[Rhodes22-list] Rummy, Brad, Slim: More Midwest Turmoil

[Robert Skinner]

Pure poetry, Slim, with a nice twist at the end.
/Robert

Steven Alm wrote:
> 
> The whole Midwestern crisis stems from the many warring factions that
> hold territory surrounding the "Minne Apple" in the southern region of
> Minnesota, known as the Purple Zone.  For anyone to mock the image of
> Bud Grant and his only begotten son, Fran Tarkenton would be blaspheme
> on the highest order.   The simple-minded Hawkeyes (a.k.a. Children of
> the Corn) to the south give us little problem (except in football,
> basketball and baseball)  but the burnt-cheese-crusted drunken
> hooligans east of the Purple Zone continue to be an annoyance.  Their
> attacks are continuous, vicious and often deadly, as seen in last
> Sundays battle between the Packers and the Vikings.  Brett Favre
> proved once and for all that he's really, really old.  So old that
> he's had time to throw more TD passes than anyone.  Big hairy deal!
> Payton Manning will reach that benchmark by the time he's 23, four
> years from now.
> 
> And what can I say?  Badgers, Badgers, we don't need no stinking Badgers!
> 
> Minnesota is determined to win the peace (of lutefisk) and restore
> progress and civility to the region by way of her shock and awe
> campaign.  We're shocked at the score and everybody goes, "Awwwww."
> OK, so the Gophers lost to Ohio State last week--look, if nobody
> expects you to win, then it's not really a loss, is it?  I'd say more
> like, "Mission Accomplished."
> 
> Slim