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Articles by Sarah D. Bunting

The Vine: November 9, 2007
November 9, 2007 – 11:28 AM | 56 Comments

Hi Sars,
I am wondering if you or any of your readers have any ideas about where I could find a nice plain pair of cotton pajamas…you know, the “old man” kind that has the long-sleeved …

He’s A Five-Tool Player…Except For The “Five-” Part. Aaaaaand The “Player” Part.
November 7, 2007 – 7:16 PM | 20 Comments
He’s A Five-Tool Player…Except For The “Five-” Part.  Aaaaaand The “Player” Part.

“Omar Moreno better not be ganking my Fruit Roll-Ups.   I will break a bitch’s neck, I swear to God.”
A trifecta of interesting A-Rod reading for you: ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick on the five big questions …

30 Rockmato
November 6, 2007 – 1:59 PM | 46 Comments

The TWoP site director asked me to do a little write-up for TWoP of my adventures on Friday — presumably in exchange for disrupting the office — and you can read it here. When you’ve …

TN Fall Contest: Prizing Notification Phase
November 6, 2007 – 1:33 PM | No Comment

Emails have begun to go out notifying winners of their eligibility. We did have some issues earlier with my email going into spam filters and whatnot, so keep an eye out.

Monday afternoon round-up
November 5, 2007 – 6:09 PM | 12 Comments

A few short ends here, since I’ve been up to my ears all day…
Thanks to reader Bryan M. for tipping me to an update in the West Memphis Three case. The site has a clickable …

TN Fall Contest: The Wrap-Up
November 5, 2007 – 4:42 PM | 9 Comments

Kudos for you guys from Jerry Yang’s blog, the Six Apart blog, and Federated Media. Well done, folks.

Tomato Dance: The Video
November 5, 2007 – 12:21 AM | 74 Comments

Woo hoo!
Super-thanks to my bro for cutting the footage so fast. Super-non-thanks to my chins for…being myriad, and to myself for not wearing makeup in the morning. Man is that hat unflattering.
The dance itself is …

Warning: Tomato May Contain Felines
November 4, 2007 – 5:04 PM | 4 Comments
Warning: Tomato May Contain Felines

…Aw.
Logistical updates: 1) Prizing is still on hold; I’m waiting for word about a couple more prizes before I start picking the winners.   You can find the updated prize list by clicking on the …

Sadie The Fire Safety Tomato Says: “Drink!”
November 2, 2007 – 5:54 PM | 12 Comments

Loki Lounge. 5th Ave. and 2nd St. in the BK. Mr. S and the Couch Baron attending. Tomato costume now festooned with cat hair. Your chance to appear in a video montage. Juuuuust sayin’.
“Enough with …

Updated Tomato Stats
November 2, 2007 – 5:28 PM | 15 Comments

people not named Will Forte who thought I was an apple: 5
people not named Will Forte who asked if I forgot what day Halloween is/was dressing up late: 6
times Will Forte did each of those …