I’m surprised I didn’t see anything like this yet… Years ago, I heard the superbowl was one of the most important events to… traffic children. It makes sense because a lot of people are traveling internationally to one city. No one is going to question big families traveling together or an uncle traveling with many young ladies. Hotels can be reserved by entire entities who can trade/sell people floor by floor. The cover is that it’s a party. It’s terrible and terribly easy…
It was weird when American food franchises started advertising that they would show “the big game this weekend” in Canada and no one knew what they were talking about.
Then it started defaulting to that it must be that American game. Now I imagine most people hear about it from the internet before those signs go up.
If Canadian food companies were smart they’d put a big hockey game on the same night as the Super Bowl
A game already described as “On this Sunday”
And it ended up being like the finale of game of thrones, so disappointing.
the superbowl is the great american holiday of spectacle. the people who watch it for the game are frustrated the best games happened in the playoffs, not the superbowl and that it’s bloated with ads. the people who watch for the commercials are frustrated that they’re less inventive and that they get pre-released before the super bowl. the people who watch for the halftime show are stuck for 2+ hours waiting for the part they like. the people who watch for the bloodsport don’t like that the rules have been adjusted to reduce the harm players experience for their entertainment. the only thing that’s holding all these groups together are a mutual desire to eat tortilla chips, dips, and sausages.
and nearly 50% of all americans watch. more people watch than vote. and none of them are happy with it. and we don’t even get a day off for it. it’s our most bizarre national ritual.
And again, two bands of brawlers beat themselves up over a ball, and they call this uncivilized bar fight “football” despite carrying the ball in the hands most of the time.
The most fun take I heard about this: “Why are they playing a football game at the Bad Bunny concert?”
football was an excuse to drink beer. i quit
ITT: my people.
I love this community.
People are so sad and edgy on this site.
Community, fun, drinks, going out of the house and doing something. That sounds awful.
I at least have a valid reason for being grumpy. Trying to get sleep was almost impossible with neighbors lighting off fireworks throughout the whole game, and even slightly before it too.
Yeah. Like the post is fine but people really lay on in the comments and have all the condescending energy of any other asshole ripping on someone’s hobby.
Yea agree.
I personally don’t even like the NFL because the games so bloody slow and commercialised. But it still seems like a good crack.
Is anyone watching the Super Bowl this year? The Olympics are going on!
USA! I had a feeling America was going to bring home Gold from the Superbowl! Yay
I’m currently watching family guy. i like meg
If we’re doing bread and circuses in a state-funded colosseum, at least make it interesting and turn some wild animals loose or something. Even the Romans did better than a bunch of sweaty guys tossing around a pig hide in between ads.
turn some wild animals loose
Best we can do is Puppy Bowl
There was a pretty sweet jet flyover if you’re into aviation…
I was rooting for the Pats, and if we’re gonna start shooting at the stormtroopers then Boston is a good place to start, again
The only ‘Super Bowl’ I’ll be enjoying this Sunday
til the lore behind psycho sam
I came across something about it this morning, and thought, ‘Oh, is that today?’ Then I forgot about it again until this post.
I’ve never cared about sportsball, but I’ve learned enough about football to follow a game. I couldn’t avoid it. Same for other sports, like baseball, golf, tennis, and even bowling.
I’m old and mostly alone now, I feel no desire to pretend to be interested anymore. Y’all have fun.
I never cared for it, but it felt like such an event that I’ve been to a lot of superb parties over the years. But now I barely knew it was happening.
Same goes for the Olympics. I remember watching it for hours and hours back in the day, but I didn’t even know it was happening until I heard Vance got booed.
Culture is shattering.
remember back when michael jackson would drop a music video after the superbowl? those were the days
Yep, and the commercials were actually things you’d only see once, with huge production values.
Really ties an onion to your belt, doesn’t it?
Really ties an onion to your belt, doesn’t it?
i… uh… no???
i spent dickity two years on that terlet
Football? But it’s still cricket season.
Cricket!? No one understands that game.
I’ve learned about cricket mostly from Bluey.
I only know it from the 1991 Ninja Turtles movie
Still adapting to EST. It’s inhumane and outrageous this shit goes down at 630pm every year. How do people work on Monday??
It has a massive impact on productivity. Something like 25 million people are calling in sick today.
I’m not a big football fan but I love seeing people not working.
I’m near 45 and have a 5 year old. Even I can stay up to 930, have a drink or two, and wake up to get the kid to school. It’s not exactly clubbing until 3am.
How do people work on Monday??
Tired, often hungover.
Am in the UK. Will be having buffalo wings for breakfast.
