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Bowl for free! Vote for Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift & others during National Bowling Week

Post author By web gangsta
Post date August 4, 2010

This week is NATIONAL BOWLING WEEK and that’s why the BOWLING PROPRIETORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (BPAA) have decided to let the fans decide who is the BIGGEST CELEBRITY PROMOTER OF THE SPORT OF BOWLING, with the celebrity receiving the most votes being entered into the CELEBRITY HALL OF FAME at the International Bowling Museum.

The celebrity with the most votes on AUGUST 7th (NATIONAL BOWLING DAY) will be the winner, and YOU can vote as many times as you’d like for your favorite celebrity. What else is special about NATIONAL BOWLING DAY? You can get a free game of bowling with this coupon! Use it on August 7th, and help set a world record for the most bowling games played in a 24-hour period.

But more importantly, who are the celebrity nominees and what their vote tallies were as we head into these final few days before voting closes?

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How to pick the ultimate Fantasy Football team name

Post author By web gangsta
Post date August 1, 2010

Official NFL Fantasy Football League Draft Kit

It’s about that time of year again.

With the World Cup over, we can officially move on from “football” to “hand egg”.

(You know, “hand egg”. Because that’s what an NFL football looks like. Oh, never mind – we’ll start over.)

Take 2: With the World Cup over, we can officially move on from soccer to professional football.

And with professional football comes everybody’s favorite office diversion after Farmville, managing your FANTASY FOOTBALL TEAM. And Web Watch is here to help you with the most important part of managing your team — CREATING THE BEST FANTASY FOOTBALL TEAM NAME.

Here are some ideas to get you started:

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Why an Athletes’ Creed? Because 81% of athletes surveyed said it’s better to win than play fair

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 19, 2010

Good Sport

When it comes to sports – and more importantly, how athletes present themselves both on and off the field – times have changed a lot over the past few years.

With Soccer Parents getting into fights with coaches over why their kids aren’t getting enough field time, fighting-enducing trash-talking during a game, athletes climbing into the stands to punch out hecklers, or even some sports where the scoreboard is being taken away entirely “because kids don’t want the pressure to have to win” — the reason for sports to exist in the first place are slowly falling down by the wayside as the “spirit of competition” gives way to “winning at all costs”.

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Got at least $12,000? Book THE DAN BAND for your next party. GREEN DAY will cost you a little more

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 16, 2010

More Gigs Now: Concert Booking Secrets of Successful Musicians

Web Watch last covered how much money it would take to book an artist for a private party many years ago.

Since then, the list of available artists has changed… as have the prices that they’ve charged.

So we felt that now was just as good a time as any to revisit the topic and present a selection of booking information we’ve found that can help you BUDGET AN ARTIST BOOKING FOR A PRIVATE EVENT.

Here is a sampling of approximate costs that you can expect to pay at a minimum if you decide to throw an exclusive private party and want a big-name artist or speaker to come and perform for you and your drunk friends at your house:

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The 2010 ZWACK Air Hockey World Championships: July 15-18 in Houston

Post author By web gangsta
Post date July 12, 2010

Dynamo Air Hockey Table

The 2010 ZWACK AIR HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS will take place on July 15-18 in Houston, Texas.

The only sanctioning body for competitive air hockey, the UNITED STATES AIR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION, has been hosting air hockey tournaments for over 30 years.

How serious do real air hockey players take their sport? Here are some of the OFFICIAL AIR HOCKEY RULES that you may not already be aware of.

After each game, players will alternate tablesides.
The puck cannot be “topped” by lifting the mallet and placing it on the top of the puck. This cannot be done at any time whether before a serve or after a serve during play. Violation constitutes a foul. Using the mallet to bring an airborne puck to the table or opponent’s goal is not a topping violation no matter which side or edge of the puck is contacted.
A player has seven (7) seconds to execute a shot, which crosses the centerline. The seven (7) seconds begins as soon as the puck enters and remains on that player’s side of the centerline. Violation of this rule is a foul.
A player may stand anywhere around the table on his/her side of the centerline. He/she may not stand past that line.
If a score occurs after the table loses power, the point will count only if the puck was struck prior to the table losing power
Distractive Noise: Talking to an opponent, a spectator, a referee, or oneself during play may be penalized by a foul. Loud noises and excessive screaming can also be considered distracting. A referee may warn a player before calling a foul at his/her discretion. Intentional or excessive, distractive talking may be penalized by a “conduct warning” in addition to a foul. Possible distraction violations, which directly lead to a score or a change of possession, should be scrutinized more seriously by a referee when determining whether to ignore, warn or penalize the potential violation.

Web Watch will admit that we always thought that “topping” was a valid air hockey play. We stand corrected.

The 2010 Air Hockey World Championship press release after the break.

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Can’t get enough vuvuzela at the office? Then you’ll love this site

Post author By web gangsta
Post date June 30, 2010

Vuvuzela Anthem

Enjoy! Brrrrrzzzzzzzzzzz-zzzzzzzzz-zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BLOW THE VUVUZELA

(here’s a handy hint – click, then move the mouse away from the “play” button… the audio should continue to play in the window after you release the mouse)

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Hot Dog! Vuvuzelas BANNED from major July 4th sporting event!

Post author By web gangsta
Post date June 17, 2010
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The VUVUZELA, the loud stadium horn made famous at this year’s World Cup, has found another event that it is not welcome.

The INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF COMPETITIVE EATING (IFOCE), which runs major eating events around the world, has issued a press release stating that VUVUZELAS ARE BANNED FROM THE ANNUAL NATHAN’S FAMOUS HOT DOG EATING CONTEST on July 4th at Nathan’s on Coney Island, New York.

The full press release is after the break:

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The Universal Record Database: Documenting Life’s Greatest (and not so great) Accomplishments

Post author By web gangsta
Post date June 13, 2010

Guinness World Records Video Game – Wii

Have you ever wanted to set a world record?

Sure, you’ve read through the GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS and contemplated what you could do for fame and infamy, whether there was any category of achievement or secret skill that you may have that would qualify for inclusion in the next edition.

And sadly, while there are thousands of possible records that are recognized as Official World Records, there are also those activities that deserve to be included in some sort of World Record Database – ANY database will do, especially when it’s something as mundane as seeing how long you could throw a ball around the apartment with your friends without letting it hit the ground.

Because until someone else comes along and does the same thing in your apartment, it’s still going to count as a world record.

If only there was some way to record and report these types of things without having to go through an official documenting body, such as Guinness.

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