Is it my fault?

[JBS]

why the fliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip do you even have a fliiiiiiiiiiiiiiipin skins long sleeve in your closet? I read that inccorectly lol....Commanders colored...phew..

 

[utrunner07]

Not your fault.

BUT. Our almost losing to the Deadskins last week WAS my fault. Allow me to explain.

I'm in Atlanta. I slept late that day....REALLY late...woke up like 1:30 PM well after the game started. Of course, it wasn't on local TV (damn the Falcons all to hell), so I immediately and grogily took a quick shower, got dressed, and sped over to my local watering hole. It was kind of cold here, so I put on the first long sleeved shirt I saw in my closet, not thinking anything of it.

Got over to my watering hole, and after watching almost to the end of the game, before the TD drive, it dawned on me.

There I was, cheering on the Cowboys, in a bar, wearing a long sleeved Commanders-red shirt!

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I immediately got on my knees and prayed to Tom Landry to forgive me, and voila, the game winning drive

What?!?!?! WTH do you even have a Commanders shirt?!?!?!?
This isnt nam man, this is Dallas Cowboys Football, and there are rules!

And rule #1 is absolutely, positively no Commander paraphernalia. Im on the verge of blaming every single loss in the past decade on this shirt. You need to burn that thing and post pics.

 

[JBS]

What?!?!?! WTH do you even have a Commanders shirt?!?!?!?
This isnt nam man, this is Dallas Cowboys Football, and there are rules!

And rule #1 is absolutely, positively no Commander paraphernalia. Im on the verge of blaming every single loss in the past decade on this shirt. You need to burn that thing and post pics.

hahahahahahahaha, you made the same mistake I did...:laugh2: :laugh1:

 

[Phoenix]

What?!?!?! WTH do you even have a Commanders shirt?!?!?!?
This isnt nam man, this is Dallas Cowboys Football, and there are rules!

And rule #1 is absolutely, positively no Commander paraphernalia. Im on the verge of blaming every single loss in the past decade on this shirt. You need to burn that thing and post pics.

To be clear - it is NOT a Commanders shirt! It is simply a red long sleeved shirt that happens to be the same red hue of the Commanders. I have others in blue and gray, but they weren't available.... I wouldn't wear a Commanders shirt even upon losing a bet! I'd rather pay in that case...

 

[utrunner07]

hahahahahahahaha, you made the same mistake I did...:laugh2: :laugh1:

I did. lol, I really was wondering why he would have a Commanders shirt, really did not understand that.

My sincere apologies Phoenix.

You are off the hook Phoenix, at least for all the losses this decade, had we lost the game last Sunday I would still blame you (and Jerry Jones but that belongs on another thread and I only say that to rile up the natives, but really) but know you would have been blamed by at least me. However, you did the right thing and quickly saved the day. Does that make you a hero? No way, but it does mean I will not blame you, for every loss this decade or for last Sunday's near loss. Congratulations, Jerry is now back to my one and only blame target, lucky guy. <Natives muttering restlessly>.

 

[panchucko]

We eat at 1:00, will have a house full, up to 50 people by dinner, then we watch the Detroit Lions lose, start drinking, drink some more by time Cowboys start we are on leftovers, then we have about 20 - 25 people watching the game and yaking and yaking. It is all a good time, enjoy it.

 

[Phoenix]

What?!?!?! WTH do you even have a Commanders shirt?!?!?!?
This isnt nam man, this is Dallas Cowboys Football, and there are rules!

And rule #1 is absolutely, positively no Commander paraphernalia. Im on the verge of blaming every single loss in the past decade on this shirt. You need to burn that thing and post pics.

And...very well, regarding burning the shirt and posting pics.

It Shall Be Done. Look for it in the coming days.

 

[Teren_Kanan]

***? Lol

The best part about Thanksgiving is that I get to feast WHILE watching MY team play football! Something only Lions fans can share.

Me on a couch, with a delicious beverage and a mound of food, watching my Cowboys dominate? My thanksgiving is > other peoples.

Edit:

double you tee *** is censored here? Wow.

Edit 2.0: E double F is censored too? holy crap.

 

[Phoenix]

I did. lol, I really was wondering why he would have a Commanders shirt, really did not understand that.

My sincere apologies Phoenix.

You are off the hook Phoenix, at least for all the losses this decade, had we lost the game last Sunday I would still blame you (and Jerry Jones but that belongs on another thread and I only say that to rile up the natives, but really) but know you would have been blamed by at least me. However, you did the right thing and quickly saved the day. Does that make you a hero? No way, but it does mean I will not blame you, for every loss this decade or for last Sunday's near loss. Congratulations, Jerry is now back to my one and only blame target, lucky guy. <Natives muttering restlessly>.

Thanks, I think... I'm still going to burn that shirt and post pics of it. And I'll do it all in my backyard. It never dawned on me how EVIL that shirt is, and it almost cost us the game! That shirt shall never be worn again, and rightfully so, I won't even give it the dignity of being clean (it's in the laundry) when I deep fry it!

I am purging the only Commanders-red colored clothing I own, very soon. That evil shirt. Damn it all to hell! And I, for the record, never bought it intentionally realizing and relating its color. It only finally dawned on me during that game. Boggle. But it is SO TOAST!!!!!

 

[utrunner07]

The best part about Thanksgiving is that I get to feast WHILE watching MY team play football! Something only Lions fans can share.

