Top Ten Surprises During the Super Bowl

10. Due to a scheduling mishap the halftime show is not Bruce Springsteen, singer but instead Bruce Goldstein, CPA.

9. With the weak economy many companies pull their ads and as a result NBC is forced to show 30 seconds of dead air during the second quarter.  Suicide rate quadruples.

8. Pre-game interview with Steven Hawking as he tries to explain why the Steelers only have the logo on one side of their helmet.

7. Scripps-Howard spelling bee winner fails in 3 attempts to spell Roethlisberger.

6. NBC accidentally leaves the 3D special effect on after the half-time entertainment and inadvertently shows John Madden eating a hoagie. In 3D.  Suicide rate quadruples.

5. The game runs long and NBC programmers cut to the scheduled presentation of ‘Heidi’.  When the game resumes, fans are shocked to learn that somehow the Oakland Raiders have won the game.

4. Arizona has zero rushing attempts in the first half, yet still leads after 30 minutes.

3. In a hastily thrown-together press conference Rod Blagojevich complains that he’s not allowed to be Commissioner of the NFL.

2. In a hastily thrown-together press conference Rod Blagojevich complains that his hair is not allowed to be Commissioner of the NFL.

1. What?!  The Super Bowl?  That’s today?  Jeez, you’d think someone would bother promoting the game or letting folks know it was going to be on tv or something.


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