| 08 February 2010
With the New Orleans Saints having captured the first Super Bowl win of their existence, fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs have taken heart, and are rejoicing in hopes that they, too, might taste the sweetness of a championship elixir.
"Sure, we didn't have a hurricane or anything," said Wayne Simpkins, 33, of Kitchner, as he sported a Drew Brees/Wendel Clark Frankenjersey ("BRARK"). "But I know something else that hasn't happened since 1967, and there's not a more lovable set of losers in Canada than the Leafs. This is the year!"
When it was observed that the Leafs are in last place, and suck like an Electrolux, Simpkins responded: "Who dat, eh?"
Simpkins was not alone in his jubiliation. Inspired by the Saints' victory and the subsequent Bourbon Street revelry, legions of Leafs fans took to the streets of Toronto last night, specifically the 1967 Stanley Cup parade route. Police reported issuing five tickets for littering, and one parked car was slightly damaged--although the perpetrator left an apologetic note with his contact information.
