Monday Blogdome: Photoshop, Twitter and controversy, together at last

Ryan Babel loves to Tweet. He does it constantly and sometimes, that gets him in trouble. This is one of those times. Referee Howard Webb once again brought on accusations of being a Manchester United fan when he awarded a very questionable and decisive penalty in the first minute of Man United’s 1-0 win over Liverpool in their FA Cup third-round match. So, Babel Tweeted an image of an old Manchester United shirt Photoshopped onto Webb’s body. But since Twitter is now considered a source of official statements of the utmost seriousness, that image soon became news and now Babel could be punished by the FA. [Dirty Tackle]

• Josh Scanlan’s Bowling Shot: Man Bowls Amazing Strike In USBC Team USA Bowling Trials. Josh Scanlan pulled off an unbelievable shot in the tenth frame at the USBC Team USA bowling trials in Henderson, Nev. After he tossed the ball into the air, it bounced off the left gutter and into the lane next to his. As he peaked back to see what happened, the ball bounced off the gutter again and knocked down all of the pins in the other lane. … [Huffington Post]

• Jim Harbaugh on how much more difficult it will be for him to have as much success so quick at the next level. “Well I hope the other teams underestimate us. I’m not a proven head coach in the National Football League, but I feel like I’m with an organization, I feel I’m with an owner that’s young and extremely smart and intelligent that I can grow with, along with Trent Baalke who’s the same … “ [Sports Radio Interviews]

• Jim Carrey Puts Mila Kunis’ Black Swan To Shame. As you may have heard, this little movie called Black Swan came out a few weeks ago. It stars Natalie Portman as a crazy, lesbian-fantasizing ballerina, Mila Kunis as a Manic Pixie Dream Girl, and, in addition to having costumes designed by Rodarte, it’s obviously the most terrifying, most well acted, most beautiful movie ever made. Which is why Jim Carrey’s soulful rendition of the film’s title dance on SNL is absolutely hilarious. … [Styleite]

• Columnist Apologizes For Joke About Coach’s Face, Which Was Disfigured As A Child. Gainesville (FL) Sun columnist Pat Dooley needed to use an analogy to describe the poor condition of the turf at Arrowhead Stadium during yesterday’s Chiefs-Ravens game, and he ended up making one of the first major media gaffes of 2011. @pat_dooley why does kansas city’s field look like Frank Beamer’s face? Uh, yeah..that’s not funny. [SportsGrid]

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