job instead of attending his son's high-school graduation: "You're supposed to graduate." ... From late night TV host Conan O’Brien: "It is my last night in Chicago. In four days, I did everything you can do here. I ate well, drank a lot, and earlier this afternoon I beat the Cubs 11-2." ... More from Conan O’Brien: “I leave Chicago with great memories and an irrational hatred toward the Green Bay Packers.” ... From the Mom Must Be Proud Dept.: Tim Janus won the World Burping Championship with an 18.1-second belch ... Jason “Crazy Legs” Conti, explaining to the New York Post if high temperatures zap this year's Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest: “"Heat causes the buns to crisp up more and the dogs to expand, making a run at the record nearly impossible." ...
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