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DO NOT FLY AMERICAN AIRLINES WHEN IT RAINS.

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Your Office Fix for Thursday

It has been awhile since we have had a new Office on tv, and tonight is no different. However, NBC posted this video on YouTube that goes through the whole Roy, Pam, Jim, and Karen love saga. It is a little sappy, but also throws in a few classic lines. You have to love that Dwight is always there to offer a shoulder to cry on, and great words of advice.

Always Insure an "A" Boarding Pass from Southwest

How many times have you flown Southwest, gotten to the airport extra early, check in and then realize you are boarding with the "C" group of your Southwest flight. It has happened to me a lot and it always annoys the heck out of me, because I am then guaranteed a seat in the middle. I found this hack and thought I would share it with all you other Southwest flyers out there. Haha Southwest, no more "B" and "C" Class for me, I am one of the elites. I should note that this may seem a little high tech for me so I will probably never try it, but it is still good to know that I could if I wanted to. Warning: It states on the ticket if you modify your ticket in anyway, and are caught, your ticket is Void. So procede at your own risk.

From http://www.boardfast.blogspot.com/:

1) Use Firefox (IE cannot correctly save the web page).
2) When viewing your boarding pass, click "File" then "Save Page As". You want the "Save as Type" to be "Web Page, Complete".
3) Save this graphic: http://www.southwest.com/images/boardingA.gif somewhere on your hard drive.
4) Use any HTML editor to change the "B" or "C" graphic on your saved boarding pass to the "A" graphic that you saved.

You now have an A boarding pass. This works perfectly, and before you ask - no - the A, B, or C is not embedded or associated in any way with the barcode on the side so you'll be fine. If you don't believe me, watch the screen attached to the boarding pass scanner the next time you are boarding on Southwest. It just turns green and says "Valid Boarding Pass" - nothing about boarding group.

Of course you could get on board first the old fashion way: fake an injury, use a wheel chair, and while they are rolling you down think to yourself, ha ha suckers.

-Dink

Apology Bot 3000

Finally Bud Light is good for more than beer and awesome commercials. Now comes the Apology Bot 3000 This is freaking awesome. Thanks to our bro Bobby 2 for giving us the heads up.

I finally got the apology I have long been waiting for from the neighborhood peeping tom. Thanks Apology Bot 3000 for making it happen.

How Many Have You Seen?

Rotten Tomatoes is a website that reviews movies. They have recently published their list of the worst reviewed movies ever. How many have you seen? Thankfully I have not seen any of the top 10. However I still want to know how Babel did not make the list....that movie sucked. There seems to be a common thread...movies that have men dressing up as women do not fair too well (Norbit, Juwanna Man, Boat Trip, Big Mamma's House 2). As always...comment on your thoughts.

For All the Beer Makers Out There

I stumbled across this web-site awhile back ran by a guy named Kevin Kelly. He updates it once a day with a cool new gadget, tool, software program or anything else that might make your life a little easier. I was flipping through the archives and noticed this "cool tool" that would benefit our readers that are beer lovers, and more importantly our readers that are beer makers. I know some of you have succeeded in making your own mead, (sp?) as well as, your own beer. This link will help you achieve the best beer recipe possible.

Pro Mash, if nothing else, is interesting to read about.

-Sean

Is It Tuesday Already?

It's Tuesday and that means it is time for your weekly reminder to vote for Sanjaya tonight on American Idol. Look at this picture, would you want to be responsible for not allowing this poor little girl a chance to see her hero sing on a weekly basis? Sanjaya is by far the worst singer in the competition, but isn't it fun to see the judges think of different ways to tell America to vote him off? Here's to hoping Sanjaya not only wins this week, but wins the whole competition.

-Sean

Boogie Man Better Not Mess With This Girl!

I received this video from my good friend Courtney Baker, a regular reader of Dink & Flika. This video is a warning to all the monsters out there that are thinking of messing with Kassie. Word to the wise don't do it! Warning: This video does contain another word for butt, it is PG rated. Just a warning if you are at work, you may want to turn the volume down a bit.



-Sean

The Onion's New Video News

This seems to be making the rounds on the internet, and we are always willing to jump on the band wagon and share with our 12 viewers. The Onion, the fake news web-site has just released video news, which is sure to be just as funny as the online material. So if you are a fan of the Onion, Bobby I am talking to you, I think you will enjoy this.

The Onion Video News

-Sean

Peyton Manning = Comedy Genious

I didn't get to watch Saturday Night Live last week, I was to busy watching my friend Mitch lose a lot of money and then cry himself to sleep. I heard from a number of people that this clip from the show was by far the funniest thing that happened. After watching it, it reminded me of a sketch Tom Hanks did way back when the movie Big first came out where he dominated all the kids he used to hang out with. Enjoy the clip.



