Question: What's the difference between an octopus and a dildo?

Answer: The degree to which American culture has embraced vulgar amusements, abandoned any shared sense of public propriety and still views womens sports as a joke.

Tossing an octopus onto the ice of a Red Wings hockey game in celebration is a weirdly unique practice that has become a cherished tradition in Detroit, cheered by fans and tolerated by arena management. It's a harmless peculiarity, inoffensive to everyone except perhaps those seatmates who get collaterally slimed. And, of course the octopus, a highly intelligent and sensitive creature that deserves a better purpose for its life.

If the octopus toss is meant to convey a message beyond the exuberance of fans for their team, it's gone over my head.

The dildo toss

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