Thursday, September 30, 2010
NFL Composite Rankings - Week 3
RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREVIOUS |
1 | Pittsburgh Steelers (3) | 3-0 | 38 | 3t |
2 | Indianapolis Colts (1) | 2-1 | 36 | 3t |
3 | New Orleans Saints | 2-1 | 29 | 1 |
4 | Green Bay Packers | 2-1 | 22 | 2 |
5 | Atlanta Falcons | 2-1 | 21 | - |
6 | Chicago Bears | 3-0 | 17 | - |
7 | Baltimore Ravens | 2-1 | 16 | 9 |
8 | New York Jets | 2-1 | 9 | 6t |
9t | New England Patriots | 2-1 | 8 | 6t |
9t | Tennessee Titans | 2-1 | 8 | - |
Also receiving votes: Houston Texans (6), Philadelphia Eagles (5), Cincinnati Bengals (4), Kansas City Chiefs (1)
A composite of rankings from the following reputable organizations:
BOJ
Labels: NFL
Fake Gambling - Week 4
Denver (+7) [-120] at Tennessee: $60
Carolina at New Orleans (-14) [-105]: $105
Carolina at New Orleans OVER (44.5) [-110]: $110
Indianapolis (-8) [-105] at Jacksonville: $105
Week 4 Stake: $1003.75
Week 4 Wagered: $380
BOJ
Labels: Fake Gambling
Favorite Adjectives
Gubernatorial [goo-ber-nuh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-, gyoo-]
Serpentine [sur-puhn-teen, -tahyn]
Cypriot [sip-ree-uht]
Adjective [aj-ik-tiv]
Abject [ab-jekt, ab-jekt]
Obsequious [uhb-see-kwee-uhs]
Dickensian
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- of or pertaining to a state governor or the office of state governor
Serpentine [sur-puhn-teen, -tahyn]
- characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement
- having a winding course, as a road; sinuous
- shrewd, wily, or cunning
Cypriot [sip-ree-uht]
- of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Cyprus, its people, or their language
Adjective [aj-ik-tiv]
- pertaining to or functioning as an adjective; adjectival: the adjective use of a noun
- not able to stand alone; dependent
- Law . concerning methods of enforcement of legal rights, as pleading and practice ( opposed to substantive)
- (of dye colors) requiring a mordant or the like to render them permanent ( opposed to substantive)
Abject [ab-jekt, ab-jekt]
- utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched: abject poverty
- contemptible; despicable; base-spirited: an abject coward
- shamelessly servile; slavish
- Obsolete . cast aside
Obsequious [uhb-see-kwee-uhs]
- characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow
- servilely compliant or deferential: obsequious servants
- obedient; dutiful
Dickensian
- of Charles Dickens or his works
- resembling or suggestive of conditions described in Dickens' novels, esp squalid and poverty-stricken; characterized by jollity and conviviality
- grotesquely comic, as some of the characters of Dickens
BOJ
Labels: Lists
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Son, it's no different than the time I let you vote for me. Remember that absentee ballot?
Stark Raving Dad
[7F24]
Stark Raving Dad
[7F24]
Labels: The Wisdom of Homer
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
His sister's black but she is sho 'nuff pretty
Her skirt is short but Lord her legs are sturdy
To walk to school she's got to get up early
Her clothes are old but never are they dirty
Living just enough, just enough for the city...um hum
Her brother's smart he's got more sense than many
His patience's long but soon he won't have any
To find a job is like a haystack needle
Cause where he lives they don't use colored people
Living just enough, just enough for the city...
Living just enough...
For the city...ooh,ooh
Stevie Wonder
"Living for the City"
Innervisions
Labels: lyrics
Sunday, September 26, 2010
The goal is 2,500 so I am going to stick to that. I feel like it is very realistic. People didn't think 2,000 was realistic when I set the goal last year and I made a lot of people believers, so I am going to stick to that.
