Comments on: 5 College Bowls With Peculiar Corporate Sponsors

By: jerry

jerry — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:23:31 +0000

i would like to know if you had come across watches from the first copper bowl in tucson az.i have one and would like to know if anyone else does.thank you

By: crocostimpy

crocostimpy — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:41:56 +0000

The Puppy Bowl is always on during the Super Bowl. Not sure of the date this season, but it’s usually either at the end of January or the beginning of February. Don’t forget about the Kitten Half-Time Show too!

By: Calli Arcale

Calli Arcale — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:34:48 +0000

“When MPC bought the 2004-2006 naming rights for the game played on the trademark blue “Smurf Turf” of Boise’s Bronco Stadium (below), “humanitarian” was dropped and the name was changed to the MPC Computers Bowl.” Well, what do you expect? It’s named after the villainous computer in “Tron” who wanted to take over the world. :-P

By: El Zarcho

El Zarcho — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:17:41 +0000

I was in the marching band for the Weiser Lock Copper Bowl in 1984.

By: AutoEdge

AutoEdge — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:21:00 +0000

How about the TOILET BOWL?
UP against Porcelin

By: PartiallyDeflected

PartiallyDeflected — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:35:00 +0000

And for us old school guys there was the original for this category: the Astro Blue Bonnet Bowl.

and for the record, Bell does make civilian aicraft

By: tiffany

tiffany — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:15:00 +0000

wow… i’d like to see a mental floss post about this “matress mack guy”. and maybe one about “j.j., the king of beepers in l.a.”, he had to be a wacko too.

By: Name withheld

Name withheld — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:51:58 +0000

Ok, So I used to work for “Matress” Mack. I interned there for about a year and a half in college. It was good money and paid for my “green” habit quite well. I thought about writing a book about that place. Mack is a lunatic. Well, I should say, just incredibly driven. First one there, last one to leave, worth about a half a billion dollars. Once a delivery driver said a few sexually charged words out of his window at a red light to an attractive girl in a convertible mercedes benz. That attractive girl was Mack’s daughter. The guy had lost his job before he even got back to the store. Also, Many of his employees are convicted felons. He gets tax breaks for employing them. Tiger mauling is a true story. There were also rumors in the store that he dabbled in cocaine distribution in the late 80’s. No one knows for sure. I personally went on deliveries with a guy named “Bull” who was a convicted murderer. Mack loves these guys the most. They work the hardest because they know they’ll never make more money anywhere else. There’s some water cooler chat for you. Also, I know first hand of a manager who asked a young employee to smuggle marijuana on a business trip AND know of people who bought cocaine (and did it) while selling furniture. Those were the days!!!

By: Molly W.

Molly W. — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:18:03 +0000

Oh my God, I forgot about the Puppy Bowl!!! When is it airing this year? I watched it like, non-stop last year; it was very calming.

I am from Baltimore. Our lovely Ravens play in M&T Bank Stadium, which used to be PSINet Stadium (same stadium, marginally better name). The locals had some more colourful names for PSINet. Then (big surprise) I think that internet company went bust, and M&TBank bought the rights.

It sits directly across from Oriole Park at Camden Yards, which is a lovely name for a stadium. Wonder when BigSofaDeals.com is going to buy the rights to that one.

By: josh

josh — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:53:29 +0000

man..poor mattress mack. He’s been a staple here in Houston for many years, and I hate to see his back back back order slip slandered. He saves YOU money witty nick name. YOU! Not just some shmoe, but YOU!