Oct 2nd 2008 11:50AM by Stephanie Stradley (author feed)
Filed under: Cowboys, Texans, NFL Fans
In a LA Times article discussing his new mega stadium, Jerry Jones manages to offend both Cowboy and Texan fans in three sentences:
The Cowboys have never been about checkered tablecloths and boots and hats. They’ve been about glitz and glitter. Leave the other stuff to the Houston Texans.Jerrah. Let me splain something to you. I’m guessing that most Cowboy fans don’t want to have their franchise described as “glitz and glitter.” Perhaps it’s less of a pejorative than “cocaine, mugshots and whores” so I suppose Dallas fans have that going for them.
Even so, you might as well have added “unicorns, rainbows and fairy dust” in your description. Even a fellow from Arkansas should figure out that most football-watching menfolk don’t want their team described as glittery.
And well, it isn’t terribly accurate. Check out the picture of Cowboy mascot Rowdy and his cheerleader friend. Looks like boots and hat to me. They’d probably also have a checkered tablecloth too if they were dining alfresco.Continue Reading
