Only exclamation points!
Why not? Even blood runs from Chuck Norris.
My wife is going to love this thread. We are Texans fans, so naturally we hate the Colts*. My wife goes crazy when we are watching a game without the Colts and the commenters mention Peyton. No matter what great feat was just performed on field she swears the announcer will find a way to end up talking about Manning. Now, every time an announcer compliments a player for anything she interjects with, “but not as good as Peyton Manning”. She calls the NFL the PMFL.
*I wish I could hate Peyton, but he really is a class act and deserves his success.
True. However he, or at least the people who write for him in commercials, have figured out how to use this for really funny effect.
He was also really funny in his SNL apperance, so he has some innate sense of humor.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/1603/saturday-night-live-united-way
His SNL after winning the super bowl is one of my favorites…
I love the new Mastercard commercial. Manning’s reaction when the guy (Jeff Saturday, I think) says, “Its a football.” is great.
“Coach said you got cut.”
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“Oh, cut cut.”
I’ve got one!
[ul]Peyton Manning is so boring he makes Tiger Woods seem interesting.[/ul]
Oh, wait, right.
Never mind. I guess I’ll keep working on that one.
For even MORE amusing moments, check out the outtakesfrom that commercial.
“I’ll give you a hint. Go long.”
And he was going to get the mouth guard bronzed, but its still wet. That’s a thoughtful gift!
I hate to correct you on this, but I thought it was common knowledge that Peyton Manning drives a Dodge Stratus.
I heard it was a box lunch…
And best of all, I get the sense that Peyton (and probably Archie, Eli, and the rest of the family too) are waaaaaaay far from being Bible-Thumping Jesus-Freaks.
I remember the post-game trophy presentation after the Colts won the Super Bowl and team owner Jim Irsay was going on and on about, "We just give all the credit to Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ…), and then it was coach Tony Dungy’s turn to speak and he also gave credit to God but in a far more subdued and appropriate manner (read: sane) then young Jimmy did.
During their yammering Peyton looked more uncomfortable than if he’d just thrown 6 interceptions against the Pats. And then when it was his turn to speak he actually talked about… well-executed football and his teammates! Can you believe it??? No mention of any Magic Space-Faeries at all! He earned my respect that day far more for his level-headed rationality than for his incredible football talent. That’s not exactly my idea of “middle-America white-bread”.
A great deal of Manning’s success comes from his intelligence, and part of being intelligent means you don’t depend on Imaginary-Touchdown-Jesus to do your job for you. You’re too smart to look up and point to the Sky after a big play because you know there’s nothing up there but air. Empty sky don’t win no football games. Rational game-plans and execution do.
You want brainless, white-bread, herd-following? Kurt Warner is a pretty damn-good quarterback. But he’s never going to be a great human because he has an unfortunate psychosis warping his brain that has deluded him into thinking Jesus makes his arm throw straight, strong and true. That’s beyond way white bread–that’s Jimmy Jones’ proprietary Flavr-Aid punch.
Read that defense, Kurtsie. Quick! Is that a nickle package? Or is it SATAN? Pray now… Jesus will guide you. Pretty easy to go through life without thinking, isn’t it?
Y’all need to lay off Peyton. He’s pretty bland, but he seems to like it that way, and he doesn’t have to live any way other than how he chooses to.
You need to lay off Christians. Most of them are pretty bland, but they seem to like it that way, and they don’t have to live any other than how they choose to.
Yeah… most of them seem to like it that way but they don’t know any better. Have they heard the Good News? If they have, and they comprehended it, then they are no longer Christians. Alas, It’s Taking Longer Than We thought.
:rolleyes:
Oh dear! That response isn’t very Forgiving, now is it? WWJD?
Oh, c’mon now…WWPD?
Payton Manning would rather live in Wyoming or Iowa where it’s less wild than Indiana, but they don’t have professional football teams.