Bob Sullivan Show 12-14

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Who Really Killed Abraham Lincoln?

John Wilkes Booth

Concussions and Video Games

The long term problems caused by concussions has been discussed at length. Seeing some of our favorite athletes in their lives after sports has been devastating. But it is very upsetting to people who play Madden or NCAA Football as well.

For example, a mild concussion in a 2005 or 2006 video game was nothing more than an injury that a player could return from after halftime. Now I lose a mobile quarterback for a week or more and when you are trying to win a National Championship, one loss can be the difference in being a champ or a chump.

And I also miss the ambulance driving on the field to cart a player off the field. It's a video game, but that may have been a little too real.

I appreciate video games being more and more realistic, but let's eliminate concussions on football games. They cost too many brilliant Madden players a chance to be on the Madden bus.

Backyard Baseball

I don't act like an adult but by age I'm supposed to be one.  And the adults between the ages of 21 and 30 should remember a game called "Backyard Baseball."  A fantastic game that had spin offs of basketball, soccer, and probably football. I would research the spin off games, but I'm far too lazy to waste any more time than I have to on this topic.

Let's start off by me pointing out that the names on this game would never have gotten past meeting one in today's day and age. Although, I will say I am mildly amused by the names, most people may take offense.

I'm going to begin with the racial aspect of the game.  Number one the names couldn't be more stereotypical.  Pablo Sanchez is a stud baseball player from Latin America (I assume), and he is also very short and fast. Nothing terribly wrong here, but the Sanchez name is questionable.

Then, we have Achmed Kahn.  Really?  Achmed? That's a bold name to give an athlete from the Middle East.  How many movies involving a terrorist plot have a guy named "Achmed?" Probably quite a few.  They probably got the stereotypical name of Achmed from Backyard Sports.

And finally, we have Kiesha Phillips, a heavy set black girl who couldn't have the name Brittany.

The one smart move was not giving the wheel-chair kid the last name of Wheeler.

I appreciate movies and games that try to be inclusive of creeds and nations, but the execution needs to be better.  I am hereby announcing my candidacy to get the ability to name the characters in all children's TV Shows, movies, and games because I can be the man that stops the stereotyping at early ages.

Bob's Fake Mailbag

I'm going to attempt to answer some questions that were sent to me this week from Hollywood and ESPN.

MAIL
"Can an NFL team lose and still win?"
-Trent D, from Bristol, CT

      Trent,

          No. Surprisingly in all sports you have a column for wins and a column for losses. If you win a game by 1 point or more, that goes in the win column. And if you lose a game by 1 point or more,  that goes in the loss column. Now it gets confusing when the teams have the same score at the conclusion of the game, those go in the ties column.

         Love,
         Bob

MAIL
"I have been seen on TV at a few Knicks games this year, am I dating a Knicks player?" -Taylor S, from the radio.

   Dear Taylor,

     Your music is awesome, and your looks keep improving as the years go on. However,  I find it curious that you've been pictured with Amar'e and Melo. Don't get me wrong, I love you wearing Knicks gear. But this question should be something you ask your girlfriend Abigail. My guess is you are dating Jason Smith.

  Love,
  Bob

MAIL
"I am doing the Halftime Show for the Super Bowl, will there be any wardrobe malfunctions?" -Katy P, from Brand X

  Dear Katy,

    I do think selecting you for the Super Bowl halftime was a good move by the NFL. I do think the odds and hopes for a wardrobe malfunction are at all time highs this year because you are capable of a malfunction. But for the sake of not having future shows with bands in their 60s I hope you don't have a "Nip Gate."

  Love,
  Bob

Thanks for reading.

Thanksgiving Is Being Destroyed

Thanksgiving is a fantastic day for spending time with family, eating a guilt free meal, and watching football, or drinking by yourself wishing you had family.

However, the holiday is being ruined by Christmas. This is not an original opinion, but I have begun to loathe Christmas.

Radio stations have started playing Christmas music starting November 1. TV channels have started playing classics like the 19th Tim Allen Santa Claus piece of crap.

Can I please have Thanksgiving for the love of god? No sane or half way intelligent person needs more than a week to do Christmas shopping.

I get Black Friday has great deals but those sales have started on Thanksgiving now! That is complete crap. That's like starting the Super Bowl in the 3rd quarter of the NFC Championship.

In closing, if you start Christmas shopping by waiting in line on Thanksgiving, you hate Pilgrims and Native Americans. Keep that in mind.

Have a good Thanksgiving!

Toilet Tinder

America has turned a phone from something to talk to people into a mini computer to occupy your time on the toilet. There are millions of apps out there for dating the opposite sex, same sex, or even yourself while you are on the toilet.

Then, you have the game apps where you can match fruit, defeat clans, and basically live a life that is better than the one you live in in reality.  All fantastic things to limit your efficiency while going to the bathroom.

I'd be curious how much money companies are cost by the bathroom break in the 2010s vs the bathroom break in the 1950s when all you had was a newspaper.

With all that being said, it would only make sense to build an app about toilets to use while on the toilet.

Tinder is made for men or women who wish what they had is better. So why not do the same with toilets?

An app with pictures of toilets and you swipe yes or no depending on if you would happily use that toilet.

My yes swipes would consist of urinals that go all the way to the ground, toilets with buttons on the tank to flush, and toilets that you flush by texting it.

What would you say yes to on Toilet Tinder?