The News: The Year's Best

In honor of the one-year mark, here's some of the most entertaining links you've uncovered in the past 12 months. Enjoy not working this afternoon.

--The rare "Five-Star Mondesi Recommendation" goes to this site, which features the YouTube clips of each Rocky fight sequence, including the fatal Drago-Creed bout in Rocky IV.

--Cracked.com counts down the 9 biggest wusses in rock today

--Some info we could all use...what to eat and what to avoid at midnight.

--The amazing quirks of Gilbert Arenas, gathered together in a neat little website. My favorite: During halftime of Washington Wizards games Gilbert Arenas sits at his locker and plays video poker.

--Maxim counts down the 10 worst arenas in the U.S., and Mellon checks in at #8.

--A Q&A with Aaron Gray. Gray said he looks forward to making millions of dollars, buying a Bentley, and spending lots of time with groupies. Or not. I guess you have to click the link now.

--The trailer for Seinfeld: The Horror Movie is finally up. A masterpiece.

--Terry Bradshaw hits a woman in the face with a football during a Fox pregame show. Joe Buck makes a joke. That was a disgusting act.

--Dozens of your favorite 1980s video games, available to play online! Frogger, Donkey Kong, Tetris, Centipede, so many more! If you weren't being productive by reading Mondesi's House, you'll be even less productive after checking out this site.

--Best Pittsburgh athletes "By the Numbers".

--This site has soundboards for just about every TV show, movie, and cartoon you could ever imagine: The Simpsons, Family Guy, Borat, Howard Stern, Dane Cook, Mr. Rogers, Chris Farley...the list goes on and on. Amazing stuff.

--The tale of the tape: Borat vs. Boras

--Brangelina made a Pitt Stop in Fayette County this weekend. They did not hang out with Sienna Miller.

--Now presenting the Playstation 3...Grill?


--Beckett.com's story on the Leon Washington middle finger rookie card. This generation's Billy Ripken F-Face. I'm certainly hoping this will get kids interested in cards again.

--Ever want to build Ohio Stadium out of Legos and wonder how long it takes? We now have an answer: 2 years.

--The Top 10 Creepiest Mascots are counted down. Not surprisingly, The King makes an appearance.


--A tribute to Herbert, arguably the funniest character on Family Guy.


--I've become a very tough judge of comedic talent. There seems to be a lack of quality material these days. But after witnessing Mad TV's Aries Spears' rap impersonations on Conan O'Brien last week, I laughed out loud. I couldn't find the Conan appearance, but I did manage to dig up Spears doing his thing on BET. He does dead-on impressions of LL Cool J, Snoop Dogg, DMX and Jay-Z in the span of a few minutes. This is my five-star recommendation. You must watch this video.

--On the topic of baseball cards, Joe Sports Fan has a great article on former Home Shopping crazyman Don West. You know, the guy who tried convincing you at 2 AM to buy that Gem Mint 10 of Derek Jeter? In the article, the author references an occasion when West accidentally knocked a box of 3,200 baseball cards on the floor in the middle of a sales pitch. Always the master of improv, West then "swam" in the cards, as only he could. He explained that he used to swim in piles of cards as a kid. Alas, here is said video of Don West swimming in a pool of overpriced cardboard.

Vote For Sid

Time Magazine just released their list of candidates for the Time 100, the most influential people in the world. Among the nominees? How about Sidney Crosby?

Yes, it's true, Sid is up for election, right ahead of ABU HAMZA AL-MUHAJER, (a.k.a. Abu Ayyub al-Masri, for those of you scoring at home) on the ballot.

Highlights among the 203 nominees (statistics accurate as of April 25th at 5:13 PM EST):

--First is Steven Colbert, no relation to Kevin, with 91%

--Crosby is currently forth with 85%, just ahead of Bono and Steve Jobs

--Sanjaya is 12th. Howard Stern (27th) is giggling somewhere.

--Brangelina comes in at 9th (Jolie) and 13th (Pitt).

--Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat) is currently 30th...three spots ahead of Bill Gates.

--Dane Cook is 79th. Scary.