Lets not kid ourselves here Teren, its been years since Lions fans could watch their team play football. I still have not quiet figured out what it is they do on Gamedays, from the looks of it, its some where between ballet, WWF, and cricket but it most certainly is not football.

 

[Phoenix]

Lets not kid our selves here Teren, its been years since Lions fans could watch their team play football. I still have not quiet figured out what they do on Gamedays, from the looks of it, its some where between ballet, WWF, and cricket but it most certainly is not football.

 

[EPL0c0]

No, it is not your fault. The same thing happens to me, though I can eat. I will take my plate and eat while I watch. My wife's family are not into sports at all. They will ask if I want to join everybody and I tell them no every year. I'd rather be in a bedroom by myself with the game and my food than with a bunch of people.

I'm alone so normally it's not an issue, but w/ things like Thanksgiving..yeah it's a problem. Can't stand little cousins running around, family who are not into football telling me how crappy the Cowboys are doing, etc.

I catch a lot of heck for it but IMO...it's worth it LOL The only time I feel comfortable w/ people around is at actual live games...wholly different atmosphere

 

[bbgun]

I'm alone so normally it's not an issue, but w/ things like Thanksgiving..yeah it's a problem. Can't stand little cousins running around, family who are not into football telling me how crappy the Cowboys are doing, etc.

I catch a lot of heck for it but IMO...it's worth it LOL The only time I feel comfortable w/ people around is at actual live games...wholly different atmosphere

Agreed. Football to me is not a "communal" experience. Never been to a Super Bowl party and never will.

"That's because you've never been invited."

Ouch.

 

[7footer]

You all are amateurs... I'm making my entire family and in-laws switch Thanksgiving dinner to Friday so I can go to the game every year.

FOR THE WIN!!!

I can't even begin to express how truly awesome that is...


As for myself, along with many other married-with-children shlubs around here, will be watching at the in-laws house, while fighting to get a seat in front of the big screen TV. The only adjustments I made with my wife is planning on leaving our house an hour early and arriving before the game starts, which is before most people will get there. My son is a HUGE Cowboys fan also, so he and I will team up together to drown out the idle banter from the rest of the crowd!

 

[7footer]

Lets not kid ourselves here Teren, its been years since Lions fans could watch their team play football. I still have not quiet figured out what it is they do on Gamedays, from the looks of it, its some where between ballet, WWF, and cricket but it most certainly is not football.

STOP IT!!!

Man...I LITERALLY laughed out loud on that one...not just the polite "lol" on a message board, but a genuine guffaw in front of the computer screen!!!

HILARIOUS!!!

 

[Danny White]

FOR THE WIN!!!

I can't even begin to express how truly awesome that is...


As for myself, along with many other married-with-children shlubs around here, will be watching at the in-laws house, while fighting to get a seat in front of the big screen TV. The only adjustments I made with my wife is planning on leaving our house an hour early and arriving before the game starts, which is before most people will get there. My son is a HUGE Cowboys fan also, so he and I will team up together to drown out the idle banter from the rest of the crowd!

I should give some props to my family for actually going along with my demands.

I'm lucky to have a wife who is a huge football fan, and her family respects the importance of football as well, so I got very little resistance to my scheme.

Once I got season tickets for the new stadium, I told them that I could guarantee them that we would bring the grandkids and fly out and visit them every year for Thanksgiving for the next 30 years, as long as they would agree to have Thanksgiving meal on Friday so we could go to the game on Thursday.

 

[7footer]

I should give some props to my family for actually going along with my demands.

I'm lucky to have a wife who is a huge football fan, and her family respects the importance of football as well, so I got very little resistance to my scheme.

Once I got season tickets for the new stadium, I told them that I could guarantee them that we would bring the grandkids and fly out and visit them every year for Thanksgiving for the next 30 years, as long as they would agree to have Thanksgiving meal on Friday so we could go to the game on Thursday.

Sounds like a winner all the way around!

By the looks of the pic, it seems you have some pretty nice seats to boot! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, and have a great time at the game!

 

[Danny White]

Sounds like a winner all the way around!

By the looks of the pic, it seems you have some pretty nice seats to boot! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, and have a great time at the game!

Thanks!

And welcome to the forum. Keep posting, you're a good addition here.

 

[DandyDon1722]

I understand the family circumventions that come with Thanksgiving and I can appreciate all the manipulations needed to watch the game. I dealt with it for many years.

Well, I don't have a wife or a family (pretty hot girlfriend) so I WILL not or DO not cow tail to anyone about our Thanksgiving game and I don't apologize for it. Leave me alone, let me eat my turkey and I'll gladly catch you later.

You reach a certain stage in life where you do what you want when you want and it just doesn't matter who agrees and who doesn't.

I LOVE Thanksgiving by myself. The good thing is everybody who's close to me knows it and they get it. Communication is the key to life and once you understand how to communicate your needs and wants, it's amazing how people fall in line.

Happy Thanksgiving and God love the Dallas Cowboys!

 

[Kaika]

It's not just Thanksgiving for me. I can't eat on any Sun. before or during a Cowboys game .


If the boys win , my appetite is great , if they lose, I start my diet. Sick to my stomach for awhile.

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As far as Thanksgiving is concerned. The whole family goes out for dinner at 1 (18 of us) then it's all back to my daughters for pies ,cakes and turkey sandwiches sandwiches while the game is on the big screen.

Alot of beer and wine, especially if there's a win.

And as was stated earlier,

Have a safe and loving day with family, friends and The Cowboys.:toast: