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Re: I had a dream....
« Reply #840 on: March 17, 2014, 06:49:05 pm »
Because, dates?  Superbowls and years on the MGM logo at the movies?
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Re: I had a dream....
« Reply #841 on: March 17, 2014, 06:50:56 pm »
I don't think of my own birthday in Roman numerals, but not having children, I have no idea how similar it feels to the Super Bowl.
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Re: I had a dream....
« Reply #842 on: March 17, 2014, 07:12:30 pm »
Quote from: wombat on March 17, 2014, 12:43:58 am
Why Roman numerals?

You know, I've never actually acknowledged the tattoo. He just showed up one day with them on his face, and I thought it best not to say anything, as I was afraid I'd insult him by saying something negative. 
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Re: I had a dream....
« Reply #843 on: March 17, 2014, 08:46:12 pm »
One of my friends has a birthday in early February.  He's taken to calling the party "Super Bowl XLVII, Andy XLIII, then Super Bowl XLVIII, Andy XLIV" and so on.  Its a fun intersection of our geek friends who don't normally follow the sport (or any sport), and friends who are football fans with non-geek occupations or avocations.
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Re: I had a dream....
« Reply #844 on: March 18, 2014, 01:17:56 pm »
I was born the day of Super Bowl IV, and as such I have always called the Super Bowl my "alternate birthday." And my running gag is "Today I am XLIV years old."
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Re: I had a dream....
« Reply #845 on: March 18, 2014, 03:59:27 pm »
Super Bowl II (which I don't remember, I was 6) and Superbowl VII (which I do) fell on my birthday, but all of the early games were within a few days of. Sometime later, around XII or XIII or so the playoffs got longer with more teams involved and then they started having a bye week so now the game is almost a month after my birthday.
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Re: I had a dream....
« Reply #846 on: March 18, 2014, 05:11:00 pm »
The Superbowl is the same age as me.  That's right, the big "L" is coming up pretty soon.
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Re: I had a dream....
« Reply #847 on: March 18, 2014, 05:26:56 pm »
Oh no!
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Re: I had a dream....
« Reply #848 on: March 19, 2014, 04:07:03 pm »
As a non-football person, I resent the fact that the super bowl has creeped forward to coincide with my birthday weekend. It totally kills any Saturday-night party plans I could possibly make, because nobody wants to be out late the night before the super bowl. And more than once, I've ended up at super bowl parties I didn't even want to attend, babysitting everyone else's kids because I'm the only one not interested in the game.

Thumbs down to the super bowl.
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Re: I had a dream....
« Reply #849 on: March 19, 2014, 05:41:42 pm »
My prediction is when the Superbowl gets to L they will drop the Roman Numerals and just call it Superbowl 50. JL, if the league gets its way and they go to an 18 game schedule you might get your wish and the game will push even later in the year. Also, it's Unamerican to not love the Superbowl.
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Re: I had a dream....
« Reply #850 on: March 19, 2014, 06:38:12 pm »
Quote from: jay-ell on March 19, 2014, 04:07:03 pm
because nobody wants to be out late the night before the super bowl.

You should call bullshit on that. The game doesn't start until what, 6 PM? Even if you want to watch the pre-game and/or the Puppy Bowl, there's plenty of time to sleep in Sunday morning before getting Super Bowl Sunday festivities under way.
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Re: I had a dream....
« Reply #851 on: March 19, 2014, 07:20:05 pm »
Quote from: pmcd9 on March 19, 2014, 05:41:42 pm
My prediction is when the Superbowl gets to L they will drop the Roman Numerals and just call it Superbowl 50. JL, if the league gets its way and they go to an 18 game schedule you might get your wish and the game will push even later in the year. Also, it's Unamerican to not love the Superbowl.

We had a "let's play boardgames" party on SB Sunday this year. Two or three people complained the game wasn't on because they somehow missed the point of the party. It was eventually put on with no sound. Yet when the Tivo needed both tuners to record our regular Sunday night shows and the game was switched off nobody noticed for at least 40 minutes.
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Re: I had a dream....
« Reply #852 on: March 19, 2014, 09:05:02 pm »
People planning alternative parties solely to spite the Superbowl is a great testament to it's success.
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Re: I had a dream....
« Reply #853 on: March 19, 2014, 09:08:34 pm »
A Super Bowl played after an 18-game season and extended playoffs would suck, because it would only feature the uninjured bench warmers.
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Re: I had a dream....
« Reply #854 on: March 20, 2014, 01:59:02 am »
Quote from: pmcd9 on March 19, 2014, 09:05:02 pm
People planning alternative parties solely to spite the Superbowl is a great testament to it's success.

It's kind of like being a Satanist.
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