I don't think he tried very hard, he doesn't really look like Bieber...When has Justin Bieber ever worn sunglasses?

This week, in honor of the start of March Madness (and my early afternoon drunken-ness), The Real Shaq is taking the week off to enjoy the games and St. Patrick's day.  Have a safe and happy celebration everyone.  

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This week's edition of homeless or basketball player features a man who, by the look in his eyes, is possible drunk and or high.  Or stupid.  All of those are in play here.  And, clearly this man has no fashion sense either because his goatee kind of looks like his chin had a bad run in with a small squid.   But, if Craig Sager is any indication I guess fashion sense is not a requirement to be associated with professional basketball.



Also, we have a rare picture of the subject's "back hair" to help you make the determination on this guy.  





So what will it be? Homeless or basketball player?

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In almost a perfect coicidence, earlier this week I bought DiGiorno Pizza & Wyngz from the grocery store.  My wife, like many other americans, LOVES wings.  Loves them.  Her favorite restaurant is Buffalo Wild Wings, FYI.  SO, when I saw Pizza AND Wings (or Wyngz, whatever.  Same thing right?) in the grocery store I figure I'd pick it up to make her day.  Maybe if I bring home wings I will be a hero in her eyes, and hopefully make her so happy so foregoes our usual nighttime ritual of domestic violence.  I'm just kidding, I walked into a screen door I swear!

Anyway, I was a little weirded out by the spelling of Wings on the Pizza box.  I mean, I might expect this grammatical error from Little Wayne, Ron Artest, or Paris Hilton.  But Kraft foods??? I was a little confused.  Well, a certain late night talk show host was there to rescue me... it turns out Wyngz is the goverment mandated spelling for food that is shaped like wings but CONTAINS NO ACTUAL WING MEAT.  Stephen Colbert explains.

 

Hi everyone, and welcome to a new series we are launching here at The Real Shaq...it's called: Homeless or Basketball player! This is a series where we take pictures of persons, either homeless or basketball players, and you try to guess which one it is!  We are very very excited to see what our 7 readers think this is a picture of...so without further ado, to the cloud! I mean, picture!!


This dude is bleeding, has a scuffy beard and may possibly be missing some teeth.  I'm thinking homeless.

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So, yesterday the AFC/NFC championship games were on. I'm not going to delve into the games themselves, because this is primarily an NBA/basketball site. However, I had to post this up.

A few months ago, Carl found a picture of me playing volleyball on the Dallas Sports and Social Club league website. Personally, I was horrified when I saw the picture because I didn't want anyone to know I was in a Dallas sand volleyball league. However, I caught Carl doing something much more embarrassing.

Vernon's Grill in Addison is apparently a (fudge)Packer bar. The only thing worse than being a (fudge)Packer bar is being a (fudge)Packer bar on Beltline in Addison. I hate that place. So obviously, the place was packed with (fudge)Packer fans on Sunday. TV cameras hounded the place after the game, catching these crazy fans chanting, drinking, doing cheese, doing kegstands, etc. These guys go nuts. So anyway, I was watching this when I thought I noticed someone I knew. I pushed "rewind" on the DVR, and yes, it's him!! It's CARL!! Check out the picture.



Did you find him? It's like Where's Waldo!! Hahaha! He was doing this lame chant with all the other Green Bay fans. They actually timed it and everything. What a bunch of losers! Here's one for a chant - Carl sucks!! Carl SUCKS!!!

Hey folks. After a bit of a hiatus, TheRealShaq is BACK!! I know you've missed us. Let's get ready to rumble, shall we?

Baylor beat UT last week, 30-22. It was the first time that Baylor had beaten Texas since 1997. It was definitely a joyous moment. After all the awesomeness subsided for a bit, I realized that I haven't seen the Longhorn t-shirts all over the place like I usually do. Hmm... let's take a look at the Longhorns' record this year vs past years, shall we?

What's going on, steers? 4-4??? No wonder all the fans have stopped wearing their Wal-Mart bought apparel - it's because they aren't winning!

Why does it always seem like the biggest UT homers are people that never even went there? I pay taxes here in Texas, so that must mean I'm just as much of a Longhorn as you are!

It appears that every time one of my Baylor friends would type a status on Facebook announcing how proud we are of our program, some loser UT/A&M fan has to come talk trash. And the worst part is, 99% of them never even attended the schools! Let me show you some examples. Click "Read More", you jerks!!

Check out this picture on the Dallas Sports and Social Club league website of Abhi making a SWEET BLOCK above the net during his latest game of volleyball.

Yep, that's him in the middle alright.  Don't try to be all modest Abhi and say things like: "I'm play hard for the team," "I just want to win and have fun," or "That's not me, quit posting pictures of other Indians and saying they are me. WE DO NOT ALL LOOK ALIKE!"

Great work, Abhi.  Your volleyball prowess does not go unnoticed.

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This post has absolutely nothing to do with sports, except for the fact that it references the UFC Fight that went down on Saturday. However, since TheRealShaq is based in Dallas, TX, its relevant. Plus, it's relevant because I say so.

The other day, I was at Christies Sports Bar, one of my favorite spots in Dallas to have a drink, play pool, and kick it with friends. On this particular night, I was there to watch the UFC Fight between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin. It was a great fight complete with momentum changes, drama, and crazy action. However, the fight was not nearly as cool as meeting one of my favorite actors, Ethan Suplee. Just in case you don't know who he is, he plays Randy, the sometimes dimwitted brother of Earl on the show "My Name is Earl." In the following photo, he is on the left.

If you don't know him from this particular show, you may know him as the guard in John Q,  Seth Ryan in American History X, or Thumper (Ashton Kutcher's roommate) in Butterfly Effect.

Here's the story. We were watching the fight, when I saw this guy sitting at a table by himself. I jokingly asked some of my friends if it was Randy from My Name is Earl. It looked a lot like him, but we have been fooled by celebrity look-a-likes at Christies before. Pictured below is "Phil Collins", the weekend manager of Christies. This picture is a couple of years old, but I can remember it like it was yesterday.

Anyway, as the night went on, more people were wondering the same thing. Finally, my friend Brian Lundy mustered up the (liquid) courage to ask if it was him, and of course he said yes. Well after this I went up to him and asked if I could get a pic with him after the fight, and he obliged.

I couldn't wait that long, but I'm glad my friends restrained me from going over there until all the fights were over. Sometimes I can be irrational when alcohol is involved. After the fights, I went up to him and sat down like the obnoxious person I am. He was a SUPER-COOL dude. He is in town filming an episode of the show "The Good Guys", which is being filmed here in downtown Dallas. The main star of the show is Colin Hanks, the main kid from the movie Orange County (great movie, pictured on the right).

I really wish I was more sober because I sat down with him for like 15 minutes, but I couldn't think of very good questions on the spot. If was was of the right mind, I would have better results to report to you guys. SORRY. He said that Jason Lee (Earl from my name is Earl) Colin Hanks, and Denzel Washington are EXTREMELY cool people, he thinks Dallas is alright, and he has 4 kids.  I could have asked him questions like what his own favorite film was, how cool Ashton Kutcher was, etc. Oh well, that will just have to happen next time. I talked to him for a while, let him know how big of a fan I was, and sat back down with my friends. Before he left the bar, he tapped me on the shoulder, said it was a pleasure to meet me (shocking, right?), shook my hand, and left. He actually said it just like his character, Randy, in my Name is Earl. I don't know if he got used to acting like that in the show so its a habit, or if he really is that reserved. By the way, I did make sure to ask him multiple times if I was bugging him, and was genuinely interested in what he had to say. That's why he didn't tell the Christies waitress to get rid of me.

I think the most surprising thing about him was that he seemed like a pretty shy guy. Obviously, you would never know that watching him in any of the great movies/shows that he's made. You've gotten yourself another fan, Ethan!!