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A Chat with Twitter’s Sexiest Geek: Maria Palafox

We recently had the opportunity to chat at length with someone who embodies the UnderScoopFIRE mission: Get the most out of life while you can and stay true to your inner child of the 80s. The 1980s were the greatest decade in history to grow up in, and those of us who were lucky enough […]

How To Increase Google Traffic by 90% in 10 Days

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

It seems like Tim Tebow can do everything. He can work late NFL game miracles for the Denver Broncos, but can he help increase your search engine traffic? If you want him to, sure! I am in no way a web programmer. I started a personal blog this past June and had no idea what […]

How Social Media Has Changed 6PM in America

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

I‘m Ron Burgundy. Stay classy, San Diego. A line from Will Ferrell’s Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, and a comedic take on the 6PM local news anchor’s trademark nightly sign off. Perhaps the reason this movie played so well to the “children of the 80s” demographic was because most of us grew up […]

Why the World Needs Aquaman

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Fans of the erstwhile ABC show LOST certainly shared this irritation. So do sports fans. The irritation I speak of is that of a non-fan dispensing “expertise” and criticism toward a subject about which they have little or no knowledge. “The Milwaukee Brewers suck, dude.” “Oh yeah? Name 3 players.” or “LOST is the worst […]

Saved By The Bell Caption Contest Winner

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Winning caption submitted by Chris Tanski As for the prize, the winner of the random drawing for the 2012 Saved By The Bell Wall Calendar is Dustin Cantey! Thank you to everyone who participated, be on the lookout for another caption contest coming soon!!

Saved By The Bell Caption Contest: with PRIZE!

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

That’s right – this time the winner gets an actual prize! Due to the great response for our G.I.Joe caption contest, we are continuing the fun! What’s the prize, you ask? How about a fresh Saved By The Bell 2012 wall calendar? Why does such a thing exist? Who cares?! It’s real! Everyone who submits […]

The Silverhawks remind me of how spoiled I was

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

In 1985, Rankin/Bass had a hit on their hands with the Thundercats. “Hey, why don’t we make them birds instead of cats and put them in space?” Airtight. It worked for me, but it didn’t quite catch on as much as its predecessor. We discuss the Silverhawks television show, comic and Kenner toy line on […]

Most Anticipated Games of Fall 2011

by Kyle Drapeau

Welcome to the inaugural column written by Kyle “The Closer” Drapeau, a nickname coined by under..scoop..FIRE! creator @HowardTheDeck that I intend to stick with because it’s better than anything I’d try to make up. My columns are going to cover video games because I’ve been playing them since conscious thought set in when I was a […]

Fantasy Football has become a Social Network

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Think hard. Can you name anything that has grown over 60 percent in the last 4 years? The suspense has been compromised by the title of this article, but if connecting the dots isn’t your thing the answer is fantasy football. According to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association’s website, over 32 million people in the […]

4 Tips for Surviving High School

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Back to school! The time has arrived for most learning institutions to reopen for the school year, as many ‘children of the 80s’ are getting ready to send their own children off to class. Some are sending their “little ones” into high school, which can be a daunting reality. This has gotten me thinking […]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles CBGB T-Shirt

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Another cool creation by underscoopfire contributor Chris Tanski. If you missed his “Bluths” Arrested Development shirt with the Ramones-esque logo check it out here. This Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shirt in the CBGB style is a great gift for any TMNT fan. Follow this link to purchase the shirt or browse the rest of Tanski’s […]

How Fantasy Sports Explains the World – Preview

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

If you are a fan of underscoopfire.com, chances are you play or have played Fantasy Sports. If you have, it is likely that you have heard of AJ Mass, one of ESPN’s fantasy analysts. Mass has written this book, How Fantasy Sports Explains the World: What Pujols and Peyton Can Teach Us About Wookiees and Wall […]

Clark can’t be Superman, he’s too mild mannered!

Over the years I have had a love/hate relationship with Superman. I mean come on, he’s Superman for one thing. What kid doesn’t want to be him? He can fly, he is super strong and he always gets the girl. Don’t get me wrong Batman is more badass but Supes was the man, the Man […]

#SocialNetworkingFail

by Joe Zicari @SharePointJoe

Earlier this week I wrote an open letter to social networking sites. Well, today I would like to add how social networking has failed (me). A little back story, recently my friends and I did a fantasy sitcom draft. It was essentially a bunch of us picking characters from sitcoms encompassing the 1970s to the […]

A Love Letter to Matthew Berry (ESPN’s Talented Mr. Roto)

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Dear Matthew, I was going address this letter “Dear Fantasy Ne’er Do Well” or some other faux-condescending salutation as many of the ESPN Fantasy Focus emails begin, but it would not fit with the theme of this note. You are second guessed, criticized, and berated too often. Your Twitter followers harass and disrespect you. Retweeting […]

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