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RE:The Packers - 11/12/2007 9:01:33 PM

Lynn G.

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[quote="Cheesehead Craig"]Drunk @$$holes suck. Regardless of where you go, there seem to be there. It's bad enough to get socked for a couple of hundred dollars to go to an NFL game, let alone having deal with idiots like this.[/quote] Well said, and I don't hesitate to acknowledge that they're found at the dome wearing purple too. But I got to thinking about it later and I realized that one of the sad side affects of sports is that it can bring out the worst in us. I know I'm entirely guilty of that sometimes too - saying things that I would never otherwise think of saying (or posting things that I would never otherwise think of posting) if it weren't for the crazy affiliation we have for our sports teams.

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RE:The Packers - 11/12/2007 10:08:03 PM

David Moufang

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[quote="Andy Lowe"][quote="Lynn G."][quote="John Childress"]That is a shame Lynn Bad enough that people feel they have to act ignorant towards other fans but for a man to curse out a woman is just plain low. I guess your husband wasn't able to attend?[/quote] He was there but his season tickets are two singles, not two seats together. So he and I were eight rows apart and he didn't see any of that. He would have been livid.[/quote] There were several Packer fans cheering in the sports bar I was at cheering when Peterson limped. A classless bunch.[/quote] Tell me. Go on, say it. Tell everyone here you wouldn't at least cheer silently to yourself if Favre went down in injury. A co-worker was at the GB/MN game at the Metrodome this year. One of the Viqueens fans screamed to her, "I hope Brett Favre gets cancer!" Is that "classless?"

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RE:The Packers - 11/12/2007 10:25:37 PM

Lynn G.

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Yes. That's classless. Why isn't it classless when a Packer fan cheers for Adrian Peterson's injury?

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RE:The Packers - 11/12/2007 11:00:08 PM

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I never cheer for any player to get a serious injury. If you knock the wind out of a guy on a clean hit that is fine. But I would not want Favre to get a career threatening injury.

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RE:The Packers - 11/12/2007 11:02:18 PM

David Moufang

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I'm gonna re-post my message from earlier because it got buried in another thread: This isn't the playground at kindergarten. This is football. If you can't take a good ribbing from your rival team's fans, maybe you should find another pasttime. I'd fully expect to be ribbed by Vikings fans had the score been reversed. Keep in mind that the Pack were humiliated by the Queens in that playoff game a couple years ago, and many people keep bringing that up. I'd expect them to. The one playoff game between these bitter rivals was a horrible game for us. Furthermore, talking a little sh*t between Packers and Vikings fans is part of what makes the rivalry enjoyable (and what makes it a rivalry to begin with). Why do Packers fans hate the Vikings and vice versa? For one thing, many, many years of competitive play have created a very loyal fanbase on both sides. We've seen very good teams from both GB and MN over the years. Fans are proud of their teams, and should be -- the NFL wouldn't exist w/o the fans. And when two good teams face off, the fans are gonna stand up for their teams.

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RE:The Packers - 11/12/2007 11:11:37 PM

David Moufang

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Now, of course I would never condone what some bastard at Lambeau said to you. That is clearly uncalled for. I wouldn't hesitate to tell an usher about it. Anyone says that to my wife and I'll take care of it properly. However, I hope you didn't take it personally. In fact, one time at Lambeau I was shoved in the bleachers by some Packers fan degenerate because I didn't take my hat off during the national anthem. So there we've got fans of the same team ripping each other. It can be very intimidating. I'm not the type who's gonna scream back or do anything to feed that situation. My grandma has told us stories about going to Lambeau in the 60s during the Lombardi years and getting beer poured on her head (by PACKERS fans). So yes, they're rowdy. But this is a rowdy sport.

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RE:The Packers - 11/12/2007 11:18:25 PM

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god, I would gladly be ignored by Vikings fans and posters, If only I could ignore certain others.

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RE:The Packers - 11/13/2007 12:06:10 AM

Lynn G.

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David, You make good points. And I'll add that the only fans that I saw being removed from the game were a couple of Packer fans. My biggest irritation is that (on another board) I was told for YEARS that Packer fans were the most gracious hosts in the NFL. That they were the best fans and that they never left a game early (I've seen otherwise), that they treat visiting fans with courtesy (I've seen otherwise) and that they support their team and their players through thick and thin (I've seen otherwise). I just felt the need to vent about my experience, but I don't claim that it was a definitive experience nor is it something that would only happen at Lambeau. I just resent having had that image shoved in my face when it's just plain not true.

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RE:The Packers - 11/13/2007 12:15:28 AM

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Just goes to show you. A small group of people can totally ruin your perception of a large grioup of people.

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RE:The Packers - 11/13/2007 12:42:53 AM

David Moufang

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The only measure I have to judge whether Packers fans support their team is the season ticket situation. The list is over 70,000 names long. I've read several places that every Packers home game since 1958 has sold out. That says something -- but make of it what you will.

