“Todd, as you can see, is standing in a hula skirt and a coconut bra. Todd, when was the last time you performed this ritual?”
“January 26, 1986, when the Bears won the Super Bowl.”
That date sounds best in Chris Farley’s voice. The reverence he places upon the numbers, particularly those consecutive sixes, always makes me smile. When the Bears carried Da Coach and Buddy off the field after a 46-10 deconstruction of the New England Patriots, that date became etched in the eternal, invisible plaque of Chicago sports achievements.
January 26, 1986.