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Drunken Steeler Fan 'Discovers' Steeler Logo
During a Superbowl party at a friends house, Steeler fan Jim Meade was astonished to discover that the Steelers had a logo on the right side of their helmets. "I couldn't believe they would come out with a new look on the day of the Superbowl. I mean, I'm not a big believer of jinxes, but why test karma or fate or whatever, you know? Go with the look that got you there, I say. Thank God it didn't effect the outcome, not I believe in that sort of thing." Bill Dornbos, a friend of Meade, recalls the situation: "It was right after kickoff. We were all having a great time, eating wings and drinking and stuff, when all the sudden out of nowhere Jim blurts out 'WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!?'. I looked over expecting to see him staring at his bellybutton or something....he is pretty fond of the Wild Turkey, if you get what I mean...but instead I saw him staring in amazement at the TV. When we asked him what he was talking about, he said 'THAT THING ON THE STEELERS HELMETS, WHAT IS THAT?'. We all looked at each other wondering what the heck he was seeing. Could've been anything, because he's pretty prone to hallucinations. After some prodding we figured out he actually thought he was seeing the Steelers logo for the first time." The Steelers helmet is unique in that it only has a logo on the right side. The left side is solid black. Meade still maintains that Superbowl Sunday was the first time the Steelers ever had a logo on their helmets. "Those guys were all laughing at me and stuff, which I'm used to, but this time I know they were putting me on. I've been watching the Steelers for 57 years and have never seen the logo." Meade is 35. Dornbos says this is nothing unusual. "His brain is pretty well gone, although he somehow maintains a job. He's seen all sorts of weird stuff that he insists is real. My favorite is when he got in an argument with his car about whether or not his toaster talks to him. He's a peach, that guy. Fun to have around, if you can ignore the stench." FAI was able to contact Meade's doctor, Dr. James Hunt who wasn't surprised to learn of Meade's "discovery". "I guess it's theoretically possible that Jim either blinked or nodded off or was otherwise distracted each and every time he's had the opportunity to see the right side of the Steelers helmet, but it is my medical opinion that he's been pretty blind drunk for the past 18 years." |