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Get Your Bendict Arnold LeBron Fathead

Jul 9, 2010, 8:00 PM UTC

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â†µHell hath no fury like Dan Gilbert scorned. The Cavs’ owner became internet famous with his comic sans diatribe against the “cowardly betrayal” of a guy deciding to play somewhere other than Cleveland…â†µ

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â†µâ†µ…and when someone is cheesed off enough to fire off a letter in the font equivalent of, well, the 2010-11 Cavaliers, he’s not going to stop at a strongly worded letter. He’s going to take the company that makes Fatheads, which he owns, and he is going to reference American history on your ass. â†µ

â†µâ†µBehold the slightly clever, slightly sad revenge of Dan Gilbert! â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥â†µâ‡¥And for this new generation of LBJ haters there also are bargain prices available on LeBron Fatheads -- at least those of him in a Cavaliers uniform. They have been marked down drastically on the Fathead website, from $99.99 to $17.41.â†µâ‡¥

â†µâ†µâ†µ17.41 is an odd price. What could have happened in 1741 that is relevant today?â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥â†µâ‡¥July 15 – Alexei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska. He sends some men aboard in a longboat, making them the first Europeans to visit Alaska.â†µâ‡¥

â†µâ†µâ†µGilbert could be making an obtuse statement about Sarah Palin. Or: â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥â†µâ‡¥William Browning invents mineral water.â†µâ‡¥

â†µâ†µâ†µIt could be a sponsorship thing. Or:â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥â†µâ‡¥Ongoing events: War of Jenkins’ Earâ†µâ‡¥

â†µâ†µâ†µWhich has nothing to do with anything but is the War of Jenkins’ Ear. Or: â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥â†µâ‡¥BIRTHS: January 14 – Benedict Arnold, American Revolutionary War general and traitor (d. 1801)â†µâ‡¥

â†µâ†µâ†µThat might be it. A traitor is born, and Cleveland will never be the same, or rather it will just be the same as always. At least they’re not Detroit.â†µ

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