I was just watching CNN sports and they were talking about how the Laker management has traveled to Japan to find more cheerleaders, presumably to broaden their ethnic base. They showed highlights of the tryouts and then of the two girls who were selected to the team. Then the camera panned over to the crying girls not picked when my imagination kicked into high gear.
I pictured the dishonored Nipponese cheerleaders kneeling in the corner on their tatami mats, short swords in the hands, impaling themselves at the disgrace they brought upon their families. A Laker official sees what is happening, runs over to them exclaiming, "No no no nononono! You all can be Laker girls! It's ok, put the knives down!" The relieved cheerleaders begin crying hysterically in joy, start bowing profusely, screaming, "Arigato! Arigato, Laker-san!"
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