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1. I’d love to see how I do against the braniacs at Mental Floss. Plus, I already have 3 fantasy teams. If my fourth was the Mental Floss league, it would give everyone else in my league a better chance to win! And what kind of trash talk must go on in a Mental Floss league?!

   posted by SongLee on 8-11-2009 at 2:02 pm

2. You guys need me in your league because I always finish last.

   posted by steve on 8-11-2009 at 2:03 pm

3. I should be chosen simply for the novelty of a Female Pastor in a Fantasy Football League.

   posted by Christine Mendoza on 8-11-2009 at 2:03 pm

4. I’m a football crazed recent college graduate getting my start in journalism. And I’m female, which makes my football obsession a little more of an anomaly. I love the Cincinnati Bengals ( I know, I’m sorry, too) and I would be a fantastic addition to the Mental Floss Fantasy league. I can’t wait to draft my QB, haggle over slot receivers, and finally get my RB pick right (I hate you, LT). So please, please, choose me!

   posted by Jane on 8-11-2009 at 2:06 pm

5. I should be allowed to participate in the Mental Floss fantasy football league because I was the first to respond!!

   posted by Keith Hood on 8-11-2009 at 2:06 pm

6. I like football.

   posted by Matthew on 8-11-2009 at 2:08 pm

7. I nominate myself because I don’t know very much about football stats and players, so you’ll all beat me!

   posted by James on 8-11-2009 at 2:09 pm

8. I’d love to play in the Mental Floss league. As for reasons as to why I should be allowed in, I’ve been a subscriber and avid Flosser for seven years, and a fantasy sports player for even longer (since the seventh grade actually). More importantly, I’m not one of those fairweather fantasy players who stop checking their team if they lose their first few games, and I’m not one to make noise. Plus, I’m a decent enough fantasy player, and a huge sports trivia nerd. For all these reasons, I think I’d be a great addition to the Mental Floss league.

   posted by Kim on 8-11-2009 at 2:10 pm

9. I’d love to play in your league! I’ve been in fantasy football leagues since 2003 and am always competitive, always set my roster, never participate in rude smack talk, and love your Web site!

   I’ve won one of the two leagues I play in for the past two years and will be a good addition to your league.

   posted by Silvio on 8-11-2009 at 2:11 pm

10. You should let me play because although I am a great player and very challenging my smack talk isn’t good at all so you would never feel bad about yourselves. I’m also incredibly good looking, run marathons, and save puppies for a living… no really that’s all true I’m not just relying on the anonymity of the internet to keep you from checking it out.

    posted by David on 8-11-2009 at 2:19 pm

11. Today is opposite day.

    You should not allow me to join your Fantasy Football League.

    posted by Witty Nickname on 8-11-2009 at 2:20 pm

12. I nominate myself because…I don’t really know why…

    posted by Doug on 8-11-2009 at 2:26 pm

13. Despite the fake name that I had to provide in order to post; I am actually the one and only Robert Goulet. C’mon you wouldn’t let a clown fix a leak in the john, would ya? So why would you let these no-talent hacks tear down your league? Goulet! You might think these other hooligans would be a good fit for the league, but can they croon?!? Let me play in your fantasy football league and you won’t regret it or my name isn’t Robert Gouleeeeeeet!

    posted by Will on 8-11-2009 at 2:45 pm

14. pick me cause i’m obsessed with your website i read it every day all day on my google reader. I love your magazine and would also like a job as fact finder. Let me know if I can get into your league!

