Munching the Pickle

Most imitators of The Onion are weak failures that can't capture the sharp wit and subtle brutality of the original. I recently learned about a site called Sports Pickle that skewers sports news items. I've been checking it out every now and then for the past few months, and there have been mixed results on the comedy front. But this week, they've posted a true gem of an article:

AWKWARD SILENCE ENGULFS LAKERS SHOWER AFTER KOBE DROPS SOAP
An extremely awkward silence engulfed the Los Angeles Lakers locker room shower yesterday afternoon after practice when Kobe Bryant dropped his soap.

“We were all laughing and joking, talking about what we were going to do that evening and then Kobe dropped his soap and the whole shower went completely quiet,” said Shaquille O’Neal. “He was bent over, floundering around trying to pick it up and I think every one of us was thinking what might happen to him a year from now if he does that.”