(this post idea was given to my by a faithful friend and fellow contributor to this project) "Joe Smith, Middle Linebacker, Duke"; "Gary Gould, Cornerback, Fresno State"; "Terry Thomas, Quarterback, THE Ohio State University" How annoying is the name of that school? Not only for grammatical reasons, but the pretension behind it. Putting a 'THE' in front of your associated body does not automatically give it some sort of elitist ranking. Isn't it annoying during the pre-game announcements how alumni smugly state this ridiculous school name as their proud roots. Maybe, it's similar to the way our heads of state smugly go around the world introducing themselves as the leader of THE United States of America. Perhaps it's this egotism that drives the world against us. To be fair, both entities deserve some elitism. THE U.S. probably is the greatest (freest, richest) country in the world. And Ohio State is consistently one of the most competitive football teams in the NCAA. But, maybe, some humility would stop some hating.

So, there's a sign outside the locker room at my gym that says, "No camera phones or digital cameras may be used inside this locker room." Now, is it right to assume that this sign is now up because of an incident where a curious person went around the showers pointing and clicking? I just can't imagine that happening. But, before joining this gym, I never imagined old, fat men could love to wander around the locker room nude as much as they do. But I was obviously wrong about that. Again, the question needs to be posed.