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Pittsburgh won the Superbowl. I watched the game, but I would have known this anyway from the people screaming and partying in the streets and all of the honking cars going past.  The local news switched to shots of Oakland and the Southside in Pittsburgh (major bar areas) and there are thousands of people mobbing the streets.  I've been meaning to show some of the insanity that surrounds the Pittsburgh Steelers, and thought this would be a good time.

When I first moved to Pittsburgh, I worked at a classical music store on the weekends.  While the manager was training me in, he asked me if I was a Steelers fan.  I told him I don't follow football.  He gave me a very somber look, and pulled a gold chain out of his shirt.  On the chain were a gold cross and a Steelers helmet charm.  "You live in Pittsburgh now, you're a Steelers fan," completely seriously.  That was my first taste.

Some time later, I was working at the store in the morning.  Customer after customer came in and asked me in hushed tones, if I had heard if "Big Ben" (aka Ben Roethlisberger, the Steelers quarterback) was going to be OK.  At this point I learned to hold my tongue and said I hadn't heard.  Apparently he had gotten in a motorcycle accident and the entire city was waiting with bated breath to find out if he was going to be OK.  He was.

During the last Steelers Superbowl, I found a rock embedded in the back of a windshield of a car that had a Seahawks sticker. 

To their credit, the Steelers do have some good points --they have only had one set of owners, the Rooney family.  Dan Rooney, the current owner, is a lifetime Republican, and was a huge supporter of Obama.  He worked nonstop on the Obama campaign trail, and gave him a plug when they just picked up the trophy (Obama also backed the Steelers I noticed).  I especially love this fact since Rush Limbaugh is a big Steelers fan, and this must really get under his skin.  Steelers also don't have cheerleaders, a huge plus for me.  And Hines Ward, a wide receiver for the Steelers, is half Korean, which makes him my favorite player even though I don't really know what a wide receiver does.

More recently --I work at a museum.  Not the place you would expect huge football fans right?  Nope, I've been getting Steeler video forwards in my inbox nonstop this past week, and last Friday was "black and gold day."  And most people participated.  The dinosaur statue outside the museum has a yellow and black scarf on it, and in the Natural History Museum you can find this:

Natural History Museum dead bug Superbowl display

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Black and gold Superbowl display, consisting of beetles and butterflies, with dead cardinals at the bottom. o_O

At Trader Joe's (alternative groceries, not very sport-sy right?), I found this:

Trader Joe's Steelers display

And finally, the news is broadcasting this:

School's delayed

School delays along the bottom for tomorrow.  So the kiddies can stay up late and celebrate.

And now the news is reporting that people are getting arrested for turning over cars near my school, they have closed 100+ streets to traffic due to the crowds, there's a massive bonfire being built in the middle of Oakland, and I'm hearing fireworks (and screaming and honking and helicopters) going off in the street.  It's going to be a long night.

Supposedly, if you've seen over 85 films, you have no life. Mark the ones you've seen. There are 239 films on this list. Put x's next to the films you've seen, add them up, change the header adding your number, and click post at the bottom. Have fun.

(X) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(X) Grease
(X) Pirates of the Caribbean
(X) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
() Boondock Saints
(X) Fight Club
() Starsky and Hutch
(X) Neverending Story
() Blazing Saddles
(X) Airplane
Total: 7

(X) The Princess Bride
(X) Anchorman
(X) Napoleon Dynamite
(X) Labyrinth
() Saw
() Saw II
() White Noise
() White Oleander
() Anger Management
(X) 50 First Dates
() The Princess Diaries
() The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Total so far: 12

(X) Scream
(X) Scream 2
(X) Scream 3
() Scary Movie
() Scary Movie 2
() Scary Movie 3
() Scary Movie 4
(X) American Pie
(X) American Pie 2
(X) American Wedding
() American Pie Band Camp
Total so far: 18

(X) Harry Potter 1
(X) Harry Potter 2
(X) Harry Potter 3
(X) Harry Potter 4
() Resident Evil 1
(X) Resident Evil 2
(X) The Wedding Singer
() Little Black Book
(X) The Village
(X) Lilo & Stitch
Total so far: 26

(X) Finding Nemo
(X) Finding Neverland
(X) Signs
(X) The Grinch
() Texas Chainsaw Massacre
() Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
() White Chicks
() Butterfly Effect
(X) 13 Going on 30
(X) I, Robot
() Robots
Total so far: 32

(X) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
() Universal Soldier
() Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
(X) Along Came Polly
() Deep Impact
() KingPin
() Never Been Kissed
(X) Meet The Parents
(X) Meet the Fockers
() Eight Crazy Nights
() Joe Dirt
(X) KING KONG
Total so far: 37

() A Cinderella Story
(X) The Terminal
() The Lizzie McGuire Movie
() Passport to Paris
(X) Dumb & Dumber
() Dumber & Dumberer
() Final Destination
() Final Destination 2
() Final Destination 3
() Halloween
(X) The Ring
(X) The Ring 2
() Surviving X-MAS
(X) Flubber
Total so far: 42

