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SUPER BOWL XLI - Bears vs Horsies!
Hey Folks, Harry here - it's Super Bowl Sunday - and according to one waiter at Trudy's, apparently some senator somewhere is working to turn today into a National Holiday. Sigh. I really don't believe the waiter, but apparently it is becoming an unofficial National Holiday.
Who am I rooting for? Well, I gotta root for Capone's Bears. Not just because Capone is from Chicago... but because if the Bears rip the hell out of the Colts - it'll be a hilarious COLBERT REPORT on Monday as Stephen unleashes another Threat Down concerning Bears and the danger that they pose to every last one of us.
We know this will be a lackluster year in terms of Movie spots. That's a bit of a letdown, specially since they're already available online.
However, this is where all of you can converse along with the game - a great big cyber tailgate - especially since the nazis of Miami won't allow a Tailgate. What's up with that? Will Prince have any costume malfunctions? Will Billy Joel screw up the National Anthem? And since when does Cirque du Soleil and the NFL cooperate? Will that performance make the testosterone fueled brisket eating burly men contemplate tights and yoga? One could pray.
Enjoy the game my friends... or at least the commercials...
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Go Colts
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There's no running with the ball in your hands in football...
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What are you doing for the game?
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...all you corporate big whigs, corporate contest winners, friends of friends in high places, rich people who can afford 5,000k+ a ticket, while the real fans get stuck in the nosebleeds.
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My Friend- My prediction for the SuperBowl is Da Bears 457...Colts 1.
Oh yeah- Ditka for president -
I really, truly, couldn't resist.
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I used to watch Peyton Manning play whenever Tennesee came to beat up on my beloved Gamecocks. But honestly, I am just watching for the commercials.
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Get your priorities straight, America.
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Dude the game is like in 4 hours.
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thanks to network/local tv & every other media outlet in the universe, i have been tired of super bowl 41 talk for a week.
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i'm sure someone could make that argument pretty easily.
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Without the commercials, I guess, but because we don'T get any American Football here, I will watch it anyway...even if I don't know any of the teams...
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yes it is
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BRING BACK THE SUPER BOWL SHUFFLE.. THE FRIDGE GOTTA EAT
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Word.
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Buh bye, Indiana (a.k.a. "Illinois Lite"). Bears will bring it in about 3 1/2 hrs. And as an added bonus, all those fat sausage-eating Packers fans have had no football to watch for weeks. Boo yah.
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Cirque Du Soleil?! What exactly are thy doing at the Super Bowl? Are they performing during Prince or something? Lame.
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Can't wait to get back into the city tonight to celebrate!!
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At least, for a change, there might actually be something decent musically going on during halftime amidst the overblown production.
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NBA Finals = Ghostbusters 3 Super Bowl = CGI Ghostbusters
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Feb 04, 2007 2:01:59 PM CST
Is the SuperBowl live or "live" (=1min delay)this time?
by motoko kusanagi
American live tv = nipples on batman
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Should have been a Patriots-Bears
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34-24 for the laser rocket arm MVP
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...when the sports team from my area defeats the sports team from your area. I would not be a bit surprised if the individuals on the team from your area were sexually attracted to members of their own gender. That is how ineffective they are on the field of battle. Underscoring your team's inferiority is its choice of colors. It is ludicrous to believe that your team's colors inspire either respect or fear. Instead, they appear to have been chosen by someone who is colorblind or, perhaps, bereft of sight altogether. The colors for my team, on the other hand, are aesthetically pleasing when placed in proximity to one another. They are a superior color combination in every way.
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Where's the invisotext with who wins? I need to place some bets!
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...as much as I'd like to see Peyton Manning taste defeat again, he's just so much better than Rex Grossman. Bears defense is killer, yes, but I don't think that will be enough. Plus Rex Grossman waxes his eyebrows. He is a fag. But still, go Bears!
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Didn't you hear the rumor that Prince's pant are gonna be pulled by Payton Manning?
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Like any of you LOTR fucksticks know a damn thing about football, or any sport for that matter. Go back to declaring how "great" that pathetic pile of shit Battlestar Galactica soap opera is. At least then you will be in your own realm. Let those of us who used to beat the shit out of you in high school sit back and watch the game. Oh wait, i forgot that the SUPER BOWL is not as much a football game as it is a circus for chicks who pretend to have an interest in sports so their boyfriends will remember to invite them to be the "center of attention" at the gang bang weekends. The Super Bowl sucks.
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That rumor is bullshit. Everybody knows Prince won't be wearing any pants.
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and that tired, overblown "Da Bearz" bullshit are among the many good reasons I fucking HATE the Bears. GO COLTS, muhfuckas.
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Well - Dad's cooking 2 Briskets and over 40 links of Elgin Sausage (best sausage in the world), big Texas Chili, Potato Salad, home-made Guacamole, Queso and a green and red salsa - also home made.
The Game is on my 9ft by 12ft Da-Lite screen with my Sharp projector lighting it up. With awesome surround sound Dolby Digital.
Then you add friends and family to the mix and you have a nice moderate sized Super Bowl party with all the trimmings.
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He says people still don't give a rat's ass about him.
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It looks like they just took the Superbowl XL logo with the words "Super Bowl" over it and put an I next to it. The "Super Bown" logo doesn't go over the I. It just looks dumb.
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Get real, Harcourt. If you want real home theater, invest in the Mitsubishi HC-5000. Since your screen is bigger than mine, i will have to pull my trousers back up.
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is a projector, in case some confusion was occurring. However, my screen is a mere 5 ' x 7 '.
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Tonight would be the perfect time to give us the first (good) glimpse of Venom.Same goes for Optimus.
