…at work.
I live relatively close to Penn State and crossed paths with an employee of another company that I occasionally deal/chat with…and he was wearing a PSU shirt. I asked, ‘Looking forward to the game tomorrow?’. …and at some point after a ‘yes’ was going to slip in that I’m an Eers fan. Before I could get there, he explained he hated the ‘three warm up games each season’ AND PSU shouldn’t play non-football schools. I’m a dick to our own fans (family)…but outsiders are the worst.
As he talked (explaining he was alumni) , I absorbed his words. I consider myself moderately witty and certainly receptive of sarcasm (play), but had to decide if he already knew I’m all-everything WVU…and he was just mind-f’n me. At this point, I decided, what’s it matter?
Sure, eventually I let him know I’m a WVU fan. …he didn’t seem fazed by his previous comments. I didn’t ‘defend the honor of WVU’. …I just took his parting words, ‘Hey, maybe you guys keep it close’. I’m not a shit-talker to other fans…most certainly not before the game.
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Those comments, I put in my wallet. Come Tuesday, I need to be able to pull them out and put the best Orlaco’n twist possible when reminding him of the conversation.
I NEED to be able to talk shit…with the win backing my words.
I live relatively close to Penn State and crossed paths with an employee of another company that I occasionally deal/chat with…and he was wearing a PSU shirt. I asked, ‘Looking forward to the game tomorrow?’. …and at some point after a ‘yes’ was going to slip in that I’m an Eers fan. Before I could get there, he explained he hated the ‘three warm up games each season’ AND PSU shouldn’t play non-football schools. I’m a dick to our own fans (family)…but outsiders are the worst.
As he talked (explaining he was alumni) , I absorbed his words. I consider myself moderately witty and certainly receptive of sarcasm (play), but had to decide if he already knew I’m all-everything WVU…and he was just mind-f’n me. At this point, I decided, what’s it matter?
Sure, eventually I let him know I’m a WVU fan. …he didn’t seem fazed by his previous comments. I didn’t ‘defend the honor of WVU’. …I just took his parting words, ‘Hey, maybe you guys keep it close’. I’m not a shit-talker to other fans…most certainly not before the game.
———-
Those comments, I put in my wallet. Come Tuesday, I need to be able to pull them out and put the best Orlaco’n twist possible when reminding him of the conversation.
I NEED to be able to talk shit…with the win backing my words.
