Manchester 0, Dragonfly 1

"Hey, you guys, keep it down! I'm trying to watch the almost-not-quite World Cup-ish game on the tube here!"

"It's not a 'tube.' It's a High Definition Liquid Crystal Display Light Emitting Diode backlit Binford 3000 Strato-Viewer. Tube is so last year."

"Whatever. This is a Big Game and I'm watching it so pipe down. I've been waiting to see this game for over a decade. Or at least since this afternoon."

"Who's playing?"

"Manchester and some other team. Doesn't matter. Be quiet!"

"All right! All right! Excuuuuuuuuuuse me for breathing. I'll go play in the freeway or something. Hey, look, there's Kink outside."

Opening the back door …

"Hey, buddy boy, what are you doing outside? Having fun? Come in and get a Kat Snak."

"Meowwww-ffff!"

"Meowwww-fff? What do you have in your mouff, little buddy? Come on, give us a look, that's a good kitty."

"No, Kink, don't let it loose!"

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkkk! Kink let a dragonfly loose in the house! A GIANT DRAGONFLYYYYYYYYY!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKK!!!! WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!"

"That's no dragonfly! That's a pterodactyl!!"

"EEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!! PTERODACTYL!! WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!"

"Someone get a net!"

"Someone get a cricket bat! Did I say that out loud?"

"Someone get some duct tape."

"Duct tape?"

"Yeah, it's good for anything. We can stickify the dragonfly!"

"YOU GUYS KEEP IT DOWN I'M TRYING TO WATCH THIS VERY IMPORTANT GAME THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THE HORSE YOU RODE IN ON!"

"Look! The dragonfly is buzzing around the kitchen light! He likes the light! Quick, turn off the kitchen light!"

**click**

"Oh My Gosh, it's heading to the TV! Quick, get the net!"

"I got it! I got it! I don't got it."

"GET AWAY FROM THE TV! I CAN'T SEE THE GAME! IT'S ONLY 20 SECONDS LEFT! CATCH THE DRAGONFRICKINGFLYADACTYL LATER!"

"I've got an idea! If we turn off the TV and turn on the porch light, the dragonfly will go out the back door all by himself! Ready? On three. One, two … THREE!!"

**CLICK** **beep fweep beep**

"AAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHH! THE GAAAAAAAAME!"

"YEAAAAAAAHH! THERE HE GOES! THERE HE GOES!"

"THE GAAAAAAAAME!!"

"HE'S OUT!! HE'S OUT!!"

"QUICK, SHUT THE BACK DOOR!"

"QUICK, TURN ON THE LIQUID TUBE DIODE THING!"

"QUICK, WHERE'S KINK?"

… and who could have predicted that, eh, Chris? No, Marv, you're not going to see an ending to a game like that if you live to be a hundred. Could you believe that last-minute play, Chris? No, Marv, I saw it live and on the instant replay and I still can't believe it. That's for sure, Chris, and I can tell you this is one game I'll be telling my grandkids about. What an ending. What an AMAZING, ASTOUNDING, AWESOME ENDING!! We saw Sport History tonight, Marv. Once in a lifetime, once in a lifetime. Well, that wraps it up for tonight. I'm Chris. And I'm Marv and we'll see you in a decade or maybe tomorrow. After that finale they might just retire the sport! Good-night, everybody!

"You ruined the game!"

"We saved the dragonfly!"

"Where's Kink?"

"He must have gone back out. Oh, look, open the door, here he comes!"

"What's he got in his mouth … "