It has begun

Anyone here seen Futurama? One of my top 4 tv shows of all time along with The Simpsons, Seinfeld and MST3K. Strange list when you look at it. Whatever.


[Leela just jumped into the river of Slurm to rescue Fry from drowning and surfaces with him. Bender surfaces with them whistling]
Leela: Bender, why did you jump in?
Bender: Everybody was doing it... I just wanted to be popular.


It's not a cartoon, it's animation. Mmm... sarcasm.

My random thoughts the NCAA tourney and my bracket (share yours):

-I only have 7 upsets in the whole thing. 7 in 63 games. This is why I don't do it for money.

-All 4 #1 seeds in the Final Four? Check.

-If you're naming each 16 team bracket after geographical regions, then why don't you put as many teams as possible in their appropriate region? OSU in the South and Florida in the Midwest? At least it could lead to a championship rematch and build a rivalry between major schools.

-In regards to game locations, how can Buffalo host games for the Midwest and the West? The West? UCLA has relative home games with two in Sacramento and two in San Jose. Wait, North Carolina has to play in Winston-Salem and Louisville in Lexington? Awesome.

-Texas Tech vs. Gonzaga. The General takes on the freedom hating hippies, the NCAA's way of saying, "Thanks for knocking out our big teams over the years. First we had you arrested for the shrooms and now this. Wait 'til we announce Ronny Turiaf was a polygimist."

-If Duke can take out VCU and Pitt, they'd probably play UCLA. Say what you will, but THE programs playing each other? Bet that'd get no hype.

-My biggest reach is probably Creighton over Nevada. I know they don't fit the upset mold, but both they and Gonzaga can't lose, can they?

-Notre Dame and Oregon could play each other in the second round. Worst aesthetic matchup possible. Possible jersey colors include Green, Blue, Yellow, Gold and White.

-Staying with uniform colors, Pittsburgh taking out Wright State and Duke could meet UCLA (Weber St., Indiana) in a confusing blue, yellow/gold and white blur.

-By the way, is everyone really picking Notre Dame over Winthrop? I'm not.

-North Carolina vs. Texas should be awesome. I've got UNC in the Final Four, remember.