Have you heard the story of the B.K. Raji burger?

Sources say in the tradition of the Gilbert Brown burger from 1996, the B.K. Raji burger is supposed to feature six 1/3 pound patties, twenty strips of bacon and five slices of cheese. It’s not pictured on the right, because I haven’t found an actual picture of it.

The reason why is because it may have never existed. A Milwaukee pub this week is offering a burger that’s cashing in on B.J. Raji, after his  sensational touchdown he made during the NFC Championship game. Stubby’s Pub & Grubb has a two pound burger, Italian sausages, beer-battered fries, Stubby’s signature coleslaw, 12 slices of cheese and top it off with habenero peppers and a pickle. If folks finish the entire thing, along with a side of choice, they get their meal for free and a pint glass and a Stubby’s sweatshirt.

That’s not what a blog about Green Bay news says though. They suggested a that Burger King should sell the mammoth creation called the B-K Raji burger. If that’s true, I must find one.

I called Burger King’s corporate offices to see if it’s a real thing and they’re getting back to me on it. I’ll keep you posted.

Cousin Adam reviews the new action remake of the 1972 Charles Bronson film; The Mechanic.

Rated R – 1h32

Let’s be honest. It’s rare to find a good action movie that’s not cliché and predictable. We know countless shells of ammunition will spill on the ground. We know at least a couple tough guy one-liners are inevitable. We know someone will get punched really hard in the face.

You really just hope that the one you’re watching chalks up a low score on the predictability scale. The Mechanic did that for me.

Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) is an elite hitman, aka a mechanic. Feeling guilty for taking out a close and personal target (Donald Sutherland,) he accepts the target’s son Steve McKenna (Ben Foster) as his protégé. I wonder if the kid is going to find out? Don’t cry that I’ve already pointed out the key storyline. Remember, we’re here for the action.

Though the audience that goes to see this film probably won’t admit it, I find it perfectly acceptable to have a man-crush on the bullet-headed intensity of Statham. He’s leading the game of modern action heroes and in many ways he’s a likable actor.

Of course this is a movie about over-excess. Just look at the movie poster. It’s a picture of a gun, made up of a bunch of little guns.

The only really annoying thing about this movie had nothing to do with the lead actors. In one scene Statham has a friendly old man who serves as his watchman. (Think of him as a Wal-Mart style greeter.) When he is not at his post, it should be clear that something is wrong. Instead, the film dumbs itself down, and highlights the facts that the old man is not at his post, tipping you off that he is missing. Is this not obvious? Did the film editor fall asleep? No, it’s just a ploy to keep everyone up to pace with what’s going on.

Overall, Statham and Foster deliver solid performances in a film that falls victim to action cliché. It’s a remake of the 1972 Charles Bronson movie of the same name, for the new generation.  While it may be easy to point out faults, I find it suited my latent bloodlust for the day.

I was always wondering why this song seemed to slip beneath the radar.

When lead singer Mark Knopfler belts out the lyrics to this song, I’ve always found them hard to understand.  Then again, I recently figured out that he’s actually saying “Hawaii noises” in the lyrics too.  What does that have to do with anything.

In case you missed it, last week the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council decided that Dire Straits‘ 1985 hit song Money for Nothing is too offensive for Canadian airwaves. Why? Because of the repeated use of an anti-gay slur.  Here’s the lyrics:

The little f***** with the earring and the makeup
Yeah buddy, that’s his own hair
That little f***** got his own jet airplane
That little f***** he’s a millionaire

One member of Dire Straits has already gone on the record with a reaction. Keyboardist Guy Fletcher, on his personal website, said, “It’s odd that this should occur 25 years after its release.”

This year the Academy decided it would be really super cool to invite every movie every created this year to become a best picture nominee.  Thanks Oscars, now I have to suffer through a bunch more movies I’d rather not see just to look cultured.

I case you missed it this week, DiGiorno Pizza came out with a Pizza/Cookie Dough combination that you can buy in the frozen food section.

Maybe a little excessive, but the combination doesn’t sound all that bad.

That was until we found this.  Thanks to Best Week Ever for suggesting some more pizza combinations that may just churn your stomach.

So where in God’s name does DiGiorno go from here?

Here’s 5 Suggestions For Future DiGiorno Frozen Combos:

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They all started in the 80’s and they’re still causing countless numbers of neck injuries from headbanging today.

