Saturday, October 8:
Michigan vs. Northwestern, Thirsty Lion Pub in Portland
Saturday, October 15:
Oregon State vs. Brigham Young, Reser Stadium in Corvallis, OR
Saturday, October 22:
Utah vs. Cal, Macadam's Grill in Portland
Funny how prior to 2007 I actually flaunted my ignorance of/indifference toward football, yet suddenly it is my Saturday activity of choice.
I went down to Corvallis last weekend with my sister and two of her boys to see the Beaver game. However, my favorite part of the trip actually happened before the game. They had a bunch of booths and carnival-type games set up in front of the stadium, including one of those "swing the hammer, ring the bell" games with free t-shirts for the victors. I'm pretty wimpy and I was sure I'd make a fool of myself, but I can't resist the allure of a free t-shirt, so I stepped right up:
Boo-yah! With my new Emblem of Manliness I felt pretty good about myself. I wore it to work this week and told my manager how I had won the shirt where other burlier men had failed. His response? "You do know that the game operators can change the resistance, right? A lot of times they like to mess with the burly guys and let the wusses win."
Huh. So maybe my Emblem of Manliness is actually a Stigma of Wussiness. But hey, free t-shirt!
3 comments:
Fun times! Glad you've been converted to the fun and excitement of college football. Nothing beats the excitement of seeing your team march 90+ yards down the field and score the winning touchdown with 11 seconds to go! . . . After hearing the excited crowd in the background when you called from The Thirsty Lion,every time I see a Michigan t-shirt or sweatshirt I yell (actually, quieter than a yell) "Go,Blue!" Every time, I get a big smile and a "whoo-hooo," or some similar response. . . . Congrats on your scoring a shirt. Sorry your manager wanted to burst your bubble with his unsolicited opinion. I prefer to think that you earned that shirt!
Did you notice you are as tall as the beaver?
PS - I don't think they were changing the tension, those wood chopping lessons ruled the day.
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