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That last post should've read 3:12, and this one should be 3:14.
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While Peyton holds the VLT. :D
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This glitch will make the play by play talkback interesting as extra point kicks will be listed above the touchdown posts.
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I will watch the Super Bowl on my hand held portable B&W TV. Sometimes the sound is bad so I may have to turn on my transistor radio if it still works. Unfortunately, CBS is the only station my TV does not pick up so I wiil just pray and hope for the best. As for the munchies, I have 3 fun size snickers bars and a half bag of individually sized Cheetos. There may be some beef jerky (generic) in the fridge somewhere. And I think I have a jar of relish that I bought during Super Bowl XX. So, I got all I need. Now, if my mom will just let me back in the house. GO BEARS!!!
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I hope we get some decent ones and not "Shooter" Tv spots.
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REDSKINS: 37 COLTS: 24 I have seen the future, non-sports geeks. C'mon, 2008!
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Man, I'm predicting a real snoozefest, ain't I? Well, as long as the BEARS are victorious, who cares?!?!?!?!?
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Sounds like he is getting ready to eat an entire farmyard...
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He takes the Bucs to the playoffs 3 str8 years in a row...and gets fired. The next year Jon Gruden takes his date to the prom and bangs her. The following year his dad dies...the next year his son dies during a Colts playoff run. C'mon...fuck Peyton...and any of the players...I think Tony is due and I'm rooting for him...and him alone.
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Thanks for answering.... I just got my Romanian father-in-law into watching American Football this year so he's coming over to watch and drink some beers on my 55" HD. Not as cool as yours but it kicks ass.. Add that with some other friends, fatty foods, laughs and funny commercials and it should be a good time. I just opened my first BREW so it's time to be catching some pre-game and frying up some shrimp.. Talk to you all later, don't drink and drive...
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Because my girlfriends brother likes the colts.
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The Bad Rex will show up.
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Not because I like them that much, I mean, Rex Grossman is a piece of shit, I just don't like the Colts. Feel Manning's a choke artist, and I'll believe he'll win when I see it. Can't wait to see the Niners bring it to the house in subsequent years though. Time To GO DRINK!
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Shitty commentators, shitty graphics, and now, shitty movie trailers during the fucking SuperBowl??? FUCK that shit. It's all about Fox, always has been.
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I am sitting at home alone in my boxers in front of my eight-year-old 27" GE with the waning picture. I don't even have any good snacks.
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...the world has with sports in general. I mean, I love playing them...but watching anyone else playing them, no matter how good they are, bores me to tears. And what’s not a sport now? Heck, even poker is considered a sport. Now that is one boring ass sport to watch! And the current huge fixation on college football/basketball is a little disturbing to me simply because these players are still just kids. Here there are other students spending their time studying medicines, sciences, law, and other important fields and it’s the sport players that are worshipped. It just proves most peoples interests do not evolve after high school hobbies, I guess. And no, I do not mean that as an insult. Hell, I still geek out over comics. I guess the only real upside about big sport playoffs in America is that our riots are smaller than the Football (Soccer) riots around the rest of the world and our stadium seating doesn’t collapse as often. Not too mention we don’t have huge fights between rival fans within our stadiums that include throwing flares at each other. At least not yet. I also find it kind of ironic that a great deal of Football fans make fun of NASCAR fans. In football, a team attempts to be a strong, well oiled machine that will go the distance and push pass their rivals to reach their goal and in NASCAR, a team attempts to keep a well oiled machine strong to go the distance and push passed their rivals to reach their goal. What they both really have in common is that they bore me to death. I think I’ll be theater hoping at the ol’ Burbank AMC today…best day of the year to do it. Hope y’all enjoy the game (and the commercials) and your favorite team wins!
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Your wardrobe malfunction joke, as well as everybody elses, is lame as all get out. Enough already people! It wasn't funny the first time nor will it ever be. The malfunction joke is as bad as the gotta eat morons.
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If you fools spent as much passion on things that really matter as you do on football then this country just might be in a better place.
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Watching the Superbowl (until I fall asleep) is part of my "understanding the US of A" agenda. Aaahhh...I LOVE cirque de soleil. But WTF are they doing on that football field? This and the wonderful and hilarious Colbert Report aaand the fact that the Superbowl has a global claim and is infact all American are maybe my most important observations in my USA observations regarding Harry's article.
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I wonder if that horse-kick hurt any worse than the one in the balls.
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What's up with no good movie trailers during the game?
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Eat a bowl of RAW FUCK BITCHES!!! Obviously you don't understand the game otherwise you would love it. So don't bother bashing things you don't understand. Movies and TV shows come and go but football keeps returning year after year faithfully and its not going anywhere. So show a little respect you peons.
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and you still get the same result. COLTS WIN!!!!
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The USA have taken over. It's time for us to accept it. Boris Becker is commentating. That's even funnier than last year's appearance of RALPF MÖLLER!!!!! Hah. This is crazy. Have fun. And there is Vladimir Klitschko..."ick abe mick sofort in amerika verlibbt" This is insane.
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That was just for you vivavitalogy...
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(yes, I'm live-chatting over at ESPN)
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past. So if I respond to you, my answer may come 10 minutes before your question.
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Sue me.
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Heart-attack-in-a-box
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After that stoopid 9-11 video on YouTube, I can't stand that track.
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Good for him. And speaking of great QB's who've never won the big game, it's Dan Marino!
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And was on Days of Our Lives. And if it wasn't for Krista Allen being on that show, I wouldn't have known that.
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What a return!!!
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Buckeyes returned the kickoff for a TD in the BCS championship game. And we all know what happened there ...
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For Unnecessary SNL references. First Down.
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It may be a long night for Colts fans.
