Eye of the Tighe... er...?

As Andrew will tell you, puns are the lowest form of humor. We hate puns, and have tasked ourselves with seeking them out and destroying them utterly.

But my brain's natural pun defenses can't even keep up with the insane pun-mongering of Tommy Tighe. Tighe hosts the halftime portion of the Sunday night NFL game on CBS/Westwood One radio. All season I've been marveling at his ridiculousness while recounting the day's highlights; the puns, which relate to various NFL teams and players, are both insane and numerous. They fly by so fast; just when you think you've recovered from the last one, here comes the next one. Some favorite examples that I was able to retain:

- The Titans were missing their "McNair traffic controller" (Steve McNair is their QB)
- The Jaguars missed the playoffs but "can't blame it on Del Rio" (their coach)
- New Orleans lost? "Saint that a shame!" (Hmm. Also used: "Saint Elsewhere")
- It's not a "Terry Christmas" for the Browns and coach Terry Robiskie (Also, the team experienced an offensive "Brown-out")
- Referred to N.Y. Jets QB Chad Pennington as "Penny and the Jets"
- Referred to Lions QB Joey Harrington is "The Lion King," and said it was "Hakuna Matata" against Green Bay (Tighe really takes these things too far sometimes)
- Two touchdowns on the ground for Baltimore's Jamal Lewis? "That's so Raven!"

Oh man. That last one's my favorite. (Side note: That's So Raven is Andrew's favorite TV show. Let's all gently mock him for a short-to-medium period of time.) There were more examples, but I think my brain exploded in protest. Tune in during the playoffs and maybe you'll hear Tighe and his ridiculous menagerie of puns.