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Extra, Extra: Big Papi Gives Passionate Toast To Boston, "Our F**king City"
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Ben Yakas
Published Apr 20, 2013
Modified Apr 20, 2013
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Published Apr 20, 2013
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- David Ortiz made an emotional speech before today's Red Sox game in Boston: "This is our f*cking city. Nobody’s gonna dictate our freedom. Stay strong.” And The FCC was fine with Ortiz cursing.
- Somebody who runs Fox's closed captioning trolled Zooey Deschanel pretty well.
- When China was hit with an earthquake yesterday, local news anchor Chen Ying was about to get married—instead, she grabbed a mic and "went on a reportorial rampage, bedecked in wedding dress, veil, and corsage."
- Duh: Hurricane Sandy spurred huge increase in bicycles.
- In case you were wondering, you probably can't get your cat stoned.
- The comfort dogs who visited Newtown after the Sandy Hook shootings are now in Boston.
- It turns out that it's not easy to make a profit being a legal pot grower.
- Cars abandoned during Hurricane Sandy are going to be auctioned.
- The Knicks held the Celtics to 8 points in the fourth quarter on their way to an 85-78 victory in game one of their playoff series.
- A Brooklyn rape suspect would allegedly try to flatter and flirt with his victims before attacking them.
- And finally, here's a compilation of animals who think they're people:
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