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  • madpeacock
    madpeacock Member Posts: 369
    edited January 2012
    Then again, I used to work in advertising, so I like to watch the commercials! Laughing
  • Kay_G
    Kay_G Member Posts: 3,345
    edited January 2012

    Reesie, I am with you.  Will watch the superbowl, but without the Eagles I don't have much interest.  And the team who shall remain nameless just makes it even worse.  But DH is a big sports fan, so he will definitely be tuned in.  However when it's not sports it's MSNBC for him.  OMG, I have seen so much of Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum that I am going to puke.  Give me the Twilight Zone!  LOL

  • Lumpynme
    Lumpynme Member Posts: 747
    edited January 2012

    i'm reading pg 601-not sure if i've said hello yet...will catch up someday! for now need to shower and DO SOMETHING besides sit at comp!!!!

    btw saturday was my 58th birthday and i just realized there was NO CAKE.......................

  • KittyGirl2011
    KittyGirl2011 Member Posts: 537
    edited January 2012

    Hey Paulla66, I totally agree with you! I'd rather watch ANYTHING else before watching the Super Bowl.  I don't have cable TV so it's Netflix on that day.  Reesie I am a big SciFi fan but I do agree that those "marathons" are really boring no matter what show it is.  Lumpynme-Here's a cake for you, I made it myself! LOL,  Kitty

  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited January 2012

    I'm with you, madpeacock, as I sit through the many $uper Bowl Commercial$ for the two or three that are hilarious and brilliant.  Do want to see Madonna's halftime show.  If the score is close I like to watch the last 5 minutes (read: half hour!) of the 4th quarter.  As far as who to root for, I like to go with the better looking QBs, so let's see...

                         

    Round One - Game Face:  Nobody really looks good with an adrenalin-distorted game face, and these guys are no exception.  They look equally fierce, but the scale tips for Brady who, unlike Manning, removed his mouthguard for this photo op to reveal his Hollywood-white perfect teeth.

                              

    Round Two - Casual Looks:  At first glance, it's tempting to go for Brady again, but look close...he's wearing a collared polo shirt under that zip-neck pullover.  Who does that? He's tring to hard to look trendy.   Manning is in an outfit from the consignment shop, that came from a dead man's closet, but he does Bryl Creme his hair to the corresponding decade of the suit.  Hmm, spray tan vs. natural coloration that looks like blushing?  Chin cleft centrally located vs. on the bottom?  I give this one to Manning.  His dark brows and eyes make for a sexier gaze too.

                             

    Round Three - Does he do any chores?   Eli looks like he just lays around and lets his abs go in the off-season, probably a couch potato who doesn't lift a finger.  Brady stays toned while helping out around the house.  Oh wait, that iron is not even plugged in!  The only way he will touch a household appliance is if you pay a few friends to show up and say they are shooting a photo spread for US Weekly.   This category really ends in a draw.

    LET'S GO TO THE TIE-BREAKER ... Whose oversized Bobble Head would least scare a child?

                               

    Manning looks like cookie dough.  Brady looks like a Mr. Potato Head with a closed-head injury.  

    In a close race, it's Manning!  Go Giants!

                  

  • cajmi
    cajmi Member Posts: 80
    edited January 2012

    Hi Ladies,

    My husband will definately be watching the game, but not as enthusiastically as if the Bears hadn't fallen apart!!!  Hopefully I will come home from the hospital before the game.  The best part about being medicated is that if he wants me to watch the game with him, I can do it and it will be painlessLaughing

    Carolyn

  • cajmi
    cajmi Member Posts: 80
    edited January 2012

    Elimar,

    That is a great post!!!   It almost makes me like football:>  It is a great pick me up as I'm really starting to get nervous about Wednesday...  thanks for the laugh!!!  you are truly a great group of women!!!

     Carolyn

  • Momine
    Momine Member Posts: 7,859
    edited January 2012

    Paula, my husband never watches sports either. He used to play a bunch in HS and college, but has no interest in watching and zero interest in baseball or football. Had he been the type to watch sports on TV it would probably have been a deal breaker for me.

  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited January 2012

    You're welcome cajmi.  I've never been one to bog down a pre-game commentary with boring stuff like coaching strategy, seasonal records or career stats.

