This was also accompanied by the Tim Tebow drinking game – while watch college football at any point in the last season, drink any time the announcers mention Tim Tebow.  Two if he’s not on the field at the time.  Three if neither of the teams playing in the game you’re watching is Florida.  You get trashed, fast.

I didn’t make much of it, because I thought of the game near the end of the season, and I figured it wouldn’t work after Tebow disappeared into being a backup on some NFL team for a few years.

I was wrong.

Last weekend, I had a preseason NFL game on in the background, and it happened to be the Steelers vs the Broncos.  Did I mention Tebow apparently ended up with the Broncos?  So, I figured I’d try out the old Tim Tebow Drinking Game again.  It still works.  Really well.  I finished a beer in less than one offensive drive.  In maybe 5 minutes of football, the announces said Tebow’s name 14 times.  Which doesn’t count the number of times that they referred to him simply as “He” (and yes, I’m pretty sure they capitalized it while they spoke), because it was obvious who they were talking about, because he was all they were talking about.  For the entire drive.  Which he didn’t even score on.  For reference, if I had held to the “3 if Florida isn’t on the field” clause, that would have been 42 drinks in five minutes, or roughly three and a half cans of beers.

If you care to give it a try, the Vikings and the Broncos will be kicking off their last preseason game shortly (Thursday at 7:30 pm central).

Part of me wants Tebow to be the starter in the regular season so the drinking game can stay alive.  However, another part of me doesn’t want him to start because that part would like to be with me past 40, and it’s name is my liver.

As you may notice on reading the cards, a few (read: almost all) of the squares on that version are vaguely to really, um, not so nice.  And, the squares are mostly the same across cards, just a little shuffled.  Well, Lazy Lightening to the rescue!  (via Because Emily Says So)  Lazy Lightening made up a whole, whole bunch of new ones, with way more options.  Also, there’s a kids edition, which, though less amusing, would seem like a good option for those who don’t want to keep them tucked away for most of the time.  Don’t worry, the new grown up version has some new squares that fit well with the old style ones too (I believe “Cougar on the prowl” is new, among others) though on the whole, it’s a bit more tame (for better or worse, depending on your view).

There’s now a part of me that, knowing these cards are at least reasonably well known now, wants to get together about 5 to 10 people, and dress up to make a complete blackout of one of the cards of the old version and walk around the fair for a day together, just to see how many people get it.

If that wasn’t enough, Hayden Fry himself will be leading it.  That’s right, hopefully 4,432+ Hawkeyes doing the Hokey Pokey dance under the direction of legendary Iowa football coach Hayden Fry.  How much more awesome can you get?

There’s more details on the Fry Fest website.

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If we set the new record, I might even have a nice little blog treat for you all…

I know this doesn't really make sense, since he'll be at the game, and playing, and could avenge himself, but roll with it.

Well, it turns out LOLStanzi (the version of Stanzi that exists in the LOL world) hatched a plot not long after that particular incident…

It's on.

You don’t want to disappoint the man, after all he’s done for you.  I mean, this is a man who not only loves his Hawkeyes, but who loves AMERICA.

So let’s fill Ryan Field with some Gold clad Iowa fans.  You can buy tickets here.

Love it or leave it bitches.

Also, I’ve had it occasionally occur where I’ve walked into the wrong meeting in progress by accident, because I was at the right room number, but on the wrong floor (because all of the floors look alike except for being different shades of pastels with the life sucked out of them), or the meeting had been moved since I last checked my email.  And I’ve found, without fail, that every one in the meeting room stops, looks at you expectantly, and waits for you to say something.  At which point you need to sheepishly apologize and slink out.  The fortunate part is that it’s a big enough place that there’s a good chance no one will recognize you later to make you re-live it or know who you are to complain to your boss about it (especially good since one time when I accidentally did this I’m pretty sure the people in the meeting were CEO-type level folks who all looked quite serious and were obviously in mid argument – slinked out of that one fast).

So, occasionally as I wander past meeting rooms, I feel the intense need (haven’t done it yet, just felt the urge) to lean in, wait for everyone to pause and look at me expectantly, and then say something that’s just random enough to completely stop the conversation, but just potentially relevant enough to have people feel the intense need to discuss whatever it is I’ve just said, as they’re so used to any information being provided being provided for a relevant, structured reason, and then lean back out, close the door, and walk away.

If one were planning this, it would also help that all of our meeting rooms show up in Outlook, and will show on their calendars when they’re in use, and (usually) what the meeting is about, and who is attending.  So, you could easily cherry pick meetings to be ones where you know that most of the people won’t know each other (so you can actually come in an sit down for a while before someone questions you), where the topic will be really dull (weekly status meetings), or everyone’s going to be a bit slow to wake up and respond (hour six of an all day training session on the new time entry tool).

For instance (with stage directions):

(lean in, look around the room at everyone happily and slightly expectantly)
“The ice cream is ready.”
(nod head quickly twice, smile, and exit)

(lean half way in the door, offhandedly and somewhat disinterested)
“Your pizza is here.”
(exit)

(at a first meeting of teams, two steps in, somewhat angry and sharply, looking around dartingly)
“The toilet is plugged again.”
(pause just long enough to imply that you’re looking for a response, but not long enough to get one, stomp out.)

(at a routine, but long meeting, preferably without any high level managers, briskly, but casually enter and circle the table, tap people on the head as you go by)
“Duck, duck, duck, duck…”
(continue until you have made a full lap of the table and no one has said anything directly to you, and exit without saying goose.  If anyone says anything to you or becomes angry during your lap, continue until you get to them (do another half lap if necessary), tag them goose and sprint out of the room at full speed.)

(at a meeting of high level managers, lean in, look directly at whomever is speaking and interrupt)
“Call on line one.”
(nod reassuringly and expectantly, exit)

(at large meeting where it is likely no one knows each others, such as the kick off of a new project or initiative, walk in absent mindedly as if you meant to be at this meeting but were delayed.  sit next to whomever is talking, preferably a man, stare at him until he pauses, calmly)
“There was nothing you could have done to save her”
(pat him on the back, and walk out) (related xkcd allusion)

(any meeting at all, walk in somewhat quickly and flustered, look under the table)
“Has anyone seen my poodle?”
(wait for responses, but don’t provide any more information, exit)

Feel free to add your own in the comments.

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And who knew that the reason the cross bar on women’s bikes are lower is to allow space to carry an orangutan?

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(via Kottke), but there’s only one thing that comes to mind upon seeing it (tapers off around 3:20) …

What does Margaret Thatcher have to say about all of this?

The delivery is terrible, but the crowd seems to love it. I guess that’s politics for you.