--Our President is 84th. Behind Dane Cook. Scarier.

--Other sports figures getting smoked in the standings behind Crosby include Tiger Woods (59), Tony Dungy (99), David Beckham (111), Barry Bonds (126), and Dikembe Mutombo (151).

--I've never seen a competition in which Jay-Z would be tied with Katie Couric and Lou Dobbs

--Currently sitting in last place is Paris Hilton, at a paltry 18%. Kate Moss is closely on her trail at 22%. If anyone is influenced by Hilton or Moss, then the world is in serious trouble.

Now don't forget,

VOTE FOR SID!

My KC Penguins, Pitt Wins Again, Dumb Super Bowl Questions, K Fed's Commercial, PSU Lawsuit

HOCKEY
www.mykcpenguins.com is up and running. I'm sure you'll vent your thoughts in their forum

Borat's home country, Kazakhstan, beats Thailand 52-1 in hockey

COLLEGE HOOPS

Pitt wins yet again, this time topping Villanova in the land of Balboa

FOOTBALL

Does Jerry Jones have a problem with black coaches?

The dumbest Super Bowl questions of all time

BASEBALL

Jack Wilson stands by his Castillo-bashing, by far the greatest moment of the 17 PirateFests to date

Sammy Sosa makes it official with the Rangers. This is gonna be fun.

MEDIA
Remembering Hunter S. Thompson, and wondering if he was the father (or grandfather) of sites like Deadspin

RANDOM FUN STUFF
Emma Tillman becomes the world's oldest person at 114, trailed closely by Joe Paterno

Speaking of Penn State, a student is suing the school because a stuffed moose fell on her head

Unintentionally sexual comic book covers...an all-time classic

The Bubba the Love Sponge pig jacket auction, closing in on $5,000

Kevin Federline's Leaked Super Bowl commercial for Nationwide

J Peezy in Vegas, Scary Al Davis, Terrelle Pryor is Awesome, An Oscar for Borat?

NFL:

Ever wonder what Joey Porter does in the offseason? Would you guess sending $900 bottles of champagne to the ladies all night at OPM in Vegas? (in the sightings column)

Scariest picture of Al Davis you will ever see

Tom Brady, three days into an internet porn binge of historic proportions

Falcons: "Vick is our starter". Even though he had a modified water bottle he wouldn't surrender and has an alter ego. He's the kind of guy you build a franchise around.

The Bengals are mad at Johnathan Joseph, the 9th member of their team arrested. Overheard in the Bengal locker room: "We can sweep 8 arrests under the rug, but 9, that's just waaay too many."

Donovan McNabb is unhappy with the Eagles. I think he should have Mama make him some Chunky Soup and he'll feel much better.

The Patriots: chokers. Tom Brady: will never win a Super Bowl. (This gets the Mondesi 5-star recommendation. A must read.)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL:

Great piece on Terrelle Pryor, potential Pitt Panther, already being compared to local greats like Marino, Arrington and Dorsett. Remember two things: 1. He's a junior. 2. He also plans to play college hoops

COLLEGE HOOPS:

Dick Vitale has a problem sticking to the script

RANDOM FUN STUFF:

Joe Francis, creator of Girls Gone Wild, was sentenced to two years probation and 200 hours of community service. I can see the infomercial now: Girls Gone Wild: Girls of Community Service

Oscar nominees are out, and yes, Borat was nominated for an award

Chris Berman Pictures, Pitt Recruits, Ricky Williams to Dolphins, Angelina Jolie Painting, Every NES Game Ever, Seven Springs Has Snow

CHRIS BERMAN:

There's the happily married Boomer at the Super Bowl in Jacksonville...crammed onto a couch with five girls, one on his lap

MEDIA:

ESPN's Ombudsman wraps up 2006 like only an ombudsman could

NFL:

Ricky Williams wants to come back to the Dolphins. Seriously, haven't these people suffered enough? All those years getting teased with Dan Marino, yet no Super Bowl wins...the embarrassment that is the champagne-popping '72 team...Ricky Williams' original disappearance...Nick Saban...Junior Seau retires, then joined the Patriots. Can't we tell Ricky to stay away? Seriously, go join the Giants. They won't even notice you with all of their sideshows.

