Hey Stripes, Mic's On!

Ref with the live mic yelling "f--ck you! f--ck you!"

Ah yes, this is the stuff I live for. pic.twitter.com/ExMC4XLx0F

— AOL KEYWORD: Mike (@mikeFAIL) January 27, 2017

Simply put, if you can't appreciate a referee becoming completely unaware of his surroundings and shouting expletives at a player whose initial comment would likely have the LGBT community planning a protest and/or make him think long and hard about the safety of his family then we will never be sitting together at a bar. There's just something inherently hilarious about an official temporarily losing his wits and dropping multiple fuck you's for the whole worldwide web to hear without even saying "earmuffs" first.

​In fact, I wish it was something that happened more. I'm certainly no referee apologist or anything, but I do think it would be mighty therapeutic for them to be given the ability to say whatever they want to everyone in the building once a game. I suppose the "beauty" of this soundbite is the novelty of it, but how great would it be for a zebra to hop on the mic after having his original call - that was booed relentless - upheld and asking the attending audience "now will you shut the fuck up?". With all the incessant bitching that John Tortorella does, wouldn't it be nice to see his proverbial punching bag finally get a chance to punch back? I'm pretty sure I just went down a rabbit hole in which I suggested that the NHL start to include WWE-style promos for the most maligned guys on the ice, but I'm also pretty sure I'll stand by it until one is directed at me.