One of the most popular recurring features of TLO's early days was the occasionally appearance of Cardboard Jim Traber, the cardboard cutout version of the obnoxious and thin-skinned sports talk host.
Way back when, I had a friend that worked for Totally Wireless (remember them?), and as part of their advertisements for Regular Jim's tv show, "Loud Dude Yelling And Grunting," each store had a cardboard cutout of Jim. One day after hours, being young and dumb, my buddy and I smuggled Cardboard Jim Traber out of the store. I wasn't sure what exactly what I'd do with him, I sent to Patrick and Clark Matthews asking for ideas: