Further proof that Saints fans are batty

What's dis with the Who Dat?

"You could tell the Saints fans," wrote the Miami Herald's Dave Barry of his Super Bowl experience, "because every few feet they would shout 'Who dat.'

"This is a system — similar to the sonar system used by bats — that enables Saints fans to identify each other by sound when they are too happy to see."

Busting the budget

The estimated cost of staging the Winter Olympics in British Columbia has ballooned nearly tenfold, from the original $600 million to $6 billion.

"Apparently the plan was to conduct the entirety of the competition using only the Nintendo Wii," wrote Bruce Arthur of Canada's National Post. "Somebody probably should have Googled 'Olympics' and 'Montreal.' "

Colt-hearted Dave

"The good news is I'm no longer Indiana's biggest disappointment," cracked CBS's David Letterman in light of the Colts' Super Bowl loss to the Saints. "All I can say is: Don't worry, Indianapolis, FEMA is on the way."

For bettor or worse

Las Vegas Sports Consultants has given the New Jersey Nets 1,000-to-1 odds of winning:

a) The NBA championship.

b) Another game this season.

School spirits

Louisiana Tech quarterback Ross Jenkins registered a .228 blood-alcohol reading — nearly three times the legal limit — when he was stopped at a sobriety checkpoint, the Monroe News-Star reported.

In other words, he might have been one of the 50,000 drunkest Louisianans on Super Bowl Sunday.

It's no breeze

This year's first America's Cup race had to be postponed a day due to lack of wind.

Apparently the competitors used it all up in the courtroom.

Who needs Madden?

"If you want to know why the Colts' loss was the fault of the Bush Administration, tune in to Keith Olbermann's show on MSNBC tonight," wrote Jack Finarelli of SportsCurmudgeon.com. "If you want to know why the Colts' loss was the fault of the Obama Administration, tune in to Bill O'Reilly's show on Fox News tonight."

Talking points

• Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun, on strollers, Frisbees, umbrellas and flags from non-participating countries being banned from Winter Olympic venues: "Spectators are, however, being asked to bring snow."

• Comedy writer Jerry Perisho, on Dallas hosting the next NFL title game on Feb. 6, 2011: "The Super Bowl XLV pregame show comes on in about an hour."

Saving on greens fees

Elin Nordegren, in a dramatic change of heart, has given philandering husband Tiger Woods six months to shape up instead of proceeding with a divorce that could possibly cost him $300 million, the London Sunday Mirror reported.

Pundits immediately declared it as history's first megamulligan.

Dwight Perry: 206-464-8250 or dperry@seattletimes.com