Who is your Pick for Super Bowl Sunday?

Who would you Like most to sit with you and watch Today's SuperBowl XLVI?
by Pat Darnell  |  Feb 5, 2012  |  Bryan TX

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Jerry Sandusky, with Oprah,

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Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Arizona

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Marcel Sebo Copied from, 'Hot Liberals' post

Just sit right back
And you'll hear a tale
A tale of a campaign trip,
That started in Iowa in Fall,
And all the candidates were shit.
The Mitt was a crooked businessman,
The Newt an adult-er-er,
The Republican field, though not so good,
Thought they'd win because of Tea Baggers,
Thought they'd win because of Tea Baggers.

The campaign started getting rough,
The Super Pacs slung dirt,
Exposing the corruption of Republicans
Would the Presidency be lost?
Would the Presidency be lost?

The shit was slung by the Super Pacs
On all the candidates it hit
On Gilligan,
The Skipper too.
The millionaire
And his wife,
The movie star,
And the Rest
Here on Republican Isle.

Which Sport Requires the Most Athleticism? - Throwing It Out There

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Which Sport Requires the Most Athleticism? - Throwing It Out There:

"It's overlap season! Baseball, the NFL, college football, the NHL, NASCAR and MLS all are all in their playoffs or regular seasons, NBA camps have started and Midnight Madness is Friday. With that in mind, our question: Which sport requires the most athleticism?"(Sports Editor | October 8, 2007. LINK)

1. NBA
2. NFL
3. NHL
4. MLS
5. NCAA Football
6. NCAA B-ball
7. Baseball
8. NASCAR isn't a sport. (Posted by: SnorlaxMcSoggybottom | October 9, 2007)

At MooPig International we think it is a term in sportscasting that has evolved in a type of conjugation: from athlete, to athletic, to athleticism ... and we think that the term "athleticism" will be liberally used by sportscasters tomorrow in the Super Bowl XLVI. It has been blurbed out in almost every football game we watched this 2011-12 season.  How many times will it be used? We might make a wager on that.

[astorian says on 04-03-2006]: " ... Just in case people disagree with me, and think "athletic" is a fine word, I'll provide some comparable adjectives for use in other walks of life:

"The Beatles were a very musical band." - Greil Marcus

"Steve Spielberg is the most cinematic director in Hollywood." - Roger Ebert

"The U.S. Marine Corps will give Saddam trouble- they're a highly military unit." - Tom Clancy (LINK) ... "

What does Twitter Have to Say?
If you watched sports telecasts and had come from another culture (but comprehended English), you would think the word "athleticism" means "Black Guy".

In the last ten years, I've heard one announcer use the term "athleticism" in describing a White Guy. That was this year (Of course, it was in an SEC game.)

Before that? Well, can you say "John Havlicek?" (UMRBlog. Nov 25, 2009. LINK)

Someone actually published a story several years back where they noted that sportscasters more frequently describe black athletes in terms of their physique and athleticism (i.e. Ty Lawson is so fast, Gerald Henderson is so strong) but describe white athletes in terms of their "smarts" and work ethic (Tyler Hansbrough's will exceeds his skill) (November 27, 2009, Anonymous said.)

Rocky Cola said...
Jimmy the Greek wants to join this discussion, but he doesnt have wireless underground.
(9:37 AM, November 28, 2009)

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What Does the Urban Dictionary say?

1. athleticism 40 up, 9 down
The art of neglecting fat kids.
Dodgeball, Tag, and Movement are all prime examples of athleticism. (Urban Dic. HERE)

--AND--

1. Athletischism 3 up, 1 down
Athletischism - When an athlete's off-the-field actions and habits conflict with rather than re-enforce natural skills and talents.
The slugger had a lot of innate athletic ability early in his career, but unfortunately, a fondness for strip clubs and whiskey led to an athletischism in his athleticism.

What do the Blogs Say?
The year [2011] began with ESPN — no stranger to sexist misbehavior — firing announcer Ron Franklin after he told Fiesta Bowl sideline reporter Jeannine Edwards, "Why don't you leave this to the boys, sweet baby?" and responded to her objections with an expletive. In the latest example of male boorishness ... (Cohen, Andrew. Jan 27, 2011. LINK)

Not like we did a decade ago, when the Women’s World Cup won by the American team on American soil signaled a newfound respect for women’s athleticism. Remember those heady days, of athletes posing naked with soccer balls, of Brandi Chastain’s sports bra, of the self-described Booters with Hooters? Remember how Kristine Lilly, who saved the Americans in the final against China with a header off the line in extra time, was completely ignored and forgotten by the media and advertisers, while the more quote-unquote “marketable” Mia Hamm said or did nothing of consequence during the tournament, but made millions in endorsements? (LINK)

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Every league that uses sex to sell, marketing its athletes with pinup calendars; every athlete who poses naked as some sort of nod to “athleticism”; every “marketable” sportscaster who feeds a marketing machine that objectifies women helps undercut the effort to portray female athletes as athletes first. (LINK)

Last Word?
What does "athletic" mean? Does it mean they're very fast? Very agile? Have great endurance? What?

