As my frustrations with the Cleveland Browns have waxed and waned over the years, I’ve threatened at different points just to bag my five-plus decades of support because it wasn’t worth the effort. I always stuck with it, though, and I had always wondered what exactly would it take for me to actually follow up… Read More and now I know.
Waaaaaaay back in 2007, I said I was retiring the tag “Hopeless Cleveland Sports” from Uncle Crappy. I made the decision based on a sudden rash of tolerable performance by the Cavs and the Indians and a draft by the Browns that included now-certain Hall of Famer Joe Thomas. It got even better later that… Read More hopeful cleveland sports.
The traffic on Uncle Crappy always seems to bump up a bit about the middle of March, even when I haven’t posted anything here in … let’s see … JESUS CHRIST, NOT SINCE LAST YEAR’S TOURNAMENT ENDED. Sigh. I am no longer good at this blogging thing — mostly because that part of my brain… Read More ok. fine.
I’m watching the Browns play the Ravens in a Monday Night Football matchup that actually sounded decent when you looked at the schedule back in the summer. And this question occurs to me: Which is more unusual: the Browns scoring a touchdown or Uncle Crappy successfully finishing a National Blog Posting Month? And we’re… Read More 30. rare.
Y’all want a crack at a Super Bowl trip, right? Have I got a deal for you. If you head over to Draft Day Suit, you’ll find details about a contest, sponsored by Vicks — the Dayquil people, not the dog-abusing, whining quarterback — that gives you a shot at showing your commitment to your… Read More 18. shouting.
Stuff that arrived in the mail today: 1) A coupon from Right by Nature. 2) Address labels from a charity I haven’t given money to for years. 3) This: No. 3 was something of a surprise, because I didn’t order it and Mrs. Crappy said she didn’t either. It’s a really nice jersey — all the… Read More mysterious.
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