Basket Ball

This was too weird to not write about. Additionally, too weird to not have its own section called “Surreal Moment of the Night.” It happened with 10:17 to go in the fourth quarter. Minnesota had just extended its lead from 60-59 to 68-59 in the preceding few minutes. There was a commercial break and, as is the case at all NBA games these days, there was immediate panem et circenses to appease the crowd. But this wasn’t your normal everyday flying dunking lizard man or your run-of-the-mill half-court shooting contest – no this was an entirely different species altogether. It was a Yatak Yap Yarışması, or Bed-Making Contest. I could not believe my eyes. Two women ran out with light-weight beds and put them at center court. Breathless, I watched as they ran back to the sidelines for linens. They scurried back to their beds and hastily applied them. Then they returned for pillows and blankets. Repeat. One of the them won. The crowd went semi-crazy. Again, it was weird. Either a) this was a way of showing appreciation for the Turkish ev hanimi (domestic housewife), who works so hard to help her family thrive, or b) a way of symbolizing that the game was getting out of hand, was getting a little boring, and maybe it was time for a nap. Or, as is probably the case, I am over-thinking the whole thing.