2009.01.30
The big game? Puppy Bowl!
Puppy Bowl returns for a fifth season this Sunday.
What? You were going to watch something else on Sunday?
In case you haven't seen any of the four previous incarnations, Puppy Bowl is three hours of puppies frolicking in a playpen that looks like a little football field. A human referee keeps order in the game (and cleans up any fouls, if you know what I mean), and you get a unique view from the Bowl Cam, a camera located below a clear-bottom water dish located in each end zone.
All of the puppies, including beautiful Bella here, are from shelters. And for the feline fans, the kittens take the field for the halftime show. According to the Web site, a parrot will start things off with the national anthem.
I would include a link to the Puppy Bowl page, but it has the most annoying pop-up window that I have ever encountered on the Internet and I cannot in good conscience send you there.
I'm here for you, my peeps.
Puppy Bowl is on Animal Planet and starts at 3 p.m. with replays throughout the evening. I highly recommend it over the seemingly endless pre-event chatter on the network showing that other game.
OK, the parrot singing the national anthem? Uh, not good. As in really not good. Maybe next time they should just have the puppies bay out the tune.
Comment by Nona — February 1, 2009 @ 3:44 pm
I saw the parrot trying to sing the national anthem also. You are so right....not good at all. Why not have the puppies howl the tune if they are going to go that route.
Comment by Deborah — February 2, 2009 @ 5:14 pm