Video of The Tuna telling Tony Romo to throw the F-ing ball away.

MLB:

Seven Springs trucked in 6 million pounds of snow to the resort on Friday. Owner Bob Nutting gave this quote: "We are doing all that we can to show our skiers, snowboarders, snowtubers and guests that in this first year of ownership we are absolutely committed to providing the best possible conditions." To all of you who can't connect the dots, Mr. Nutting's family also owns another small business called The Pittsburgh Pirates. So I would guess that this snow came cheap, won't perform well, and will disappoint all the paying customers. (thanks to reader Cecil for the link)

NHL:

SI compiled a list of hockey's most colorful names. Mildly amusing.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL:

Scout.com has Pitt's updated commits list for the 2007 class. In my best "Count" voice, here are one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine! Nine four-star recruits! Ahh-ahh-ahhh! And one five-star recruit too!

RANDOM FUN STUFF:

Here's what passes for art in 2007: a painting of Angelina Jolie, as the Virgin Mary, hovering over a Wal-Mart checkout line.

Disney World's Tigger punches a kid...and of course, there's video. Something about Bengals and trouble this year.

Toyota is creating a vehicle that detects drunken drivers and shuts down the car if sensors pick up excessive alcohol consumption. Sounds fantastic. But if a person has such a drinking problem that they would consider drinking and driving in the first place, then why would they buy such a car?

Play every NES game ever on your computer...kill more time at work...make your bosses hate Mondesi's House even more....

Will Ferrell turned down $29 million for Elf 2. And Brad Pitt wants to produce a movie with Sacha Baron Cohen, known to you as "Borat". Hold on, I think my head just exploded with these two facts. (thanks to reader Kiana for the link)

Here's the dumbest rap star names. Unfortunately, J-Peezy is not a rapper and thus does not qualify for this list.

Morelli is Mad, Borat vs Boras, Another NFL Arrest, NBA Salaries, LeClair Officially Gone, Creepiest Mascots, Bad Miss USA

COLLEGE FOOTBALL:

So it looks like Anthony Morelli hates his old high school coach, Penn Hills' Neil Gordon. Morelli hasn't spoken to Gordon since he graduated in 2003. I can't wait to hear what he thinks of JoePa once he leaves Happy Valley

NFL:

Future Mayor of New Orleans Joe Horn was none too pleased with Sean Payton's training camp this year. Horn was used to Jim Haslett training camps, which bred mediocrity on an incredibly consistent level. Seriously, look at the Saints records from 2001-2004: 7-9, 9-7, 8-8, 8-8...you get the picture. They were like this generation's Wayne Fontes Lions.

An NFL player is arrested on gun charges, and it's not a Bengal, Raven, or Charger.

MLB:

The tale of the tape: Borat vs. Boras

NBA:

SI digs up the dirt on the salaries of every player in the NBA. The highest payroll belongs to the New York Knicks, who topped #2 Dallas by a whopping $26 million. That's the 9-15 New York Knicks, by the way.

Related: top 10 overpaid and top 10 underpaid NBA players

NHL:

The Penguins and John LeClair officially part ways. Now they must find another player who can score 2 goals in 21 games.

RANDOM FUN STUFF:

That $155,000 Velvet Underground sale? Turns out, the bidder backed out. Wow, I am so completely surprised that someone would joke around on eBay.

Miss USA may be dethroned for bad behavior. Or not. No one seems to know at this point. The best part: it's all in the hands of Donald Trump.

A 7-minute montage of cheesy David Caruso one-liners to open CSI:Miami

The Top 10 Creepiest Mascots are counted down. Not surprisingly, The King makes an appearance.

Is Borat a College?

Anyone else catch that 201-78 victory that Lincoln U. put on Ohio State-Marion recently? Well, ESPN did, and a writer named Joseph Santoliquito wrote a very interesting article on some of the milestones reached in the game.