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And a drunken Billy Joel has just driven his car onto the field, running Peyton Manning over. Oh, the humanity.
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Feb 04, 2007 5:26:34 PM CST
"What's up with no good movie trailers during the game?
by dr gregory house
during the game?" Ummmmm....no good movies
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That was horrible
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I went with three channels for the last 2 years and now i gots the 32" HP Pavilion in the comcastizzle hd full on. Im finally caught with up with civilization!
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go colts!!!
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Colts funble! Bears ball!
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This is looking to be a fucking wild one.
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what a loser!
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...the first one. definately. best second sequel ever.
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AND THIS IS AWESOME! FUCKING GO BEARS!
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haven't seen this for a couple of years
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GIVE CARLOS MENCIA A COMMERCIAL???
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Carlos Menica does my windows.
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Don'T know what's happening on screen, but zee German is entertained :)
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the Pirates 3 one.
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The Colts better be careful or they're gonna get blown out.
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And I'm not watching it! I just wanted all you sports geeks who are lusting for the ability to watch the Superbowl in high definition to know that someone's out here WASTING their HD home theater to watch things other than the Superbowl. HA HA HA.
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Why has there been so little footage available for a movie that comes out in May?
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Unbelieveable!
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Damn! Both teams are playing sloppy tonight.
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Cuz you figure eventually Manning's gotta start hitting these guys that are wide-fucking-open, right?
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Back in the day diet soda's would leave a bad aftertaste, but Diet Sunkist tastes bad when it first hits the tongue then it gets better by the time you swallow.
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Best spot so far.. Commercials pretty lame.
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That was a great commercial. Made me chuckle.
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Is that still on?
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I wanna bang on these drums all day.
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Grammy's next week
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Feb 04, 2007 6:20:35 PM CST
My comments on the Superbowl COMMERCIALS...............
by gibsonusa returns
1. Nobody ever buy a Chevy again.
2. Hey Doritos, nobody likes looking at loud fat chicks.
3. Bud seems just going through the motions this year.
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They are just recycling their ads from theater pre-shows.
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Yeah it was.
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was the Kurt Van Houten reference.
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ugh.
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So much star power, so little box office gross.
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wipe off them cameras! we can't see who's fumbling!
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A little too close
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And yet another fumble!
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Not one single ad so far. But we get spots Wild Hogs, Ghost Rider, and Norbit? C'mon now.
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Sloppy, but exciting!
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Are all gheyer than the snickers spot
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Fred Armisen however, is.
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HE'S AFRAID OF FALLING INTO A PUDDLE AND DROWN
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Is a baaad motherfucker.
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LMAO. :)
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It's musical footballs!
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That Prince will be scared of the rain and not perform.
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Is reportedly gonna sing Let's Go Crazy, Baby I'm a Star, Proud Mary, and Purple Rain. And I'm forgetting one. But whatever. He probably changed it.
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Prince blew up.
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Old dudes can party too. 2001 style. I still don't like coke.
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Seriously. He would be awesome-o.
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You got love Shannon.
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ScARED of the Purple rain?
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fat guys in tights playing with a balls
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Not only does Adam miss the FG, but these commercials really,really suck ass.
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All Along the Watchtower. That's what I forgot.
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Gooo MDX.
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A black swim team!?!?! Now there's a fantasy film to hold us over till Prince Caspian.
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...wearing one of Roger Moore's old safari suits?
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HAAAA.
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AND DID YOU GUYS KNOW ITS BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND THE TWO HEAD COACHES FOR THE TEAMS ARE BOTH BLACK!!!! JUST IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW
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The commercials were more than a little lame but the game has been pretty fantastic.
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The man's killin' it.
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Game is more interesting than I thought it'd be. I really thought the Colts would just blow out "De Bears"..
We're gonna go nuts here in Indy pretty soon though.
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YESSSSS he is here.
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He is something different.
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I can't wait to miss it.
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Seriously.
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Um, like Roxanne will sound any different than all the times Sting has performed it in he last twenty years.
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That was amazing.
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in the top 10 best guitarists of all time.
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I would act aside David Schwimmer to get that guitar. and how ironic for that song in the rain.
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how they get those birds to stay around prince?
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No BATDANCE???????? I feel raped.
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Does anyone remember Prince totally dissing the Foo Fighters for their cover of "Darling Nicki"? It was something about his whole "cover songs (like autographs) are like idolatry of the artist" and of course he's all Jehovah. I guess he didn't mind after all!
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Together in concert. Count it.
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There needs to be more commercials like that one.
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Best Name EVER!
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for being outside at the game?
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So what you're saying is football is like a bad case of herpes.
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Anybody know? I fell asleep.
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what the FUCK does the Superbowl have to do with movies, Aint it Cool News, Comics, or ANYTHING this site deals with. You guys claim to be 'geeks'---then what are you doing watching football? You should be staring at pictures of the cheerleader from Heroes, or bitching about Transformers, or calling Harry a fat fuck. NOT WATCHING THE SUPERBOWL. You are not jocks! You get BEAT UP or BUGGERED by jocks! Stop posing...
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Football is gay!!!!! Where is all the movie news. I don't want to read about fracin football so much so I didn't even know the Super Bowl was on today until I clicked on this link to a story on a Movie news website.
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FUCK PLANTERS FOR GETTING RID OF PECANS!!!
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He was pretty damn good at cutting wrestling promos for a newb.
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Yikes.
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Such a tough buncha motherfuckers on defense? ROFL
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like 70. amazing.
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That is all.
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commercial of the old SNL skits with da bears da bears guys? I would like to see that.
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ROBERT GOULET IS AWESOME!
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Prince did indeed rock-out with his cock out! He's got some SERIOUS guitar chops...
