The kickers’ nightmare
Today, two barriers fell in the National Football League. For a scant ten minutes ago, Carl La Fong, press secretary for the hapless New York Giants, announced they had just signed LeChat to a three-year, $32.1 million contract.
When asked why the Giants spent so much on an unknown player, La Fong blurted out, “The Bears do the same thing with quarterbacks.”
Almost as an afterthought, La Fong said, “Ms. LeChat is also a kitten.”
It took minutes for the uproar to die down. Finally Amos Keeto of the Salem Sentinel said, “Why on Earth, would you sign a cat?”
LaFong shrugged. “We’re the Giants.”
“Where will the cat play?” asked Keeto.
“Kitten.”
“Excuse me, kitten. Where will the kitten play?”
“On defense, specifically on punts and field-goal attempts. That kitten has a leap and a stretch that you won’t believe. Oh, and LeChat is female. Her name’s Yvette LeChat.”
“About time,” muttered Juana Danz of Glass Ceiling Magazine.
– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.
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