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Florida blocks a FG attempt! Man, I'm loving the way Florida is playing right now in all three phases. Having listened to every Georgia game this year, I feel like there's no way they can match Florida's firepower. And with the Dawgs coming off a road trip to Baton Rouge, I wouldn't be at all surprised if this year's "World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" isn't all that competitive. Edit: Will Demps with a long TD catch. 35-0 Florida in the 2nd.

Consecutive blocked punts lead to two touchdowns for the Gators. 14-0. Oh, my!

The Bengals are just going to have to rebuild that thing from the ground up. I think Palmer (when healthy and without the world of distractions you get with that current group of guys) is certainly a guy you can build around, but the FO hasn't shown any sort of aptitude for that sort of thing. It's probably going to get even worse before it gets any better for the Bengals.

Why would "entertainer" make WWE exempt from oversight by state athletic commissions when "superstar" would not? What about "superstar" suggests athletics? I can understand not saying "wrestler" or "wrestling," but phasing out "superstar" in favor of "entertainer" is a little puzzling.

I'm looking at Tennessee's schedule here, and I'm thinking that we have no idea how good this team is yet. The best team they've played so far is Jacksonville and that was at home. Their toughest road game has been @Baltimore, which is a kinda okayish team starting a rookie QB. This week begins a real prove-it stretch for these guys. They host Indy and then Green Bay, then play @Chicago and Jacksonville. I'd be stunned if they win all four of those games. I'd say they come back to Earth a little and go 2-2. I know their defense is awesome and they've got two capable runners, but I'm having a little trouble being sold on a team with no receivers and with Kerry Collins at QB.

Fuck, man, I never realized that the guy spelled his first name with two t's until snuffbox brought it to my attention. What kind of fan am I?

I'd say either "Roadrunner" or "I'm Straight" is my fave song on that album. I, too, was first introduced to "Pablo Picasso" by the shitty John Cale cover, so the Modern Lovers original was something of a revelation when I heard it. I revisited some of my Elliot Smith albums recently, and definitely prefer either/or to anything else he did. Roman Candle is pretty awesome, too.

Should go as Adam and Steve instead. It's funny and it's a bold political statement.

The whole conversation about haunted ACLs was, uh...what's the word I'm looking for? Innate?

What's weird is that, beyond the physical resemblance, Plagiarism actually has a coke and booze habit that dwarfs that of Jim Belushi. IM conversations with him are amusing and alarming in equal measures. You want to reach out to him but you don't know how.

"Roadrunner" is very good song Modern Lovers. Whole album exceptional Modern Lovers. Where were you when you heard that Elliot Smith had finally offed himself? I was on a porch at one of the crusty punk houses in Asheville, NC. I couldn't believe it. He was one of my faves back when I was a sullen message board addict.

Tampa Bay at Dallas Washington at Detroit Buffalo at Miami St. Louis at New England San Diego at New Orleans @ Wembley Stadium Kansas City at NY Jets Atlanta at Philadelphia Oakland at Baltimore Arizona at Carolina Cleveland at Jacksonville Cincinnati at Houston NY Giants at Pittsburgh Seattle at San Francisco Indianapolis at Tennessee

Awesome. Run with it.

The same thing happened to Boo! Weekley and Vernon Ghoulston, as I recall.

He got a cadaver ACL, meaning that it was taken from a dead person who donated his or her body to science. It turned out, however, that the ACL was haunted, which is a fairly common problem with this sort of procedure.

No shit. Word has it that he's been in for a second ACL replacement surgery b/c the first cadaver ACL was haunted. It's a potentially bad situation for the guy b/c having to restart the recuperation process would mean missing whatever major NFL offseason milestone. I hated Tom Brady last season as much as I've ever hated any pro athlete, but I certainly never wanted his career to come to an end like this. Here's to hoping that science comes up with some sort of undetectable steroid that they can shoot into him so he can play again.

I've got a big game this weekend, but I'm unfortunately having to start Ryan Fitzpatrick at QB due to Denver's bye. Probably should have hung on to Flacco. My HBs--Marion Barber and Dominic Rhodes--are both playing against fairly stout run defenses in Tampa and Tennessee. So I'm not at all optimistic that this isn't going to turn into a bloodbath.

Candy corn is great. It's one of the few things that I still enjoy about Halloween.

I've always really dug her songs on The Velvet Underground and Nico and have a real soft spot for Chelsea Girl. The first two songs on the latter album, in particular, are total heartbreakers. I don't think I've ever made it through The Marble Index and haven't heard anything she did after that. What do my fellow TSMers think of her?

On a barely related note, I listened to Berlin today for the first time in years. It's a bit of a downer, huh? That's really the only characteristic the album has. It isn't good or bad. Just depressing.

Oh, yes. Our two games before the bye will be against teams quarterbacked by Brad Johnson and Tyler Thigpen (or Quinn Grey or Bubby Brister or whoever the fuck) respectively. This whole season couldn't be coming together any better.

Gwar's This Toilet Earth.

You don't like "The Fairest of the Seasons," Czech? I think that one's a little better than "These Days." The guitar part is gorgeous. The only thing I'm not crazy about on that record is "It Was a Pleasure Then," which is sort of a precursor to the stuff she would subsequently do with John Cale on the The Marble Index. No tune, nine minutes of off-key wailing. No thanks.

My old posts have aged well, like a fine wine. It's my recent posts that I sometimes take issue with.

Happy 103rd birthday, El Satanico! May you reign forever, O Dark Lord.