Fox Sports, Brett Favre screw Jets fans... again

Yes, I am talkin' 'bout you, Fox Sports, with your World Series and your crappy football halftime show. And you, Brett Lorenzo* Favre, Mr. Did-I-Just-Throw-Another-Pick-Just-Can't-Stay-Retired quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, who broke the hearts of thousands of New York Jets fans last season.

Thanks to the two of you, and the fact that Favre's new team, the Minnesota Vikings (with their star running back, Adrian Peterson, aka "Purple Jesus") are playing Favre's old team, the Green Bay Packers -- where Brett Favre was the starting quarterback for over 15 years, and led the team to two Super Bowl appearances, before retiring for the first time -- at Lambeau Field at 4:15 ET this Sunday, I, and thousands of Jets and Giants fans, have to take the fall?!

God forbid Fox Sports show the Giants - Eagles game the same time as the Vikings - Packers game. Oh no. No instead, let's just screw the New York area football fans by showing the Giants - Eagles game the same time as the Dolphins - Jets game this Sunday. (Btw, I realize that as both a Giants and a Jets fan I am in the minority, but surely I am not alone in seeing this latest Fox last-minute scheduling switcheroo as a slap in the face to Jets fans everywhere.)

Don't believe me about the power of Fox Sports? For the first time in, like, 20 years there will be no Sunday night football this Sunday. Why? Because Fox Sports is airing the World Series -- where the NY Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies are tied one game apiece -- Sunday night at 8:20 ET and NBC Sports blinked.

But getting back to Giants vs. Jets, this Sunday, instead of turning our bedroom into a sports bar, I got a friend to take J-THREE-O for a few hours Sunday afternoon so the spouse and I could cheer on the Giants and the Jets at a real sports bar (or the closest thing to a real sports bar you can find within 15 minutes of Stepford). Go G-Men! Go Gang Green!

As for the Vikings - Packers game, though the spouse will probably be rooting for the Vikings ("Adrian Peterson!"), I will probably be rooting for Green Bay.

*Lorenzo? Really? Who knew?

Top Five Adult Halloween Costumes 2009

Per a press release I just received from shopping search engine Sortprice.com, the five top-selling Halloween costumes for adults for the 2009 Halloween season are (drum roll, please):

1. Vampire

2. Sexy Nurse

3. Michael Jackson

4. Star Wars

5. Sexy Santa

I have to admit, I'm kind of surprised by some of these.

The vampire thing I totally get, what with The Twilight Saga: New Moon about to come out and the Vampire Chronicles airing on TV.

And who doesn't love a sexy nurse? (Talk about your visiting nurse service. Slightly O/T: I once had a boss who dressed up as "Dr. Ben Dover" one Halloween and went around the office asking female employees if they'd like him to examine them. Ah, the good old days.)

But a sexy Santa? Really? Maybe if your idea of "sexy" is a fat guy in a red suit with too much facial hair. Or maybe they mean (a young, buff) Fabio as Santa... or that guy to the left in the photo. I'd sit on his lap any day.

Oh wait. I just looked it up and they mean sexy Santa helper. Sheesh. Talk about ho ho hos. If Santa had that kind of help, I doubt he'd ever leave the North Pole. (And Mrs. Claus would have filed for divorce years ago.)

As for Michael Jackson, I am not thrilled by the prospect of hoards of little zombie Michael Jacksons descending on my house for Halloween. Though I admit I am tickled by the idea of dumping candy into little Michael's trick-or-treat bag with the admonition "Just eat it."

Lastly, Star Wars? Still? Really? Aren't we over the whole Star Wars-Darth Vader-Imperial Stormtrooper-Chewbacca thing by now, people? Though I guess the sexy Princess Leia slave girl metal bikini costume never goes out of style.

But what's up with the sexy Amidala costume? Seriously, check out the heels on those boots and you tell me how many Sith or Imperial Stormtroopers she'd outrun or gun down in those. And I'm pretty sure in the Star Wars movies Amidala didn't bear her navel either.

Well, no matter what you dress up as, may the Force -- and good weather -- be with you this Halloween.

UPDATED 10/30/09: Oh. My. God. Et tu, TODAY Show? For those who didn't catch The TODAY Show this morning, this year's Halloween theme is/was... Star Wars. Noooooooooo. I cannot bring myself to embed the video clip here, but if you are really interested in seeing Matt Lauer as Luke Skywalker, Meredith Vieira as Princess Leia, and Al Roker as Han Solo (so wrong, all of it), here's the link to The TODAY Show's salute to Star Wars.

Holy financial tomfoolery, Batman! These new LendingTree commercials sure are clever.

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na... LendingTree!?

I realize I am dating myself (sort of), but I can't help giggling every time I see -- or rather hear -- the new "You to the Rescue" ads for LendingTree.com (click the link to get your very own LendingTree utility belt, kids!), featuring the voice of Adam West doing his best Batman/Bruce Wayne impression. To quote the critics: "SOCK!" "POW!" "ZOK!"





These West/LendingTree ads remind me a bit of those William Shatner/Priceline ads, though I don't know how they could possibly top this particular Shatner/Priceline ad (which I so should have included in my "Bust a Move" post).



Hope this post put a smile on your face. Now get back to work! (How did people procrastinate before YouTube and blogs and Facebook?)

Jets, Yankees win. Giants and their fans lose. Plus World Series and Super Bowl predictions.