But I was tipped off to a little tidbit below the "Margin of Victory" stat box that the article posted. Read this for yourself and tell me if anything stands out:

"The previous largest margin of victory in a Division III game was 112 points, set by Eureka College in a 149-37 victory over Borat on Nov. 29, 1989. "

According to my research, there is no Borat College or Borat University. Can anyone out there verify that this school ever existed, or was ESPN the victim of a Borat-crazed hacker?

Did Borat really lose by 112 in 1989?

Peyton Manning Lookalike, Pirates Top 10 Prospects, Bowl Projections

Peter King rambles on for nine pages in today's Monday Morning QB. He also has the Miami Dolphins in his Fine Fifteen. 'Nuff said.

ESPN unleashed a Peyton Manning lookalike on Indianapolis.

Topprospectalert.com ranks the Buccos' Top 10 Prospects. Is it a bad sign when three of them are 26?

ESPN has concocted their own college bowl projections, with Ivan Maisel and Mark Schlabach each listing their choices. Amazingly, both still have Pitt penciled in for postseason appearances. Maisel says Pitt will face East Carolina in the Birmingham Bowl, with Schlabach predicts the Panthers will meet Ohio U. in the International Bowl. Wake me when either one is over.

Borat: $67 million in 10 days.

10 Best NFL Games Left, Jackie Christie's Haters List, College FB Playoffs, NFL All Disappointment Team, Comedy Soundboards

John Clayton lists the 10 best games of the second half. Funny, I don't see any Steeler games on this list...

A Pitt message board poster points out that Wannstedt insists on playing his games at the All Pro or Heisman levels instead of Rookie level.

Terry Bowden shows us how a college football playoff would work. Which would be taking the top eight ranked teams, seeding them 1-8, and advancing the top teams so Ohio State eventually faces Michigan. Groundbreaking work.

NBA wife Jackie Christie has developed a "Haters List". It's sort of like Richard Nixon's Enemies List, if Nixon's list were a bunch of bloggers and sports parody websites. Congratulations to DJ Gallo for making the cut!

Boston.com has a list of athletes who have registered handguns. No Steelers on the list...the Rooneys would be proud.

Dr. Z. takes time out from picking football games with Brooklyn Decker to give us his midseason All-Disappointment team. I assumed there would be at least 53 Pittsburgh Steelers on his squad, but alas, just three made the cut.

This site has soundboards for just about every TV show, movie, and cartoon you could ever imagine: The Simpsons, Family Guy, Borat, Howard Stern, Dane Cook, Mr. Rogers, Chris Farley...the list goes on and on. Amazing stuff.

Finally, the new Spiderman 3 trailer is up. For those of you who don't know, I'm a bit of a Spiderman fanatic, going back to the "Spiderman and His Amazing Friends" era. It's a bit of nostalgia to my younger days. So bear with me if I get a little excited for the newest edition, featuring Sandman as the villain. I always thought he was Spidey's most difficult opponent. Really, how do you beat a guy who can shift into sand at any time? You can't put him in jail, he just seeps through the cracks. In the cartoons, he usually got tossed into a cement mixer, which was convenient. But I digress...enjoy the trailer:

Borat's Feelings on Pittsburgh Sports

We were lucky enough to get a sit-down with the one and only Borat this evening. Apparently, he's willing to do anything to promote his new movie, even do an interview with a Pittsburgh sports blog. If you've never seen Borat, you probably won't understand much of this. But for those of you familiar with him, sit back and enjoy a conversation with the Man of the Hour.

Borat: Jagshemash! Hello, I'm a-Borat. I like you. Do you like me?
Mondesi's House: Yes, Borat. You have many fans in Pittsburgh.

MH: Borat, is this your first trip to Pittsburgh?
Borat: Yes, this is just second time I see your country. I love the U.S. and A and your President George Walter Bush! In my movie I see California, New York, and your famous city, Mississippi.

MH: Borat, are you familiar with sports at all?
Borat: Yes, we have many sports in Kazakhstan. I like ping pong, disco dance, dog shoot.

MH: We don't usually play those in Pittsburgh. Well, maybe the dog shoot. Are you familiar with any of the professional teams?
Borat: Yes! I follow your Pirates very close!

