Fark.com Duke Sucks Center

The Boston Fleet Center put its name up for Auction on ebay. For one day, the Fleet Center would be renamed whatever you want.

The owner of fark.com won the auction. The name, for one day on 2/28/2005 will be:
The fark.com Duke Sucks Center

I hope this actually happens. I do know that Drew, the owner of fark.com, hates dook. So be sure to check www.fleetcenter.com on 2/28!

Edit (2/15 8:00pm): Mary Joos adds -

Delaware North Companies, owner and operator of Boston's Fleet Center, set up an ebay auction allowing the winner rights to name the Fleet Center for a day (2/28/05). Drew, the owner of Fark.com, is a Duke hater and took the opportunity to bid and won the auction. Get ready for the Fark.com Duke Sucks Center.

When asked why he bid on the auction Drew said

Here's why we did it:

1) it's a charity auction. Fark raises money for charity all year long
2) it's publicity, not just on the arena but in regular media
3) it's funny
4) Duke Sucks

Great John: Toilet Safety, for the 2000 pound person...

This is just weird. No intelligent commentary here....

Congrats to UNC for the 20-win season

With the win at UCONN yesterday, UNC got its first 20 win season since 2000-2001. I am especially proud for Jawad, Jackie, and Melvin, who have experienced the ultimate lows of UNC basketball, and now, are getting a chance to experience some of the highs.

Looking forward, what would it take for UNC to get their first 30 win season since 1998?

Remaining regular season games:

1. Virginia
2. Clempson
3. @state
4. @maryland
5. FSU
6. dook

Followed by:

• ACC Tournament (1-3 games)
• NCAA Tournament (1-6 games)

Looking at the schedule realistically, lets put games into _ categories:

Should Win Easily	Should Win with a Fight	Could Go Either Way
uva clemson fsu 1st round NCAA 2nd round NCAA	@state @maryland 1st round ACC 3rd round NCAA	dook 2nd round ACC ACC Finals (if necessary) 4th round NCAA Final Four (if necessary) NCAA Championship Game (if necessary)

With 9 games in the "Should Win" categories, it looks like a 30-win season is definitely in reach. Still, it is by no means a straight shot, especially when one loss can lead to not playing other games. Here's to 35-3!

My Idea Gets a Patent. Really.

Some guy sent me an email two years ago, asking for people to fill out a survey for research he was doing for a new product. Being the lover of surveys that I am (and having hours of free time in front of a computer, being paid for it), I filled it out.

I guess he found my input helpful, because he asked if he could send me more in-depth info to review. I had to fill out a confidentiality agreement, and I checked out his product, and gave him my $0.02.

His product was an alarm clock with 7 alarm settings (one for each day of the week), which was a pretty neat idea for a college student. Anyway, my input was that college students like to nap. And that would involve having to figure out what day it was, and reset that specific alarm. Our solution, the nap timer, which is now patented. Ha.

Well the product is now available online, and should be in Linens'n'Things by March.

If you are interested in buying one, I have a 15% off code he told me I could give to any of my friends.

Um...wow...this is awesome!

I think Erti put it best, as he and I were watching this at 3:30 last night:
"I hope this never ends..."

Good find Jessie...

Edited (2/15 3:15pm): Link is now dead! How could they kill something so beautiful!?

Edited (2/15 3:30pm): I found a new link! HERE IT IS!. Note: There are also a lot of clips of this video with silly pictures added (like this or this), but I don't think they are as funny...