Good morning, everyone. Here we are, once again, with another wonderful work week ahead of us. The Super Bowl now in the books, we're on a football hiatus until September, so we can go ahead and start the countdown now (and given that I know how some of you feel about the NFL, I'm sure a number of you have already started the countdown). This morning, before getting into our normal linkfest, I'd like to bring a video to the attention of everyone here. All I'll say is that this video is either the greatest display of "ignorance is bliss" that you'll ever find, or that Lawrence Welk's target audience was severely misjudged. You decide...(more links after the jump)
Thanks, Gail and Dale, for that modern spiritual. Let's see what else is going on in the world...
This is an interesting concept pointed to by the Senator. Personally, I'm alright with the idea, but I'm also not one of those anti-NFL sort of folks. To me, the games are on NFL Network, so while it may provide some options for folks to flip to during commercial breaks, I don't really think this is going to hurt ESPN's College Football coverage that much.
Hines Ward, the door is wide open. Make it happen, Mark Richt. (h/t Blutarsky).
This story on Super Bowl Squares is a few days old, but the concept is interesting, nonetheless. Last night became the second game in the past several years where the same numbers (9 and 0) actually won two separate quarters. Unfortunately, in our office squares, I didn't have those numbers...a Giants fan did.
Finally, the real question that needs to be answered after the Super Bowl is "What commercial was the best?" The game was at least competitive this year, the halftime show was (in my opinion) fairly lame (Madonna? Really?), but the commercials I saw left a little to be desired, and Newsday agrees. Disagree? Think the commercials were great? Really loved watching a 53 year old Madonna dance around? Open it up in the comments!
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I gotta admit, watching the red M&M "get naked" made me chuckle.
So it’s that kind of party!!
vineyarddawg - February 6, 2012
Agreed
the dead cat Doritos one was also nice, same with the VW that ended with Darth Vader.
Mr. Sanchez - February 6, 2012
I liked the vampire commercial
where the bright headlights hit them and they all exploded. I also liked the Chevy Mayan doomsday commercial. I thought Madonna put on a pretty good show (especially compared to so some of the SB shows we’ve had in the past), but I can’t say her dancing did anything for me, either. Of course, I’m a straight woman, so…
Cherokee's Grip - February 6, 2012
Since you're of the female persuasion...
… the David Beckham ad?
vineyarddawg - February 6, 2012
Didn't do it for me because I generally don't find tats attractive.
I have nothing against them morally, but tattoos—especially so many of them—are a turn-off for me. And there’s the whole “David Beckham is a washed-up attention whore” deal.
Cherokee's Grip - February 6, 2012
Agreed on body art
I love the art, but it, especially extensive body art, is a massive turn-off.
Mr. Sanchez - February 6, 2012
Chevy Mayan -
I thought the Silverado apocalypse commercial was great. Chevy really hit it big with all their commercials. Then Detroit went all sideways with Clint.
tankertoad - February 6, 2012
On Hines Ward...
Not only would he be a boon to recruiting, but he’s still one of the best blocking, most physical receivers in pro football. That’s a wealth of knowledge right there. Oh, and the dance moves he could teach?
DavetheDawg - February 6, 2012
Yep, yep and yep. But would he work with a big pay cut?
Not sure where we free someone up for him. He could probably work with STs as well. Wouldnt be surprised if he couldnt coach DBs (not looking to get rid of CSL, just saying he could). Wonder how he does with Xs and Os?
I dont like the coach restriction limit, but I guess it keeps certain schools from having like 30 coaches.
tankertoad - February 6, 2012
I could see him at RB or WR coach
he also played QB here, and has had great experience in a variety of offenses from power to more spread to multiple sets. He’d be great in any role imo, and just has always seemed to have a good football brain.
As for where, I don’t think we have to worry about that for another year or two, and by then, maybe one of our assistants (cough*Bobo*cough) has moved on to bigger and better elsewhere.
Mr. Sanchez - February 6, 2012
Gret, now Kyle
really might consider implementing mandatory drug testing of the editorial staff. Where’s my Whizzinator?
