Like many people, I stayed up way too late last night watching the Super Bowl. As always, the winners had their new "Superbowl Champions" paraphernalia on-hand for celebrating. I've always been intrigued by the fact that whether it be the World Series, the NBA Championship, or the Super Bowl, both sports teams come prepared to the big game with their hats and t-shirts announcing they're the winners. Of course, one team will always win and it would be silly not to have the celebratory gear to advertise their win, but I wonder what happens to the losing team's "We've Just Won the Big Game!!" gear.
I suppose the Patriots want those Super Bowl Champion t-shirts emblazoned with "19-0" incinerated as soon as possible but it seems like such a waste--especially when you think about the homeless people in our country barely owning one day's worth of clothes. Woudn't it be better to donate this gear to homeless shelters than toss them in the trash?
I have this weird fantasy that one day the meek will inherit the earth, just like god said. And they'll be running around in t-shirts celebrating the Buffalo Bills' four straight Super Bowl wins back in the 90s, or the Sox's triumphs after they traded Babe Ruth. Then, aliens will land on earth and see all of these sports championship t-shirts and hats and record the history of US sports incorrectly. It's a stupid fantasy, I know. But it's one that I continue to think of each time I watch a championship game.
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