Say It Again! Phillies, Kings, Marion Jones and Joe the Plumber ........... The 10 best comments of the past week

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The Fab Forum editors chose 10 of the best comments from last week, the 10th one being best. Each of these were published on the post that is listed with the author’s name.

Phillies fans on Friday.

1. ‘hey knucklehead,we’ve lost plenty of times in this Philadelphia on the grand stage. Has there been any precedent of that happening when losing before? No!

‘I’m a Philadelphia fan. I didn’t go crazy lighting fires, tipping over cars, or breaking windows. 99% of the fans were just like me high-fiving each other, cheering, and cherishing a good time we haven’t had in a quarter century. Yet again you feed into the stereotype. Almost not worth fighting the ignorance anymore. We are the Champions my friend. I’ve had my parade and I’m content’

-- Solomon

Oct. 31, on ‘Jay Leno weighs in on Phillies’ celebration’

2. ‘Cost of ticket to Texas Tech vs. #1 Texas Nov. 1st football game: $65.00. Cost of chili cheese hotdog and large drink at Texas Tech - #1 Texas Nov. 1st football game: $7.95. The look on UT’s Colt McCoy’s face when Tech’s Crabtree caught Harrell’s game winning pass: priceless.

-- Tech Fan

Nov. 1, on ‘Lubbock Lunacy’

3. ‘Jason LaBarbera is a backup, stop-gap number two goalie at best and everyone knows it. Why the Kings don’t let his backup Ersberg play is what no one can understand. Or even bring up one of the kid goalies from the Manchester minor league team. I know GM Lombardi is afraid of damaging their tender psyches by playing behind the Kings’ at-times shoddy defense, but c’mon, they’re goalies and are used to dealing with the negative attention that results when pucks go in.’

-- Jason

Oct. 31, on ‘Wake-up Call: Texas, Brad Lidge, Jason LaBarbera’

4. ‘Wished Oprah asked two questions: How much money did you receive from sponsors after you knowingly lied to the feds? How much money did you return to those sponsors?’

-- CHP

Oct. 29, On ‘Philip Hersh: Marion Jones Sings the Same Old Song to Oprah’

5. ‘Whatever happened to Matt Leinart? Well, here’s my take...He showed up in Arizona 3 years ago with zero work ethic, awful footwork and fundamentals, a weaker-than-advertised throwing arm, a 2 cent brain incapable of absorbing an NFL playbook, a lack of maturity, and a focus on ‘extracurriculars’ rather than improving his game.’

-- Hard Hat

Oct. 29, on ‘What Ever Happened to Matt Leinart?’

6. ‘America is a continent, not a country. Although you might think you actually own the continent... theres a small island in the middle of the caribean sea, you dont own.

cheers from argentina!’

-- Bart&Everybody Up There Too

Oct. 29, on ‘Diego Maradona Is Argentina’s Folly.’

7. ‘What’s the big deal about pouring beer on Ray fans? At $7.50 a cup, it’s expensive entertainment. If the baby Rays can’t stand the heat, stay out of Philadephia’s kitchen.’

-- Frank Rizzo

Oct. 28, on ‘Rays Fans Feel the Heat on a Chilly Philly Night.’

8. ‘Ummm, Jim, conspiracies aside, can’t it just be that Bob Miller is well-liked by sports fans and has earned the votes of those like myself who were unaware of the poll until it was just mentioned in Friday’s paper? Why is this at all suspicious? The Times is obviously more partial to baseball than hockey judging from the coverage each sport receives. If anything, Bob Miller would have more of an uphill climb than anyone if there really are as few hockey fans as the Times no doubt (and apparently, incorrectly) believes. Can’t it be that the Times is wrong, many more hockey fans live among you and are voting to reflect their belief that Bob Miller is deserving of praise? Why so cynical?’

-- Jonathan Drummond

Oct. 27, on ‘Vote: Favorite Play-by-Play Announcer? Least Favorite?’

9. ‘He’s now rolling in clover
‘til the campaign is over
The plumber they simply call ‘Joe’
He’s on the attack
Striking out at Barack
That’s how he is making more dough

‘Last time we had plumbers
Going back many summers
Richard Nixon had Watergate fears *
Now McCain has his Joe
And with Palin you know
Their campaign’s all shotguns and beers

‘Soon he’ll be unemployed
Or to Iraq deployed
The plumber they simply call ‘Joe’
‘Cause a plumber he’s not
Just more fodder for What
While red states to blue states they flow

‘If you live in Ohio
Next Cinco de Mayo
Do not leave your sink faucets a runnin’
The next thing you know
You’ll have to call Joe
To your house with a wrench he’ll be gunnin’

‘While we’re all losing money
Got to find something funny
While the candidates go for the throat
Without oars we all sail out
Can’t cash in on the ‘Bail-out’
So, we’d better get out there and VOTE!

*If you’re under 50, look up ‘White House plumbers’

-- WC

Oct. 30, on ‘Lisa Guerrero: Joe the Plumber Sings ‘Monday Night Football’ Song?’

10. ‘Can the anthropologist on ‘Bones’ dig up the remains of the Kings’ last playoff game? Or would even Carbon-14 dating be insufficient for that task?

-- Ricky Wilson

Oct. 30, on ‘Look out, Luke Perry, Luc Robitialle Is Ready for His Scene’