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Denver Broncos 1000 Yard Rushers since 1998

Olandis Gary 1159 (1999)

Mike Anderson 1487 (2000)

Clinton Portis 1508 (2002)

Clinton Portis 1591 (2003)

Reuben Droughns 1240 (2004)

Mike Anderson 1014 (2005)

Tatum Bell 1025 (2006)

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I know I'm a day early, that there's one more game to play, but neither the Jags or Texans are making this list...

1. (1) New York Giants (11-1)
   Maybe they were the best team all along


2. (2)Tennessee Titans (11-1)
   So you beat the Lions, who doesn't?


3. (5)Pittsburgh Steelers (9-3)
   Beat a solid Pats team


4. (6)Carolina Panthers (9-3)
   Gutty win in Green Bay


5. (4)Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-3)
   The Bucs keep on winning...


6. (7)Indianapolis Colts (8-4)
   These aren't the same old Colts, but they've won 5 in a row


7. (3)New York Jets (8-4)
   A loss to Denver makes things interesting in the AFC East


8. (-)Atlanta Falcons (8-4)
   Comeback team of the millennium!


9. (-)Baltimore Ravens (8-4)
   I thought it was Austrian superstar Falco playing QB...


10. (-)Dallas Cowboys (8-4)
    Second best in the NFC East makes the playoffs...

Out of Top 10: (8)Arizona Cardinals (7-5), (9)New England Patriots (7-5), (10)Washington Redskins (7-5)

Teams on the Rise: Miami Dolphins (7-5), Minnesota Vikings (7-5)

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Labels: NFL

I'm the Memphis Dragon MC Pete
Supafloss rocks the nation from sea to shining sea
Soft as the tinkle of a gentle windchime
Hard as the crossword in the New York Times
On the "Chuck Norris" tiff since 2001
These boys are tight and they have nice buns
I've seem the future and it is the Floss
They've got more rhymes than Kate's got Moss
So put on your favorite satin thong
Make yourself a cup of Egg Foo Yung
And log onto supasfloss.com
Self promotion right in this song

Supafloss
"Who We Are"
Supafloss

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1. (2) New York Giants (10-1)
   A new #1


2. (1)Tennessee Titans (10-1)
   So, they can be beat


3. (6)New York Jets (8-3)
   Knocked off #1, that's gotta be worth something...


4. (4)Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-3)
   Struggled early against the Lions


5. (5)Pittsburgh Steelers (8-3)
   Beat the Bengals, but who doesn't?


6. (3)Carolina Panthers (8-3)
   Got smacked around by the Falcons


7. (9)Indianapolis Colts (7-4)
   Imagine if they would have started playing in September...


8. (7)Arizona Cardinals (7-4)
   Didn't look bad against the Giants


9. (10)New England Patriots (7-4)
   This has turned into a solid team


10. (8)Washington Redskins (7-4)
    Didn't look good against the Seahawks

Out of Top 10: None

Teams on the Rise: Atlanta Falcons (7-4), Baltimore Ravens (7-4), Dallas Cowboys (7-4)

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Labels: NFL

Starting over again
You’ve made your mind up
Let your hard luck end
Make it new
Do it now girl

If you’re leaving then leave
If you need it then I want you too

Hotel Lights
"Follow Through"
Hotel Lights

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Fame.

I get it, but how do you get famous?

Some people do things to make them famous, like run for office or have a top 40 single or even have a bit in a soap opera.


When I was in high school I read about something called The Bert Convey Principle which, simply put, is being famous for being famous.

Bert Convey was an American game show host and panelist, actor and singer known for his tenure as the host for Tattletales, Super Password, and Win, Lose or Draw. He was famous because he was on TV. He was famous simply for being famous.

Nothing like that could happen today, could it?

In our "15 minutes of fame" era, it's rampant. There are so many people who are famous, and I can't, for the life of me, figure out why.

This is a dynamic post. I will add to it over time. You can add to it too. Comment on his post, give me your suggestions, if I like them, I'll add them to this post and add them to the sidebar.

The Bert Convey Principle

• Wink Martindale


• Paris Hilton


• Kim Kardashian


• Ryan Seacrest


• Heidi and Spencer


• Billy Bush


• Something that calls itself 'CoJo'


• Ross the Intern

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1. (1)Tennessee Titans (10-0)
   Showed a passing game on Sunday


2. (2) New York Giants (9-1)
   Could be #1, they've played a tougher schedule


3. (3)Carolina Panthers (8-2)
   Two very average games in a row for Delhome, but that defense...


