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Lazlo's Clicker - Alcatraz, Lost Girl, Parks & Rec

robnj564@yahoo.com (Rob Lazlo) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:27:36 +0000

Highlights

Fox’s Alcatraz was one of the more anticipated midseason shows, and for my money, it was well worth the wait. A smooth mix of prison drama, police procedural, X Files-ish sci-fi mystery and character driven office-politics drama, Alcatraz blends its many elements expertly into a show with a foreboding atmosphere, intelligent plots, sharply drawn characters and a long-story mystery that piques your curiosity.

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History and Facts About Those Infamous Super Bowl Rings

info@guysgirl.com (Blythe Brumleve) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000

The Super Bowl ring is the icing on the cake to any team skilled enough to win the NFL championship.

The first Super Bowl rings were given to the winners of the first Super Bowl in 1967, the Green Bay Packers and ever since then, teams have tried to make their ring, the most special.

Many believe that only the team and coaches are given a ring but in truth, both the winning and losing team are allotted 150 Super Bowl rings to be distributed (but not limited to) active and injured players , coaches, trainers, executives, personnel, and general staff. But should a team require extra rings, the team itself has to fork over the bill.

Companies like Jostens, Balfour and Tiffany's bid on the right to make the championship rings but ultimately the choice is left to the team itself. It takes about a month for the team to hammer out the design of the ring before it goes into production.

The rings are usually made of yellow or white gold with diamonds in the shape of their logo, a football or the Lombardi Trophy. Most teams also personalize the ring with the player's name and uniform number but the ring always has the team name, year and Super Bowl logo.

Each ring for the Super Bowl winner is valued at around $5,000 but according to league rules, the losing team cannot spend more than half of what the winners spend.

But not everyone sees a Super Bowl ring has something they cannot part with. Whether through unfortunate life circumstances or charity reasons, many players have decided to sell their symbol of ultimate victory.

From Wikipedia:

"Dave Meggett is known to have placed his ring for sale on eBay. Two Super Bowl rings from the 1970 Steelers sold on eBay for over $32,000 apiece in mid-2008. Patriots safety Je'Rod Cherry raffled his ring from Super Bowl XXXVI in November 2008 to benefit several charities working to help children in Africa and Asia. Tight end Shannon Sharpe, meanwhile, gave his first Super Bowl ring to his brother Sterling, who had his career cut short by injury."

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Albertsons One-Ups Walmart's Superbowl Display

info@guysgirl.com (Blythe Brumleve) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:14:46 +0000

Yesterday, we showed you Walmart’s epic Superbowl display that seemed to put all other retailers to shame. But today, Albertsons has one-uped the Walmart Promo by creating another Superbowl Display using a truck and even made a fancy video to go along with it.

Who knew Albertsons was still in business? Your move....Walgreens?

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Walmart Creates Epic Super Bowl Soda Display

info@guysgirl.com (Blythe Brumleve) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:11:37 +0000

Your move Target...

Modern Warfare 3 Armory: Assault Rifles

a_stevinson@hotmail.com (Adam Stevinson) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Welcome back to another installment of Modern Warfare 3 Bootcamp. With the upcoming release of the first Map Pack (two maps are available now to Call of Duty Elite subscribers), it’s time to get the rust off and get back in game shape for the new content.

Today, we’ll begin our journey through the well-stocked armory Call of Duty offers. I’m going to break them down into their respective categories and go over them one category at a time. I have not used all of these weapons--I like to level them up all the way and get the 500 kill challenge before moving to another gun—but I’ll pass along my thoughts for those I have used as well as what I’ve observed and heard from other sources. First up: Assault Rifles.

Having a Super Bowl Party? Better Make Sure You Have Your Angles Covered

info@guysgirl.com (Blythe Brumleve) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Every Super Bowl party needs to decide on some key aspects of the party before friends and family are invited over.

Whether your skilled at party planning or just getting your feet wet, we have you covered in all aspects of throwing the perfect Super Bowl party. Things like the food, drinks, desserts, invitations and even coasters are all here to help you plan the best party for the big game.

Hit the jump to keep reading to figure out your food and drinks and let's get crafty!

Is This Evgeni Malkin’s Best Season Yet?

info@guysgirl.com (Michelle Zehr) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Zehr is a contributing writer for Gold Star Games, a tailgating games company.

Without a doubt, Evgeni Malkin is one of the top players in the NHL. Malkin is red hot and cannot be stopped –even back-to-back games cannot slow Geno down. With only playing 40 games, Malkin is impressively leading the NHL in the scoring race.

In Malkin’s last 27 games, he has had 20 goals, 21 assists for a total of 41 points with a +10 rating and 132 shot on goal. In his last six games, Malkin has had eight goals and 10 points. Malkin even scored the overtime winner, which propelled the Pittsburgh Penguins over the Washington Capitals – a match-up that is always well-anticipated by Pens’ fans, Caps’ fans and the entire National Hockey League. Even his fellow countryman, Alex Ovechkin was effusive in praise for Malkin. In an interview with the Washington Times, the Capitals’ captain indicates that Malkin is dominating the league.

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Advice From a Guy: Do Guys Prefer Women Cheer at a Football Game or Ask Questions?

info@guysgirl.com (Blythe Brumleve) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000

In a brand new series, we are gathering questions from the lady readers of GG and submitting them to our resident guy on the scene, DiLo from Thundertreats. Have a question on any topic you want him to answer? Email it here or tweet us @GuysGirl

Girl Question: If you watch a football game with a girl that knows her stuff, do you think it's attractive if she cheers just as loudly as you? Or do most male sports fan prefer their women to "cheer like a girl"?

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Movie Night - 50/50 and Real Steel on DVD

robnj564@yahoo.com (Rob Lazlo) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000

Two very different films on the marquis this week, but both were really terrific in their own way. Go with either of these titles and you won’t go wrong.

SEE 50/50, the wonderful comedy based on the true life cancer survival experiences of writer Will Reiser. This fantastic film makes you laugh when you think you shouldn’t, it makes you laugh when you don’t want to laugh, it makes you laugh when you’re sure you can’t laugh, and then, just when you think you can’t stop laughing, it guides you back to reality.

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Bubba Watson Buys General Lee From Dukes of Hazzard

info@guysgirl.com (Blythe Brumleve) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:17:20 +0000

Bubba Watson, one of the new guys on the PGA scene who is supposed to get our minds off of how awesome Tiger Woods should be, fulfilled every redneck's dream by purchasing the famous car from Dukes of Hazzard--General Lee.

His next purchase better be some Redneck Wine Glasses, if he doesn't own those already.

H/T Terez Owens