In a message dated 4/4/97, McAmy wrote:

>On Thu, 3 Apr 1997 JudyOmega@aol.com wrote:

>> Me too! If anyone can preserve the peace between the two greatest
>> antagonists on GH, Amy can! (Not that I want to see Stefan and Luke
>> male-bonding over football and Chexmix, but I don't want one to kill the
>> other, either! They're both too much fun!)
>
>LOL, Judy! Maybe you should put that in the last scene of QED? HA!

Hmmm... it might not "fit" with the story. But for you:

Football and Chexmix: a dialogue
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"Shouldn't the ball be spherical?"

"Not in American football."

"I see. It is a shape unsuitable for rolling, therefore, I assume it is an aerodynamic design."

"Yes."

"So, one advances the ball on the field by throwing it."

"That's one way. The guy can also run with it, or sometimes, he can kick it."

"I would think kicking it would be the best way. Yes... see how far the team in the green uniforms advanced the ball?"

"Yeah, but that's the kickoff. The other team's supposed to receive it."

"But there's been no penalty yet. Why must they give the ball away?"

"Because they lost the coin toss."

"I see. Why are they stopping play?"

"They hafta huddle."

"Is that some kind of superstitious rite? Like the tossing of the coin?"

"No. They have to plan their strategy."

"So often? One would think they would arrive to play better prepared. Are they unfamiliar with their opponents' strengths and weaknesses?"

*Sigh* "No..."

"Well then, I see no excuse for the delays."

[silence, followed by the sounds of crunching Chexmix...]

"YEAH! Touchdown!!"

"Ah, one goal. So it is one to nothing."

"No. That's worth six points."

"Six? How did they decide on that number?"

"ALL RIGHT! Extra point! Now it's seven to nothing."

"That is only worth one point?"

"Yeah."

"You mean to tell me, that a player kicking a ball with such precision that it passes between two posts elevated high above the ground, will only earn the team one point, while another man can simply run with the ball, passing across a line that stretches the entire width of the field, and earn six points?"

"Well, yeah. Look man, the guy running with the ball has to avoid getting tackled by all those other guys."

"So they award points depending upon the element of danger."

"I never thought of it that way..."

"Rather barbaric, isn't it?"

"Oh, like soccer's so civilized..."

"True, sometimes European football games get a bit out of hand, but at least we reward all players equally for their efforts. I would think that a country whose credo includes the phrase 'all men are created equal' would choose for its favorite spectator sport a game having more egalitarian scoring practices."

"Geez man, you're giving me a headache! Here, have some Chexmix and shut the hell up."

"It looks rather dry and flavorless to me."

"Laura made it."

"Hand me the bowl..."

-Judy