January 25th 2009

     Staff: YODA, Oilers: NHI

Season 2 ......

THE WEEKLY RECAP

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.
-- Arthur Ashe  ___________________________________________________________________________

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Avatars of the Week:

1.   Pitt Panther 

2.   Gruden is fired

3.   Moondizzle

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Throwdown Milestones:

Congratulations to the following members of the TD Community:

  Frank Pentangeli - 125 TD wins!

  Lana - 75 TD wins!

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BLOGs of the Week

(Please click on the links in red where applicable)

44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, inaugurated January 20th 2009. Read what wtnelson has to say:

God Bless President Obama

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Another Tragic Loss

A reminder of the fragility of life in an excellent first blog by Hockey_Fan19

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NHL Mid-Season Awards by MacBrody

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Throwdowns of the Week

BVOF #1 Heavyweight Contender TD - Hyped vs. Redwing.  A well-argued TD from two of FanNation's finest.

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Kurt Warner Is as Successful as He is Because He Loves Jesus More

"Look up...no really...look up quick. Something, I don't know what it was, just went soaring over your head. No really .. look .. I don't even know what it was. Looked like a UFS."

- FanNation member Moondizzle, to a commenter who failed to see the humour in his TD with Devin65

Throwdown Beatdowns!

This week has seen some huge beatdowns on the FanNation.

  Recipe for a TD Beatdown - courtesy of LGP

1) Start TD with an absurd topic

2) Make your opening argument one run-on sentence providing little evidence to back your absurd topic

3) Use second comment in the comments section to insult the first person to comment on the TD

4) Forfeit 2nd argument

5) Forfeit 3rd argument

6) Make your second comment on the TD 3 ?? days later, finally attempting to argue your point. Don't forget to complain about losing.

7) Combine above ingredients in a greased pan and bake in oven at 158 votes for the length of the TD.

SERVE HOT!!!

First Place

The Patriots will win next year's Superbowl - LGP vs. Patriotsfanalltheway

Vote total: 161 - 20. Differential: 141 Votes!

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Second Place

Most Overrated NFL Quarterbacks - MadMaxTalbot vs.curtsenn

Vote Total: 133 - 11. Differential: 122 Votes!

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Third Place

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FanNation **** of the Week

Terrible argumens, forfeited turns and obnoxious comments galore.

Griz80/its in the cards. (Click on the avatar to take you to his profile)

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ZING-LIST SUBMISSIONS:

The submission board is HERE. Your help in finding good TD Zings is much appreciated, and self-submissions are welcome.