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RE:The Packers - 11/13/2007 12:48:15 AM

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[quote="David Moufang"]The only measure I have to judge whether Packers fans support their team is the season ticket situation. The list is over 70,000 names long. I've read several places that every Packers home game since 1958 has sold out. That says something -- but make of it what you will.[/quote] Packer fans are very loyal. But what else is there to do in GB? ;)

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RE:The Packers - 11/13/2007 1:20:57 AM

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[quote="Lynn G."] Do you want to know something else - I don't believe I saw one single person of color at Lambeau Field. I'm not claiming I saw everyone in the stands, but in the two sections around me and the hundreds (maybe thousands) of people I passed walking to the stadium, through the tailgating lot, in the concourses, and then the reverse of all that at the end of the game - not a one. I'm sure I missed a couple in section 102 or something, but it made me realize how they got away with the racial slurs yelled to Moss a couple of years ago. Who would stand up to stop them?[/quote] Lynn; One could read this post as pretty insulting. Would it be your contention that Packer fans are accepting of racism? Are we not a diverse enough bunch? I find the intimation rather lacking in ...well, truth for one thing. Milwaukee is filled with Pack fans of all stripes. I have seats in section 129 and the african american couple sitting 2 seats down from me informed me that they had a great time, other than the outcome, as they were Viking fans. I certainly will not claim that incidents of base behavior are nonexistent at Lambeau but as a fan who has traveled literally all over the league, I'll bet opposing team's fans are treated with more respect than at most, if not all, NFL stadiums. When one walks into the stadium of a hated rival wearing one's colors, I think it is somewhat naive to believe that there isn't some drunk fool in each of the 32 NFL cities ready to ruin one's day. If I were to come to this board posting inflammatory anti Viking rhetoric I'm certain someone is out there ready to attack and I think there is a comparison there. If you were threatened at all physically I'd retract that. I would like to believe that wearing your team's colors into Lambeau would result only in some verbal jousting but in today's world it seems rather naive to be so taken aback that you found one of the inexcusable fools. I apologize sincerely as a Packer season ticket holder and hope you decide to return.

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RE:The Packers - 11/13/2007 2:20:28 AM

David Moufang

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The attendance at Lambeau yesterday was 70,945, a record for the stadium. There is no way anyone could make a judgment as to how many people of color were there. Besides, I find the following of professional sports to be mainly a white, middle- to upper-class pursuit. Especially for the NFL, you've gotta be off work every Sunday to watch games. And we know there's an income disparity between whites and blacks in this country. Lower income people tend to work more hours, weekends, nights, etc. Additionally, you typically need serious disposable income to afford an NFL game. Ticket prices are commonly in the hundreds of dollars. Regardless of colour, there aren't going to be many lower income people at any game.

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RE:The Packers - 11/13/2007 2:20:44 AM

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Al "just throw myself at the stronger man's knees and hope it works out" Harris.

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RE:The Packers - 11/13/2007 2:50:35 AM

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Actually hoping the packers to go to the Super Bowl only to get their butts handed to them! Last time was by the Broncos in 1998! This time, by the Patriots in 2008! SWEET!! :D

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RE:The Packers - 11/13/2007 2:52:17 AM

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Then we can hear Butt Favor really talk about hanging it up. He is SUCH a narcissist. But, Green Bay deserves NOTHING LESS!! Butt Favor ForEver and EVER!

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RE:The Packers - 11/13/2007 3:04:11 AM

Lane Meyer

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Who is Butt Favor?

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RE:The Packers - 11/13/2007 3:04:29 AM

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Who is Butt Favor?

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RE:The Packers - 11/13/2007 3:05:08 AM

Lane Meyer

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Sorry for the double post.

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RE:The Packers - 11/13/2007 3:13:27 AM

David Moufang

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[quote="Lane Meyer"]Who is Butt Favor?[/quote] Do your butt a favor and wipe with this next time.

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RE:The Packers - 11/13/2007 3:23:37 AM

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[quote="Lane Meyer"]Who is Butt Favor?[/quote] Brett Favre-encrypted

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RE:The Packers - 11/13/2007 3:43:43 AM

Lane Meyer

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[quote="Purpleporter"][quote="Lane Meyer"]Who is Butt Favor?[/quote] Brett Favre-encrypted[/quote] Call him what you will. It seems pretty juvenile but I doubt there is a Packer fan in the land that cares on this fine Monday. I never got the playskool nickname thing.

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RE:The Packers - 11/13/2007 5:52:30 AM

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[quote="Lane Meyer"][quote="Purpleporter"][quote="Lane Meyer"]Who is Butt Favor?[/quote] Brett Favre-encrypted[/quote] Call him what you will. It seems pretty juvenile but I doubt there is a Packer fan in the land that cares on this fine Monday. I never got the playskool nickname thing.[/quote] I'm wondering why you didn't call out David Moufang for using the word "Queens."

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RE:The Packers - 11/13/2007 5:53:33 AM

Lynn G.

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[quote="David Moufang"]The attendance at Lambeau yesterday was 70,945, a record for the stadium. [/quote] Serious question - if they claim they've sold out every game for x number of years, how could they have fit more people in the stadium on Sunday?

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RE:The Packers - 11/13/2007 5:54:10 AM

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[quote="Lynn G"] I'm wondering why you didn't call out David Moufang for using the word "Queens."[/quote] Do you even have to ask? Let alone "wonder"?

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