Random Supper Bowl Thoughts

Well, the Llama-ettes and I sat down with our traditional big ol' bowls o' nachos and watched the game last evening.

First off, congratulations to 'Awlins. At the end of the 1st quarter when they had stalled out, I said to the gels that the game was pretty much over, figuring Manning & Co. would simply wear the Saints down. This is why I'll never retire on NFL picks. The Saints' rally and gradual domination of the game was a truly first rate effort and they more than deserve their triumph.

I don't know which was more painful to hear, Queen Latifa murdering "America" or Carrie Underwood butchering the National Anthem (including her spectacularly false final note).

Coo-el lighting for The Who's half-time show. However, the gels simply couldn't understand why we were listening to a band that's been around for almost 50 years now.

As to the commercials, I thought that Audi "Green Police" one pretty damn funny. I also simply couldn't understand all the fuss over the Tenbow pro-life one. I probably wouldn't even have noticed it had it not been for the undies-wringing in the press the last few days. Actually, I thought the Doritos one with the little boy telling the date to keep his hands off the boy's mama was far more touching in a sneaky way - how horrid (but true) it is that the kid has no dad around and that he's savvy enough to know why the date is eyeing his mom that way. Also, although I've never actually seen the show, I'm assuming that the people in that Bud spoof of "Lost" were the actual actors from the program. Finally, I thought the Simpsons/Coke ad was immensely stupid. Somebody take that horse round back and shoot it, please.