Photo by Janna R.

Not being a fan of spectator sports (except bukake) I really don't know what you are referring to. The "Stupid Bowl" will come and go without any notice on my part.
But damn, those cookies look good enough to eat.

I shouldn't even know what any of this means, but if one knows Joy...

I'm clueless, also. But almost hungry enough to lick the screen.

I join Vicky and Sandy in cluelessness. (Also, since it appears football is involved, there's not much point in anyone trying to explain it to me either.)

I'm going to explain anyway.

These cookies came from a bakery in Pittsburgh, home of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Steelers fans are pretty um...enthusiastic. They wave or display their Terrible Towels (or, in Pittsburghese*, "Tear-ble Tahls") during the football games to show their support and enthusiasm. The Terrible Towel is the flag of the Steeler Nation. Myron Cope, who invented the Towel (and gave all of the rights and profits from the Towels to a local school for children with developmental disabilities), believed it had/has mystical powers.

This Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers are in the Super Bowl, which is like the Grand Prize of Football. Even though we don't have a Terrible Towel of our own to wave, we do have Terrible Towel cookies (well, one now, since we ate one). We want the Steelers to win. Even President Obama wants the Steelers to win.



*special link for Aniko

Thanks, Janna. And I saw that press conference. Wow.

"And I saw that press conference."

For anyone who didn't: HERE WE GO. (The jersey Obama is holding up in the inset was given to him by Steelers President Dan Rooney when Obama visited Pittsburgh in October.)

Janna, I believe that waving the cookies will work as well. It's a 'Burgh thing.

GO STEELERS!!!

We're down to one. We ate both football cookies, and I couldn't resist one Terrible Towel one. So we have just one left to wave this weekend (unless we go out and get some more...). I don't know how good the remaining one would be to eat after the Super Bowl anyway. What with its being a week old and all the waving and all...

Eat the cookies and then DANCE, Janna! There's the solution, 'cause Nick is right -- you can't really "wave" a cookie. Mmmm, Terrible Cookies... are these an Eat 'n Park creation or somewhere else?

Useless PantsTrivia™: The correct pronunciation of "Eat 'n Park" is "Krap 'n Tae." See?! I was already a full grown alcoholic before I lived in the Midwest!

Well, Janna, you DO still have time to get a Terrible Towel, ya' know? The best place to get them is from one of the sidewalk vendors in the Strip, but you should be able to find them all over town. Three years ago when the Steelers won, Giant Eagle and 7-11 were selling Terrible Towels.

*Spell check wants me to type Steelmakers rather than Steelers. HA!*

very nice picture. I like the Steelers.

"Eat the cookies and then DANCE, Janna!"

That's an idea. I will not dance down the street half-naked like the neighbors did last time they won though.

"are these an Eat 'n Park creation or somewhere else?"

They're from Prantl's Bakery ("Home of the Burnt Almond Torte") in Shadyside.

"Well, Janna, you DO still have time to get a Terrible Towel, ya' know?"

Yeah--maybe I will break down and get a tahl at the Iggle.

the cookies look delicious!

GO STEELERS!

GO STEELERS!

I have a tahl... probably the only one in Georgia! LOL!!...

But I'm going to need some of those football cookies for game day....

I'd better get the cookie dough started!!!!!

Thanks for the explanation, and I appreciate its thoroughness. (Though I did actually know what the Super Bowl is...)

The link is pretty cool. It's safe for other people to visit, too. :-)

I knew the Pittsburgh Steelers were in the Super Bowl, and I've seen cookies and other eats resembling a football before, but never a towel as a symbol for a football game. Do the cookies taste good?

I'm not a football fan, but I know some people in Pittsburgh whom I like, so I'll wave an imaginary Terrible Towel and join in, "Go Steelers!"

Janna - did you know they opened a Prantl's Bakery in Market Square? They moved into the old Jenny Lee location.

AND, as a bonus, they sell Mancini's bread.

I'll have to check and see if they have the pepperoni rolls too. Oh man, now I've gone and made myself hungry.

Here we go Steelers!

those are some cool cookies.

GO STEELERS !!!

go Steelers

Nick said: "Janna - did you know they opened a Prantl's Bakery in Market Square? They moved into the old Jenny Lee location."

I think I recall reading that. As far as bakeries go, I think Prantl's is only average, and I'm not a big fan of the Burnt Almond Torte, like most everyone else is. I actually like the Oakmont Bakery's version better than Prantls'. I never did get to the Jenny Lee bakery before it closed, which makes me sad. I have had Mancini's pepperoni rolls dahn at the Strip n'at. Good stuff.

One of first places I dragged Dave to when I moved here was Jean-Marc Chatellier's French Bakery in Millvale, of all places (getting there took two attempts and is a story in itself). Pittsburgh bakery aficionados really must drag themselves to Millvale to check it out. It's good stuff.

Check out Jean-Marc's Steelers offerings:

Football Americain
allez les STEELERS!




P.S. I finally got me a Tahl. Go Stillers!

I'll have to check out Jean Marc Chatelliers. Bellevue has a great bakery right on Lincoln Avenue. If you're ever up that way, you might want to give them a shot. There's also a really nice coffee shop up there called "A". Really nice place, great coffee...etc.

Glad you got your tahl! GO STEELERS!

"I'll have to check out Jean Marc Chatelliers."

Make sure you get me a tart with a marzipan plaque for my birthday:

"If you want to do as they do in France, you may order any of Jean-Marc’s tarts as a birthday cake. He can write your happy birthday message on a small marzipan plaque. Trés chic!"

I'll have to check out the Bellevue bakery next time I'm up that way (not very often, I admit.)

Gotta go get the spread ready. Horns are honking already!

Those are so cool.

I have to admit I was cheering for the Cardinals.

Matthew T--

1. I agree.

2. Jagoff.