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[catslash]

*builds secure fort* *hunkers down inside with camo helmet securely in place* *readies hand grenades for emergency defensive purposes and keeps wary eye on flist*

BEST GAME EVER.

Well. Best football game. That I personally have ever watched. Which basically mkaes best of like fifteen. But still. BEST. GO DOLPHINS.

*is not kidding about the hand grenades*

I have finally decided that, though I was born and raised in Maine, I just don't like the Patriots. I expect it has something to do with having them crammed down my throat since the turn of the century. I was tired of them before I even got into sports at all, never mind football. I tried to start rooting for them last season, but I just couldn't work up the interest. I ended up adopting the Lions instead, which I think speaks pretty clearly to how much I do not care about the Patriots. "Hmm, good team that's won a few recent Super Bowls, or team that's never been good ever. LET ME THINK."

This season, I've also been following the Dolphins a bit, since Joey Harrington was the only the Lion whose name I managed to freaking learn last year, and he is a Dolphin now. I guess I felt vaguely obligated or something. And given the treatment he got in Detroit (I don't know the whole story in detail, but I know the general shape of it), I even cheerfully rooted for him on Thanksgiving. Watching him totally wreck the Lions was fun. (God, I'm the worst fan ever. Probably because my interest in football comes mostly from the lack of baseball. I like watching it but I'm not as involved.)

Wait, I think I'm making a point here.

*backtracks*

Oh, yes. I was definitely rooting for the Dolphins today DON'T HURT ME I HAVE A GRENADE and, by halftime, had sorted out my thoughts on yaoi the Patriots, so I was rooting against them too. They didn't play as badly as they did against the Lions, as far as my inexperienced eye could tell, but they really didn't need to, because the Dolphins are a better team than the Lions. (Of course, I, by myself, am also a better team than the Lions.) I was thinking last night that if they played anywhere near the way they played last week, the Dolphins would have it in the bag, so I was beside myself during the game. That was a good time. And the lost touchdown on a penalty! I about died.

The Dolphins have certainly done some interesting things this year. First they hand the Bears their first defeat of the season, and now they give the Patriots their first shutout since, what was it? 2003? 2004? The announcers couldn't seem to decide.

But, you know, thank god the Lions ditched that good-for-nothing Harrington. That certainly made all the difference. For the Dolphins.

In conclusion, goddamn the Bills have some ugly uniforms.

(Also, random aside: who's that guy who playing the Mac in those Mac commercials? I can't place him and it is driving me crazy. I know it's something really obvious, but my memory isn't cooperating.)

Edit: Oy. I did a word count out of curiosity and discovered that this entry is long enough for me to, theoretically, hand it in as an essay in my English class. Why, yes, I have run way over on every single assignment.

Comments

[new-world-smurf.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed the game and I didn't even see it, but then again you know I hate Tom Brady with the fury of a thousand suns.

And lucky you gets to watch my Chad while I have to watch friggin' Chargers/Broncos. :(

[catslash.livejournal.com]

Aw. I'll swap! My best friend is a Broncos fan so I care more about them than I do about either of the teams on my screen.

I am open to the idea of hating Tom Brady. Can you expound upon your reasoning, if you have any beyond "ARGH PUNCH?"

[new-world-smurf.livejournal.com]

Oh, gladly:

1) Those vaunted three Super Bowls? Two of them were won by Adam Vinatieri, not Tom Brady. Including the one that he got MVP for. Hell, that first one was the biggest piece of fucking luck ever thanks to that stupid-ass tuck rule.
2) He has awful sideburns.
3) He screwed Drew Bledsoe, whom I love even though he's immobile, out of a job.
4) He comes across as Mr. All-American and has stated his goal is to be a U.S. Senator. Anyone who wants to get into politics and knows he probably will because of OMG TEH FOOTBALL is automatically a scumbag in my book.
5) The media goes on about his "humble beginnings" when he actually comes from a solid upper-middle-class background.
6) He's an overrated piece of shit.
7) He has girly arms.
8) He banged Tara Reid. Okay, so has most of the NFL, but still.
9) His voice is beyond annoying.
10) In short, he is an annoying overrated girly-armed squeaky-voiced skank-banging douchebag.

I can come up with more reasons, but I think that's a good start.

[catslash.livejournal.com]

An excellent start. I shall ponder at length. At the laundromat, which I really need to go to, and I don't know why I'm putting it off, because an excuse to sit around and read the second Stephanie Plum book for an hour and a half cannot possibly be a bad thing. (Speaking of which, I bounced from the last couple of books in the series right to rereading from the beginning, and the difference in some of the characterization is striking. Ranger in particular has become unrecognizable. Morelli hasn't changed, through, probably because he's the flattest and most one-dimensional character in the series.)

[new-world-smurf.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Ranger showed promise until he banged Stephanie.

[catslash.livejournal.com]

I'm just totally amazed. In the first couple of books, anyway, he has some spark and personality. By book twelve, he's become your basic stoic-and-smoldering love interest. It's kind of depressing.

Also, the Bills just got their second frillion-yard touchdown. You sure you want this game?

[new-world-smurf.livejournal.com]

Dude, it's Chad. Chad Uber Alles. And it's 21-10 and the Bills always choke in the second half.

[catslash.livejournal.com]

Well, good luck to 'em. I'm totally leaving now, I swear.

[americanleaguer.livejournal.com]

I do love Tom Brady and the Pats. But damn, if the Lions can't win EVER, at least Harrington can win one today, y'know?

Possibly celebratory Joey porn later.

[catslash.livejournal.com]

Yay!

I am starting to think I need a Joey icon.

[caruso.livejournal.com]

You do. You do.

[maggiesox.livejournal.com]

::glowers at you::

Actually, this game was wholly unsurprising. For some reason, brady invarably sucks ass against Miami. No idea why.

[catslash.livejournal.com]

I read as much in the Boston Herald yesterday, but I was unsure how much stock to put in it because, you know, Boston Herald.

[world.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the Herald is mostly stupid, but I often find their sports (okay, baseball, all I read) as good as, or even better than, the Globe's.

[world.livejournal.com]

TOTALLY with you on the Patriots! Like you, I grew up just not caring about football-I'd go to Superbowl parties just because of the cool commercials and food and ignore the game.

However, I was at one when the Pats won for the first time, and that was exciting, just because everyone was so happy. But THEN...the next time the Pats were in the Superbowl, against the Panthers, I found myself rooting for the Panthers. I knew that was "wrong", but I couldn't help it-I had just starting watching football (my friends had "walked me through" a few playoff games), and had really started pulling for the Panthers for some reason. When I found out it was them and the Patriots, I was like, well, I STILL want the Panthers-I don't care about the Patriots. But, they won anyway. The last Superbowl, I was apathetic, but rooted for the Patriots because I had no reason NOT to.

But, yeah, it's not just not being into football, I've just never been able to warm to the Patriots. I got into the Red Sox in 2003 because of that specific team, not just because they were local...