But we can’t slip away quietly while the anti-Pats crowd is still having a field day at our expense. (And speaking of “Pats,” thanks to the one from Vero Beach who reads this blog and sent us the link).

It all started last week when one overly optimistic but admirably determined New England Patriots fan began an online petition asking for an investigation of the last 1m, 40s of the Big Dance. Said fan claims the clock shouldn’t have stopped after Brandon Jacob’s 4th and 1 mini-miracle, one of many for the Giants dive into the turf.

Now, it’s one thing to cast a wary sidelong glance at such endeavors, maybe even with a punctuating “sniff” to boot. Even an eyeroll is OK.

But when Pats-haters resort to low-blow name-calling, they’re only adding fuel to the Pats fans’ fire and overlooking a key point: We HEART the fact that we can still get under your skin. It’s like schadenfreude** in reverse! 

There were 16,870 signatures on the petition at post. Oh wait, then yours truly signed . . . so make that 16,871. Anything we can do to ruffle the feathers of Pats-haters, despite losing the Super Bowl, is a worthy cause. *insert prissy grin here*

**German lesson review: schadenfreude=joy through other people’s misery.

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Pats Fans Petition to Turn Back the Clock