What a horse’s ass!
Jet backers had strong words yesterday for the Colts’ top fan — Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard — after he taunted the Gang Green faithful by declaring, “It’s a shame [the] J-E-T-S are going to L-O-S-E.”
“Not clever,” said Mike Katzke, 47, who was buying Green gear at the Jets Shop on Madison Avenue. “It’s a dull comment from a dull town.”
Ballard made his comment about his beloved pony boys as he challenged Mayor Bloomberg to the traditional intercity big-game bet Thursday. And while some wondered why Ballard planned to send shrimp from the Midwest if the Colts lose, it was his harsh words that had fans fuming.
“How very witty of him,” added Nick Goodman, 36, of Manhattan. “But we’ve beat them before, and we’ve played well all season.”
“He’s entitled to his opinion,” said Jerry Kennedy, 53, of New Jersey. “But the game will be played on the field, not his mouth.”
Fans at the Jets Shop took a more pro-active tactic to help their team win yesterday when Ed Hass, 42, of Manhattan, showed up with a Peyton Manning voodoo doll. He got fans at the store to throw it, stomp on it and stick it with pins.
“I’m out here with this voodoo doll. Let’s destroy Manning,” he said. “There is still time to do voodoo on Peyton.”