Question of the Day - 06/05 "Twosday Twofer"

[sb41champs]

"Twosday Twofer":

1. If you could have dinner & an evening with ANY Colts player or coach (past or present - living or dead) who would you choose & why ??

2. What would you discuss and/or do with the time with your hero ??

[JoKeR]

Peyton Manning for obvious reasons and were gonna steal car stereos for fun, then go into Toys r us and blast kids with nerf footballs. Maybe toilet paper Irsay's house.

[MR. Blueblood]

Pat McAfee.....A good dinner then off to the bars for a few drinks and then a swim in the canal, does it get any funner than that?

I wouldn't call him a hero, but it is awesome that he donates proceeds from the sale of his t-shirts (due to his swim in the canal and subsequent trouble with the law) to charity. Had a cpl talks with him while he was signing autographs at training camp last year and the guy is a trip.

[MTC]

Peyton Manning. Enough said.

[Gramz]

Peyton, of course... and knowing me, we'd probably talk about his kids, and compare kid photos

[Susie Q]

Peyton Manning and we would discuss how things are going with his new team.

[mark5362]

Peyton Manning and do skits on SNL

[Carlos Danger]

I'd stage an intervention for Mike Vanderjagt!

[Coltsfanman1953]

John Unitas. I'd have dinner and ask him, how much better he would be if he played now.

[BleedingTrueBlue]

Dwayne Allen seems like he would be a great guy from last week's facebook friday and I would probably talk about his expectations for the upcoming season and how he likes Indianapolis so far.

[oldunclemark]

Do cheerleaders count?

[MAC]

I don't know, maybe an older player if he enjoys sharing stories about "the good old days". But not necessarily a superstar, just a solid player who was there for a long time and saw a lot of things - like Jimmy Orr, Tom Matte, Rick Volk, Earl Morral, Bruce Laird, Don McCauley, Stan White, Roger Carr, etc.

But current players, or big stars? I don't know. I've never desired to spend personal time with any sports figure. I mean if you just happened to be friends with one that would be very cool, but I have no desire to spend an evening sitting across the table from someone who is just fulfilling some obligation by being there. What are the odds of there being anything to talk about - other than my asking a couple of dozen inane "gosh of golly aren't you wonderful" football questions which the player is sick of answering. The player would be bored and I'd feel like a sap - particularly since I likely have ten times the athletes general knowledge of (and interest in) the world around us, but I'd have to act like a sycophant just to hold his interest. The thought is embarrassing. Just because I enjoy watching someone on television..............................

Perfect example of the problem: Peyton is one of my favorite athletes ever, but I have a sneaking suspicion that I have virtually NOTHING in common with him outside the Colts. I honestly have no desire to have diner with him. That would likely be just incredibly uncomfortable.