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A New Kind of Fantasy

Those of us who play fantasy sports can't get enough of it. Personally, I'm in 4 different fantasy football leagues and 2 fantasy basketball leagues, leading to essentially year-long madness. Now I've added a new notch to the belt -- Fantasy Gossip Girl. (Yes, I've been called a gay in 37 states). We're trying to expand our readership, so hopefully now the females would like to get some Meaty Lasagna from time-to-time.

Head over to Fafarazzi (http://www.fafarazzi.com) where you can sign up to play a version of fantasy sports for your favorite TV shows. The way it works: pick 3 characters from your TV show every week, and points will be assigned based on the actions of those characters each week. Using the Gossip Girl example, physical fights/cat fights and drug use by the characters result in a 2 point gain (per character). A make-out session, which occurs quite frequently, can net you 6 points per character. While the holy grail, having Gossip Girl actually write about you, nets you 7 points each time she writes about your character. This past week, I found myself screaming at Chuck Bass to physically assault Dan Humphrey, the same way I would when Ronnie Brown was breaking off a big run only to get tripped up a yard short of the end zone. Fantasy TV shows -- a good way to keep you occupied when sports aren't on television.

Big Eisy, 11.12.08