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Who's that handsome shirtless man sweating like Aaron Altman? Why, that's Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly, who, in another of his wacky journalistic stunts, entered the World Sauna Championships in Finland this weekend.
The rules were simple: Stay in a sauna as long as you can. It must have been pretty hot in there, because the winner stayed in for ... 12 minutes.
Reilly was not the winner of the event, but you'll surely be reading about it in SI's pages sometime in the next month. (On second thought, you probably won't, unless you're desperate to hear that Robert Fick's summer reading is Playboy magazine and that he's "dying" to hang out with Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton.)
In any case, expect many riffs!
Competitors Flock To Finland To See How Long They Can Stand Being In A Sauna With Rick Reilly [FanIQ]
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I look forward to him turning the sauna contest experience into a ridiculously sentimental story that highlights how much he hates Barry Bonds.
Thank you Will for pointing out the sadness that creeped into my head when I read Robert Fick's answers. And to think that for several years, he was one of the Tigers' "stars".
Jesus Christ, I did not need to see that...
How did the one-legged blind girl from Eritrea do?
The World Sauna Championships...they're real, and they're spectacular!
Is there a cure for pastiness or do I have to have a long-winded tearjerker about that, too?
Man, it's like a sauna in here.
@Dieter: I believe her name was "Eileen".
Reilly will do anything to avoid the Sports Illustrated drug test.
They should have hosted this in St. Louis. They could have held it right under the arch. It is, after all, a part of the sweaty Midwest.
Reilly hasn't produced anything good since the piss bag article at Dodgers Stadium.
Reilly's daughter likes to get shirtless and sweaty, too, but she prefers to do it at home with high school football players.
@Yostal: How about that soccer player who's every answer had to do with David Beckham?
Well, it's a good thing Whitlock didn't participate.
I'm just glad he wore shorts. Finnish saunas are traditionally all naked.
#include <std_nightmare_fuel_tag_complaint>
Did they play Rock Paper Scissors to pass the time? Then it could be double covered in SI and tWWL? What, they don't comarket? Nevermind.
@The Legend of Vincent Tremblay: Oh, wait. "Sportswriters Unclothed" already includes that. My comment still compiles, though, so no big deal.
@J-No: they could've held this in DC. It's been RIDICULOUS here the past few days.
Also: hello Deadspin! How I've missed you.
@The Legend of Vincent Tremblay: STDs are no laughing matter now
while(1) {
play_in_street();
}
C++ jokes?
++Athletic_Supporter;
++The_Legend_of_Vincent_Tremblay;
// Please don't turn this into my CS101 class.
I know its the U!AN post, but how about a nightmare fuel tag? I need to see Rick Reilly topless like the Ladies...(or anyone for that matter) need to see Hasselhoff pantsless (?)
Shame on him. Shame on Rick Reiley for performing this stunt while there are plenty of serious topics he can write about, like kids dying of malaria in Africa.
See, I was actually trying to write like Rick Reiley while making fun of him at the same time. Never mind.
@Dale Ellis Driving School: Or falling asleep in a Goodyear blimp.
The swimsuit issue has really gone downhill.
@Mr. Randy Watson: who doesn't?
@Rob Iracane: I don't see "#include < std_combudsman >" in the DUAN namespace.
string joke;
try {
cin >> joke;
if (joke == null)
throw 1;
cout << joke;
}
catch (…) {
cout << "Error: Cannot use Anchorman references."
}
SportsCenter just ran quite possibly the most unfunny "humor" segment ever on the Mariner Moose's possible legal problems.
Did sportscenter really call in their legal analyst to discuss the matter of the Mariner Moose?
@Suss--: @The Legend of Vincent Tremblay: @Athletic Supporter:
Oh wow. Bad CS flashbacks peeking through the dead brain cells. I better go find some booze in this apartment.
@Raskolnikov: Aw, my first compile time error.
Sigh.
"I don't see "#include " in the DUAN namespace."
Me either. Better use an #IFNDEF statement just in case.
Anybody know why Gawker recommends a 160 x 160 avatar, when they're just going to shrink it down to 60 x 60 or 32 x 32?
@Suss--: DOES NOT COMPUTE.
God, I hated CS in college.
Dear August 2007,
Weather-wise, why can't you be more like July 2007? Seriously, it's not funny anymore.
Sincerely,
Yostal
@Full Metal Penguin (fka Mob Penguin): How should we know? This is a SPORTS website, not a TECH website.
Oh...wait...
This thread is making me miss the fact I haven't written any C++ in about 3 years.
*tear*
Is that Salman Rashdie in the background?
@Full Metal Penguin (fka Mob Penguin): bigger picture = better quality thumbnails.
@metschick: Try hating it and majoring in it.
@Athletic Supporter: Give it a couple more years - trust me, it'll pass.
"Try hating it and majoring in it."
That try statement doesn't have a catch block.
@Raskolnikov: no, thanks.
On the way home now, I was behind a truck that had Falcon magnets all over it, and painted on the back windshield:
"Innocent until proven Guilty. Let him play #7 MV"
That's textbook Reilly for you. He gets one sniff of Dr. Z's third place finish in the world wife-carrying championships and next thing you know he's on the next plane to Helsinki.
@metschick: I know this is a late reply (I stepped out for a while to vomit that image Shirtless Reilly out of my mind) but I was alluding to this: [www.cstv.com]
@Matt_T: did you get a pic?
I signed up for "Intro to C+ Language" as an elective last year and dropped it after three classes.
I guess it didn't help that my teacher sounded like the Asian dude from Chappelle's Show.
@Mr. Randy Watson: I see.
My dirty comment is now tasteless.
@metschick: I tried to get one with my phone but the truck turned, unfortunately
@twoeightnine: Why the Mariners still allow the Moose to drive (or live, for that matter) an ATV is beyond me. The fucker has almost run over a dozen people over the years and broke his ankle by being towed by one.
I pull for the M's, but I hate that moose.