With Indianapolis in the Super Bowl, you knew there had to be the obligatory "Indiana is just a bunch of backward hicks" playground taunt. Here it is, from a Chicago Sun-Times columnist who apparently made someone laugh back in high school and has never gotten over it:
It has become one of the great American sports traditions, the political bet. A major game gets people all worked up and happy at the same time, not worrying about snow removal, potholes or taxes. And that makes it safe for a governor or mayor to get in on it.
So rival politicians bet something that screams out the identity of their hometowns. Two weeks ago the Bears beat the Seattle Seahawks, and Mayor Daley took Seattle Mayor Greg Nickles for beer, coffee and salmon. (Too bad that when the stuff arrived, the beer bottles had broken and drenched the coffee-flavored chocolates.) Last week the Bears beat the New Orleans Saints, and Mayor Daley won beignets.
But with the Bears about to play the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl, we have a problem:
What could Indiana possibly have to bet that we would want?
I mean, Chicago can offer Indiana pizza, ribs, beef sandwiches and dental work. But do we really need ballcaps with farm company names on them?
He's probably right. What could Indiana possibly offer a city so advanced it is able to make the dead vote? (This is known as sophomoric humor, should the gentleman from Chicago ever set his sights so high.)
Comments
But what does he look like Leo?
Ribs from Chicago? - ahahahaha
That was a good one...
I've been to Chicago, and I can't think of a thing I'd want from Chicago. What the Chicago Sun-Times wants to send is not desirable stuff around here. They seem to think they have to offer food, food, food and dental work. Believe me, we've got dental experts. As for the food, we could send them quality in equal quantity.
Chicago may have some good blues to send down here, but apparently they'd rather keep that, since it isn't on their menu.
All in all, I'd rather have their hides on Super Bowl Sunday -- as I believe we will.
Then we can send them crow pie and some first rate condolences.