WIN NOW was a series of photographs by acclaimed photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt taken during the 1940s for use in the War effort.  Though the photographs were very popular with the G.I.s in various theaters of combat, the U.S. Government forbid their civilian use stateside.  With the war over and the United States victorious, Eisenstaedt bought back his photos and held them back from public view for neatly fifty years. I first ran into Eisenstaedt in 1992, saving his life from dolphin attack in the Bermuda Triangle.  So taken was he with my courage he willed the entire photo series to me shortly before his death in 1995.

I WISH I COULD TAKE CREDIT FOR THESE ARTISTIC MASTERPIECES!

(As Lars would say "LIES!")

Anyway, here's the dumb images I made up every day for this dumb team.  RAH RAH!!

THE ORIGINAL - 07/30/09

I'm sure it was a smart-ass response to something, but who knows what. It was in before a game, because it led directly into...

THE WIN NOW 07/30/09

also, from that date:

HAY GUYS DID WE WIN THA GAME??

THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF MARIA - 08/04/09

THE FIRST PANDA AND MOLE, PLUS THE FIRST USE OF A GIANTS BROADCASTER - 08/07/09

MARIA'S FIRST TRIP TO THE DL + FIRST STARTING PITCHER REFERENCE - 08/08/09

MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT GETTING OUT OF DOING THIS EVERY DAY - 08/09/09

AND AN ALTERNATE - 08/10/09

FIRST STAR WARS REFERENCE - 08/11/09

FIRST KITTIES, FIRST ZORAK, FIRST BOTHAN, FIRST BILLY MAYS - 08/11/09

FIRST SUNFLOWER GUY, FIRST KUIP - 08/14/09

FIRST CRAZY CRAB, FIRST FLEM, FIRST "MATT CAIN" - 08/15/09

MARIA RETURNS!! - 08/17/09

FIRST SQUIRREL!! 08/24/09

FIRST LOL CHIKIN, FIRST EMP. NORTON - 08/25/09

MARIA BACK ON DL, FIRST MON MOTHMA! - 08/26/09

FIRST AND ONLY YEAH JOEY - 08/27/09

FIRST TIMMY THE ENCHANTER WIN NOW APPEARANCE, FIRST KRUK - 08/28/09

OMG FIRST TOP HAT!! - 08/29/09

And now it's getting crazy… 08/30/09

09/01/09

09/02/09

09/03/09

FIRST POSEY MILK CARTON - 09/04/09

09/05/09

09/06/09

09/07/09

09/08/09

Then I went on vacation and that's when the Giants decided to tank it big time. Images from this time include…

09/14/09

09/15/09

09/16-17/09

THEN… 09/18/09

09/19/09

THE PENULTIMATE WIN NOW! - 09/20/09

AND IN THE END...

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Thanks for saying you liked these dumb things. It was a challenge to do something new every day and make it both topical and funny (dumb) at the same time. WE CAN SEE HOW YOU RISE TO THE CHALLENGE, SHE SAID. I always had fun in the Gamedays, unless I didn't. EDITORIAL: I liked it better when post counts were not divulged.

So long, suckers! VOTE FOR ME IN THE END OF THE YEAR AWARDS!! (WINK! I AM KIDDING - OR AM I??)