Mr. Sanchez - February 6, 2012
You see, I was at this party.
I wasn’t doing anything, but I think some of the folks there were. As soon as I realized it, I got out of there, but I guess I must have breathed some of what was going on. There’s no other possible explanation.
NCT - February 6, 2012
Two nights ago, I went to an Alicia Keys concert at the Montage Mountain Performing Arts Center. I scored these great aisle seats. Anyway, after the opening act this beautiful girl sits down next to me and I never get to meet girls with lip rings and she had one. I don’t know exactly how this happened but one of her friends started passing around some stuff and they said it was clove cigarettes, and I’m sure that it was clove cigarettes. Everybody in the aisle was doing it.
/MichaelScott’d
RedCrake - February 6, 2012
"Million-to-one shot, Doc."
“Million-to-one.”
vineyarddawg - February 6, 2012
/FrankCostanza’d
Mr. Sanchez - February 6, 2012
P.S. for the record
I am 100% confident I would need no such excuse.
NCT - February 6, 2012
Just make sure you test only before crummy games
so that nobody misses any big ones. We can’t be short-staffed for Hate Week or anything.
Cherokee's Grip - February 6, 2012
Super Secret DS Testing dates
Aug 20th (results back by the 30th)
Sept 5th
October 3rd
and Nov 14th
Dawg2011 - February 6, 2012
Please submit your samples . . .
. . . by peeing in vineyarddawg’s pool.
/SuperBowlcommentthread’d
T Kyle King - February 6, 2012
Feel the freedom of free
Dawg2011 - February 6, 2012
I see you've learned how to fight back against my soccer comments, sir.
The battle has been joined. All I can say is:
vineyarddawg - February 6, 2012
Brilliant!
I’m not sure if I dig this or the original better and speaking of brilliant moves – somebody puh-lease tell me how reaching out to Hines Ward would be a bad thing? Even if it wasn’t serious.
Hoffcl - February 6, 2012
What the heck are they singing about? That song doesnt really make sense.
tankertoad - February 6, 2012
Little known fact:
This song is based on one of the actual historical frog-jumping contests of Calaveras County that occurred in 1926 during the Great Depression. As it so happens, that day’s contest was a distance race, and the race course finished by crossing a pair of railroad tracks, at the other end of which was the finish line.
Well, on this fateful day, the race organizers started the race too early, instead of waiting for the daily trains to San Francisco to pass through first. They thought they had allocated enough time for all participants to safely finish the race, but these frogs had been drugged in advance by the sneaky frog poachers from San Joaquin County (the next county over, which had their own famous amphibian events they called “toad races.”)
The frog poachers hoped that by sufficiently drugging the Calaveras County frogs, the jumpers would all arrive on the tracks at the same time as the scheduled train, providing an untimely and grotesque end for them all. Nobody would then want to go back to a place known for such a horrible frog slaughter, causing the crowds to instead travel to the famous toad races of neighboring San Joaquin County.
So, you see, this song is actually a plea by poachers for the train to be on time and kill all of the frogs, which they mistakenly called toads since they were from San Joaquin County. And, as the song says, one toad was already over the finish line (and safe from the train), but they were hoping for the train to be on time and kill the rest of them.
It’s a grisly song, really, when you think about it.
/Cliff Claven’d
vineyarddawg - February 6, 2012
First "Seinfeld," now "Cheers"?
I’ll be back in high school, running my hand through my feathered hair, and adjusting my knit tie any moment now!
T Kyle King - February 6, 2012
This is the greatest post ever on DS. I mean, the dude worked in Lawrence Welk.
Don’t mess with us. seriously.
tankertoad - February 7, 2012
What makes it art . . .
. . . is the fact that, right before Gail and Dale sing a song they’re too wholesome to know is really about marijuana, the dude doing the introduction gets something stuck in his throat. Cough much?
T Kyle King - February 7, 2012
Madonna?
Meh. Just another cougar.
Hogbody Spradlin - February 7, 2012
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