OK, so I stole the idea from a great thread (You might be a Vikings fan if...) over at the ESPN message board. Great idea and some great entries have been written so go take a gander.

So I decided to twist it a bit. And since I haven't picked on the miserable team east of the Minnesota border in quite a while....

You are a Packers fan if....

Your house still has the "WIDE LOAD" sign on the back.

You got stopped by a state trooper. He asked you if you had an I.D. And you said, 'Bout What?'

Your sister is the third generation of women in your family to conceive a baby as a result of an alien abduction.

The centerpiece on your dining room table is a foam cheesehead.

You think a quarter horse is a ride out in front of the Wal-Mart.

You and your dog use the same tree.

You think the last words to The Star Spangled Banner are "Go Pack Go."

You agree with Brett Favre who thinks the Mountain Men in Deliverance
were just "misunderstood".

You stare at an orange juice container because it says, "CONCENTRATE".

You're banned from the Milwaukee Zoo because you disturb the monkeys.

You know what "cow-tipping" is.

The "Big Three" means Miller, Old Milwaukee and Pabst.

You got a passport to go to Minnesota.

You know how to polka.

You think the four basic food groups are Brats, Beer, Cheese and Chew.

You refer to the Packers as "we."

You've ever said "Of course they'll win. They're God's team."

You expect to have off of work whenever the Packers are playing.

You own more than 10 articles of blaze orange clothing.

You used to think Deer Season was an official school holiday.

Got some of your own? Leave a comment.

And since it's Pick-On-The-Pack day, let's bring in some national perspective.

Kudo's to ProSportsNut at the aforementioned ESPN message board for finding this nugget.

bob (nyc): The Packers have a glaring need at safety. Do you see a drop-off after davis and pool, or should the packers get a DE in the 1st and address safety issues in the 2nd?

Mel Kiper: They have glaring needs all over. They are falling apart at the seams. They lost people in all areas. Their def. was horrible. They look like they are crumbling. It's not just safety, it's LB, DL, OL, etc. To say they are just worried about Thomas Davis, they are worried about all kinds of players. If Davis is there, he would be a great fit though. The drop off after Davis would be to Pool. He's a diff. type of player. Ernest Shazor is a safety built like a LB that I'm high on.

And

Edge (Atlanta): Who's got the biggest uphill battle in the draft?

Mel Kiper: Green Bay. Picking in last first round and they are in as bad a shape as teams in the top 5. Talent is developing in Chicago and eroding in Green Bay. Packers are picking 24th! They have to be very concerned.

Links and Tidbits

Denny Green in Arizona has given 3 teams until April 1st to decide if they will accept his trade proposal for a starting RB at which time if a deal is not completed they will pull all offers and attempt to trade into the #2 or #3 spot in the draft. Teams are believed to be Buffalo, Minnesota, and Seattle.

Looking for the lowest gas prices in your area? Try this great link. Just enter in your zip code and away you go! And aren't you glad you don't live in Needles, CA ($2.79 a gallon)?

The owners voted against adding the "down-by-contact" call to the list of reviewable plays, voted in favor of banning "peel-back" blocks, and tabled consideration of "horse-collar" tackles until May.

This is a HBO movie I have got to see.

Billy Idol is, well, Billy Idol.

A German scientist has calculated a formula for a happy relationship where criticism needs to be cancelled out by five compliments.

Gone Global Update

A list of countries that have visited the Underground to date. Let the Cowboys be called America's Team. The Vikings belong to the world!!!!

Previously stated are the United States, Canada, Korea, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Japan, Italy, Costa Rica, Switzerland, Denmark, New Zealand, Spain, Mexico, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Hungary, Austria, Netherlands, Venezuela, Panama, Latvia, Iraq, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Dominican Republic, China, Turkey, Guatemala, Brazil, and Cuba.

New to the VU are Argentina, Ireland, Finland, and Morocco.

Interesting story about Ireland.

Back in January I had told you about a song that I heard by a group called Two Time Polka. Apparently it is a group that originated in Ireland but plays Cajun music. It was very captivating and I ordered the CD. It was great stuff.

Well, earlier this week I received an e-mail from the band:

Greetings from Cork in Ireland. We just spotted your post with regards to our band Two Time Polka. Thanks for the kind mention and we're glad you liked the music.

I thought that was really neat of them to contact me and thank me for the plug. Blogs have power!!!!

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