There's really no way for us to prepare you for the mind-blowing experience that you're about to go through. Er, OK, maybe that's not entirely true. If you've read the headline for this story, then you're probably at least a little prepared. But still, get ready to wrap your brain around the most fascinating news you'll hear this week.
Barstool Sports decided to punch JRSmith.com into their Web browser recently to see what kinds of things J.R. Smith has posted on his website. But as it turns out, the Cavaliers player doesn't own the site. Instead, it's owned by the Jay R. Smith Mfg. Co., an organization that was founded back in 1926 by a guy named Jay L. Smith. Jay R. Smith assumed ownership of the company in 1942, though, and, blah blah blah, long story short, JRSmith.com is now a plumbing website that specializes in—youuuuu guessed it—selling pipes! Lots and lots of pipes.
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MINDS BLOWN.
Somehow, the company hasn't changed their slogan to "You trying to get the pipe?" yet. They also haven't hired the other "J.R." Smith to be their official celebrity endorser. And those both seem like gigantic fails to us. But we'll let it slide simply because they've allowed JRSmith.com to become a literal shrine to pipes, and the world is a much better place today because of it.
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[via Barstool Sports]
