It's officially panic time everyone. Why? Because this Sunday, on the day when chicken wings become the second most important thing on earth to the Super Bowl, we may not have any chicken wings.

Wait, what? How is this possible!

Yes, it seems that the bad economy is not just resulting in uninteresting, useless businesses filing for bankruptcy. It's also having an impact on the businesses that truly reach into our lives, like chicken wing producers.

Noted chicken wing producer Pilgrim's Pride Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection on December 1. This is bad news because they supply roughly one quarter of the 24 billion "wing segments" that were eaten last year - and right now, they aren't producing their delicious wings. As a result, wing prices have soared like gas and suddenly a nation of snackers is left to forage for themselves.

The National Chicken Council has even stepped in to alert everyone that there's plenty of chicken to go around for super Bowl Sunday, but don't be so sure. 5% of wing consumption per year happens on Super Bowl Sunday. Plus, there were already major shortages in the Northeast last week.

Personally, I think the NCC is lying to us simply to prevent a national riot from breaking out. If I don't get my wings on Super Bowl Sunday, there will be hell to pay.

I invite our new president Barack Obama to tackle this issue because, in the end, be we Republicans, Democrats, Communists, Anarchists, whatever, we are all wing lovers. And a Super Bowl without wings is like Philly without cheeseteaks or Brazil without ridiculously hot women. It just cannot happen.

Will there be enough chicken wings available Super Bowl Sunday? [Sports Rubbish]