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Just because your unathletic ass got handed to you daily by jocks while in high school doesn't mean everyone did. What, you can't be a geek and like sports? Sad man, just sad. Enjoy starring at pictures of the cheerleader from Heroes, you sad little man.
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Seriously I hate him. He has no talent but it fits him...flipping fries.
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with an axe and a chainsaw equals pure masturbation...or at least giggles.
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Like Champ Bailey. Fact.
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Looks like no movie previews for us.
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http://tinyurl.com/y2yfra
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Do you really expect a Talkback to be civil and talk about how we live our lives?
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TANK JOHNSON. I wonder if he has kids and what he will name them?
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Budweiser is awesome. 2001 ROCKSS.
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Halftrack, Jeep and his gay brother Hummer.
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In the last Budweiser ad
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Sloppiest Superbowl ever. And not just because of the rain.
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But who the hell will they give MVP to? EVERYONE has been mediocre or poor.
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Hands up, ladies and gents. I'll start the count. Me. How do I know? Because I just had a pointless argument with my wife and I don't even have a rooting interest in the game.
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Maybe? 'Cause posting feels like being the lead in The Dead Zone right now.
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Two words: Rex Grossman. Hey, Bears fans, it's not too late to pull Grossman and put Griese in!
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...will be ceremoniously given the key to the city of Indianapolis next week.
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I thought I might the enjoy the consistent and regular accessibilty of Frosted Flakes. 2 kids later and fuck, was I wrong...
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...fuck you. :-)
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innnnnnn Spaaaaaaaaaaace.
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Electric Boogaloo! hALF TIME show is the cast from breakin'. now that would be classic.
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when i can eat more then pass out while watching Tom Berenger movies.
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And a weird superbowl with subpar commercials except for the slapping and the snickers.....and Prince was AWESOME-O.
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...he's talking about cereal. Anyway, the Animal Planet Puppy Bowl is pwning all your fat pasty white asses. A Shepherd just took down a collie on the 20-yard-line like you wouldn't BELIEVE.
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Just me...or did the ads pretty much suck ass this year? Sum up....talkin animals (lions, apes, rabbits and hamsters)...Where the fuck are they now celebs (K-Fed, Goulette)...I'm just so happy for Tony Dungy....could happen to a nicer guy.
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I want a Star Wars themed Superbowl. Complete with wookies and lightsabers and the millinium falcon.
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I'm picturing his girlfriend is packing the bags and getting out of there tonight.
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So say we all!
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Stupid bears. SAINT's VENGEFUL GHOST GOTTA EAT!
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With the blowout wins, at least you admire and respect the team that's putting a clinic on the best team in the other conference. You can sit back and just marvel because you are seeing precision on both sides of the ball. Even if it's a tad boring. This though, was pure crap. ANY team in the NFL could have beaten either one of these jokers today. The only thing that saved this evening was Prince, who put on the best halftime show EVER. Not corny, not campy, not stupid, just a straight up rock concert. God bless him. Oh yeah and the commercials SUCKED.
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Who cares if he's the first black coach to win one.It's nice to see a nice guy with such character win one, especially after all he and his boys have been through.
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Worst Ads I've ever seen.
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My favorite ad was still the cheap one for Doritos with the kid crashing his car ... at least, it was the most original and fun of the commercials
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I hope to see television make a big deal of out of two white people making it all the way to the Superbowl. Go white people! Yay!
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I'm happy the Colts won. Well done.
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Runner up: Coke with the old man.
Notable: Office jungle series.
Every other one sucked. Too many reruns and CBS ads. WTF.
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The best scene is when John Travolta's hairpiece blows off while they're riding down the street. It wasn't scripted, but the director left it in anyway. Travolta, was reportedly, very upset.
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Its City Slickers for this decade's aging actors. Except why the Hell is Bill Macy in this turd? I'm glad the Colts won because if they hadn't I'd have to hear about it for the next five weeks here in Indiana. I usually hate this state.
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Well done. No 'mo can't win the big one. Now let's all watch Criminal Minds. ;)
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That one has Prince beat as far as the "wow" factor goes, but Prince was singing and it was actually a really good show. Michael on the other hand was CLEARLY lipsynching, and I know this because I listened to Billie Jean a million times when I was a kid. I still say this was far and away the BEST, but I will give you that Jackson's was much more iconic and memorable.
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This is the best: http://tinyurl.com/26s79s
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There were a few treasures to be found in a pile of garbage, as it's always been. But now with Youtube and other video-sharing sites, you don't have to sit through the game anymore to see the ads. After witnessing this slopfest of a Super Bowl, that is exactly what I should have done.
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Damn, how'd he get involbed in this bullshit?
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Not...Since when do you get an mvp for handoffs? Whatever, happy for him, the colts defense,and also Prince, for bringing the PURPLE RAIN.
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Very lame, overall. Only a few made me laugh/smile. In my opinion, #3 was the Dave Letterman/Oprah spot, which had more laughs in seven seconds than most others did in a full minute, #2 was the Budweiser commercial with the dog looking like a dalmation (cause I'm a sucker for a cute doggie), and #1 by FAR was the Robert Goulet commercial.
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At the same time Criminal Minds did tonight; 10:25. Maybe the conspiracy theorists did have a point that ABC stretched the postgame show that year so far out there that by the time it ended and Phase One aired, it was 11PM in the East.
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No wonder my stuff is always messy.
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... love the hysterical Snickers ad.
"Quick... do something manly!"
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Doesn't get any better than this shit... ahhhh...
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... I commented on? Seriously, Harry, this is some messed up shit of a "forum".
