Opening the Hot Clicks Mailbag

I know the whole Rick-Roll'd thing has kind of run it's course, but I was a part of a humorous incident yesterday. Some frosh sent a political e-mail to everyone on the campus, prompting a rash of "reply all" e-mails complaining about people sending e-mails to everyone. One of my friends decided to disguise a Rick Roll as a link to a news site with an article concerning the e-mail. By the time I got the e-mail, there were multiple e-mails from administration condemning the "malware" that had been included and the link had been blocked on campus as "adult content." Now my buddy has an appointment to find out what his fine will be, but he claims it was totally worth it.
-- Jeff Kirkpatrick, Hatfield, Pa

I know exactly the Rick Roll link your friend used because Hot Clicks readers have nailed me with it a few times in the past and it totally sucks because the only way to stop the Rick Roll is to shut down your computer. But since, we always love a good Rick Roll story, we'll even promote the facebook group page that commemorates this event.

I finally got to see what all the hype was about regarding Erin Andrews. Living in Singapore, we don't get much American football at all, never mind college games. I had seen the photos of Erin on your site but had never seen her on TV. On Saturday, ESPN re-played the Colorado vs. West Virginia game and Erin was on the sidelines. I had to wait until the end of the first half to see her interview one of the coaches. Wow! Now I know why Hot Clicks is such a fan. The photos do not do her justice. Keep up the good work! Love the column and all the links.
-- Grant, Singapore

Just when we thought Erin Andrews couldn't get any more popular...

I didn't watch the Emmy's, but this has to go down as the hottest pair of award presenter's in the history of television.
-- Randy, Somerville, Mass

Here's even more for you.

I was thinking this week that Sarah Palin's story sounds an awful lot like the movie Eddie, in which Whoopi Goldberg becomes coach of the Knicks.

"Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre record when, in mid-season, "Wild Bill" Burgess, the new owner, as a public relations gimmick, stages an 'honorary coach' contest, which Eddie wins. The fans love it, so "Wild Bill" fires the coach and hires her. She takes the bunch of overpaid prima donnas that make up the team and turns them around. But the owner hopes to move the team, now the darling of the New York fans, to St. Louis. He may OWN the team, but it BELONGS to the city and the fans!"

Sarah is a moose hunting hockey mom and a fanatic in the Republican Party. The party is struggling with a terrible record (for the past eight seasons) when John "Maverick" McCain, the new Presidential nominee, as a public relations gimmick, stages an 'honorary VP' contest. The fans love it, so "Maverick" puts her out front. She vows to take a bunch of Washington elite, corrupt, out-of-touch, politicians and turns them around. But the REAL nominee hopes to move the party, now re-energized by the new darling VP, more toward the center (not much but it fits the movie description better). He may OWN the nomination, but the party BELONGS to Sarah Barracuda!
-- Jeremiah, Sacramento

I've never seen Eddie, and I can't really discuss politics here, but when someone writes something this creative and detailed, I feel it should be shared.