Ron Mexico loses the big game . . . and his cool.

The Atlanta Falcons have dropped their last four games, so what does one of the most overly hyped athletes in America do? He tries to insult the fans who continue to put up with his poor playing abilities week after week.

The Falcons are a disaster across the board. Special teams suck it time and again. Vick cannot connect with receives. Nobody is doing his part to make this team a success.

So if you are in charge of decision-making in Flowery Branch, what the heck do you do? If it was me, bench and fire would be the only solutions to try and turn this thing around.

What do you say?

The results are in!

Truth be told, Fantasy Fanatic (FF) did not make her own picks this week. Due to unexpected illness, someone else posted the FF selections this week.

The Urban Docent (aka UD aka The Not Blogger) has regained a larger victory margin over his closest rivals -- 8 to 10 games, depending on where you look. This represents a much-improved performance over last year's bad showing, which I lost handily.

Looking forward, the office picks will continue through to the big game coming up in February.

Game On!

Every coin has two sides . . . .

Tails


Heads

Guitar Hero 2 - Hidden Tracks?

Strong Bad -- Trogdor
The Acrobrats -- Laughtrack
All That Remains -- Six
The Amazing Royal Crowns -- Mr. Fix-It
Anarchy Club -- Collide
Artillery -- One For The Road
Bang Camaro -- Push Push (Lady Lightning)
Brian Kahanek -- Gemini
Buckethead -- Jordan
Count Zero -- Radium Eyes
Dethklok -- THUNDERHORSE
Drist -- Arterial Black
Every Time I Die -- The New Black
Freezepop -- Less Talk More Rokk
Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives -- Soy Bomb
The Last Vegas -- Raw Dog
Made in Mexico -- Yes We Can
Megasus -- Red Lottery
The Neighborhoods -- Parasite
Shadows Fall -- The Light That Blinds
That Handsome Devil -- Elephant Bones
Vagiant -- FTK
Valient Thorr -- Fall of Pangea
Voivod -- X-Stream

Guitar Hero 2 - Furious Fretwork

Anthrax - Madhouse


Lamb of God - Laid to Rest


Living End - Carry Me Home
(skipped town)

Reverend Horton Heat - Psychobilly Freakout


Rush - YYZ
(m.i.a.)

Avenged Sevenfold - Beast and the Harlot


Dick Dale - Misirlou


Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
(classic; often imitated, never duplicated)

Megadeth - Hangar 18
(Dave Mustaine sucks)

Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalized

Guitar Hero 2 - Relentless Riffs

Allman Brothers - Jessica


Heart - Crazy on You
(m.i.a.)

Jane's Addiction - Stop


Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart


Stray Cats - Rock This Town

Guitar Hero 2 - Return of the Shred

Aerosmith - Last Child


Primus - John the Fisherman


Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name Of


Sword - Freya


Thin Lizzy - Bad Reputation

Guitar Hero 2 - Thrash and Burn

Butthole Surfers - Who Was in My Room Last Night


Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine


Rolling Stones - Can't You Hear Me Knockin'
(sorry)

Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend
(not here)

Warrant - Cherry Pie

Guitar Hero 2 - String-Snappers

Alice in Chains - Them Bones


Black Sabbath - War Pigs
(I don't think so . . .)

Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench


Iggy Pop - Search and Destroy


Pretenders - Tattooed Love Boys

Guitar Hero 2 - Amp-Warmers

Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son
(not a chance . . .)

Kiss - Strutter


Nirvana - Heart-Shapped Box
(yuck)

Police - Message in a Bottle


Van Halen - You Really Got Me

Guitar Hero 2 - Opening Licks

Wolfmother - Woman

Cheap Trick - Surrender

Danzig - Mother

Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil

Spinal Tap - Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight
( . . . )

WNTE rev.2.2

Apparently the greater Winston-Salem, N.C., community has some fine eating establishments and some crappy ones. Here is a quick run down of some recent food-related transgressions:

No. 1 Chinese -- No employees washed their hands; food not being thawed properly

Mickey's Country Kitchen -- Extensive equipment cleaning and repair needed in the kitchen area; dry food products should be stored in approved, covered containers.

Waffle House -- Employees reminded to wash their hands after changing tasks; no sanitizer available at the start of the inspection (a repeat violation).

Verde Antequera (re-graded) -- General cleaning needed in refrigeration gaskets.