ODE TO DA,
Super Bowl Fan
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A man receives a free ticket to the Super Bowl from his company.
Unfortunately, when he arrives at the stadium he realizes the
seat is in the last row in the corner of the stadium.
He is closer to the Goodyear Blimp than the field.
About halfway through the first quarter he notices an empty seat
10 rows off the field right on the 50-yard line. He decides to
take a chance and makes his way through the stadium and around
the security guards to the empty seat. As he sits down, he asks
the gentleman sitting next to him, "Excuse me, is anyone sitting
here?" The man replies no.
Now, very excited to be in such a great seat for the game,
he again inquires of the man next to him, "This is incredible!
"Who in their right mind would have a seat like this at the
Super Bowl and not use it?"
The man replies, "Well, actually, the seat belongs to me.
I was supposed to come with my wife, but she passed away.
This is the first Super Bowl we haven't been together at since we
got married in 1967."
"Well, that's terribly sad. But still, couldn't you find
someone to take the seat? A relative or close friend?"
"No," the man replied, "they're all at the funeral."
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