For It's One, Two, Three stikes, Your out.

Hey people, guess what? There's a new Favorite National Pastime. You remember, it used to be baseball? Well baseball is no longer our favorite national pastime. Now if you think it's football or even basketball, you're wrong. And I hate to shatter the dreams of you soccor hopefuls, but you didn't make the grade either. In fact it isn't even a traditional sport at all. Oh, and just in case you wondered, it isn't politics either. Perish the thought. No, it's a pastime that's been around for a very, very long time though. It's something that's given pleasure to millions upon millions of fans for---, well it seems forever. You wonder what it might be? You think it might be eating? No. And it isn't S-E-X either. Boy that does narrow the field down, doesn't it? You'd think that if it's the favorite National Pastime, it would be easier to figure out what it is, wouldn't you? Well, here's a hint. There seems to be a lot more of it now-a-days, spread over a wider array of opponents. Still can't figure it out? I suppose you want me to just up and tell you what it is. Well here's another hint. In all likelihood you've participated in it, in fact I can almost assure you that you did. On one side or the other. Still don't know? Oh, alright, I'll tell you. The new Favorite National Pastime is bigotry. It is too. Oh yes it is. How else to explain the fact that so many people are so "down" on so many other people. Here's a partial list of people we're "down" on; Latinos, African Americans, the French, Irish, Arabs, Chinese, fat people, thin people, tall, short, smart, dumb, rich, poor, young, old, employed, unemployed, weak, strong, sick, healthy, happy, sad, literate, illiterate, alien, citizen, college, no college, and the list goes on. Perhaps you can add to the list. In fact here's another one, everyone but me and thee, and I have my doubts about thee. Yep, it's sort of an equal opportunity Favorite National Pastime. There's somebody for everyone to hate. Here's another thing, it's not likely to go away anytime soon. In fact it's likely to continue as favorite far longer then baseball did.