The Awesomest Losers in Sports Movie History!!!

Just because they didn´t come out on top doesn´t mean they weren´t winners in our book.
1. Kingpin—Roy Munson
"A one-pin victory, for Ernie McCracken!" And so ended the dramatic, but ultimately fruitless journey of the adversity-smashing, sack-tearing, impacted-excrement-dislodging Roy Munson, who made it back to the bigs of bowling only to lose to his nemesis “Big Ern” when stakes were at their highest. This wasn’t the first time in a movie where the bad guy won, but it was the first time we weren´t happy about it.
2. Air Bud—The team that loses
We have to respect the team that lost to Bud for not cheating when doing so would have been temptingly easy. They could´ve cooked up a rib-eye steak on the sideline, taped pictures of cats over their groins, or even put a dog on their own team, laughing as the two involuntarily licked each other’s danglers. It’s what we would have done.
3. Happy Gilmore—Shooter McGavin
Shooter: I eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast.
Happy: You eat pieces of shit for breakfast?
´Nuff said.
4. Rocky III—Clubber Lang
After watching him verbally castrate Rocky, inadvertently kill Mickey, and sexily proposition Adrian, we had ourselves a well-rounded villain we could really get behind. Not to mention a villain with a rounded behind—GRRROWWWLLL!!!
5. Bloodsport—The Asian dude
Bolo Yeung had this touching ability to ripple his pecs that was as hypnotizing as it was unsettling. But more impressively, he was only two months away from his 50th birthday during filming. He looked like a freakin´ teenager, meanwhile Jean-Claude Van Damme isn´t even 50 now, and he looks like the gear shift knob on a Plymouth Duster.
6. Caddyshack—Judge Smails
Sure, he was a dick. And if you had his money, you´d be one too. We can only hope to reach such proportions of uncontained fury when we´re 400.
7. Over the Top—Bob "Bull" Hurley
How can anyone forget professional arm wrestling´s salad days, when arenas from coast to coast were packed with fans rabid for the next match! OK...so that never happened, and Over the Top was just a trucker-trash bootleg of the Rocky series, but man, the quotes from Hurley were fucking awesome: “I drive truck, break arms, and arm wrestle. It´s what I love to do.
8. The Bad New Bears—The Bad News Bears
Watching this movie reminds us how amazing the ´70s were. It wasn’t about disco or hippy dipshits, it was about fully grown men—drunk out of their minds—driving kids around in convertibles with no seat belts. The current generation of “here’s a trophy for trying” is going to become adults one day, but with any luck we’ll be drowning in boiling oceans before that happens
9. The Karate Kid—Johnny Lawrence
Nine years passed before we realized Ralph Macchio was the protagonist in this thing. All Johnny wanted was to defend Reseda, California against an influx of whiny, migrant Jersey hard-ons, and being felled by a dippy crane kick was an insult tantamount to Tom Brady having to bed Peyton Manning´s groupies.
10. No Holds Barred—Zeus

Zeus was the ultimate bad-guy wrestler; he did time for killing a guy in the ring and spent the last five years working out all his rage in the weight room. At 6’8” with that crazy lazy eye, he was a gigantic, mentally retarded killing machine whose only dialogue the whole movie came when he whispered "Zeus" after maiming 20 yokels in a country bar.

Top 10 Strange & Unusual Japanese Police Stations!!!

"Koban", or Japanese Police Boxes, are commonly found on street corners in cities or towns, large or small, across Japan. Not to be confused with the "Doctor Who" style police call boxes formerly common in Great Britain, Japanese Koban are larger, display a red light and five-pointed gold police badge outside - and often feature unusual styling... here are the Top Ten!

1) Jewel of the Ginza Strip

This koban may be the most famous in Japan, being as it's located in the heart of the pricey Ginza shopping district. The classic red brick facade reminds one of the old Tokyo Station while the conical roof with spire is, well, distinctive in its own right. (via Wikipedia)

2) Op Art or Cop Art?

Not sure where this koban is, but it certainly looks modern and artistic! Perhaps it was built buy an architectural design firm during the free-spending days of the Japanese economic bubble, which burst in 1989-90. (via WUSTL)

3) Chinatown Cop Shop

Here's a koban from Yokohama's famous Chinatown. Most street-corner koban are designed to hold just a couple of police officers, so this one is larger than usual and boasts a pair of red lights instead of only one. (via PhotoPass Japan)

4) Seaside Station

The Hachinohe Chuo Koban in Japan's northern Aomori prefecture displays a seaside motif with blue & white "boat" detailing accented with what appear to be stylized seagulls. Just one more way Japanese koban try to present a friendly face to the public. (via Wikimedia)

5) New Blockhouse on the Block

This older style koban in the town of Tsukishima features a block-house design that some people find off-putting, considering the reputation of koban as welcoming places where citizens can go for help, ask directions or the like. This one displays the International Red Cross symbol indicating medical assistance is available if needed. (via kitada.com)

6) Rocketship Lock-up

Looking weather-beaten and somewhat the worse for wear, this dynamic koban displays elements of Space Age styling from the late 1950s. The minimalist openwork roof reminds me, at least, of the bomb-shattered Atomic Dome in Hiroshima. (via Rob's Japan Photo Gallery)

7) The Dream Police

Roarfish chose this dreamy, "futuristic" koban located in peaceful Ueno Park as an example of Tokyo modern architecture. Good choice!

8) Watching over you..

Much cuter is this koban from Chiba prefecture, just east of metro Tokyo. The endearing Owl motif in its design conveys the impression of watchfulness and wisdom while still retaining that essential Japanese commodity - cuteness! (via Ohka Lab)

9) A Streetcar Named Perspire

I don't envy the pair of policemen who have to inhabit this tiny koban, especially on a hot summer day and regardless of the AC unit on the roof! Resembling a miniature streetcar crossed with an old-fashioned hot-dog stand, this cramped and confining (yet undeniably cute) koban at least keeps the officers well placed to observe passing traffic! (via Bookmice )

10) Cop-per Roofed

Talk about small... this may be the tiniest koban in Japan as well as one of the oldest! Koban trace their origins to the early days of Tokyo (then called Edo) in the 17th century, when samurai warriors were posted at important street intersections to maintain order and intercept invading forces. This particular koban photographed by Virtual Tourist somewhere in Tokyo, only looks that old. With a pair of police bicycles parked outside, an awning for shade and an ancient loudspeaker mounted just under the eave of its patina'd bronze roof, this classic koban appears to be still in use!