    posted by Jesse Calagna on 8-11-2009 at 2:48 pm

15. I say that instead of just adding one more player to your league, you create ANOTHER private league for more readers to participate as well (Sort of an AFC and NFC thing, but it’s the MFC, Mental_Floss Flossers Conference and the MRC, Mental_Floss Readers Conference). If you don’t want to go through all that trouble, you could just throw me into your final slot. :)

    posted by Steven on 8-11-2009 at 2:48 pm

16. Why not?

    posted by Name (required) on 8-11-2009 at 2:49 pm

17. I consider myself something of a football snob. Admitting it is half the solution, the other half would probably be humiliating me in the MF fantasy league (if you can). I understand both the NFL version, which I’ve been watching all my life (my family had season tickets from the time I was born til I went to college), and fantasy football, which I first played in 1989, and have played at least 2 teams most every yr since 2000, winning several times, and generally finishing in the upper half. I love to talk football, Xs and Os, players past and present, GOATs, etc. Got 11 of 14 on your quiz. I’ve written a few blogs on FanNation, though don’t hang out much there anymore, I’d have had plenty to say if Favre had come back to ruin my Vikings. You can see several blogs I wrote by clicking my name.

    posted by Jonny on 8-11-2009 at 3:10 pm

18. 2 Reasons: 1) I may not win but I’ll put up a good fight.
    2) I’m missing Stacy’s Twitter updates…

    posted by Jason on 8-11-2009 at 3:15 pm

19. Let’s face it, I’m your guy. I have played fantasy football before internet times, I have played in up to 5 leagues at the same time, I watch the waiver wire like a real GM. I have played in leagues with urban legend scholars, friends, school mates and even perfect strangers where the trash talking began in the draft room! I held season tickets to the XFL’s sole season and played XFL fantasy football. I have steadily lost my usual suspects through attrition, in season drop outs due to sore loser ‘tudes and people who just don’t commit. I am dedicated. I even play Madden 2005 still on my old Xbox.

    posted by Ross on 8-11-2009 at 3:16 pm

20. i’ll play FF – I love watching the midfielders break loose for a goal.

    Oh – you mean football, not football.

    Agreed with previous poster – make 2 leagues, everyones happy.

    posted by chris on 8-11-2009 at 3:24 pm

21. i can eat 55 hot wings in one sitting.

    what does this have to do with fantasy football, you may be asking?

    nothing… nothing at all. but you gotta admit, it’s pretty awesome.

    i probably won’t win the league (which might make you happy), but i will, at the very least, make it entertaining, as i am known to have a blackbelt in hilarious idiocy.

    thank you.

    posted by nate on 8-11-2009 at 3:26 pm

22. I think I should join the league because I care just enough to try but not enough to over analyze the draft or matchups. That and my first round pick last year was Tom Brady; blew up my season before it even started.

    posted by Colin on 8-11-2009 at 3:46 pm

23. #1)
    I have been playing fantasy football since 2001 and have never finished better than fourth.
    #2)
    I am a subscriber to Mental Floss magazine.
    #3)
    I own at least three Mental Floss t-shirts!
    #4)I have several tattoos AND a master’s degree. Not sure what that has to do with anything, but it just sounds cool.

    posted by David on 8-11-2009 at 3:55 pm

24. Because Joe Montana ROCKS!

    posted by Kaden on 8-11-2009 at 4:11 pm

25. 1) Because I can trash talk with the best of them. What good is Fantasy Football without a little smack? (the talk, not heroin)

    2) I always have a great team name for any fantasy sport. An example from last year, “My Vick in a Box”

    3) If accepted into your league, you will add one more magazine subscriber and I will purchase no less than 2 shirts.

    posted by Kris on 8-11-2009 at 4:20 pm

26. Because my Recaptcha is De Groins.

    Doesn’t that happen in football all of the time.

    and my team name is 4th and 20. Figure it out.

    posted by Bill on 8-11-2009 at 4:29 pm

27. Because I love football. Corners, goals, the pitch, etc et… ah, you mean American football. Well, I’ll give it a go.

    posted by Tom on 8-11-2009 at 4:29 pm

28. Because I’m awesome?

    posted by Mike on 8-11-2009 at 4:49 pm

29. You should let me join because reading mental_floss doesn’t quite fill up the 8 hours of my work day, but adding fantasy football to the mix just my get me through the entire day.

