Week 4 - A real can of Whoop Ass

 First the ramblings of an idiot:

The NFL, in its infinite wisdom, went to 18 weeks last year.  This messes up our, "we're quarter of the way" or "halfway through the season".  However, I write this, tears streaming down my face as we are almost 1/4 way through the season, 4 out of 18 weeks in the books.Technically, halftime of the 1 PM games next week is the quarter-pole.   Anyway, it's going so fast.  You need to hold onto these games.  You need to love them like the teenage child about to go to college.  Hold on to these precious moments.  Don't throw them away.  Don't plow your driveway during NFL games (you know who you are).  Don't go to TJ Maxx or Michaels for house decorations (not sure who did this, but sure someone has).  Savor these moments.

Also, I would like to take a moment to acknowledge the good things in life.  For those of you who are healthy, enjoy your health.  Pray to whomever you pray to for continued health.  Having had some issues this year, I will not take it for granted again.  Also, I would like to point out that the Philadelphia Phillies are back in the playoffs after 11 seasons.  For those of you who are young, the Phillies in 2008 and 2009 were a good baseball team.  Baseball is a game that may have been invented by Abner Doubleday (there are conflicting reports) who was an officer at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Now for the pool.  In week 1, I teased Robert "Yorktown" Watts about opening a can of whoop ass on Cornwallis at, you guessed it, Yorktown.  However, this week's winner said, "Hold my beer" and opened a can of whoop ass on the pool.  Gabby Magenta held no prisoners.  We may have to refer to Gabby as a pirate because if a ship refused to surrender during the pirate age, they would lower the Jolly Roger and raise the "No Quarter" flag and that meant bad things were about to happen (Were they in Philadelphia?  Because only bad things happen there).  No quarter, meant no prisoners.  Gabby used Dallas (25), KC (41) and the Seahawks (48) to put up 114 and no prisoners were taken.  Mark Wagner made a valiant, but futile, attempt to stay with Gabby at 92 (SF, Seattle, Cleveland) and Shaun Day peed into the wind with his 89.  At the other end of the spectrum, John Idzik took the lowest of the week prize with 46 (Commies, SF, and Chicago) just edging out Mirna Paciello who had 47 (Commies, Dallas, Chicago).  Hmm, the Commies (editors note: Not Commies, Commanders) and Chicago in common.

Overall standings:

1. Rob "Yorktown" Watts - 335 -> The fall is coming.  England won a couple of battles early in the 1770's, and then we came back in the 4th quarter!!!

2. Rob Donick - 321 -> For those new to the pool, Rob Dolnick is the Rutgers Football of the pool.  You let them believe they belong in the Big Ten, but they're the team you schedule for homecoming so you know you have a win.  They are not supposed to win.

3. Gabby Magenta - 317 -> You put up 114 and you jump into the top 3.  Gabby hopes to be raising the "No Quarter" flag, but has Carolina and Chicago this week.

The Harry Mumma Memorial Last Place Award (Editor's note: You still are not dead, but people reading this may wish you were.) 

51. MIke Corbally - 197 -> Even though Mike put up 69 last week, amazingly he fell into last place.  Mike holds a one point "lead" over Tejas Desai (198)