From: chrisc@cae.wisc.edu (Chris Carey)
Subject: Re: Bad Boy Green Bay Bob
Organization: U of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering
Date: 28 Dec 92 16:47:47 CST

In article <19921228.091928.623@almaden.ibm.com> heavy-metal@vnet.ibm.com writes:
> Hey, I'll admit that I may have said things that were pro-Packer and hence
> appeared to be ruthless Viking attacks, but they weren't. I said what I
> believed - that the Packers are a better team than the Vikes. I still believe
> that. Yesterday, as I sat in the dome til the very end, I saw that Vikings
> played better than us and based upon that days performance, deserved to win.
> However, based on the season, I still believe that the Packers are a better
> team. There are a lot of teams in the NFL I don't care for, but I know that
> they are better than the Packers, the Vikings just aren't one of them. I don't
> say that as a slam, I say that because its what I believe. Hey, if the Vikings
> win the Superbowl, that may change.
>
> After the barrage of raggings that I've read between the Viking and Packer
> fans, I hardly think I should be singled out as the Grinch. In fact, if you
> took off your purple colored glasses, I was responding to a pro-Viking append
> that was insulting to the Packers (NOTE: both appends were in jest.) It seems
> that you only see what you want to see. I, for one, saw as many nasty Viking
> comments/appends as Packer ones.
>
> Furthermore, if you wanted to see classless losers, you should have come to
> the dome and watched the Viking fans. The majority of the fans were great,
> I have respect for Viking fans who are good sportspeople, however I don't for
> the jerks. Last year when the Packers won 27-7, I didn't do anything to make
> the Vikings fans upset, unless a smile on my face annoyed them. I didn't cheer
> for Viking mistakes or go out of my way to offend them. I can't say the same
> for some of the Viking fans I saw. One woman was so obnoxious that her husband
> had to tell her to be quiet and be a good sport. She jeered bad calls against
> the pack and made a point of turning to us whenever she celebrated. At halftime
> a group of Viking fans jeered every group of Packers that walked by. The woman
> spent the last half of the fourth quarter telling all of us 'cheddarheads' to
> go home. I really wanted to tell her what kind of head she was. A 12 (approx.)
> year old boy motioned for me to kiss his butt as his mother smiled on. I also
> saw a few Viking fans wearing real mature anti-Packer shirts on. And I will say
> that I saw no jerk Packer fans - and I went out of my way to see who all of the
> packer fans were. The grand finale was after the game in a restaurant about
> 30 miles from the cities. On our way out, we were told to put our tails between
> our legs. Everything you've said about me should be said tenfold about a
> select group of Viking fans (notice-I say this about a select group, not
> Viking fans in general.)
>
> I might as well also say that I've (along with some of the Packer players)
> have lost a little respect for Dennis Green and the Vikings. On the field,
> verbal abuse flew, especially after the Vikes had the game in the bag. Ooh,
> what men. Trying for a luck touchdown at the end just to burn us what a
> pretty cheap shot (I won't even mention the second quarter on side kick.)
> I thought that the Vikings had more class than that. I hope that they do,
> but I don't know anymore.
>
> As soon as the Vikings and their fans have halos over their heads, rip on
> me. This is supposed to be fun, ya know?
>
> Green Bay Bob
> Proud to be a Packer Fan
> (and I will let you know that even though I live in a Minnesota and am
> surrounded by Viking fans, I'm wearing my beautiful Green Bay sweatshirt
> and jacket. And I'm making the rounds. I love my team.)
>
> PS: does anybody know an Packer address that I can send a letter of
> congratulations to? It would really be appreciated (just send it to me
> at heavy-metal@vnet.ibm.com) THANKS!
>

I wouldn't mind having the same address.  If you could just send it to:
chrisc@cae.wisc.edu.  Thanks!]]

-Chris C.

From: boell@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Donald P Boell)
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 18:45:40 GMT
Subject: Re: Vikings comments
Organization: the HP Corporate notes server