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A Who Dat Guide to Super Bowl Bets

Not watching the game? Join the club. But, if you're looking for sure winners on this weekend's Super Bowl bets, go here and here. The Chicks got you covered.

Finney in Focus

With apologies or thank you to the Wang of Grandmaster variety, thanks Pete.

I haven't had a drink since Sunday, December 28th (a parting pint of Guinness at the Avenue Pub at approximately 6:48 p.m. if you must know) and already you make me want to rotate the world to February 1st and have a drink.

Not much else to say, Pete, except that you make me wanna subscribe to a customized version of the Times-Picayune that exacto knifes every word that comes out of your weathered melon prior to arriving on my door step and re-packages it around a whole redfish.

Either that, or you make me wanna buy you a drink. A drink at the track. Or a drink at the fountain of youth. A drink anywhere, really. That's one thing we know for sure. A drink. A drink can be ordered at a bar in a city that knows bars. And drinks. And defense. If it knows what's good for it, this bar will write this down in a book: D-fense. Next to D-rink. (Damn, those Finney Beer Goggles work as advertised!)

And here it is, Finney in focus about the Saints . . . and the Green Wave . . . and the Tigers . . . and Ricky Williams . . . and Drew Brees . . . and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . . . and . . . what?!

Drink the Defensive Juice!

The arrival of Gregg (the extra G is for GENIUS!) Williams as New Orleans Saints Defensive Coordinator was predictably predicted by none other than Cafe 641's Hogan from his offseason Hattiesburg, MS home.

Evidence follows:

HOGAN: Thus. Jan. 15 7:45 a.m.
"I'm feeling like we're going to land our def/cordntr today.

CHEF: Thus. Jan. 15 8:27 a.m.
"Im feeling like i might pee my pants today."

HOGAN: Thus. Jan. 15 8:30 a.m.
"Better get an adult diaper."

CHEF: Thus. Jan. 15 8:32 a.m.
"Black and gold depends beeotches."

HOGAN: Thus. Jan. 15 1:12 p.m.
"Its done greg williams inked the deal at 12:00. Super bowl bound!!!"

CHEF: Thus. Jan. 15 1:34 p.m.
"Seriously?"

HOGAN: Thus. Jan. 15 1:37 p.m.
"Don't question my Who Dat sense, beetoches."

CHEF: Fri. Jan. 16 8:08 a.m.
"Get your ticket in your hand . . . to the 2010 super bowl! Defense has finally arrived. Drink the juice."

HOGAN: Fri. Jan. 16 8:11 a.m.
"I have my funnel out right now."

MR. RITA BENSON LEBLANC: Fri. Jan. 16 8:12 a.m.
"Amen, brother."

DILLY: Fri. Jan. 16 12:24 a.m.
"'I learned to coach with a sneer, because players are going to look at your attitude, and if you don't have an attitude, they won't have an attitude.' Coach Gregg Williams Defensive Coordinator New Orleans Saints

CHEF: Fri. Jan. 16 12:29 p.m.
"I learned how to cook with mustache because julia chlids once told me, if people see a little lip hair, they'll never question the quality of your food."

*** addendum ***
JAKE: Fri. Jan. 16 5:17 p.m.
"Well u know what they say, 2009 is just fine!!!"

Gary Gibbs is a Douche Bag?

Canal Street Chronicles launches an offseason electronic roundtable featuring one of the dullest minds in the fleur-de-lis internets. Installment one? The fate of Gary Gibbs.