If only the Jets could play every game in sunny, 70 degree weather against a team like the Oakland Raiders. But as a certain Phillies fan friend of ours (yes, we have friends who are Phillies fans - okay, one friend) likes to say: A win is a win is a win. And we Jets fans will take it. Final score: Jets 38, Raiders 0. And the Jets take the No. 2 spot in the AFC East, behind the New England Patriots.

Moving right along.... As you may recall, last night's question was "Yankees or Giants?" (Going to a sports bar or turning our bedroom back into a sports bar was not an option.) The answer: the Yankees. (It was the spouse's call, and at least he allowed me to work the remote and occasionally flip over the Giants game.) Final score: Yankees 5, Angels 2. And again, the California team choked.

This means, of course, that it will be the New York Yankees taking on the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies at Yankee Stadium in the World Series this Wednesday night at 7:30 ET on Fox. And for the duration I will be one of those "Mets Fans for the Yankees," albeit begrudgingly. Go Yankees. Yea. My World Series prediction? I actually think the Phillies will win again this year, but that the Series will go to six or seven games.

But getting back to football. As I did not watch most of the Giants - Cardinals game, and the Giants lost (thanks in large part to three Eli Manning interceptions), that's about all I am going to say on that subject. However, while watching the other football games that were not competing with the Yankees - Angels game, namely the Minnesota Vikings - Pittsburgh Steelers game yesterday (Steelers won 27-17 in an exciting game), I came up with a new drinking game, which I call "Adrian Peterson, blah, blah, blah." Here's how it works: Every time an announcer shouts the name "Adrian Peterson," you have to drink a shot or take a swig of beer. Chances are you will be blasted by the half. Oh and the Saints won, again. Blah, blah, blah.

In other football news, the Colts, Broncos, and Saints remain undefeated at 6-0 going into Week 8, when AGAIN, thanks to Fox Sports and Brett Favre, the Jets and the Giants and now the Eagles (who will be playing the Giants) will all be playing at 1 p.m. ET. WTF people?! Again with the same game time? Not cool.

Oh and as for my Super Bowl prediction (drum roll, please): I'm seeing the Indianapolis Colts vs. the New Orleans Saints, but I would not be surprised if the New England Patriots or the Minnesota Vikings made it in either. Okay, you heard it here first.

But for this week, it's all baseball. Go Yankees! (Ouch. I think I just pulled something.)

Yankees or Giants? Baseball or football? Fox forces fans to pick sides.

Yet again New York area sports fans are being forced to choose between teams (or spend the evening at a sports bar) -- all because of stupid Fox Sports. FOOOOOOOOX!

Do they watch the 5 - 1 NY Giants play the Arizona Cardinals at Giants Stadium (in New Jersey) tonight at 8:20 ET on NBC? Or do they watch the NY Yankees play the Los Angeles Angels for the American League pennant tonight over at Yankee Stadium starting at 8:20 ET over on Fox? (Btw, for all you readers in the Tri-State area, avoid the Cross Bronx Expressway at all costs this evening. Heck, avoid the Bronx entirely, unless you want to spend your evening in your car.)

For die-hard New York sports fans it's a bit like Sophie's Choice as most Yankees fans are die-hard Giants fans and vice versa.

The spouse predicts that more people will be watching the Yankees game -- and will only flip over to the Giants game during commercial breaks. (That is unless they turn their bedroom into a sports bar.) Me? I will be watching my beloved Giants on NBC Sunday Night Football -- unless they suck, in which case I will begrudgingly flip over to Fox and watch the Yankees, even though I loathe the Yankees. LOATHE. THEM. (Personal note: For a lifelong Mets fan the thought of a Yankees - Philadelphia World Series makes the stomach churn.)

In a no-brainer, I will also be watching the New York Jets and Mark Sanchez take on the Oakland Raiders out in Oakland, California, where it's supposed to be in the 70s today, at 4:05 ET this afternoon. Hopefully the warm, sunny weather will restore Sanchez's throwing arm and revitalize the Jets defense so they can go above .500.

Check in tomorrow for my post-game update.

Just bust a move (Funky Friday music post)

For two days now, since I saw GLEE Wednesday night, "Bust a Move" has been playing on my mental jukebox. Just can't get it out of my head, so I figured I would share. You're welcome.



I wish one of my glee club instructors (or teachers, period) had been half as fine as Will Schuester (aka Matthew Morrison) -- and that we could have sung something half as fun (or raunchy) as "Bust a Move" or any of the songs featured in the hit Fox show GLEE. (In my all- girl high school glee club a "new" or "contemporary" song was one that was less than 150 years old and in English. And the head of our glee club made Sue Sylvester look like a teddy bear.)

Btw, for those who like to keep it old school, here's the original version of "Bust a Move," featuring Young MC, who co-wrote "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina."



Now you know what to do: Just bust a move.

Because who doesn't love a good animal video featuring adorable panda cubs or talking cats?

(What? You'd rather I blog about the latest jobless numbers, the Phillies making it into the World Series - AGAIN, how hot GLEE was last night, or Sarah Palin's upcoming book tour and appearance on Oprah? I thought so. But do correct me if I am wrong.)

First up: CUTEST. PANDA. VIDEO. EVER. Aka the San Diego Zoo's 11-week-old panda gets a check up. All together now: AAAAAAW.

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