“Is Fidel Castro dead yet?” my son asks.

“No,” I say, “as far as I know he’s still alive. Why do you care?”

“Fidel Castro is the most Communistic Communist in the history of Communist Communism. And I have him in a death pool.”

“When do you need him to die?”

“Like . . . right now.”

“Do you have anyone else in your death pool?”

“Maurice Clarett.”

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Maurice Clarett was charged Tuesday with lying about items stolen from a car he had been driving.

Clarett was charged with misdemeanor falsification, city attorney spokesman Scott Varner said. If convicted, Clarett would face up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.

— ESPN.com, Sept. 9, 2003

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