net I would like to know know the meaning of what Grandmother said She named the team, but we don't know which team because the football is covering it. This is in the context of saying that you shouldn't reveal your favorite team because it might offend someone, so the cartoonist blocked out the name so that it wouldn't offend anyone. CJ
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smartenglish@hanmail.netI would like to know know the meaning of what Grandmother said
She named the team, but we don't know which team because the football is covering it. This is in the context of saying that you shouldn't reveal your favorite team because it might offend someone, so the cartoonist blocked out the name so that it wouldn't offend anyone.
The Pats (New England Patriots), a team that's unpopular with many NFL fans because they win all the time.