Minnesota Vikings News and Links, 12/12

We've managed to reach another Friday, ladies and gentlemen. Sounds pretty damn good to me.

Since the last time we brought you an Open Thread. . .

-The Minnesota Vikings are no longer contenders for the post-season, courtesy of the Arizona Cardinals defeating the St. Louis Rams last night.

-We sat down and exchanged Five Good Questions with the folks from Pride of Detroit concerning this weekend's matchup.

-Eric has his picks column up and available for your reading enjoyment.

Since I'm already running late with this Open Thread this morning, I'll leave it at that for now. Might edit in some more later.

The rules of the Open Thread are the same as they've ever been, ladies and gentlemen. . .no politics, no religion, no feeding of the trolls, keep the bad language to a minimum (using spoiler tags, if necessary), and keep the pictures work-safe and appropriately sized.

For today's entertainment. . .let's go old school.

With that, the beer light is on and the bar is open for this Friday, ladies and gentlemen. Enjoy the rest of your day!