MH: What are your thoughts on the Pirates?
Borat: It is nice that your Pirates employ village idiot to acquire players. High-five!



MH: Why do you call him the village idiot?
Borat: He always victim of gypsies in Chicago and New York.

MH: How about the Penguins, our hockey team?
Borat: Hockey, I like, yes! Your Evgeni Malkin, he comes from my village. He own nicest Betamax in all of Kazakhstan. He also owns brand new Atari video system.


MH: How about Sidney Crosby?
Borat: YES! Crosby, she is very sexy lady. Wow wow wee wa!

MH: Have you ever heard of the Pittsburgh Steelers?
Borat: Steelers, yes! They play with balls with their foots, correct?

MH: Well, actually, they play football. They have a coach named Bill Cowher.
Borat: Coach Cowher, much success! He would be most powerful man in all of Kazakhstan.



MH: Actually, there's a rumor that Coach Cowher's wife might influence him moving to North Carolina next season.
Borat: What? In my country, a woman not equal to man! We say: God, man, horse, dog, woman, rat.

MH: What advice do you have for Coach Cowher?
Borat: He should put wife back in cage. Then he take power! She go back to pulling plow.

MH: We have another football coach in town, named Dave Wannstedt.
Borat: Dave Wannstedt, yes! He very strong man, with mustache, like Stalin! He have very big hram!



MH: Have you been to the Strip District?
Borat: Yes, we have Strip District in my country as well. My sister currently #4 prostitute in all of Kazakhstan! High-five!

MH: Well, Borat, I know you're a busy man. I've seen you on Jay Leno, David Letterman, and Howard Stern in the past week. I appreciate sitting down to spend some time with Mondesi's House.
Borat: Mondesi's House, I like! You come to my country, yes?

MH: Well, I have many duties here in Pittsburgh, but maybe I'll take you up on that someday. Any final words?
Borat: Yes! Can you help me meet this Sidney Crosby?

MH: Look for a big silver circle in the middle of the city. You'll probably bump into him sooner or later.
Borat: Dzienkuje! Pittsburgh, I like!



*For those of you who haven't yet caught on, this was fictitious. And if you haven't caught on, I'm very disappointed in you.

John Fedko Hasn't Given Up Hope

During my usual late-night chat with my dad over the state of our respective teams, he told me that WPXI's John Fedko went on a five-minute rant about how the Steelers are still alive. My dad said that Fedko claimed the Steelers could still win the division with a 9-7 record. That would require a team that has played 2-6 ball to finish 7-1 down the stretch against the likes of Baltimore (twice), Cincinnati, New Orleans, and Carolina.

Submitted for your approval: John Fedko's sanity

Why commentators such as Fedko are making such outlandish claims is beyond me. How anyone can look at this team and think it can flick a switch is ridiculous. This isn't Shaq playing harder once the playoffs come around; this is a complete team collapse: offense, defense, special teams, and coaching. Anyone saying the Steelers still have a chance is just hurting their own credibility.

The Monday Night game tonight actually further illustrated the Steelers' sorry plight. I still cannot fathom the fact that they lost to the Raiders. Cannot, cannot, cannot believe it. Honestly, tonight Oakland looked like they don't even belong in the NFL. Their offense hasn't scored a touchdown since Randy Moss reeled in a 32-yarder in the first quarter against Arizona on October 22. That's 11 quarters without an offensive TD, for those of you counting at home. QB Andrew Walter was sacked nine times. His body language screamed of a beaten man. At least he managed not to throw any INTs. Their offensive line is ridiculously bad. Lamont Jordan had just nine carries. If I'd ever seen a hopless team, this was it. Forget talk about the Denver loss ending the season. The Oakland loss was the last nail in the coffin of the 2006 Steelers.

