Football: The Final Fantasy

So, let's meet some of the staff of the administrative offices of The Reidy Rockets; with its main branch in Paris, France and satellite offices in San Francisco and NYC.
Here is our Paris front desk man, receptionist Michel Boucher:

Fluent in French and Greek and several other languages; Michel is ready to offer you cafe, les periodiques and some light typing and filing...

That's Tommy Flynn at our San Francisco office, offering you the key to the men's room.  Will you be needing any assistance?

Meet Peter Lang, the men's room attendant.

Melissa Humphries: our bi-coastal administrative manager (above) and below, her assistants, Brenda Turk and Tiffany Van Leuen:

Our NYC CFO, Doug Johnson, coming out of the Siesta Suite (at our office, we believe well rested workers are the best workers, so fifteen minute naps are encouraged throughout the day (usually every fifteen minutes).

Meet our housekeeping staff.

Left to Right: Lola Manoogian, Kyrie Capo di Monte, Bella Jones and Tianna Pirandello.  Note: We do not require they dress like this; they had it put in their union contracts.  Who were we to argue?

Meet our head butler, Gerard:

Seen here at last years New Years Eve party, Gerard was trained at the prestigious London Man Servants Academy.  Directly under him:

Left to right: Chad, Brad, Vlad, Thad, Luke, Duke, John, Don and Von Butler.  They were all adopted by Gerard.  Seen here at last Christmas' champagne tasting: "May Your Days Be Bubbly and Bright And May All Your Tight Ends Be Tight!"
So, anyways...
I think it's time to start wrapping up this whole thread.  I mean you get it, I'm sure.  And it's gay.  Yes, it's very gay.  More than a little gay.  But you know what...?  I'm starting to think the world of football itself is more than a little gay.  Like Vince Lombardi, frinstance...

He totally makes my "gaydar" go off.  So does Ernest Borgnine.  Always has.  Why?  I don't know...it's, as they say...ineffable (but also, totally effable!).

This looks like "post" something; and not necessarily "post-game."

Did you know that football players have to take a test?  Apparently they do, which I learned in an interesting Youtube video about Ryan Fitzpatrick: The Bizarre Evolution of Ryan Fitzpatrick. The Wonderlic test is like a standardized test for prospective employees to test their problem solving abilities, etc.  Don't you think it strange that prospective football players would need to take this test?  I mean, I'm not saying that football players are across the board dumb.  They're not.  Many athletes are also blessed with great intelligence.  I guess this is playing into my fantasy: like, that guy with his arm around Vince.  The one not wearing pants.  Wouldn't it be nice to have pillow talk with him about the influence of Marilyn Monroe on mid-century American theater?
But I digress.
So, in closing, here are a few more pics of dudes I want on the team.

The Man From Page 602 of the Sears Catalogue: a whole 'nother blog!

Whoever these guys are!

I think this dude is actually in the NFL for real...

Whoever this is.

Tony Romo, of course.

Whoever this is, too...

Oh, wait, that's one of the Travis': he's already on the team.
And the dudes bringing back the Jack Tripper look.  Here's Ryan F. again:

Back in the late 70's and early 80's, when I was just discovering the exciting world of post-pubescence-early adolescense; this was the standard short length for men.  Gay and straight:

Sometime in the late 80's, after a brief popularity of bicycle pants on men; mens shorts went baggy and well below the knee; and stayed there.  For a good 30 years.  But lately, they've been creeping back up and getting tighter, with no back pockets yet.  And that's a good thing.  And before you say I'm being a skeezy creeper, people...don't tell me you straight guys out there wouldn't mind the return of the circa '72 hot pants on the ladies?  I mean, you did invent the Lingerie Bowl, did you not?  Yeah ya did.  We all have our fantasies.

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