P.S. NBC likes to pull their clips from You Tube as quick as possible, so hopefully this one will stay up long enough for you to enjoy.

-Sean

Schedule of Tonight's Games

Here is the schedule of tonight's games (all times Eastern):

Southern Illinois vs. Kansas--7:10pm

Texas A&M vs. Memphis--7:27pm

Pittsburgh vs. UCLA--9:40pm

Tennessee vs. Ohio State--9:57pm

Good luck, sit back and get a beer and enjoy the games. Check back for updates on standings after the games are finished.

On With The Show

We have been getting some pretty rude comments...I will not mention who they are from. But we don't mind, we really just want people to post comments so it looks like a lot of people look at our blog. We will not censor anything...except the F word.

Anyway, thanks to all that have been reading over the blog. I thought it would be helpful to those who are out of our tournament pool this year (Jeff) to look towards the future. Follow the link to the projected group of 64 for next year...yes someone has projected who will be in the tournament next year. Never too early to study up. Be sure to have your brackets back to us by Thursday March 20, 2008 at 11:30am Eastern Time.

Projected 2008 NCAA Field

He Lives to Sing Another Day

Two Sanjaya posts in one day, man we are losers. This is more of an update then anything else. We here at Dink and Flika are hoping Sanjaya wins American Idol. We think watching the judges beg the American audience week end and week out to kick Sanjaya out is comedy gold.

We are one step closer tonight. Sanjaya has made it past the cut, and even better, he wasn't even part of the bottom two. This means that more and more people are voting for Sanjaya and this girl is going to be really hungry for awhile. Let's join the countless others and vow to keep voting for Sanjaya.
-Sean

Dad's Prayers Answered

Many of you, well maybe just two out of the twelve people reading this, know that I love Tommy Bahama clothing. The love of Tommy Bahama was influenced by my dad who first introduced me to the brand. It should be noted that William believes Tommy Bahamas are for old men. However, William also believes that the Sawyers are not Irish, shows how much he knows.

While I do love Tommy Bahamas it in no way compares to the passion my dad has for the clothing manufacturer. Given the opportunity he would own every shirt ever made by Mr. Tommy B.

It gives me great pleasure to share with my dad this news. He loves wearing Tommy Bahama, but now he can drink Tommy Bahama.

Please enjoy responsibly

(click on the link above)

-Sean

Uhhh...Nerd

I will be the first to admit that I do TiVo American Idol. I like some of the contestants. However I do not like Sanjaya. I feel that Mogley (Sanjaya) should stay on though because he is not very good. The longer he stays on the better. That is where I differ with this girl:

http://www.myspace.com/starvationforsanjaya

She is on a hunger strike until he is voted off. Now I could make some tacky weight related joke here, but I wont. I will say this...she needs a life. Here is a quote from her blog:

"As for me, well, damn .. I'm hungry. In fact, like that girl in the audience on American Idol, I pretty much feel like crying for two hours straight. I've found myself having slight hallucinations. For all of you that are concerned though, I am still drinking fluids and trying my best to say healthy. Hopefully, come tomorrow night I will be able to have a bowl of soup. I've received so many heart warming messages from people who are concerned about me, thank you. Stay positive for me! I love you guys!"

Way to jump on an important issue and make it more likely that I will vote to keep Sanjaya on. She should thank us for keeping him on...she might loose a few pounds (I had to do it). I am also impressed that she thinks people are concerned. Give me a break.

Greatest Robbery...Ever

I can just imagine what was going through this guys head before he pulled this off.

"I am going to buy a house...no a car...no a boat...no a sports franchise."

Mastermind of the Year

You will get nothing and like it.

-Sean

WHAT STOCKS??!!??

This is a public service announcement:

Do not ask Bobby about his stocks...he will get very defensive and angry and will say "WHAT STOCKS??" (all caps signify yelling)

This leads the humble writer of this blog to believe that Bobby is involved in insider trading. Call the law.

Thank you.

Baseball Site For All You Stat Nerds

Spring Training is well under way and I found this web-site a couple of weeks ago, and it may even help some of you with your fantasy league picks. The site, Baseball Reference.com lists statistics for every player, team, and league in baseball history. For example did you know "Shoeless" Joe Jackson's debut game was on August 25, 1908. It also has his stats broken down for the 1919 World Series. After reading them how can anyone say he was in on the Blacksox scandal if he hit .375, had 6 RBI's, and had the series only homerun. (This point was also brought up in the movie Field of Dreams, but I digress.)

It is like the Baseball Encyclopedia on crack. If you are looking for a few hours to kill and you are a baseball fan, this is the site for you.

http://www.baseball-reference.com

-Sean

Are You Serious??