Seperated at Birth: Andrew Walter and Office Space's Ron Livingston

After watching a full half of the Raiders-Seahawks debacle, it was time for some hockey. The Pens took on the Anaheim "Don't Call Us Mighty" Ducks with a 10 PM EST start. For some reason, Mad Mike Therrien chose tonight to give Jocelyn Thibault his first start of the season. He managed to stop 37 shots (Thibault, not Therrien), but had me nervous on more than one occasion, with the Ducks having at least two more potential goals hit the post. But the Pens hung tough and managed to steal a point by taking the Ducks to OT. The highlight of the night had to be Nils Ekman's series of uppercuts on a Duck in front of the net with about 5 minutes left in regulation. Ekman was then tackled by Chris Pronger, who was tackled by Maxime Talbot, who was tackled by yet another Duck. Unfortunately, a questionable tripping call in OT to Noah Welch gave the Ducks one last power play, and Teemu Selanne (he of the golf course in his front yard) ended this one just 21 seconds into the extra frame. Next up is Tampa on Wednesday night. Hopefully Dan Potash didn't tire the guys out too much in California.

Sports aside, the high point of my evening was a 7 PM showing of Borat at the Destinta Theater in scenic Bridgeville, one of the 837 chosen theaters for the first week of release. There was a pretty strong turnout, considering this was a Monday night and we were in Bridgeville. I was actually carded upon buying my tickets, which is amazing considering I'll be 30 next year. And believe it or not, this theater did not have anyone taking your tickets. You could have virtually walked right in and no one would have noticed. But I recommend you pay. Because this movie was worth every penny and then some. No spoilers here, though. I will give you a great read: the "real" Borat and his frustrating story.
The "real" Borat is confused

Cool Stuff to Watch This Weekend

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, opening tonight, at a theater near you. Wow wow wee wee!

Pitt at South Florida, Saturday, Noon- The Wannstache returns to Florida for a key Big East matchup. Unfortunately, I'll miss this while watching a few Steelers sign 500 autographs. Someone give me a recap.

Penn State at Wisconsin, Saturday, Noon- Big game for the Nits, who have a legit shot at a 9-3 season if they can pull the upset. Although this game is really just a 2006 Big Ten bronze medal game.

Penguins at Sharks, Saturday, 10:30 PM- Evgeni Malkin continues his attempt at becoming the only player in NHL history to score in every single game of his career.

Broncos at Steelers, Sunday, 4:15 PM- Steelers attempt to salvage their season with a win over QB Joe Dirt and the Denver Broncos. In other Steeler news, Duce Staley is so bad, he isn't even going to be activated for this game, with Mr. Bill instead opting for practice-squadder John Kuhn. Cowher has been unfairly criticized for some aspects of the season, but keeping Staley on the roster is nearly indefensible.

Colts at New England, Sunday, 8:15 PM- Peyton Manning tries to improve on his 1-6 career record vs. Tom Brady. The Vinatieri-Belichick mini-battle is a nice subplot that's developed this week.

Buccos Trade Talk, Indispensible NFLers, Borat Premieres,

Will the Buccos deal a combination of Paul Maholm, Zach Duke, or Tom Gorzelanny for Rangers slugger Mark Teixeira?

Bill Simmons riffs on eating crow and drafting Matt Leinart.

Mr. Bill to Hines Ward: Stop the celebrations.

Michael "Michael Vick is awesome" Smith lists the NFL's most Indispensible players

Some computer nerd said the Miami Heat's best lineup would not include Shaq.

Dr. Z, when not discussing football picks with swimsuit models, ranks the Steelers #20 this week.

Gossip site Defamer takes us to the Borat US premiere.

Malkin, Miami, Monday Night Football, Front Butts, NBA Draft, Steve Wynn

Huge reaction to the Pittsburgh Sports Power Rankings II piece yesterday. Thanks to all for making it a great success. But it sorta backed me up on a number of quality stories. So here's a giant group of links to peruse.

Evgeni Malkin scores his 1st NHL goal in his 1st NHL game, but the Pens fall to New Jersey, 2-1. (Post Gazette)


The Isle of Capri Casino plan has received the full endorsement from the Pittsburgh Gaming Task Force. Your move, Ed Rendell. (Post Gazette)

For critics of the new Monday Night Football team, here's an article you're sure to enjoy. (Deadspin)

The Front Butt Hall of Fame is finally here. From Armchair GM:

What exactly is a Front Butt? Well I’m glad you asked. As Urban Dictionary so eloquently put it, a front butt is “an enormous, fatty enlargement of the abdomen, genital, and thigh region that morphs together to create the appearance of a bulbous ass on a persons front.”



