Dandy

Not exactly a picture, but I felt it would be best in here.

I wish all of you luck, but I am already a couple of months in on my own weight loss program. With the new job and schedule, I finally got back in the gym. Back on Oct 1, I weighed an outlandish 250. Even with football tailgating and holiday meals, I am down to 238. I plan on getting to 225 by the end of February and then see where I need to settle between 200-225 depending on how I look and feel. Due to wanting to get back to the shape that I was in a few years ago, I am taking my time and not trying to lose weight rapidly. This would kill me in this challenge, as I would end up going for the win and cutting weight in the sauna and shit. I don't want to mess up a good thing I have going here.

I bet Andy Reid is embarassed that his beach picture made the internet.

W're looking at you, Burning Pirate Ship Sex!

Slayer - Venk voted for himself so our matchup wouldn't be so close. Yeah, winning by a paltry 25 would have been a shame. Slayer is always good for ripping on people. Kinetic - Touch matchup, but Kinetic is more imaginative. Agent - Stepped up this year, IMO, even if he has been here forever. treble - "Brother said he wore a fuckin' TIE when he posts!11! LOLZ"

Hello.

Dial-up sucks, but thankfully I was able to hit "X" before LOTC's sig tried to load. Venkman - It took a yeoman effort to squeak by me in the second round, and that deserves a vote. Slayer - Cheech is mi amigo, but I have enjoyed Slayer's posts for a long time. Closest call of the round by far. Kinetic - A type of energy, and a type of favorite to win a poster tournament. Edwin - He had a bad post back in '86, and he has been making up for it ever since. Smues - Sorry, COE-ab, but Smues needs my vote. Kamala - I agree with Venk about the ultimatum, but my buddy Kentucky Kamala Chicken edges out the Tzar. treble - I'm not voting him in solely on the "Tie Post," as he usually brings the funny lines. Vitamin X - Easy choice for me.

I am going out of town for the weekend and the place I am staying has dial-up. Needless to say, I might miss the Sweet 16 voting. Hopefully not, but we'll see. In the unlikely event that Venkman hangs on to defeat me this round, you guys should support his hard-fought victory by voting him in the next round.

And you just automatically think that your 31-10 lead is safe?

They are saying the wrestlers would be fired over the phone. Thus, if you never answer your phone, you will never be fired. It works, because they won't fire a man to his face. Why, he'd cut ya!

Mmm, bop!

What Marvin isn't telling you is that most of the TVs that started out with 120hz refresh rate were horrible. It has been refined by now, but I imagine there will be some problems with the first year or so of 240hz as well.

Who hates you Kamala? You're the board's teddy bear. Damn, is that filter still on? [/kidding]

Shit, just drop all of your firends, eat a bunch of whoppers, and then add them as friends again. Repeat if necessary. Hell, you can eat free every day while this application is still going on.

Venkman - Absolutely zero chance that I survive this round, and rightfully so. Venkman should go far, and I don't think one little ol' vote from me is going to derail that, so why bother? EHME - Inc is a legend like has been stated many times before. I even mentioned it last round. However, EHME gets the nod for his improvement over the last year. Cheech - Both posters are quality, but Cheech is my boy. We used to janitorialize together. Slayer - He's still got it. Kinetic - Consistency. Wit. Imagination. Kinetic. Canadian Chris - Matt got a vote from me in the last round. He has no more heat for me to leach. Bored - Tough choice, but bored's weekly contributions are a major part of the Sports folder, which is probably the best legit folder here. Edwin - Always quality. Fazzle's cool, though. KOAB - I think he's always on TSM. Smues - Smyooooz over the rookie with potential. King Kamala - My chat buddy and a damned good poster. Agent - I hated to vote against al, but Agent has been bringing the goods all year. Kreese - Tough one, but SJK moves on. treble - Lushus posted here more last year, I think. treble is the best color guy in the game. Lushus is a...nah, that joke is too easy. Milky - By a wiiiiiiiiiide margin. Vitamin X - LOTC should lose due to his sig that slows down the entire board. Man, it's a tough tournament this year.

