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Greetings and Salutations, people. This is Vertically Striped Radio brought to you by VerticallyStripedSocks.com. Can you feel it in the air today? The world seems a little bit brighter, the air a bit fresher, life is just a little bit better. There is a jump in my step and a smile on my face, for the Red Wings are no longer the champions of the NHL. (Cue Ding Dong the Witch is Dead) From this very happy Avalanche fan to the Pittsburgh Penguins, this was the song that was in my heart, and the message that I’d like to share with Pens nation today…(Play Ding Dong the Witch is Dead) Many thanks to you all, for the Detroit Red Wings are no more, their names will not once again be engraved upon the Cup, and Marion Hossa is officially a jinx. It’s a glorious new day, and life is better when the winged wheel is not reigning as Stanley Cup Champs!
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Today on Vertically Striped Radio, we will break down what little drama remains in the NBA Finals, we will discuss the merits of “National Man Day”, we will continue to revel in the glory that is the Red Wings loss in the Stanley Cup Finals, we will do an extensive breakdown on the likability of the Magic vs. the likability of the Lakers, we will discuss whether or not your dog might have a marijuana problem, and of course we will welcome your calls. (Cue news music) But before we go any further, let’s get to the news…
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1. BERLIN (Reuters) – A fox has been unmasked as the mystery thief of more than 100 shoes in the small western German town of Foehren, authorities said Friday.
A forest worker stumbled upon shoes strewn near the fox's den and found a trove of footwear down the hole which had recently been stolen overnight from outside locals' front doors.
"There was everything from ladies' shoes to trainers," said a local police spokesman. "We've found between 110 and 120 so far. It seems a vixen stole them for her cubs to play with."
Although many were missing laces, the shoes were in good condition and their owners were delighted to reclaim them, he said, adding that no reprisals were planned against the culprit.
I find it interesting that we have found the Imelda Marcos of the animal world, interesting that it’s a fox, when Imelda was Faaaaaaaaar from a fox. I am also sad to hear that the fox will not be punished, we need to break the cycle of fox theft, if she doesn’t learn from her mistake she will surely repeat it. She’s stolen over 100 pairs of shoes, she clearly has a pattern of wrong doing.

Our next story is one of the weirdest I have ever heard…
2. ZEPHYR COVE, Nev. – A 53-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of being naked near a high school on Lake Tahoe's east shore. The naked man was arrested Monday after three Whittell High School students reported spotting him tied to a rock and lying face down behind the school. When the students asked if he needed to be untied, the man answered no.
Douglas County sheriff's deputies said the man told them he was watching some buzzards flying overhead at the time.
The man, who said he was a freelance writer, was arrested on a charge of loitering on school grounds. He's scheduled to appear Monday in Tahoe Township Justice Court.
What is “suspicion of being naked?” Can’t you confirm that, do you have to be suspicious about it? Also, what is this guy doing tied to a rock watching buzzards, and why didn’t he say he needed help or to be untied. Plus, this guy is naked, tied to a rock, and perhaps almost buzzard food, and he’s getting arrested for Loitering? There is so much weirdness in this one story I can barely take it.

3. CELESTINE, Ind. – Two Indiana men have declared Monday "National Man Day" only to find there's already a romantic holiday that falls on that date.
Ninteen-year-old Joel Longanecker of Celestine and his 26-year-old brother Aaron, of Indianapolis, have for months been rallying thousands to their masculine cause on Facebook. More than 260,000 people have pledged to "stand up and do manly things" on Man Day.
But it turns out June 15 is also "Sneak a Kiss Day," a day for sweethearts to steal smooches from their sweeties.
The Man Day organizers urge participants to take part in "manly" activities such as football, hunting or watching Rocky movies. They claim real men don't "sneak" kisses.
I like the concept of national man day, but I’m also a fan of Sneaking kisses, can’t we just compromise and have both?
How would be the best way to celebrate National Man Day?


