By the way, did you know there are 192 synonyms for “chuckle?”

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This would be funny if it weren’t a sad commentary … on the Rams, on St. Louis or on how team owner Stan Kroenke morphed into Bill Bidwill. By the way, one of the few in attendance was Jay Z, the rap mogul who is the agent for Rams running back Todd Gurley. (Hey, isn’t Jay based in Los Angeles? Hmm …)

And the Rams won 21-14.

Call it the battle of the former automotive capitals of America.

Meanwhile …

Did you know pane and pain are homophones? Oh, stop it. A homophone is a word that is pronounced like another word but is different in meaning, origin or spelling.

We make regular stops on this account, on account of it being good for a guffaw.

What, you don’t like old-time fiddling'?