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JKRowling.com Easter Eggs/Cheats/Site Info

Saturday, October 30th, 2004

Since I get some traffic from people looking for this info, I thought I’d put an entry up to help these folks.

Check out MuggleNet.com’s JKRowling.com Site Info page for all info on secrets, etc.

Timeline of the Wizarding World

Saturday, October 30th, 2004

The Harry Potter Lexicon has produced an awesome timeline of the Harry Potter universe.

Via MuggleNet.com.

Top Earning Dead Celebrities

Saturday, October 30th, 2004

Forbes has now published a list of the top 10 dead celebrities by earnings.

They are:

1. Elvis Presley
2. Charles Schulz
3. J.R.R. Tolkien
4. John Lennon
5. Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel
6. Marilyn Monroe
7. George Harrison
8. Irving Berlin
9. Bob Marley
10. Richard Rogers

Yankees Fans: Do you want this man to be your President?

Friday, October 29th, 2004

:D

Red Sox = “Yankees, Jr.”

Friday, October 29th, 2004

Earlier today, I read a fantastic article about the Red Sox and how they were able to win a World Series championship. It is written by Jacob Luft of SI.com.

The Red Sox have the largest payroll — $120 million — of any team ever to win a World Series. If you ever have accused a team of buying a championship, then that same charge has to apply to these Red Sox as well. With that much to spend, the surprise should be if they don’t win a championship or at least come close every year.

Torre’s champions, while highly compensated, also had more than a few homegrown players on them. Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, Bernie Williams and Andy Pettitte were drafted and developed by Evil Empire, Inc.

How many among the Red Sox regulars can be considered “homegrown?” Trot Nixon and, if you want to count him, rookie Kevin Youkilis (two at-bats this postseason).

Top Earning Fictional Characters

Friday, October 29th, 2004

I have been meaning to blog this for a while, but I keep forgetting.

Forbes published a list of the top 10 fictional characters by earnings. The ten?

1. Mickey Mouse & Friends
2. Winnie the Pooh & Friends
3. Frodo Baggins, The Lord of the Rings
4. Harry Potter
5. Nemo, Finding Nemo
6. Yu-Gi-Oh
7. SpongeBob SquarePants
8. Spider-Man
9. Wolverine, X-Men
10. Pikachu, Pokémon

Plus five near misses:

Homer Simpson, The Simpsons
Dora the Explorer
The Hulk
Red Ranger, Power Rangers
Buzz Lightyear, Toy Story

Kerry’s Baseball Exploits

Friday, October 29th, 2004

An interesting piece by John Kass of the Chicago Tribune.

Lately he’s been seen purchasing a hunting license with a Hollywood Hillbilly accent, shooting guns, throwing balls and drinking beer, all in manly fashion.

He already has proved he’s a Red Sox fan, like the time last summer when he applauded the great “Manny Ortiz.”

Unfortunately for Kerry, there is no Manny Ortiz on the ballclub. The Red Sox do have a David Ortiz and a Manny Ramirez, though.

If they do win, will Kerry be tempted to talk about his great personal moments of Red Sox history?

“My favorite Red Sox player of all time is `The Walking Man,’ Eddie Yost,” he told baseball reporters a while back.

Yet as Boston baseball writer Peter Gammons pointed out, Eddie Yost never played for the Red Sox. He played for the old Washington Senators.

Ooops.

Via Lone Star Times.

“”I intimidated them with my car,” Seltzer told police. “I was exercising my political expression.”

Friday, October 29th, 2004

There was a man arrested of trying to run down Florida Rep. Katharine Harris on Wednesday. He offered up a choice line.

“”I intimidated them with my car,” Seltzer told police. “I was exercising my political expression.”

Via Lone Star Times through Slings and Arrows.

“I proved a lot of people wrong. I did it. I’m the champ.”

Thursday, October 28th, 2004

Yeah, you are the champ, Manny. You sure did it. You, you, you. You’re GREAT defense in left took away many a run this postseason. (Oh, wait, I made that up.)

May the Yankee Pinstripes never touch your skin.

Congrats Red Sox Fans

Thursday, October 28th, 2004

Congrats to all Red Sox fans who have handled your winning as I have always handled the Yankees winning. With much happiness, pride and good humor but very little in the way of inflammatory/rude comments toward other people (Red Sox fans).

Regardless, there are people like this in all groups, I know…