Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, December 03, 1992, Supplement, Page 11B, Image 19

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ANSWER
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That very special time of the
year is upon us when we
join with our loved ones to
celebrate the time-honored tradi
tions of singing Christmas carols,
decorating the tree and finding a
parking space at the mall
But somewhere amid all the hol
iday shopping and fruitcake, we
have lost sight of the true mean
ing of the holiday season FOOT
BALL
Yes, watching football. What
better way to celebrate the season
of good tidings and good cheer
than to stumble out of bed around
noon and nurse the hang over you
have accumulated through numer
ous assorted holiday drinks.
Nothing brings loved ones clos
er than a big screen TV filled with
huge men pit against each other
in a violent quest to bring a ball
safely to the end zone; in very
much the same spirit as the jour
ney Mary and Joseph took to deliv
er the Baby Jesus safely to
Bethlehem
Young and old alike will come
Nothing brings loved
ones eloser than a
big sereeti TV filled
with huge men pit
against each other in
a violent quest to
bring a ball safely to
the end zone.
together to route for the superstars
they have watched every monday
night and every weekend from
noon to five since September Sim
ilar to the way the three wise men
who, 2.000 years ago. followed a
star that lead them to baby Jesus
Football ts the answer to every
one's holiday problems Running
out of fruitcake storage space7 Put
them with the other snacks during
a football game It is a widely
known fact that football viewers will
eat anything in front of their face
during an important play
These intense games also pro
vide a way to relieve holiday stress
Where else, but during an impor
tant football game can you rant and
rave wildly screaming "Go Wide1
GO Wide1" into a TV-’
Luckily, with football's capacity
to spread the holiday spirit there is
no shortage of games to watch
The holidays abound with myriad
football bowi games There's the
Orange Bowl, the Rose Bowl, the
Independence Bowl the Fiesta
Bowf and the Cereal Bowl to name
a few
But m the event there is a small
break between games and you are
stuck in a room full of loved ones
with nothing to say to each other,
you merely have to look into the
memories of Christmas games
past and conversation will run
faster than any quarterback
There never was a football play
that couldn't be replayed and
replayed and replayed over and
over and over again tor hours and
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