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Joe Mauer’s wedding gift registry

Maddie Bisanz

Source: Larry Brown Sports is 99% sure this is Maddie in the picture above.

Joe Mauer got engaged over the weekend, and rumor has it that he tore several ligaments when he got down on one knee to propose. The Twins catcher, proposed to fellow Cretin-Derham Hall graduate Maddie Bisanz who is a nurse, so I’m sure he’s in good hands.

So what do you get a baseball player with a $184 million contract? Here are some things that might be on his gift registry.

  • A pair of gold-plated crutches
  • Bilateral leg weakness cream
  • Clairol sideburn hair color
  • A diamond encrusted Medical ID Alert Bracelet
  • Drew Butera (to walk down the isle on the big day if Mauer isn’t 100% after the rehearsal dinner)
  • Steroid infused wedding cake 
  • Abbott & Costello’s Who’s on First DVD  
  • A wedding band designed to look like a World Series Ring
  • The classic game “Operation” by Hasbro
  • A “get well soon card”
  • A travel sized x-ray machine

All kidding aside, Minnesotans are happy for you Joe. Hope you can make it past first base on your wedding night.

Shop Twins and Mauer gear here.

What else do you think is on his registry?

Father and son

Father and son relationship lesson from American Chopper.

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Christmas morning ruined


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Seriously, stop littering

Quit being an a-hole and stop littering. (via)

Litter and a turtle

When caller ID comes in handy

Jesus called gravestone

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The most touching suicide prevention thing I have ever seen

If you are thinking about taking your own life, watch this. If you know someone who might be thinking of ending their own life, send them this.


(via Bag of Nothing)

How to scare your boyfriend

Cruel. I would have reacted this way too. But in my video, the camera would have cut to me on the floor being worked on by paramedics and a defibrillator.


(via Tastefully Offensive)

Random news from around the world

Mangyongdae Fun Fair

Flickr photo by outvision

1. Want to see pictures of North Korea’s rusting, dilapidated amusement park. Apparently the government has to bus in a few loads of forced patrons just to keep the park from being absolutely empty. Full story here.
2. Barry Deley, a British-Columbian sports anchor, wins a house worth $2.5 million live on the air. When the winning name is drawn, it quickly dawns on the news team that it’s their own sportscaster. Watch video.
3. This is worth another mention. Check out this funny collection of dating videos from the 80s.
4. Options for Bunker Living. I’ve always wondered where they park their car? Story here.

The Conversationalist

Photo: Richard Sennott, Star Tribune

4. I love this story about a guy named Taylor Baldry who thinks we have forgotton how satisfying it is to have fce-to-face conversations with people. He recently set up a table and chairs at Lake Calhoun with a sign that read “Free Conversations.” He has a menu board of topics he’ll discuss with you. For more than 2 1/2 hours, the folding chairs were never empty. (full story)
5. I love tree houses! I have never had one, but I think I want to build one someday. Maybe I’ll hire German treehouse design firm Baumraum to build it. Then I could have something like this!

Euro Design Custom Treehouses by Baumraum

Euro Design Custom Treehouses by Baumraum

6. Metal Detector: While rarely heard on the Auto-Tuned airwaves, heavy metal has been ascending in popularity in recent months. Check out some of the new bands paving the way. Read more…

 

The F*$!ing Wrath - Listen here: http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2011/08/listen_to_new_f.html#more

New metal band: The F*$!ing Wrath

Listen to them here: http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2011/08/listen_to_new_f.html#more

12 Things that lasted longer than Kim Kardashian’s marriage (12 Pics)

12 Things that lasted longer than Kim Kardashian's marriage (12 Pics)

(via Daily Dawdle)

Judge William Adams beats daughter for using the internet

In this video, a Texas judge named William Adams took a belt to his teenage daughter as punishment for using the internet to download (illegally) music and games. The video, the authenticity of which remains unclear, was allegedly made in 2004 by the daughter, who was apparently being punished for using an internet site disapproved of by her parents. Here is the video below. It is hard to watch. You have been warned: this man is PSYCHOTIC, and so is his wife.

There is a new comment of support for this girl appearing every few seconds on YouTube and reddit. This is going to be a huge story within a few hours. Since the video has gone viral, an investigation has started.

Most feel this man is unfit to be a judge. I would like to see this man taken out back and given a good serving of his own medicine.