Forgive us, but we enjoy watching a game of American football every now and then (yes, even after that ugly display in London). Last year, we got in the habit of watching the NFL's Sunday and Monday night games on Monday and Tuesday morning here in... ...full story at Shanghaiist
from Shanghaiist on Mon, Nov 05 2007
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