Two mayors made a bet on the outcome of the "Vegetable Bowl," the annual football game between their high school teams. If Arvada's team lost, its mayor would send Boulder's mayor ten pounds of sliced potatoes. If Boulder's team lost, its mayor would send ten pounds of sliced tomatoes.
Before the game, the mayor of Boulder overheard the Arvada mayor say, "They grow the worst tomatoes. If they lose and send us their tomatoes, I'm going to give them all to my pig." This upset the Boulder mayor, who prided himself on his city's tomatoes. He decided to think about the matter.
During the game, Boulder lost its star quarterback to a sprained toe, and the team was defeated 38-12. After the game, the Arvada mayor eagerly reminded the Boulder mayor about the tomatoes.
A week later, the Arvada mayor received a package of beautifully sliced tomatoes and promptly fed them to his pig. That evening, the Boulder mayor asked his wife if Arvada's mayor had called. When she said no, he revealed, "Because I mixed a pint of hot sauce into the tomatoes, and I wanted to know how his pig's doing."