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2012 Best in Show

 

A Pekingese named Malachy won Best in Show

at the 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club.

The 4-year-old puff ball won his 115th overall best in show title.

Really?  The Pekingese?

DISCUSS.

 

What Came First?

 

The 54th Grammy Awards were celebrated last evening and the Sassistas! -- desperate for a Madonna-inspired Super Bowl spectacle -- stupidly watched the red-carpet arrivals. Last year, if you recall, Lady Gaga arrived in a large egg from which she emerged later on stage (see top photo). Kinda hard to "beat" that, we thought . . .

 . . . until Nicki Minaj arrived on the Grammy red carpet last evening with . . . . her father?

CAPTION, PLEASE.

2012 Estrofest!

 IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF THE YEAR!

THE 2012 ESTROFEST!

THIS YEAR SPONSORED BY MAKES-HER-MARK!

As in previous years, following are the "Best Of" Super Bowl/Estrofest commentary categories -- anything anyone says over the airwaves beginning about 5 pm EST -- that fits brilliantly into these categories:

• MOCK HEROIC

• PATRIOTIC

• BLATANTLY SEXUAL

• ACCIDENTALLY SEXUAL

• OBAMA WILL SAY ANYTHING TO GET RE-ELECTED (This category replaces last year's OBAMA IS A MODERATE which replaced the previous year's category, OBAMA IS A SOCIALIST which replaced the previous year's category, YES, WE CAN!)

• WHAT WOULD JESUS SAY?

• JUST PLAIN STUPID

• THAT HURTS MY FEELINGS

• A POET AMONG US (best metaphor and/or alliterative riff)

And this year's SURPRISE commentary categories:

• OPEN MARRIAGE (or WHAT WOULD CALLISTA SAY?)

• CORPORATIONS ARE PEOPLE (or WHAT WOULD MITT SAY?)

And don't for forget to submit your vote for BEST COMMERCIAL!

The sassosphere will be open throughout the pre-game, game and post-game festivities for you to post your entries.  Please be certain to specify the commentary category when you post your entry. 

ALSO, SEND IN YOUR DRINK ORDERS, PLEASE! 

And the most important thing -- GO GIANTS!

 

Bridging Wealth Gap

 

The Sassistas! have not yet watched and/or read

President Obama's State of the Union Address from last evening.

To watch Obama's speech and follow along with fact checks and analysis,

click here for a New York Times interactive feature.

Dish, please.

The Bark Side

 

Volkswagon does it again with

its Super Bowl game teaser!

2012 AFC/NFC Championships

Matissta picks The Patriots over the Ravens

and

The Giants over the 49ers

[Keep in mind that she went four for four last week.]

2012 Golden Globes

 

The Sassistas! are watching the Golden Globes Awards!

2012 NFL Playoffs

The Sassistas! picks:

Saints over 49ers

Patriots over Broncos

Ravens over Texans

Packers over Giants

(Matissta is going to kill Flann about the last pick.)

 

 

Ellen

Flannista loves Ellen DeGeneres.  There.  I said it.

She may be saving my life.  There.  I said that, too.

About a month ago, after another friend suggested that I consider taking anti-depressants to assist me in crawling out of the dark place I've been in for more than a year, Matissta suggested that I watch "Ellen" in the afternoons.  "She'll make you feel better," said Matiss. "I promise."

A month later, I can attest that Ellen has, in fact, made me feel better.  She is the only anti-depressant that has ever really worked for me (the ones that require a prescription never have). Every week day, shortly after 3 pm (EST), you'll find me in front of my television. dancing along with a studio audience because every day Ellen starts her show dancing.

I don't know what it is about her that I love so much: 

• That she starts every show dancing?
• That she is very, very funny?
• That she is very, very generous?
• That she ends every show with this: "Be kind to one another"?
• All of the above?

Why do you love Ellen (and if you don't, you should) ?  Today, post your reasons, or links to your favorite bits. It doesn't matter.  What matters is that Ellen may be saving my life, and I'm very grateful.

 

CNN Tea Party Debate

Why don't the Sassistas! care about this?