George R.R. Martin knows a thing or two about hyperbole.
The writer of the “A Song of Ice and Fire” series, which HBO’s “Game of Thrones” is based on, is known for his love of both the New York Jets and New York Giants despite the fact they’re supposed to be rivals. So as you can imagine, Martin had a rough week with the Jets losing to the Buffalo Bills on Thursday and the Giants taking a last-second loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday.
He wrote about his feelings on his blog, and you really get the full effect from this snippet:
The victories were right there for the taking. So close I could taste them. But no, instead I had to choke down bitter defeats. What’s worse, both teams lost the games in THE SAME WAY, with truly inexplicable play-calling when the game was on the line. Deep inside the opponents’ territory, the goal line just a few feet ahead, the clock running down… all the Jets needed to do, all the G-Men needed to do, was RUN RUN RUN the ball, wind down the clock, make the opponent burn his final timeouts, then kick the winning field goal or score the winning touchdown.
Instead both the Jets and Giants chose to pass, pass, pass. Incompletions stopped the clock. The Jets did not manage to score at all, the Giants settled for a FG and a lead but left too much time for Tom Brady.
I guess they couldn’t hear me screaming at my TV set.
Life is miserable and full of pain.
We’ll just leave that there for you to enjoy, Patriots fans.
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