A late night conversation

I’LL bet those last few posts were not very entertaining. So–I present to you: A Late Night Conversation. This was just after the Super Bowl. Timely! Contextual!

ME: Hey, why are they called the Packers? For that matter, why are they called the Steelers?

FIANCE: Well the Packers, something something about meat packing.

ME: Oh, ok. What about the Steelers though? Is Pittsburgh full of thieves?

FIANCE: Ha. Like, steal-ers. I get it.

ME: Boo. They probably have some kind of complicated etymology.

FIANCE: Did you just say “complicated etymology” to me?

ME: Yes.

FIANCE: It’s like, midnight.

ME: I’m in grad school.

FIANCE: Yeah, but…c’mon.

ME: It’s been a slow semester. I haven’t even said “ontology” once this year.

FIANCE: …

ME: …

FIANCE: It probably has something to do with the steel industry.

ME: … What does? Oh right. Boo. I suppose that makes sense. Lame. So, we’ll just name ourselves after whatever we happen to be doing most of the time?

FIANCE: I guess so.

ME: So, what if the city was famous for iron?

ME & FIANCE (at the same time! We’re such a great team!): Ironers? Ha!

ME: And what would you call a team in a city where they mine ore?

FIANCE: …Ore-ers? Oh no, don’t–

ME: HARRY POTTER REFERENCE!!

FIANCE: You’re not even going to make one?

ME: I don’t have to. You made one for me.

FIANCE: Because you made me.

ME: Because I’m so freaking clever.

FIANCE: Go to sleep.

ME: LOVE YOU!!!!

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