I thought I knew my friends. Two weeks ago my friend sent me an e-mail asking, "Are you having a Super Bowl Party, so we can come and mooch? I have a new dip recipe I am dying to try out!" I replied, "you can come under one condition, that your husband who was born in New York does not root for the N.Y. Giants." I called her later to make sure. She laughed and said, "Fred doesn't watch football. He could care less." So they were invited.
One Super Bowl and a major upset later, I found out, FRED did care. I am not going to blame him for the PATRIOTS' LOSS, but I have now come to the conclusion that even those who think that they don't care, ultimately do. When Fred arrived, I truly believed he would be more interested in the "Think Fun" games I pulled out to occupy his time during the sixty minute game that lasts three to four hours. I was sure he wouldn't even be paying attention to the game.
Come to find out he, not only was he watching, he was rooting for the underdog Giants. He felt the game was rigged. He was convinced the Patriots would ultimately win. He kept saying he wanted to see the Giants ahead for a little while, for the sake of the game. Keep it a close game, he kept repeating. Is that the voice of someone who does not care?
He got his wish. Oh, the game was close. Too close for my liking. And there was Fred, in my house, wishing for Giants to win. How could I have let this happen? I tried my best to distract him. I encouraged him to try the puzzles I brought out, but he kept watching the game. He kept wishing for a Giants victory. He got his wish!
In the end, I am not sure if it was Fred or Bill Belichick's "Red Hoodie" (How could he go and change his style for the Super Bowl? He needed the old gray hoodie! I said it first! At the start of the game!) that led to the end of the Patriots' perfect season? That is a question I will never know the answer to, but I can safely say the next time the Patriots are playing the Giants, I know who not to invite over to watch the Super Bowl. The person who did not spend an entire season, every Sunday and Monday watching the games leading up to the Super Bowl, because even those that say the don't care, FRED, do when it comes to rooting for their home team!!!!!!
And by the way, whatever happened to the dip?????
4 comments:
Liza,
I absolutely loved the article!!! It made me laugh!!! Thank you!!!
XXOO
Linda – the other Giant fan - LOL
FRONTRUNNER!!!!!
Oh my gosh this is so funny becuase we had our good friends over, it was also Phil's b-day, and this "good friend" comes into my home, which was TOTALLY decorated Patriots, and this guy starts rooting for the GIANTS!!!! I was so irritated and annoyed, but he kept saying "I just want it to be a good game, I don't really want them to WIN!"
Well, needless to say he left with his tail between his legs...next year let's get our Fred and Dave friends togehter and they can watch the game together!!!!!!!
Oh and another thing I heard was that "Giselle" was at the game, and apparently she never goes. So her presence obviously was a factor in TOm's poor performance.
My parents still can't talk about it, my Dad never slept on Sunday he was so depressed!!!!!!
It was a SAD day for all of us Patriots fans.....
Sharon
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