Excerpt from a Wall Street Journal article about the upcoming championship games and Super Bowl. Thanks, Tracie!
May I root against the New Orleans Saints?
No, you may not. Rooting against the Saints is like rooting against Elin Nordegren. They're the Sentimental Team of the Century; if Dick Enberg were calling the NFC championship game, he'd need a trailer truck of Kleenex. Even if you forget everything that New Orleans endured during Hurricane Katrina—and how could you?—they're the Saints, the former Aints, one of the most hard-luck franchises in the history of hard luck. Not long ago, newborns came into the world in New Orleans hospitals with tiny grocery bags on their heads.
If the Saints win this weekend, we expect the Louisiana Superdome to levitate off the ground, stop at Parkway Bakery & Tavern for a roast beef po'boy and fly straight to Miami for the Super Bowl.
My correction: I believe they would prefer to get their roast beef po-boys from Mother's or maybe Zimmer's.
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1 comment:
Actually we are a *little* nervous about being in New Orleans for this game. The word *riot* has been mentioned if we lose it and the word *riot* has been mentioned if we win. We will witness this historical day from the safety of Stan's house-party- well away from the potentially levitating SuperDome.
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