Thread by @BeingNOLA

I was half living here in 2009 when the Saints won the Superbowl. That particular day is a blur of messy decisions but the day they won the divisional title is such a great memory. Cars stopped, people came out of bars and were hugging in the streets. Pure elation.

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love American Football

I got into US football in the late 80s at high school. I bought a short-wave radio and listened to US Forces coverage of the games. Eventually I ran a book at school but rigged the odds as the results didn't hit the UK newspapers until Tuesday. Please nobody tell my schoolmates.

I'm a changed, honest person now, I swear.

Also, kids were betting like 20p, so it was a low-stakes scam that only just about upped my snack-buying power.