Sep. 25th, 2009 01:09 pm
A good sport
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muckefuckI know it's a bit unseemly (not to mention potentially jinxing) to be celebrating before clinching the division, but Fridays are our only semi-recognised casual days so I came in wearing my Cardinals jersey. I always get far less guff for going about in it than I'm prepared for (a Pujols t-shirt worn on the flight to and from Midway similarly elicited no comment), which I ascribe to a mix of Midwestern deference and the incredibly beaten-down nature of the late-season Cubs fan. So far the only remark was from a coworker who ventured, "Have you been a Cardinals fan all season?" "All my life!" I responded (which is really only true genetically, but so what?).
I've been joking about it myself since there was an unfortunate incident earlier in the week where one colleague announced an exhibit relating to the possible Chicago Olympics® and another slapped her down for "advocacy". "I hope he doesn't come by during my desk shift and write me up!" I've been telling my coworkers. Speaking of the Olympics®, I suppose it's much to late to try to buy off the IOC by getting thousands of my fellow Chicagoans to pledge monetary donations contingent on awarding the games to Rio. It's one thing to hear grumbles, quite another to see that a sizable chunk of the host city's population would literally pay not to be saddled with the biggest boondoggle short of the space programme.
I've been joking about it myself since there was an unfortunate incident earlier in the week where one colleague announced an exhibit relating to the possible Chicago Olympics® and another slapped her down for "advocacy". "I hope he doesn't come by during my desk shift and write me up!" I've been telling my coworkers. Speaking of the Olympics®, I suppose it's much to late to try to buy off the IOC by getting thousands of my fellow Chicagoans to pledge monetary donations contingent on awarding the games to Rio. It's one thing to hear grumbles, quite another to see that a sizable chunk of the host city's population would literally pay not to be saddled with the biggest boondoggle short of the space programme.