# Even More Insufferable Bragging - Now With A New Nephew! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 4, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-more-insufferable-bragging-now-with-a-new-nephew/508864 "2009-09-04T14:46:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-more-insufferable-bragging-now-with-a-new-nephew/508864/1 "2009-09-04T14:46:46Z")
What the heck is it with my nephews and professional sports? I don’t even like football all that much. And now I have not just [one](http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=10448) but [two](http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/player/419423) nephews in the NFL. Anyway, this is a good thing. My brother-in-law is going to be delirious. Mark has been trying to catch on with a team for a couple years now, and finally he made it. Good for him! Now to check if the Browns play against the Patriots in the 2009-2010 season. If they do, it will be tough to see who to root for. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![PoorYorick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-more-insufferable-bragging-now-with-a-new-nephew/508864/2 "2009-09-04T14:52:37Z")
So, I guess it wouldn’t be that tough to get me a couple of tickets? ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-more-insufferable-bragging-now-with-a-new-nephew/508864/3 "2009-09-04T15:01:50Z")
Get in line, buster. My other nephew (Joe) went to the Pro Bowl, and all I got was a jersey. 😃 Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_Stimulus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Digital\_Stimulus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_Stimulus)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-more-insufferable-bragging-now-with-a-new-nephew/508864/4 "2009-09-04T16:42:04Z")
That’s truly excellent. As someone with ties to ND, I’ll be rooting for him in particular. Man, that’s impressive. Although as a ND fan, in a Browns v. Pats game, there’d (potentially, assuming he sees field time) be a rooting for Quinn conundrum… ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-more-insufferable-bragging-now-with-a-new-nephew/508864/5 "2009-09-04T17:43:00Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Mark has been trying to catch on with a team for a couple years now, and finally he made it. Good for him! He did play for the Pats last year, it looks like, but it must have been nerve-wracking if he didn’t have a contract this whole offseason. I’m guessing this is a nice raise, too. Congratulations to your family! > [@](#): > > Now to check if the Browns play against the Patriots in the 2009-2010 season. Nope. Of course, if Cleveland makes the playoffs… well, I mean there’s no law saying they _can’t_… Anyway congratulations to everybody. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-more-insufferable-bragging-now-with-a-new-nephew/508864/6 "2009-09-04T18:43:39Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > He did play for the Pats last year, it looks like, but it must have been nerve-wracking if he didn’t have a contract this whole offseason. I’m guessing this is a nice raise, too. Congratulations to your family! Yes to all this. Especially the raise part - my mother-in-law, who let me know about this, says he got $400K as a signing bonus. SCHWEEET!!! > [@](#): > > Nope. Of course, if Cleveland makes the playoffs… well, I mean there’s no law saying they _can’t_… Heretic. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Aries28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Aries28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aries28)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-more-insufferable-bragging-now-with-a-new-nephew/508864/7 "2009-09-04T18:51:43Z")
That’s really cool. I’m sure your family is very proud of both of them! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-more-insufferable-bragging-now-with-a-new-nephew/508864/8 "2009-09-04T19:10:10Z")
Does this mean we’ll be seeing “Shodan” [here?](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/09/14/mark_sanchez.jpg) There’s four opportunities now ya know. Cool beans. Have a connection like that would make the games even more enjoyable. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-more-insufferable-bragging-now-with-a-new-nephew/508864/9 "2009-09-04T19:44:56Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Does this mean we’ll be seeing “Shodan” [here?](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/09/14/mark_sanchez.jpg) Probably not. OTOH, you might see [my sister-in-law](http://blog.cleveland.com/browns_impact/2008/08/thomasauntrh.jpg) at a Browns game. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-more-insufferable-bragging-now-with-a-new-nephew/508864/10 "2009-09-04T19:47:59Z")
Dude, do they make bedliners for pick-ups from your sperm or what? Your family is tough!