Come Original or Don’t Come at All
A spirited discussion today led me to think of the following topic:
Signs at Sports Games that Need to be Retired.
- The Network Letters Sign. (see above) This one is completely played out at this point. Plus no one is even trying anymore. Instead of a simple anagram, people get lazy and are highlighting letters in the middle of the word. (The word “We’re” in the sign above is an example) It’s just phoned in at this point. Unless it specifically makes fun of Tyler Hansbrough/Tim Tebow/Any Member of the Duke Basketball team, it is time to give it a rest.
- The “Stay Tuned for Sportscenter” Sign. Really? You couldn’t come up with anything clever, so you just went with something guaranteed to get your mug on TV? I’m sure Stu Scott appreciates the encouragement, but it’s not like he could read that sign with his crazy eye anyway.
- The “You’re Not in Kansas Anymore” Sign. Ok, this one is personal because every single time the Jayhawks play a road game outside of Manhattan, some jackoff has to put this sign up like it’s the first time anyone has ever thought of it. Like some casual fan is sitting at home going: “Ohhhh, that’s right. They said that in Wizard of Oz and it was set in Kansas and the road team is called ‘Kansas’ and they aren’t playing in Kansas, so it’s very fitting that someone would point out that they aren’t in Kansas anymore and it’s humorous because it’s a famous line that has nothing to do with basketball.”
Those are my 3. Feel free to add any in the comments. Signs I DO like are: The classic “K” count at baseball games, anything that gets confiscated, and anything written mid-game in nacho cheese on the back of a beer tray.
