He moves pretty good for a fat man, though I have to say that the way they ended that dance was kinda gross. I have no idea whether he will win, but the Emmitt Smith experience at least suggests that some fans will call in to keep an NFLer on the show.
I've never watched this show either, but if I were ever to phone in one of these shows for someone, it would be for 83-year-old Cloris Leachman. I don't care how she dances, but I adore everything she did in those old Mel Brooks movies.
And I must admit, I saw the following video on E! yesterday evening, and thought she was hilarious. Maybe it is just me (warning semi-profane, do not click if you easily offend or could get in trouble at work):
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That certainly shows some tenacity to get a job. And maybe that she is a fan of Raiders defensive coordinator Rob Ryan and his love of the f-bomb.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
9-24-2008 @ 12:51PM
ryan said...
"He moves pretty good for a fat man..."
Best line ever.
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9-24-2008 @ 3:46PM
wickedpissadude.com said...
Why does anyone watch this show? It is the reason that television is going down hill. Do we really need to see crappy old "stars" dancing all night long? Hell no.
Now if one of the female "non-stars" wanted to spend some time on a dance floor with me, I just might be all about that.
http://www.wickedpissadude.com
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9-24-2008 @ 9:31PM
Kimberly said...
I thought Warren was going to be a joke when I first heard about him being on this season. But I must say, he's really good! And it looks like he's lost weight too. Maybe he could be the 2nd football player to win :)
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9-24-2008 @ 9:59PM
Domsgram said...
You missed Apolo Ohno, Emmit Smith and Helio Castroneves. all champs of Dancing with the Stars. Also Evander Holyfield, Maurice Green.
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9-24-2008 @ 10:52PM
mike oaks said...
i bet chad clifton wont blind side him during his gay dance lol.................lol
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9-24-2008 @ 11:23PM
bill said...
The headline said Ex nfl player makes big splash on dancing with the stars. I thought they meant he dropped a big turd in the toilet.
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9-25-2008 @ 12:39AM
Jacob said...
WHO IS JOHN McCAIN
1. Student that graduated 894 out of 899.
2. Loser of navy aircraft-5 total.
3. Fire starter of USS Forrestal-134 sailors killed and many injuries.
4. Machiavellian Songbird Prince-Made 32 propaganda tapes for Communist Viet Cong.
5. Infamous Adulterer-Numerous affair while married.
6. Family deserter-Abandoned 1st wife and kids for a richer lifestyle.
7. Crooked politician-Took $112,000 in bribes from Charles Keating.
8. Receiver of reprimand from Senate Ethics Committee for Keating 5 affair.
9. Hot headed verbal abuser of POW/MIA family members.
10. Fighter against the release of POW/MIA records from Viet Nam.
11. Hater of veteran rights and GI legislation.
12. Hater of women rights and legislation.
13. Story Teller of offensive female jokes-Ape rape joke, calling Chelsea Clinton ugly and saying Janet Reno was her father.
14. Supporter of immoral war in Iraq-Over 4,000 deaths and many life changing injuries at a cost of billions of dollars.
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9-25-2008 @ 3:12AM
Annoyed said...
wrong subject buddy, you did read the headline right?
What does john Mcain have to do with dancing with the stars.
get your politics out of here and where they belong.
9-25-2008 @ 9:58AM
alex said...
Thanks..well said.Besides he's just a repulsive mean hateful man with his redundant hostage stories for the last 40 years. Time to bury this old crow
9-25-2008 @ 1:07AM
PS said...
I thought Warren Sapp did an amazingly good job! I hope he stays on for more dances.
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9-25-2008 @ 1:57AM
Dan said...
WHO IS JACOB?
he is someone that believes every word he reads or hears.
he is obviously uneducated
he most certainly has his own agenda
he enjoys deception and distorting facts to further his own agenda
he is someone that nobody should rely on for factual information
he is someone that failed the I-.D- 10- T test
those are some of his better traits, we can't post the bad ones they're so bad. LOL
he
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9-25-2008 @ 9:59AM
alex said...
Jacob is the only one with brains on here(besides me)
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9-25-2008 @ 10:30AM
alex said...
just saw the video for the first time on here. He was pretty good! He came on, dressed with style and even looked a bit nervous. She looks like a vegas showgirl with some sleazebo outfit but he classed up her act and came off better than i imagined. i never thought in would say this..but go Warren!!
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9-25-2008 @ 2:58PM
Patrick said...
Alex ----------are you underage ? or just an idiot ?----as Jacob must be . Old Crow is a cheap whiskey, Maybe you have drank more than you can handle .
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11-10-2008 @ 11:50PM
Alan Leppen said...
Hello i am alan leppen i am 13 years old, my parents like that you and your dance partner and i would honnored if you can teach me your dance move.
p.s please bring this massage back to gmail.com,and i was a football player two months ago.
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