A Taco Friendship Blooms & 5 Ridiculous Things for This Weekend's Games

It all started innocently enough.  On Tuesday morning, I started prepping our hard-hitting guest column for posting.  And, so you know, prepping on this site means writing something as quickly as humanly possible and then digging through online images for something barely tangentially appropriate. 

Thus, after the e-scribbling  I popped random nugget-influenced phrases into the Google-matic, looking for some slices of fried gold.  But, in doing so, something magical caught my eye. 

Do you hear them?  The angels?  They sing!!!

Mexi-Fries Poutine.  And I can buy it somewhere.

O. My. Curd.

I immediately tossed aside all blog/work/family responsibility to dig for more information on this.  There was little, sadly, except for some short articles about this heavenly concoction being introduced at beloved Mexi-chain Taco Time in 2015.  From all I could gather, it had been a limited time item that came and went that year.  I do now remember that winter being especially cold.

Like all good, lazy citizens, I immediately took to Twitter to register my shock at such a remarkable creation.  I included the proper @ sign protocol in my tweet to insure Taco Time would be acknowledged for their brilliance.

And then they tweeted back.

I don't want to post the whole long chain here (re-telling a Twitter conversation is akin to describing your dreams), but I do want to say this.  Us and Taco Time?  Yeah, we're pretty much BFF's now.  Guys, I'm serious!  Don't believe me?  Look at this.

TacoTime followed you 

Sep 26

Dreams can come true.

In honor of this momentous occasion, we are totally Taco Timing it up for this weekend's upcoming footballing (I will be traveling to California on Friday, so I can't otherwise commit to an additional post.  Taco Time may or may not be involved).  At any rate, let's impart some ridiculous knowledge with our sports.  It's the minimum I can do, at least until I can make it to the nearest drive-thru.

1. Los Angeles Rams of Not St Louis versus Dallas Cowboys
1. Did you know that the Taco Time chain was founded in Eugene, Oregon?  That's right, it all started in the land of Ninkasi Beer and smelly hippies, which is just a short drive south from my current locale.  And, I will be flying directly over that town roughly 24 hours from now.  As I do, I will bow my head in gratitude.  I will also hold my nose.
2. There is apparently only currently one player in the NFL named Eugene.  So, Eugene Sims and your Los Angeles Rams, you get the TBW push for Sunday.  Use it well.
2. Indianapolis Colts versus Seattle Seahawks
1. The very first franchise was located in Tacoma Washington.  Uh, and my sister-in-law went to college there.  These are the nicest thing anyone has ever said about Tacoma.  Ever.
2. Seattle plays up the I-5 corridor from Tacoma.  As the crow flies, it's about 30 miles away.  In a car, it takes roughly a dozen lifetimes.  But, Seahawks are birds, so, winner.
3. San Francisco 49ers versus Arizona Cardinals
1. Taco Time's headquarters are in Scottsdale Arizona.  Clearly, they felt it made more sense for a taco chain to setup shop closer to the Mexican border than the Canadian one.  THAT's good executiving!
2. If you were curious like I was, there are actually cardinals in Arizona.  I appreciate this information, and suspect it will help Arizona win this game.  I also appreciate that my search history will now list a site called "Birds and Blooms".  When someone tries to figure out why I went crazy and tried to kill Sourdough Sam by sticking him in an oven, they will be thoroughly confused.  For a moment. 
4. New York Giants versus Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1. The first step into international waters for our taco friends was to Lethbridge, Alberta.  Is the mexi-poutine available there?  I don't know, but it's Canada, so I'm sure there's something smothered in gravy.  I love Canada.
2. As of right now, there are ten players in the NFL who were born in Canada.  The fellow closest to Lethbridge, and thus getting his team that vital Albertan rub (ick) is Brett Jones, center for the New York Giants.  He's from Weyburn SK, which is 700 kilometers from the epicenter.  I'm sure he took road trips there as a kid.  I mean, 700 KM, that's like a quarter-mile, I think.
5. Chicago Bears versus Green Bay Packers
1. It's a shame the Bears are in Wisconsin for multiple reasons.  Primarily, though, because the latest addition to the Taco Time empire just opened in Chicago.  That should account for something positive.
2. Are we looking at a future of deep-dish churros?  Who can say?  Perhaps the Bears can, if they don't fill up on all those stupid cheeseheads.  Not real cheese fellas!

So there you have it, your weekend is set.  Cheer on the proper squads, while popping over to the nearest location every quarter or so for a tasty snack.  Tell them TacoBoutWhatever says hi.  They'll know what it means, even if they act like they don't.

Yes Summer, and for always