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Soccer babes
From the Late Night Top Ten List:
Top Ten Things I Can Say Now That I've Won A Gold Medal
10. "Thinking soccer ball was Letterman's head made it more fun to kick."
Heather O'Reilly
9. "I'm saving on my gold medal insurance thanks to Geico!"
Lindsay Tarpley
8. "Now that the Olympics are over, it will be fun to use our hands again."
Cat Reddick
7. "I swiped a couple of miniature bottles of shampoo from the Athens Marriott."
Brianna Scurry
6. "We tested positive for being 18 really hot soccer babes."
Abby Wambach
5. "I regularly go to McDonald's to satisfy my Olympic-sized appetite. I just made $10,000 for saying that."
Kristine Lilly
4. "It was such an honor to play in front of dozens and dozens of crazed fans."
Joy Fawcett
3. "Thank goodness I won this thing--on the way to the theater my medal stopped two bullets."
Julie Foudy
2. "I'm pleased to announce that I'm now Mrs. Bob Costas."
Brandi Chastain
1. "It's pretty clear who wears the pants in the family now, huh Nomar?"
Mia Hamm
Old Schicklegruber is back
Germans are bracing for a controversial new film that depicts Hitler's last few days at the end of World War Two. The movie, titled "Der Untergang - Hitler Und Das Ende Des Dritten Reiches" (Downfall - Hitler And The End Of The Third Reich), has sparked a national debate over whether Germans are prepared to view the Nazi dictator as a tragic human being rather than as a monster.
Veteran "New Wave" actor Bruno Ganz stars as Hitler. A person close to the filming said "I took one look at (Ganz) in full makeup and a chill ran down my spin. Then he opened his mouth and sounded just like Hitler. Every nuance is there. It is a chillingly accurate portrayal, the likes of which I have never seen before on the big screen."
I'm a sucker for these types of movies, and I hope this one is translated to English and screened at the Oriental Theatre someday. World War II seems quaint by today's standards, with its propellor driven fighter planes and horse drawn artillery pieces. But the dynamics that created the most costly war in history are with us today, and we would all be wise to understand what happened then, and what could happen now.
3.9.04 03:25