Saturday, December 24, 2016

FROM THE SUBLIME TO THE RIDICULOUS, PART VINTITRE'

(Italian because that's where the German terrorist was killed)

SUBLIME
On The Set of the "Big Fan"

It seems dating a movie star has given Aaron Rodgers the beginning of Hollywood Fever. After appearing on Celebrity Jeopardy last year Rodgers will appear January 9 on the second episode of the new ABC night time game show "Big Fan" hosted by Conan O'Brien's Ed McMahon Andy Ritcher.


The premise is three of his biggest fans will compete in round 1 on their knowledge of Rodgers life. The winner will meet Rodgers in round 2. When did the casting call go out for this? I missed it here in the Heartland. I could have boned up on Rodgers' trivia.
This Didn't Run In The Southern Illinoisan

SUBLIMER
"Would You Put Aaron Rodgers On?"

Evidently Rodgers is more of an "A-lister" than his movie star girlfriend Olivia Munn because the four celebrities announced for the first 4 episodes are Matthew McConaughey in the first episode followed by Kristen Bell and, the most famous or infamous Zsa Zsa Gabor of our times Kim Kardashian the following week.

RIDICULOUS

Last week was the 5th coldest game in Chicago Bear history at 2 degrees with a wild chill of -15 at kickoff, but by halftime it had warmed up to 10 degrees. Lambeau Field still holds the record for the coldest game in NFL history at -13 and -36 wind chill when the Bart Starr and the Packers beat the Cowboys in the immortal "Ice Bowl" in 1967.
The Emblem Knocker

With 6:10 left in the second quarter Joe Thomas, our lightweight inside linebacker, put a hit on Bears running back Ka'Deem Carey near the goalknocking the Bears "C" off the left side of helmet.

Everyone thought at the time it was just a hard hit, but later the Packers' other lightweight inside linebacker Jake Ryan was shown with almost all the outer shell of his helmet breaking off. The consensus now is the cold warped the NFL's official helmet.
Poor Workmanship

I don't remember the "G" falling off during the Ice Bowl. I guess the NFL chose the lowest bidder to make its helmets, so like everything else in this world workmanship has gone to crap. I wonder if the lack of workmanship has anything to do with all concussions football is having at every level these days.


Maybe someone should look into it, officially. But I haven't heard a thing about that this week, so "THAT IS RIDICULOUS".

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