Courtesy Reminder #2

Yo! Picks are due tomorrow, Thursday November 29, by dinnertime. Don't wait.



“It looks like they didn’t have enough offenders to defend defensively.”
-Tony Siragusa

Week 12

Thinking tonight's game featuring the Steelers vs. the Dead Fishes might be unintentionally hilarious, I made plans to do something more entertaining, like catalog toast recipes. Then, as so often happens, Kelly coerced me to the couch, took over the remote, and basically forced me to watch football. There wasn't a thing I could do about it.

This was a good thing®, as any game played in slop instantly makes it interesting and memorable. Steve Krier might be curious about the Steelers' placekicker, who accounted for the only points tonight and put Steve in first ahead of the Dean/Marlene tandem. So yeah. Steve, this is the guy who saved your bacon with football's first underwater field goal. Drink it in, baby, and congratulations to this week's winners.

In case you were wondering, the results of last Thursday's Turkey Bowl: Joe's Yellow Blackbirds 42, Gary's Pink Elephants 7. The two all-time quarterbacks threw a combined total of at least nine interceptions against about eight combined pass completions. Both of us were promptly contacted by Ron Turner of the...nevermind.

Overall, Tulloch is putting the heat on Brother Jim, whose once safe 20-something lead has dwindled to SIX. And right behind Rick is Team Lanning. Beware those Lannings. That whole cute-as-a-button thing the girls have going hides a menacing force that is not to be trifled with.

Reminder

Picks Picks Picks! Deadline tomorrow morning, 10:00 CST. Happy T-Day, y'allz.

That's a Rap. Wrap. Whatever.

The news came fast and furious today. Mike Vick turned himself in to Tommy Lee Jones and started his time on ice. Cato June (of the Bucs) busted for DWI. Football players with "Henry" in their name finding all kinds of trouble. And Ricky Williams is back from the Planet of Weed. The Dolphins' season might be about to get a whole lot better, regardless of whether Ricky plays or not.

Scott Rightmyre was in possession of an uncontrolled substance this weekend, such as whoopass or high-potency awesomeness. Congratulations to Scott and Cory on their 1st place victory tonight, which breaks the three week drought since they last won something.

As for second place....well, you know.

Anyone catch the guy at Lambeau on TV Sunday wearing the gold Darth Vader helmet with the big G on the side? That level of awesome could never be contained in an indoor stadium. And Bill Gullo, sorry man. We're gonna get you your outfit back as soon as we can track that guy down.

This is Thanksgiving week, of course. Packer fans have no excuse but to remember to have those picks in by about 10:30 CST on Thursday morning, kickoff @ Detroit being at 11:30. The rest of you also have no excuse, you just have one less reason to remember. However, I will remind you, because I am thankful for you all being in my pool. I am thankful that no one is getting on me over this whole Wiesner-über-alles thing my brother Jim has going. I am thankful that those of you who still need to get your entry fees in this season are absolutely positively doing that this week. I am thankful that the Turkey Bowl tradition carries on this Thursday morning at Calhoun Park in New Berlin (all welcome/dress warm/no tackling/no talent/no problem). Basically, I'm a pretty thankful guy.

What are you thankful for this week?

Week 10...In Pictures!

I thought I knew what Dan Franklin was up to last week. At lot I know. Last week I called your attention to his two year drought in finishing in the money. This week he solved that problem, winning this down-is-up, war-is-peace, Rams-are-playoff-bound week in convincing fashion. Bockheim, the Menacing Marauder from Michigan, who knows no such pain, finishes in the money yet again, ten points behind Dan.

Meanwhile:

"Yo, Ruvell. Gene Simmons called. He wants you to quit working his side of the street."

Brother Jim continues to hold serve in the season-long derby, 20 points up on Laurie, his nearest competition.

Meanwhile:

The Cleveland Browns get a look at the abysmal picks Stellick and I did this week.

Tune in next time, when we recap the latest horror to befall football fans everywhere (particularly my vegan sister), as some guy holds up a hunk of meat (not making this up) while John Mellencamp sings in the background.

The dream is still alive
And so's this piece of steak
But we need to sell some trucks
Disgusting is what it takes
This is our countryyyyyy

Then And Now

Pack Fans only on this one. Back with more tonight.

Then. Nearly peed my pants.

Brett Favre Demands Trade To 1996 Packers

Now. Nearly shed a tear.

USA Today article

Week 9...In Color!

Knowing full well the fact that the commissioner's two brothers finish 1-2 this week will not likely be well-received by the masses, allow me to humbly hang them both out to dry before I hand them your hard-earned cash.

(circa 1981)


Of course, they've grown considerably since that picture was shot, and have other stuff going on now, as evidenced by this publicity shot taken only last week.

In other news, Dan Franklin has had just about enough of this s***. I ran a few numbers tonight while the Ravens were putting on a show with their vaunted "insurance seminar-offense", and in doing so discovered that Dan owns the longest drought in the pool, his last money finish being 10/9/2005. Dan himself was probably aware of this already, because he is clearly up to something now.

Thanks to all Friends Of Smoove B who were able to join in the happy hour last Friday evening at Metro. After nine years, we have confirmation beyond any doubt that Marlene is indeed real and I'm just sorry that her introduction to the group involved Kirk swinging from a window swag yelling something about achieving oneness with his fantasy team this weekend. That's just a whole other story though.

Thanks for reading. We return you now to Chevy Truck Month. Blech.