In the fall of 1980, I worked at a distribution warehouse for the now defunct department store S.H. Kress, in Augusta, GA.
As RAMS fans of my age know, the RAMS had won the NFC West for seven consecutive years leading up to that season.
The fall-cun_s had numerous lucky wins that year and edged out the RAMS for the division title. During the course of that season,
I was subjected to a whole lot of stupid, such as 'the fall-cun_s are going to be the team of the eighties. The fall-cun_s pulled one out of their ass against the RAMS on Sunday 26 October. The folowing day was my 22nd birthday and, in accordance with company policy, I got the day off as a personal holiday. When I went in to work that Tuesday, I was accused of ducking the heat, as though one day was going to make a difference. You understand, fall-cun_ fans are not the brightest bulbs on the tree.
As it so happened, that Monday was the day that an announcement came down form corporate headquarters that was not unexpected.
That being that S.H. Kress was ceasing operations and our jobs would be gone before the end of the year.
So, when the "team of the eighties' pulled a typical Atlanta sports team choke job against the cowpokes in the divisional playoff game at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, I was not able to rub it in the faces of a few retards since 12 December was our last day of operations.
But, I did see one of those mofos the following autumn while pumping gas and it was right after Leroy Irvin had his record-setting performance as a punt returner against the fall-cun_s. And the convenience store where I was getting the gas was adjacent to the high school stadium where Irvin had played his football for Glenn Hills High School.
Needless to say, that moron got an earful from me and was very sheepish as he couldn't wait to finish his pumping and get away from my commentary.
Good times.
