SUNDAY, GREEN AND GOLD SUNDAY

RUN!! HE'LL KILL US ALL!!!

*Ahem* Sorry about that.

The Packers play on Sunday against the New York Giants, the winner gets to go The Super Bowl to face, most likely, The Christ Punchers aka The New England Patriots.

I hope the Packers win. Why?

Wisconsin takes the Packers seriously enough as is. We have moved CHRISTMAS EVE and CHRISTMAS DAY services to better accommodate game times. But the play-offs? Forget about it. We just had city hall jammed up with a 15 minute pep-rally. The streets were packed, despite it being -2 degrees Fahrenheit outside with the windchill. Pffft, -2? That's balmy, right guys? After all, kick off temps are supposed to be around -20 or so with the wind. And even that's not so bad. Really, after -5 you can't tell the difference. Because your skin has frozen.

But Matt, you say, my team's fan base is pretty intense too.
Really? Unless by team you mean "Bo Bice" I'd tend to argue with you.

Green Bay just CANCELLED "Seinfeld" re-runs for Saturday night because Eli Manning likes watching the show. Just taking it right off the 10 p.m. broadcast. This despite the fact that a) Eli Manning is in all likelihood in bed by 10 p.m. the night before a game b) that even if the local channel cancels "Seinfeld" he might still be able to find it on TBS or WGN and c) that every episode of "Seinfeld" ever is currently available for purchase on DVD, which Eli (who earns a base salary of $5.5 million) probably already owns. So why then? Because Eli Manning is the Giants' quarterback and we're playing the Giants and maybe, just maybe, it'll screw with his head enough to give us the edge.

And when I say "us" I realize that I am not on the team. But you have to support the Packers in Wisconsin. No, seriously, or this guy will get you. He tied up his own son and forced a jersey on him after the kid, who is 7, refused to wear a Packer jersey last Saturday.

So when I say I hope the Packers win on Sunday it is not because I am a huge Packer fan, or even a huge pro football fan. It is simply because I enjoy living, and do not wish to see this town implode around me Sunday at 8:45 p.m. CST.

At least the overturned car fires will keep us warm.