Posted on 02/09/2006 8:30:25 AM PST by beyond the sea
Dear Mr. Tagliabue,
I’d like to take this opportunity to apologize to you and the league for my intemperate remarks at our ceremony at Qwest Field concerning the officiating during the Superbowl.
On Monday, just one short day after “losing” (oops) the game, I was still burned about the outcome, and I had consumed about a pound of bad jumbo shrimp for lunch, my stomach was churning, and it was just a bad day all around. I came home from Detroit, our cat was missing from the house, the Governor’s dog was hit by a car, and she was blaming me for that. Just real bad all around, Paul.
Paul, I was still stinging from calls that went against our team. It seemed like the bad calls were stacking up as high as the Space Needle.
I’ve always been known as a good and decent man in the community. Well, perhaps except for the time I borrowed my neighbor’s Rototiller to do that work on the Church rose garden .................. heck I didn’t see that rock ............. like I didn’t see that sneaky Steeler trick play coming. My neighbor told me he wouldn’t be using that Rototiller for a good long time, I thought he’d never noticed it was broken. Wosrt thing I ever did, Paul......... until now.
I feel as badly about my comment to the fans, “ "I didn't know we were going to have to play the guys in the striped shirts as well”, as I did about giving my neighbor back his mangled Rototiller. Come to think about it, that Rototiller was as busted as our defense on that Willie Parker blast right through our defense.
In closing, you must know that I’m still crushed about the loss and my words, but if you and the league are going to fine me for my perverse and untoward words, I ask you to please take into consideration that at least I didn’t refer to the officials as zebras. That should count for something.......................... and, Paul, am I off the competition committee?
Regards,
Mike Holmgren
That link is absolutely hilarious! Thanks for posting it. Sure hope sink hole sees it.
No problem, friend.
Don't get carried away there. In 1979, the Stanley Cup Champs were Les Canadiens.
Is that your gay porn, or someone else's?
went to the gay card early, eh?
LOL It's your pic.
so you see a Steeler thanking a ref and you think gay. Hmmmm.
I don't know what they call it where you're from, but in hetero America, two men kissing like that is gay.
oh brother, another humorless Steeler fan.
Humorless? That's some hardcore projection you have going there.
I've been thoroughly enjoying all the crying and wailing. Keep it up, it's some first class Schadenfreude.
Maybe it was the Steelers winning the Super bowl in 79, which would have been played in 1980, the Series win in the fall of 80 and the Stanley Cup win in 80.
Those three teams did all win championship one right after the other.
Maybe this will be more to your liking :o). I'm equal opportunist.
1972-1973 Montreal Canadiens
1973-1974 Philadelphia Flyers
1974-1975 Philadelphia Flyers
1975-1976 Montreal Canadiens
1976-1977 Montreal Canadiens
1977-1978 Montreal Canadiens
1978-1979 Montreal Canadiens
1979-1980 New York Islanders
1980-1981 New York Islanders
1981-1982 New York Islanders
1982-1983 New York Islanders
1983-1984 Edmonton Oilers
1984-1985 Edmonton Oilers
1985-1986 Montreal Canadiens
1986-1987 Edmonton Oilers
1987-1988 Edmonton Oilers
1989-1990 Edmonton Oilers
Penns won in 1991 and 1992.
What the heck was I thinking? Must have been just the World Series and Super Bowl one after the other.
Oh, well, two out of three.
ESPN Colin Cowherd Show wrote:
No. Shouldn't you be stocking shelves right now instead of playing with your boss' computer?
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