It was announced that the Big 4 Festival; Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer and Megadeth will put on on massive metalpalooza in the US this year.

The moshing will commence April 23rd in California.  (thanks for making it accessible to us in the midwest!)

Rolling Stone reports the four bands have finally managed to put aside their differences to celebrate their shared thrash-metal legacy. “Most of the egos and sandbox issues from the Eighties and Nineties have dissipated,” says Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich. “We actually enjoy each others’ company and are comfortable celebrating the past while continuing our path into the future. It’s cool. Who would have known that anybody actually still gives a sh**? We’re very fortunate.”

That should be interesting considering that Dave Mustaine founded Megadeth in 1983 after he was told to leave Metallica. Tickets are $99 and go on sale Friday.

Parrotheads around the world, its OK, your leader is gonna make it.

Jimmy Buffett was hospitalized Tuesday night after falling off the stage and injuring his head during a concert in Sydney, Australia.

Buffett  was performing the final gig of a four-night stand in the Aussie city with his Coral Reefer band when he crooned “It’s been a lovely cruise / I’m sorry it’s ended” and then fell face first into the crowd.

Buffett, 64, hit his head on the ground in front of the first row and lay bleeding while security argued with a man in the audience. Paramedics quickly rushed in to tend to him before eventually carting him off in an ambulance.  The “Margaritaville” singer’s condition remains unknown. A rep for Buffett was unavailable for comment.

TMZ reported that the entertainer lay unconscious for about five to 10 minutes. He is now in stable condition at Sydney’s St. Vincent’s hospital after being treated for a gash in his noggin and will remain there for observation.  As for why the incident happened, eyewitness accounts vary.

One fan who saw the spill said flashing stage lights during Buffett’s solo may have temporarily blinded him. Another fan told TMZ it appeared the entertainer was trying to leap off stage to shake hands with audience members and may have simply mistimed the jump, hitting his head on a metal bar.

Thanks to E! Online.

Whether you believe in the curse of the Sports Illustrated cover or not, this is just not cool.

This is the cover of the SI that comes out today.

While it is cool that Aaron Rogers is deservingly graces the cover and they call him a Superman, I frown upon this.

Why?  We’ll take a gander at the last Sports Illustrated cover (pictured right.)  It has a picture of Chicago Bears QB Jay Cutler and two others Bears. We all know how that went.

I just hope that Rogers isn’t a superstitious man and can rise above my petty comments to lead Green Bay to victory.  I say Go Green Bay!

Here’s some of the previous SI Cover tragedies:

• August 16, 1954: Milwaukee Braves third baseman Eddie Mathews is the first person to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated. The Braves snapped a nine-game winning streak, and a broken hand later causes Mathews to miss seven games.
• August 7, 1978: Pete Rose appears on the cover the same week that his 44-game hitting streak ended.
• September 2003: The Oregon Ducks are placed on the cover after starting 4–0 and upsetting Michigan. They lost their next four games.
• In September 2008, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady appears on the cover of the NFL season preview issue. Brady tore the ACL and MCL in his left knee minutes into the season opening game to the Kansas City Chiefs.
• In January 2010, Vikings quarterback Brett Favre was on the cover with the headline “Favre on Fire” before the NFC Championship Game and lost. New York Jets QB Mark Sanchez was on the cover in the Northeast and lost the AFC Championship Game.^[9]
• In April 2010, the “Core Four” of the New York Yankees (Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte and Jorge Posada) appeared on the cover, and within one week, all but Jeter suffered injuries. However, Jeter went on to have the worst offensive season of his career.
• August 2010, three University of Texas football players were featured on a regional cover of SI noting a defense worthy of “winning it all.” Starting the season ranked fifth, the Longhorns would finish the season 5-7, making them ineligible for the college football postseason. Five of those losses came at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, their home field.
• November 29, 2010 Michael Vick appears on the cover after the comeback win over the New York Giants next week at Bears.  He struggles by throwing a interception and losing aganist the Bears.
• January 10, 2011 Vince Wilfork appears on the cover after the win vs Miami in Week 17 his next game his team loses to the Jets in the divisional playoff game
• January 19, 2011 Jay Cutler appears on the cover. He gets injured and loses to the Green Bay Packers in the NFC championship game.

Thanks to Wikipedia.

Here’s the list.  I’ll reveal my picks in the coming week: