Fan gets hit by foul ball while Facebooking

One of the first things you learn when playing sports is to KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL. This also applies when watching sports, especially when you are in danger of getting hit by flying objects during the game.

Travis Decker completely ignored this keen advice last Friday at the Reds vs. Padres game. Instead of watching an exciting game of baseball he was updating his facebook status, when out of the blue came a foul ball which gave him a little more than a 'Poke'.

Michael Phelps banned from entering the UK for the 2012 Olympics

UK immigration officials have announced that multi-gold winning US swimmer, Michael Phelps, will not be permitted to enter Britain to compete in the 2012 London Olympics due to his history of drug use.

Phelps hears the news of his UK ban

Slap the Penguin's Second Anniversary

July 2012 is a very exciting month for the crew at Slap the Penguin, and not because we are fans of the Olympic Games. This July marks the second anniversary of Slap the Penguin across it's many (two) incarnations.

Awww, thanks. How thoughtful of you

July Caption Contest

A new month means a new picture and hopefully a new funny caption. I have done my part, now it is up to you to add your unique brand of humor to an otherwise ordinary image.

The winner of the June contest can be seen at the bottom of this post.