    I also have experience playing in the same 12 person league for the past 6 years. I’ve only won the championship once, but am generally competitive and will not quit on my team.

    posted by Chris on 8-11-2009 at 5:03 pm

30. I have been a big Vikings fan for years. Even though I have never tried fantasy football before this may be my only chance at ever being on a winning team… :(

    Pick me! The Pity Pick!

    posted by Steve on 8-11-2009 at 5:04 pm

31. Okay… nevermind… pick Bill above…

    Because my Recaptcha is De Groins.

    “…but a football in the groin is a football in the groin!” LOLZ

    posted by Steve on 8-11-2009 at 5:09 pm

32. I am a great fantasy league member. I offer and engage in (fair!) trades, love witty trash talking, and will be in it to the end.

    Oh, and I have a _floss tattoo. OK, I don’t, but I’d totally write it on my hand. In ink.

    posted by raf_oh on 8-11-2009 at 5:30 pm

33. Because my favorite team is the raiders. Sympathy vote?

    posted by Gabe on 8-11-2009 at 6:10 pm

34. Choose me. You will never have a dull day without insults on the league board. I will win the league while introducing you to new cultures as I discover their special, tried-and-true methods of mockery and heap them upon you. You will need to set up our league to accept Cyrillic and Devanagari script, if possible. Stacy has my permission to make Quick 10 lists out of the abuse.

    And when my other 5 leagues ask who’s butts I’m kicking, I will be sure to post a link to Mental Floss so they can see your faces to better imagine your humiliation.

    posted by Cole on 8-11-2009 at 6:17 pm

35. So you could all beat me. I suck at fantasy football. It would improve Mental_Floss morale to beat up on me.

    posted by Dan on 8-11-2009 at 6:33 pm

36. I should be in your League because I promise no less than 25 references to Ickey Woods during season, and I will wear a padded helmet like Don Beebe during your draft.

    posted by Spartan on 8-11-2009 at 6:58 pm

37. Because deep down in places you don’t talk about at parties you want me in that league, you need me in that league.

    Because I will be active until the very last day of the season, even when I have no shot at the playoffs.

    Because when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness.

    Because I will name my team the “Farve Dollar Footlongs”

    Because you would be meeting me on my long journey to the middle.

    Because I will always be willing to listen to trade offers, and always make a counter offer.

    Because I’ll have three fingers of Glenlivet, with a little bit of pepper… and some cheese.

    Because I will send a letter of congratulations to the league Champ, along with a bottle of Original Buffalo Wing Sauce.

    Because me fail English? That’s unpossible.

    Because I can trash talk without being offensive, and can take it just as good as I dish it out.

    Because the Dude abides.

    posted by Mark on 8-11-2009 at 8:15 pm

38. I’m notthis guy. I wonder if he had that song on loop the whole time he was crying.

    I still stand by the idea of two conferences. It gives a lot more people a chance to play, even if I’m not selected. But as I read the other comments, I thought I would post my resume. I’ve recently subscribed to the magazine and t-shirt combo, plus two more shirts (I have the shirts, still waiting for issue one to reach my mailbox). I’ve played fantasy football on numerous occasions. I’ve only won once, and have also been dead last. I play to have fun and love probability and statistics (naturally, I’m also a baseball and golf fan and player because of my uncanny love for just those numbers). I promise to be competitive, but also keep in mind the spirit of the game and sportsmanship. I won’t guarantee that i will win the league, or just be fodder on your path to victory. I can guarantee that i will be a challenge, and will make the season more exciting for everyone involved. Trust me, you want me in your league because you want to be tested, but still have a blast.

    posted by Steven on 8-11-2009 at 8:16 pm

39. Mark gets my vote for the other spot! Nice Big Lebowski reference. I’ll have a caucasian! :)

    posted by Song on 8-11-2009 at 10:00 pm

40. I will be on the other side of the world as a Peace Corps volunteer in Micronesia. Not only will I lend some international cred to the league but you too will be doing your part by giving me an excuse to teach foreign students fantasy football as a part of American culture. And a little bit of football every week could stop me from going crazy.

    posted by Daniel on 8-11-2009 at 10:26 pm

41. After reading all of the previous responses, I don’t think I want to beg.

    Take me or don’t take me. I’ll still sleep at night.

    posted by Gman on 8-11-2009 at 11:24 pm

42. I hereby recommend that I receive the honor of playing in this fantasy league because I will maintain the highest standards of play (e.g. relevant Simpson’s references), plus, if a miracle occurs and I win the league I’ll buy everyone in the league a drink though I’m on the opposite coast. My team name will astonish you. I’ll blog about the adventure with impeccable grammar. I won’t let a one-point victory get to my head, although according to some, a narrow victory is considered a mandate.

