Ever try explaining the game of football to someone who knows nothing about the game? Not easy. Okay, so there’s two teams and the one with the most points wins. You score points by…. Yes, the general framework is easy, but what about the rules, and we get some odd questions such as : Why 11 men? Why 4 downs? Why are those men standing together and those separated? Why are they playing the nickel when they should be in cover-one? Isn’t man-to-man on Moss going overboard, I mean c’mon?
We had a little model UN assembly at our place yesterday for the superbowl, without the superbowl. The game started at midnight so we didn’t watch it – we’d have to find someplace that was broadcasting it and that would not be easy. So instead we started our little fiesta at normal game time, 4pm, and served standard superbowl fare (Mexican – Gen’s rightfully famous 7-layer dip and burritos), and watched a football movie. Mostly we talked and ate. I gave a burrito-making demonstration (see visual). The 7-layer dip lasted about 8 minutes. If we had any couches we would have had a ward full of food coma victims.
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