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Feb 04, 2007 10:11:20 PM CST
Interestingly, they aren't showing the Snickers ad on..
by iamnicksaicnsn
.CBS.com. Hilariously fucked up bow to the Anti-Gay Right Wingers.
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Honestly, I don't care.
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Didn't watch the game. Also, can anybody get the damn thing to work? I'd post this in a Spidey thread if Harold would get off his arse and make one.
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Heh.
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If you could spell. Who cares, anyway?
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Quite boring, really. Not to play ... it's fun to play, but so is golf. That doesn't mean we should watch them on TV.
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Come on guys, it's not like any NFL fans are going to 'see the light'. It's patently obvious from their 'World Championships' (ho-ho) that many Americans don't give a shit about the rest of the world and are annoyed and defensive if you point it out (note I said many not all). Everyone (including Yank Footy fans, deep down) knows that 'Gridiron' isn't even a speck in Soccer's eye, or even tennis, if you want to venture outside football codes. But you're not gonna convert any of 'em and they'll just bizarrely take it as an affront to their manood if you bring it up or counter with something lame like "Who cares?". It's like trying to show a Nascar fan they're watching the poor-man's version of racing compared to F1. Besides, any sport is great when played well. I follow Rugby League (Oz has 3 different football codes besides soccer. I'm guessing Gravy Leg means Rugby UNION if he even knows the difference), but I'm not pigheaded enough to overstate its importance in the scheme of things. And it doesn't even matter what 'others' think because it's great to me. I don't care if there are 30 thousand in the stands around me or 100 thousand. I'm actually concentrating on my team winning. You know, the GAME. Leave the infantile pissing contest alone. Go the Bulldogs.
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Feb 04, 2007 11:05:20 PM CST
BTW that was the obligatory "Can't we all get along" post.
by half vader
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If the rest of the world had the NFL, they wouldn't care about soccer either. Well, maybe they would in the backwards countries where avg IQ is about 83. But football is the most popular spectator sport because it is the most entertaining...end of discussion.
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And I will sleep better tonight knowing how far we've come that a black man coached a Super Bowl winning team. Talk about really progess that we can all be proud of. We need a Hispanic coach to win and then there will be world peace and we can pull our troops out of Iraq. Seriously, I think Dungy seems like a good guy and deserves the victory, but only small brained people care about his skin color.
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I couldn't be happier for Dungy and Manning. What a great inspirational night! On another note, this year's commercials were some of the worst in a long time. Most were not funny. Many were way too violent for commercials being seen by the entire world, children specifically. One commerical was very homophobic. Another one was very anti-immigrant. Another implied committing suicide. In short, I was pretty disappointed.
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"If the rest of the world had the NFL" (like it's some gift to be bestowed). Doesn't it tell you anything that after how many years the rest of the world doesn't care about NFL? Obviously an American opinion counts for more. Then the hypocritical double-standard post about skin colour. Sigh. Also, see my post about trolling.
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All bow down to synchronized swimming, assholes.
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...but only because people routinely get killed at the games. KILLED. If a few fat-ass Middle Americans lost their lives at football games, I'd be there every Sunday.
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But that was about it...
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I thought Prince was the best part of the night and I generally HATE the half time show.
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What time does the game start? Oh, wait...nevermind. Sniff, sniff...
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Is not Rex Grossman.
Either Kerry Collins or Big Ben from last year.
At least Ben's team won, but he was horrible.
So, due to loss, I'd say Kerry Collins. At least Rex threw a TD.
Collins sucked out loud.
But, Lovie should have tossed in Griese.
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I wonder if the FCC pulls one out of their ass for that whole sheet thing.
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Thought those arguing would enjoy this. These numbers are from 2004. Either way, enjoy what you enjoy. But if you want to argue the title, "World Champs" with American football...who cares? Considering the fact that their isn't a comparable league anywhere else (NFL Europe doesn't count...it's their junior league team)...they can lay claim to the world title. Anyway, that's just my opinion. Enjoy the numbers.
2002 FIFA World Cup Final (1.3 billion viewers)
2. Euro 2004 Soccer Final (153 million viewers)
3. 2004 Olympic Games: opening ceremony (127 million viewers)
4. 2004 Olympic Games: closing ceremony (96 million viewers)
5. 2004 Super Bowl (95 million viewers)
6. 2004 Olympic Games: men's 100m metres (87 million viewers)
7. 2003 Champions League (67 million viewers)
8. 2004 Olympic Games: men's 200m freestyle swimming (66 million viewers)
9. 2004 Formula One: Monaco Grand Prix (59 million viewers)
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I really like Peyton Manning and everything, but why did he get the super bowl mvp?...Dominic Rhodes had over 100 yards rushing, and a td i think....anyways commercials lacked except for that bearded come-over and i didn't get any trailers from Spiderman3(they're marketing geniuses so i trust them) and Pirates3( what's going on here).....Dan Marino is still the greatest...proud to be a dolfan :)
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That giant blowing sheet showing off Prince's silhouette during Purple Rain was cool enough, but when he started thrusting around that cock trumpet shaped guitar it looked like he had an enormous demon cock. Everyone at the party I was at was laughing hysterically. Fucking outstanding!!!
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They ate shit. Fuckers.
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Well, technically, it's true. The United States is BY FAR the largest consumer country in the world. People here buy more stuff than anyone else anywhere. So from a promotional standpoint, not all viewers are created equal....so you can't just go by pure numbers saying this other sport has more people watching in the world.
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dude, wasn't that from the onion???
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just sayin...
