Terrible Towel Memoirs: Being a Pittsburgh Steeler Fan Living in New England

March 28, 2011   ·   Mike Stanger   ·   Jump to comments

"Hell is other people."
Jean-Paul Sartre wrote those words in his play No Exit.
However, Sartre’s words are too non-specific for me.  In my worldview, Hell is being a Pittsburgh Steeler fan in New England.
Allow me to elaborate.
Several years ago, while still living in Pittsburgh, I visited a friend in Massachusetts.  The purpose of my trip was twofold: Do a reconnaissance mission of the area for a potential move and attend a football game between the Steelers and Patriots at Foxboro Stadium (the worst football stadium, ever).
The visit was a double success: I fell in love with the New England region and the Steelers won. Within a year, I became a resident of Massachusetts.
Unfortunately for me, moving to New England from Pittsburgh somehow disrupted the space-time continuum, placing me in my own football fan hell.  I became like a character in No Exit, being led to my room, completely unaware of my fate of eternal damnation.
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