NFL Superstar
Omar - I don't have to defend myself to you guys, the editors made the choice to give the greatest athlete the biggest picture.
Michael Jordan - Man, you didn't even play in the NFL.
Omar - Excuse me, but yes I did. I'm an NFL hall of famer, and --
Carl Lewis - Yeah, in the widely recognized "Neighborhood Football Leauge" Hall of Fame.
Omar - Who's that? (looks towards Wayne Gretzky) Wayne, did you just hear something?
Wayne - (pointing to Carl) I think it was --
Omar - Champ, did you hear someone talking?
Muhammad Ali - It was Carl saying that you played in the --
Omar - Carl? Carl Lewis? You do me a favor, you tell Carl Lewis that he can talk to me when I see his picture on the cover.
Comments
Sarah said:
You're awesome!
Radioactive Awe said:
Huh. I'd have pegged you as a southpaw. Still - way to go, man. That's like, stratospheric. Totally.
Rhonda said:
CONGRATS! But poor Joe Montana totally got the shaft on that cover. Weird how you guys have the same number.
glo said:
Wow. And I had issues with the cover when I thought it WAS Joe Montana...I really never thought I'd confuse the two of you, Omar...but there I was in the grocery store.
jazzy said:
so am i pathetic if i had to google carl lewis?
Lianne said:
I knew it was you all along. You are one of the best Quarterbacks of all time.
We are talking football, right?
wendela said:
There's no stopping you and your many talents, Omar. Carl Lewis only aspires to be as cool. And fast.
Becky said:
this is one of your best photoshop entries. seamless!
elasticwaistbandlady said:
Yeah, well, thats all great and everything but I made the cover of "Fungus Monthly" for having the Greatest Athelete's Foot of all time.
I didn't have to resort to shameless photoshopping for my prestigious honor, either.
Lia said:
Great photoshopping, but you can do better than Sports Illustrated. Or is that the be-all and end-all?
Photoshopping (v.): To select new toys and/or clothing based solely on how good they look in a picture.
elasticwaistbandlady said:
I just came back to stare and sigh contentedly at my rightful first place position on your blog links. Life is sweet!
Jon said:
I’m disappointed. I really thought this was the year that we would see the launch of the annual “Omar Phillips Pumpkin Carving Contest” or, OPPCC for short. I was really looking forward to that…
I said:
Don't know who Carl Lewis is?! Daggone kids these days...
Syar said:
by daggone, does that mean you're NOT going to tell us (jazz and I) who carl lewis is?
I'm more in love with your dialogue than with the picture. you're high-la-rious, omar.
Jon said:
I think this demands a new, open-ended poll question: Exactly how many Olympic Games do you need to compete in in order to gain household name recognition. And as a follow up, How many Gold Medals do you need to win?
according to what I've seen on the blog so far... both numbers will need to be excessively high...
cadiz12 said:
carl lewis is a classy guy. well, at least he seemed classy in an olympic interview i saw him do back in the '80s. i've loved him ever since. such a shame he didn't make the cover with the likes of you, omar.
I said:
Carl Lewis was an Olympic track and field icon from the 80s and early 90s. On three separate occasions, he held the 100 meter world record, and was widely regarded as the fastest man in the world for the better part of a decade. He was an even better long jumper, as he literally didn't lose a long jump competition for over a decade (though he never held the world record).
He's also widely regarded as being very self-centered, and he's a horrible singer (check YouTube).
Additionally, he was rumored to be homosexual (though he denied it), which hurt his marketability in the US back in the pre-Will and Grace era.
elasticwaistbandlady said:
Carl Lewis may be gay?:O Get out of here Omar!!!
jon's acronym comment got me thinking. What's your middle name, Omar? I'm hoping against hope that it starts with a P, so that all your adoring fans can sing, "Are you down with O.P.P? Yeah, you know me!"
However, I suppose just being O.P. is good enough. Tell me just how many Ocean Pacific outfits did you own as a child and then tried to pass off the OP logo as being personally monogrammed for you?
elasticwaistbandlady said:
Nobody answers my queries. :( I thought the O.P. thing was pretty funny too. Come on Omar, didn't it at least amuse you? Or are you still metally counting just how many Ocean Pacific outfits you actually did/DO own?
I said:
I did enjoy wearing some Ocean Pacific gear back in the day, yes. And when other people had it, I'd be like, "hey, gimmie that shirt! It's mine!"
I will confirm that my middle initial is not P.