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<p><i>Is there anything worse in the sports media than completely senseless weekly power rankings?  Well, yes: preseason NFL picks, <a href=which I fucking hate. And also people who actually have some kind of emotional investment in power rankings.  

1. Scarlett Johansson.  Starring in The Other Boleyn Girl with Natalie Portman and some corsets.  What a weird coincidence.  I dreamt I was in a movie with the exact same cast, except it was called Ballin' the Other Girl.

2. Crazy f'n stories.  The guy catching a swordfish barehanded and the chocolate lab shooting a man were only the tip of the iceberg this week.  I barely mentioned the dad who threw his four kids off a bridge, or the two adopted twins who were reunited — in marriage, or the guy who accidentally hanged himself, or the kid who glued himself to his bed to avoid school, or the guy who cooked and ate his girlfriend … Think I'll stay inside this weekend.

3. LSU Tigers.  I'm sorry, but they're only #3 in my poll.  This will continue until we get a college football playoff.

4. Wieners.  This streaker got flipped for real, but fellow wieners Tom Brady and Fenway got to stand in the presence of greatness.

5. The rodeo.  Not often you get a first-hand account of an actual sporting event here.  Assuming you count Copenhagen ads and bulls trampling people to be a sport.  Which I do.

6. American Gladiators.  The revamped show debuted … and everyone hated it.  But at least the gladiators taught us that Jesus is the ultimate soldier.

7. JaMarcus Russell.  Debuting the Cosby poncho

8. The AVN Awards.  It's not sports-related, but I thought some of you might be interested in the photo galleries of the AVN convention, courtesy Napkin Nights.

9. My favorite headline all week.

10. Packers fans.  Well la dee dah Mr. Golden Bratwurst.  Will you be needing a third extravagant home you barely use next to the stadium?

Random video of the week: Shia Laboeuf is a versatile actor.