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We have arrived in beautiful Phoenix, Arizona, and it's still raining. What the heck is going on? We thought this was Arizona? Anyway, while looking at this poster online — and we are trying to imagine the sort of fragile, sensitive boy that might put this on their wall — we got to thinking about the top email we received throughout the night: The Patriots already think they've won!
We think it's reasonable, frankly, that some enterprising folks might already be selling Patriots undefeated championship merchandise. Remember when the Red Sox won that first World Series in 2004 and everyone and their brother wrote a book about it? This is going to be like that, except nobody writes books about professional football anymore, so they're just selling shirts. (And a few books.)
We wouldn't fire ourselves up too much about it, Giants fans, and start chirping tired tales of "no respect." After all, you can buy books for your title too.
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That twerp Mike Lupica is behind one or both of these.
Where's Cooper?
I bet that poster came from Cooper's wall.
New York Giants: 2008 Super Bowl Champions [ILLUSTRATED]
Because fat guys from Jersey can't read.
How much are "Dewey Defeats Truman" T-shirts going for on eBay?
I used to work for a guy who sold crap at all the major championships. Fly in the week prior, set up 20 or so shops in strip malls, and get out of town the week after the event. It's disturbing how much crap people will by the week leading up to the championship game. Especially Sabres fans.
They sort of look alike...
@ClueHeywood: He's still reeling from that stellar Powerpoint presentation he made.
I demand a pop up book.
It's a poster for the boy who finds the Hardy Boys just not quite homoerotic enough.
The best way to celebrate a championship?
Airbrushed t-shirt.
Anyone want a "Bill Richardson: First Hispanic President" coozie? I'll let em go for $2.50 before I ship the fuckers to the Congo.
The only thing I can assume as a Pats fan is that Tom Brady is fiiiiiine......
@matt_t: If the Giants win, they're all gonna go to Six Flags and get caricatures of the whole team riding skateboards.
I still have some West Virgina NIT championship shirts to sell.
I thought these guys went pro in Oreo-licking?
"We're gonna go out there like a bunch of crazed dogs . . . Brady better hang onto that cast . . . he'll need it in 2 weeks"
Giants fans have the mob on their side...
19-0.com is currently the website with the most traffic in Zimbabwe.
The font they used for their first names belongs on a Cadillac.
@ClueHeywood: Where's Archie ?
That poster would go great right in between my Peyton and Eli Fatheads.
/not really
Will Peyton be in attendance at the Super Bowl or will Eli make him stay away like Brady does with Giselle? Cause you know it's bad luck and all.
@ClueHeywood:
He's there. Look at the top left, section 247. And squint.
There should be a decrepit, old Archie Manning looking down from the Press Box at the top of this poster.
And also a bag of Oreos strewn about the field.
@Camp Tiger Claw: I'll trade you for a 2006 World Champion Detroit Tigers coffee mug
@shea_guevara: They should be drawn riding dunebuggies. Everyone loves dunebuggies.
I'm waiting for the book Out of Nowhere: The Story of an out of control satellite and how it ruined Super Bowl XLII
If you weren't aware yet, twoeightnine just won Super Bowl bye week.
@Miguel Cowbrera: hmmm that would go great with Yankees 2003 World Champs wine glass set i have.
Not to sound too gay, but while in AZ, check out the desert when the rain stops and the sun comes back out. The desert in bloom is absolutely breathtaking.
"See that Bears game last week?" "Yeah, helluva a game. The Bears have a great team this year. They're gonna go all the way this year."
It's going to be a helluva party that the NYG crash, I'll tell you.
@Susster Chrusstian: What does he win? The Vince LOLmbardi trophy?
@MrMoustache: Belichick told Bon Jovi to stay home, freeze some casserole, and write a sequel to Billy Get Your Guns.
@1976 Oakland Raiders:
Neal: Del... Why did you kiss my ear?
Del: Why are you holding my hand?
Neal: [frowns] Where's your other hand?
Del: Between two pillows...
Neal: Those aren't pillows!
Manufacturers should make lots of short sleeved "Giants Super Bowl Champions" shirts, you know ones that keep you cool in the blistering African heat.
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@1976 Oakland Raiders:
As long as we are confessing, I cried a little at the end of The Notebook.
@Gourmet Spud:
That's because you realized you pay $9 to see it?
History will be made Sunday afternoon in the desert, the only question remaining is which team will forever etch its name as victorious in this intriguingly historic Super Bowl XLII matchup. --patsfan19-0
The tshirts are ok, but what these guys really do well is write.
Wow, how did they get the NFL to go ahead and license those t-shirts ahead of time?
@thesepretzels: :Intriguingly historic is now the theme of my Superbowl Party.
That looks like the cover of any number of the Timothy Zahn Star Wars novels.
Oh, I mean- I bang sluts on the reg. Peace out losers!
How about a bunch of "African-Americans for Ron Paul" seems to be a bunch left over.
The user tags on Amazon for the book are great.
fiction (16)
hubris (4)
douche (2)
cart before the horse (1)
dewey defeats truman (1)
And there are others.
@crazyjoedavola: once again, the 8th grade education does me no good.
hell no, no
Featured comments on 19-0.org might top even espn.com:
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"Yea man Im grabbing a Hot Pink Shirt... Go Pats #1 woot.. we going to rock the Giants."
PAOWER
@HazelMaesLandingStrip: The natural follow up question is: Are the losers of the Super Bowl, Finals, and World Series considered champions in these nations? I mean, is someone walking around thinking that Karl Malone was the 1998 Finals MVP?
needs more squash-related imagery
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@That-Dude: In my mind, Joe Carter struck out swinging in 1993 -- and I live in the U.S. -- so I guess anything is possible elsewhere.
damn you Suss... err, thank you Suss.
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