Tell me if I'm a crank, but do you notice that every time a football replay comes up—and I mean every time—the color guy goes, "OK, now watch this!" I mean, what else are we gonna do? Suddenly start knitting a sweater? Start collecting for UNICEF? You don't need to tell us to watch the TV set we're already watching! OK, maybe I am a crank.
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