David: "I was down the pub last night and saw an American and a Frenchman having a brawl."
Mikey: "So what'd you do?"
David: "Well I tried to break it up but they beat the shit out of me instead."
Mikey: "Ah, you're a victim of The Franco-American Offensive."
Until 2002-2004, New England. So called because the Red Sox took 86 years to win a World Series, and the Patriots took approximately 36 SuperBowls to win one. Having a sporting event without New England is like going deer hunting without an accordian.