Stupor Bowl 2011

Jan 28, 2011


Stupor Bowl: 1) A game in which millionaires in shiny pants run after a ball; 2) An excellent cover to do some serious shopping; 3) A chance for advertisers to run deluxe new ads that will be reviewed and discussed on various TV shows through out the coming year.

Kathy, Carol, Tina and Margie, decide the StuporBowl is an excellent chance to do some very serious shopping.

SuperBowl Sunday; game time approaching...

Kathy: “Okay, everybody understand the plan, right? The men are in Carol’s man cave - she just let Brad buy a new flatscreen - we lift their wallets and make a clean getaway using a beer run as an excuse.”
Tina: “Can we review how we get their wallets again?”
Carol: “I’m going to ask them separately to help me reach for a pan on the top shelf in my kitchen when they come in to get something. As they reach up, Kathy will slid her hand in their back pocket and lift the wallet, which she hands to you and you quickly pull out cash and credit cards, hand the wallet back to Kathy and she slids it back in, all the while I’m distracting them.”
Tina: “And what about Margie, again?”
Kathy: “Margie’s hubby has a man cave and he’s not leaving. So we gave her the Super Bowl Twenty Questions list to use to get him to shoo her out of the house. She’ll call us as soon as she’s free, we pick her up and make a beeline for the South Ferry.”
Tina: “Are you sure it will work?”
Carol: “The sacred Twenty have always worked. I’ve never had to go past five questions.”
Kathy: “I’ve never had to go past two. Okay, places everybody, they should be calling for beer and nacho’s any minute now.”

Meanwhile, back at Margie’s house...Margie snuggles in next to her hubby as the game starts, and the SuperBowl as well.
Margie: “It’s nice that they start with the Star Spangled Banner. How do they chose who gets to sing it?”
Bill: “I don’t know. Now listen, this is serious, you have to be quiet if you’re going to sit here with me. This is the SuperBowl.”
Margie: “Who are you routing for again?”
Bill: “Neither is my team, now shush, they’re flipping for the kick off.”
Margie: “I wonder if that’s how the tradition of flipping a coin to make a decision got started? You know, I was watching a show about coins, how they’re made and the different....”
Bill: “Honey, not now. Listen, I love you, but if you can’t be quiet, you’ll have to leave.”
Margie: “Okay, I’ll go bring you some treats, then I think I’ll go over to Carol’s for awhile.”
Bill: “Sure, fine, whatever.”

Margie delivers a preprepared tray of Bill’s favorites, grabs her jacket and handbag, steps outside and makes the call.
Margie: “Carol? I’m free. I’ll start walking towards your house. I got Bill’s money and cards when he was in the shower.”
Carol: “Perfect! We just cleaned out the last wallet. Kathy’s making the beer run excuse now while Tina stocks the fridge with the beers we hid on the porch. By the time they realize we’re gone, we’ll have cleared out the Commons and be on our way home.”
Margie: “Now we just beat them to the mailboxes when the bills come in and we are home free!”
Carol: “I love the StuporBowl! I get my best shopping of they year done.”