    The fact that I’m a daily _flosser and have subscribed to the mag for years should not in any way influence your decision.

    Let’s to this.

    reCAPTCHA – Penalties augments (that’s true!)

    posted by Stephen on 8-12-2009 at 12:49 am

43. because I’ve spent 3 seasons as an NFL “stringer” for the now departed Football Network.

    posted by PartiallyDeflected on 8-12-2009 at 1:08 am

44. I think you should pick based on the most creative team name.

    Brian, Manager of “Bend It Like Theismann”

    posted by Brian on 8-12-2009 at 8:51 am

45. I’ve been running my own 12 team league for 8 years now and am a part of another league as well. I’ve won leagues 3 times in the past 8 years and have finished with the best record another 2 times. I’d love to see how I stack up against you guys with all the resources you have.

    Hopefully Miss Cellenia will be playing too!

    posted by Joe on 8-12-2009 at 8:57 am

46. Well, for starters I played your x in y quiz and typed LaDanian Tomlinson three different times and even though he was one of the answers it didn’t take, or else my score would’ve been better.

    Also… I take risks during the season. People love to play against me because they never know whether or not I’m going to smash them into tiny bits or they’re going to crush me. Even when I had LT and Brady in 2007, it was still a crap shoot, and that’s saying something. I keep it interesting for everyone.

    posted by Josh R. on 8-12-2009 at 9:23 am

47. Because I posted my answer in cipher (Twice)
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    lztct

    posted by Steve on 8-12-2009 at 9:31 am

48. Pick me, Pick me, Pick me…

    I eat, breath, and sleep football…much like what I do w/ Mental Floss.

    posted by Greg on 8-12-2009 at 10:17 am

49. Steve, you spelled ekqzofu wrong. i think you meant ektqzofu. I’m still deciphering it though, and it’s a lot of fun.

    and yes, again, two leagues, haha. (really? i just write my draft order and cross out whatever gets picked, but to each his own i guess.)

    posted by Steven on 8-12-2009 at 10:47 am

50. I think you should pick me because I use proper grammar (most of the time, at least).

    posted by Andy on 8-12-2009 at 11:30 am

51. yeah, meant ektqzofu. guess I should have used an online cipher program instead of doing it in my head, oops.

    posted by Steve on 8-12-2009 at 2:37 pm

52. to Josh R

    You realize you spelled LaDainian wrong.

    Two Is. I took the time to look it up during my 10 min.

    posted by Jonny on 8-12-2009 at 6:15 pm

53. 3.14159… reasons to pick me
    1. mental_floss will draft correctly for once, players will be chosen based on there college degree, and final GPA not stupid stats like touchdowns, yards rushing or sacks. (2nd round I take Ryan Fitzpatrick – Harvard)

    2. The mental_floss football message boards will be filled trash-talking trivia instead of trash talking (New discoveries from Pompeii – ancient graffiti that says the Emperor can go stick his head in a volcano and you can too if you beat me)

    3. Its much safer to wear a mental_floss shirt to a Bills game then it is to wear a Norwood jersey

    .14159… Everyone likes pie including myself and football season is also apple pie season…Yummy!

    posted by Frugatti on 8-13-2009 at 10:28 am

54. I am the smartest person I know, except for that one guy that I knew, but I don’t know him anymore, so I am back up to number 1!! Plus I only know two other people, so I would like to make some friends.

    posted by Rod on 8-17-2009 at 1:49 pm

55. I’ll do your homework… like fact checking 10 reasons ‘why you aren’t in my (fantasy) league’

    posted by Nick on 8-19-2009 at 12:39 pm

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