Indeed. I got too excited by my Eureka moment to actually stop and assess whether or not the Eureka was based on fact.

OK. This is going to be lengthy, but a couple key questions my wife and I discussed after watching it a second time:

OK. This is going to be lengthy, but a couple key questions my wife and I discussed after watching it a second time:

"I just think it's great that you guys are in love, even though you're from Austria and you're from some country that no one's ever even fucking heard of."

"I just think it's great that you guys are in love, even though you're from Austria and you're from some country that no one's ever even fucking heard of."

COUNTER-COUNTER-COUNTER-COUNTERPOINT (by Chazz Palminteri in A Night at the Roxbury): Did you just grab my ass?

COUNTER-COUNTER-COUNTER-COUNTERPOINT (by Chazz Palminteri in A Night at the Roxbury): Did you just grab my ass?

I think you mean Lance.

I think you mean Lance.

who's that architect?

who's that architect?

She had a brain tumor. Doc said it was the size of a p'zone.

She had a brain tumor. Doc said it was the size of a p'zone.

@avclub-ef47f964f26ee487d5bdb8ed96d5984f:disqus Incorrect. Every article about everything requires 50 comments about boners.

@avclub-ef47f964f26ee487d5bdb8ed96d5984f:disqus Incorrect. Every article about everything requires 50 comments about boners.

"that Jack Black turns down."

"this is our Countrrrryyyyyyyy" -John Cougar Mellencamp on behalf of Chevrolet

@avclub-3db41011acc2d229176bf6a92202728d:disqus It's probably less "smokescreen" and more "actual entertainment."  Unless you think the following scenario sounds like a good premise for a film/comic book:

Apparently, Wes Welker posts to the AV Club under the guise of @avclub-e1d3b791194e0ceb9dfaed5f03da88b8:disqus

This doesn't explain how they all showed up simultaneously, but checking her inbox only confirmed that she didn't send emails. It was inferred in that brief scene with Tim and Jen, when he has a crate full of letters and fan mail, that the invitations were sent out via standard mail, not email.