Oh, Peter, that's devilishly clever. I use Mozilla at home and like it just fine. But I couldn't bring myself to censor Jack's expression (or anybody else, for that matter).
Let's see if we can talk about football enough to overtake the politics thread
So, do you think I could apply some kind of karmic-cynic system to the Seahawks? The expectations are SO high that I am pretty much resigned to being disappointed. Perhaps by acknowledging that eventuality, it will render the karmic backlash moot, and enable them to excel after all. You know, if I *expect* to be disappointed, perhaps they'll do okay.
I know, only a psychotic sports fan thinks that way. Sorry.
I liked bigjohn's comment about sports in the context of "the fabric of life". The shared emotion of sporting events does have powerful potential to bring communities together.