Football is considered a brutal, masculine sport. Thus it is a little odd that the referees signal penalties with brightly colored handkerchiefs. Given the violence of the sport, you’d think the referees would use flair guns or some sort of grenade. Instead they are armed only with accessories stolen from a girls gymnastics class.
It would be like hockey referees signaling penalties with handfuls of glitter. And although I don’t know much about Ultimate Fighting, I’m pretty sure that those officials don’t signal foul play with pom-poms or a small, colored purse. “It looks like the referee has taken out his magenta clutch.”
Actually, if football lived up to its hype, the referees would indicate penalties by throwing a severed head onto the field. Fans describe the sport as a battle of warriors, a modern day version of gladiator combat. It is a game of primal screams, bone-crunching tackles, … and officials with pretty scarves.
It would be like hockey referees signaling penalties with handfuls of glitter. And although I don’t know much about Ultimate Fighting, I’m pretty sure that those officials don’t signal foul play with pom-poms or a small, colored purse. “It looks like the referee has taken out his magenta clutch.”
Actually, if football lived up to its hype, the referees would indicate penalties by throwing a severed head onto the field. Fans describe the sport as a battle of warriors, a modern day version of gladiator combat. It is a game of primal screams, bone-crunching tackles, … and officials with pretty scarves.
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