They Had More Fun Than You, Lied About It, Then Took It All Away
by Jon Johnston on Jul 15, 2011 3:22 PM CDT
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"I had to walk to school uphill. Both ways. Six miles. You can't even get up on time, walk outside and get in the car so your mother can drive you to school."
If you live in a cold-weather state, you know the phrase included waist-deep snow that existed nine months of the year. It was an ice age, dammit. They don't have winters like that anymore.
It's all a lie, of course. Fact is, your daddy had a lot more fun than you're ever going to have.
Evidence - Exhibit 479A - The 1976 Iowa State win over Nebraska.
It's not just the exuberance of Iowa State pulling off a 37-28 upset win over #9 Nebraska (the Huskers had eight fumbles and an interception) it's the way they went about it.
About 4:39, happiness starts out well enough. Overwhelming excitement at the Clones scoring. But then it gets a little weird, especially when you think about what they told you about sportsmanship and how they were all honest, hard-working men and everyone had total and complete respect for everyone else.
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Then there they are, after the game is all over, doing something else you'll never get to do in your entire lifetime: tearing down a goalpost.
One other item to note. The graininess that is this film is exactly how the world appeared to about 80% of the population at the game because about 40% of them were on hallucinogenics and another 40% were bombed out of their minds. Then they all drove home. Uphill. Both ways. Through waist deep snow.
And all the time they were having more fun than you.
You are so screwed.
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Ha, was watching this earlier...
…and had the exact same thought (except I probably enjoyed the result of the game a bit more).
"And all the time they were having more fun than you. You are so screwed."
That’s the baby boomers for you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR8aFDosQBQ
Paddle faster, I hear banjos!!
I was there
pre-Nebraska days, screaming my lungs out for the ‘clones. Fun days like that were few and far between. My memory isn’t so good these days, but it’s just because I’m old. Back then, I was a 15-year old straight-laced kid that thought that greatest things on earth was a college football game on a Saturday afternoon! Some things never change!
by jon's only friend on Jul 17, 2011 9:18 AM CDT reply actions
you bastard
you were there in ’92 too.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO SCREW UP OUR BIG TEN ASPIRATIONS YOU BASTARD!
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by Jon Johnston on Jul 17, 2011 9:27 AM CDT up reply actions
The graininess that is this film is exactly how the world appeared to about 80% of the population at the game because about 40% of them were on hallucinogenics and another 40% were bombed out of their minds. Then they all drove home. Uphill. Both ways. Through waist deep snow.
This is some EPIC material right here.
Skol!
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