So last night the University of Maryland defeated rival, Duke, in basketball. 83-81
Unfortunately i was working an 11 hr shift all day long and didnt get to go to the biggest game of the year, but whatever i was making money
Back when they last beat them in 2010, a post victory, student riot ensued on the main street in front of campus, rt 1. There was a ridiculous amount of craziness and police brutality ensued, leading to many a moral investigation. (look this up if you havent heard about it)
I was safely in my dorm room at the time and did not really have much desire to go cause chaos so i did not experience the insanity
(yea lame)
Cut back to last night. I was working at a sandwich shop (one of the many on our famous rt 1) and saw the beginnings of a steady stream of smiling students emerging from the bars. At this moment I celebrated our victory. The stream quickly turned to a mob of students chanting and cheering, running to the center of the main intersection. High fives and chest bumps were abundant. The police, preparing for this had shut down the street to car traffic, allowing the students full run of the streets. First the mob ran north up the street, presumably to the school sponsored bonfire. Then awhile later, they ran back south, towards our store, climbing on the wall lining the street. People were throwing toilet paper, climbing street signs, crowd surfing, scaling bus stops, and setting trashcans on fire.
Little did I know, the mob was trying to set fire to our store, which baffles me because I dont know a UMD student that doesnt love the fuck out of Jimmy Johns. The police came to our rescue only a short while before a fire engine came down the street and they set off tear gas to clear them out.
As all the hubbub started to subside, riot exhausted students rushed in to get sandwiches. And if you know anything about JJ's, you know that we gotta make those suckers real quickly. Despite already working 10 hours plus some, I was ready to take it on. Most fun I had all day needless to say.
But i still cant believe those assholes tried to set us on fire....drunkos