ABC has pulled Jimmy Kimmel's show off the air for a day because he commented on his show, in a joking manner, that if Detroit wins the NBA championship, the fans in Detroit will burn the city down. Jesus Christ, someone needs a humor transplant. He's right, the people in Detroit (and most other cities that win championships, strangely) DO riot and burn things down when their teams win. It happened in LA a couple years ago too. But talk about misplaced anger. Be bothered by the fact that people act like idiots, not by someone daring to mention that they act like idiots.
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