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Well, the Cowboys' 9-7 victory over the Redskins on "Monday Night Football" sure lived up to expectations, didn't it?

Page 2 wanted to see how sports fans thought the game stacked up against other not-so-great tilts, so we sought your help with our "Drawing a Blank" feature. We asked readers to complete this sentence:

The clash of the winless Washington Redskins and winless Dallas Cowboys is the worst matchup I've seen since ... ______________

After receiving more than 1,300 e-mails, here are the best responses.

... Gus Frerotte and the wall.
Jessie
Tuscon

... "Boot Camp" vs. "Temptation Island."
Brad
New York

... Superman versus Nuclear Man in "Superman 4: the Quest for Peace."
James Boyle
Morrisville, Pa.

... "Joe vs. The Volcano."
Tom
Brooklyn, N.Y.

... Dan vs. Dave.
T. Manieri
New Orleans

... Arnold from "Differn't Strokes" made a guest appearance on "Silver Spoons."
Travis Theiss
Hamilton, Ohio

... the W.A.S.P / STRYPER "Heaven and Hell tour" of 1986.
Tim Heffner
Aberdeen, N.C.

... Elton John & Eminem.
Tad Harris
Boulder City, Nevada

... any XFL team vs. any XFL team.
Chris
Chicago

... Peter Brady took on Buddy Hinton in defense of Cindy.
PJ Burke
Sunnyvale, Calif.

... the state of California vs. OJ Simpson.
Sporto
St. Louis

... Donny Osmond & Danny Bonaducci had their boxing match.
Eric Slocik
Lockport, Ill.

... Don King met the blow dryer.
Mike Reid
Sheffield, Ala.

... Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. vs. Burt Reynolds and Dom Deloise in "Cannonball Run."
Steve Kradas
Southington, Conn.

... L.A. Lakers Mark Madsen and dance music.
Mike Simpson
Chicago

... Mothra took on Monster Zero. Whoever wins would still get creamed by a real monster.
Robert
Bellevue, Wash.

... watching the paint dry vs. watching the grass grow.
Jason Ryder
Sparta, Tenn.

... the XFL went head to head with "Star Trek: The Next Generation" in the Saturday night ratings battle.
Shane Quinn
Kingston, R.I.

... Jeff Van Gundy took on Alonzo Mourning’s leg.
Scott Bellmyer
Moline, Ill.

... Bayside came back to defeat Valley, when Bayside's starting line men passed a history test at halftime and got to play the second half, thanks to the obvious hints of Screech Powers on an episode of "Saved By The Bell."
Joe Strand
Tallahassee, Fla.

... Gheorge Muresan and Billy Crystal in "My Giant." Wait ... I might have been the only one to see it.
Rick Jordan
Columbia, Md.

... Milli and Vanilli.
RC
Dallas

What are you talking about? This may be the best high school football game I've ever seen.
Franky
Maryland

... Joe Piscopo and Butterbean went 15 rounds at Caesar's Palace.
Andrew Kambour
New York

... Dan Quayle went best two of three falls with the English language.
David Flaum
Germantown, Tenn.

... "New" met "Coke".
Nicole
Berkeley, Calif.

... Chris Farley took on Patrick Swayze for that Chippendale dancer job.
Mike Wood
Harrisburg, Pa.

... the Brady girls beat the Brady boys in a battle to erect a structure made of playing cards to see who gained control of the family's green stamps.
Mark Myers
Youngstown, Ohio

... Jeff George played for any once-proud franchise.
Patrick
San Leandro, Calif.

... that unlucky pigeon vs. Randy Johnson.
Lukas Baca
Virginia Beach, Va.

... that spinny thing beat that hammer thing on "Battle-Bots." (Or was it the other way around?)
Jimmy
Long Beach, Calif.

... Dave Coulier (Uncle Joey) argued at length with John Stamos (Uncle Jessie) on "Full House" about how to spackle a wall, and Joey ended the argument with his untrumpable chipmunk voice.
Kevin Hirst
Charlottesville, Va.

... that 43-year-old Little Leauge pitcher vs those other kids.
Jason Henderson
Richmond, Va.

... Jesper Parnevik and color.
Irving Katz
Cleveland

... Jerry Krause vs. the buffet table.
Greg Huenink
Appleton, Wis.

... Anna Kournikova and any guy other than me.
Joe
New Jersey

... Heinz Ketchup and green food coloring.
Dan Foust
Pittsburgh

... Air Supply opened for Hall & Oates.
Erik Teller
Spring, Texas

... Roseanne Barr and the Star Spangled Banner.
Erik Bodurtha
Agawam, Mass.

... Horshak fought Carvelli on "Welcome Back Carter."
Dan Preston
Pittsburgh

... Tommy Lasorda took on that foul ball at the All-Star Game.
Tommy Yenes
Pasadena, Calif.

... the historic battle of sticks versus stones.
Jeff
New Jersey

... the Citizens of San Diego vs. The Tomatoes in "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!"
Aaron Gibbs
San Diego




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