Self-Indulgent Touchdown Celebrants,
Or Watch Chad He Fun

Most of us can count to ten in Spanish, whether we have any real grasp of the language at all.

It's just one of those things we pick up early on that stays with us. That's probably why the Spanish words for "eight" and "five" are old hat to us.

But, for someone who lacks a grasp of his own native language, English, those two words must have really sounded neat to said adult who heard them for the first time.

Enter Chad Ochocinco, formerly Chad Johnson.

It's not surprising then that Mr. Tiny Brain also spends much spare time devising possible touchdown celebration antics. Considering the fact that he gets paid big money to score touchdowns in the first place -- call it his main job requirement -- and you get the idea that the guy doesn't spend a lot of time on heady diversions.

Using the excuse that he is just adding fun to the sport, the standard excuse, the fact is the majority of us up in the stands would just as soon -- prefer, actually -- that after he or someone like him scores, they just hand the ball to the ref and go on about their way. The only one who really thinks it is fun is the celebrant, he and the abettors who are doing the spring bounce at his side.

It's really all about him, not about adding some fun for us spectators. It's too much of an obvious self-indulgent display for us to get giddy over.

Please, grow up gentlemen. After all, it is a man's sport is it not?

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