After months and months of waiting, Mats Sundin has finally made his decision. Out of all the places it could have happened, it happened in the grocery store. Mats was picking up his weekly supply of whole milk, pickled herring, cheese balls, and pringles when he made his way to the check out aisle.
The line was long and gave him time to ponder a very serious decision, one that he hadn't been able to make in weeks to come. Every week he would head over to the grocery store hoping to make the right decision only to return home to his nagging wife, who would yell at him and belittle him, before saying he chose wrong.
Now, with an overweight woman with two full carts in front of him he had plenty of time to stand there and think, making sure he knew what he wanted to do. He grabbed a bottle of Evian water (spell that backwards), sipped it, and pondered quietly to himself with screaming babies in the aisle next to him.
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As the items in the cart in front of him were rung up, he neared closer and closer to his decision. Then, it was his turn at the register. He slammed his items up on the counter and as they rolled down the conveyor belt to the bagging area, the cashier asked him a question.
He stood there for four hours, not knowing what to say while angry customers yelled, he was in a trance-like state as he seemed to be able to see the future. It seemed he would be there forever. But then, out of nowhere, the answer hit him as if a ton of bricks had fallen on his bald little head; the answer to his prayers had been found.
He would make his wife happy, his family happy, and most importantly, himself happy. He now knew this was the right move and enthusiastically yelled his answer at the cashier, before exiting the grocery store in a rage of excitement. I guess you're wondering what question could make him reach his decision, eh?
Well, the question was "Paper, or plastic?" and Mats' answer was "Paper." Thank God, it is now over, and we can now go on with our lives.
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2 months ago
WOOO!!
2 months ago
glad mats finally made a decision
2 months ago
Finally!
2 months ago
HUGE mistake.
2 months ago
I'd of went with plastic, damn the enviroment. =) go HABS go
2 months ago
God only knows what happened when the cashier asked if it was debit or credit.
2 months ago
great little fable, but oh so painfully true about capt. Sundin. Look I love the guy, talent, talent, talent, the best player that never was- I mean you put him on a team like Detroit, and watch out baby. But, and here is the rub.... he was never a real leader.... he never got it and should NEVER have been the captain. Everytime it was a really big game, he fell apart, he disappeared- I am talking playoffs. He never could make a decision and that is why the team never really followed him because he never was really leading, because he could not make up his mind what to do!!!!-- Does anybody remember what a real captain looks like- Doug Gilmour, and even Gary Roberts- do you all recall his hatchet job on the Senators- and what happened when Mats came back from injury- the leafs tanked against Carolina-- his fault !
2 months ago
definitely my POTD!
2 months ago
About time! For crying out loud Mats! Paper is the way to go!
2 months ago
At least we know he is recycling
2 months ago
What a jerk! He's killing trees!
2 months ago
Plastic isnt as environmentally bad of an option as you might think, Mats... its easy to reuse plastic bags again and again, and they are made of recycled materials as well. Maybe you should think about that decision a bit more?
2 months ago
Mats has probably known what he is going to do for a couple months now, but he is just enjoying sitting in Sweden laughing at us all for making such a fuss. He is just enjoying making us sweat!
2 months ago
Seriously, screw Mats Sundin!
2 months ago
that's funny. nice work
2 months ago
as a Leaf fan I can say .. who cares?
If he comes back great, if not - oh well, we'll get a better draft pick this year. But the guy has earned the right to take his time to decide whether he wants to play or not. He's a free agent, he's not tied to *any* team whatsoever. If other teams are holding themselves up because of them, that's their fault not Mats.
These teams obviously don't know Mats as well as Leaf fans do. The guy doesn't do anything fast. And I'm sure the on-off-on-off retirement of Brett Favre only pushed him more to take his time.
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