You guys are just using that as an excuse to not work out.

I smell some pruning.

Where do you work?

Not really. I found a newspaper article where you talk about how you only wear shorts. Pants would be too long.

Yeah! Get the fuck outta here, you tea-drinking whore!

Venkman - I hope he makes it a long way, as he is one of my faves. If I should make it to the next round, he will slaughter me. Dandy - Smitty posted more regularly than I did, as I have been absentee a lot lately with my new position. However, I must try to keep my dream alive. Incandenza - A HOFer if I ever saw one. EHME - I love giving him hell, but I think he takes it in stride. Byron the Bulb - Excellent poster, and I think he is just getting started. Cheech - His absence from the board might hurt him, but it shouldn't. Great guy, and great poster. Slayer - One of my all-time faves, and is always great for a witty one liner. Ortonsault - I wish he would post more. Kinetic - Best poster here at the moment. Broward83 - Close call, as both are kinda "just there" for me. Matt Young - I like Spiff, but Matt Young makes the board fun. I enjoy getting him going, but I think he's pretty much started to ignore it now. Burning Pirate Ship Sex - CC does his best posting in Sports from what I gather, and I don't put much time in there. Mellow - Landslide. Bored - His subtitles always rock. Edwin - Another tremendous poster. Who doesn't think this guy is good? Fazzle - I don't venture into the Video Games folder. KOAB - More drunk posting, plz. TheFranchise - Pretty sensible guy. Smues - I like bob, but Smues is one of my favorites. He used to always help me with name changes, etc., and I have enjoyed his rise up the ladder over the years. Mattdotcom - Impressive start. King Kamala - The guy I talk to on here the most, and a super-nice guy. I hope he goes far. pbone - Toss up. alkeiper - Keiper is a fellow baseball fanatic, and a fun guy to talk to. I like luke-o, but it's fucking alkeiper. Alfdogg - Probably the toughest choice for me, as both deserve to move on. I have talked to alf more than Agent, though, so he gets the nod. Kreese - Way back when, he gave me the power to organize TSMpedia, and that made more people aware of who I was. Cyber Mark - Used to be a frequent chatter with me on AIM, and though I like both posters, that gives him the duke in this match up. treble - One of my faves, and I always enjoyed talking to him in the Maff chats when everyone else lost interest. Black Lushus - I think Maz is an up-and-comer, but Lushus has been a favorite of mine for a long time. I just wish he posted more. Milky - The euphoria from last year has worn off, I believe, but he still carries enough weight to move on. gary floyd - What's new in gary floyd's world? Hopefully round two. VX - Sorry, Scroty. VX edges you here. godthedog - A winner is you.

I won the NIT the only time we had it.

Ravens over the Titans in a low scoring affair. The Titans have a pretty good running game, but the Ravens should hold them in check in that area. That leaves the passing game to carry Tennessee, which leads to turnovers and allows Baltimore to dominate the field position. The Steelers and Chargers should be a higher-scoring affair, unless the weather is monstrous in Pittsburgh. I think the Chargers won't be able to score enough to get the duke, even though I don't think "high octane offense" when I think of the Steelers. The Eagles are firing on all cylinders right now, and Brian Westbrook makes the Giants have a bad day in this game. The absence of Burress has hurt the team in my opinion. The jump ball is no longer there in the endzone, and double coverage seems rarer with him off the field. The running game is stupendous and Jacobs is rested. However, I see them not being able to overcome a couple of turnovers and come from behind without Plaxico. The Panthers amazed me all season, and the Cardinals have been slumping lately. Maybe the offense kicks back into high gear, but chances are they will be chasing Deangelo Williams all over the field, and relying on the long ball too often.

I missed the Kendrick and Kofi backstage weed story. Is there anything more to it than my first sentence?

I was just being facetious.