LinkGasm 8-31-07

by DCScrap, Our Book of Scrap

LinkGasm is your one-stop-shop for all the stuff that isn't being spit out by the Carnies here at Epic Carnival. Expect sarcasm, girls, and some sports thrown in as well. If you'd like to be considered for inclusion in future editions, please email your stories here.

- Lauren Conrad is famous, I guess, for being on some TV show called The Hills. No idea. All I know is that she was on a beach recently and I liked it. (The Superficial)

- A Hilliard, Ohio High School student was recently suspended and banned from all extracurricular activities for tricking an opposing rival team spell out the words "We Suck" with colored cards during the game. And no, the opposing rival was not the Cincinnati Reds. (First and 10 Inches)

- Oregon State must have been spending a lot of time trying to figure out how to out-ugly their in-state rivals uniforms when they came up with these bad boys. Are those supposed to be bras? (The FanHouse via FanIQ Sports Blog)

- Yesterday it was reported that Bucs backup QB Bruce Gradkowski has been linked to a gambling scandal from his days at Toledo. When asked about it, Bucs coach John Gruden replied with his best Ozzie Guillen impersonation. Chucky, indeed. (Larry Brown Sports)

- What would you do if some children you knew witnessed the horrific sight of a homicide as they participated in a football tournament? If you are Cincinnati's big wigs and the community church leaders, you give them tickets to the circus and call it even. (SportsColumn Blog)

- If you've ever had J.D. Drew on one of your fantasy baseball teams then you can relate to this amazingly orchestrated chant by the Yankees fans in the right field bleachers. (Red Sox Monster)