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Article: Getting Off the Redskins' Eternal Waiting List
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- July 9, 2002
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You can always tell when someone's new to town. He'll pronounce
the first word of Chevy Chase like the General Motors car. He'll ask
someone at the University of Maryland what a terrapin is. He'll take
an apartment in Oakton and say, gee, it's only 11 miles from the
White House, the commute can't be that bad.
And he'll say: "Wouldn't it be cool to buy season tickets to see
the Washington Redskins?"
I wish these newcomers the very best. But first, they'd better rub
the gossamer out of their eyes.
You're more likely to see four people elected president than you
are to get Redskins season tickets. And even if you wait 16 long
years for tix, that's far better than it used to be.
Dave Wood, who ...