LJ Idol Week 3- Everything looks like a nail

[m_malcontent]

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It was the last home game of the old Houston Oilers (now the Tennessee Traitors, or Toejam or whatever) season and it was the first game they lost in the already somewhat dilapidated Astrodome that season.  Their road record that year was nearly the opposite with only a couple wins in the

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[me_sonrei]

It was then that I heard a clarion call, A sound that cannot be mistaken and carries to Mars on a clear cold night like that. It was the call of my sainted mother, "FULLY, YOU GOT MAD THAT WE LOST....AND NOW YOU HAVE KILLED SOMEONE."

And THAT, dear writer, is where I lost my shit and started laughing in my office, scaring my cube-mates.

This is fantastic -- comedy is obviously your strong suit. Thank you!

[ryl]

He starts calling me every name on the planet excepting "Murgatroyd" or a Child of God.

That's where I lost it. I'm going to start calling people Murgatroyd now.

[alycewilson]

I liked the way you told this story, especially the snarkiness.

[adoptedwriter]

Love your directness and humor.

[rayaso]

I loved the humor here. These were fun anecdotes. These were great fights. You get suckerpunched by one guy, and he's down for the count on the ice, and the other guy hits you then begs for his life.

[roina_arwen]

This was quite funny - I love the pop culture references!