It's a good thing I really enjoy the finished product of this thing. Otherwise, I'd be liable to cut myself half way through all the Photoshop work. Or I could just cut the feature itself. But frankly, I'm just not going to do that. I'll just complain about it.
Newcomers this week...
Brett - the infamous Pittsburgher living behind enemy lines
Dave - the proprietor of 5 Golden Rings
Welcome them with open arms. Or just don't be assholes. Either way.
Quick, no time for small talk. To the introductions!
This week's esteemed panel is...
1. John Woods - Still rockin' and rollin' at The Fifth Down.
2. Doug - Get Fresh Designs and Rants a plenty!
3. Jup - Dude, how was your trip? I totally forgot to ask!
4. Shawn - Holding down OFTOT's South to Southwest region.
5. tiny350z - My Hoboken buddy.
6. THE big TC - One of the only known fans of the [Unnamed] Steelers Pregame Show.
7. Ben - Not Steely McBeam's biggest fan.
8. Ladi Izz - My liveblog buddy.
9. Notgomu - Funny he should mention Kevin Boss...waiver wire vulture!
10. Nate - You call that chick, yet?
11. Marc - Is going to Sunday's game and I am real jealous.
12. Matt - Where Brooklyn at?
13. Silky Johnson - Still an Eagles fan.
14. Cotter's Dad - Rigging up spycameras to videotape the Pats spycameras.
15. Domski - Still molding the young minds of Delaware's children.
16. Me - One of these days, these grids are going to break me.
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It's been a long week. Last Saturday morning I woke up feeling like I'd just died, and I hadn't even drank the night before. Oh no, this wasn't hangover sick. This was like, my head feels like it's about to explode and my body is being taken over by mucus sick. And I'm still not fully recovered. Plus, you know, I have a real job that requires my attention. Sometimes.
Anyways, shitty week or not, I wasn't going to let Meeting People Is Easy slip. A man's gotta have priorities, right? Unfortunately for me, MPIE represents one of the higher ones. Right up there with school and eating Pepperidge Farm Orange Milano cookies.
This week it's an all Steelers fan/blogger cast. The panel consisting of...
Christmas Ape ~ Poised to destroy me in fantasy this Sunday...hard.
The Immortal Silky Johnson ~ Recently victimized by his company's e-Censorship policy...
Tobiathan ~ Has already commented on this post in his mind...
Don ~ Man, it's been too long since we've had Don on the panel...
Random Asshole ~ Yes, the worst part about living in Boston would definitely be all the Patriot "fans..."
Jup ~ Headed to the 'Burgh for the next week...if you see him, say hello...
Sean ~ See, I'm of the mindset that you can't really know someone UNTIL you've seen them in their pajamas at the grocery store...
Nate ~ Social commentator...
THE Jim ~ This is exactly the type of attorney I'd like to become...
Domski ~ Living among some of the country's best and brightest...
Me ~ Come pick me up...take me out...well, you know this one, don't you?
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Man, I'm going to bed. Catch you all on the internets.
Ok, so due to the hour and 15 minutes it took me to get to work today, witty banter will be at a minimum here.
It's Friday, and keeping with tradition, it's time for Meeting People is Easy. As usual, I've circled the wagons and solicited comic relief from seven of this site's finest friends and commenters. And also, there's me.
So without further ado, your expert panel is as follows...
1. Dan Gigler ~ "Gigs" for short.
2. Jup ~ Absolutely loves to sit in traffic.
3. Christy ~ Beer bong virgin.
4. Silky Johnson ~ Perplexed by Tony Hunt.
5. Notgomu ~ Feels Cotter's North-Jersey-living pain.
6. Steelbiathan ~ Master of live blog commenting.
7. Domski ~ Master of $1 fruit parfaits.
8. Me ~ Your humble narrator.
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I don't know about you all, but I'm psyched for Friday. Today got off to a shitty start. But there's plenty of time to turn that around. 5:30 cannot come too soon. Here's to some post-work beverages!
Cheers friends!
PS - Just so you're all aware, I ran into Busta Rhymes last night on 13th St. and parlayed the encounter into a membership in Flipmode Squad. Git of mah block!
You know what? That old Meeting People Is Easy format was dog shit. Always asking the same types of dumb questions. Does anyone really want to know what my favorite Madonna song is? This is a Steelers blog.
So after my Sports Illustrated failed to be delivered to my new private residence, I thought, it's time to make these questions Steelers relevant. It may have been the best idea I've had all week. Nay, all year.
Accordingly, below you'll find all your favorite OFTOT characters, but this time, you'll get a chance to actually learn some interesting info about each.
Let us begin.
This week's expert panel is...
1. Dan Gigler ~ Recently coined the phrase, "Practice Hero"
2. Jup ~ [JOOP] - An old friend returneth
3. Don ~ Ask for him in Shaler
4. Tobiathan ~ Master of the Great Outdoors
5. Notgomu ~ Not-gomu...so he's not, gomu?
6. Random Asshole ~ It's funny because it's true
7. Domski ~ Click me
8. Me ~ Click me
I can only safely assume that if you're still with me, neither of the links above offended you. So with that in mind, read on for the real thing. And as usual, if anything looks fuzzy or hard to read below, click the image to enlarge...
PS - Question #1 was inspired by OFTOT friend, Christy, who was lucky enough to have met POLAMALU(!) at Applebee's while on her way back from training camp. Silverback was there too!! So all you [redacted]s who knocked Applebee's above, I think Christy has full license to kick you straight in the balls. Because she met Polamalu, and you did not. Either way, here's the visual evidence...
So in closing, I'd just like to ask - what's with all the commercials during those games last night? Boy, it's a good thing the NFL's new fan Conduct Policy doesn't apply in my living room. Oh, the profanity.
Don't forget, Sunday training camp with OFTOT and PSAMP. I'll be the one in the oversized Casey Hampton Jersey. It's gonna be a bloodbath...
