Author Topic: On a lighter note (Read 221 times)

Sandman · « **on:** September 07, 2005, 11:57:23 AM »

Gotta love The Onion

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/40305

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Another Saints Season Ruined Before It Begins

NEW ORLEANS—Front-office executives of the New Orleans Saints football team provided a much-needed dose of normalcy Monday when they announced that, for the 23rd year running, the Saints season had been ruined before it began. "I'd say this is even worse than when Mike Ditka traded away all our draft picks to get Ricky Williams," said Saints vice president of pro-personnel operations Bill Kuharich. "But there's one thing we Saints can always rely on: our chances for a winning season being ****canned before we play a single down. We're proud to have carried on with this tradition despite everything." The National Football League has declined the Saints' "mercy rule" request to be allowed to forfeit all their home games, saying the team must set an example for its home city by being blown out in every contest.

soda72 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 07, 2005, 12:22:58 PM »

With all the horror stories about what happened in the dome, I don't think many would ever want to go back in there to watch a game...

Chairboy · « **Reply #2 on:** September 07, 2005, 12:33:23 PM »

How many 'horror stories' are more than just that, stories? The more I hear from people who were actually there, it was yucky (sewage, humidity, smell), but the hyperbole about it being the 'Rapedome' and 'babies being murdered' and whatnot seems to be disapearing.

When facts are not available, rumor becomes the currency of conversation. A currency without backing, but destructive in its mindless propagation.

Dinger · « **Reply #3 on:** September 07, 2005, 03:49:58 PM »

All the accounts have it being horribly traumatic. Just go ahead and look around at the news accounts.

Frankly, they should raze the superdome and build there that godawful freedom tower thing they want to do in NYC-- kill two birds iwth one stone.