OT: A Day that Stunned Ohio (well at least Red Robin)

Submitted by the_big_house 500th on

Today was just like any other ordinary day. It was warm, sun was shining and there was a nice cool breeze in the air. After playing a game of roller hockey, me and some friends of mine from the game went to Red Robin to grab something to eat. The service was good as usual and all 6 of us sat at a booth by the window. Behind us sat 5 people. Three guys and two girls all of which were wearing something OSU related and I could tell they went to Ohio State because I happened to glance at the wallet of the first person by the window and saw his wallet face up with a BUCK ID in the front clear plastic holder. Now let me rewind here. Tommy and I are both big Michigan fans and walked in wearing block M hats and Michigan shirts. His shirt was blue and read "Live from Ann Arbor" mine was maize with the word Michigan in an arch with a blue white outlined block M under it. As we took our seats we started talking about the game we had just finished when behind us came a loud O-H. I gave a grimacing face down at the table while behind us we of course heard I-O from the rest of the restaurant.

I looked at Tom and he looked at me with a pissed yet typical eye roll. I exhaled and reached for my phone. When I receive a text "The Victors" goes off as my main alert sound. So I sent my girl friend a text and turned the volume on high. Tom was like "what are you doing?" I simply said "just wait for it and do what I do ok?" 30 seconds later I received an incoming text and broke out in cheer along with the "The Victors" as loud as I could so the whole restaurant could hear me. Soon after that Tom joined in and we both yelled GO BLUE as loud as we could and sat back down to order. The five behind us were too stunned to even say anything back I just looked over my shoulder and smiled while Tom and the rest just about died laughing. Too speechless to even reply the people behind us didn't say a word or even shoot back a remark. To put it in a simple definition. "Oh yeah, we went there."

Dark Blue

June 24th, 2010 at 8:15 PM ^

What is the point of this story? Did the cooks at Red Robin spit in your food? Did one of the OSU students punch you? Did the skies open up and did the fires of hell descend down on you? No, well that isn't that interesting I guess.

UMichGA

June 24th, 2010 at 8:43 PM ^

Do not hate on Red Robin for your disagreeable nature towards this man's story.  Any restaurant that will put an egg on my burger and parmesan cheese on my fries cannot be too horrible.

-UMichGA

OSUMC Wolverine

June 24th, 2010 at 9:02 PM ^

Sitting huddled in a corner, silent, and unsure wouldn't exactly be representing well either.  Displaying your pride when provoked is the only proper thing to do to support your team.  As to how you do it, well, to each their own.

In a similar display of stupidity, I shelled out $300 at a wedding to keep the dueling pianos playing Hale to the Victors for nearly 20 minutes while the probably 400+ guests likely nearly all OSU fans had to listen to it.  Its sad that many will shoot off at the mouth, but 400 couldnt outbid me to get them to stop playing.  Of course it was my cousins wedding and he is also a devoted Michigan fan, couldnt let him down.

dex

June 24th, 2010 at 8:28 PM ^

your gripping narrative and masterful use of the short, declarative sentence structure reminds of a young ernest hemingway

 

if he'd been in a brutal war accident and lost half his brain

 

and licked lead painted walls

OSUMC Wolverine

June 24th, 2010 at 8:42 PM ^

It would be easier to follow the o-h i-o with something like 'now try 5 letter words' or something else playful yet demeaning.  As for getting hit by an OSU student, I have been on OSU campus as an employee for over 5 years, wear my maize and blue everywhere I go, and other than some occasional comments, no one has ever tried to start trouble.  Although I have to admit they are probably wondering why I am crazy enough to do it and figure its not worth finding out...

Shaqsquatch

June 24th, 2010 at 8:51 PM ^

I feel like this awesome quote from big house 500th needs to be in every post he makes.

 

Fuck this site

I'm not coming back I'm not taking shit from a bunch of people that sit around and hump their hands all day cause they know they can't get pussy from a girl if they tried. Fuck all of you grammar nazis fuck all of you commies and obama lovers fuck all of you who judge people and fuck everyone who doesn't know enough about someone to be judgemental on them take away all my fucking points burn in hell fuckers. GO Blue btw

A year later he's still here, still making ridiculous posts.