Pop Quiz...

How many drinks has Jeff reed ingested already today?

Questions to ask yourself in coming to your answer:

1. Is he walking straight?
2. How much time did he spend on his hair this morning?
3. Is the absence of chicks significant?
4. Is the absence of his "Chillin' with my peeps" shirt significant?
5. When has Jeff Reed NOT been drinking?

Now, go!

I've Got ZERO Ability to Concentrate Today...

Clearly nothing productive is happening in the Burgh today. Nothing productive from a business standpoint, that is. I'd certainly argue, and I imagine most would agree that rallying is productive in some sense. But of course, it isn't going to pay the bills. Either way, I call next on this tricky game right here (see above).

And for all of you like me who are detached from the Burgh, here are some other random pics I was able to secure from today's pep rally...


Chick on the left needs to update her jersey. Faneca done gone, sweetheart.


What are YOU doing, lady? Get out there!


Nothing of interest here. Just some run of the mill dudes waving towels.


Fur coat express is fired up. So is her leopard print hat. I can hear that thing roaring from here.

Rawr, here we go, STEELERS!!!

Where Are You Watching The Game On Sunday?

So in case you missed it, in last week's Week In Review I wrote about how I'm not sure where I'm watching the game on Sunday. Not even that I'm not sure, but really just that I can't decide. And that got me thinking...I wonder what everyone else is doing?

That thought led me to send out a mass email to just about anyone who's ever participated in anything on or related to this blog, asking them simply - where are you watching the game this weekend?

Like I said in my email, at best, I thought maybe it would allow some of you who live in the same geographic area (and who maybe don’t even know it yet) to connect and watch the big game, and at worst, we’d all have something moderately entertaining to read.

Surprisingly, no one sent me any angry, "stop e-harassing me" rants back. Which was a bonus. And in fact, some people even answered my question!

So here's the first batch of responses below. I'm going to be putting up a post both tomorrow and Friday afternoon with a few other people's responses (in the order in which they were received by me). And if I missed you, or you've never participated in any OFTOT idiocy, but want to be part of this for whatever reason, just email me - onefortheotherthumb@gmail.com. Or chime in in the comments.

John Woods
I'll have to work. So, [I'll be watching] from my desk in The Times's newsroom, craning my neck to see the TV behind me.

COTTER NOTE: Like I told John, that's criminal!

Big Snack Silverback
I watched Super Bowl XL with 150 Steelers faithful at my local Steeler bar in Laguna Hills, CA. You would be shocked at how many fans there are out here...I see license plate frames, t-shirts, stickers, etc. almost on a daily basis. I contemplated watching the game there again, as I am a local there, and it is absolute pandemonium! If you have never watched a game at a Steeler bar and you are nowhere near the 'Burgh, I highly recommend it. At our particular joint we have people handing out beads, doing chants, screaming "Heath!" and "Hiiiiiiiiines Waaaaard!" when each makes plays. It really is the next best thing to watching a game. If you are in Southern California, visit Players Sports Grill in Laguna Hills. Just get there early, because the seats fill up fast.

That being said, I am actually going to watch the game at my friend's pad. He happens to be a big Steeler fan and has a 12-foot HD projector screen with 7.1 surround. Not bad. We are playing flag football, 11-on-11 at 9 AM, then heading back to BBQ.

Steeler nation is so in effect. I have 4 Jerseys, 7 towels, and 5 t-shirts, and I am donating them to the party for the day, just to make sure everyone is geared. I recently converted my fiancee,' who grew up in Denver as a Broncos fan. Seeing her screaming and jumping in the air watching Troy win the game last week was a thing of beauty...

On a final, completely unrelated note, a friend of mine made a Steeler's song that I told him I would pass along to the world...www.myspace.com/steelernationrise

Marc
I'll be watching the Superbowl in the South Side at my girlfriends place. She's having a little party, then if we win I'm going out on Carson to experience it. I took off the next day so that I don't have to worry about work.

Tiny350z
We will be heading down to my sister-in-law and husband's house. He is a huge Steelers fan, like us (we got him a new Polamalu jersey for Christmas, and his parents got him the Gnome!) so we will watch it on their HD projector screen and surround sound. The picture quality will be a little better than say, our 20-inch tv we've got at home. The cats will just have to survive with a recap of the game.

Shawn P
I'll be watching the game at a friend's house here in NC. He's having all of his steeler friends over. I was going to make the drive to Tampa since I have some friends there, but, since I have no chance of getting a ticket, it's probably a waste of time. I'd much rather make the drive to Pittsburgh in that case.

And there you have it. Not much chance of joining their respective "parties" I guess, but maybe if you're in the Burgh and you're lucky, you'll see Marc swinging from the rafters over at Mario's after the game. Provided we win, of course. Otherwise you may see him tearing down street signs and getting tear gassed.

Anyways, I am doing my best to keep you (and ME) occupied here all week. Hopefully it has not all been in vain.

Oh, and PS - I'm watching the game at Domski's down in Delaware. Wilmington, Delaware to be exact. "A place to be somebody," or so says the sign at the edge of town. I guess by "somebody" they mean either a corporate lawyer or a corporation looking for the laxest tax laws possible. Or someone with the clap. Either way.

Slainte! I need a beer...

Better Parka Up, Toolbox...

San Diego

Pittsburgh

Ben's in the hood...


Let's party...

We got a date Sunday, baby!

Here We Go, Steelers!

PS - Check it out, my Mom figured out how to use the interwebs and is now a member of OFTOT...see Google Friend Connect module...now if only someone could explain uploading an image to her...