Where can I bet on things like this?

What is most surprising about this story?

a.) John Daly was drunk

b.) John Daly was unconscious

c.) John Daly was taken into custody

d.) John Daly was at Hooters when this all went down

e.) John Daly is still alive?

f.) I'm wearing size 28 jeans as I'm typing this

Philadelphia...you're welcome

Spoiler alert in case you've been spelunking the last 12 hours...

The Phillies have won the World Series...and I think I deserve a ring as well as my own float in the parade. Why? Not because I'm a Phillies fan...puke...not even close. I stupidly used my incredible jinxing powers.

"With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility"

Doh!

Not only did I single handily set the World Series match up with posts like this (go to second to last paragraph) and this, but I essentially predicted the winner with this gem. Further cementing their first Championship in 28 years was the mere fact that I kept this all to myself and did not post it, email it, or speak of it to a sole.

I expected mass rioting in Philly, but from the early reports I read, fans were just happy, not destructive.

Although my cell phone had some conflicting reports. Here are some text messages from an anonymous Philly Fan. They will remain anonymous so that I do not have to hand over my cell phone as evidence in some insurance fraud case. Those in the know can do the math.

Anonymous Philly Fan: (Oct. 30, 2008 12:43 AM)- Can't overturn my car. Will keep trying.

Anonymous Philly Fan: (Oct. 30, 2008 12:46 AM)- Can't flip it. :)

Anonymous Philly Fan: (Oct. 30, 2008 12:48 AM)- Guess I will light it on fire.

He's now either performing some complex medical diagnosis or is incarcerated. Either way he's probably fine with it. Congratulations to all you Phans. I think you'll easily repeat next year.

(ahh...see what I did there?!)

Christians and Irony, Not the Best of Friends

A group of christians got together to pray for the ecomony. Where? Here. 

A Good Weekend to be Mad

If you're a fan of Madmen like I am (and I'm a fairly recent fan), then this was a great weekend for you. Unfortunately my tiny vocabulary and limited understanding of the English language will prevent me from truly praising this show in the manner that it deserves.

First you have Emmy Award winning and all around terrific actor Jon Hamm hosting SNL. Plenty of Madmen love, which was nice to see, and a little surprising due to the fact that this is a show hidden on American Movie Classic. Not sure how the skits would go over to those who don't watch. My two cents says, this was the best Madmen related skit.

Even in the non-MM related skits, he held his own and in my very biased opinion, I feel he has a nose for comedy. (i.e. Jon Hamm's John Ham...literally potty humor)

Then you had the terrific season 2 finale last night. I won't spoil those who plan on joining the party late. (It has Tom Hanks kid in it! Who doesn't love some Hanks family acting?!) Just one of those great shows with some meat and substance that you can't wait to dissect and theorize. I can't recommend immediately renting season 1 fast enough. You will breeze through the 13 episodes, and finally understand why Bill Simmons has it hot for the red-headed secretary.

Finally some fun news that the AP revealed today. This Sunday's Simpson's Tree House of Horror opening will be a spoof of the Madmen opening credits. (One of the best openings sequences in recent memory.)

Right now I'm humming the theme in my head...ok, maybe outloud in my office. No one seems to mind. No one pays much attention to me anyhow. I wonder if anyone would notice if I'm wearing pants or not?

The point being, I'd like that theme song as a ring tone. Is that too much to ask?

Multiple Choice

There was a lot of talk about a "C"-Ring during Fox's World Series coverage last night. The "C"-Ring they were referring to was:

(a)- The low lying dark cloud ring that is hovering above Wrigley Field, as the Cubs dry spell woefully continues.

(b)- The jeweled Philly Phanatic piercing that Jason Werth got in a very sensitive area.

(c)- Some ridiculous Shoots and Ladders like architecture incorporated into Tropicana Field.
(d)- My precious.

ssssssssssshocking....

Thank god I was sitting down when this happened. Tyler Perry must have spilled some Cristal on one of the control room boards down in Atlanta. At least their slogan is not misleading as it relates to being taken seriously when telecasting live sporting events.

drop the links

Somethings that caught my watery, head cold suffering eyes:

- Someone should save this for future irony for when he's locked up

- Speaking of irony...shouldn't we be able to purchase this for free?

- The NHL's regular season starts (on this continent) tomorrow. The Bruin's are actually on "national TV" already!

- Hehehehe.... speaking of hockey.

- Also starting tomorrow night, Game 1 of the NLCS. I'd make my predictions on both American League and National League Championship Series, but don't want to jinx the people I know that still have teams in the hunt.

- And to leave on a high note: Bristol...Jamie Lynn says "Check Mate" (emphasis on 'mate')