For fans over 65, sort of

It saves time, and it permits you to set the intensity level wherever you like.


Or, you could do what I did during the high-tension parts of TV shows when I was six: run out of the room, and peek around the corner of the TV.

close games are a form of pension control for me now.

the Rangers are just as bad.

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Take a piss every 5 minutes, especially at the end of the game
and have your friends fill you in on how the game ended when you exit the bathroom...

I guess the old man was a big Cowboys fan.

He had a big fancy "easy chair" which he would surround with all the "goodies" that he would gobble up during the game, but 30 minutes before he'd go into his "warm-up" to get ready.

He'd do a series of pre-game stretches and "jumping jacks".

Maybe that might help you out (grin).

. the fucking refs and missed field goals, just brutal

I've been a Giants fan for 59 years. My mind is like a 25 year olds, the wear and tear on my body of being a Giants fan ,according to my doctor: my body is like a 110 year old.

I won't get up again as long as the Giants are tied or in the lead. That's tough on my 68-year old kidneys.

Sometimes it is a relief when the opponent takes the lead for a while. Then, I can go pee to change their luck back to good.

when they lose badly I get sick.

When they get a big lead I get sick..cause I don't believe they will hold it.

When they lose like they did to Dallas and Falcons I get sick....sick with disbelief.

And one of the worst was the meaningless Jaquar game last year. The first half dominance was so pervasive and persuasive that there was no way we could lose.

I've given up all sports and sometimes wish I could give up on the Giants too. The sport itself has become unattractive...too complicated to pretend I know what's happening, the athletes too big and strong to pretend I could ever go against them, the injuries too influenctial in the short term and too pervasive in the long term so we have to wonder if we're Romans watching gladiators kill themeselves for our amusement...still I come back like an alcoholic to his hidden bottle of gin, like the druggy to his stash.

And then there's a last moment drive, like Eli in the superbowl, and it's all worthwhile.

In comment 12521175 gtt350 said:

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. the fucking refs and missed field goals, just brutal

'McQuarters' fumble that Hixon somehow recovered is a moment that I still don't fully accept happened.

In comment 12521115 Spider 67 said:

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the Rangers are just as bad.

Hockey is worst cause the most important thing can happen at any time. Constant vigilance.