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<\/a>But, as a fan or history, I have to admire what they accomplished.\u00a0 I saw the game with my own eyes, but the Patriots winning is still hard to believe.\u00a0 The key was that, even though it\u2019s a sports cliche, the Patriots kept their composure, while, sadly, the Atlanta Falcons did not.<\/p>\nSo, since I wound-up hating the game, (even though I have to admit it turned-out to be an exciting second half,) I\u2019m just going to concentrate on reviewing a little bit of everything else this time, beginning with the commercials, even though it was the least special crop ever. I do applaud the ones who focused on how immigration is a good thing, though, because you know they all were created to stick it to Trump and his puppeteers. I\u2019m impressed that so many companies not only thought to center their scenarios around that theme, but actually brought them to fruition. You ad execs rock!<\/p>\n
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COMMERCIALS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I\u2019m going in order that they were aired, not of my likes (or dislikes, which\u2014wait a second\u2014I just realized that I did not have this year!!! That\u2019s a first!) (I also didn\u2019t know what most of them were about; they were too complicated to get into, especially during the second half, when my heart was in my throat about the game.)<\/p>\n The Skittles one where the guy throws them into the girl\u2019s bedroom was good.<\/p>\n Some of the Life Water colors.<\/p><\/div>\n I loved all the colors in the Life Water one, but the whole thing had nothing to do with water<\/em>!<\/p>\n Loved the Buick one that starred Cam Newton, but I didn\u2019t know that he was no longer persona non grata in football circles.<\/p>\n Justin Bieber actually starred in a fun T-Mobile \u201cdance moves\u201d ad!<\/p>\n Okay, Honda\u2014were those really<\/em> the celebrity\u2019s actual high school yearbook pix? Mr. X is positive they are, but I think not, unless Robert Redford and Steve Carell looked like totally<\/em> different people back then! And that would mean that Viola Davis\u2019 current<\/em> bulbous nose is a nose job! (But that did look exactly like Missy Elliott, so now I really don\u2019t know what<\/em> to think.)<\/p>\n The Alfa Romeo I want so badly!<\/p><\/div>\n I want to get an Alfa Romeo now, just because of its gorgeous commercials!\u00a0 I\u2019m serious.\u00a0 If the length would fit in my garage, (and<\/em> I could afford it–duh,) that would be my new baby. I seriously had not heard a word about Alfas since I was a teen-ager, so it was smart of them to spend so much money on this world wide exposure. (Not to get to me<\/em>, of course, but to everyone<\/em>!!!)<\/p>\n This next trio played last, in chronological order, but they were actually my three favorites, too!:<\/p>\n Humpty Dumpty. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n I loved, loved, loved the Turbo Tax Humpty Dumpty one!!!\u00a0 It actually made me laugh out loud\u2014several times.<\/p>\n The emotional winner is the Anheuser-Busch one which was totally about support of immigrants. Good for them. A genius came up with that one.<\/p>\n And the one about hair was good, too. I didn\u2019t even get which shampoo it was for, (they flashed it too quickly at the end, and it was a long, not known name,) but I loved that it was against Trump, and hit him where he lives\u2014his vanity about his vomititious looks!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n PRE-GAME<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I hate that they kept mentioning the evil Peyton Manning! (If you don\u2019t know why I now label him as \u201cevil,\u201d you have got to read my column from Friday, which tells of his sexual harassment, and subsequent destroyal, of a female trainer. You can just click here to see it: itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/footballkarens-rant-peyton-manning-scandal<\/a>.)<\/p>\n The absolutely worst whatever he was (segment host?, commentator?, wannabe everything?,) in football history is Carter Manning! Just think if he would have this gig if he wasn\u2019t a Manning! (The answer is a resounding NO!) He\u2019s just dreadful, on every<\/em> level. It appears that he thinks he\u2019s a comedian, but he\u2019s not amusing at all<\/em>, (unless you count his funny looks, which is not what he was going for!) I\u2019m absolutely positive that he has his gig on Fox solely for his access to his famous brothers! \u00a0I\u2019ve never liked Gordon Ramsey, but I loved<\/em> him during his \u201cred carpet\u201d interview with Carter because he let that creep know that he\u2019s an idiot!!!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n FASHION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I\u2019ve never discussed this topic before in my Superbowl reviews, but it needs to be addressed this time.<\/p>\n Charissa Thomson and Taraji P. Henson, two of the worst fashion disasters in Superbowl history! Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n What was that woman on Fox, whom I\u2019ve never seen before, wearing to do the \u201cred carpet\u201d interviews??? (I just looked her up\u2014her name is Charissa Thompson.) She\u2019s pretty, but has no fashion sense whatsoever! She looked like Morticia Addams! Not only was that a horrible dress for anytime<\/em>, (and her bare back in it accentuated her hunched-over posture,) but it was totally inappropriate for the occasion! This is a Sunday afternoon sporting<\/em> event, for goodness sake, not an awards show!!! Absolutely no one<\/em> was dressed-up, and they would have looked as idiotic as she<\/em> did if they were! (I have a feeling that weird, insecure Carter Manning wanted to wear a tux, so the powers-that-be told her to match his attire. At least I hope that\u2019s what happened.) Mr. X walked into the room when she was on the screen, and asked, \u201cWhat is she wearing<\/em>??? Is she dressed for Halloween<\/em>?!\u201d<\/p>\n Pam Oliver, another one who doesn’t own a mirror! Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n And Taraji P. Henson\u2019s outfit was foolish, too. I love her, and know what she was going for, but it made her look dowdy. I felt for her, though, because, even in my cute, skinny, younger days, I was guilty of wearing a much less-than-attractive crazy outfit to match an event. She was dressed in a long Adidas skirt<\/em>! Oysh. But I beat her, sports-attire-sponsorship-wise. I once made my entrance on my former television show, Karen\u2019s Restaurant Revue<\/em>, wearing a giant Reebok shoe<\/em>! On my whole<\/em> body!!! Double oysh to that one!<\/p>\n And what the heck was reporter Pam Oliver wearing??? Do these people have no mirrors in their dressing rooms??? Mr. X took one look at her nerdy red one-piece, and asked, \u201cWhat is she doing?!\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>