Probably the best thing that’s ever happened

The Vikings and Brett Favre stage their own reenactment of the Simpsons’ epic “Man Getting Hit By Football.

I don’t know what part of this is making me laugh the hardest: plain-old football in the groin, which is plenty funny on its own; the fact that it’s a football to Brett Favre’s much-discussed groin at this particular moment in history; or imagining the way my mom is going to crack up when she sees this.

As a great man once said, it works on so many levels.

Hat tip to James K and Pavan for the video, which makes life worth living.

Mr. Funky Samba

This came up on my iPhone this morning and I realized it might make a pretty hilarious choice for closer music. The funky fanfare up top would make it instantly recognizable as your own, then the groove itself would allow you to posture on the mound during your warmups like you were the alpha-male protagonist of a cheesy old cop drama. Plus you get to show solidarity with the Brazilian Black Pau movement of the late 70s.