Ding, ding, ding!In the red corner we the CFL, the Canadian Football League, fighting out of the Great White North, wearing multi-colored trunks with fringe. In the blue corner (or should it be GREEN??) we have CFL’s, Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs, fighting out of third-world manufacturing facilities around the world, wearing “eco-friendly” plastic packaging with an equally green warning label.

OK, you had your instructions in the dressing room, protect yourself at all times and come out fighting.

Where do I start…

Cost

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs - Average cost $2.00-3.50
Canadian Football League - Average ticket price CA $37.50 per game ($37.63 USD)
Winner: Canadian Football League (More entertainment for the buck)

Names

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs - Daylight, Twister, Soft White, Light Effects
Canadian Football League - Roughriders, Tiger-Cats, Argonauts, Alouettes
Winner: Canadian Football League (Almost lost because of the Alouettes, a French cheese)

Warnings

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs - Contain deadly mercury, EPA has a website about cleanup and considers CFL’s hazardous waste
Canadian Football League - Trevis Smith, Ligue canadienne de football, League Awards like Outstanding Canadian and “best looking man in the CFL”
Winner: Draw (Equal amounts of sucking)

Positives

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs - Saves money on energy bill, helps clear your conscience, twisty
Canadian Football League - Better than the WNBA, only has one French Canadian team, mentions “bang bang” contact in the rule book
Winner: Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (Still needs to add “bang bang” somewhere on the packaging)

Fans

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs - Hot hippie chicks, Al Gore, General Electric
Canadian Football League - The 8 guys in Canada that think hockey sucks, all the NCAA Division II NFL hopefuls, Fantasy Football players who have a real problem (there’s only 8 teams, guys!!)
Winner: Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (Sorry, I dig hippie chicks)

And the overall winner is…

A TIE!! They both suck. Read the rest of this entry »