Our Hero Learns About Sports And Music And History
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coworker #1:
HEY! Did you see my Jayhawks win last night?
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me:
Hmm?
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coworker #1:
Jayhawks, last night!
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me:
I have no idea what you're talking about.
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coworker #1:
...
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coworker #2:
[yelling from the office next door] He's kidding!
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coworker #1:
I don't think he is.
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me:
[understanding] We're talking sports.
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coworker #1:
Yes. Lawrence, Kansas! My Jayhawks!
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me:
They won, like, the whole deal?
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coworker #1:
[patiently] Yes. They won the championship.
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me:
And this was for...?
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coworker #1:
[defeated] ...Basketball. The NCAA championship.
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me:
Well that's great.
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coworker #2:
[yelling] He's totally kidding!
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coworker #1:
It doesn't look like he's kidding. [points to my computer] Look them up so you can see what a Jayhawk looks like.
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me:
The Jayhawks, that's a band though, right? A spin-off of Uncle Tupelo or something. [goes to Wikipedia]
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coworker #1:
No, look up...just...OK.
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me:
Weird I don't see anything about Uncle Tupelo in this article. Am I thinking of Wilco?
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coworker #1:
[wanders off]
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me:
Hey, a list of what happened in 1986.
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