Football Fable

This was sent in by future Brahma's World member, Ellen:

A first grade teacher in Oakland explains to her class that she is a Raider fan. She asks the students to raise their hands if they are Raider fans. Every student raises their hand except one little girl. The teacher looks at the girl with surprise and says, "Janie, why didn't you raise your hand?" The little girl replies, "Because I'm not a Raiders fan." The teacher still shocked, asked, "Well, if your not a Raiders fan, then who are you a fan of?"

"I'm a Niner's fan, and proud of it," Janie replied. The teacher could not believe her ears. " Janie, why are you a Niner's fan?" "Because my mom is a Niner's fan, and my dad is a Niner's fan, so I'm a Niner's fan too. "Well!", said the teacher in an annoyed tone, " That is no reason for you to be a Niner's fan. You don't have to be just like your parents all of the time. What if you mom was a moron and your dad was a moron, what would you be then?"

"Then, smiled Jamie, we would be Raider fans."

 

Dear Brahma...

I recieved the following from group member, Bum's Rush...

One prediction for 1/26: Bush will still be a shmuck. One favorite:
Fareed Haque
This was a banner year of sorts for me and football: every team who reached
the championship I liked and I have little political or emotional interest
at stake Unllike the Landry/Staubach Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Naval Academy Amerikkka's Team, or slimey mafiosa sicilian pride, buy an
election, buy a politician, turn state's witness DiBartola - those are the
type of teams I was obligated by a sense of decency to be against no matter
the odds [ah the joy of watching the big dumb blond american jock 'I won't
play if I am drafted by the colts' elway go down in flames all those times,
and how wretched to watch his team win - but at least by the run - do you
remember the 80's something super bowl between denver and washington and
doug williams had a carreer day after the annoucers had praised elway so
much when denver took an early 7 - 0 lead and washington looked flat? The
black quarterback blew away elway's team, that and just having a better
team.
Here is another prediction: trail blazers over mavs.
I like Sapp, a sure thing #1 draft until he got caught smoking pot, then he
went #8 when the Bucs 'took a chance' on him. But Grudin is too much a
celebrity, and I suppose Sapp has been clean too long and has taken to
cheap shots. I would love to see Rice get another ring if that will mean
he dumps the whiners and retires with the raider jersey (take that you
niner fans that supported dumping rice, as they had montana, to get the
most they could - a slap to those who gave their all - how about letting
them stay until it doesn't work anymore instead of casting them off like
sf landlords to long term residents when dot com money was waved. fuck em,
loyalty means that being #1 (like the bottom line) needs to take a back
seat to giving respect to your own. It's not like the niners have been so
successful once they got rid of rice, no, you get owens thinking he is
some supreme gift and acting like, well, owens - an embarassment. Joe D,
Mickey, Williams were given a chance to finish without being moved out.
Mays wanted to go back to NY (why???? - just kidding).
Another prediction: raiders score first 3 - 0

bum's rush

Dear Bum's Rush:

I agree with your predictions whole heartedly. And one more: I won't win the pool. And the reason Mays was so eager to go back to New York was the pizza. It's entirely understandable.

 

The Numbers Game

I just want to ask all members or Brahma's World to pray for the end of each quarter, and particularly the end of the game, to end with the AFC having 9 as the last # in their point total while the NFC has 6.....OR AFC-8 (the hard way!), NFC-2, so we can win our pool. I thank you.

 

Welcome to Raider Nation

Chad Pennington??? Isn't that one of the snobby rich kids on the old "Dobie Gillis" T.V. show? Brahma's World congratulates the Oakland Raiders on a well played (and fought!) victory over the upstart N.Y. Jets! Today, they felt the AGONY OF DEFEAT.

These two teams seriously hate each other. That seems to push the Raiders to another level....always has. I remember watching a game back in the ancient days....Raiders vs. The Chiefs....Len Dawson vs. Daryll Lamonica...ancient enough? To this day, that was the dirtiest, toughest and hate filled game I've ever seen played!

So the San Francisco bay area takes out both N.Y. area teams this year. I'm often conflicted in my hometown feelings since I'm from NY and live near SF. At least I won't have to worry about the Warriors meeting the Knicks in the playoffs.

 

This Just In...

Have you ever seen the Jay Leno bit...he shows wedding announcements of people whose names produce a secret message when they're read together...a la, Joseph Scru marrys Tina Yu for the Scru/Yu wedding party?
Every year, Tops baseball cards feature a number of rookie cards that feature two players. This year, they're producing a card that is shared by Jung Bong of the Braves and Brandon Puffer of the Astros...to make the very collectable
Bong/Puffer baseball card! I imagine that we'd better find it before the Drug Council of America forces them to pull it from circulation. (you know they will!) Maybe those guys should be traded to the Mets!