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Cleveland

The city of Cleveland is erecting a Superman statue… Plus the Top 5 people who deserve a statue downtown

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From Cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Looks like Cleveland will be getting a Superman statue — finally.

A larger-than-life statue of a flying Superman is on track to be erected near the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum as part of the elevated walkway that will connect downtown Cleveland to the lakefront.

The statue will be about five miles from the Glenville neighborhood where Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created Superman in the early 1930s.

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Images via Cleveland.com

Love this. Philly has the Rocky statue, Detroit has that weird fist thing, and Cleveland has the… Free Stamp. Honestly, is the Free Stamp the worst statue representative of a city ever? “Hey, welcome to Cleveland, the birthplace of… this big stamp!”

This got the ball rolling and I started to think “If I were to put a statue up downtown, which people would be most deserving to have a statue made of them?

The Top 5 people who deserve their own staue in downtown Cleveland

5.  Halle Berry

Born and raised in Bedford. A-List Hollywood actress. Preferably the statue would be molded just how she looked as she was sitting by the pool in the movie Swordfish

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4. The Cast of A Christmas Story

Obvious choice here. Have the whole family standing next to the infamous leg lamp… or recreate the scene where Ralphie beats the shit out of that dickhead Scut Farcus.

3. Charles Ramsey

Imagine a 10 foot tall statue of Charles Ramsey holding a bag full of Big Macs. That’s a world I want to live in.

2. Superpimp

A fixture downtown on a weekend night. Superpimp is a god damn local treasure. If we’re being honest I’m not really sure why the below picture already isn’t a statue at the corner of West 6th and St. Clair.

1. Dick Goddard

Dick Motherfucking Goddard. The Wizard of Weather. The King of Caterpillars. The Knight of Northeast Ohio.  Dick’s statue would 100% be of him riding on the back of a Woolybear like that flying dog thing in a Neverending Story.

Tweet us @Bottlegate or let us know in the comments if we left anybody out

Cavs

Is it OK to wear a jersey with no undershirt to an NBA game?

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The Cavs posted the above picture on their Instagram account last night after they throttled the Miami Heat last night 113-93. What really caught my eye was the bro with the courtside seats trying to high five LeBron. How did he get those seats? Who’s that girl he’s with? ButI digress…

The thing that most caught my attention was this guy’s wardrobe; mainly his lack of an undershirt under his LeBron jersey.

I’d like to pose the question to everyone reading this: Is wearing a basketball jersey w/no t-shirt underneath an acceptable look for an NBA game? Let’s give it a quick breakdown.

The argument for no undershirt

  • You get a nice breeze so your armpits won’t sweat because sweaty armpits fuck up your whole day
  • If you consistently work out it’s a great excuse to show off your delts and bis
  • You don’t look like every white NCAA basketball player of all time
  • You can show off your sick tribal tattoo
  • Better arm mobility if you need to put your arm around a girl or catch a shirt from the t-shirt cannon

The argument for an undershirt

  • People will think you’re a tool if you show up indoors without sleeves on
  • You can show off your sick tribal tattoo
  • They can cover up those gross unsightly hairs on the back of your arm and upper shoulder
  • If you haven’t hit the gym in awhile, they can cover up those skinny twigs you call arms
  • An undershirt will keep your arms warm if the arena is a tad chilly

So let’s vote:

UPDATE: Apparently this guy in the main picture proposed to his girlfriend on the Humungotron and she said yes. Big win for #TeamNoUndershirt here

Buckeyes

Block out a half hour of your day and watch this video recapping Ohio State’s championship season

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My suggestion is to go to a room in your house by yourself, turn off all the lights, put your phone on silent, pop some popcorn, maybe pour a little glass of wine or some whiskey, light a candle or two and fire up this 26 minute masterpiece. Forget that DVR’ed episode of How I Met Your Mother. Forget about all the work you’re putting off. Forget about going to the gym. WATCH THIS RIGHT NOW.

I think I could listen to the 2 biggest jackasses at ESPN (Colin Cowherd & Skip Bayless… obviosuly) on loop for the rest of my life.

We live in a time where people hate watching Youtube videos that are over 30 seconds long but I promise you’ll enjoy reliving the Bucks season. How many days till the Spring Game again?

PS- There’s still never a bad time to get yourself some Ohio State gear 

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h/t to 11W