Denver is hosting the 2014 World Lacrosse Championship this year. The event will be held at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in beautiful Commerce City (motto: not just suburban, but industrial, too), although many if not most of the participants will be staying at the University of Denver. I stopped by the Urban Roadhouse Cafe, just to the west of the campus, the other night and almost everyone there seemed to be connected with the tournament. I did a bit of eavesdropping on the group above, consisting of an off-duty Urban Roadhouse waitress (on the left), two Brits (in the center), and a Frenchman (on the right). I learned that the British guy somehow got to talking with a local about handguns, and the local immediately produced a truly scary automatic pistol to show him. The British guy was shocked, and wanted to know if it was typical for people here to carry around weapons like that. The waitress told the group that she was from the South and that yes, that is perfectly normal. Great - now they are all going to go back home and tell everyone we really are all maniacs here in the United States. And just maybe we are.
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