How a guy who doesn’t follow basketball entertains himself at a Mavericks game.*

Watches the dancers.

Makes up unique insults to throw at the visiting team: “Our guys are taller than your guys.  They’re tall.  They’re, like, 5’10” if they’re an inch.  You are all short.”

Watches the dancers.

Watches the dancers.

Does a Shaggy impression every time Dirk Nowitski does something cool.

Watches the dancers.

Has disturbing conversations with 9-year olds, who ask:

“You’re from California?”

“Yup.”

“Man, I can’t believe what they say about Schwarzenegger.”

“....huh?”

“They’re all, like, he touches girls.  In a bad way.”

“Uh.”

“That’s what they’re saying.  I mean, c’mon, he was the Terminator.”

“Uh.”

“He would never do that...would he?”

“Look, there’s only one thing I know for sure about Schwarzenegger.  And I’ll tell it to you.  Are you ready?”

“...yeah.”

“He looks better in a tank top than I do.”

Dirk Nowitski of the Mavericks and Shaggy from Scooby Doo: Separated at birth?


*The Mavs totally won.  More to the point, beer was present.

Testing to see if this works.

You did sports and watched dancers and drank beer - I’m sure you fit right in.

Posted by anna  on  10/09  at  03:47 PM

Hey, you can leave comments!

Posted by Greg  on  10/09  at  03:51 PM

I can leave comments too. Watch ...
You did sports? But do you still respect them?
Okay. I didn’t say I could leave funny comments. blah.

Regardless ... I rock!

Posted by patricia  on  10/09  at  04:06 PM

Pre-season NBA ... it’s faaaaantastic!

Posted by Chris M.  on  10/09  at  05:57 PM

Now you are finally discovering why normal men love sports.  It’s about friggin’ time, frankly.

Posted by cw  on  10/10  at  03:53 AM

Wait--they love the fact that the players look like cartoon characters?  No wonder I’ve been so lost.

Posted by Greg  on  10/10  at  04:51 AM

OH. MAH. LORD.  He DOES look like Scooby...wait ‘til I tell my husband!!

Posted by Miss Bliss  on  10/10  at  06:05 AM

OK WAIT...before you yell at me...he looks like SHAGGY...not Scooby.

Posted by Miss Bliss  on  10/10  at  06:06 AM

This post reminded me why I love you greg.

I think i had forgotten.  Thanks for restoring my faith in all things funny.

Posted by Meredith  on  10/10  at  07:47 AM

who says arnie touches girls?
maybe i should rethink my copy of <i>kindergarten cop<i>…

Posted by sandy  on  10/10  at  08:11 AM

I’m worried about the 9 year old......He’s too aware of current events.  We need to dumb kids down.

Posted by  on  10/10  at  10:24 AM