Every Time You Start To Feel Something For Boston, The City Just Lets You Down

After getting annoyed with Giants fans, the pendulum swings back for me:

The arrogant New England team has already applied for trademarks on “19-0” and “19-0 The Perfect Season.” Three days before they beat the San Diego Chargers, and more than two weeks before Super Bowl XLII, the team egotistically filed paperwork with the US Patent and Trademark Office to cash in on sales of T-shirts, caps, posters and all kinds of Pats paraphernalia.

But the Pats have the wrong number.

The Post, ever confident that Eli Manning and company will squash the Pats on Sunday, spent $375 for its own trademark application yesterday — on “18-1.”

Our application, No. 77385477, is pending.

And Bill Belichick and his bozos better wait a minuteman before counting their royalties.

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The Post had no luck contacting David Johanson, the attorney who applied for the New England trademarks on Jan. 17. The woman who answered his telephone yelled, “We can’t talk about this!” and hung up.

Several hours later, Pats spokesman Stacey James called to say the trademark filing was to protect profits, and is not a pre-emptive writing of history.

“These are defensive tactics taken so people can’t brand with our logo,” he said.

The “19-0” trademark has not yet been approved.