Sunday Burst of Weirdness

Sometimes I think that Americans have taken their obsession with team sports to absurd levels; other times I think, “Nahhh, it’s all just healthy fun.”

And then I read something like this:

A man got a prison term longer than prosecutors and defense attorneys had agreed to — all because of Larry Bird.

The lawyers reached a plea agreement Tuesday for a 30-year term for a man accused of shooting with an intent to kill and robbery. But Eric James Torpy wanted his prison term to match Bird’s jersey number 33.

Personally, I think they should just give him a term equal in years to Bruce Smith’s old jersey number (78) just because he’s an idiot.

(via Andrew Cory)