They always seem to be feeling pretty good around the 3rd preseason game.
When the lutefisk concession stand sells out…
I was in transit to the bar this morning when the National Anthem was sung. I’m pissed I missed this!
I’m a Packer fan; I’ve been married to a Bear fan for 18 years. A few things which make games like this tolerable:
- I don’t loathe the Bears, and she doesn’t loathe the Packers.
- We’re both able to be reasonably mature about the outcome of these games (i.e., neither of us are poor winners or sore losers)
- We don’t watch the games together. Odds are high that she’ll go to her girlfriend’s house to watch the game next week.
If you don’t have #1 or #2 going for you, Cell Guy, I strongly suggest #3.
Wearing cheese on your head is “self-aware”? What are you aware of regarding yourself that is expressed well by wearing cheese on your head?
You’re correct about it being humorous, but probably not in the way you think.
And I don’t think that Myron Cope was thinking, “Hey, if we all brought yellow dish towels to the game and waved them, wouldn’t we look oh so clever?”
ETA: I’m trying to recall a time that commentators were talking about the 12th man, and were highlighting how humorous and self-aware they were. Gee, I guess Steeler Nation just has been doing it wrong all these years, and Super Bowls.
I hate the Bears more than I used to, but now that you mention it I don’t really loathe them either. Not the way I despise that garbage franchise in the Inflata-Bubble to the west. They’re worthy rivals, which is one reason this game is so exciting.
FYI, Hamlet, Packer fans didn’t invent the Cheesehead. The term was used by a visiting-team writer to disparage Brewer fans, and the next time that team was in town, a bunch of fans wore homemade cheese hats.
That was pretty awesome hearing how pumped up the crowd was during the anthem. I’m not a huge fan of people making noise during the song, but I’m willing to make an exception. They have to bring Jim Cornelison back next week.
Well, at least Packer fans were clever, humorous and self-aware enough to rip-off the idea from someone else.
Crumpler running down Cromartie! LOL! It was bad enough that he ran down David Harris the linebacker.
That’s a good arrangement. It’s only fair that you watch the game with YOUR Girlfriend!
Not only did he drop it, but he short-armed it like a wuss! If you’re gonna talk, you damn sure better make a better effort than that. He was scared he was gonna get hit–and by Cromartie no less, probably the weakest tackler on the Jets. LOL!!!
Packer fan, married to a Viking fan. Luckily for us we’re both reasonably mature, intelligent people (and yes, she’s embarassed by Dio’s posts) who can cheer happily for our respective teams without resorting to angry bitterness. We used to have fun little wagers over the games, but quit that a few years back to avoid the inevitable escalation. All in all, as long as you’re dealing with rational people, it should all work out in the end.
Gah, on the radio this morning they said some dingledangle who was on American Idol is singing the National Anthem this coming weekend. What’s the change of him getting a sore throat and turning it over to Cornelison? There’s no way some Idol contestant is going to get the crowd into it like he did.
As a Falcons fan, I take a small amount of comfort that the Pats lost. Misery luvin’ company and all that…