A Fan's Account Of Favre Bowl II at Lambeau Field

As a one-time devoted Packers fan, as well as an openly hopeless Brett Favre enthusiast, this writer got the best of both worlds this Sunday. Tailgating with Packers and Vikings fans in a stranger's backyard, taking trips to a self-made bathroom, I discovered what it is to be both a true Packers/Vikings fan, some humility, and that defending your favorite player for the past four years has it's perks in the end. I also learned several other things on Nov. 1st. I learned to not use "the bucket", the "number two" disposal device, that makes women of all sizes cringe, and make men second-guess the number of brats they'll be embedding into their fat walls. I also learned about ketchup and how it "never belongs on a brat." I was told to go back to "Detroit," or whatever that means. But despite the unlikely culture shock a Florida resident receives from going back to his stomping grounds, the even bigger surprise was seeing the outcome of the game, and somehow even more enlightening-the ... (link)