I am embarrassed to admit this, but I saw this clip on Keith Oberman's show tonight and thought it was hilarious.
This is what we did when we were 5 and wanted to get our brother in trouble not when you are 60 and in court. There is no way that newspaper hurt that much.

For the record, I dislike Keith Oberman a lot.

The Office Preview

In honor of our blog namesake...here is the summary of an all new "The Office" airing on April 5th.

From www.tv.com:

The Negotiation
Michael and Darryl head to Dunder Mifflen headquarters to lobby for a pay increase. Meanwhile, Jim must deal with the consequences of Pam's confession to Roy.

NCAA Tournament Bracket

This is what your Tournament Bracket should look like. Judging by the scores, none of ours do.

(click on the picture to make it larger)

Barbaro Lives??

Conspiracy Theorists Insist Barbaro Still Alive

Where We Stand - After 2 Rounds

Standing after the final game of Round 2 are as follows:

Sean--49 points
Daddy S.--48 points
Jon and Andrew--47 points
Bobby--45 points
David and William--43 points
Eric and Michael--42 points
Rich--41 points
Joe--40 points
Jeff--29 points

As always if you have any questions regarding the scoring please let me know. If you would like to see any body's bracket e-mail me and I will send them on. Now for the hits and misses of the round

Both Andrew and Mike are the only two who chose USC over Texas. While Texas hurt a lot of us Andrew and Mike saw something that the rest of us did not and chose appropriately. We should also mention both Sean and William were the only two to choose Pitt to go into the Sweet Sixteen.

BONEHEAD PICK OF THE ROUND

We have two nominees for the bonehead pick of the round, Jon and William. William chose Wisconsin as the National Champion and Jon chose Texas as National Champions. We are going to have to give the bonehead award to William this round, because he knew before he turned in his bracket that one of Wisconsin's key players was hurt and still chose them as Champions. What a bonehead.

As we enter Round 3, the Sweet Sixteen, it seems that most everyone is still in the hunt to win. Many people either still have their full Final Four choices still in the Tournament or are missing just one team. There are also many different choices for the National Champion, so if your team is the lucky one to win you could make a big comeback. Enjoy the week and check in regularly for updates throughout the week.

Separation Saturday...sorta

Standings after the first eight games of the weekend:


Jon and Sean--37 points
Daddo and Michael--36 points
Bobby, Rich, William, Andrew--35 points
Eric--34 points
David--33 points
Joseph--30 points
Jeff--23 points


Some very good games today. Andrew and William had Xavier beating Ohio State...if only one more free throw were made. Nice call by Jon on Butler beating Maryland.

If you have any problems with your score, let me know. The second round games are all worth two points. Good luck tomorrow.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Hopefully the luck of the Irish will be with us today...does anyone want to bet how many Guinness will be drunk at Bobby's house?

After The First Round

After 32 games the standings are as follows:

Andrew--27 points
Michael and Daddy Sawyer--24 points
Bobby, David, Jon, Sean, William, Rich--23 points
Eric and Joseph--22 points
Jeff--19 points

--out of 32 possible points

Major props for Andrew, he has come through big time. Most everyone still has a chance....except for one person who I will not name, he knows who he is. His entire left side of the bracket reminds me of the French military....non-existent.

BONEHEAD PICK OF THE ROUND
After thinking about this for about 3 seconds...the bonehead pick of the round goes to Jeff and his pride pick of Duke winning it all. Andrew had a close second with his pick of Georgia Tech going to The Final Four.

Words of "Wisdom"

Our Words of "Wisdom" come from The High Priest of Environmentalism:

"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it." -- Vice President Al Gore

Thank you Al for clearing that up.

This Man Must Be Stopped

Exclusive from The Onion:

Bono Outbids Everyone At Charity Auction For Bono-Autographed Guitar

LOS ANGELES—During a Keep A Child Alive charity auction last Friday, U2
frontman Bono paid $575,000 for a guitar signed by the Irish recording artist,
outbidding his nearest competitor by nearly $500,000. "Not only does this allow me to donate to a cause in which I very deeply believe, but I now own a unique and valuable piece of rock and roll history," said the singer, who also placed the winning bid on a "once-in-a-lifetime" lunch with Bono at $1 million.

Bono reportedly listed the autographed guitar on eBay the next day to raise money for Amnesty International, and within 20 minutes, had placed the highest bid at $750,000.

Stupid Terrorist

This is video of the American Military taking out some bad guys...gotta love it.

