Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Coming Soon

Sometime between now and next Monday, when The Golden Globe awards will be given, and some housewife in Bolivia with a press pass is the tie-breaking vote in a contest that will break the heart of a famous actress we love dearly, we here at The Cup of Joe will be announcing the first-annual year-end Cup of Joe Awards for 2006, a new competition where we pick the best in movies, books, entertainment and infotainment over the last 365 days. Stay Tuned.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Do I have to start having Cup of Joe Awards (a.k.a. "The Cuppies") party? Because I'm busy. Besides I don't even want to imagine matching food with the Cup's nominees -- whatever they are.

Anonymous said...

Hey baby, let me give you a cuppie...

Anonymous said...

I lobby for an achievement award for the cult classic, "The Sex O'Clock News."

I'd also like to nominate THE CUP for best kitten reporting.

Anonymous said...

TRUE STORY FROM AP:

Skier skis nude after losing bet By ERICA BULMAN, AP Sports Writer
Wed Jan 10, 12:54 PM ET



Rainer Schoenfelder lost a bet Wednesday, and paid for it by skiing nude down the Lauberhorn.

The 29-year-old Austrian skier, who hurt his neck and back in a crash last week, lost a bet with his physiotherapist, who had been treating his injuries. Schoenfelder had vowed to ski naked if his pains had lessened by Wednesday morning.

Schoenfelder skied wearing only yellow boots and an orange helmet and gloves, and a photographer snapped a shot of the skier that has been circulated on the Internet.

"Somehow I didn't notice the photographer," Schoenfelder said. "It was an internal bet and of course the whole thing wasn't planned for the public.

"I am happy, though, that the pains have eased up and that it was not cold when I honored my debt."

Schoenfelder had been in pain since his crash in Adelboden last week. After little success treating the pain, his physio performed a "special" treatment on Tuesday and Schoenfelder said he woke up the following morning without pain for the first time since an accident in Turracher Hoehe, Austria, a day before the World Cup races in Adelboden.

Austria head coach Toni Giger said he did not think Schoenfelder would be sanctioned for the stunt.

"I have no problem with nudity in general," Giger said. "I haven't seen the pictures but no one was hurt. ... This was typical Schoenfelder behavior."

Schoenfelder has had a run of bad luck recently.

In the giant slalom at Adelboden, he was disqualified for committing a rare rule violation — he kicked out of the start hut four seconds too early.

World Cup racers have a 10-second window in which to push open the starting wand. They are warned by a succession of beeps when they can go, but Schoenfelder pre-empted the start.