May 07--Let's imagine, shall we, the pitch meeting from whence the Cavs-fan-throws-his-girlfriend-across-the-room video sprang.
Clueless bonehead: So this Cleveland Cavaliers fan and his girlfriend are re-enacting the "Time of My Life" scene from "Dirty Dancing," see?
Clueless enabler: I like it ...
Clueless bonehead: But when he notices she's wearing a Chicago Bulls shirt, he throws her across the room!
Clueless enabler: Wait. He throws her across the room? Like, on purpose?
Clueless bonehead: Hilarious, right?
Clueless enabler: I mean, yeah. Totally. Except aren't professional athletes catching heat lately for being all domestic violence-y ?
Clueless bonehead: He's not knocking her out in an elevator! She's totally fine at the end. I mean, ice on her head, but conscious.
Clueless enabler: Got it. Wait, why doesn't the guy notice she's wearing a Bulls shirt before they start the running/hoisting move?
Clueless bonehead: Yeah, good point. ... Oh! I know! We'll put her in an apron!
Clueless enabler: Awesome.
Clueless bonehead: Men will love it because, like I said, it's hilarious. Women will love it because, I mean, they're always all, "We watch sports! We're cool!" Did you see how they were whining about the Super Bowl commercials this year?
Clueless enabler: Good point. This could be just what the NBA needs to bounce back from that whole Donald Sterling cheating on his wife and bossing around his girlfriend and being a big ol' racist thing.
Clueless bonehead: It's a winner.
Clueless enabler: A slam dunk.
Clueless bonehead: And if people start acting all offended or something, we just take it down and issue an apology.
Clueless enabler: I'm in. All in.
hstevens@tribpub.com
