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The Outsider's Guide to the Super Bowl by yourDictionary.com

 

Commentary by Joe Marcello, Peter Payack, Robert Beard, Lou Lorenzo & Paul JJ Payack
NFL Term	Comment
Battle of the Bays	Tampa Bay or San Francisco Bay. Will the real Bay Area please stand up?
Billions	More than the Gross National Product of dozens of countries. Also, the amount of money that is wagered on the Super Bowl.
Bingo	The second most popular sport in the Tampa Bay area. If you consider the number of participants, the number of games, and the number of cards per game, then the number one sport in the Bay Area.
Blackbeard	The pirate Edward Teach, who plied his trade from the Caribbean to Carolina's Outer Banks. Also, the guy who sold you your Super Bowl tickets
The Black Hole	An astronomical anomaly, usually found in deep space. A remnant of a star that has collapsed upon itself, from which no light can escape. Also, refers to the indigenous (and endangered) habitation of the Raider Nation.
Blackout	Oakland pioneered the term blackout, years before the current California energy crunch, by simply not selling out the Coliseum before the NFL-mandated deadline.
The Bores	One of the three passageways of the Caldecott Tunnel, passing under the Oakland Hills. Also, the local 49er fan.
Brown-outs	Home games without Hizzoner.
Buccaneers	1) Pirates who preyed on West Indian shipping in the 17th century. 2) Tampa Bay's NFL Franchise noticeably. (See, also, 'Yuckaneers'.)
Call of the Wild	Early reference to Raider Nation Tailgate Parties by local denizen Jack London.
Chicago	Contrary to popular opinion, not everyone living in the Tampa Bay area is originally from Chicago. There are also a number of folks from both Canada and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Cigars	Long-hidden motivation of the Cuban Revolution: Castro really wanted to catch up with Tampa in the production of world-class cigars.
Chuckie	The amazing similarity of the physiognomy of Jon Gruden, the Buccaneer's Head Coach, to his fictional movie counterpart. Inexplicably, Gruden is also known as "Coach Gorgeous". (See, also, 'Full Chuckie'.)
The Coliseum	Preferred name of the stadium where the Raiders play. Second choice is the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Never, ever referred to as Network Associates Coliseum.
The Draft	Looking forward to the 2003 draft (of Budweiser that is).
Al Davis	The Managing Partner of the Oakland Raiders, with the team since 1960, and one of the original founders of the old American Football League. Later had a mountain named after him.
The Donald	In Central Florida, Donald Duck, Please! For New York City, Fairfield County, Connecticut, and Marin, California of course, Donald Trump.
Early Bird Specials	The only real specials to be found during Super Bowl week are eating TV dinners at home.
Enron	In NFL circles actually spelled E-N-D R-U-N, where a player uses fancy footwork to outfox the opposition-and then shreds the playbook. (See also, Andersen Consulting.)
Extra Point	If you wear Mad Max or Blade Runner costumes, you get extra points in the Black Hole.
Excellence	As in "Commitment to," official motto of the Oakland Raiders.
Full Chuckie	A Jon Gruden stare; best to be avoided.
The Gaslamp Quarter	San Diego's quaint and rollicking home to scores of restaurants and nightclubs.
Gasparilla Festival	Quaint local custom. A combination of Mardi Gras and Halloween with Pirates invading the Mainland. Similar to the Raider Nation at the Oakland Coliseum during this year's playoffs.
Gov. Moonbeam	No one refers to Jerry Brown as Gov. Moonbeam any more; now more properly Hizzoner should be referred to as Mayor Moonbeam.
Guac	Also know as Guacamole, a favored dish of the Super Bowl spread. Most of the avocados grown in the US are found in San Diego County.
The Jints	The New York Football Giant might have been invited to The Party had they mastered the lesson of handling of a bad snap.
Las Vegas	The site of the real action on Super Bowl Sunday.
The Left Coast	All of California on the seaward side of the San Andreas fault; also what opponents of the Raiders do after losing the game.
The Lost Years (1982-1994)	The time the Raiders spent in exile in the deserts and (as viewed from the Bay Area) 'wastelands' of Southern California.
Mt. Davis	The seats added to the Coliseum to lure the Raiders back from LA; geologically speaking, actually more resembling an escarpment than a mountain.
Over/Under	Exotic wager where you bet that the combined team scoring will be either higher or lower than the number designated.
Polyester	Haute couture of the Raider Nation (when chain link fencing, nails, iron mesh and associated materials are in short supply). Also, fabric of choice for Oakland Raider ownership. (See, also, 'early bird specials').
The Raiderettes	"Footballs Fabulous Females." Nuff Said.
Raider Nation	A psychographic grouping of Oakland Raider fans. For the uninitiated, best imagined as a cross between outlaws of the Old West, marauding Vikings, pirates of the high seas, Star-wars type aliens and 60s-styled bikers.
San Francisco	Suburb of Oakland, on the other side of the Bay Bridge.
Silver and Black	Official colors of the Raiders, also refers to current hair styling of Hizzoner.
Sunday School	Where you might now find the former 'Dirtiest Player in the League,' Steve Wisniewski, and his cohort, Napoleon Kaufman, teaching during the off-season.
No There Here?	Gertrude Stein's famed comment, "There is no there, there," referred to Oakland's purported lack of a defining sense of place, with a style all its own, which sets it apart from all others. Obviously, Ms. Stein had never envisioned the Raider Nation.
Tailgate Party	24/7 activity of The Raider Nation with brief three-hour interludes on game days.
Turducken	John Madden's miracle weight-loss recipe: a duck stuffed inside a chicken stuffed inside a turkey which he first developed during his days in Raider Nation.
Turnover	Something found in a San Francisco bakery shop; in Oakland, referred to as donuts.
Ringling Brothers	As in Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey. Since the Raider Nation has been way-laid, the other circus 'winters' in nearby Sarasota, home of Clown College.
San Diego	Wonderful city that many believe epitomizes fine California-style living.
Sinkhole	A better place to put your money than NASDAQ.
Snowbirds	Tourists from the Great White North, mainly into golf, boating and/or the beach bringing with them a culture all their own. Always in a rush. Not your typical locals who love the cash but hate the congestion.
Sunsets	Invented in Tampa but widely copied throughout the world.
Sunshine Skyway	Truly spectacular feat of engineering spanning the Tampa Bay.
The Tuna	Bill Parcells, spurned Tampa Bay; recently ended up in Dallas.
Yuccaneers	The Tampa Bay Buccaneers of old.
Bonus Word
Tampa Bay Word
110%	Historically, coaches used to ask 100% from players; currently, the minimum acceptable effort is 110%. (Apparently due to inflation in the Exertion Index.)

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