The dead walk only to redig the graves, and make them big enough to fit TVs and microwaves. Plus, this week’s TMQ. After the jump…
The Atlanta Falcons are scary good. “But if Atlanta can knock off the Sinners, the Falcons will look more like a Halloween Frankenstein. ” Yes, because beating the Saints this year proves something. Keep telling yourself that, Gregg.
Sweet: Atlanta – Philadelphia. Sour: Jets – Miami. Both: Pittsburgh – Washington. (We watched part of the Pittsburgh game. Dear Steelers: please never, ever wear those uniforms again. Sincerely, our eyes.)
It really isn’t all that puzzling, Gregg. There have been plenty of academic studies dealing with the appeal of the zombie mythos, dating all the way back to the original “Night of the Living Dead”. We’d suggest (among other reasons for the zombie fixation) fear of contagion, the loss of identity (in a way, there’s a parallel between zombies and Alzheimer’s disease, as far as the way both strip away identity), and, of course, the anti-consumerist argument (where zombies represent the proletariat that shops at Wal-Mart and votes the wrong way, while the non-zombies represent the Whole Foods shopping cultural elite).
Really, Gregg. It isn’t that difficult.
We have nothing to say here: we just wanted to quote that totally out of context.
We find Gregg’s “Wacky Food of the Week” item to be totally incomprehensible. Especially since he suggests we should “beware” of the food at Empellón Cocina, even though the NYT gave it two stars.
(Point to Easterbrook, though: we might actually pick up Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America
“Maybe coaching does really matter.” No?! Really?! Thank you, Captain Obvious! This gives us a chance to note: we were considering an item speculating on which coaches would get fired this week. We have a feeling Norv Turner will last out the season in San Diego, and then get the axe. We think Rex Ryan is going to go, but the storm has thrown off schedules enough that we don’t think they’ll get around to firing him this week. And we suspect that Andy Reid is out as well (and that Vick will be cut after this season), but, again, the storm has thrown a wrench in the works.
Remember TMQ’s “Angry Birds” item? Yeah: turns out the revisionist papers have already been written. ” “‘I Know Why the White Bird Sings: Critical Ornithology, the Animality of Rac(e)ing, and Hunting Game(s).'”
With the coming of winter, TMQ’s semi-creepy obsession with cold cheerleaders enters play.
The last-second overturn of an apparent winning touchdown by Dallas was the correct call, and it takes officiating fortitude to overturn the winning touchdown before the home crowd. Whom should Boys faithful blame for the ending — Tony Romo or Dallas coaches?
1. Come on, Gregg. This is Dallas, not Philadelphia. They don’t riot in Dallas. Heck, they don’t even throw batteries at Santa Claus in Dallas.
2. Who to blame? Tony Romo, obviously.
“What’s really driving your columnist crazy about this election is the rhetoric on Medicare.” What’s really driving WCD crazy about this election is…this election.
“Pulaski, which opened the season 1-2, won its sixth straight, improving to 7-2 and securing a postseason berth.”
Sigh.
But who did they play, Gregg? (Sylvan Hills. You’re welcome.)
This. Also, are we calling Vince Young a bust now? We think he’s been somewhat of a disappointment, but we’d reserve full-on “bust” status for players like JaMarcus Russell and Ryan Leaf.
…in a game between California’s Fremont and Harker high schools, Fremont frantically ran up the score to 90-56, including by going for two when leading by 25 points in the fourth quarter.
“frantically ran up the score”? We have problems calling that “running up the score”. 90-0, yes. 90-56, when the score was 50-49 in Harker’s favor at the half? TMQ is off base here.
Disclaimer of the week: yawn.
Minnesota-Morris 30, Crown College 29 (OT). Northern State 65, Mary 17.
That’s all for this week. Tune in next week, when Gregg explains how voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil. Oh, wait, actually, “If you don’t vote, you must never, ever complain about the result.”
By the way, if you’re looking for the WCD presidential endorsement, we plan to vote the straight Hypnotoad ticket.
