Armchair Playmaker » Images http://armchairplaymaker.com Discussing The Best and Worst of Both Rugby Codes Fri, 01 Oct 2010 06:07:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Springboks, We’re Really Happy for You … http://armchairplaymaker.com/2009/09/springboks-were-really-happy-for-you.html http://armchairplaymaker.com/2009/09/springboks-were-really-happy-for-you.html#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:04:00 +0000 admin http://armchairplaymaker.com/http:/armchairplaymaker.com/2009/09/springboks-were-really-happy-for-you.html In the wake of this week’s big music scandal over Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards (which even got the U.S. President’s attention), we decided we’d better get in on the fun everyone is having with photo and video spoofs of the event. Considering that the Springboks clinched their first Tri-Nations series win since 2004 this past Saturday, Armchair Playmaker couldn’t help but imagine what things might have been like had West been around to comment:

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If you think that joke has already grown old, then at least you can enjoy these highlights from the match:

]]> http://armchairplaymaker.com/2009/09/springboks-were-really-happy-for-you.html/feed 0 ACP Commemorates Historic Political Moment http://armchairplaymaker.com/2009/01/commemorates-historic-political.html http://armchairplaymaker.com/2009/01/commemorates-historic-political.html#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:51:00 +0000 admin http://armchairplaymaker.com/http:/armchairplaymaker.com/2009/01/acp-commemorates-historic-political-moment.html The items featured on Armchair Playmaker tend to stay clear of political issues, rugby-related and otherwise. All the same, today’s inauguration of United States President Barack Obama is a historical event the world over, whether you voted in the U.S. election or not (or, if you voted in it, whether you voted for Obama or not). Given the special day, a departure from the site’s focus (sort of) seemed appropriate.

To recognize the event, Armchair Playmaker presents its own (playful, but with no disrepect in mind) tribute in the form of a rugby-related response to the famous blue-and-red Obama portrain image created by Shepard Fairey (feel free to save and share, or create your own using any image at Paste Magazine’s “Obamicon me” site):

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