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The reason why the world doesn't play American Football is because of their arrogance over the sport. Calling yourself 'World Champions' when you only play teams from the same country is a bit arrogant, nonsensical and downright stupid. It's the same with the World Series.....how can it be the world series if it doesn't involve the world, and a team from a country such as France can't win the World Series. Hell, even Elephant Polo does a better job of holding a World Cup, and the current holders are Scotland for crying out loud. Even the homeless have thier own Homeless Football World Cup.
Next, another reason. If you add 'est' onto the end of a word, it doesn't create a new word. I am pretty sure that not only does 'Winningest' sound absolutly stupid, it most definatly is not a word you would use in normal conversation. Successful maybe, winningest definatly not.
But there must be some positives, and that is Princes giant arty penis, complete with balls. -
Winningest is a word used in a SPORTS conversation.
Your right about using World in a title that isn't an international competition. It sounds impressive, though.
It is hard to take criticism seriously from someone who can't spell a word like definitely. Unless people spell things phonetically where you're from....
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Oh noes, what shalt I do. I could not spell a word. Winningest is not a word, no matter what. Hell, even the spell checker throws it up as not being a word. Just like 'worser' which is also not a word. My initial points still remain, regardless of your fear for spelling words wrong.
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is a word
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I'm sure I'm meant to put a witty remark here, but there is nothing. Think I will stick to real football thanks.
But I will say one thing;
I don't know if it was the coverage (I was watching CBS' feed) but there didn't seem to be any great delight when they won. I mean, when the Bears had the ball and the seconds were counting down, they were celebrating, and it seemed a bit tame. There was no definitive end. Not like a Football match where you have the final whistle, and the crowd can go absolutely mental because there is a definitive end Or like Rugby, or like Tennis where there is the final point. Either that, or I just didn't care. -
American "football" is wank, and he would be right.
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I think it's funny that someone comes to a thread about the Superbowl and starts bringing up shit about other sports being better. Who's got the animosity? Who started the fight?
If you're upset about something, you should probably just get it off of your chest with a psychiatrist before entering public conversations.
And the whole idea of saying, "Can't we all just get along?" right after attacking something that many people on this thread actually enjoy has got to be one of the most retarded tactics at getting along, ever! That'd be like, "HEY! I fucked your wife in the ass - she hated it, and I was thinking that all three of us can play Scrabble tonight. You down?"
Are there things that are ridiculous about the NFL ... YES! Calling it a world championship is insane. But I think it's hilarious that you have such animosity towards Americans ... as if no American is different from any other. As if anyone on this talkback thread is responsible for anything that happens in the Superbowl.
Lastly, when people say they don't care ... they probably are not just blowing smoke up your ass. Do I have any emotional or financial investment in the Bears or Colts? No. I met Peyton Manning; he's a dick. I do care about what happens with the Saints, but that's only because I actually saw them rebuilding shit in New Orleans and doing good for the city.
To paraphrase a ex-writer for "The Best Damn Sports Show Ever!" when asked who he wanted to win the Superbowl, "What do I care? Do you think Peyton Manning is rooting for me to do a good job at Harvey's (comedy club) tonight?" -
Your point about people saying they don't care. I suppose I should provide you with a reference. When the World Cup was on, and France and Italy battled it out in the final, I didn't care about the outcome, but it was still enjoyable and a thrill up to the very end, and I found it a million more times exciting then the Superbowl. It all seemed so anti-climatic. There are a few things that annoy me about how the trophy was presented, (to the owner) rather then the captain, or even the coach. What the hell did the owner do to deserve being presented with a trophy that looked like it was made out of aluminium.
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look just because those of you do not understand sports, and have no love for want to hate on those who do should just step back.look i love comics ,and movies, and sports, plus videogames. And just because you don't get one of those does'nt give you to rag on it, or those who do get it....stick to you bitchin and moning about things you know...p.s. some hot women love sports of course you would'nt know anything about hot women anyway..so never mind
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i just got up
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Never has an AICN "slogan" jumped the shark as fast as this one. Enough already! And Manning got the MVP simply because he's America's Freakin' Sweetheart - no way he was Indy's Most Valuable Player last night. If there was any justice, they would've given co-MVPs to Rhodes/Addai. Both looked great against an allegedly great defense. But the game sucked, Prince rocked, and to the shmuck who wonder why The Police playing Roxanne is any different than Sting and his Unknown Backup Band playing it: Copeland's drumming was just as integral to the Police Sound as Sting's Voice and Song-Writing. And don't sell Andy Summers short, either.
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...Americans with your silly games... Why don't you play a real man's game aka Rugby. WTF is it with all those pads??? GO BOKKE!!
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...sorry about that.
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You like soccer, great. So why come to this post and bash football if it pails in comparison for you? You are the one coming off as an ass, not the "Americans and their arrogance"....And speaking of soccer crowds..when was the last time in an American football game people got trampled to death???
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take that EWS!
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just go with it.
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My post just jumped ahead of your last three. Where will this one land?
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...I'm just joking. I kinda like your yankie football. It's better than soccer and a whole lot better than baseball... no THAT I don't get.
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...I'm just joking. I kinda like your yankie football. It's better than soccer and a whole lot better than baseball... now THAT I don't get.
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Why is my 'Oops' above my 'By the way' double post??? The mind boggels...
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I thought the trailer for Pirates 3 was supposed to be aired. Anyone got an idea when and where? The film's out in 3 months!
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Been following Pirates 3 for quite a while now: they just wrapped up the film a couple days ago.
I am disappointed with their marketing thusfar: they were supposed to have a teaser trailer out in November with Santa Clause 3 but they were still scrambling to shoot the movie.
Now that it's wrapped, I see a trailer coming up really soon. Like, about now.
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Dungy did a great job, and nice guys do finish last. Manning as MVP? Questionable. I thought Prince was going to get electrocuted, or one of his dancers was going to fall on her rear end dancing in the rain. And the beer boys win with the best commercials again. A great year for the Colts, but will they do it again?
