1.) We like pretty girls.
2.) We like to laugh at others embarrassing themselves.
On ESPN’s Mike & Mike show, you had the opportunity to see both. They had on Serbian Table Tennis star Biba Golic (known as the Anna Kournikova of Table Tennis-I’d let her touch me) to up her celebrity cred (’cuz Mike & Mike can make it happen for ya). The best part was when she got to rough up the fellas in the segment shown below. Biba takes on the frail but likable Mike Greenburg, and star Notre Dame athlete/doughnut-eating champion Mike Golic, in the game of her persuasion.
This is why the Mike and Mike show is among the best entertainment in radio. What happens when elite (that’s right) athletes meet? Laughter, of course.
(Former Irish Legend and stud muffin Brady Quinn reflects on some past Valentine mistakes that show even a guy who is quarterback for Notre Dame and has movie-star good looks can screw up. He could recover from these, but your average ass couldn’t.)
- “I once went to a V-Day group dinner with some guys from the team. I had my date, and they were with their girls. Halfway through dinner, I feel a hand rubbing on my thigh. It was one of the girls that was with an offensive lineman. I know it’s on (’cuz my girl was a freak), so me and my date faked an argument and went to our car to go home. The other girl faked being sicked and asked to be taken home as well. We met up later and had the wildest 3-some that I have been part of. Unfortunately, my offensive line buddy found out, and he let me get sacked like 30 times the next season.”
-“I took a girl back home to my place where I had some candles lit, and rose petals spread out over the bed. I put on some Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get it On” to get completely in the mood. But I got so turned on with this jam playing that I only lasted 30 minutes instead of my usual hour and 30 minutes. How embarrassing!”
-“I bought “Amy” an assortment of candy and a bouquet of flowers. We were cuddling and watching Forrest Gump. She popped in a Peanut M&M, and began to choke. I quickly gave her the Heimlich. She spit the thing out after a few seconds, but it ricocheted off the mirror and hit her in the eye. Her vision is still partially blocked by a small portion of peanut that was too dangerous to remove…”
(Brady has spoken, what are your embarrassing stories?)
In my last article I stated that Sports Illustrated does it right by venturing into the “sex sells” proverb. This is true, and I will never fault someone for trying to make some bank using our infatuation with pretty women and sex. But Sports Illustrated still makes one mistake…
They wrap all of their “sex sells” energy in 1 magazine (and promotional material)! These days (because of technology) you can see naked and half naked girls anywhere. Technology makes our lives better in so many ways, and for all it can do, we’d still rather spend our time looking at naked girls! (Nothing is done on the internet more than this.) As a result, the swimsuit issue is not quite the big deal it once was. SI should be doing way more web- based stuff with models and athletic women. Video blogs, websites, sporting event/cat fights with half naked women, gossip, etc. Half naked girls all day long, anytime I want! Keep relevant SI!
If you don’t you will lose your (small) place in the pretty woman industry, because others are trying harder than just a magazine.