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I've removed any identifying material from this, but it's too good not to share. It was a teeny-weeny bit unnerving standing in the super long return line at SAMS this morning. The Thanksgiving spirit has come and gone and we have moved into the "Ho-Ho-Who the hell is holding up the works?" season. "I LOST A BET AND HAVE TO WEAR THIS SHIRT FOR A WEEK!" he whisper-hollered at me. "Oh, I'm sorry, I..I...I'm sorry." I thought about explaining that I like the Gators, but not enough to torment people in SAMS or even wear orange and blue stuff on game day, but I decided to pick the dead poinsettia leaves off my sweatshirt and hush-up. My new friend had other plans. "And what's with you people? All morning strangers at Publix and the car wash pass me and for no reason just blurt out "Go Gators" and keep walking. Is that some secret handshake or something?" I was going to tell him how that works, but he was busy venting and I didn't want to interrupt. "You know what else, I've had two Seminoles tell me to F-off for no reason, other than this ugly t-shirt. Me! Telling ME, a third generation grad!" The guy with the flat screen TV is now standing in my shadow, so as not to miss a word of our conversation. "Well, we both know every year half the fans are frustrated...I'm sure it was the emotion talking and not personal." "NOT PERSONAL?" My not-really-a-Gator friend is doing that whisper-screaming again. "You see that employee with the USF Bulls lanyard, he walked by and had to tell me how "you guys proved how lousy the ACC is" and I couldn't go after him because I didn't want to lose my place in this darn line that won't move." "That about covers it," I empathize, "unless a still pissy Miami fan shows up. Are you sure you don't want to go in front of me...just in case?" "No, I need the practice, I've got to wear this stupid shirt for another six days!" |
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