August 15, 2003
BEST COLUMN ON THE WEB
Reading Gregg Easterbrook's Tuesday Morning Quarterback column on ESPN.com's Page 2 is the one thing I actually work my schedule around during football season. It's that funny.
The good news for those of you who give not a damn about football: it often has very little to do with the game and everything to do with pop culture.
Here are some of his pre-season gems:
Best Movie Title: "Final Destination II." Next up, "End of the World: the Sequel."
Jeff Fisher Was Trying to Purchase a Gas Grill at Home Depot When an NFL Lawyer Called to Say That Would Put the Titans Over the Cap: On March 29, 2003, the Tennessee Titans had $1,178 in salary cap space.
Isn't This Like a Woman Saying You Can Pay for Her Dinner But Not Take Her Out?: Starbucks issued a card that allows customers to pay for coffee before entering the store.
Waiter, I'll have What Ashton Is Having: The mega-babe of the offseason was Demi Moore, whose cheesecake scenes were the best part of the incomprehensible "Charlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle." Fashion writer Robin Givhan rhapsodizes about Moore's bod and declares the 40-year-old actress the winner of the bikini showdown scene with 30-year-old Cameron Diaz.
The tabs rediscovered Moore, too. "Us Weekly" ran a cheesecake shot with the headline, ASHTON AND DEMI IS GETTING SO HOT - MIDNIGHT ROMPS, SEXY DINNERS OUT. What's a "sexy dinner out," did she go to the restaurant topless?