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Luis Scola, playing AWESOME defense. (Basketbawful)

Great Moments in Douchebaggery

Lebron James: the king of douchery
If you talk hoops with me, you'll know how much I hate Lebron. He's arrogant and kind of like General Douchebag. Or kind of all douchebags. He thinks so highly of himself and humility is like Kryptonite to him. Oh and then there's this:

If the Cavs scored more than 100 points against the Bucks every fan gets a free chalupa at Taco Bell. Well rather than score one more bucket and please the fans who help to pay his ridiculous salary (which will only get more ridiculous once he hits free agency), Lebron dribbles out the ball to end the game. Final score, Cavs 99, Bucks, 93. Then afterwards, Lebron says this:

“I can’t believe people who buy season tickets get worked up over a g– d— $1 (blank) taco.”

It's not a taco oh mighty basketball player who probably hasn't eaten fast food since he came to the league. It's a chalupa. And it's delicious. And it would have been FREE. But what do you know about anything. I hate you Lebron. I hope you go to CSK Moskow and are never heard from again (fat chance). P.S. take your Yankees hat with you.

Massachusetts, great moments in douchery.
A person from California is a Californian
A person from Texas is a Texan
A person from New York is a New Yorker
A person from Massachusetts is a......well a Masshole (that's what they call themselves).

ATTLEBORO, Mass.— A 74-year-old blind Attleboro woman was shocked when she got a letter from the city saying a lien would be placed on her home unless she pays an overdue water bill.

The amount? 1 cent.

Eileen Wilbur tells The Sun Chronicle of the letter sent her blood pressure soaring, and pointed out that the stamp to send the letter cost 42 cents.

City Collector Debora Marcoccio says the letter was among 2,000 sent out. She says a computer automatically prints letters for accounts with an overdue balance, and they were not reviewed by staff before being mailed.

The letter warned of a lien and a $48 penalty if the bill is not paid by Dec. 10.

Marcoccio insists the bill be paid.

Wilbur's daughter, Rose Brederson, called the situation "ridiculous."

Pretty douchey. But not surprising....

Astronaut Loses Tool Bag, Screws Up Plans for Spacewalk

HOUSTON (AP) - Flight controllers were revamping plans Wednesday for the remaining spacewalks planned during space shuttle Endeavour's visit to the international space station, after a crucial tool bag floated out to space during a repair trip.

The briefcase-sized tool bag drifted away from astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper on Tuesday as she cleaned and lubed a gummed-up joint on a wing of solar panels on the space station. She and fellow astronaut Stephen Bowen were midway through the first of four spacewalks planned for the mission. The tool bag was one of the largest items ever lost by a spacewalker.

All I can say is, good job Gary.

And finally in non-douchery news.

The Greatest Basketball games ever.

* 100 pts. Dajuan Wagner, Camden High (W 157-67) Camden County Vo-Tech-Gloucester Township, 1/16/2001 (N.J.)

* On a 40′ x 82′ court, the New York streetball legend “Pee Wee” Kirkland destroyed an Independent Fire Company or something like that in a league played in the Lewisburg penitentiary in 1973-74. He averaged 70.9 ppg, including games of 100, 82, 79, 60, 51, 50, 48, and 27.

* Oh, and Pee Wee went for 135 in January of ‘74, knocking down 62 FG’s in the process for a 228-47 win in that same league.

* In 1953, this guy John Barber must have been the truth. He had a 188-point game for Los Angeles State against Chapman College JV (92-153 FG), and a 150-point night against the Newspaper Sports Writers.

* Drazen Petrovic of Cibona Zagreb (Croatia) v. SMELT Olimpija (Slovenia) dropped 112 points in October of 1985.

* Wilt “The Stilt” Chamberlain famously hit 100 points in an NBA game for the Philadelphia Warriors against the New York Knicks (36-63 FG, 28-32 FT)

* 13-year old Mats Wermelin, the Swedish nightmare, took over the Swedish Regional Boys Tournament at Stockholm, when he scored 272 points. Wow.

* A 46-year old mother, named Anat Draigor posted 75 points in the second half for Hapoel Mate Yehuda en route to 136 for the night.

* This might be my favorite. Bob Harrison of Lagrange middle school destroyed the Arch Street School in 1941 for 139 points. He was a 5′9″ 13-year old 8th-grader.

Crazy stats....makes me wish I had talent and wasn't stuck in a library.