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But There Was No Joy in Mudville . . . .

January 21, 2008 3:28 AM

can honestly say that I was more excited for the Packers-Giants game today than any other professional sports game ever, mostly due to the fact that this is one of the few such games I've ever been excited about. This after a lifetime of hating all sports. That started changing this year, first with watching the Badgers every week at L-Dawg and X-tina's. And then, when that was all over, Mr. Vice and pH got me excited for the Packers. The three of us ended up in a bowling alley watching the Packers-Cowboys game, and I didn't mind standing up the whole time at all. Too bad they fucking blew it. But then they kicked ass last week, despite a horrible, horrible start. So I was excited and, based on what people more knowledgeable about football told me, confident that the Packers would end up in the Superbowl.

I am not a superstitious man. I don't throw anything over my shoulder when I spill salt. I don't fear walking under ladders. And I don't think it's bad luck to cross paths with a black cat--I own one, after all. So, when Co-SME demanded that I not proclaim that the Packers were certain to win at the start of the game tonight, I was unafraid to proclaim, loudly and confidently, that the Packers were certain to win. My confidence wavered as the game wore on, but, when the Giants kicker missed that field goal at the end of the fourth quarter, I was sure it was all going to turn around. And then... it didn't.

People were sad and pissed, and justifiably so. Based on both my uninformed assessment and the much more informed assessments of those I watched the game with, the Packers put in a poor performance. And, what's worse, they ruined my night and that of pretty much everyone else in Wisconsin.

See, and that's why I hate sports.



1 Comments


estefanita said:

i have no real comment on football i justed wanted to havethe first comment!

January 21, 2008 3:46 AM



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