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Old 02-15-2009, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by M3-SRT8 View Post
On Monday Nites, during Monday Nite Football, they used to have an auction. A Buck a Chance. The "Winner" got to toss a brick at a CRT Television when Howard Cosell came on the screen.

"Thank You Very Much, Dave ......!" <<< BOOM !!! >>>

In a darkened Bar, it made for quite an effect...
I remember seeing an article in Time or Newsweek, or maybe Sports Illustrated, about that. And they opinionated about why sports fans liked to hate Howard...

My college had a "Ratkiller" too. "Let's go to the Rat!" we'd say, to grab a beer (this was when 18 was drinkin' age) and some greasy fried food. A heart attack on a bun...
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