Chris Johnson
Running Back
Tennessee Titans
Yards Through Week 3: 301
Yards Short of 2,500: 2,199
Avg. to Reach 2,500: 169.2/game
Labels: Chris Johnson
Fake Gambling Results - Week 3
Pittsburgh (-3) [+110] at Tampa Bay: +$110
Cincinnati (-3.5) [-110] at Carolina: +$50
San Francisco (-3) [+110] at Kansas City: -$50
San Francisco] at Kansas City UNDER (36.5)[-110]: -$55
Week 3 Against the Spread: 2-1
Week 3 Over/Unders: 0-1
Week 3 Money Line: 0-0
Season Against the Spread: 5-4
Season Over/Unders: 1-1
Season Money Line: 1-0
Balance for Week 3: +$55
Total Amount Remaining: $1003.75
BOJ
Labels: Fake Gambling
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Plans One Through Eight From Outer Space
From Nerdist.com:
Plan 1 From Outer Space: Let loose a pod of angry sea turtles Plan 2 From Outer Space: Throw lit matches at everyone’s sweaters Plan 3 From Outer Space: Send a giant robot down to Earth and kick Brit Hume really hard in the shin Plan 4 From Outer Space: Replace all the chocolate in the world with less-delicious chocolate substitute Plan 5 From Outer Space: Miley Cyrus (this one actually worked) Plan 6 From Outer Space: Act really aloof and sarcastic in hopes Earth won’t know we secretly love it Plan 7 From Outer Space: Tap everyone in the world on the shoulder and then run away Plan 8 From Outer Space: Burrow deep into the Earth’s crust and lie dormant for millions of years until such time as an expedition makes its way toward the core of the planet and then step out and tell them we’re happy to take their literature but we’re just not very religious
Labels: Lists
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
NFL Composite Rankings - Week 2
A composite of rankings from the following reputable organizations:
ESPN
Fox Sports
CBS Sports
Globex Corporation Newsletter
(Scroll down)
Also receiving votes: Atlanta Falcons (5), Chicago Bears (5), Cincinnati Bengals (3), Kansas City Chiefs (1)
BOJ
(Scroll down)
RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREVIOUS |
1 | New Orleans Saints (3) | 2-0 | 39 | 1 |
2 | Green Bay Packers (1) | 2-0 | 36 | 2 |
3t | Indianapolis Colts | 1-1 | 26 | 5 |
3t | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2-0 | 26 | 6 |
5 | Houston Texans | 2-0 | 24 | 9 |
6t | Miami Dolphins | 2-0 | 13 | - |
6t | New England Patriots | 1-1 | 13 | 3 |
6t | New York Jets | 1-1 | 13 | 10t |
9 | Baltimore Ravens | 1-1 | 10 | 4 |
10 | Philadelphia Eagles | 1-1 | 6 | 10t |
Also receiving votes: Atlanta Falcons (5), Chicago Bears (5), Cincinnati Bengals (3), Kansas City Chiefs (1)
BOJ
Labels: NFL
Fake Gambling - Week 3
Pittsburgh (-3) [+110] at Tampa Bay: $100
Cincinnati (-3.5) [-110] at Carolina: $55
San Francisco (-3) [+110] at Kansas City: $50
San Francisco] at Kansas City UNDER (36.5)[-110]: $55
Week 3 Stake: $948.75
Week 3 Wagered: $260
BOJ
Labels: Fake Gambling
Hmm...I could help others. I'll get a bunch of monkeys, dress them up, and make them reenact the civil war. Couldn't hurt...unless the monkeys start hurting people. Which they almost certainly would.
Homer the Great
[2F09]
Homer the Great
[2F09]
Labels: The Wisdom of Homer
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Green is just a mixture
Of the yellow and the blue
Well orange is just red, you know
With some yellow shinin' through
And purple is the wild child
Of red and blue in love
But the truth don't need no accent
Black and white fits it like a glove
Don't care what price I have to pay
Give me black and white and hold the gray
So just between me and you
Oh, black and white will have to do
James Harman
"Black & White"
Black & White
Labels: lyrics
Sunday, September 19, 2010
The goal is 2,500 so I am going to stick to that. I feel like it is very realistic. People didn't think 2,000 was realistic when I set the goal last year and I made a lot of people believers, so I am going to stick to that.
Chris Johnson
Running Back
Tennessee Titans
Yards Through Week 2: 176
Yards Short of 2,500: 2,324
Avg. to Reach 2,500: 166.0/game
Labels: Chris Johnson
Fake Gambling Results - Week 2
NCAA Special!
