Monday, June 30, 2008

Thievery from the Crooks?

After conducting a routine population size survey regarding thoughts of the K Street Crooks, it came to the attention of Backup Starter Bennji that 99.37% of people think that the word "Crook" is demeaning and conveys an image of theft. When asked by the Guggelhupf Examiner about the outcome of the survey, Ben replied promptly: "I am not a crook! ... wait ... I am a K Street Crook, but I am not a ... bad crook?" Bennji looked puzzled and irritated. Feeling terrible about the answer, Bennji decided to walk to his girlfriend's new apartment for some Mushu [Pork]. However, on the long walk, something happened that will forever change his life.

It was at this corner,

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=arlington,+va&ie=UTF8&ll=38.891581,-77.071781&spn=0.000474,0.000826&t=h&z=20

...that something bright, almost watermelony, caught the eye of Sir Bennji. It was a woman, possibly homeless, sitting on a rock, with some boxes, and what looked like paint, wearing the melon-colored shirt of the Crook's second season ending in 5 wins and 5 losses. It was one and the same, the District Sports logo on the left bosom, the unmistakable watermelon color, and the stench of victory spewing from the armpits. Had it not been for the woman's look of rage mixed with uncertainty, Bennji would certainly have gone to investigate. However, fearing for his pitiful life, Bennji decided to fight that battle another day, but an idea was sparked by the chance rendezvous.

Bennji has recently decided to open a Charitable Trust named: "The Crooks are not crooks" which invests in international soccer funds, to convince the population that the K Street Crooks are indeed no crooks and that even they can fall victim to thieves. The first slogan just surfaced, "even thieves steal from Crooks" or "ETSFC" for short. At the opening Ceremony, Bennji hinted at a new soccer team named: ETS FC (ETS Football Club) to spread honor and dignity to the Crook community.

Only the future will tell what people think of Crooks. Maybe Bennji's mission will not be in vain.

1 comment:

snydertm said...

benji,

did the woman look anything like Justin in drag? i have a theory....