So sitting around my local watering hole today, I just happen to overhear the following conversation between two hockey fans.
One, beaming with a Wendel Clark jersey, is obviously a Leafs fan. The other, looking sullen and oozing of melancholy, was a Pittsburgh Penguins fan. Two teams certainly going in opposite directions, and two fan bases that are overreacting, well lets just say, substantially.
Lucky for me, I have a great memory and can recall the entire conversation. It went a little something like this:
Leafs Fan: Man, did you see that game last night!? The Leafs are 3-0!
Pens Fan: Yeah, I saw it. I can't believe how awful everything in my life is right now. Do you have any uppers or know where the closest bridge is?
Leafs Fan: No. But you know who is great? CLARK MACARTHUR! He has four goals! I bet he scores 50, at least.
Pens Fan: You are just lucky that we have the worst goalie in the history of anything, and he just can't stop a beach ball and we should just trade him and start Brent Johnson every single game from here on in. & ...
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