4. ST. LOUIS – It's an international mystery: How did a Missouri family's Christmas card photo end up in the Czech Republic, splashed across a huge storefront advertisement? Danielle Smith said Wednesday that the photo taken of her family last year got sent to family and friends, and was posted on her blog and a few social networking sites. The photo showed her and her husband Jeff holding their two young children.
About 10 days ago, one of Smith's college friends was driving through Prague when he spotted their huge smiling faces in the window of a store specializing in Europeann food. He snapped a few pictures and sent them to a flabbergasted Smith.
"It's a life-size picture in a grocery store window in Prague — my Christmas card photo!" said Smith, 36, who lives in the St. Louis suburb of O'Fallon.
Mario Bertuccio, who owns the Grazie store in Prague, said the photo was from the Internet. Details were sparse, but he said he thought it was computer-generated. When told it was a real photo — of a real family — he said he started taking steps to remove it.
"We'll be happy to write an e-mail with our apology," said Bertuccio, who said he would send the Smiths a bottle of good wine if they lived in his eastern European country.
The Smiths and photographer Gina Kelly hadn't authorized anyone to use the pictures. Kelly said she has asked a professional photographers' organization to help figure out how her image wound up in Prague.
Smith has gotten 180,000 hits to her Web site since she recently posted the story about the well-traveled snapshot. She said the photo wasn't used in an unseemly manner, it was just used to tell potential shoppers about the store's delivery service.
Smith said next time she posts a photo on the Internet, she's going to lower the resolution or add an electronic watermark to make it hard to reproduce.
"This story doesn't frighten me, but the potential frightens me," Smith said.
Are you really questioning how someone found you picture?? Your website had 180,000 hits, I’m guessing that had something to do with it.
Also, the potential frightens you? What potential? The potential that people in Prague might see a photo of your family? That is terrifying news for certain, the ramifications are intense!!!

5. SEATTLE – A dog that ran off from its owner in Seattle's Seward Park found and ate some marijuana and got high. Owner Jen Nestor Waddell told KING-TV the 11-year-old black Lab mix named Jack was "just stoned" May 12 after they returned home from the park. The dog's eyes glossed over and he had trouble walking.
The vet said Jack had swallowed a large amount of dried, harvested marijuana. After some medication to induce vomiting and a night of rest Jack was back to normal.
Waddell told police about the drugs and joked they could borrow Jack to find them if they paid the $1,500 vet bill.
Wasn’t the concept of a dog getting high pretty much perfected by “Killer” in the movie “Half Baked?” It’s good to know that this dog was looking for a dime bag. It’s not like someone force fed it to him, he ran off from his owner and found and ingested the drugs on his own. Do you think perhaps this is a pattern and he’s been doing this for awhile and finally got caught? Considering how aggressive and fast dogs usually are when eating, How scary would a dog with the munchies be? (Cue News Music)
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…
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Seeing as how we’re a sports show, let’s actually discuss a sports topic…
Likability of the two NBA Finals teams:
On the Dameshek message boards it was suggested that should the Lakers go on to win the championship that this may be one of the least likable teams in a decade. I generally dislike the Kobes, but I thought we’d break it down player by player to see how we felt about each team, and see which team is truly the most unlikable.
Orlando Magic:
1
Rafer Alston
PG
32
6-2
175
Fresno State
$4,900,000
4
Tony Battie
C
33
6-11
240
Texas Tech
$5,746,000
31
Adonal Foyle
C
34
6-10
270
Colgate
$797,581
13
Marcin Gortat
C
25
6-11
240

$711,517
12
Dwight Howard
C
23
6-11
265

$13,758,000
8
Anthony Johnson
PG
34
6-3
195

$1,910,000
11
Courtney Lee
SG
23
6-5
200
Western Kentucky
$1,176,240
9
Rashard Lewis
PF
29
6-10
230

$16,447,871
10
Tyronn Lue
PG
32
6-0
175
Nebraska
$2,250,000
14
Jameer Nelson
PG
27
6-0
190
Saint Joseph's
$7,700,000
20
Mickael Pietrus
SG
27
6-6
215

$5,300,000
7
J.J. Redick
SG
24
6-4
190
Duke
$2,139,720
32
Jeremy Richardson
SG
25
6-7
195
Delta State
$591,148
15
Hedo Turkoglu
SF
30
6-10
220

