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Welcome, brother, have a seat. You look like you need to warm up. You just sit here and watch for a while, and we'll take care of you.

Don't forget that during the halftime of Puppy Bowl IV, it's kitty time!

So far, I've watched The Quick and the Dead, and now The Right Stuff is on- I don't think I'm gonna be watching much football today...

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Originally Posted by JWBear (Post 188983)

It's about the fact that the Super bowl has become an obsession in American society somewhere on the par with Christmas and the second coming. It's about the strange looks you get when you tell people you don't watch it; the kind of looks you would get if you stated that you didn't "do" Thanksgiving or the 4th of July.

Unsurprisingly, when most people are doing something on a specific day, and you are not, you seem different. That only makes sense. I am not into football but I did small-talk ask my coworkers if they were watching the game this weekend. When they said "no" or "yes" it's not like I judged them. I was making small talk.

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And I'm sorry, but the Oscars do not compare. While there is the same (or greater) level of obsession on the part of some people, it is really a very small percentage of society. None of my friends, gay or straight, are as obsessed by the Oscars as most of the people in my life are over Super Bowl Sunday. Are the grocery stores as packed the day before the Oscars? No. Do complete strangers ask you if you're ready for Oscar night, and wish you "Happy Oscars!"? No.

Would that be a bad thing? I don't see why social acceptance of the SuperBowl is such a bad thing.

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Originally Posted by Jazzman (Post 188991)

...nobody is marching around harping about any "reason for the season."

This is a great point. Believe me, if you're miffed that the SuperBowl is a socially acceptable event, try being a Jew your whole life. It's not just the baggers you have to ward off.

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Originally Posted by JWBear (Post 189002)

Give it time....

Ok, then at that point, there may be something to gripe about. Call me crazy, but I don't see it having the baggage of a religious holiday.

I'm with Jazzman on it. I like that it's a holiday that we've created as a public; regardless of religion or creed you can take part and really feel a part of it. I know when it is in advance, and can make appropriate arrangements for the purchase of food and goods without any fuss. I only regret that I have no one to spend it with this year, since J just left on a work trip this morning, and my only friend in the area is across town... normally not a bad drive, but anyone who might catch my LJ would know why I'm not driving again until this newest snowstorm is over. I'll just have to have my salsa and chips solo today. :D

Even people who don't like football can get something out of it, especially an advertising junkie such as myself. Except, I do like football, so I'll be watching that part, too.

I'm watching the game here at the Nuclear Muffin Test Kitchen, and it's just me, the doggies, the cats, and the rat (and oh yeah, the hamster).

:)

The only thing that pisses me off about this day is the fact that moms and crying toddlers come out of the woodwork to invade all public spaces so there is nowhere safe to be except at home.

Oh, and the drunk drivers also make home a safer option.

The only thing I don't particularly care for is that the tv station interupts the Commercial Bowl with all that pesky sports stuff

I ran across this article today, somehow it has to fit in with this thread...

NFL Pulls Plug On Big-Screen Church Parties For Super Bowl

Apparently it's OK with the NFL if you party it up at a sports bar but not at a place of worship. Go figure.