My current favorite comedian is Nate Bargatze.
In his live act he has one defense when in an argument with his wife, “At least I do my own laundry.” To get the full humor in that line you’d have to see his act.
Last Sunday, I found I was using a similar defense when my wife criticized me for picking the New York Jets. It was the third week in a row that I had recommended a wager on the winless team from New York. I found no need to point out that while they lost two weeks ago to the Dallas Cowboys, they did cover their point spread the prior Sunday against the Denver Broncos. My numbers said they were in line for a straight-up win last Sunday when they hosted the Carolina Panthers.
Didn’t happen.
And while the questioning of my wisdom continued as the Jets offense sputtered, I found myself with a defense parallel to Bargatze's when I blurted out, “Well at least I didn’t bet on the Titans.”
It was a weak defense.