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Quick hit picks for Week 11.

The NFL is unquestionably the "No Fun League." This week, the league fined Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco for being an entertainer—which is what he is. Ochocinco was fined $20,000 for flashing a dollar bill at an official during the review of a play where he was not able to get both feet on the ground in bounds. Basically, the league said, "We take ourselves very seriously, probably too seriously. We realize we're an entertainment provider, but we will not let our employees provide entertainment to their fans. In fact, we forbid it. We also realize that tickets are impossible to buy and that serious fans often cannot even watch their team's games because of our ridiculous blackout rules. We turn a blind eye to gambling on NFL games and refuse to acknowledge it even exists."

This week, Miss Bee is back at it with her picks. She made them based on the median inner-city bus driver wage for each metropolitan area. For New England she used Boston. These numbers are taken from Department of Labor surveys.

It's Friday and I'm back. All Da Way Turnt Up for All Hallows' Eve. So smash your pumpkins and go crazy with Week 8's "turnt up" picks.

I swear to deliver the picks, all of the picks and nothing but the picks. I just hope they're the correct picks.

Here we are in October. Fall is in full swing. The temperature is falling. We're entering "Project Bundle Up" territory where every attractive girl wears enough clothing to overheat an Inuit.

In an experiment that would make Warwick Estevam Kerr cringe, I attempted to mix things up and let Miss Bee author last week's picks column. Well, as it turned out, that experiment got all Africanized on me. Comments from fellow Phillyists noted things like "I am dying. Andy better watch out, you might have to take his job for comedy alone." Not only does this comment imply that I'm humorless, but it also suggests that this job would be better done by a flying, pollinating insect—however clever she may be, not to mention busy. But, your voices have been heard. You can find the Bee's picks and pithy banter at sidebar for no additional cost. We're making a contest of this. I pick against the spread; she picks straight up. Winner gets what? That's where you come in. Please suggest a suitable prize for the winner (read: punishment for the loser) in the comments.

Alright, kids. We know you miss Andy incredibly, but you're just going to have to deal with Miss Bee's picks this week. We can't promise you any picks that involve, you know, anything based on actual substance and strategy. After all, she did try out to be an Eagles cheerleader. Oh, and it's gonna be twitter-style, cause we're into that. 140 character reasoning for each pick. This should be interesting. As always, home team in CAPS. Here's your Chips and Dip picks for this week:

It's Friday. Friday means beer. Let's get the weekend started with some NFL picks. As always, HOME TEAMS in caps:

One game into this NFL season and I am already 0-1. While the Steelers marched to victory against the Tennessee Titans last night in overtime, they did not cover the 6.5 points that the experts in Vegas assigned as the spread. There will be no discussion of Hines Ward's fumble at the three-yard-line which would have undoubtedly made the final score 17-10 and given this "expert" a cover. Alas.

Last night, a buddy and I were talking about this year’s Eagles team and season on the whole. He’s a huge Eagles fan and has been all his life despite growing up in Steelers country. So, he feels your pain.

Just a quick post to get this week's picks on the record. (Day jobs stink.) My first pick also stinks as I picked New England -3.5 last night. 0-1 to start the week. A legit column will follow next week. Scout's honor.

I have nothing to say today. Anything that I could possibly say will not even approach the importance of what happened in America this week.

Today is Halloween.

If you live in the Philadelphia area, there’s a better chance than not that you are a Penn State alumnus. The largest concentration of Penn State alumni resides in the greater Brotherly Love area—an approximated 75,000. This weekend we will all be one in rooting on the Nittany Lions over the Buckeyes of Columbus.

I wasn’t sure how to start the column this week. I wanted to talk about how I think the NFL is turning into a "pansy game" (Troy Polamalu’s words, not mine) with all of its ridiculous fines and suspensions. It truly is approaching a flag football league. If Chuck Cecil was still in the league he would have filed for bankruptcy by week four due to all of this fines.

As I’m sure everyone who reads this column has Phillies playoff fever, I’m not even going to waste your time with a rant this week. (Also, I’m on vacation about to go to the Tampa Bay v. Chicago ALDS game and the tailgate is calling me.)

On Sunday I attended my second ever NFL game. The first game I attended was the Giants at the Redskins. The outcome of that game was inconsequential to my overall enjoyment of the matchup. I liked neither the Giants nor the Redskins. I don’t even think I really enjoyed the experience. It was mainly a function of the ridiculous drive that has to be made in order to reach FedEx Field (the home of the Washington Redskins). It is wholly inaccessible via public transportation (aside from manufactured ‘shuttle’ bus routes). It was cheap for Dan Snyder to build a stadium out there so he did it.

So, due to technical difficulties (or personal difficulties) here are the week's picks as an un-elaborated post. Hence: quick style!