Because at that moment you go from a lazy potato chips ‘n’ naps fan laying on the couch in a crumb-covered pile of sweatpants, bedhead, and BO to an insightful sports critic with a sharp eye, quick tongue, and backup second career.
AWESOME!
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24 Comments
February 18, 2009 at 1:21 am
even more awesome when you know nothing about the sport.
February 18, 2009 at 1:43 am
It makes you feel smarter. Sometimes you say the announcer is smart for thinking what you were thinking.
February 18, 2009 at 1:57 am
This Happened once…… “Look at the ste of tits on that sumo wrestler”…. man that was awesome
February 18, 2009 at 4:05 am
This is the best when no one agrees with what you’re saying, the commentator says exactly what you just said, and you get some justification / backup for the point you were making. Awesome.
JL
June 11, 2010 at 11:43 pm
Unless Pierre Maguire is the one who says it, then you look like a goof.
February 18, 2009 at 6:57 am
Even better is when all your comments from half of a game mentioned by the pundits at half/full time.
February 18, 2009 at 7:36 am
Are you making the preposterous suggestion that sports commentators are clever and insightful?
February 18, 2009 at 8:31 am
its even better as a girl, watching with a roomful of guys:) of coarse they all stop and stare with awe!
February 18, 2009 at 9:51 am
This actually should happen more often since many announcers are absolutely brain damaged. Great post, even greater blog, I’m a regular reader from here on out.
February 18, 2009 at 10:19 am
happens to us all.
February 18, 2009 at 12:49 pm
This never happens to me, since I’m not into sports, but my husband is quite good at this. We both also enjoy a similar game – predicting the next line of dialogue on a TV show or movie.
A fun moment comes to mind from probably the only time we ever watched that early ’90′s David E. Kelley schlock-fest known as “Picket Fences”. One of the characters was clearly leading up to laying some bad news on us. During the dramatic pause, my husband blurts out “Don’t say you have cancer! Don’t say you have cancer!” I doubt there has ever been a similar reaction to the words “I have cancer” than there was that night.
February 18, 2009 at 5:39 pm
Can happen….
February 18, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Biggest turn on EVER when I guy says something more clever and before the sports commentator. It makes me feel like I’m with a true alpha male. yum!
February 18, 2009 at 10:19 pm
I take sincere pride in the fact that I do this most of the time when Joe Rogan is commenting on a UFC fight.
February 20, 2009 at 1:26 pm
PMSL. Right on, boy, right on. LOL
February 21, 2009 at 10:08 pm
word! makes me feel like a genius
March 23, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Happens all the time…my family & friends think I know all there is to know about sports! Whats even better is predicting actual scores before they happen…
April 8, 2009 at 9:43 am
Well, these are interesting thoughts. I think they are true. However, everything is
relative and ambiguous to my mind.
May 16, 2009 at 12:54 am
Hehe when this happens I wonder if I’m psychic
July 27, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Superbowl Sunday…that’s how i spend it. annoys the crap out of my boyfriend and his friends.
March 24, 2010 at 10:00 pm
Even better when you call something right before the ref calls it.
April 10, 2010 at 2:40 pm
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April 22, 2010 at 11:52 am
I’m not really into sports but my brother does this all the time lol
May 31, 2010 at 12:19 pm
This happens to me all the time when I watch football or basketball. I’ll even call plays and have people look at me with mouths agape.
The best is when you imitate the announcer’s mannerisms and voice and THEN make a call right before him, THAT kills!
I’ve also had it where I’d say multiple lines and multiple times in a row! That’s fun too.
And, yes, Christie,
“Christie
February 18, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Biggest turn on EVER when a guy says something more clever and before the sports commentator. It makes me feel like I’m with a true alpha male. yum!”
It DEFINITELY makes you feel like a true Alpha male!