Whats with those “John 3:16” signs that people hold up at football games?
Dear Cecil: Being an avid football fan, I spend a few hours each Sunday watching the Redskins during the fall. This season I also watched every Monday Night Football game. Every game has been broadcast live from a stadium in a different part of the country–from New York to Seattle to Miami to San Diego. I haven’t paid that much attention to it in past years, but on every single game this season I noticed someone in the stands holding an identical card reading “JOHN 3:16.” Usually the person is sitting at either end of the stadium so that when a kicker goes to kick an extra point and the camera shot is from his back, the sign being waved is clearly visible. Am I missing out on something? What the hell does John 3:16 mean? Is it a hex on the kicker? Is it a riddle? Is it the same person at every Monday night game? (No way!) Cecil, what’s the frequency? I’m as perplexed as Dan Rather! Please rescue me from my ignorance. — Thelonious C., Washington, D.C. Dear Thelonious: Cecil is consciou
