It appears that Draco Malfoy is pursuing a music career.
Voldemort is going to Crucio him for being such a sissy.
The ‘Got Milk?’ Curse
Einstein had his relativity, Darwin had his apes, and I have…professional sports?? Not my usual area of expertise, but bear with me. I have a theory.
I’m sure that most of those reading are familiar with the Madden Curse. According to Wikipedia, the phenomenon is “a myth involving the video game series Madden NFL, stating that during or after the season, if a player appears on the cover solo, that player will be cursed with either an injury or poor performance.”
Recently retired Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre is scheduled to be featured on the cover of the 2009 version of the video game, no doubt for his legendary 16 seasons as the Packers’ front man. Barring some sort of Michael Jordan-esque return, it is safe to assume that the game’s cover jinx will not affect Mr. Favre. Some might say the curse is, finally, broken.
I say – to quote the great ESPN College GameDay correspondant, Lee Corso – “Not so fast!”
Let’s leave the realm of football for a moment – just set it aside and stick a pin in it while we’re away. We can then travel to a land not so far away – the land deemed the NBA.
On April 25, 2008, All-Star forward/guard of the Dallas Mavericks, Josh Howard, admitted to smoking marijuana during the off-season. This information severely damaged not only the player’s reputation, but the Dallas camp as well.
Just five days later, Dallas’ head coach Avery Johnson, after leading his team to premature elimination in the NBA Playoffs (for the second year in a row, no less), was dismissed. He had been head coach with the team since 2005.
“It looks like the Mavs are going down the tubes,” you may speculate. And you may be right. But what J-Ho and the Little General didn’t know is that they were doomed before the playoffs even began.
Allow me to introduce Exhibit A.
This promotional ad featuring both Johnson and Howard started appearing in magazines at the end of last year and again before and during the run of the NBA playoffs.
Some of you may have already connected the dots, but allow me to bring my theory to full understanding. Brett Favre has not merely broken the Madden Curse, he has transferred it to the Got Milk? campaign! From now on, if you see a celebrity sporting that all too familiar white mustache in your favorite newspaper or magazine, you can rest assured that their career will be hindered in a major way.
I suppose only time will tell.
