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From the editors of The Onion comes a laugh-out-loud funny look at the world of sports and the dumb athletes, embarrassing teams, ridiculous sports and head-scratching manoevres that make it so ripe for parody. Filled with the very best articles from the long history of The Onion, this unique collection includes classics from the archives as well as previously published gems. Loosely organised by sport, this tears-of-laughter inducing look at the world of sport is perfect for any sports fanatic.
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- Title
- Ecstasy Of Defeat
- Author
- Onion Editors The
- Publisher
- Hyperion
- Publication year
- 2011
- Condition
- Fair
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1401310729
- ISBN 13
- 9781401310721
From painfully obvious steroid revelations to sex scandals and superstars who announce trades in over-the-top TV specials, the wide world of sports can often seem too ridiculous for words. Well, attention sports fans: In The Ecstasy of Defeat, the editors of The Onion offer the laugh-out-loud funny and long overdue lampoon of sports culture you've been waiting for.
Filled with the very best of The Onion's bench-clearing sports coverage, this book includes such classics as:
- Lip-Reading BCS Computer Kills Officials Who Want To Shut It Down
- Barry Bonds Took Steroids, Reports Everyone Who Has Ever Watched Baseball.
- Report: Cheap Chinese NBA Players Falling Apart After A Few Seasons.
- Barbaro's Doctors: "A Horse This Good You Don't Eat All At Once."
- Lance Armstrong Wants To Tell Nation Something But Nation Has To Promise Not To Get Mad.
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World of Books (was SecondSale)
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