The Packers are playing the Giants in Green Bay late on Sunday afternoon for the NFC Championship and the right to move on to the Super Bowl. Weather forecast is for temperatures to be near 0 degrees by game time and a 10 mile an hour wind. Whoaaa! I start to whimp out at 40 degrees for a Badger game.
I want to say as an stockholder of the Green Bay Packers, we are proud to do our part to keep the economy going. Motels, restaurants and beer distributorships should do well. The yellow and white cap that Favre has been wearing is the number one sports apparel in sports shops. Then when you throw in the salaries of up to $12 million a year for Favre, I think our sports franchise is doing its part. Is this a great country or what?
I learned that one of the favorite customs in Green Bay is to have a Booyah party prior to kickoff. As near as I can tell, Booyah is a German or Polish concoction of refrigerator left-overs. If you invite 6-7 couples to watch the game at your house, they all bring stuff from their refrigerator inventory. It can be ham, chicken, cabbage, soup, or whatever you want. Then you put it all together in one big pot and let it "cook" for most of the day. While waiting, you drink. You can drink for up to 8 hours and by that time it probably tastes pretty good. Hey, you could have your own personal booyah party at home.
This Green Bay phenomenon feels like a throw back in time to the early 1960's. The Packers hosted a Championship game (I think it was the NFL Championship prior to Super Bowls). The New York Giants were the opponents and Green Bay smoked them 37-0. It was cold and snowy but not 0 degrees. So now, 45 years later, the Packers are hosting the NFC championship and the same NY Giants are coming to town. As Yogi Berra would say, "it is like dejavu all over again".
So unless you are prepared to offer thousands of dollars for a single ticket, endure a Booyah party and drink all day prior to attending the game forecasted to be 0 degrees at kickoff, I'd recommend a pizza from Pizza Hut and watching HDTV in the warmth of your living room.
My prediction is Green Bay by 4 points. As a stockholder I've got to be loyal.
The lesson Grasshopper is you don't have to look far for insanity. Just gaze northward to the Green Bay Packers and the frozen tundra. It is a little bit exciting.
Love,
Dad