I’ve watched many Super Bowls over the years at truck stops. It’s awesome fun! Get about 50 or 100 loud-mouthed strangers in a room screaming at a television, what’s not to like?
Tips for watching the Super Bowl at a truck stop:
- Get to a huge truck stop! The bigger, the better
- Get there plenty early and make sure they have a great television. Have a backup plan!
- Stand near the back so you don’t have to keep turning around to see everyone
- Eat something gross that smells terrible, like Limburger cheese
- Don’t talk about politics, but share all opinions on everything else loudly and freely
- People will take you more seriously if you have food in your beard, or you’re not a real football fan
- If something is important enough, you can say it with your mouth full
- The safest response is normally, “I hear ya,” so stick with that until you build confidence
- You’ll form a posse of like-minded folks, normally by the second quarter. It takes time for the room to gel
- Never say ‘America,’ or you’ll sound dumb. It’s ‘Merika’ - everyone who loves Merika knows that
Enjoy the big game!
