Hobo Stu Hello everyone, I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving. Hopefully you can wake up from your food comas long enough to check out this week’s update. Here’s what’s new on HoboTrashcan.com this week: Murphy’s Law – The Tivo Effect Since their inception, there is no doubt that Tivos and other DVRs have…
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Brian Murphy In honor of Thanksgiving, we decided to take a moment to point out why we love sports, so here’s a handful of reasons to try and explain why we dedicate so much time and energy to the world of pro sports. We are thankful for the Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins and…
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Joel Murphy If I were making a list of all of the things I was thankful for this year, one of the things that would rank high on my list is my DVR (it would rank just slightly behind my fiancée and just in front of my immediate family). I got a DVR last year…
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Ned Bitters This week’s inductee into the “Overrated Hall of Fame” is … your dreams. There are certain sentences a person never wants to hear, a sampling of which is below: “That wasn’t powdered sugar. It was anthrax.” “I thought we could watch seasons one through three of According to Jim tonight.” “Ben Stiller made…
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Annie Duke isn’t your typical poker player. As if being a woman in a male dominated sport wasn’t tough enough, Duke has to juggle raising four kids with a life on the road. In 2005, Duke was nice enough to take some time out of her busy schedule to talk to us about her life…
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Courtney Enlow Thanksgiving is coming. Which of course means that it’s been Christmastime for three weeks now. Yes, Christmas is the magical period lasting from November 1 through January 6 in retail shops / apartments of certain pop culture website columnists. It’s a period where the denizens of mass produced home accouterments / certain snarky…
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Hobo Stu Hello everyone, Thanksgiving is less than a week away, so hopefully you have all made your plans and travel arrangements. Deciding whether or not to actually spend this annual celebration of gluttony and football with your family can often be a tough decision, especially if your creepy Uncle Jim is going to be…
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Joel Murphy It’s a bit of an understatement to say our economy isn’t doing so well these days. People are getting laid off, the government is bailing out corporations left and right and many people in the lower and middle class are about one paycheck away from living on the street mumbling to themselves and…
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Brian Murphy Let’s just go ahead and admit it now – we live in a world that just doesn’t make sense anymore. Not sure what we’re talking about? Just take a quick peak at your sports page and scan the headlines. For starters, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, who has played in 128 games during…
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Ned Bitters This week’s inductee into the “Overrated Hall of Fame” is … The Natural. I love baseball. I spend $150 on the MLB Extra Innings cable package every year. I go to 5-10 games in four or five different cities each season. My shitass team is in the midst of the longest string of…
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