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She's quite the feisty one. She really knows how to cheadle one's own jewels...Charlize will be a little late tonight...she's been a naughty little girl and she needs her discipline.Mr I - Colts will not repeat.
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Whats up my ass? 3 hours sleep because of stupid uni work. But I have had my beatuy sleep, and I have a few spare minutes before going to work. I assume you are referring to what is happening in Italy at the moment? It's disgraceful, but that is Italy's culture and it has been that way for along time. If American Football was to as popular as Football was, then no doubt there would be these problems. I never said that I didn't like American Football, hell here I am telling you that I watched it, and watch it pretty much ever year, along with the play offs and what ever matches I can get to see. I'm even interested in seeing how difficult it would be to get tickets for the Dolphins vs Giants game in London this year, and I even prefer it over Rugby. I just thought I would point out some of my thoughts.
As for DarthSidious, of course they would win but that is because no where else in the world plays American Football or Baseball to the same level as America does, if at all, but it still doesn't make sense and I see at as a arrogance on Americas part, it isn't you I am calling arrogant, it is really the culture. Just like the culture of the English are pompous self-important arseholes, and the Scottish to be tight. Just the way the world is I suppose. -
That guy from the Tokyo Giants was pretty badass in Major League 2. Wait, why the hell am I talking about baseball in a Superbowl forum when I don't watch either?
...Good question! And now back to anime. -
outfit cleaned for you. I"m sorry, but there was loads of cheadle all over it. We pretend we are in a mini-cooper and she gives me her version of an 'Italian' (blow)job.Blanket-man, that's why we love her, she's just so darn unpredictable/adorable!
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It's the expense. Football is an expensive game to play, what with all the specialized equipment and all. Helmets, shoulder pads, etc are all very expensive. I feel like it would save public schools huge amounts of money to stop funding football as a sport. Soccer can be played in impoverished areas because all you need is a ball, or a reasonable stand-in for the ball.
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Some host on CNN was interviewing Charlize Theron over the weekend about East of Havana. After a semi-uncomfortable bit where she compared human rights in the US to those in Cuba, the reporter guy asked her if she really dislikes the United States that much. Out of the blue, she goes Joe Namath on him, saying, "I'd really like to make out with you right now." Sadly (at least for the reporter dude), the interview was taking place via satellite, so he couldn't take her up on it. Just a weird Charlize moment for you...!
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Because it's true. Just because American teams are the only ones who have won it to date, does not make it any less true. So go back to sippin your tea and watching your boring ass soccer games. That's right thats what I called it, a lame game deserves a lame name like SOCCER!
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Barry, its not the expense that explains why other countries dont play football, you can play american "football" without all the fancy outfits, thing is, you have to be willing to take the hits, it will hurt more. Rugby ring any bells? Also, why the fuck COPY the name football from an existing sport if you barelly use your feet in it? I´m sorry, it just doesnt make much sense.
Kurdt, one of the great things about sport is the surprise element, and that nothing is fir SURE. In that way, a small team, with "lesser" players, could defeat a "better" team in many sports. It has happened many times in the past, and in many sports. If it hadn´t, then sports wouldnt be so popular, and it would be enough to just go out and buy the best players and guarantee a league title, for example. Granted, american teams are by far the best, in theory, but you never know, until you go out there and try yourself against others...
Anyway, its a fact football (the real one) is more popular than american football, theres no point arguing there (in a global scale that is). -
he confirms that in the year 2015 we're going to be SHOCKED to learn this game was thrown! Back to the replign machine!
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This is a Superbowl talkback, I'm not sure what kind of point you were trying to make. I guess what you are trying to say is American football is not and will most likely never be as popular (worldwide) as "real" football. So because it is more popular it must be better. So going by YOUR theory, then George W Bush was and is the best president because he won the POPULAR vote. The Messengers must be a great movie because it was the most POPULAR choice for movie goers over the weekend. I realize my examples are American, but hey I'm American so there. The point I'm trying to make is stupid people in large numbers dosnt make them any less stupid.
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I'm still laughing my ass off. That comment came straight outa Revenge of the Nerds. Do you really stand behind the board of education? oh this is too much...my side is starting to hurt.
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is cracking me up something fierce. Football! FOOTBALL! Football! RUGBY! Soccer! YOUR MOM! God, for sports fans you're a whiny bunch. I went to a high school where there was no football because our board of education thought things like books and computers were more important than pads and helmets. Zing!
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I'm sure you have midgets riding tri-cycles underneath rainbows too!
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Did you actually read my posts or are you confusing me with EWS? Bringing up shit about other sports being better? WTF? Read again. The only time I made a snotty remark was about Nascar, and if that's not an obvious joke I don't know what is. The bit about American opinions counting for more? READ the thing - I was being snide/sarcastic/ironic especially considering I was berating Rupee for his idiotic "I'm not a racist" racist comments! At least Gibson got it and put his own silly/skewed but funny spin on it. And just to remind you, I made a point of NOT saying Americans are idiots! I don't have animosity towards Americans in general (my relatives would be a bit upset if I did), just stupid fans, and not necessarily U.S. fans. And show me where I said I hated the sport! Again, a lot of the fans maybe (proven by many of the posts that followed), but not just NFL fans - which was obvious by the "Soccer Trolls" thing - it works both ways. And notice I actually came on to ask if the Spiderman 3 spot was one of the Superbowl ads. Jesus am I sorry I agreed with you in that other thread! You're just sore because I made a dig about "Who cares" (which is exactly the the sort of thing my 7 year old boy says)! Right. It's 5.44 in the morning and I'm obviously grumpy. I hope you settle down but I'm not counting on it so time for bed. Oh which reminds me. I did fuck your wife in the arse, but she actually liked it. ;)
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how did you practice for muff-diving events. Most schools practice with thier own teammates before any event. Hmmm
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Don't get so feisty. Jeez.
