Musings - August 6, 2011 + Today's Moment of Happiness

It’s that time again. With the lockout over, folks are really ensconced in the NFL’s pending season. Especially sports talk radio guys. Here’s a recent conversation I took in while barreling along the road. Let’s see how Oklahoma men talk football:

Coach: “Let’s do a run down of all the NFL teams’ quarterback situation and tell me if it’s elite or not."
Lackey: “Alright.”
Coach: “Washington.”
Lackey: “No.”
Coach: “Giants.”
Lackey: “Well, yeah.”
Coach: “Dallas.”
Lackey: “No.”
Wannabe producer: “He’s had just the one playoff win.”
Coach: “Well, ok. Philadelphia.”
Lackey: “He certainly was electrifying last year.”
Coach: “We’ll put that down as a maybe. Atlanta.”
Lackey: “Yes.”
Coach: “New Orleans.”
Lackey: “Yes.”
Coach: “Carolina.”
Lackey: “No.”
Coach: “Houston.”
Lackey: “Aaaah…maybe.”
Coach: “San Franciso.”
Lackey: “No.”
Coach: “Seattle.”
Lackey: “No.”
Coach: “Arizona.”
Lackey: “No.”
Coach: “St. Louis.”
Lackey: “Definitely could be.” ← of course
Coach: “Minnesota.”
Lackey: “No.” ← really?
Coach: “Green Bay.”
Lackey: “Oh, yes.”
Coach: “Detroit.”
Lackey: “No.”
Coach: “Chicago.”
Lackey: “I don’t think so.”
Coach: “Jets.”
Lackey: “Could be.”
Coach: “New England.”
Lackey: “Yes.”
Coach: “Buffalo.”
Lackey: “No.”
Coach: “Miami.”
Lackey: “No.”
Coach: “Indianapolis. Oh, well, of course. Baltimore.” ← much easier than New England, of course
Lackey: “No. Well…”
Wannabe producer: “Could be.”
Coach: “Yeah. Pittsburgh.”
Lackey: “Yes.”
Coach: “Cincinnati.”
Guy just handing around: “Wait. What was the question?”