Colorado State at Miami Ohio (-7.5) [-300]: +$25 - spite pays off!!!Buffalo at Green Bay (-14) [+105]: +$100 Buffalo at Green Bay OVER (43) [-110]: -$55 Baltimore (-3) [EVEN] at Cincinnati: -$50 Chicago [+275] at Dallas: +$68.75
Week 2 Against the Spread: 2-1
Week 2 Over/Unders: 1-0
Week 2 Money Line: 1-0
Season Against the Spread: 3-3
Season Over/Unders: 1-0
Season Money Line: 1-0
Balance for Week 2: +$88.75
Total Amount Remaining: $948.75
BOJ
Labels: Fake Gambling
Friday, September 17, 2010
Fake Gambling - Week 2
NCAA Special!
Colorado State at Miami Ohio (-7.5) [-300]: $75Buffalo at Green Bay (-14) [+105]: $100 Buffalo at Green Bay OVER (43) [-110]: $55 Baltimore (-3) [EVEN] at Cincinnati: $50 Chicago [+275] at Dallas: $25 -straight bet
Week 2 Stake: $860
Week 2 Wagered: $305
BOJ
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Homer at the Bat Update
in 1992, The Simpsons debuted episode 8F13 - Homer at the Bat. This episode was about Mr. Burns filling the nuclear plant's softball team with ringers from professional baseball.
And what a team it was! Some of the greatest players of the day played for Springfield in 1992. Now, 18 years later, they're all retired from baseball, Ken Griffey Jr. being the final holdout, retiring this season.
BOJ
And what a team it was! Some of the greatest players of the day played for Springfield in 1992. Now, 18 years later, they're all retired from baseball, Ken Griffey Jr. being the final holdout, retiring this season.
C - Mike Scioscia A very good player who's proven to be a better manager. 1B - Don Mattingly Should be in the Hall of Fame, but he'll undoubtedly be a manager (Dodgers?) in the next few years. 2B - Steve Sax A really good and useful player for the Dodgers and Yankees. Not HOF material, but a player who is fondly remembered by fans of both teams. 3B - Wade Boggs HOFer and hitting machine. SS - Ozzie Smith The best defensive shortstop of all time and an HOFer. LF - Jose Canseco Blew the lid off the whole steroids thing. So, as good a player as he was, will probably be more remembered for a scandalous book. CF - Ken Griffey, Jr. With 600 career HRs, will be in the HOF in 5 years. RF - Daryl Strawberry The poster boy for getting too much too fast in life. A mere shadow of what he should have been. P - Roger Clemens HOF numbers, but will probably not make the Hall because of his connection to (and lying about his connection to) steroids.
Well Mr. Burns had done it
The power plant had won it
With Roger Clemens clucking all the while
Mile Scioscia's tragic illness made us smile
While Wade Boggs lay unconscious on the bar room tile
We're talkin softball, from Maine to San Diego
Talkin' softball: Mattingly and Conceco
Ken Griffey's grotesquely swollen jaw
Steve Sax and his run-ins with the law
Were talkin Homer, Ozzie and the Straw
BOJ
Labels: Lists
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
NFL Composite Rankings - Week 1
A composite of rankings from the following reputable organizations:
ESPN
Fox Sports
CBS Sports
Globex Corporation Newsletter
Also receiving votes: Atlanta Falcons (2), Tennessee Titans (2), Cincinnati Bengals (1)
BOJ
RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PREVIOUS |
1 | New Orleans Saints (3) | 1-0 | 38 | 2 |
2 | Green Bay Packers (1) | 1-0 | 37 | 3 |
3 | New England Patriots | 1-0 | 29 | 8t |
4 | Baltimore Ravens | 1-0 | 26 | 5 |
5 | Indianapolis Colts | 0-1 | 24 | 1 |
6 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1-0 | 12 | - |
7 | Dallas Cowboys | 0-1 | 11 | 4 |
8 | Minnesota Vikings | 0-1 | 10 | 6 |
9 | Houston Texans | 1-0 | 8 | - |
9t | New York Giants | 1-0 | 5 | - |
9t | New York Jets | 0-1 | 5 | 10 |
9t | Philadelphia Eagles | 0-1 | 5 | - |
9t | San Diego Chargers | 0-1 | 5 | 7 |
Also receiving votes: Atlanta Falcons (2), Tennessee Titans (2), Cincinnati Bengals (1)
BOJ
I have an announcement to make. As a family growth thing, Bart and I think we should all go to the monster truck rally this Saturday.
Bart the Daredevil
[7F06]
Bart the Daredevil
[7F06]
Labels: The Wisdom of Homer
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
De do do do
de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do
de da da da
Their innocence will pull me through.
