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Article: Bay watch; For a Minnesotan unsteeped in Packer lore, being in Green Bay as the city basked in its Super Bowl triumph was an enlightening experience.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
- Article date:
- February 3, 1997
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Ten thoughts from the notebook of a Minnesotan who just made his first trip to Lambeau Field in Green Bay to cover the celebration of the Packers' Super Bowl victory.
1. Green Bay, for a Minnesotan, is the world turned upside down.
Packer fans, whom one had always understood to be obnoxious and insufferable, are described here as "loyal" and "enthusiastic."
Highlight films on the stadium Jumbotron, instead of showing triumphant Vikings leaping over useless prostrate Packers, show triumphant Packers grabbing passes in the end zone as useless Vikings stand with their hands at their sides.
People come up to you on the street, not knowing ...