4. (4)Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-3)
   Another great D


5. (6)Pittsburgh Steelers (7-3)
   Was the final 18-10 or 11-10? I gots money on this...


6. (8)New York Jets (7-3)
   Big win against the resurgent Pats


7. (5)Arizona Cardinals (7-3)
   That group of receivers is something special


8. (7)Washington Redskins (6-4)
   The NFC East has been beating each other up all season long


9. (-)Indianapolis Colts (6-4)
   They're back!


10. (9)New England Patriots (6-4)
    Just who is the class of the AFC East?

Out of Top 10: (10)Atlanta Falcons (6-4)

Teams on the Rise: Dallas Cowboys (6-4), Denver Broncos (6-4), Miami Dolphins (6-4)

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Labels: NFL

From The Onion:

Donald Fagen Defends Steely Dan To Friends

"Look, I understand. It's an acquired taste," Fagen said after putting his group's 1978 hit "Deacon Blues" on the bar's jukebox. "I wasn't that into it at first, either. But when you really listen to the unbelievable production values and the wry, perfectly crafted lyrics—it's just great art, okay? You should definitely give 'the Dan' a shot."

Fagen went on to cite additional evidence in defense of his admiration for the music, including the disparate jazz, R&B, and blues influences that pervade the band's music, and the ultraclean sound that became the group's hallmark.

Though Fagen remained effusive about Steely Dan throughout the debate, he did eventually concede that the song "True Companion" from the Heavy Metal soundtrack was "really gay." He was quick to point out, however, that the track was not technically a Steely Dan composition, but rather a Donald Fagen solo project.

"No way you'd be saying this crap if you'd seen Steely Dan play live as many times as I have," Fagen reportedly told his companions after purchasing them a second round of drinks. "Plus [Steely Dan cofounder] Walter Becker is a super nice guy."

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And I don't believe in God
So I can't be saved
All alone as I've learned to be
In this mess
I have made
The same mistakes
Over and over
Again

Ben Folds Five
"Mess"
The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner

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1. (1)Tennessee Titans (9-0)
   Now they're beating pretty good teams


2. (2) New York Giants (8-1)
   A really solid #2


3. (4)Carolina Panthers (7-2)
   ...but they were supposed to win this one weren't they...


4. (5)Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-3)
   The glories of a Bye week...


5. (6)Arizona Cardinals (6-3)
   Potent passing, no running or defense


6. (3)Pittsburgh Steelers (6-3)
   A loss to an unranked team drops them


7. (7)Washington Redskins (6-3)
   Still #2 in a great division


8. (10)New York Jets (6-3)
   They found their identity, run the ball!


9. (-)New England Patriots (6-3)
   Clawed their way back into the top 10


10. (-)Atlanta Falcons (6-3)
    At the start of the season, I never imagined they'd even get a mention

Out of Top 10: (8)Buffalo Bills (5-4), (9)Philadelphia Eagles (5-4)

Teams on the Rise: Baltimore Ravens (6-3), Indianapolis Colts (5-4), Minnesota Vikings (5-4)

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Sometime, probably in 1999, a band called The Fidgets recorded a song called"I Know All the Presidents in Order" which, as promised, names all the Presidents in order. I was searching for something else on the Internet when I ran across it. There was an mp3 of the song which I downloaded and it resides on my iPod to this day and gets a good number of plays.

Washington whose VP was John Adams
John Adams whose VP was Jefferson
Jefferson, Madison, James Monroe, John Adams
Not the same John Adams, John Quincy Adams, a different one

Two terms of Jackson, Martin van Buren
William Henry Harrison
Tipacanoe and John Tyler too
Who ran against James K. Polk in '44, I don't know but it wasn't who won

CHORUS

I know all the Presidents, the Presidents in order
Do you know all the Presidents, I don't think you do
I know all the Presidents, the Presidents in order
Up to 1999 they numbered forty-two

Gimme a Z, gimme a A, Gimme a C-H-A
Gimme a R, gimme a Y, Gimme a T-A-Y
Gimme a L, gimme a O, Gimme a R, rah rah
Zachary Taylor, Zachary Taylor, sis boom bah

Milliard Filmore, the last chief executive ever elected from the Whig party
Comes in a lucky number thirteen

Then Franklin Pierce, and next came Buchanon
He was a bachelor man and never got him any
Number sixteen Abraham Lincoln
You'd be right if you were thinkin'
He's the handsome bearded fellow in profile on the penny

