In 1989, Bo Jackson had 32 home runs and 105 RBI and then averaged 5.5 yards per carry that fall in the NFL. Think about that for a minute. Even if you’re already aware.
There’s no parking lot like an 80s high school parking lot. You know some of those sweet rides will be cruising town after the football game Friday night.
Everybody gather ‘round, we’re gonna have some poverty popsicles. Kool-Aid, Tang, random fruit juices, maybe some Coke. It was like playing the goddamn lottery.
I wish I was there the day bumper cars were first pitched.
“We need an exciting new attraction.”
“Let’s put vulnerable children in their own cars.”
“For what purpose?”
“To collide with as much force as possible and whiplash the hell out of each other.”
“Goddamn, I love it!”
The fastest times ever recorded in each Triple Crown race:
Kentucky Derby: Secretariat, 1:59 2/5
Preakness Stakes: Secretariat, 1:53
Belmont Stakes: Secretariat, 2:24
Are you not entertained?
You know how playground slides have that rubber mulch around them now? We didn't need it because our falls were cushioned by the chipped teeth of children who previously had played there.