Today's version of the phrase - Mad Max - is best used as a connotation to describe chaos, disorder and anarchy. Example: "The other day I was reading an article in the Las Vegas Sun. The article stated that a guy came home early from work the other day and caught his wife in bed with another man. He became so enraged by what he saw that he decided to pull out his gun and go Mad Max on the scene."
The following is a brief excerpt of a conversation I had with a friend of mine today. I have affectionately nicknamed him 'Mad Max.' He is an anarchist in every sense of the word.
"How the hell do the Chiefs blow a 28 point lead? I tell you what happened. Someone got the call from Las Vegas for them to take a dive. That's what fucking happened. Come on! How the hell do six players go down in the second half? I thought they were going to have to finish the game with the water boy playing tailback. This is the playoffs! Suck it up! I am telling you something wasn't right about the second half of the game." Mad Max has a certain peccadillo that I find both humorous and interesting - Everything is a conspiracy to him - He reminds me some of the Mel Gibson character in Conspiracy Theory.
I wasn't buying into his theory, not this one anyways. "Listen Mad Max, the reason the Chiefs lost that game is simple, they choked! Your inclination that the game was somehow 'thrown' is a bit far fetched for me. I think you're getting out there a little too far. They'll learn from this disaster and come back stronger than ever next year." I have known Mad Max a long time and they're two things that really set him off. The first is the federal government (read previous posts). The second, which I don't hear much about nowadays, is when he loses a bet that he feels he should have won. I was assuming that was the reason he was so peeved about the Chief's loss. I wanted to make sure, so I asked him.
"You're goddamn right I had some coin on it. I was positive they could win the first game. Jesus, look how many Pro Bowlers they have on the roster. Think about it! They were up by 28 points in the third quarter. That's an insurmountable lead! I'm thinking this is the easiest money I am ever going to see and then out of fucking nowhere the whole team gets injured in the second half. They can't get one defensive stop or even a first down. The whole fiasco smells of something not right." After he was through with his diatribe, we chatted about a few other things and then it was time for me to go. When I hung the phone up. I started to really think about what he said. Let's face it, blowing a 28 point lead is not an easy thing to do, but somehow the Chiefs managed to do it. Oh well, there's always next year. I can't tell you how sick and tired I am of saying that, but what else is a fan supposed to do?
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