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Superbowl XXXVII
So, if you're a good, patriotic American, you're certainly watching the Superbowl right about now. The dot-com ads should be pretty much absent this year, but perhaps there will be something more interesting than ads for recycled movies. Maybe even the game will be worth watching. :) Update: 01/27 17:02 GMT by T : Chardish writes "If you didn't catch the trailer for The Matrix: Reloaded on the Superbowl last night, it's now available for download."
...since when does watching the Super Bowl count as a patriotic activity? I thought it was just a game, a football game. I didn't hear Bush tell me to watch the game, I didn't see the U.N. pass a resolution, and I didn't hear an "Axis of Evil" tag attached to it.
...just a game, folks.
Tone down the crazyness, things that have been a part of American culture do not necessarily mean they are thru-and-thru patriotic.
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Since there's nothing much to discuss right now, who wants to be the first to place a bet?
But what in the world is this doing on Slashdot? This is "News for Nerds," folks. I see more than enough Super Bowl coverage on CNN, MSNBC, and all the other commercial news sites.
The coolest voice ever.
Thank God, I'm not an American. I don't know anyone willing to sit through 4 hours of "Pre-Game", 3 hours of the game, then another 2 hours of "Post-Game Wrap-up".
2 hours of "Making of Lord of the Rings", then 3 hours "Lord of the Rings" followed by an hour of "Behind the Scenes of LOTR" on cable.
Different strokes for different folks.
If you don't believe me, check how much 10 seconds of superbowl publicity cost.
The Raven
"...and lots of violence"
If you're referring to the game itself as being violent, it often is. If you were trying to sound cool by quoting John Lennon in order to condemn American Football, I'd pick another person if I were you. Lennon quite enjoyed our game, going so far as joining Howard Cossell in the booth for Monday Night Football one time. He was impressed with the whole spectacle of it all, and didn't seem to mind the rough aspect of the game.
Life is hard, and the world is cruel
I never watch it. I did tune in for that XXX rated one they advertised about seven years ago, but I didn't find anything even mildly erotic about it.
I'm an American. I love this country and the freedoms that we used to have.
I am hosting a small Superbowl gathering at my residence. However, I have come upon a true crisis:
We've run out of Nacho Cheese Dip.
Now, let me explain the situation a little further. I am posting from my kitchen, and outside are two pregnant ladies, three 250+ pound men, and an eight year old child, with his paintball gun that his oh-so-intelligent father was so quick to buy him.
If I don't come back with something, there will be a "conflict". And by "conflict" I mean it in the same way the Israeli-Palestinian situation is a "conflict".
This is where you come in: Send Nacho Cheese.
My girlfriend and I are armed only with a few cans of Keystone Light. Please. We don't want to die.
Dragging people kicking and screaming into reality since 1996.
You've been here since Slashdot really was NFN, STM, and yet you're just now figuring out that Michael's an idiot?
How about deselecting his name under "Exclude stories from the Homepage" (Preferences -> Homepage) and saving yourself the grief?
To within half a percent, pi seconds is a nanocentury. -- Tom Duff
Yeah, but the SuperBowl is just a bunch of pansies running around in padded armour, but Lord Of The Rings is .... ummm .... errr ..... OK you win.
I happen to like (American)football. I'm not a jock per se, but I do play sports.
Christ, can we get a clue in here?
"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge"
- Charles Darwin
2 hours of "Making of Lord of the Rings", then 3 hours "Lord of the Rings" followed by an hour of "Behind the Scenes of LOTR" on cable.
I just spent two valuable minutes looking for this on TV, you insensitive clod!
The best I could find was FOTR on Starz.
Dammit.
Is it just me or does Shania Twain look like she's wearing a Star Wars costume? Is she Darth Slut?
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God forbid someone like football AND computers. Oh wait, I use linux therefore I must comply to all of the geek stereotypes. I guess I had better apologize for showering, knowing how to dress myself, not giggling like a retard if a female looks in my direction, and not eating a constant stream of pizza and doritos.
