... And the World's Biggest Idiot Award Goes To....

Tony and I went to Omaha on Saturday to do some Christmas shopping and for a much needed break. After a long day at the malls we found our hotel and checked in. This particular hotel was attache to the Qwest Center and it was obvious some sort of event was going on. We asked the guy at the desk if there was "a game tonight". Yes he said yes, Creighton was playing Xavier. After finding out if they were any good (ranked 24th in the country I believe) we decided to go to our room and then go get tickets. We got to the box office, purchased two tickets ($11.00 each) and headed in. We got wristbands and headed off for a couple of beers ($10.00). Since we had opted for the "game" instead of dinner out we got in yet another line for hotdogs. As we were standing there, Tony was watching a near by tv screen. It said 1st period 30 minutes. Wait a minute he said, hockey doesn't have 30 minute periods. At this point we jump out of line and head to the arena to assess the situation. There was no ice!!! To our horror we realized we had purchased tickets to...YUCK... a basketball game. We went to our seats to finish our drinks and try to figure out how it had gone wrong. The guy at the desk told us there was a hockey game tonight... or did he? Yes folks unless you are in Canada never ever assume that a "game" means a hockey game. So before tip off or whatever you call it, we left feeling like we should be the recipients of the World's Biggest Idiot Award. However, all was not lost, we did enjoy a nice evening and dinner out. Maybe next time we will ask better questions and have better luck!!

Let the jokes at our expense begin!!!