Who u xLIIke?

Super Bowl XLII, on Sunday, February 3rd, 2008, features the New England Patriots vs NY Giants. To brag, I do believe Sludge has had their fair share of undefeated seasons; and non-undefeated seasons. I'm not jinxing, I'm just sayin'.

Let the PREDICTIONS begin.(Enter your pick in Comments)
1. Who wins the game - Pats or Giants?
2. What's the score at the end of the game??

Color Blind

White is the new silver for automobile colors. Brown is lucky number 7 in overall popularity, & jumps one spot ahead of blue in fancy (luxury) vehicles.

Last year’s DuPont Global Color Automotive Popularity Report tracks color across vehicle segment and also reports by geographic region.

“The rise in popularity of white/white pearl and the long reign of silver suggest that we can expect a more dramatic shift in the top color choice.”

Overall, White = 19%; Silver = 18%; Black = 16%; Green = 2%...
& Brown/Beige = 5%.

Hammer Time

A hammer everyone can catch on to.

First: Locate a hammer. Next: Get hammered.

An ergonomical method of prying open a beer bottle; the other end is to flatten the bottle caps into mini-discs for your game of tabletop frolf - Bottle Opener Hammer

Love Your Toes

Don't Let This Happen To You...

Ultra race winner suffers frostbite, scheduled for amputation (USA Today, 01.23.08)

Andrew Wells spent nearly 17 hours on the Ice Age Trail...At one point, the temperature dropped to nearly 15 below zero.

After finishing, he went to a friend's home in Madison and napped. He woke to intense pain in his toes. He removed his shoes and discovered a purple discoloration.

That old trick using plastic grocery bags as a sock liner might've helped. Or playing pickup for a few hours, instead. Bonus: you can nap afterwards without fear of losing toes!

T Time

Just in case, a certain team who wears brown (Oooh, 2-toned font!) was seeking warm-up jerseys...
Arc'teryx offers up some nifty soft & comfy cotton tee shirt options in Kangaroo/Brown/Carob.

RIP Kleenex

You can pick your friends. You can pick your nose. You can not pick your friend's nose.

Snot Spot offers a simple, yet great wardrobe malfunction. Made of soft, high-quality, moisture-resistant fleece & is worn directly over your winter glove, mitten, or even on a bare hand....always accessible surface to take care of those pesky drips...a fantastic spot to put your snot.

sNot bad for design excellence so as to not affect most forehand flickiness; unless you want it to.

Game On

Where?
Dr. King's Memorial site is a four-acre plot on the north east corner of the Tidal Basin within the precinct of the Jefferson Memorial and north of the memorial to President Roosevelt. Not on the Polo Fields of our beloved pickup games, yet will increase parking space competition in that area.

When will the Memorial be completed?
The Ceremonial Groundbreaking occurred on November 13, 2006. The start of construction is contingent upon raising $100 million. The Dedication of the Memorial is tentatively scheduled for 2009.

"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'" -- Dr. King

A pioneer of Spirit of the Game, MLK futuristically remarked on frisbee's 4:3 - If you got 7-on-the-line, then game on!

Safety Measure

WOW! Exhilarating live-blogging of the weather yesterday!
Sludge is all about safety first.

The sleet-snow-ice-rain-ish has coagulated to sludgesh, take heed to be applied to walkways & steps, not at pickup:

Use salt and non-clumping kitty litter to help melt ice and snow to gain traction.

Operating Status

Forget the Word of the Year, let's talk Words of the wintry weather DAY - Operating Status & Skool Closings.

Skies: Light snow. Snowflakes the size of frisbees, I tell ya!
Humidity: 80%
Winds: SE 8 mph
Dew Point: 30°F
Feels Like: 30°F

:Sludge Service Hyperlinks:
US Office of Personnel Management's Operating Status
Unofficial List: Skool Delays & Closings

UPDATE (6 pm)

Skies: Light rain. Frisbees can double as flat umbrellas.

Humidity: 80%

Winds: NE 9 mph

Dew Point: 30°F

Feels Like: 29°F

Where in the World?

Continuing "Where in the World" paying homage to the worldly mobility of Sludge.

Today's Feature: Meg.

Q: Where in the World is Meg?

A: Meg is in London (again).

Potty Humor

Is anyone still wishing you a 'Happy New Year?' Fitting one more just under the timecap...

Geek Alert

W I R E D published their Best: Geek Sports (December 2007)

1) Racewalking

2) Segway Polo

3) Badminton

4) Hacky Sack

5) Curling
6) Jousting

7) Fencing

and lastly...8) Disc Golf - In an ideal world, we would all put down our clubs and pick up a disc. Frolf, anyone?

