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Here’s our TLI for Tuesday, Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve 2019!)…
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SPOILER ALERT
I want to make sure before we continue with today’s TLI that I give a SPOILER ALERT to the little kids that might usually be reading along.
When I was a little kid, I didn’t get a SPOILER ALERT. My father had just become a born-again Christian and believed it was wrong to lie to his kids. Now, this is–turned out to be–a good thing, but it wasn’t a good thing for 5-year-old TLI, who believed in Santa Claus.
“No, Santa Claus is a figment of your imagination,” my father told me.
Fortunatley, TLI didn’t know what a “figment of your imagination” was, so we went on on believing in St. Nick for a few more years.
But the point is spoilers are bad. They are very bad.
TLI accidentally spoilered one of his best friends, Willie Russell, back in 2015.
TLI and Willie, who used to be roomates, lived in different cities in 2015 when Star Wars: The Force Awakens came out. Obviously, being Star Wars fans, TLI assumed Willie would go and see The Force Awakens on opening night the same as TLI. We checked with Willie’s friends and they said Willie was watching Star Wars movies all night in preparation for The Force Awakens.
Here’s how the texts went the next day:
TLI: Holy Moly! Can you believe The Force Awakens!?!
Willie: Yeah, I haven’t …
TLI: I can’t believe Kylo Ren whacked his daddy.
Willie: I had to work last night.
TLI: D’Oh!
Now, Willie was cool that day. Willie knows how to exact his revenge … and he did. He bid his time until 2016 when Rogue One: A Star Wars Story came out.
I usually make it a point to see all Star Wars movies the night they debut, but for whatever reason I couldn’t get off the night Rogue One came out. Willie and I always talk about all the big movies that come out.
Here’s how the texts went:
TLI: Yeah, I gotta work. Can’t see Rogue One tonight.
Willie: I already saw it.
TLI: What? No Spoilers!
Willie: Everybody dies.
TLI: Hahaha, Ima see it tomorrow.
Little did TLI know, but (Spoiler Alert!) everyone died in Rogue One.
The point TLI is trying to make is don’t be a spoiler this Christmas. You don’t know how much spare time your family has, so when you’re hanging out this Christmas, don’t spoil things for your family. You want your family to experience the same surprise you felt when you saw a television show or movie.
You don’t want to get the Rogue One Revenge … Even though TLI’s initial spoiler was an accident. Either way … NO SPOILERS!!!!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, Softball Nation.
— Carlos Arias & Brentt Eads, Extra Inning Softball (Follow Carlos on Twitter @Los_Stuff; follow Brentt on Twitter @ExtraInningSB)
