Happy Turkey Day

Before the Detroit-Atlanta game started, I was watching the National Dog Show. Said show is sponsored by Purina. I have to ask myself — what kind of people were in the focus groups who vetted their slogan? How did "Your Pet, Our Passion" get past them? Also, an amusing side effect of the holiday shutdown: CSPAN was showing the Canadian parliament, rather than U.S. congressional proceedings.

By the time Atlanta had run up a score of 24-0, I was ready to go back to the dog show. Sadly, it was over by then. In retrospect, what was I thinking? It was Detroit: why didn't I just stick with the dog show?

I muted Mariah Carey and Sheryl Crow during the half-time shows. I was amused by Mariah Carey's dancing referees, though. I think it would have been great if Sheryl Crow's ballet dancers had been wearing zebra stripes.

Humorous commentary bit: one of the commentators envisioning Bill Purcells telling Keyshawn that he was a giraffe, not a gazelle. If some players are giraffes or gazelles — to say nothing of the zebras — then some others may be hippos or hyenas. I'll let you draw your own conclusions.

Happy Turkey Day, for those who celebrate it.