WE HAVE NO WORDS…
We’re zipping around the internet in our virtual smart car, puttering along, you know, just thinking of checking the college football schedule on ESPN.com. So we stop by the front page, waiting for the annoying auto-start video to play, when we notice…this.

We honestly can’t describe how funny this is. So there. Just look at it, and consider that “FOR THE LOVE OF ROD” is currently the actual headline on ESPN.com. Then close your office door, lay down on the floor, and laugh. And when you stop, remember that A-Rod is allegedly into the “muscular she-male” type, and know that we will only mention the decrepit 19th century garden party game that is baseball when it has to do with major media providers inadvertently making penis-lust jokes.









1
Sean Glennon's Jersey says:
His aura, or whatever? I SEEN that!
November 14th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
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hawkeye says:
I think it’s the high-pro-glow surrounding Alex that takes this to a new level. And that face: he doesn’t want $300 M, he just wants a little post-coitus cuddle.
For the love of rod, indeed…
November 14th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
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Allahver Fist says:
Looks like he’s suffering from Toxic Stripper Shock.
November 14th, 2007 at 2:10 pm
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Biggus Rickus says:
Amazingly, my quick google search provided no links to a porn entitled “For the Love of Rod.” I did find out there’s a Canadian political strategist named Rod Love though. Fucking Canadians.
November 14th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
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Otis! says:
ooh, can we turn this into a ridiculous headline thread?!?! Pretty please?
Good. I’ll start: [url]http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/other/11/12/1112golf.html[/url]
November 14th, 2007 at 2:22 pm
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Otis! says:
ooh, can we turn this into a ridiculous headline thread?!?! Pretty please?
Good. I’ll start: http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/other/11/12/1112golf.html
November 14th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
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Billy in Baton Rouge says:
Heheheheheheheh…rod…
God that will never get old as a follow up to any word that is even remotely suggestive. Ours will be a generation of 70-year-old men making the Butt-Head voice.
November 14th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
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Sean Glennon's Jersey says:
@Biggus Rickus:
When I was in the Navy, I worked with a guy named Rod Long. Of course, his name in every document was “Long, Rod”.
November 14th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
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Biggus Rickus says:
Sean’s Jersey,
Staying with the awful name theme, I once had to work on the computer of a woman named Manley Loving.
November 14th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
10
PW says:
SG’sJ @ 7
Please tell us he was Seaman Rod Long….or Rear Admiral Rod Long.
November 14th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
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Brandon Cox's Vagina says:
Finally, the rest of the country is catching up to me.
If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands.
November 14th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
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Geaux Irish says:
This belongs in the infamous 50 reasons why EsPN sucks thread. Seriously, look at the caption to the picture of ARod. It’s like ESPN is trying to pimp their golden cow out to the masses regardless of whether or not the rest of the nation gives two sh!ts.
Scott Boras owns the EsPN.
November 14th, 2007 at 3:00 pm
13
Edsall is God says:
5 – No headline will top the “Cupcakes served their purpose” over a picture of Mangino from the Kansas sports site that was taken down within hours.
I know everyone loves ragging on A-Rod, but he’s about to get a contract worth GDP of most countries. I hate him for that. Not because of his uber-metrosexualness.
November 14th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
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Edsall is God says:
Can someone explain what the “A-Rod Join the Party” sign means??
November 14th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
15
Sabanite says:
ESPN obviously knew they were dangerously close to a homo-erotic headline yet proceeded anyway…how else do yo explain the decision to not use “For the Love of A-Rod”???
November 14th, 2007 at 3:07 pm
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gerry dorsey says:
scott boras loves rod.
November 14th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
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panhandler says:
By the time I waas in second grade, I’d discovered (the hard way) that my parents had ignored a deeply-important societal naming convention, namely:
If your last name is any adjective other than Huge, Long, or Wonderful, do not name your son “Richard.”
November 14th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
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Boy Howdy says:
#14: They pretty much used that below the picture. “But does anyone love A-Rod?”
November 14th, 2007 at 3:19 pm
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Edsall is God says:
16 – My favorite is the guy who heads the International Drug Testing agency (whatever its called), the immortal Dick Pound.
November 14th, 2007 at 3:21 pm
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Biggus Rickus says:
I thought The Dick Pound was a gay club in Pascataway…not that I’ve ever been there when I was in town on a business trip, picked up a man in leather and brought him back to my hotel room. Not that there would be anything wrong with that, provided you can handle the guilt you feel at betraying your wife…I would imagine.
November 14th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
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jebus says:
#13
I think it involves A-Rod, eight (8) other dudes, and one (1) biscuit.
November 14th, 2007 at 3:31 pm
22
Mr. Egger says:
Homer Simpson rigged the door shut with this inanimate carbon rod.
Awww, they were about to show some close-ups of the rod.
November 14th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
23
Mr. Egger says:
In Rod We Trust
November 14th, 2007 at 3:37 pm
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Edsall is God says:
Mr. Egger, +100 Cocktails to you sir. An A+ Simpsons reference and a personal favorite of mine.
November 14th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
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The Last Dragon says:
#6. That’s the first thing I thought when I read it. Wayyyy to much B&B here I guess.
November 14th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
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simple ESPN video kill says:
re: waiting for the annoying auto-start video to play
Umm, slide the volume thingie to silent, and no more annoying sound. Video, sure. Sound, hell, no. It only affects the annoying video. Doesn’t affect sound elsewhere. And it continues to works visit after visit, meaning, slide to silent once and be done with it. You know, so long as you allow cookies.
November 14th, 2007 at 4:59 pm
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RandyLSU says:
#16. I once fell over laughing at a resume, and my stodgy, co-workers didn’t know why. Guy’s name was Richard Rider.
November 14th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
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NRBQ says:
My mom’s teen-aged friend couldn’t wait to get married so her name could be changed from Edith Screws. She married a guy named Wright. (doh)
November 14th, 2007 at 5:41 pm
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Brian O'Blivion says:
I knew a Dick Sharp (Sharp, Dick) in grade school….
I don’t even remember the last time I went to ESPN.COM. Annoying video is just the tip of the iceberg. Half the stuff there is “INSIDER” only…uhhh, no.
November 14th, 2007 at 5:52 pm
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Jorg? the Bass Player says:
Don’t you do freelance work for The Mouse, Lawya?
November 14th, 2007 at 7:17 pm
31
Jorgé the Bass Player says:
I mean, consume, BITCHES!
November 14th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
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Go Blue, Eh says:
Dick Pound like Rod Love is Canadian. Canada also had a provincial Minister of Tourism named Peter North.
He’s not Canadian, but he does have a great handle: NASCAR driver Dick Trickle.
November 14th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
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Turf says:
The green aura is reminiscent of Mr Burns in the ‘Springfield Files’. He came in peace…
November 14th, 2007 at 10:25 pm