Terrell Owens and Ochocinco fighting on Twitter ~ Welcome to the Jungle...

Welcome to the Jungle...

What is going on between Chad Ochocinco and Terrell Owens?!?!  I just hopped on Twitter and this is what I saw...

I'm doing a copy paste of their tweets so spelling is their's not mine...  Plus, I'll try to update as they post... 

• ochocinco  @terrellowens Man its your f_cking fault my QB is retiring, I should whoop your ass cause they're blaming me you f_cking Diva!!!
• terrellowens  @ochocinco I should whoop ur a** 4 asking me 2 come 2 Cincy! Yeh it's my fault tht he's retiring but not if I woulda had 15 TDs instead of 9
• terrellowens  @ochocinco And so much ur "Batman & Robin" idea!!
• ochocinco  @terrellowens F_ck yo touchdowns we went 4-12 and now my QB is leaving and they blaming me,you taking 50% of the blame for this sh_t!!!
• ochocinco  Cincinnati Bengals rock!!! Anybody that doesn't like us F_ck you and the horse you rode in on!!! Who F_cking Dey!!!

Needless to say this definitely caught my attention.  All this about Carson Palmer and the Cincinnati Bengals...


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Carson Palmer retirement watch ~ Bengals, Touchdown Jesus, and Prep Clothing

I'm going to switch gears for a minute and go back to football.  No, I don't want to talk about the labor talks and negotiations.  I want to talk about Carson Palmer.  I saw that Carson Palmer, quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals, wants out of Cincinnati.  I think I also saw that he more or less gave management an ultimatum ~ trade me or I'm retiring. 

Well, I want to know when the retirement party is going to be held.  I haven't really kept up with the Bengals.  In 2007, I took my mom to see a Monday Night Football game.  The New England Patriots were in Cincinnati, and I had wanted to see the new Paul Brown Stadium.  The Bengals lost that game and ended the season wit a record of 7-9.

Carson Palmer has been the Bengals quarterback since 2004.  This past season the Bengals were 4-12. 

I remember before this past season started.  I was excited to see what the Bengals with Chad Ochocinco and Terrell Owens could do.  I expected the balls to be flying and I expected to see touchdowns.

Touchdowns.

I'm originally from a suburb of Dayton, Ohio.  I'm used to driving south (i.e. through Monroe, OH) on the way to Cincinnati and seeing the Touchdown Jesus on the left side of the road.  Just last summer Touchdown Jesus was struck by lightning and caught on fire.  If I remember correctly, I was in Los Angeles for the NBA Finals and doing my MLB All-Star Mickey Mouse Scavenger Hunt.  Don't know what I'm talking about?  Here's a video.

Ownership turned down Palmer's request for a trade, and it looks like Palmer is putting his house up for sale.  If you ask me, he should stop talking to realtors and practice throwing the football.  Bengals fans are going to need him to perform next year in Cincinnati as a Bengal.

As for Touchdown Jesus, you can buy a shirt from Prep Clothing with Touchdown Jesus on it.  The soft, comfortable shirt can serve a dual purpose if/when you wear it to the game(s) to help root Palmer along. 

Let's be real...  A little divine intervention couldn't hurt the Bengals' cause.

Actually, pick one up even if you're not a Bengals fan...  A touchdown is still a touchdown!

**** In the interest of full disclosure, I received my Touchdown Jesus shirt gratis. However, I really like the product and am happy to promote it and the company.


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Follow your favorite athletes on Twitter

If you're not following your favorite athletes on Twitter, you're a fool. 

In this day and age, celebrities and athletes use Twitter to connect with their fans.  As opposed to having thousands of "friends" in their business, it's easier for them to put out their own messages in tweets.  Everything from ticket give-aways, autographed pictures, jerseys, etc. is up for grabs for the lucky trivia winners or quick responders. 

Larry Fitzgerald has contests for his fans to win autographed items.  Chad Ochocinco will tell you when and where he's having lunch.  Serena Williams has tweeted that it may not have been the smartest move on her part to go through an airport carrying a tennis racquet, if she wanted to go unnoticed. 

Earlier today (i.e. and 25 minutes ago) I saw the following tweet from THE_REAL_SHAQ, "send me links 2 ur fav dance videos n I will give @celtics home opener tix & jersey to my fav 1. must include #shaqvs".

You can add Shaquille O'Neal at the following URL: http://twitter.com/THE_REAL_SHAQ
You can add Larry Fitzgerald at the following URL: http://twitter.com/Lfitzgerald11
You can add Serena Williams at the following URL: http://twitter.com/serenawilliams
You can add Chad Ochocinco at the following URL: http://twitter.com/OGOchoCinco

I've seen Shaq at Disney World before and he is just one of the many fun-loving and humorous people (i.e. athletes, entertainers, writers, friends) who I follow.  His tweets make me laugh.  Get in on the action, create your own network, and tweet people.  What are you waiting for?!?!

To get you started, here's a URL for a site that provides a directory of Twitter users:  http://twitter-athletes.com/index.cfm.  From what I can tell they verify the accounts, but of course use your common sense. 

As a bonus (i.e. since Justin Bieber is on Shaq Vs tonight, here's a picture for you of LIL WIRK, when she was a wee-little girl.  Notice the "Bieber" haircut, before the Bieber fever even existed! 

Yes, indeed, a woman ahead of her time :-P


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