De do do do
de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
The Police
"De Do Do Do"
Zenyatta Mondatta
Labels: lyrics
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Fake Gambling Results - Week 1
Miami (-3) [-125] at Buffalo: +$100 Denver (+3) [-125] at Jacksonville: -$125 Oakland (+6.5) [-115] at Tennessee: - $115
Week 1 Against the Spread: 1-2
Week 1 Over/Unders: 0-0
Season Against the Spread: 1-2
Season Over/Unders: 0-0
Balance for Week 1: -$140
Total Amount Remaining: $860
BOJ
Labels: Fake Gambling
Happy Birthday Ben Folds!
Thursday, September 09, 2010
NFL "One Mile Rushing Club"
NFL Players with 1760 rushing yards (one mile) in a season:
NFL football starts tonight! Our long national nightmare is over!
BOJ
(3) Eric Dickerson - 2105 yards (1984), 1821 yards (1986) & 1808 yards (1983) (2) Barry Sanders - 2053 yards (1997) & 1883 yards (1994) (2) O.J. Simpson - 2003 yards (1973) & 1817 yards (1975) Jamal Lewis - 2066 yards (2003) Terrell Davis - 2008 yards (1998) Chris Johnson - 2006 yards (2009) Earl Campbell - 1934 yards (1980) Ahman Green - 1883 yards (2003) Shaun Alexander - 1880 yards (2005) Jim Brown - 1863 yards (1963) Tiki Barber - 1860 yards (2005) Ricky Williams - 1853 yards (2002) Walter Payton - 1852 yards (1977) Jamal Anderson - 1846 yards (1998) LaDainian Tomlinson - 1815 yards (2006) Larry Johnson - 1789 yards (2006) Emmitt Smith - 1773 yards (1995) Adrian Peterson - 1760 yards (2008)
NFL football starts tonight! Our long national nightmare is over!
BOJ
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
NFL Composite Rankings - Preseason
In a new feature, this years rankings will be a composite of rankings from the following reputable organizations:
ESPN
Fox Sports
CBS Sports
Globex Corporation Newsletter
Also receiving votes: Cincinnati Bengals (6), Philadelphia Eagles (5)
BOJ
RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
1 | Indianapolis Colts (2) | 0-0 | 37 |
2 | New Orleans Saints (1) | 0-0 | 33 |
3 | Green Bay Packers (1) | 0-0 | 27 |
4 | Dallas Cowboys | 0-0 | 25 |
5 | Baltimore Colts | 0-0 | 21 |
6 | Minnesota Vikings | 0-0 | 18 |
7 | San Diego Chargers | 0-0 | 15 |
8t | Atlanta Falcons | 0-0 | 12 |
8t | New England Patriots | 0-0 | 12 |
10 | New York Jets | 0-0 | 9 |
Also receiving votes: Cincinnati Bengals (6), Philadelphia Eagles (5)
BOJ
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Grab a fence post, hold it tight
Womp your partner with all your might
Hit him in the shin, hit him in the head
Hit him again, the critter ain't dead
Wop him low and wop him high
Stick your finger in his eye
Pretty little rhythm, pretty little sound
Bang your heads against the ground
Bugs Bunny
"Square Dance Caller"
Hillbilly Hare
Labels: lyrics
Monday, September 06, 2010
Fake Gambling Week 1
Miami (-3) [-125] at Buffalo: $125 Denver (+3) [-125] at Jacksonville: $125 Oakland (+6.5) [-115] at Tennessee: $115
Week 1 Stake: $1000
Week 1 Wagered: $365
BOJ
Labels: Fake Gambling
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Beverly Hills 90210 Characters
...list specifically for the date 9/02/10...
...rarely watched the show, but the numbers thing was just too cool...
BOJ
Brandon Walsh Brenda Walsh Kelly Taylor Steve Sanders Andrea Zuckerman Dylan McKay David Silver Scott Scanlon Donna Martin Cindy Walsh Jim Walsh Nat Bussichio Jesse Vasquez Clare Arnold Valerie Malone Ray Pruit Carly Reynolds Noah Hunter Janet Sosna Matt Durning Gina Kincaid
...rarely watched the show, but the numbers thing was just too cool...
BOJ
Labels: Lists
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Please, please, kids, stop fighting. Maybe Lisa's right about America being the land of opportunity, and maybe Adil's got a point about the machinery of capitalism being oiled with the blood of the workers.
The Crepes of Wrath
[7G13]
The Crepes of Wrath
[7G13]
Labels: The Wisdom of Homer