Geeks like to think they are so open minded and forward thinking. The reality is you will be hard pressed to find a more closed-minded group of people if you tried.
- Toby
Anyone else get that impression?
I only watched the half-time stuff, then turned back to Fear Factor.
"Would it kill you to put down the toilet seat?" -- Maya Angelou
Sorry.
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For those that think football is a boring or stupid sport, go check out Joe Theisman's Idiot's Guide to Football. It's a great book that covers the game and will show you how deep the game is. It'll turn it from two teams running in to each other in to an offensive strategy going against a defensive strategy. More like a good fight.
:)
Well worth checking out. It'll also help your Madden 2K3 or NFL2K3 game against your friends.
Sittin' back, cleaning my new assault rifle, havin' a couple of beers and keeping and eye on the game.
Now, what's more American than that? I got a gun, my beer, and a football game.
Terry Tate: Office Linebacker
Classic. Worth watching the whole game just for that commercial.
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Keanu Reeves: I know Kung Fu.
Alex Trebek: For the last time, no you don't.
And finally, Hilary Swank in a commanding lead with zero.
Connery, Reeves, Swank
Alex Trebek: Welcome back to Celebrity Jeopardy. I thought we were done with this, but Regis Philbin, that mongrel idiot, decided to do a Celebrity Millionaire, and network competition being what it is, I stand before you, a broken and miserable man. Let's take a look at the scores. Sean Connery has set a new Jeopardy record for futility with...
Sean Connery: Suck on it Trebek. Suck it long, and suck it hard.
Alex Trebek: That's beautiful. You kiss your mother with that mouth.
Sean Connery: No, but I did something to your mother with this mouth! [ points to mouth ]
Alex Trebek: Why? Keanu Reeves has an impressive -$32,000.
Keanu Reeves: I know Kung Fu.
Alex Trebek: For the last time, no you don't. And finally, Hilary Swank in a commanding lead with zero.
Hilary Swank: Did I win? Because there's some people I need to thank.
Alex Trebek: Let's just take a look at the board. And the categories are: "Potent Potables"; "Foreign Flicks"; "Things Trebek Sucks"-wait! [ Connery is laughing. ] All right. [ Trebek walks over and takes down the hand-written "Things Trebek Sucks" sign. ] Let's continue..."Potpourri"; "Hot or Cold"; "What Ears Do"; "Is This A Hat"-that's where I name and object, and you tell whether or not it's a hat. And finally, "Colors That End In Urple". Hilary Swank, you're in the lead, so we'll start with you.
Hilary Swank: I'm a girl you know.
Alex Trebek: [ shakes head ] Let's just go with Foreign Flicks for $800. [ Connery buzzes in. ]
Sean Connery: Ursula Andress.
Alex Trebek: What?
Sean Connery: Ursula Andress, Catherine Deneuve, and Charo, twice.
Alex Trebek: That's Foreign Flicks, Mr. Connery. Foreign Flicks. Mr. Reeves, why don't you pick?
Keanu Reeves: I shall take Balloons for $800, if you please.
Alex Trebek: That's not a category.
Keanu Reeves: My mistake. I shall choose Balloons for $600.
Alex Trebek: I tell you what, let's do Colors That End in Urple. For $800. This color ends in "urple". [ Swank buzzes in. ] Hilary Swank.
Hilary Swank: What is light urple?
Alex Trebek: [ shakes head ] Wow. [ Reeves buzzes in. ] Keanu Reeves.
Keanu Reeves: I will venture a guess. Who is Jaleel White?
Alex Trebek: What?
Keanu Reeves: Is that not the gentlemen who played Urple, the humorous fellow with the glasses who loves cheese?
Alex Trebek: That's Urkel! [ Connery buzzes in. ] Oh good, Mr. Connery wants to say something.
Sean Connery: I thought of some more foreign ladies I snogged.
