Posted on 10 April 2012. Tags: business, Football, Money, Sports, Tim Tebow
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – NFL Hall of Famer Joe Namath will not be entering the hypothetical Well-Run-Business Hall of Fame. Namath was sad to announce Sunday that his restaurant, Joe’s Bar and Grill, will be shutting its doors permanently at the end of the month. Namath attributed this decision to the fact that he “was losing money faster than [he] can throw a football. Customers would walk in, flash a coupon, and walk out with a wad of cash.”
Namath produced one of these coupons, which are littered around the store. “We’re giving 110%! 110% off everything!”
Namath, quarterback for the New York Jets from 1965-1976, turned to the food industry as a hobby following his retirement. He explained his restaurant philosophy: “I wanted to translate my outlook on sports onto my outlook of running a business. In a game, I would always give 110%, nothing less. To attract customers, I’m giving them the same 110%.”
Namath said he regrets translating his 110% vision into this permanent sale rather than into some other aspect of the restaurant, like portion sizes, food quality, or the amount of alcohol in a shot of his personal whiskey.
The grounds of Joe’s Bar and Grill have already been purchased. Jimmy Sexton, agent for many high-profile athletes, released a statement Tuesday that one of his clients will be operating a new restaurant called Tim Tebow’s Terrific Turkey Toasties.
Posted in No. 79, Sports
Posted on 16 September 2010. Tags: Audacity of Hope, Barack Obama, Birth Certificate, Booze, Christian, Florida, Muslim, Quran, Quran Burning, Tim Tebow
GAINESVILLE, FL—Outraged that a “God-damned Muslim” controls his country, one Florida pastor decided to take matters into his own hands. Garry Jones is planning a nationwide burning of “The Audacity of Hope.”
“We here at Unity and Peace (For All White, Straight Christians [excluding Catholics]) Church believe that it is just unconstitutional to have an Islamic president,” Jones said. “Besides, he’s not even an American citizen!”
Jones’ group plans to burn the President’s book, claiming that Obama had written the “secret Koran of America.”
Before entering the book burning, all participants must show their birth and baptism certificates.
“We don’t want any non-citizens at this event,” Jones said. “That would defeat the purpose.”
We asked some students at the University of Florida what they thought of Jones’ event happening so close to their school.
“Well, is Tim Tebow going?,” said Chaz Riche. “If so, then I’m so there.”
“Is there booze?” said Sally Farms. “If there is, I’ll show up, too.”
But the reactions around the world have been quite different. University professors, journalists, and other seemingly educated people continue to insist that the President is, in fact, both a citizen and a Christian.
Still, despite all the legitimate paperwork, Jones says he refuses to believe these “crackpot theories.”
Posted in No. 39, World