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Josh Fogg's Pennies, Starring Richard Pryor

Yesterday, we learned that Ken Griffey paid off his debt to Josh Fogg in American pennies. Maybe Griffey lost a bet. "Hey, Ken! I bet you won't lug $1500 in pennies into my locker to pay off a bet (the one I am currently proposing to you right now)!" That's right. A nested, self-swallowing bet.

Sorry, didn't mean to make your head explode.

On the bright side, your face might be on a penny someday!

Okay, I'm done. Today's Dugout is after the jump.

The Dugout

HouseOfJoshAndFogg: /opens locker

**OnlineHost** Josh Fogg's locker is filled with $1500 worth of pennies.

Elijah_Price: pfffft ahahahaha

Sorry. Had to clear out all your other stuff, there wasn't enough room.

HouseOfJoshAndFogg: What am I supposed to wear? Where's my hat?

Elijah_Price: Hmm, I don't know. Hey Arroyo, can you help out Fogg? Have you seen his hat?

ArroyoFlush: I don't know, I haven't heard much from it ever since it came out with "Slow Ride."

Elijah_Price: Jokes an' jokes!

ArroyoFlush: /thrusts crotch

HouseOfJoshAndFogg: Guys, this isn't funny.

Elijah_Price: All right, fine. If you can find a way to get rid of all these pennies before tonight's game, I'll give you another $1500 in $100 bills. You'll double your bet.

Elijah_Price: And no throwing them away, either. It's a violation of federal law. I don't need the Treasury Department poking around in this clubhouse. My skeleton is infused with molten nickels.

HouseOfJoshAndFogg: Fine. Fine, I can do this.

HouseOfJoshAndFogg: /slips two pennies in loafers

Elijah_Price: Wait, take out another penny. David Weathers is around here somewhere.

ArroyoFlush: /thrusts crotch

Elijah_Price: I'm on fire.

149,997 pennies to go, friend.

HouseOfJoshAndFogg: /hastily constructs "Coins of the States" cardboard display, sticks penny in each state, throws in envelope, writes grandfather's address on front

Elijah_Price: That doesn't make any sense. Pennies don't correspond by state.

HouseOfJoshAndFogg: uh

all right

/scrawls "dada art: handle with care " on front, tosses in mailbox

Elijah_Price: Shouldn't that be "grand-dada art"?

ArroyoFlush: /thrusts crotch

HouseOfJoshAndFogg: damn it you guys

Okay, get in the car.

**OnlineHost** Ken Griffey and Josh Fogg have left the chatroom.

**OnlineHost** Hours later...

**OnlineHost** Ken Griffey and Josh Fogg have entered the chatroom.

HouseOfJoshAndFogg: ok I have played every single "win a chalupa" game in every single Taco Bell in the city and still have like 110,000 pennies to go

Elijah_Price: Yeah, and you cured muscular dystrophy, emphysema, leukemia, and spina bifida in the process. What say you, Arroyo?

ArroyoFlush: /thrusts crotch

Elijah_Price: yeah yeah yeah yeah!

HouseOfJoshAndFogg: What's left? How else can I possibly spend these things?

HouseOfJoshAndFogg: Wait.

Arroyo, go tell Dusty you've ruined his career.

ArroyoFlush: ok

ArroyoFlush: Coach, you have ruined my career!

HouseOfJoshAndFogg: /grabs box of pennies, winds up

BakersDozen: Ha! If only I had a nickel for every time I heard that! I would have a whole lot of nickels!

HouseOfJoshAndFogg: DAMN IT DAMN IT DAMN IT

HouseOfJoshAndFogg: That's it. Only one thing left to do.

HouseOfJoshAndFogg: Roll back the stone.

Elijah_Price: ROLL BACK THE STONE

ArroyoFlush: /walks to end of clubhouse, rolls away massive boulder

hi pete!

charlie_hustle: /looks up from solitaire game, stands up from card table

Hey fellas!

charlie_hustle: Sorry, it's a lil' dusty in here, there isn't much light or air circulation in here! Want me to play baseball? Want me to say "sorry" for money?

HouseOfJoshAndFogg: Can I pay you $1100.13 in pennies to, uh...

any ideas guys

charlie_hustle: One ahead a'you!

/produces meat cleaver, chops off index finger, autographs cuticle

That'll be $1100.13 in pennies, please!

HouseOfJoshAndFogg: I did it! I DID IT!

/lugs over boxes of pennies

charlie_hustle: Much obliged!

/loads pennies into massive safe

HouseOfJoshAndFogg: So...you're not going to go exchange them for bills or anything?

charlie_hustle: Nope! Future's in the penny! The economy's a sinkin' ship, fellas, and when the bombs go off I'll be laughin' all the way to the grain co-op!

charlie_hustle: I'm keepin' these coins!

Elijah_Price: /clears throat

You have participated in a variety of acts which have saved the change, and you must now live with the consequences of those acts.

charlie_hustle: d'awww union-jacks

ArroyoFlush: /thrusts crotch

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