Afternoon Delight 2

People...here are the updated standings after 23 games:

William, Andrew, Daddy Sawyer--18 points
Eric, Rich, Sean, David, Bobby--17 points
Jeff, Michael, Jon--15 points
Joseph--14 points

Notable Misses:
Michael had Creighton going to The Elite 8
William had Notre Dame going to The Sweet Sixteen
Rich picking Long Beach State to beat Tennessee

Afternoon Delight

After the first three games of March 16 the standings are:

William--16 points

Andrew, Daddy Sawyer, David, Sean--15

Eric, Rich, Bobby--14 points

Jeff--13 points

Michael, Jon, Joseph--12 points

Notable Miss Picks:

Michael and Jon had Georgia Tech going to The Elite 8

Andrew had Georgia Tech going to The Final Four

A Little Free Time

Sean actually found this site during his many hours of surfing the Internet at work. It updates most episodes of Jeopardy.

http://www.j-archive.com/

See what you can answer while the games are not on.

After The First Day

After the first full day of NCAA Basketball action the standings are as follows:

David, Sean, William, Andrew, Dad--13 points
Eric, Bobby--12 points
Rich, Jon--11 points
Jeff, Michael, Joseph--10 points

We will announce our first bonehead pick of the round tomorrow. Also some big props to Jon for picking the VCU upset...nicely done. I also think it is safe to say (although he has 10 points) Jeff really schrutted his bracket up.

If you have a problem with the scoring, let me know and I will go over your bracket again.

Until next time...

Standings Update

Allright guys, we have seven games in the book and below are the current standings. Looks like everyone is still in it, well maybe everyone excluding Jeff.

David, Sean, Rich, Eric, William, Andrew, Dad -- 6 points
Bobby, Jon, Joe -- 5 points
Jeff, Michael -- 4 points

These points are based on the seven first games that have been completed. Currently the Vandy/GW game is going on, so these points do not reflect that game. This will probably be the last update for awhile. I will be driving to Birminham shortly and William is working hard parking cars till 11:00pm.

Bracket Help - Right on Time

Thought I would post this interesting web-site I found on Break.com. Now that we have all turned our brackets in it won't help that much, but it is fun to play with and maybe you can use it next year. Oh yeah it is also sponsored by Coke Zero, William's favorite drink.

www.bracketomatic.com

Standings

The first three games are over and the standings are as follows:

David, Sean, William and Daddy Sawyer--3 points
Rich, Jon, Eric, Joseph, Andrew--2 points
Michael, Jeff, Bobby--1 point

Bonehead Nominees:
Joseph picked Texas Tech to The Elite Eight
Jeff picked Davidson to The Sweet Sixteen

Final Four Picks and Championships

Here are the Final Four picks and championships that everyone has chosen for the Tournament. (Champion picks will be in bold):

Bob S.
Final Four: Wisconsin, Kansas, Georgetown, Ohio State
Championship: Ohio State and Kansas

Bobby S.
Final Four: Maryland, UCLA, North Carolina, Memphis
Championship: North Carolina and UCLA

Dave S.
Final Four: Florida, UCLA, Georgetown, Texas A&M
Championship: Florida and Georgetown

Eric A.
Final Four: Maryland, Kansas, Georgetown, Texas A&M
Championship: Georgetown and Kansas

Jeff L.
Final Four: Notre Dame, Duke, North Carolina, Ohio State
Championship: Duke and North Carolina

Mike S.
Final Four: Maryland, Kansas, North Carolina, Ohio State
Championship: North Carolina and Kansas

Rich B.
Final Four: Wisconsin, Kansas, Georgetown, Ohio State
Championship: Ohio State and Kansas

Sean S.
Final Four: Florida, UCLA, Georgetown, Ohio State
Championship: Georgetown and Florida

William S.
Final Four: Wisconsin, Kansas, North Carolina, Memphis
Championship: Wisconsin and North Carolina

Jon B.
Final Four: Florida, Kansas, Texas A&M, Texas
Championship: Texas and Florida

Andrew S.
Final Four: Georgia Tech, Duke, Georgetown, Texas A&M
Championship: Texas A&M and Duke

Joe W.
Final Four: Kansas, Florida, North Carolina, Memphis
Championship: Memphis and Florida

As you can see there is a pretty diverse pick of teams and Champions, it seems that it is anybody's game. There are only two people who chose the exact same Final Four and Champion, Bob S. and Rich B. Who has the best picks and, more importantly, who has the worst? Feel free to leave your comments in the appropriate section.

Dink & Flika Explained

We have been asked where our name comes from...some have been quoted as saying "its the gayest name ever." Here is the explanation straight from the horses mouth.

Welcome

Welcome to Dink&Flika. The blog about everything. For the next couple weeks we will update our NCAA tournament pool scores daily. We have many great guest bloggers...including Kevin Trudeau and perhaps Sylvia Brown. We encourage trash talking about your opponents in the comment section. We will also choose "bonehead" pick of the round. Enjoy and let me know if you have any other guest bloggers you would like to hear from.