And now you're sorry you agreed with my comments in another board?
Good Lord ... what have we come to?! I wasn't picking on anyone personally ... just thought I'd attack the idea that anti-American Football people chose a American Football thread to start talking the smack.
And honestly ... for the love of the holy christ, I'm neither mad nor offended by anyone hating American football. I truly, do not care.
Vader, if you shit in the NFL Commissioner's mouth, I would applaud. I would even join you ...
And as far as reading posts ... I responded to the general anti-Pigskin sentiment, not anyone in particular. There's nothing I like to NOT DO better in the morning than reading some talkback with over 300 postings. So forgive me for not keeping track of who's who in the world of AICN talkback. -
I remember you guys!!! bastards!
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Abomination ... that sounds like just the book for you. "I" is for "Irate." A genius of a chapter.
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That although american football teams would probably beat other country´s teams, it is not for certain, it is most probable, but not certain, and until something like that is organized and they DO (which, again, they probably would) I dont think they should call the winner of the Super bowl the "World Champion"....just that.
I like american football, I watch a few season games, and the superbowl, nothing against it, I love the show they put up, and everything about it. And I know it was a Super bowl talkback, but the issue was brought up, and I thought I could just chip in with my "international" view of things (by that I just mean "outside of the US view").
I didnt mean any aggression by the "real football" issue either, its just a fact, what you call "soccer" was invented way before american football, and they actually use their feet for more than 2% of the game´s duration. Just a fact.
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We played ultimate frisbee with the midgets inbetween bongrips. Guys, my school was made up of 90% potheads. Our class president's nickname was "The Dutchmaster". Which is why, kurdt, I wouldn't know if I agreed with the BoE about anything else. I managed to con them into giving me 5 free periods my senior year, in a school with an open campus policy for upperclassmen and the rest of that year is a little... hazy. I do remember the soccer jocks complimenting me on my spliff rolling skills tho.
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Maddox - Alphabet of Manliness
"Every time a woman starts to cry, a silent timer starts to tick inside a man's head. As each second passes, the man begins to wonder when it's safe to go back to playing video games. The reason men don't know what to do when women start to cry is because our natural response is to treat the woman like a child; does she want milk? Does she need to be burped? Did she eat something off the floor that upset her stomach? This reaction is natural because adults don't cry. So, when an adult does something a child does, the only suitable response is to treat her like a child." -
I wanna have it!!!
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I thought it was a great game just because it was so unpredictable. Who thought there were going to be 6 turnovers the first quarter and Devin Hester would get a touchdown on the first kickoff within 14 seconds? The rain made it crazy too. i'm just glad to see Dungy finally won one, and Manning of course. I'm a big Colts fan so that was pretty cool. I also like the Bears and Grossman's performance was even more pathetic then usual. When he steps to the line of scrimmage he knows where he is throwing and nothing changes his mind no matter what the defense does. That and his unfortunate propensity for throwing the ball as far and as high away from him as possible when he is under pressure. If it hadn't been raining I think the game would have been a complete blow out on the score board. Hopefully next year the Bears can either get Grossman to drop his college ball tendencies or get a QB in there that will lead the offensive instead of relying solely on the defense to save his ass.
As for the commercials they were mostly "eh". The Budweiser ads were all good, and the Robert Goulet ad was funnier the longer it went on. The movie trailers sucked though. I expected Pirates 3 or Spider Man 3 but no go. What did we get, the John Travolta motorcycle movie and Ghost Rider. Woo hoo. And Prince covered Tina Turner and Foo Fighters. That was just surreal. -
may not sound like a real word but according to Merriam-Webster, it is.
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He already got out his message and accomplished what he wanted...why should he bother with a part II of the interview? Part I was a good scoopy though, so props to Harry for that.
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Sorry for the CAPS. Trying to coin a new catchphrase.
Anyhow, back to my point. Are those fuckers even looking through the viewfinders on those cameras? I felt like I was drunk watching everything on Youtube thanks all of the god damn water on the screen. -
I do agree with you that soccer is the more popular sport worldwide, there is no disputing that. My sports background is wrestling, which is a sport most Americans (and the pencil necked geeks non-athletes in the sports media) don't care about. So I try to like sports that fly under the American sports media's radar. I still say that the huge expense of our brand of football makes it a very tough game to export (it is really crazy to me the amount of public money that school districts spend to field football teams). The NFL has tried for years now to go global and it simply isn't working. Of course the irony here is that tons of American kids play soccer but don't become spectators as adults. I live in LA and I plan to see Beckham this summer.
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I was listening to some sports talk radio today and one of the pinhead hosts was talking about what a bad playoff coach Tony Dungy is. He is saying this less than 24 hours after Dungy won the Superbowl. God I hate the sports media.
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I did get a bit 'feisty', didn't I? Didn't mean it to sound THAT over the top. I was just mildly annoyed because I took your post as more full-on too. It sounded pretty harsh and not like it was directed generally. My post actually asked the Soccer guys NOT to get into a pissing contest because it wouldn't have an effect on the NFL guys anyway so the whole thing was redundant. It's not like the NFL fans aren't going to get shirty if Soccer guys come into an NFL tb, as evidenced by all the shittykiddie posts. So the 'can't we all get along' bit was completely consistent. I sure wish we had italics in here. Right. I'm O.K. now. Had a sleep. Took a breath.
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and he probably smells like doritoes for it too
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