Swim Out Past the Breakers: Week Thirteen
Three. That’s how many fell out of the boat as the 4th Star Suicide Pool (third edition) heads out to sea. Technically, and I’m nothing if not technical, only two people died. One was ‘Ruther’ who bought the farm betting the farm on the Miami Dolphins. Whoops. The other casualty was BS, who went against better judgment and better advice to ride with his newly-adopted team. Call it strategy, call it faith, or call it complete and total indifference to what I’m trying to do here — anyway you look at it — he’s at the bottom of the ocean, too.
The other person in the comments last week, this amusing, brooding chap named ‘Evenflow’ didn’t actually pick a team. Don’t get me wrong — you want to list a bunch of USFL teams after watching that ESPN series and call yourself an expert, go right ahead — but at least give me a pick in the modern-day game. To make a long story shittier: He’s out of the mix, too. All is not lost, though. Maybe this week he can give us a rundown of the defunct WHA franchises. Or a list of his five favourite Screaming Trees songs. I look forward to it.
According to my calculations, thoughts arrive like butterflies. Oh wait. That’s according to Evenflow’s iPod. No, looking at the list of participants, it seems we have a healthy squad for this weekend’s slate. Ian Hudson, DKUN, Masterclark, NCMF, silky smooth (SS), KO, and myself. Let me check that again. Yep, seven left with five weeks to go. What do you think the chances are of one of us remaining before the season concludes? That low, eh?
Please remember you cannot take the New Orleans Saints, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers, and the Cincinnati Bengals with your pick. All of a sudden, it gets a little tougher. What’s going on in Pittsburgh? Is Big Ben playing? No mind, there no way the Raiders win that game. Is there? Nope. I’ll take the Pittsburgh Steelers to beat the Oakland Raiders. I defy anyone to find another game to take this week. Picks in the comments, please and thank you.
Now if you’ll excuse me, Stone and Jeff are swinging by to drink some wine and play some Wii.
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ss
December 3, 2009 at 12:25 am
So the Bears then? Got it.
wazoowazny
December 3, 2009 at 12:29 am
“The NY Jets are my favortite squadron”.
- paraphrase from Hapu of the Simpsons
I actually dont like this pick but I did want to use the pop culture reference.
And just what type of internet nickname is “Ian Hudson” anyway?? What’s going on!!!
NCMF - the 2nd best Offensive Coordinator in Winnipeg
December 3, 2009 at 10:03 am
I am new to this intergoogle thing. When it asked for my name in the leave a reply section, I assumed it meant my actual name. Besides, I’m not smart enough to come up with an obscure, but catchy, webberry name.
I will stick with picking only teams I hate. Bears. Superbowl shuffle indeed.
Hudsy Hudson
December 3, 2009 at 11:39 am
hate to disappoint but i’m saving my flannelled A-game for all the major femanitas on the Strip this weekend…
self punishment = throwing down some real cashe on your Giant Dogs at home
i’ll take Kimbo Slice to win on the undercard saturday night
Vedder ouT!
Evenflow
December 3, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Thank you Even Flow … if there is one thing that waz, err, i mean 4th Star hates more than Mike Kelly it is the UFC, so thanks for that kimbo slice of high comedy.
4th Star – dilemma … you can guarantee the Giants win, but you have to sit through an entire UFC pay-per-view in order for it to happen … what do you do??
NCMF - the 2nd best Offensive Coordinator in Winnipeg
December 3, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Bearfuckers
DKUN
December 3, 2009 at 3:36 pm
sure as a mike kelly scrap in a grey cup beer garden… eggles over wounded falcons.
KO
December 3, 2009 at 4:43 pm
I’m out, but as promised if I keep picking my Lions and they win, I get back into the game…kinda like some crazy secret joystick (do the kids still call them that) thing that you do in a video game to get your life back.
Yep…that’s my Lions.
BS
December 3, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Looks to me like there are enough Bears supporters this week to hold a special meeting at Bill Swekski’s.
ss
December 4, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Pardonez-moi. Swerski. Da beers.
ss
December 4, 2009 at 7:57 pm
To recap:
SS, DKUN, and Hudson have the Bears.
NCMF has already made it through with the Jets.
Though out of the pool, BS forever takes the Lions and if they win another game this season, he gets to come back into the pool and take Detroit the following week. And then he’ll be out again.
WazooWazny has the Steelers.
KO takes the Eagles.
Evenflow spoons Kimbo Slice.
We’re still waiting on Masterclark.
wazoowazny
December 4, 2009 at 8:13 pm
just wanted to confirm that I told you in person that I wanted da bears this week.
Masterclark
December 6, 2009 at 9:43 am