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Show life C2 MONDAY • AUGUST 20 • 2007 Finding the humor, in death New British comedy opens in U.S. theaters Luke Hickman Life editor For the' past few years, British comedies such as Love Actually, The Office, Shaun Of The Dead, Extras, Hot Fuzz, and now, Death At A Fiuieral have been inPhoto credit: MGM vading U.S. theaters and finding success with their I'ts hard to mourn while setting a feud between your fiance and mother. The Weekly Backhand Barry Bonds Erik Frederickson Life writer We have all seen Barry Bonds'756th homerun at least 100 times now. Unfortunately for Barry Bonds and the game of baseball, 90 percent of the population outside of San Francisco, whether they arc baseball fans or not. are disgusted that one of the biggest jerks in the history of the game now holds one of the most coveted records in all of sports. Barry Bonds was 6 feet I inch tall, 185 pounds his rookie season with the Pittsburgh Pi- rates. His current height and weight are 6 feet 2 inches tall. 240 pounds. Maybe the extra inch in his height came from his head almost doubling in size. It's not uncommonfor athletes to put on weight and build their physique once getting to the highest level of whichever sport they play. They have access to the best trainers, workout programs and the best gyms. With that being said, how many players put on most of that size in one off season — well into their 30s? How many players' foot and head size grow well into their 30s? Also, how many players have their new audience (probably because we only mass-produce sequels nowadays). Death At A Funeral follows Daniel (Matthew Macfadyen, Mr. Darcy in 2005's Pride And Prejudice) on the day of his late father's funeral. Instead of being a day of mourning and remembrance, it turns into a sidesplitting disaster of wit and slapstick when the dysfunctional family and friends arrive. Brace yourself for unintentional intoxication, a lot of man-butt and even a gay midget. As proven by last year's are taking. What players take doesn't matter. It's nobody else's business." -Barry Bonds, May 21, 2002 (as quoted on Sports Illustratcd's Web site, SI.com) Barry Bonds may be a bit of a scapegoat, but it's just so blatantly obvious that he took steroids, most likely in mass amounts, so how can you not question his true greatness? Conveniently, Barry Bonds didn't start this growth and controversy until well into his 30s, the time that most players begin to show signs of wear and tear. So Barry Bonds, smack you and your Photo credit: offkilter.com freakish physique, just admit it already. Bonds' rookie card. best seasons in their late 30s and early 40s? Barry Bonds was a guaranteed first ballot Hall of Famer before he ever allegedly took steroids. All he has done now is make just about everyone think that he should have asterisks by every record he holds, which is a lengthy list of highly sought-after records, stating that these records were broken during baseball's steroid era. You can make the argument that a large percentage of major leaguers in the past 20 years have at least tried steroids, but how many of those players are stupid enough to all but admit their guilt by saying something like, "Doctors ought to quit worrying about what ballplayers Academy Award-winning comedy, Little Miss Sunshine, not all independent movies are pretentious, artsy and lame. Death At A Funeral is this year's Little Miss, where all family skeletons literally come out of the closet. Though filled with crowd-rising cornedic elements, there are several natural, touching moments. Death At A Funeral takes away the blackveiled, sad edge of one's passing to show how funerals don't really have to be depressing and bitter. Video games, in moderation Continued from C1 Woods, etc. Losing means the humbling of trash talk and an angry vow of revenge. Also, maybe the reason for the love of these sports games is the thought of living vicariously through the Heisman winner, Super Bowl champs. Finals MVP or The Masters champion. The old saying, 'Too much of anything is a bad thing," applies all too well when it comes to video games. Putting off schoolwork to play video games is a perfect example, and I am guiity, of animated entertainment being a waste of time. There is really nothing productive about playing hours of video games a day. Then, on the other hand, hanging out with friends and having fun playing games for a while is just good, clean fun and might be the way you forget the daily grind. Whatever your view on video games, the fact is that millions of people play them for hours and hours, daily. 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