NOT JUST ANOTHER DMITRI YOUNG FAT JOKE

The Big Lead found this 7/21/2008 on www.nationalsenquirer.com [flag]

A while ago, The Nationals Enquirer promised to stop making fat jokes jokes about Dmitri Young's weight issues, you know, since diabetes is no laughing matter and all. But with news of Da Meathook's trip to the 15-day DL to get his diabetes under control again after a blood-sugar scare this weekend, we''ll leave the fat jokes up to Jim Bowden, who proves that even with his own job possibly ... [link]

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PM Roundup: Covering Laker Girl Auditions
Published 7/21/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
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