$6,864,200

Non-Factors removed from the discussion: Anthony Johnson and Jeremy Richardson
Rafer Alston – Cool nickname, “Skip to my Lou.” Has a reputation as a fragile head case. I’d say he’s a push overall, neither likable or dislikable
Tony Battie – As a Nuggets fan, I have to go with Unlikable, El Busto (1997 Draft Pick of the Nuggets, played with us one season), as Dan Issel called him. I didn’t even realize he was still in the league until the Conference Finals started.
Adonal Foyle – Cool name, played with the Warriors, which I always like as I have a soft spot in my heart for the Warriors. A bit over the hill, and not a huge factor is the series, but he is likable.
Marcin Gortat – I like this cat, Feuding with Reebok, has the Jumpman tattoo on his leg. Bald, which is always a plus, playing like a stud. Definitely likable to me. Only drawback is weird name.
Dwight Howard – He’s an enigma. Has a good personality, disappears for stretches despite being a physical freak. Pretty much choked away the series by being unable to make either of his free throws in the final seconds of Game 4. I think his superman gimmick puts him over the top as likable, but just barely.
Courtney Lee – Should have won game 2 for the Magic, but he’s still pretty likable. You have to dig a rookie who is contributing at such a high level in his first year.
Rashard Lewis – Possibly the best player on the Magic right now. He’s been otherworldly in the playoffs. Definitely likable.
Tyronne Lue – Went to school at Nebraska, I have to put him in the dislikable group out of principle.
Jameer Nelson – Likable, drafted by the Nuggets, seems like a cool kid. Coming back off injury, solid player.
Mickael Pietrus – Weird spelling of his name, but he seems like a decent guy. I think I’d go more neutral than either positive or negative.
J.J. Reddick – Dukies pretty much get a negative, especially ones as annoying as this guy.
Hedo Turkoglu – Love this guy. He’s as ugly as sin, but he’s probably my favorite player in this series. Slow, White, and somehow effective as a major star on a Conference Champ. Defies explaination.

Los Angeles Lakers:
3
Trevor Ariza
SF
23
6-8
210
UCLA
$3,100,000
12
Shannon Brown
SG
23
6-4
211
Michigan State
$797,581
24
Kobe Bryant
SG
30
6-6
205

$21,262,500
17
Andrew Bynum
C
21
7-0
285

$2,769,300
5
Jordan Farmar
PG
22
6-2
180
UCLA
$1,080,000
2
Derek Fisher
PG
34
6-1
210
Arkansas-Little Rock
$4,700,000
16
Pau Gasol
FC
28
7-0
250

$15,106,000
28
D.J. Mbenga
C
28
7-0
255

$880,658
6
Adam Morrison
SF
24
6-8
205
Gonzaga
$4,159,200
7
Lamar Odom
PF
29
6-10
230
Rhode Island
$14,148,596
21
Josh Powell
FC
26
6-9
240
North Carolina State
$854,957
18
Sasha Vujacic
SG
25
6-7
205

$4,524,887
4
Luke Walton
SF
29
6-8
235
Arizona
$4,420,000
9
Sun Yue
SG
23
6-9
205

$442,114

Non-Factors removed from discussion:
Josh Powell and Sun Yue
Pau Gasol - looks like a goat, and he always has that dumb look on his face, plus he did the slanty eye thing before the Olympics last year. - Very Easy to dislike, but I'd take him on my team because he's a stud. (He shouldn't have dunked that ball at the end in Game 4, though, kinda classless.)Sasha Vujacic - Super easy to dislike, he reminds me of a greasier version of that guy on Cheers who was always trying to steal Woody's girlfriend. I hate that guy.Kobe - If you don't find him easy to dislike, you must be a Laker fan.Luke Walton - Seems like a douche to me, plus his Dad is uber annoying. Andrew Bynum - Not highly dislikable, but a bit annoying due to how overhyped he has been.Derek Fisher - He's okay, not a ton to dislike other than his tendency to play for my least favorite teams...Jazz and Lakers.Lamar Odom - Actually, I like Lamar. Easily my favorite LakerTrevor Ariza - I like him too, hopefully he goes to another team besides the Lakers in the offseason.Jordan Farmar - Although I have no logical reason for it, something about him rubs me the wrong way, he just looks funky.Shannon Brown - Good story, nothing to dislike about him.DJ Mbenga - His ears are dislikable, but he has an awesome nameAdam Morrison - He is more pitiable than dislikable.

Switching gears to sports betting, I have a website that I’d like to recommend – www.centsports.com –It’s awesome…

Discuss the Rockies for a bit. Went to the game last night, 9 game winning streak, not quite ready to embrace baseball yet. Bruce is going tonight to the game.

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Text messaging – The whole country is turning into morons. How hard is it to spell a whole word? We may be saving time by not typing out the Y and the O when we spell you, but the end result is that our methods of communication are devolving into a retarded stew of stupid.
Girls eyebrows – Normal is good, but penciled in, not so much. Shape is apparently difficult to get with a pencil. Saw a girl that looked like she had filled it in with a Sharpie. See girls that have huge arches like they are advertising for McDonalds on their foreheads.