results — the best thing ever: america

The latest, up-to-datest, from The Open. Sadly, two of you have been boo-byed.

Sing it with me now:

And the rockets red glaaaare
The lobs bursting in aaaaair
Gave proof through the, uhm — — fiiiiighhhht
That our flag was still therrrrre …..

Yes, it’s true. The Star-Spangled Banner in triumph doth wave, for earlier today it was ….

OLD GLORY (Serena Williams USA)
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waving boo-bye to

MARK TWAIN (Marion Bartoli FRA)
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It would seem, on closer analysis, that Mr. Twain’s primary exercise regimen of “sleeping and resting” may actually have failed him here.

Alas and Farewell, Mr. Twain!

In other court action, we had …..

GENE WILDER (Venus Williams USA)
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snatching a Golden Ticket to the Quarterfinals out of the chocolate-covered hands of

BASEBALL (Ana Ivanovic SRB)
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Summer’s over, boys! Toodle-loo, Baseball!

Now …. let’s observe a moment of silence for Mark Twain and Baseball, valiant warriors each, apart from the not exercising and excessive chocolate eating. Still. They were each some kind of warrior here. Valiant/foolhardy. Potato/Potawto.

Any Boo-Byes, gentlemen?

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