{"id":1327,"date":"2007-02-02T15:56:28","date_gmt":"2007-02-02T20:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/sbxli-gives-you-wiiiiiiings\/"},"modified":"2007-02-03T11:17:56","modified_gmt":"2007-02-03T16:17:56","slug":"sbxli-gives-you-wiiiiiiings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/sbxli-gives-you-wiiiiiiings","title":{"rendered":"SBXLI Gives You Wiiiiiiings!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night, flipping through Sports Illustrated<\/a>, I saw an ad for “authentic Super Bowl XLI” gear, which included a jersey with “SBXLI” on the back.<\/p>\n

For a moment, I thought Superman’s nemesis<\/a> finally got through the 5th dimension conference championships and made it to the big game. But then I remembered that he’s got no arm.<\/p>\n

Anyway, our office had its Super Bowl party this afternoon. Unfortunately, almost half the staff was out traveling or taking personal days, so we ended up with a ton of leftovers. I became the recipient of a massive tray of buffalo wings, which I now have to keep “fresh” till Sunday.<\/p>\n

I don’t really have much to say, but I really wanted to use that headline, and the Mxyzptlk joke.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last night, flipping through Sports Illustrated, I saw an ad for “authentic Super Bowl XLI” gear, which included a jersey with “SBXLI” on the back. For a moment, I thought Superman’s nemesis finally got through the 5th dimension conference championships and made it to the big game. But then I remembered that he’s got no … <\/p>\n

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