From: heavy-metal@vnet.ibm.com
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 92 11:19:00 CST
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: RE: Bad Boy Green Bay Bob

 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!

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