(X) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
() Practical Magic
(X) Chicago
() Ghost Ship
() From Hell
(X) Hellboy
(X) Secret Window
() I Am Sam
(X) The Whole Nine Yards
() The Whole Ten Yards
Total so far: 47

(X) The Day After Tomorrow
(X) Child's Play
() Seed of Chucky
() Bride of Chucky
(X) Ten Things I Hate About You
() Just Married
() Gothika
() Nightmare on Elm Street
(X) Sixteen Candles
() Remember the Titans
() Coach Carter
(X) The Grudge
(X) The Grudge 2
(X) The Mask
() Son Of The Mask
Total so far: 54

(X) Bad Boys
(X) Bad Boys 2
() Joy Ride
() Lucky Number Slevin
(X) Ocean's Eleven
(X) Ocean's Twelve
(X) Bourne Identity
(X) Bourne Supremacy
() Lone Star
() Bedazzled
() Predator I
() Predator II
() The Fog
() Ice Age
() Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
() Curious George
Total so far: 60

(X) Independence Day
() Cujo
() A Bronx Tale
() Darkness Falls
() Christine
(X) ET
() Children of the Corn
() My Bosses Daughter
(X) Maid in Manhattan
(X) War of the Worlds
(X) Rush Hour
(X) Rush Hour 2
Total so far: 66

() Best Bet
(X) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(X) She's All That
() Calendar Girls
() Sideways
(X) Mars Attacks
() Event Horizon
(X) Ever After
(X) Wizard of Oz
(X) Forrest Gump
() Big Trouble in Little China
() The Terminator
(X) The Terminator 2
(X) The Terminator 3
Total so far: 74

(X) X-Men
(X) X-2
(X) X-3
(X) Spider-Man
(X) Spider-Man 2
() Sky High
() Jeepers Creepers
() Jeepers Creepers 2
(X) Catch Me If You Can
(X) The Little Mermaid
() Freaky Friday
() Reign of Fire
() The Skulls
(X) Cruel Intentions
() Cruel Intentions 2
() The Hot Chick
(X) Shrek
(X) Shrek 2
Total so far: 84

() Swimfan
() Miracle on 34th street
() Old School
(X) The Notebook
() K-Pax
() Krippendorf's Tribe
() A Walk to Remember
() Ice Castles
(X) The 40-year-old Virgin
Total so far: 86

(X) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
(X) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
(X) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
(X) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(X) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(X) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Total so far: 92

() Baseketball
() Hostel
() Waiting for Guffman
() House of 1000 Corpses
() Devils Rejects
() Elf
(X) Highlander
() Mothman Prophecies
() American History
() Three
Total so Far: 93

() The Jacket
(X) Kung Fu Hustle
(X) Shaolin Soccer
() Night Watch
(X) Monsters Inc.
(X) Titanic
(X) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(X) Shaun Of the Dead
(X) Willard
Total so far: 100

() High Tension
() Club Dread
(X) Hulk
(X) Dawn Of the Dead
(X) Hook
(X) Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
(X) 28 days later
() Orgazmo
() Phantasm
() Waterworld
Total so far: 105

(X) Kill Bill vol 1
(X) Kill Bill vol 2
(X) Mortal Kombat
() Wolf Creek
() Kingdom of Heaven
() The Hills Have Eyes
() I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
() The Last House on the Left
() Re-Animator
(X) Army of Darkness
Total so far: 109

(X) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(X) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
(X) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(X) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(X) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(X) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
() Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
() Ewoks The Battle For Endor
Total so far: 115

(X) The Matrix
(X) The Matrix Reloaded
(X) The Matrix Revolutions
(X) Animatrix
(X) Evil Dead
(X) Evil Dead 2
() Team America: World Police
() Red Dragon
(X) Silence of the Lambs
() Hannibal
Total so far:122

I think this quiz has it backwards, the cool kids have all seen 85+...like me :D  And I didn't count the ones I've only seen parts of, or might have seen but couldn't remember.  A lot of bad bad movies on this list. 

I am a farmer who raise ducks and cows. The animals have a total of 9 heads and 26 feet. How many ducks and cows do I have?
Submitted by The BlueTie.

9 :P 

Hard Way: 4 Cows and 5 Ducks

4 Cow (Heads) * 4 Feet/Cow = 16 Cow Feet

5 Duck (Heads) * 2 Feet/Duck = 10 Duck Feet

9 Total Heads                            26 Total Feet

Now back to Stats :(

This video is awesome, featuring a ukulele orchestra playing "Life on Mars."  On the second verse they start getting creative and overlaying the song with verses from other songs with similar chord structures. 

Since I'm a nerd I looked up the songs:

1. Frank Sinatra - My Way (which makes sense given the history of the song)
2. Garth Brooks - For Once in My Life
3. Andy Williams - Born Free
4. The Who - Substitute
5. Randy Crawford - Someday I'll Fly Away (better known from Moulin Rouge)

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