{"id":646,"date":"2005-09-19T19:51:00","date_gmt":"2005-09-19T23:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vmalt\/?p=646"},"modified":"2007-09-07T05:03:02","modified_gmt":"2007-09-07T10:03:02","slug":"kick-em-when-theyre-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/kick-em-when-theyre-down","title":{"rendered":"Kick ’em when they’re down"},"content":{"rendered":"

I thought about going to the Giants-Saints game tonight, since there were tons of tickets available and it would’ve been a way to support the Red Cross efforts<\/a> down in the gulf.<\/p>\n

But then I thought about how, within 5 minutes, I would’ve been rooting for the Giants to crush the Saints, and THAT didn’t feel right. So I’m watching at home, and the Saints fumbled the kickoff, leading to a near-instant TD for the Jints. Sorry, guys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I thought about going to the Giants-Saints game tonight, since there were tons of tickets available and it would’ve been a way to support the Red Cross efforts down in the gulf. But then I thought about how, within 5 minutes, I would’ve been rooting for the Giants to crush the Saints, and THAT didn’t … <\/p>\n

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