Deadspin
So you know how Joey Porter supposedly leveled Levi Jones during a fight in Vegas? Well, some more details on the fight have come out, and it's beginning to look like Joey didn't get the best of the exchange.
"They were throwing down," said [Dave Benz, an eyewitness]. "They must have each gotten in a good three or four swings. Then all of a sudden, the bigger guy who I found out later was Levi Jones, picked up Joey Porter and tossed him probably 10 feet like he was a rag doll." Benz said there was about 10 seconds where people broke the fight up, but said Porter broke loose and went after Jones again."
Joey Porter broke free and ran full sprint at Levi Jones and dove through the air at him like he was trying to tackle Ladanian Tomlinson. Took him down with a tackle, then the two of them got up. They were throwing fists again. It sounded like a 'Rocky' movie."
When you realize how big Levi Jones is, it's not surprisingly that he would both tower over Porter and also not be able to get rid of him, at all.
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That survey made me wonder if I have a drinking problem. Geez.
I would have paid five figures to see that fight live. I would be the last guy stepping in between those two.
they're just talkin' it out
Did the NFL sue for infringement on the "tackle" yet?
Joey Porter, 6'3" 250 lbs.
Levi Jones, 6'5", 307 lbs.
Makes sense, but crazy always beats big. So Levi Jones must be a crazy motherfucker.
The last question in that survey was "What zip code do you reside in?" I know for a fact I got that right.
Release the hounds!
It's going to be a fun year in Miami.
Half-shirts are cool.
That puppy's cuteness has be distracted
Which chicks, exactly, did the long ball?
Phone numbers?
So how does Deadspin.com compare with Absolut Vodka??
...and how the hell do they know to send the Jet Blue certificate to me?
"Might as well make your move... 'cause mine's gonna be ugly."
- Brock Samson
@BigTDog: Yeah..they didn't exactly ask for my contact info.
"When you think of premium vodka, what brand do you think of."
Definitely not Absolut. Time to get my goose on.
Is it a sign of a problem that the survey about vodka was the most interesting thing I did at work today?
Damn!
"Joey Porter broke free and ran full sprint at Levi Jones and dove through the air at him like he was trying to tackle Ladanian Tomlinson".
I miss him already!
Nothing regarding surfing the internet for porn in that survey.
crazy always beats big...
it aint the size of the dog in the fight, its the size of the fight in the dog
I can't even get that survey to work. Maybe in a different browser ...
I wonder if Levi Jones hangs out with a white dude. Because THAT'S the one to keep your eye on.
WHERE WAS PACMAN??
How well does Joey Porter going bat-shit crazy fit into your perception of Deadspin.com?
Drinking once a month is drinking often? Fuck me with a stick.
So, if I email my zip code to Gawker, they will send me the certificate? Something smells funny here.
Oh ... it's the stick. Never mind.
That thing looks less like a puppy and more like a baby ewok... but maybe that's just me.
I didn't realize that if I drink vodka more than a few times a month, that qualifies as "often." I never thought I had a drinking problem until now.
alco-hol?
I like how they ask you how likely you are to buy these different vodkas, THEN ask you if you drink alcohol.
@Peter Cavan:
I am in the same boat. Let's see, I had Vodka on Saturday, on Tuesday, and was planning on having some tonight, but now I am having second thoughts. God, I hope they don't do the AA survey next. That one will really depress the shit out of you.
It did not make me feel like going out to buy vodka. Bad survey.
Hooray booze!
I haven't reached a question yet where I can tell them that I think the idea of pear-flavored vodka is really fucking disgusting.
I'm sorry, by the way: I have absolutely no idea how that survey works either.
Apparently if you are under 21 you don't drink vodka.
It is like they think it is illegal or something
All I can say is thank God someone finally had the good sense to meet the criminally underserved demand for pear flavored vodka.
Why doesn't it give me an "I don't know what the hell brand offers that flavor/I don't know that slogan" option?
I wouldn't call this very good marketing.
I don't think a survey put out by a vodka company should make me feel like an alcoholic for drinking more than once a month. I thought I was their target audience?
@Probity and Sport: That's no ordinary puppy. That's a Siberian long-tailed tawny retriever. Fuck with him and you'll wind up naked in a pool of your own blood.
@lieutenant winslow:
it aint the size of the horse in the fight, its the size of the horse in the dog
Fixed.
Hmmmm...I do agree that any alcohol brand/type makes me feel more confident and popular...
I liked the one where I had to check every box for beer, wine, vodka, gin and bourbon, plus the "other" box for rum.
In all fairness, I did buy a bottle of Absolut Pears, (and liked it), but I am giving all of the credit to the Defamer.
(Since most of my drinking is more work related.)
What was that terrible slogan? The new taste of temptation?
I feel more confident and popular the more I drink. It doesn't matter whether I'm drinking vodka, beer, or cooking sherry. Get me drunk on any of them, and I'm the life of the party. And if you're lucky, I'll make fun of your geeky 15-year-old cousin for being on the chess team.
(And for the ladies, if you click on the Absolut Pear ad, you can find videos of some Euro-looking bartender making drinks with the Pears. It's pretty hot.)
(I do not work in advertising.)
(Or for Absolut.)
(Look at my avatar.)
(Last summer when Stoli Blueberri did ads, I praised them too.)
@El Knob Grande: so you're saying that's Joey Porter's puppy
" It sounded like a 'Rocky' movie."
Why is the eyewitness giving earwitness reports?
Sorry to jack the thread, but what the heck happened to Joe Mauer?
They didn't ask if I like blowing up a bagel. The answer is yes. Often.
Casinos have cameras everywhere. Why haven't we seen video yet? Are they saving it for a pay-per-view?
@BowdenBowdenBowden: Is something wrong?
@44 in a Row: Probably because those guys would be fired for leaking it...unless there is charges pressed...then it would become public I would think...
@Flametown: He's getting shut down for a few days. Something about a stress reaction in the leg?
The article says it's a precursor to a stress fracture, but I'm still not sure how serious that is.
I don't understand how that survey considers "often" to be "once a month".
@BowdenBowdenBowden: He needs to stop catching and start DH'ing. He's too talented to have his knees shot.
plus the "other" box for rum.
Yours was just for rum? Lame.
@Signal to Noise: Y'know, it makes me happy to know that I'm not the only person who wrote that. I'd sorta like to be the guy parsing that survey.
"WTF?! Grey Goose?"