-->Find a Computer Course near you.

MAC Rob's been known to enjoy online poker & disc golf, does that qualify him as a 'geek'???

pOBXseidon

Warm DC winter temps have a certain TP resident combing the Outer Banks beach for October housing.

Refusing to pay royalty fees for 'Here Comes the Sun' (The Beatles' 1969 album Abbey Road, Helen), there's a recommendation on the pool table: Sun Terra.

Give your immediate feedback on either Sun or Terra.

Rotundless

Santa-ness is officially passé, especially after the recent plentiful buffet. What to do about that naturally rotund winter insulation?”

Play with your Food (online Mr. Potatohead)

A Scrumptious Sludge - "Go Big or Go Home"

Sewer Sludge - "Looks fairly disgusting but tastes delicious!"

Sludge Milkshake - "The Bomb!"

Refined Eggplant Sludge - "Sludge it Up"

Appraisal

A 2007 SLUDGEY AWARD popped up for sale on eBay today and attracted a top bid of more than $3000 before it was removed.

Each unidentified award, unique in artistic design, was offered anonymously for sale on eBay. An Awards Committee spokesperson said: "We have contacted eBay about removing the very cool and attractive Award." Within three hours, the Award had been taken down from the site after getting more than 59 bids, the highest at $US3026.

The real value of the award is appraised much more...sentimentally than monetarily.

May your fridge wear it proudly!

Sludgeys 2007

THIRD Annual Sludgey Awards

Georgetown ~ Sunday, January 6, 2008

A cannoli-studded event where clogging was acceptable...at the buffet table. Congrats to all winners awarded with an array of yummy wearables & an attractable award.

-->View 2006 History

Andrew
Biggest Best Brown Movement Award

Brian
Most Entertaining Point/Moment (on/off the field or sidelines)

Bucci
Best PR Award

C.G.H.
Best Captain Award

Chris (N.I.C.H.)
Most Improved/Worsened Award

Christy
Above & Beyond Award

David
Biggest Upset Award

Elizabeth
Best Party Offering Award

Gayle
World Peace Award

Jen
Best Player-Fan Award

Joe
Spirit of the Game Award (on & off the field)

Kelly
Best Golfer Award

Ken
Best Reclamation Award (male)

Liz
#1 Draft Pick Award

M.J.
Best Sludgefest Hostess Award

Mark
Best Sludge-in-Law Award

Matthew
Best Fashion Award (on the field)

Meg
Biggest Traveler Award

Michael
Best Non-Polluting Sludge

Mike
Best Comeback Award

Nancy
Best Food Offering Award

Nigel
Best/Most Offensive Play on Offense - Cutting (Individual)

Patti
Best Reclamation Award (female)

Rafe
Best Sludge Addition Award

Rob
Best Excuse for Missing a Game Award (Fiction or Non-fiction)

Russ
Best Pickup Artist

Sue
Best New Supplier of Sludge Generation II

Best Literary Contribution Award
Slog

Best/Most Offensive Play (Group)
Sludge on the OBX beach on the amazingly spacious sandy plot of beach field – high or low tide.

Best/Most Defensive Play on Defense (Group)
Those that defensively argue for Sludge NOT to drop down to C League.

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S-Log

(Video 1:07)

What lives online with [blogmaster] behind
Writing madly like a dog?
What's great with a snack like chips we call crack?
It's Slog, Slog Slog!

It's Slog, Slog, it's great, read it; you should.
It's Slog, Slog, it's better than bad, it's good!
Everyone wants a Slog! You're gonna love it...Slog!
Come on & get your Slog! Everyone needs a Slog!

Lyrics by: Bucci

BBM Prep

The SLUDGEYS BBM are only 57 hours away...

What to Wear...
Comfy Formal Attire Blacktie/Jeans Optional

What you might be wearing on what you wear...

• A green salad, beer, bread + fruit.
• A pepper onion tart and some homemade bread.
• Either a mushroom/butternut squash lasagne, or both.
• A yellow cake with chocolate frosting.
• A savory sweet potato side dish sans marshmallow traces.

COY Snub

Chalk up another loss in 2007 AND a loss in 2008 already! Brown was snubbed for Color of the Year (COY).
2007 COY: Chili Pepper Red
2008 COY: Blue Iris

Pantone refers to brown (TX19-1230) as "earthy & real," yet the NYTimes article about the self-promo contest reads:

...After all, where would the world be without Miuccia Prada’s beautification of ugly brown...

Ugly? Oh...No...They...Didnt!

Happy GRRRR8 '08

RU rdy 4 a gr8 '08?!

Adios to 2007 where there was plenty of news fit to slog.

Hola to 2008.

Happy 2008, Sludge!