For Christmas this year, Greedy Sly debated on asking for several different gifts at the teams annual Secret Santa event. Eventually, he settled on something he had wanted ever since he had been a young child growing up in the potato fields of northern Maine. As a child Greedys family had a tradition every Christmas they would gather together around the families television and watch their favorite Christmas movie, A Christmas Story. This classic story of young Ralphie pursuing his want for a BB gun, led Greedy on a lifelong pursuit for one of his own, so when asked by the team what he wanted for Christmas he replied: “I want an official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle.”
One major issue with this request however…. The star linebacker for the Colorado Yeti, Melvin Murder Moose had pulled Greedy’s name for the Secret santa event. Moose, a staunch defender of gun laws in the states for what would seemingly be obvious reasons was torn on what to do given the nature of the request. After much debate and a little bit of soul searching on the matter, Moose decided to move forward and go ahead and purchase the BB gun for Greedy, with the understanding that it would only ever be used as a show piece. Greedy agreed upon opening it, and was thrilled to have his lifetime dream fulfilled.
One major issue with this request however…. The star linebacker for the Colorado Yeti, Melvin Murder Moose had pulled Greedy’s name for the Secret santa event. Moose, a staunch defender of gun laws in the states for what would seemingly be obvious reasons was torn on what to do given the nature of the request. After much debate and a little bit of soul searching on the matter, Moose decided to move forward and go ahead and purchase the BB gun for Greedy, with the understanding that it would only ever be used as a show piece. Greedy agreed upon opening it, and was thrilled to have his lifetime dream fulfilled.