Yay! Sports!

So, I'm from Kentucky.

Yeah, yeah, I know.  Go ahead and laugh.  Get it out of the way now.

Now, for those of you who are unaware of the wonderful state of Kentucky, most of us don't run around in overalls, barefoot and pregnant.  We also rarely marry our siblings.  That's West Virginia.

But hey, I'll admit, the state isn't know for much.  Well, there is the high obesity rate, Oxycontin abuse, diabetes, but it's not all bad stuff.  We also grow tobacco.  And then there's sports and horses.

That's the big thing here.  Horses and basketball.

A pretty typical view in the Kentucky countryside.

Also a common sight in central Kentucky.

Basketball is especially big here.  Seriously, they just had the World Equestrian Games here, and they're throwing a bigger fuss over the University of Kentucky basketball team winning games.  It's almost a running gag that the fans riot when they lose and when they win.  And the school colors (royal blue and white) are freaking everywhere.  There are stores devoted to selling fan merchandise.  People are insanely serious about their sports here.  

Emphasis on insane.

I mean, seriously, don't put a sticker on your car for Duke here, especially during basketball season.  They will vandalize your vehicle.

And then you have me and my husband.  We don't care.  He used to work for the university, doesn't care.  I grew up here.  Don't care.  Half the time we don't even know when there's a game on.  I only find out because everyone else is talking about it.  Our standard response is, "Yay.  Sports."  For example, the other day there was some sort of final four game.  We were actually kind of torn, since it was UK vs North Carolina.  We have no fondness for UK, but there was the whole North Carolina incident, so either way it was going to be a bitter sort of victory.  Of course, UK won, so now we'll have to listen to all the fans go on and on until after the championship game. 

Our apathy on this subject knows no bounds.

So, while the rest of the state goes on about sports, and is sitting riveted to the tube for the game, my husband and I will be going about our business as normal.  And when the inevitable comment of, "Aww, too bad you have to work during the game," comes up, we shall boldly respond with, "Yay!  Sports!"

Addendum 4/1/11:
Was informed last night that apparently last week's game was to get into the Final Four and this week's game is the Final Four game, not the actual championship game.  Guess it just goes to show how little we actually care.