William Shatner, best known for his Captain Kirk Star Trek character and most recently as Priceline’s “Negotiator” dies in a firebus crash this coming weekend after saving all passengers aboard a charter bus. Shatner’s final words to the grateful passengers – “Save yourself! …some money!”

Of course we know better, Captain Kirk never dies, and he’ll probably just reprogram the commercial and live. After all, he never loses the Kobayashi Maru “no-win” scenario.

Well, it’s been one heck of a ride! But after the remarkable sixth seed playoff run and SuperBowl XLV win and going another 13 games undefeated, one loss to Kansas City and then a second string win over the Lions to cap the season, the wheels fell off last night.

There's No Crying In Football!

What a let down! The Packer’s arrived on their home field to take on the rival New York Giants and after a hard earned bye and with all their top starters in tact, they quickly began to crumble before our eyes. The loss was marked by an incredible 4 fumble turnovers (honestly should have been 5) and 8 dropped passes. It’s almost as if by script, the Falcons, Saints and Packers all lost by turning the ball over much more than they normally would.  The haters are out in full force today, gloating over the misery of the entire Packer Nation. So how do we deal with Football Depression? Usually we’d recommended drinking heavily, but that’s no solution…

Here’s our 7 steps to quick recovery after a season ending loss:

1. Remember it’s only a game, but if ya gotta let it out, let it out big fella!
2. Remember, 32 teams fight for the coveted Lombardi Trophy, all but 1 team will enjoy that success.
3. Get back to normal life. Put away the jerseys and the decorations.
4. Start an activity to take your mind off football, read a new book, enjoy another sport, start a diet or start working out.
5. Don’t dwell on the loss, it’s part of the game.
6.  Ignore juvenile remarks from gloaters or haters from other teams who think their words mean anything.
7. Start looking forward to next year by building your own Home Bar!

Finally, if you are a true Packer fan or even a bandwagon fan, remember that Green Bay has their four Lombardi Trophies safe and on display at the Packer Hall of Fame. Take a trip there soon to soak up the everlasting glory.

You may have some other way to get over the depressing days following a season ending loss, please feel free to share.

Finally – Good Luck to the final four New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49er’s and New York Giants.
Three of those four teams will soon be here, crying in their beer along with the other 31 NFL team fans.

Saturday March 21st 2009 a Manitowoc Man walked into Bob & Geri”s Black Otter Supper Club in Hortonville Wisconsin to take on the massive 160 ounce Extreme Cut Prime Rib in one of the wildest encounters of Man vs. Food I’ve ever had the privilege to witness. The Black Otter Supper Club has been offering up prime rib challenges going back to the late 1980′s and nearly twenty years ago I myself had taken on and tackled the comparatively tiny 104 ounce King Cut.

The 160 oz. Prime Rib King

Movies have depicted Northern Wisconsin restaurants with lumberjack sized steaks, like the old 96′er which the late John Candy barely accomplished (The Great Outdoors, 1988) and which may seem obscene to health conscious folks in California or to New Yorkers who pay hundreds of dollars for a 6 ounce steak prepared by some fancy pants chef, but here in Wisconsin, the cholesterol challenge begins in the over 100 ounce club.

A mere 45 minutes after starting,  the challenger Andy Frank swallowed his last bite of the monster 160 ounce prime rib and was declared the winner and new reining King of Prime Rib!

Still feeling a mite peckish, Mr. Frank topped off this monumental task by polishing off his fried potatoes and salad. Shown above is a photo of the new King of Prime Rib. The 160 ounce Extreme Cut has been offered since 2003, but so far only 3 have conquered the mountain of meat. The 104 ounce wall of shame includes photos from hundreds of carnivores who have downed the now retired 104 ounce King Cut.

The legendary 160 oz Prime Rib featured at the Black Otter Supper Club , Hortonville, Wisconsin

UPDATE: we didn’t have a photo of the monumental mountain of meat at the time this post was originally published, but here is one from the Black Otter menu.

The biggest question in most peoples mind (besides is he still alive) is “wow! how many calories is that?”

Well, we’ve boiled that down for you in the following nutritional facts label that should accompany the plate.

These values were calculated using a 10 ounce serving  data for Prime Rib Steak. Keep in mind, the 160 ounce Extreme cut is “bone in”  and includes a pound or two of bone and fat which of course you do not have to eat.

Other interesting extreme eating videos:
Watch Furious Pete Czerwinski break the world time record for downing a sizzling hot 72 ounce steak in 7 minutes, a total of 10 minutes for potato & salad.

