.So the rad thing about this new blog is the amount of content to write about. Below is a blog post from the SportingNews.com . WHAM…another one bites the dust
Charles Barkley to Jail for Five Turrible Days
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Posted By Spencer Hall 10:50 AM
Charles Barkley will have to serve somewhere between five-to-ten days in jail for his DUI arrest in Arizona. It’s a five day sentence if Barkley attends an alcohol education course, which a sane person would do, but this is Charles, who says he has no alcohol problem. (Alcoholics usually don’t have a problem with alcohol. In fact, they’d like some right now, please.)
This will undoubtedly place a serious strain on Arizona’s already overtaxed prison system, particularly in the food budget if Charles decides to eat. Let’s play the part of optimistic economist, though: there are upsides to going to jail for Mr. Barkley.
1. Street cred. Spending time behind bars gives you a needed bump in your rogue’s ranking, and will undoubtedly boost Barkley’s points, especially if his publicist leaks a story of Barkley beating the daylights out of someone on his first day behind the wall. Getting a teardrop tattoo would be going a bit far, though.
2. Weight loss. Barkley’s ballooning waistline could stand a good shearing at the hands of dismal prison food and jailyard workouts. He can take advantage of the time to hit the gym, avoid eating altogether, and get into slightly better shape. Prison: it’s like Boot Camp class at your gym, except without the techno soundtrack and with an enforced diet plan whether you like it or not.
3. Comedy potential. If Kenny Smith and the TNT photoshop crew don’t have numerous gags set up for this, then sports’ most improvisational show is truly slipping. I’m not suggesting you put it up in the 9 o’clock hour, but if there’s no appearance of Barkley’s head in a scene from The Shawshank Redemption around midnight, I demand a refund.
Courtesy of SportingNews.com
TMZ UPDATE****
UPDATE — Sheriff Arpaio tells TMZ Barkley has been given work release — meaning he only has to be in jail from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM. But if Chuck violates even one rule, Arpaio will revoke his work release. Nice pic below