    Lumpynme,  Happy Birthday and many more!

  • Eph3_12
    Eph3_12 Member Posts: 4,781
    edited January 2012

    E-your analysis is very similar to what we are going to be subjected to all week but I am a BIG NFL fan, just not the 2 teams playing.  However, in my office football pool @ the start of play-offs I drew the Patriots as my team SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Go Patriots (and no matter what your analysis says-Brady is MUCH better looking than the fake Manning brother!)

  • Kay_G
    Kay_G Member Posts: 3,345
    edited January 2012

    I'm not a Patriots fan either, but I have to agree with that.  Tom is so much cuter than Eli.  I don't even think it's close.  Now if you put Eli against Peyton....

    And it pains me to say it, but Go Pats !

    We have a superbowl pool at work with the digits on the score.  Don't know what numbers I have yet.

  • macatacmv
    macatacmv Member Posts: 1,386
    edited January 2012

    Hello, 

    love the new pic at top of page, that is alot like how I feel lately.

    Love the football talk. I too go for the best personalities and looks rather than statistics. I use to watch a lot of football while my DS was living here, He was outraged that I forgot the playoff game was on. Since I am in NE have to go with the Pats. I might go to someone else's house to watch more fun than alone even though the dog gets excited when there is lots of cheering.

  • Paula66
    Paula66 Member Posts: 1,728
    edited January 2012

    I will be in sewing heaven Sunday.  My local guild does a superbowl Sunday quilt marathon, so thats where this chic will be.  Not a game will be seen or heard as the machines would drowned them out anyway, lol!  The gamewatchers (aka my bros n sissies) will be cheering, so they will be making up for me, thats cool!

    Well all I have had it for the day!  If I have to look over one more work instruction, Im gonna scream!  Looks like this chic is going to make her audit last alot longer then the 1/2 hour it takes to do!  Just for giggles I may go audit the hubby just to taunt him, lol!  We work for the same company so its fun when I can do stuff like that to him.  Oh rats I just looked at the schedule and his area isnt due until next month.  Hmmmm he doesnt know that part though, lol!

    Have a great afternoon all!

  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Member Posts: 5,938
    edited January 2012

    OK we are not avid sports fans on TV.  I don't even know who is playing in the superbowl.  Although we always go some friends house for it.  The girls we stay in the kitch and catch up and watch half time and then usually head home early.

  • SAB
    SAB Member Posts: 1,498
    edited January 2012

    Oh Eli that is the most complete and enjoyable football analysis I have seen yet!  You should work for the network!

  • justmejanis
    justmejanis Member Posts: 1,847
    edited January 2012

    Madpeacock....I would love to come over for your party!  I always enjoy the game and commercials of course.  I just love the festivities!  I am not happy with the teams playing this year...boring rerun.  I am a die hard Denver Bronco fan...but am originally from San Francisco.  Nothing worked out there so really I could care less about this game.  But the fun...that would be so nice!  DH and I will just watch it alone.  Oh...your daughter sounds wonderful and your bond is perfect.  Glad you have her!

    I have been sick for days and finally today am up and around.  I had a flu bug apparently...diarrhea and vomiting and total exhaustion.  I barely remember the weekend.  Hubby did bring me canned Chicken Noodle soup and crackers.  I drank lots of water so that is good, but I was so wiped out.  I am glad to have my energy back finally.

     I hope everyone here is going great.  Thinking of you all...always!  :)

  • madpeacock
    madpeacock Member Posts: 369
    edited January 2012

    There's another thought. The price of Super Bowl advertising is probably too high for political ads, so there's a break right there! I don't think the Georgia primary is until March (ish) so we really haven't been bombarded yet. 

  • jo1955
    jo1955 Member Posts: 8,543
    edited January 2012

    Paula - I am with you - no interest in watching the Super Bowl.  Thank goodness DH does not watch either.  I would rather be sewing with you and the other gals.  Chances are I will be in my sewing room working on my quilt.

