Staying Nice

I was in New Hampshire for a family wedding this weekend and was flying back as the Vikings were playing the Dallas Cowboys.  I would stop and ask people if they knew the score, and they would say, "Who cares?  It's the Vikings."  Oh, I had forgotten I was in Detroit.  I guess they don't think nicely of the Vikings who resided in my city, Minneapolis.  I knew as I was boarding the plane that the Vikings had nicely won, but I stayed nice to the men around me making remarks.  You see, you can have more fun being nice at times like this than being cruel.  I tried to tell you last week that I thought those Cowboys might have to get on their horses and get out of Dodge.

So--this weekend the Vikings leave Minneapolis and go south to New Orleans.  They trade dome for dome.  It will be loud in there, but loud is the middle name of the Vikings.  After all, Vikings blow those awful horns, so noise does not bother them.  Saints fans, bring it on.  You have the tough Vikings and then you have the sweet Saints with their fleur-de-lis.  Really, don't you think our purple men will eat those white and gold guys up?  Their mascot is Gumbo the dog.  A dog winning against a Norseman with horns.  I think not.  We call our mascot Ragnar.  He shaves his beard with an ax.  Don't mess with the dude.  Our fight song is Skol, Vikings.  It is original and catchy.  Yes, the Saints have "When the Saints Go Marching In" but not original just to them.  Zygi Wilf owns the Vikings. What a name! Tom Benson and his wife own the Saints.  Right there the names say it all.

Okay--you need some more proof as to how the Vikings are going to win.  DEFENSE.  I don't think it will be a high scoring game, but the Viking's defense will take them to the Super Bowl. 

Yes--we are playing on the road and our road record is poor.  You know what they say, "Records are made to be broken."  Our big guys will pack their gear, special "blankies" and will meet the strangeness of the hotel and a different city with niceness.  They will stay nice until late afternoon, and then the saying, "Nice guys finish last." will rule.