Why isn't it fun to watch a videotape of last night's football game even when we don't know who won? Because the fact that the game has already been played precludes the possibility that our cheering will somehow penetrate the television, travel through the cable system, find its way to the stadium, and influence the trajectory of the ball as it hurtles toward the goalposts!


Stumbling on Happiness (ed. Vintage, 2006) - ISBN: 9780307265302


Why isn't it fun to watch a videotape of last night's football game even when we don't know who won? Because the fact that the game has already been...

Why isn't it fun to watch a videotape of last night's football game even when we don't know who won? Because the fact that the game has already been...

Why isn't it fun to watch a videotape of last night's football game even when we don't know who won? Because the fact that the game has already been...

Why isn't it fun to watch a videotape of last night's football game even when we don't know who won? Because the fact that the game has already been...