This is it. It’s finally here. Super Bowl Sunday: literally the most important day in the history of life, the universe, and everything. The New England Patriots, forged in the fires of Mount Doom, depart Mordor to face off against the New York (New Jersey) Giants, a team constructed out of the remains of a UFO that crashed in 1936. This is Tom Brady versus Eli Manning people. It’s like clash of the titans, if the titans were two guys who play football and clash for money, and not ancient Greek deities, who clashed because there really wasn’t much else to do back then, what with the total lack of football and twitter. (Also not to be confused with the Tennessee Titans, who clash mainly for whiskey and terbacky.) As Barney Stinson would say, it’s going to be legen – wait for it – …

What will happen in this 2008 (2007 season) replay? Can Victor Cruz handle the pressure? Will Belichick come up with the zaniest play ever? Will Madonna have a wardrobe malfunction during the halftime show? I don’t know the answers, but I’m sure I speak for all of mankind when I say “sweet jumping Jehoshaphat I hope not” in answer to the last.

The greatest spectacle in sports (and advertising) kicks off at 6:30PM EST, following a mere, and surely inadequate, five hours of pregame. This is an open thread, so feel free to post your predictions, pick your players, or do even more things that start with the letter P.

For my part, I’ll just add that every time Tom Brady gets a Super Bowl ring, an angel gets eaten by a bear. Go Giants!

Oh yeah … DARY!

This is it. It’s finally here. Super Bowl Sunday: literally the most important day in the history of life, the universe, and everything. The New England Patriots, forged in the fires of Mount Doom, depart Mordor to face off against the New York (New Jersey) Giants, a team constructed out of the remains of a UFO that crashed in 1936. This is Tom Brady versus Eli Manning people. It’s like clash of the titans, if the titans were two guys who play football and clash for money, and not ancient Greek deities, who clashed because there really wasn’t much else to do back then, what with the total lack of football and twitter. (Also not to be confused with the Tennessee Titans, who clash mainly for whiskey and terbacky.) As Barney Stinson would say, it’s going to be legen – wait for it – …

What will happen in this 2008 (2007 season) replay? Can Victor Cruz handle the pressure? Will Belichick come up with the zaniest play ever? Will Madonna have a wardrobe malfunction during the halftime show? I don’t know the answers, but I’m sure I speak for all of mankind when I say “sweet jumping Jehoshaphat I hope not” in answer to the last.

The greatest spectacle in sports (and advertising) kicks off at 6:30PM EST, following a mere, and surely inadequate, five hours of pregame. This is an open thread, so feel free to post your predictions, pick your players, or do even more things that start with the letter P.

For my part, I’ll just add that every time Tom Brady gets a Super Bowl ring, an angel gets eaten by a bear. Go Giants!

Oh yeah … DARY!

The AFC Championship game is over, the NFC underway. Fresh from punishing Tebow in an act of evil unmatched since the time of Sauron, the New England Patriots, who go by the street name ‘Snake’, used black magic and human sacrifice to cause a Ravens’ missed field goal in the final seconds of the game, thereby sealing their trip to both the Super Bowl, and a much hotter place.

At the time of this post, it’s 10-7 Giants at halftime in the NFC Championship game. I think I speak for all of mankind when I say that if the Giants beat the 49ers, it probably means 2012 really is the apocalypse, and we probably deserve it.

Enjoy it while you can, folks. Football will soon be over, and we’ll enter the dark times known throughout history as The Offseason; and then oh, what benighted souls are we.

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The AFC Championship game is over, the NFC underway. Fresh from punishing Tebow in an act of evil unmatched since the time of Sauron, the New England Patriots, who go by the street name ‘Snake’, used black magic and human sacrifice to cause a Ravens’ missed field goal in the final seconds of the game, thereby sealing their trip to both the Super Bowl, and a much hotter place.

At the time of this post, it’s 10-7 Giants at halftime in the NFC Championship game. I think I speak for all of mankind when I say that if the Giants beat the 49ers, it probably means 2012 really is the apocalypse, and we probably deserve it.

Enjoy it while you can, folks. Football will soon be over, and we’ll enter the dark times known throughout history as The Offseason; and then oh, what benighted souls are we.

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What a weekend of football this has been so far, with glory and sorrow in equal parts. The painful performance put in last night by Tebow and the Broncos was all the more frustrating for following one of the most exciting post-season games of all time. The New England Patriots, history’s greatest monsters, took the Broncos to the woodshed and beat them about the head, neck, chest, shoulders and arms. Afterward, the Pats took to the streets to burn down the Broncos’ homes, steal their cars, and ritualistically burn them in effigy, before at last settling down for a meal comprised mainly of kittens.

Contrast that with the 49ers victory over the villainous Saints, a game that saw the lead change four times in the final three or so minutes. It was a painful loss for Drew Brees, one hopes. I can picture him now, somewhere on Bourbon street, drinking a Drew Brees (which comes with a lovely little umbrella) and muttering “who dat” hopefully to passers-by.

Today, the Texans take on the Ravens, and Giants v. Packers make us face that eternal question: which really is the lesser of two evils? Post your predictions in the comments if you dare. And in this great land of freedom and football, never forget: if your team doesn’t make the grade, this was a rebuilding year!

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What a weekend of football this has been so far, with glory and sorrow in equal parts. The painful performance put in last night by Tebow and the Broncos was all the more frustrating for following one of the most exciting post-season games of all time. The New England Patriots, history’s greatest monsters, took the Broncos to the woodshed and beat them about the head, neck, chest, shoulders and arms. Afterward, the Pats took to the streets to burn down the Broncos’ homes, steal their cars, and ritualistically burn them in effigy, before at last settling down for a meal comprised mainly of kittens.

Contrast that with the 49ers victory over the villainous Saints, a game that saw the lead change four times in the final three or so minutes. It was a painful loss for Drew Brees, one hopes. I can picture him now, somewhere on Bourbon street, drinking a Drew Brees (which comes with a lovely little umbrella) and muttering “who dat” hopefully to passers-by.

Today, the Texans take on the Ravens, and Giants v. Packers make us face that eternal question: which really is the lesser of two evils? Post your predictions in the comments if you dare. And in this great land of freedom and football, never forget: if your team doesn’t make the grade, this was a rebuilding year!

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Democratic National Committee Chairwoman, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, has released the following statement [via CNN] calling for Rep. Anthony Weiner [D-NY] to resign in light of his recent moral and ethical challenges.

“It is with great disappointment that I call on Representative Anthony Weiner to resign. The behavior he has exhibited is indefensible and Representative Weiner’s continued service in Congress is untenable. This sordid affair has become an unacceptable distraction for Representative Weiner, his family, his constituents and the House – and for the good of all, he should step aside and address those things that should be most important – his and his family’s well-being.”

Well then…

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Democratic National Committee Chairwoman, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, has released the following statement [via CNN] calling for Rep. Anthony Weiner [D-NY] to resign in light of his recent moral and ethical challenges.

“It is with great disappointment that I call on Representative Anthony Weiner to resign. The behavior he has exhibited is indefensible and Representative Weiner’s continued service in Congress is untenable. This sordid affair has become an unacceptable distraction for Representative Weiner, his family, his constituents and the House – and for the good of all, he should step aside and address those things that should be most important – his and his family’s well-being.”

Well then…

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In the video above, Pat Sajak‘s twitter “process” is revealed, in all its hipness.

Via @PatSajak, of course.

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In the video above, Pat Sajak‘s twitter “process” is revealed, in all its hipness.

Via @PatSajak, of course.

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