20 - Years since the Bengals have won a playoff game
0 - Total number of playoff wins in Mike Brown's tenure as owner
.359 - Bengals regular season winning percentage since Mike Brown took over as owner (115-206-1 in 20 seasons)
29-34-1 - Record since 2005 playoff game vs Steelers
6 - Seasons the Bengals have lost their first six games since 1991. No other team has more than two.
0 - Teams North of Cincinnati without an indoor practice facility
10 - Players arrested in a 14 month span from 2005-2006
32 - Mike Brown's ranking, out of 32, of the "Best Owners in the NFL" by Michael Silver of Sports Illustrated in 2007
458,000,000 - Amount, in dollars, that Hamilton County Taxpayers paid to build PBS
2032 - Year that Hamilton County will have finally paid off its debt on the stadium deal
3 - Total number of non-clerical employees employed in the Bengals scouting department, lowest in the league
747,000,000 - Amount, in dollars, paid in free agency by the Bengals from 1994 - 2005, second worst of all 28 teams in existence for the duration, behind only Arizona
118 – Ranking, out of 118 professional teams, of the “Worst Franchises” in professional sports, as ranked by ESPN the Magazine in 2003.
97 – Ranking, out of 98 general managers in all four major sports with three or more years of experience, of Mike Brown’s performance as a GM, as ranked by Forbes in 2007.
1:15: Gave them the line and a nice girl said she would make a note. Also asked that she note that MB needs to hire a GM and a scouting dept.
Posted by: Jeff | November 02, 2008 at 01:18 PM
I called at 1:04 and talked to a very nice lady. She said "Thank You" and I said "Your Welcome". It sounded like she may have heard that line before....
Posted by: Leeroy Jenkins | November 02, 2008 at 01:23 PM
The jerk line employees had to have had a meeting about this. When I called the lady completely expected what I was gonna say and was very polite.
Posted by: CincyMike56 | November 02, 2008 at 03:03 PM
I called at 3:00 right after Fitzy's interception. I used the script, and the lady had no response whatsoever. After a few seconds of awkward silence, I hung up...
Posted by: DudeThatIsNuts | November 02, 2008 at 03:04 PM
Called at 3:15 and said Mike Brown abuses me and is a jerk. The lady said nothing in response.
Posted by: G | November 02, 2008 at 03:13 PM
lost my voice as a mummy on Halloween so had to text. Viva la revolucion
Posted by: johnnyhollywood | November 02, 2008 at 03:25 PM
Called long distance from PA. No response.
Posted by: Allan Chandler | November 02, 2008 at 03:38 PM
skyped in from bogota even though we were up a couple of scores (this almost almost-win changes nothing)...
i'm pretty sure it was brown's daughter who picked up; though she seemed quite pleased to receive the info, there was also a hint of haunted frustration and treacherous deep-down-disdain for her father at having born her into his festering family legacy...perhaps she is approachable as an ass-ette...
she also seemed romantically moved by my passionate proclaim that, "La Revolución Es Ahora!", understanding in inspired awe that it was less of a threat than an announcement...
Posted by: chino | November 02, 2008 at 04:43 PM
I called at 3:30 today. I said the line...the lady on the other end paused and said...ok, I will report it...I said thank you. I think she was on our side. Viva la Revolucion.
Posted by: Fielding Melish | November 02, 2008 at 05:30 PM
I called 5 times. Once I asked if she had been getting a lot of these calls. She did not seemed amused by my attempts at friendly banter.
Posted by: Sleeping With Bieniemy | November 02, 2008 at 07:40 PM
I called about 2:30 and she just thanked me and hung up. It made me feel better anyway.
Posted by: Southern Illinois Douchebag | November 02, 2008 at 07:50 PM
Called in at the end of the first quarter. The lady on the other end didn't say anything. We need to be more low-key.
Posted by: Matt | November 02, 2008 at 08:38 PM
I must have called 3 or 4 times during the game. The line we were given to repeat was nice and I did follow the lead but I felt it needed more. The first time I called the girl sounded very peppy but by my 3rd call she seemed very unhappy. On my 4th call I added a little something extra to the statement by saying "and this is the sound my money makes when spent on anything Bengals." at that time I ended the call by flushing the toilet while holding the phone in close proximity. I then called after the fluke win and informed her that the Bengal nation still hated Mike Brown and would settle for nothing less than his removal from this earth. Can we please go 1-15 now? Im 23 now so i figure I may get to see the Bungles lose at least 2 more playoff games by the time I am 60. Unless ol' Mikey follows in Walt Disney's footsteps and is succesfully frozen and brought back to ensure the heartache of future fans in which case I guess Im screwed.
Posted by: cali bungles fan9 | November 03, 2008 at 01:43 AM
I called a few times, in addition to having the people around me do the same (non-Bengals fans) (these people, while fans of the NFL elite, still understood our cause and sympathized with our plight). A few times I tried calling, the mailbox was full, or circuits busy. When I did get thru, the robotic lady on the other line would politely say "thank you". I'm not sure if she was going numb by all of the calls, or she is truly brainwashed and didn't really understand what was going on. I just hope the powers that be receive copies of how many times the Jerk Line was called.
Still, despite the win today, don't be fooled!!!!! The devil (Mikey Boy) plays many tricks!!! Keep the fire alive and don't relent even though the dream of a defeated season has ended!!!
Posted by: Capt. Steve-O | November 03, 2008 at 01:54 AM
I called forty times. Starting at seven am while I had coffee and then every fifteen minutes until the end of the game.
Posted by: Ronnie Cheeks | November 03, 2008 at 05:49 AM
i called around 2:45, the lady said "hello" i said the scripted line and she said "ok, I will make a note." I said Thank you and hung up. I understand that revolutions look toward the future, but the old "if it's Brown flush it down." line was classic.
Posted by: 1-8 is no excuse | November 03, 2008 at 09:37 AM
I called at 1:57, said the line, and got a polite "thank you."
Bring on Mayhem Task #2!
Posted by: Eric Bieniemy | November 03, 2008 at 10:16 AM
I called around 2:30 and the lady said thank you
Posted by: Jade | November 03, 2008 at 10:45 AM
I was proud to both text and call and even get my non-football fan girlfriend to call and get the polite "Thank you" and she is from PA! Congrats to the team and both lines, there was some solid effort on the field which was great to see. Viva la Revolution and Phebes!
Posted by: Boomstick | November 03, 2008 at 11:04 AM
I called, 5 times, the 5th time i called i asked why nothing had been done yet about my previous requests, she just said they were looking into the situation, asked if there was anything else.
Posted by: Cool JJ | November 03, 2008 at 01:59 PM
OK, first rule - done.
http://njfrogman.blogspot.com/2008/11/whodeyrevolution-project-mayhem-task-1.html
Posted by: Bob Mantz | November 03, 2008 at 08:10 PM
I called around 2:15, and the lady that answered didn't seem too amused. But, she said thanks for the call after I said the line and we hung up.
Posted by: Bob L. | November 03, 2008 at 10:23 PM