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March of the penguins … in Ohio?
I took my eight-year-old to Saturday’s Ohio State football game for some quality father-daughter time. Kate is a big OSU fan and we had a blast. In the first quarter, red-shirted, buckeye-nut-necklace-wearing Kate looked up from under her new block-O, Woody Hayes-style Buckeye hat with a few questions:
Kate: What is Youngstown State’s nickname?
Me: The Penguins.
Kate The Penguins? Where is Youngstown State?
Me: It’s in Ohio. Sort of near Cleveland.
Kate: What does Ohio have to do with penguins?
Me: Good question. I don’t know.
Kate: I mean, penguins are cute and all, but penguins in Ohio?
Me: Yes it is pretty weird.
Kate: You know what? Instead of running onto the field like the Buckeyes do to start the game, they should all waddle out like penguins. That would be funny.
Me: That would be funny. Maybe they should come up with a penguin waddle touchdown dance.
Kate: That would be awesome. Maybe they have one already.
Me: We’re not going to find out today.
(Final Score: OSU 43, YSU 0)
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By laura
September 6, 2008 9:51 PM | Link to this
That’s funny, Mary! Most of my life I’ve been criticized for being too analytical. Maybe I’m more balanced than I’ve been told!
By Mary
September 5, 2008 1:23 PM | Link to this
Well KT, where did you come from? Why don’t you liven things up a bit - especially since you are not judgmental?
By KT
September 4, 2008 5:16 PM | Link to this
Mary, your posts are predictable, judgemental and boring.
By Mary
September 3, 2008 7:22 AM | Link to this
Laura, I hope Scott is more analytical in his new role than you are. The “fat” alumni probably ate a bunch of Varsity hot dogs and fried onion rings on the way to the game. They should have probably stayed home and walked around the block with their wife and kids or raked leaves. If schools and colleges got away from big time sports, they could provide more lifetime fitness, nutrition and training programs for all students, instead of investing all those dollars and resources into limited numbers of obsessed athletes who are probably overstressing their muscles and bones and scarfing down steroids.
By Laura
September 2, 2008 9:25 PM | Link to this
Mary, maybe the “fat” alumni were the result of a group that agreed with you about sports and never had the opportunity to play them as kids. We need more opportunities for kids to be active, not less.
By Concerned Mom of 3
September 2, 2008 8:26 PM | Link to this
I cherish those conversations with my kids- even when they happen at a sporting event. Mary- you are like a dog with a bone… Try to enjoy the moment, for once. Scott- thanks for sharing, I enjoyed reading about the converstion with your daughter. Very cute.
By Melanie
September 2, 2008 5:11 PM | Link to this
Not to change the subject but was anyone else’s buiding kind of warm today?????????
By bobby
September 2, 2008 2:17 PM | Link to this
Geeez Mary, Sports are not the bane of western civilization.They are a religion to some,but a diversion for the rest of us. Kudos to Scott for spending quality time with his daughter.
By Denise
September 2, 2008 10:43 AM | Link to this
Fantastic! I just love how her mind works. And I’m glad she had a good time at the game!
By Mary
September 2, 2008 7:18 AM | Link to this
When she gets to be about 10, she might start to question the sanity of it all. Some never do. When I was her age, younger and older, my dad took me to the University of Georgia games - 50 yard line seats, season tickets. Then I started noticing all the middle aged, fat bellied, drunk alumni being carted out on stretchers with their heart attacks and started to question the system. I know even more about the system now. Human beings are much sillier than waddling penguins.