Super Bowl XLV: Steelers vs. Packers(-2.5)

[NFBuck]

As much as I like AJ Hawk and think he's severely underrated around the league, I think Matthews is deserving of the hype he gets. I thought he had a really good game last night, despite not having the flashy plays he usually has. He's really a great player.

He is a beast...and a former walk-on.

 

[cincibuck]

This is exactly the reason I leave the room before a famous singer/band "performs" the National Anthem. I absolutely loathe it when they try to put their own spin on the song...it's not a fucking concert, you're singing our nation's anthem. And then not even knowing the words...beyond pathetic.

Amen, Milli. What makes it even more lame is that the rest of the pre-game is smothered in jingoism and salutes to the troops and we veterans, and then the anthem gets slammed. One more reason to love college football, the bands are universally competent in this regard; they play the anthem respectfully.

 

[cincibuck]

Appalachians and Mid-Western hicks are not an ethnic group.

ethnic |ˈeθnik|
adjective
of or relating to a population subgroup (within a larger or dominant national or cultural group) with a common national or cultural tradition

And given the structure of the writer's rant, seeing people from the Pittsburg area as outside of his cultural norms, I think "ethnic" is used correctly here.

 

[Mike80]

Appalachians and Mid-Western hicks are not an ethnic group.

Yeah but the inbreeding that occurs in Pennsylshithole, especially central Pennsylshithole is bringing back the Habsburg Jaw.....