September 04, 2003

The Olympics open and close with hope and dignity. The NFL opens and closes with Mariah Carey. Anyone else pist that they have to sit through an hour o' crap before the game (I'm sure owillis is in heaven; Britney and the 'skins, two great tastes that taste great together)?

posted by mick to football at 09:22 AM - 23 comments

I guess my plan is to wait until the game starts to turn the TV on. This is where that old device the radio comes in handy. Who needs or has the time for pre-game crap?

posted by munger at 10:11 AM on September 04, 2003

Brilliant. Although if Mariah (who I still find strangely attractive, in the same way I'd like to have Margot Kidder over for tea) has a full-blown meltdown, I'd watch that.

posted by wfrazerjr at 10:19 AM on September 04, 2003

ya kno...if you show up live at the hour o' crap in yr military uniform ... ya get a free Pepsi Vanilla t-shirt. take that CFL!

posted by danostuporstar at 11:15 AM on September 04, 2003

umm, in other words...Washington Post articles here, here and here.

posted by danostuporstar at 11:21 AM on September 04, 2003

I don't get why this pisses people off. I'm a huge football fan, who generally dislikes the pomp of off-the-field promotional events, but if I don't like it I just ignore it. It's not that hard. The NFL is attempting to make the opening weekend "an event" similar to their closing event and again, I have no problems with it. For as much criticism as they took for the same type of thing last year (Bon Jovi in Times Square) I seem to recall the ratings were good and the reviews of the show generally positive outside of football circles... And that, my friends, is exactly what they are after. I say kudos to them. Plus, Britney looks good in that Champ Bailey skirt/shirt.

posted by 86 at 11:47 AM on September 04, 2003

And oh, go Skins! Eight hours and counting...

posted by 86 at 11:48 AM on September 04, 2003

posted by worldcup2002 at 12:58 PM on September 04, 2003

starfucker worldcup???

posted by corpse at 01:02 PM on September 04, 2003

I'm carrying on where the Fooker leaves off. He is the guru of "img src".

posted by worldcup2002 at 01:09 PM on September 04, 2003

You’re supposed to use that hour o’ crap to get your drink on, fool.

posted by Samsonov14 at 01:13 PM on September 04, 2003

Britney says: "I think we should just trust our president in every decision that he makes and we should just support that." I shit you not. Yeah, what sammy said!

posted by garfield at 01:16 PM on September 04, 2003

Britney says: "I think we should just trust our president in every decision that he makes and we should just support that." I shit you not. Yeah, what sammy said!

posted by garfield at 01:23 PM on September 04, 2003

Britney says: "I think we should just trust our president in every decision that he makes and we should just support that." I shit you not. Yeah, what sammy said!

posted by garfield at 01:23 PM on September 04, 2003

Dano says: "Beware the 1:23 echo, for it portends Aretha kissing Good Charlotte."

posted by danostuporstar at 01:36 PM on September 04, 2003

talk about needing a cigarette. sorry everyone.

posted by garfield at 01:46 PM on September 04, 2003

Garf, do you shit us not? I didn't quite catch that... ;) Just so I don't sound like a jealous female trying to keep my sisterfriends down... I'll preface my catty statement by saying simply, "I think Britney Spears is very pretty and I have been known to enjoy some of her pre-processed pop music from time to time." And now, on with the catty statements! It looks like she's celebrating the start of the football season by coiffing her hair into a football helmet. yeah I know. Most of you didn't get that far up on her body to notice.

posted by jerseygirl at 01:46 PM on September 04, 2003

She has a head?

posted by wfrazerjr at 01:49 PM on September 04, 2003

she even thought to put red laces on her version of a football. cute.

posted by garfield at 02:07 PM on September 04, 2003

Her mammary glands appear to be noticeably smaller in the lower picture compared to the first. What gives? Is the lower picture from five years ago? Or could it be ... O, Makers of Undergarments, thou evil masters of illusion!

posted by worldcup2002 at 02:14 PM on September 04, 2003

sorry

posted by danostuporstar at 02:29 PM on September 04, 2003

*clunk*

posted by grum@work at 09:07 AM on September 06, 2003

She looks like a beatup hooker in that photo!

posted by billsaysthis at 11:28 AM on September 06, 2003

They've messed up the formula again. Let's repeat it one more time. Basketball - Hip Hop Baseball - Rock and Roll Football - Country and Western WWE - Scantily clad female pop singers I hate it when they mess that up.

posted by Joey Michaels at 03:09 PM on September 08, 2003

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