RANDOM THOUGHTS:
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Now, let's get onto the main course. The following were on my mind between Thursday, January 13th and Monday, January 17th:
- Ricky Gervais should host every awards show, period. He's mean, he pushes buttons in his bitter and snark jokes and he doesn't care about the fact that Hollywood celebritites are too sensitive and, therefore, don't laugh at jokes directed toward their peers as one would like. Plus, he's just plain magnificent. It's ironic that he probably won't get another chance to do so after his jokes last night. But, then again, who knows.
- The music that FOX plays as they are about to show commercials during injury timeouts with that melancholy piano playing in the background is so unmerciful.
- So is Liam Neeson's new movie "Unknown" just basically the Bourne series meets "Taken"? Because that's how I think of it after watching its ads.
- During the four occasions that Seattle Seahawks players were injured and needed medical attention during the Bears game (one game that I will forever nickname it The Bodybag Game Lite), two of the songs that the Soldier Field PA played were "What I Like About You" and "Enter Sandman." I was surprised that they didn't play Bust Rhymes's "Break Ya Neck" during the game, too.
- I have to give huge credit to the New York Jets. They came to the game talking smack and making several cocky statements about the Patriots and ended up winning it even though many people (ahem) saw the Patriots using it as motivation to win big. Usually when you hear a person or a team trash talking as much as the Jets did over the week, it usually results in a loss. However, on this rare occasion, the person or team actually backed up their statement and won, and for that I salute them.
-Speaking of the Jets, although I am a bit ticked off that they ruined a perfect 4-0 week in the picks column, I'm glad that they won because it means that we no longer have to hear from Patriots fans, who I will still contend as being one of the worst fanbases in the NFL with Colts fans and Steelers fans as runners-up. All they are just some cocky and fair weather fans who only cared about the Patriots because the Red Sox were in the offseason and the Celtics were just beginning their season. Besides, they are completely unappreciative of their team's recent success. Wait, you're team lost their last three playoff games?!?! Oh, the horror! I mean, it's not like they had a run of three Super Bowl titles in four years or anything...oh wait, they did. Well, it's not like they live in a city where they have had other teams with recent success to cushion the blow...oh wait, they do. Also, Danny Woodhead is overrated and would probably be out of the league had he not been part of "Hard Knocks" this season and played for one of the best QBs of all time. In other words, they are exactly like this online parody character of themselves.
/enjoying this Patriots Schadenfreude Day
//And screw Barstool Sports, too! And that douche-tastic Dan Schaughnessy!
///Can't wait to hear Bill Simmons venting about it in his weekly podcast with Cousin Sal, or whatever else you call him.
-I have a feeling that Sunday's Bears-Packers game will be the best playoff game between the two in 70 years!
- In case you were wondering about my Golden Globe picks (which you probably weren't) I ended up finishing with a horrible 2-7-1, with the one being the PASS that I wrote down for the Best Supporting Actor category. In my defense, the Golden Globes is a joke. After all, how else would you explain the high pedigreed "Boardwalk Empire" defeating the much superior "Mad Men," "Glee" winning in almost every category that it was nominated for and "The Pacific" losing best TV movie/miniseries?
Well, I think that's about enough for today. See you this Thursday!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you just have any suggestions or
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