Alex Trebek: Let's just go to Hot or Cold for $400. And it's a Video Daily Double. Here goes nothing. Please take a look at your video monitors. [ screen shows Ricky Martin and two dancers. They start dancing. ]
Ricky Martin: It's me! Come on, Ricky Martin! Come on! [ music starts ] Oh my! In this cup there's some hot tea! It's hot hot hot! Watch! [ takes a sip ] Yow! Hot hot hot! So the answer is: Hot hot hot! or cold. Hot hot hot! or cold. Come on! Hot hot hot! [ video fades ] [ no one buzzes in. ]
Alex Trebek: None of you knows. No one can figure out if the hot tea is hot or cold. [ Reeves buzzes in. ] Thank God! Keanu Reeves.
Keanu Reeves: Is it iced tea?
Alex Trebek: [ agitated ] No! It's hot tea!
Keanu Reeves: Well, then I have no idea.
Alex Trebek: Let's just go to Final Jeopardy. The category is...oh come on, why would they do this? The category is Famous Mothers.
Sean Connery: [ laughs ] My day has come! [ keeps laughing ]
Alex Trebek: [ rips card ] I'm not going to give you the satisfaction. [ Connery stops laughing. ] The new category is Anything. Write anything. [ music starts ] Just write. Use your arm, hand, and special pen, and move the pen around. Scribble if you want to, just make some kind of mark. [ music stops ] OK, let's get this over with. Sean Connery, you wrote down: Below. I don't know why you wrote that, but technically that's a correct answer. You did write something. Let's see what you wagered: Me. Below Me. [ Connery laughs ] Below Me...I don't get it.
Sean Connery: Oh, I'll bet you do, you Canadian ponch. [ slaps Trebek on the head. ]
Alex Trebek: Proud day for you and your family. Keanu Reeves, you look rather pleased. Let's see what you wrote down: [ a blank screen is revealed ] Nothing. The question was write anything, and you got it wrong. I'm speechless. Let's see what you wagered: Eleventy billion dollars. That's not even a real number.
Keanu Reeves: Yet.
Alex Trebek: That's simply amazing. And finally, Hilary Swank.
Hilary Swank: Thanks Alex. I'm so honored to have been here today, there's so many people I have to thank. [ camera shows a sobbing Chad Lowe in the audience. ] I couldn't have done it without Alex Trebek, the incredible cast and crew of Jeopardy, my publicist who is a beautiful human being...that's it.
Alex Trebek: Touching. That's all for Jeopardy; Regis, you can have them. Good night. [ Connery pushes Trebek as he walks by. ]
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[author of cheesedip over IP protocol]
Hemos is like...sci-fi fans;he thinks technology is cool, but he hasn't bothered to understand the science it's based on
You are so wrong with this.
Pre-game starts, you gather with the friends, and beer and nachos come out.
Game starts, bets are already placed, you settle down and start watching the commercials-er, game. Nachos are finished, sixth beer is opened.
By half-time, you're drunk and full, Twain is showing her stomach, and the No Doubt chick looks like she's been hanging out with Courtney Love too much. She looks thrashed. You take a nap.
Post-game show is up. You get to find out what you missed whilst napping, but you're too groggy to remember.
Following morning, you watch the news to get the highlights of the game, in order to fit in with the water-cooler crowd at work.
This is American Football. God bless us all.
Kip Hawley is an idiot.
I had the same feeling a few years earlier watching the Brits go after Argentina when the military junta took the Falklands. Seemed kinda like a harmless game of capture the flag. Gooooo UK!
And then Argentina scored big against a British destroyer and people died who probably didn't need to, good cause or not.
If you are that gung-ho about another Iraqi war, then get your ass down to a recruiting station right the fuck now. With 8 weeks Basic + 8 weeks 11B training you might just finish in time to see this war up close and personal.
As for me, I've done time in Uncle Sam's Army. I've got friends in theater. Trust me, it ain't no national football game.
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The Superbowl is wierd. Celine Dion sang "God Bless America", and she's Canadian. If an American started singing "God Save The Queen" he'd probably be shot and then called a terrorist.
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