It could mean "Not brainy," a team that doesn't play particularly smart ball, but wins through purely physical skills.

I do know this about soccer, though. The skills that its players learn over the years translate well to other sports. There's a reason why the NBA has more than its share of Eastern European players; it's because they play soccer as youngsters and develop a high level of foot-eye coordination, an underrated athletic virtue that many American players simply don't have. (Bruce Buratti | The Express-Times. August 12, 2011. LINK)

Several qualities could compensate for a lack of athletic abililty in athletic competition: braininess, depth, experience, competitive spirit, coaching...a team that lacked all of these, and still won, might be a team whose athleticism is dominant. (LINK)

And any sportscaster serious about wanting to celebrate women’s athleticism would recognize what Reebok was attempting to buy, and refuse to sell it. (LINK)

MooPig, because of its close connections to boorish maleness, thinks that "athleticism" means the "singularity" that, after all, means "MoJo."

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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=athleticism
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/throwing-it-out-there/2007/10/which_sport_requires_the_most.html
http://uppermiss.blogspot.com/2009/11/athleticism.html
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/archive/index.php/t-365691.html
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bruce-buratti/index.ssf/2011/08/soccer_while_a_noble_sport_has.html

MooPig's Let's Pick On ... "Rick Scott"

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Lowest Form of Humor Department
by Pat Darnell and the Herd  | Feb 4, 2012 | Bryan TX

MooPig's Lowest Form of Humor Picks Department preys on persons' looks. We are mesmerized by the images we run across online. Give us more images! But, it is truly the lowest form of humor to make fun of someone's looks. Eh?

That doesn't bother us. Today we have selected the governor of Florida, Rick Scott, who we think exemplifies the new, and future, "look" of politicians in the USA.

Big eye stare, haunting smile, fetish crazed jaundice, bald pate, skin stretched tightly over a skull, obsessive compulsorily confused... that is the LOOK!

Here are a few Examples:

All images are unretouched, that is , unretouched by human hands. Everything you see here is unreconstructed for your viewing delectation ...

MooPig thinks this "new and future look" is the look of zestful gloom, melancholy pain, sadness, sorrow, trouble, unhappiness, and worry.


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http://www.browardbeat.com/found-gov-rick-scotts-double/
http://southfloridadailyblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/rick-scott-truly-outsider.html
http://www.salon.com/2011/02/25/rick_scott_joins_the_scott_walker_fan_club/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/donkeyhotey/6203736333/

MooPig's Site Review :: "A 2012 Poetry Preview : NPR"

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POETRY Geist didn't Make the List Again
by Pat Darnell | Feb 1, 2012 | Bryan TX

MooPig claims to be a writer's writer ... that is -- a fellow who tries to inspire, and, ignite others in their writing tasks. That is why we have the site POETRY Geist for the poetically inclined. MooPig Wisdom is for the prose masters. Ever so humble, it is chiefly the work of one writer at large. He, Pat Darnell, has to refer to himself in third person because of the multiple hats he wears. Yes, he might be several light years behind in his poetic expressions, but not due to procrastination.

It is the "other" worldliness that prescripts the worthiness.

National Public Radio, NPR, filed this list on their show to distinguish poets from last year, 2011. We hope you get some use out of the list, and some inspiration out of POETRY Geist.


Not Your Parents' Poems: A 2012 Poetry Preview : NPR:

 EXCERPT | " ... January 13, 2012 ... I can't tell you how the 2012 presidential election is going to turn out, nor can I say for certain whether The Office will outlast its first year without Steve Carell (though things are looking promising so far). What I can do is assure you that 2012 is full of exciting, enduring poetry.
Like music and fashion, contemporary poetry is often about looking at things from the past and dressing them up for the present. Today's average poem (if there is such a thing) takes us to the frontiers of language, borrowing from Twitter memes to overheard conversation, from the classics to bad movies. These are not your parents' — and certainly not your parents' parents' poems — in fact, some of these poets, in their 30s, 40s and 50s, are practically babies in poetry years, though some are among the wisest we've ever had.(TEICHER, CRAIG MORGAN. Jan 13, 2012. HERE) ... "

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The LIST :: 

• Useless Landscape, Or A Guide For Boys Poems by D. A. Powell
• Place New Poems by Jorie Graham
• Inferno A New Translation by Dante Alighieri, Mary Jo Bang and Henrik Drescher
• Collected Poems by Jack Gilbert
• The Book Of A Thousand Eyes by Lyn Hejinian
• The Eternal Ones Of The Dream Selected Poems 1990 - 2010 by James Tate
• On The Spectrum Of Possible Deaths by Lucia Perillo

Get the rest of the List HERE.

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http://www.npr.org/2012/01/13/144924564/not-your-parents-poems-a-2012-poetry-preview
http://andrewkenower.typepad.com/a_voice_box/2011/11/group-poetry-reading-oscar-grant-plaza-11611.html
http://poetrygeist.blogspot.com/

http://www.poetryireland.ie/publications/guest-blog/?p=19

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