Andrew Johnson, U.S. Grant and Rutherford B. Hayes
Garfield who was shot so Cherster Arthur took his place
Give me two orders of Grover Cleveland with a slice or Harrison in between
Bill McKinley, Roosevelt, Taft, the biggest President that's ever been

CHORUS

I know all the Presidents, the Presidents in order
Do you know all the Presidents, I don't think you do
I know all the Presidents, the Presidents in order
Up to 1999 they numbered forty-two

Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover
FDR three times
Truman, Ike, Kennedy, Johnson
Nixon who resigned

Oh Gerald Ford
The man I adored
You of Michigan football MVP in '34

Jimmy Carter peanut-man
Ronald Reagan in Iran
Bush the bad-ass of Kuwait
And Clinton brings us up to date

CHORUS

I know all the Presidents, the Presidents in order
Do you know all the Presidents, I don't think you do
I know all the Presidents, the Presidents in order
Up to 1999 they numbered forty-two

Now that's good songwriting! It was early 2004 when I downloaded the song. I was playing in a band out of Rapid City at the time (Patient 957, unless you somehow saw us, you won't have heard of us...) which broke up that summer. I continued playing open mics, alone and with BOJ News Service contributor and 957 band mate, "Twelve-String" Andy.

Musically, I played a few original compositions, but mostly played covers. Unlike some musicians I knew, I didn't mind playing covers, but I wanted to be a little different with the stuff I played. One day I was listening to music and "I Know All the Presidents in Order" came on my computer.

Immediately I wondered why I wasn't playing this song. A couple of reasons, actually. I didn't (and still don't) play guitar that well, plus, there was one more President since the song had been written. I was able to overcome my guitar deficiencies (capos are great!) and I set about writing a new chorus and re working the final verse.

The chorus was easy:

I know all the Presidents, the Presidents in order
Do you know all the Presidents, then sing along with me
I know all the Presidents, the Presidents in order
Up to two thousand a four they number forty-three

Changing the year is a minor inconvenience each January, of course, but it's workable. Adding another President to the final verse took a little more work

Carter, Reagan and Iran
Bush in battle with Saddam
Clinton's intern made him glad
And W more terms than his dad

And so things stayed for the past four years. As the election cycle proceeded, I knew, in the back of my mind, that this song would need more work. I suppose I could have worked on two versions of the final version and only played the applicable one, but that seemed like cheating. In songwriting, unlike in graphics, I strive for total honesty.

So at work last night, between McCain's concession speech and Obama's acceptance speech (both absolutely phenomenal speeches) I wrote the following:

In Playboy Carter stated that he lusts in his heart
In Reagan’s second term he was a senile old fart
Bush the first’s unfinished war
Clinton and that intern whore
Bush the second’s mom still loves him
Barcak Obama’s not a Muslim

CHORUS

I know all the presidents, the presidents in order
I think I got ‘em all and I can’t think of anymore
I know all the presidents, the presidents in order
Up to two thousand and nine they’ve totaled forty-four

It'll do for now...

BOJ

1. (1)Tennessee Titans (8-0)
   The only unbeaten


2. (2) New York Giants (7-1)
   Made the Cowboys look just horrible


3. (3)Pitsburgh Steelers (6-2)
   How's Big Ben?


4. (4)Carolina Panthers (6-2)
   Nobody looked good enough to move past them


5. (5)Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-3)
   Looked bad against a bad team but somehow added a 'W'


6. (8)Arizona Cardinals (5-3)
   They're still the Cardinals, but they're winning games they're supposed to win


7. (7)Washington Redskins (6-3)
   #2 in a great division


8. (6)Buffalo Bills (5-3)
   Two losses in a row


9. (-)Philadelphia Eagles (5-3)
   Three wins in a row


10. (-)New York Jets (5-3)
    They need an identity

Out of Top 10: (8)Dallas Cowboys (5-4), (10)Denver Broncos (4-4)

Teams on the Rise: Chicago Bears (5-3), Atlanta Falcons (5-3) Baltimore Ravens (5-3)

ESPN NFL Power Rankings.
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From The Onion:

Burned Lower Half Of Mort's Face Revealed In 'Bazooka Joe' Stunner

"All this time—haven't you ever wondered what's beneath Bazooka's eyepatch?" Paluschi continued. "Well, I'll tell you. It's nothing. Nothing at all—just an empty, gaping mass of pus and scar tissue. A gaping hole, one as dark and bare and devoid of all hope as the future we face."

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