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TWIM: Scientology, the NFL and other threats to our existence

A double dose from yours truly today:

This week’s Justify Your Existence is an interview with a member of Anonymous, the anti-Scientology group. Though she’s unnamed, you’ll recognize her as the same young woman I made fun of talked about earlier when a video was posted on YouTube in which she said Scientology conspired to get her fired from her job. Though I suggested she was weird, to her credit, she was willing to sit down with me and explain herself. Reaction on their forums is starting to build here.

There’s also a protest today at 11 near Lafontaine Park, for anyone interested.

UPDATE: For those of you who are reading this article because it was posted on the Anonymous forums and have never read it before, Justify Your Existence by its very nature takes a tough stand against its interview subjects — part of the reason it’s tough getting interviews sometimes.

Also, from the Enterbulation forums:

NO WAY!!!!
His name is Steve Fagay?????

Actually, no it’s not. But I’m touched by the maturity.

Finally, I’ve already got hate mail. Sweet.

NFL vs. CFL

This week’s Bluffer’s Guide is about the Buffalo Bills game in Toronto this week, and what the NFL testing the waters in Canada could mean for our national football game. There’s suggestion that the Bills might move to Toronto after its current owner dies and the franchise is sold off. Such a move, worryers say, would spell the end to the Toronto Argonauts, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and probably even the CFL itself.

It comes the same day as this piece from The Gazette’s Herb Zurkowsky, quoting league officials worried about the NFL threat. He also has some interesting history in his notes that I wish I’d stolen from is useful for context.

Poor Stu

For those who don’t regularly read the sports pages, Gazette sports editor Stu Cowan got his ass kicked by his 78-year-old mom in the annual NFL pool:

Stu Cowan PWNED!

My sympathies to him and to Mitch Melnick, Herb Zurkowsky and Elliott Price whose humiliation serves to remind people how betting on sports (when a spread is factored in) is more about luck than anything else.

“It’s like the State of the Union”

Looking for something to watch on TV tonight? Here’s some suggestions:

  • CTV: NFL Football. New England Patriots vs. New York Giants
  • RDS: NFL Football. New England Patriots vs. New York Giants
  • TSN: NFL Football. New England Patriots vs. New York Giants
  • CBS: NFL Football. New England Patriots vs. New York Giants
  • NBC: NFL Football. New England Patriots vs. New York Giants
  • NFL Network: NFL Football. New England Patriots vs. New York Giants

The back story for those who are curious. Note that not only will these six networks be covering the same non-playoff game, but all but RDS will be carrying the same feed from the NFL Network, including the same people doing analysis.

Astonishingly, the CBS and NBC feeds are being shown (at least on Videotron’s network) unsubstituted, which means you’ll get the original U.S. commercials. I spoke too soon. Simsub began at 8:15 on the dot, just before kickoff. You’re stuck with CTV’s commercials on all the above channels except RDS, but still the NFL Network’s analysis with Bryant Gumbel.