WDR has witnessed a recent spike in comment and email traffic as word has spread via Project Mayhem, much to our delight.  Reading this feedback from our readers is the most enjoyable part of this whole project (that and helping to force change with ownership of course:).

And quite frankly, you guys are funnier than we are.  So what follows below is our carefully selected (i.e., randomly chosen) quotes of the week.  A big WDR thank you to everyone who writes in...keep the hilarity coming.

From Uber-Commenter "rich":

Perhaps our Mike Brown would be a good choice for FEMA director. He has over 20 years experience managing disasters.

Some great ones on the Live Blog:

Commenter "Cavs Fan":  Wait...you mean this site isn't dedicated to firing Mike Brown the basketball coach? Damn...

Commenter "John Madden":  You know what the best thing about today's game will be? Brett Favre.

Commenter "Emmitt Smith":  The billboards got debacled.

(and my favorite)

Commenter Michael in Raleigh:  If Benson gets somewhere thanks to a block by Henry does that mean it's a jail break?

We've gotten great stories about spreading la Revolucion, like this from Commenter Cheese Man:

Being the ONLY real fan at Tulane University, which includes, "Welcome to the Jungle" wake up calls for my entire dorm, floor recitals of the Bengals Growl (what shouldn't be overlooked is the fact that no one else lives within 200 miles of Cincy), random people referring to me as "Bengal Boy", and a prime television viewing spot reserved for me every Sunday at the bar, I was beyond ecstatic to see the WDR billboards get a good 15 seconds of face time on FOX. I then proceeded to cheer and make a point for everyone else in the bar to take note of the embarrassment that is our franchise. I have made a personal pledge to expand the WDR message to a national level, and the initial response has been very positive. It is only a matter of time until WE get what WE deserve!

Fantastic stuff Cheese Man (and all you others working in the trenches).

And last, but certainly not least, the enthusiastic and eloquent Marco Antonio Romero Anaya!

The post went on considerably longer, bonus points to anyone who can send us in a legit translation (i.e., one that won't translate "running" game into "terrestrial" game - though I do love that).  There were also some great ones I couldn't find suggesting Levi Jones dress as a turnstile for Halloween this year and one that suggested using Paul Brown as an alternative energy source since he's spinning in his grave so fast.

Great work Comrades.  Keep it coming.

Jeff Stires of West Chester is a dedicated Bengals fan and loyal member of the Who Dey Revolution.  On Sunday, Jeff went to the Bengals-Eagles game and adhered to Project Mayhem Task #3's call for a boycott of concessions of food and merchandise at the game.  When interviewed by WLWT Channel 5 after the game, Jeff said: "“I didn't buy anything.  WhoDeyRevolution said don't buy a thing, (and) I didn't buy a thing.”

Jeff must know about the second rule of Project Mayhem: Do not ask questions about Project Mayhem. 

Word around town is that in addition to being a faithful soldier in Project Mayhem, Jeff slays supermodels, can throw a football 75 yards, volunteers at senior centers, performed the surgery on Carson's knee, can do 500 pullups in a row and was indirectly responsible for Big Ben's "accident."  

Jeff Stires, you are a true WDR Hero.

They may have booed Santa Claus and Michael Irvin on a stretcher, but these Philly fans do believe in one thing:  The Who Dey Revolution.

A big thanks to all the Eagles fans over the weekend who stood up in support of our cause...especially those who BOYCOTTED the concession stands during a game with 30 degree temperatures and 20 mph winds.

Thanks Philly...now you can go back to cursing Donovan McNabb and Andy Reid.

Linemen: Come on Ben, get up, we need to run the next play.

Roethslinger: Wait a sec guys. The earth is talking. Can't you hear it? It is so wise and knowing and soft. Much better than asphalt. It wants to tell me something important. It says that...............Toyota has zero percent APR financing right now and I shouldn't let this deal pass me up. Now it's singing beautiful wondrous words. SAAVVED BY ZEEERO.

Linemen: This isn't playtime Ben. We are going to get a penalty if you don't get up.

Roethslinger: The only penalty I'm worried about is the premium I'm going to have to pay if I don't act now on the new '09 Corollas in stock. Listen, can't you hear the savings from up there?

Umpire (Blows whistle, throws flag): Delay of game. And unsportsmanlike conduct on number 7 for not saving money on a whole line of fine Toyota automobiles.

Linemen: Seriously?

Roethslinger: I'm going to tell Himes you wouldn't let me buy one of his countrymen's fine automobiles at a price that can't be beat.

Linemen: Cowher would not stand for this.

(Cowehr appears out of nowhere and strides up to the linemen)

Cowher: What's up here men?

Linemen: Ben won't get off the ground.

(Cowher uses his chin as a lever and lifts Roethslinger off the ground)

Cowher: You've gotta get your head in the game son.

Roethslinger: I know, but I think I'm in love. With the ground.

Cowher: In that case, are you going to Jarod?