Donna Shalala won't throw athletes under the bus. Miami is a victim. Think you've heard it all before? You have. (Florida Sun Sentinel, via Deadspin)

Giant Magazine asks, "Who's the Absolute Worst Announcer on TV?" Great list, but the lack of Joe Theismann hurts its credibility.

Here's a pretty good reaming of the ACC's empty promises from The Charlotte Observer. Great read for Big East fans.

How will Miami punish their players? By making them attend class.

Mondesi commentator Steeltown Mike re-recorded the song "Bad Day" with Pirate-related lyrics. These are the things people do during a 14-year losing streak.

SI.com's Dr. Z. just released his power rankings. Let me ruin them for you: Steelers are #18.

If the NBA Draft today, Aaron Gray would go #19 to Sacramento. If it were up to NBAdraft.net.

Casino owner Steve Wynn just put his elbow through a $139 million painting. Oops.

Finally, here's a new video of Mondesi's House favorite Borat. Judging from the clicks, I can see many of you are also fans. So you'll probably like this clip. You'll also like the fact that the Kazakhstan central bank has misspelled the word “bank” on its new notes. So it looks like Borat's reports of Kazakhstan are pretty much dead-on. (WWTDD)

Sienna Strikes Again, Cory Lidle, Borat, Alec Baldwin, Bill Simmons vs Tiger

Sienna Miller struck again this weekend, as she snuck past a bouncer at Folino's Young's Tavern in the South Side. If these incidents are all staged to publicize her movie, it's working.

(Post Gazette)

Borat is getting so big worldwide, he's affecting the outcome of soccer matches (link with video, via Gorillamask.net) (Yourdailymedia.com)

Alec Baldwin chews out a cop for not letting him past a security checkpoint at the Cory Lidle accident scene. (Deadspin)


I never knew this, but Cory Lidle was actually a baseball pariah for years because of a one inning pitched in a 1995 spring training game when he crossed the picket line. (Gelflog)

ESPN.com's Bill Simmons played Tiger Woods at his own videogame (ESPN Page 2)

Borat, Steve McNair, Anchorman 2 and More

SI's Peter King is the first to jump off the Steve McNair bandwagon. It's amazing how much leeway winning buys you in the NFL. Even when those wins come against quasi-NFL teams like Cleveland, Oakland, and Tampa Bay.

The Stars and Bars are still waving at Talladega. Yahoo Sports asked 30 drivers for their opinion, and only Dale Earnhardt Jr. was willing to give them an answer.

The Ravens had to make an emergency landing in Pittsburgh last night. And no, it was not for an appendectomy.

The Pittsburgh XPlosion's schedule is out. And when they meet Butte on December 13, you can throw out the record books.

It sounds like Anchorman 2 will become a reality. Now why don't you go back to your home on Whore Island?
How much of the Charger game did Champ cover on Sunday night?

We can now say we live in a world with toaster printers.

I don't know how we made it all these years without a toaster printer

And my link of the day...I now know how many of you love Borat, because the last time I mentioned him on Mondesi's House the clicks were fast and furious. So you'll love this story that catches up with the people he duped for his new movie.
Borat says root for the Steelers. Or he will crush you.

Pirates Wrapup, Stink's Daughter, NHL Preview, Borat

The Parrot has a nice wrap-up of the 2006 Pirate season entitled "Gone to the Dogs: Pirateball 2006". The Mondesi readers will enjoy.

Mark "Stink" Schlereth's daughter is an up-and-coming actress in a new show called "Desire". Hopefullly, she won't need 17 knee operations like her old man.

My man DJ Gallo scores with NHL for Dummies, his NHL preview, on Page 2 today.

If you're like me, you love Borat. Here is Cracked.com's list of the 10 best Borat clips of all time (with video!)