Second perhaps only to that New Mexico soccer player video I’ve pleasured myself to so many times, my favorite sports-related story of the year was the rumor that A-Rod has a painting of himself as a centaur hanging over his bed.  Which, for the record, would be awesome.  Naturally, when MTV interviewed Rodriguez’ girlfriend Kate Hudson, they decided to ask her about it, because there’s really else nothing interesting about her.  This was the exchange:

HUDSON: That is the craziest thing anyone has ever asked me.
MTV GUY: You’re not answering the question.
HUDSON: I would never indulge in something so ridiculous.
MTV GUY: This was in a reputable magazine.  …Us Weekly. (laughs) [Ed. Note: This is him giving you an out, dummy.]
HUDSON: That’s… No.  I don’t “indulge” in those types of stories.  As humorous as you might think they are.

Oh you don’t?  That’s so noble of you.  Keep taking the high road there, chick-who-co-stars-with-Dane-Cook-and-makes-movies-about-treasure.  If you want to defuse rumors, a simple “no” and a giggle would suffice.  As for what you just said, I’m translating it as, “Of course the rumors are true, and did you know I’m a humorless bitch?”

This picture comes courtesy of an Entertainment Weekly gallery of tattoos featuring famous people.  They provide no background information, but it would seem a rather portly gentleman had the idea of getting Patrick Swayze in centaur form tattooed on his calf.  The artwork’s not great, but the Swayze Centaur is definitely my new power animal.

Sidenote: My more modest instincts tell me they didn’t steal the famous people-animals hybrid idea from the Buseywolf or the Yokotortoise, but you never know.