  • zumbagirl
    zumbagirl Member Posts: 308
    edited January 2012

    Must be a Paula thing, because that is my name, zumba girl is just what I LOVE :O) We don't watch sports here either, and if we even remember that the super bowl is on, or happen to be channel surfing, we do think the commercials are funny, but , then again we can just google, and watch the commercials, without suffering through the long game to see them. LOL

  • YaYa5
    YaYa5 Member Posts: 667
    edited January 2012

    i guess i'm the only one here who loves sports, especially football, and i live alone!  i'm not absolutely thrilled about the super bowl, but i will definitely watch it.  i watch them all, college and professional.  i'm just an old geek!  HOWEVER, if i had a choice between watching the game and sewing with you guys, i'd be there!  i'm a needlepointer.

  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited January 2012

    Hmm, interesting....I know many women who go gaga at football and watch it like religion. But not any other sport!! Why not?? I LOVE watching golf, you get the highlights of each hole without the boring up and down bits of football. Even hockey is more action!! And baseball!! Well! We all understand the rules of baseball, so that makes it so easy to watch. I listened to the world series on the radio when I was driving a truck and the Blue Jays won over Atlanta. I was actually in a small town in Georgia at the time. Only myself and my co-driver were for Canada. We stayed pretty quiet as we won..!!

  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited January 2012

    Janis, I have been VERY, VERY sick too!!! Even ended up in the ER due to the fluid loss weakness with the vomiting and diarrhea. They put in IV fluids and meds and did x-rays. Had me come back the next day for ultrasound as I also had flank pain. More IV fluids and meds and they proceeded with a CT scan. Was hoping I wasn't going to find out I was now stage iv while I lay there in a semi-daze. Came back okay, thank God! I am JUST this second starting to feel better. It's been 4 bad days, proceeded by about a week of not feeling great.

    I have my thyroid surgery in a week so I have to rebuild my resources. Even had to let them take blood from my LE side!!!! Getting an IV in 2 days in a row when I was so dehydrated was pitiful!! I had over a dozen attempts. They finally opened a vein in my wrist and it spewed all over my boots on the floor. And yes, I do bleed red.

  • Ceeztheday
    Ceeztheday Member Posts: 403
    edited January 2012

    DH and I are not sports fans. We don't even know who is playing. We worked on cruise ships for 9 years (back in the day) and got totally out of the sports loop. Hard to believe than January is basically over. Time is flying by in 2012.

  • justmejanis
    justmejanis Member Posts: 1,847
    edited January 2012

    Barbe......I am really sorry to hear you got that sick.  How scary!  I am so glad you are over that big scare.  You have had so much going on!  I will be thinking of you thyroid surgery day.  For me that was really easy and very little discomfort at all.  Wishing the very same for you!

  • elimar86861
    elimar86861 Member Posts: 7,416
    edited January 2012

    Barbe,  That sounds like a terrible case of the flu'.  Glad you're feeling better.

    cajmi,  Good Luck with the TRAM surgery.  Let us know how it goes.

    YaYa5,   I wouldn't be too concerned about your football viewing unless you down more than two brewskis per game, have a bowl of Corn Nuts on your stomach, and are watching in your underwear.  Then, it would obviously be a case of the transmigrated soul of a 49-year-old man reborn into your body.  It's more commonplace than you might think.

  • Paula66
    Paula66 Member Posts: 1,728
    edited January 2012

    YaYa my sissies are superbowl watchers as well.  My older sissy will watch more then just the superbowl, she watches all season long.  My other sissy is more a NASCAR junkie.  I only go for the food, lol.  But thankfully my supersew sunday will have tons of munchies there. 

  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Member Posts: 5,938
    edited January 2012

    My twin granddaughters have arrived. Bella and Faryn.  Left to right in the picture is my sone, Bella, Faryn and the nurse

    took the picture out because the banner on the page went right through it. I'll repost after a few people have posted on this page

  • LovesChristmas-Barb
    LovesChristmas-Barb Member Posts: 706
    edited January 2012

    Congratulations Sherry!!! How wonderful! I'm looking forward to seeing the picture. =)

  • SAB
    SAB Member Posts: 1,498
    edited January 2012

    Love the names Bella and Faryn. Is Faryn a family name?

  • Sherryc
    Sherryc Member Posts: 5,938
    edited January 2012

    Ok gonna try this again.  Left to right, My son, Bella, Faryn and the Nurse. 

    SAB--Faryn is not a family name.  DS picked out Bella and DIL picked out Faryn.

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