Nutritional Facts for the Black Otter Supper Club’s 106 Ounce Prime Rib:

Serving size: 160 Ounces

Calories: 15,569
Calories from Fat: 11, 376
Cholesterol: 2,976mg
Sodium: 52,528mg
Total Carbs: 149g (Hey it’s low carb!)
Fiber: 32g (but you’ll need more fiber to push that baby through!)
Protein: 848g

All calculations are based on nutritional data of a 10 oz portion and simply multiplied out.
Calculations do not take into account extra bone or fat content.

please feel free to post your comments…

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10pm CST and we anxiously await Superbowl 45. Good luck to both teams, but GO PACK GO!
I decided that since I decorated my front yard snowbank back in 1996, I better do it again in 2011 for good luck! Below is my last minute Packer shrine and tribute to the football Gods for good vibes and a big win. Bring the Lombardi Trophy Home!
Gold colors will likely be added as the game progresses. My dog had to be the first.

It’s off to bed, then up early to cook brats, deep fry some wings and crack a few early morning coldies. Stay tuned for post game coverage.

Snowbank doubles as Packer SuperBowl Shrine.

Brent Favre - the new face of the Chicago Bears?

By this guy maybe….???
Just seems like the natural progression.

Watch this funny video of a guy (not sure if he’s drunk or just wacky) doin’ his dancin’ fool best!
It might take you a second to pick him out….NOT!

Song: Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling

this is just plain wrong

Sure, we all like to drink beer, but as the years creep up on us, we find that paunchy beer belly getting bigger and bigger, so how can you lose dangerous belly fat fast? Find out here > Lose that Ugly Beer Belly Fat Fast

From the “who thought it would ever come to this” file:
A modest group of Packer faithful as well as local and national news crews gathered this gloomy Pre-Halloween October day at Tom, Dick & Harry’s Bar across from Lambeau Field to lay to rest the image of our once beloved Brett Favre.  The mock funeral ceremony included a procession of three hearses, one containing the body, one containing the ego and a third to act as a backup in case the deceased Favre comes back to life (waffles) and needs a ride back home. The whole tongue in cheek ceremony, intended to provide closure for some fans was organized by local Rock Station WAPL as a lighthearted roast of the Packer we knew as Brett Favre. The funeral included a purple velvet lined casket with a mannequin of Favre wearing Wrangler Jeans a purple #4 jersey and Vikings helmet. Mourning fans passed by to pay their last respects and fill the casket with now useless Favre memorabilia.  Mourner’s also wore black #4 arm bands which they received in exchange for donations that will go toward the Diana Favre Hope Foundation. Eulogies were delivered by Rick & Len followed by a musical tribute.

The showing will remain open to the public until game day November 1st 3:15pm at which time, according to Radio Host Len Nelson,  “Favre will be buried by the Packer’s Defensive Line”.

Favre returns to Green Bay one day after Halloween to lead the arch rival Minnesota Vikings in a showdown against his former team and heartbroken fans in what is shaping up to be a battle of historic proportions on the  Frozen Tundra.

For more, see the interview with Len Nelson on YouTube.

See images of the mock funeral festivities below…

related stories: Some Packer Fans Come to Bury Favre New York Times

Fire Safety Cigarettes:

Notice the FSC Label

Fire safety cigarettes are coming and may already be on your store shelves. It’s just one more way for the government to step in to interfere in our lives in a futile attempt to protect a small percentage of lazy, stupid people from burning themselves alive and the new FSC brand of cigarettes suck, literally!

What started in New York in 2004 and has now spread to at least 21 other states through advocates who have bypassed getting fire safe cigarette legislation passed through Congress, instead going directly to the states using the Coalition for Fire Safe Cigarettes. Now we can all drink heavily and pass out in bed with a lit cigarette and feel safe.

As on man interviewed said “People that smoke in bed should have been cleansed from the gene pool anyway, now we’ll have to put up with them”.  According to the CDC smoking will kill you too, but in today’s bright & cheery economy, I think many people smoke to cope with their newly discovered sub-standard life style in an attempt at a slow suicide to avoid having to work until they’re 90.

So what sucks about FSC cigarettes? YOU! You literally have to suck you ass off to get  a decent drag from the cigarette. Nobody told me about the FSC changeover, but already I was noticing something odd about my cigarettes. They tasted a bit different, probably due to the extra strips of (chemically treated?) paper added to extinguish the fire. So, unless you just hotbox a smoke, any time you take a break to talk or perhaps breathe, the cig immediately starts to go out, so when you take another drag, you have to huff & puff to get it started again. By the time I finished several smokes, my cheeks were getting sore from all the sucking. It’s enough to make you quit smoking altogether….which is perhaps their REAL goal.

I can think of better things for the state governments to interfere in;  how about cell phone usage in cars? I’m sure that kills many more people than dying in a house fire because of a lit cigarette. How about FSC candles and gas stoves that go out before your Spaghetti-O’s are warm? How about making dud bullets to give you a second chance when trying to commit suicide or shooting your neighbor? (BTW, I’m just joking about the last suggestion – suicide sucks)

What can you do about this sneaky new law? Click here to sign a petition to get it repealed, but be sure to leave a comment on your feelings about fire safety cigarettes.

Like ‘em or hate ‘em – nowadays you wonder if it’s not better to keep  smoking to hasten a quick & happy death rather than to endure a long, expensive, confining, bewildered, wet stay in a nursing home.