Well, we did it.  231 Bengals heroes donated a total of $4,560 to keep these billboards up through the regular season and into the post-season.  We are already talking to the billboard company to move them to better locations next month.  Thank you to everyone who donated and talked to their friends, family and colleagues about Project Mayhem. Click here for a full report of the press that the billboards received.

Remember, this campaign is about taking back OUR team.  We need you to keep boycotting Bengals merchandise and concessions at games (it is legal to bring in food and bottled water) and calling the Jerk Line during games on Mike Brown.

We here at WDR will continue to roll out tasks that will work to subvert Mike Brown's control of this team by disrupting the natural order of the team and by reducing his profit. 

What are your ideas for future Project Mayhem tasks?  Leave them in the comments below.

Every week, I read Peter King's Monday Morning Quarterback article on SI.com.  Why do I do this?  I have no clue.  I really don't like his style of writing.  I never really find anything out.  A lot of his shtick is tired at this point.  I guess maybe I'll feel left out or something if I don't read it.  Or maybe I just like wasting large chunks of my life doing things I don't enjoy.  It would certainly explain the whole "Being a Bengals Fan" thing. 

There is one thing I must admit.  Love him or hate him, King is the preeminent mainstream media NFL writer.  If he mentions you in MMQB, you matter.  If he doesn't, you don't matter.  I mean, the guy writes somewhere near 5,000 words a week about the NFL.  If he can't squeeze you in somewhere, you're pretty much irrelevant on the national scene.

What I decided to do was comb through the first 11 editions of MMQB this season.  I am by no means saying that this is 100% true; it took less than 40 minutes to skim through and I certainly could have missed something.  I didn't take exact quotes, but I did my best to paraphrase what King says.  I don't think his words are ever misinterpreted.

Before I get to the Bengals, let's talk about a couple of selected players.  Brett Favre.  As you can probably tell by the brilliant photo at the top of this article, King's love of Favre is rather notorious.  I decided to check in each article whether or not Favre is mentioned.  In 9 of 11 articles, Favre was mentioned by name.  In Week 6 King calls Aaron Rodgers' play "Favrian" and he was not mentioned in Week 7. 

You may say that's not a fair representation of King.  Brett Favre has been one of the main storylines of this NFL season, and he deserves space in a national column.  I'd disagree with you, but it's a fair point.  Onto Tom Brady.  Many of you may have heard of Tom Brady.  He is the Super Bowl winning, supermodel banging hunk of a man who quarterbacks the Patriots.  In Week 1, he was "von Oelhoffen'd" by Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard.  At the time, it was the story of the year.  The only news since the injury has been that his knee may or may not be infected.  Brady has yet to comment publicly.  Surely, in a column dedicated to what's happened in the last seven days in the NFL we wouldn't see Brady's name mentioned often.  Or so you'd think.  In reality, Brady's name has been mentioned in 10 of 11 columns this season.  He was only absent in King's Week 5 column.

Now that we've established that King has no qualms about mentioning even non-stories, has he mentioned the Bengals?  I didn't count times when he merely referenced the Bengals as a random opponent.  In one instance he describes the Bengals as "toothless" so I included that.  It'll probably be easiest to do this week by week, so I'll do just that.

1. Says that Carson Palmer is going to be demoted to "Jay Cutler-ville" and that Ocho Cinco doesn't mean "eighty-five" but rather "eight five."  Of note is that this joke was almost two years old at the time.
2. Bengals not mentioned.
3. Says Missouri and Ohio are a combined 0-12.  This is the only mention.
4. Says Carson will play in Dallas and makes a snide remark along the lines of, "Some reward."
5. Says Cowboys will never employ Chad.
6. Says Carson's elbow is worse than being let on.
7. Praises Himes Ward's hit on Keith Rivers.  Says he sees no hope for the Bengals.  This was the first time I saw King talk about the Bengals as a whole.  Mentions that Carson has called Jake Delhomme for advice about his elbow and quotes what Delhomme told Carson.
8. Calls Bengals toothless.  Wonders how many Bengals are playing not to get hurt.
9. Quotes Marvin Lewis in the quote of the week.  This was the first time I observed the Bengals mentioned before the last page of King's column.
10. Bengals not mentioned.
11. Says that Chad is "looney" for promoting the upcoming Bengals/Steelers game on NFLN before he had played his next scheduled game.  Essentially says Bengals/Eagles sucked.

That's all 11 weeks.  He mentioned the Bengals in 9 of them.  That's one less than Tom Brady, who has played less than 8 minutes this season.  That's either as many or less than Brett Favre, who is one man on a 7-3 team.  He only mentioned the state of the Bengals twice from my count.  The only players mentioned by name where Carson, Chad, and Keith Rivers.  No mention for TJ Houshmandzadeh, who is having a Pro Bowl season.  No mention for Jonathan Joseph or Leon Hall, who are quietly playing like corners on a playoff caliber team.  No mention for Eric Ghiacuic, who may be having the worst season of any player in the league (not named Chris Perry division).

Some of you may call this an indictment on Peter King, arguing that he's a national reporter who should cover all teams equally and not just his favorites.  To those of you I say:  Let's call it an indictment on the product Mike Brown has put on the field instead.