Sibling Rivalry

 He was watching football with his brother.

Two conference teams were playing each other.

You may ask, “Which team would they choose?”

They hoped for some way that both would lose.

Clueless

The sailor did not know what to do.

To furl the sail he needed a clew,

And where to find it he had no clue.

And just because Chris-who-is-posting-these didn't really get this one, here's a definition for you:

From the Free Online Dictionary

clew ¹  (kl)

n.

1. A ball of yarn or thread.

2. Greek Mythology The ball of thread used by Theseus to find his way out of the labyrinth.

3. clews The cords by which a hammock is suspended.

4. also clue Nautical

a. One of the two lower corners of a square sail.

b. The lower aft corner of a fore-and-aft sail.

c. A metal loop attached to the lower corner of a sail.

tr.v. clewed, clew·ing, clews

1. To roll or coil into a ball.

2. also clue Nautical To raise the lower corners of (a square sail) by means of clew lines. Used with up.

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[Middle English clewe, from Old English cliwen.]

A Couple More Couplets

 Don’t hire a leopard

To be your shepherd.

My Australian friend said to me,

“We guarantee our koala tea.”