Are you ready for some football? Those aren’t just song lyrics or a catchy phrase; it’s essentially religion here in the States, especially when it’s the start of a workday on Monday. Nothing quite like pushing through work, to rush home and get everything ready for your favorite team to either pop off or get embarrassed on prime time. Detroit, Michigan, is no stranger to hardcore fans, but one elderly man took to Reddit and rallied his fellow Lions fans with a cigar and a simple message that all the locals can get behind.
In the Detroit Lions subreddit, a user named Ol_Scool_1961 posted a picture of himself in his work vest, as he held up a huge cigar with the caption “MNF work ready, One Pride. Detroit is a hard-working blue-collar city, so his simple but effective message was loudly heard by all. He capped off the picture with a celebratory message that states.
Buck Faltimore…. Let’s Work!!! Go Lions
As a testament to his work hard, but root hard mentality, everybody jumped in on the bandwagon. One user stated “Unc with the high vis vest, just to highlight that packers lost to the Browns.” Another one then said “Unc just like me fr” while a third shouted back “I’ve already got a long day at work, so knowing the Lions are playing tonight makes it go by even slower” As you go further down the list, even more fans throw their support for the Lions as it goes on, including some disheartened Tigers fans.
“Please win Lions. The Tigers have unc smoking cigarettes on r/motorcitykitties”
“Have a good day at work Unc, doing the same thing here. Took the morning off tomorrow tho, so I can stay up late without guilt or stress.”
“Unc’s just happy he’s posting on this sub and not wasting another cigar on the Tigers (until he does)”
As you can see, Monday Night NFL fever has taken hold of Detroit and Baltimore, with a huge showdown between the Lions and Ravens, two playoff contenders from last season, looking to win it all this season.
