PACKERS!

[ordinaryfool]

A couple of days ago we stopped at our local Piggly Wiggly to pick up a few groceries, and I noticed a sign on the doors that said something like, "In order to support the Packers, we will be closing at 5:00 on Sunday, February 6th." (They're usually open until 9

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[ladynorbert]

Does this happen in other states, or are we just exceptionally crazy here about our Packers?

Yeah, no. I live here in the heart of Philadelphia Eagles country, and I can tell you for certain that no businesses close early on account of football. I think all that dairy gets to people's heads up there. ;)

[ordinaryfool]

Or all of the beer we consume! Heh.

[keeperofthekeys]

lol @ your current music

[ordinaryfool]

Haha. I don't know what was going on in that episode, but everyone was going crazy. Voyager is on again now, actually - Andy's going through the series again because he just got it back from his brother, who was borrowing it - and they've just met Seven of Nine.

[whatparanoia]

yeaaah.... Pittsburgh is pretty nuts like that, too. we had a pep rally in elementary school when the Steelers were playing the Cowboys in Superbowl XXX.

[ordinaryfool]

Well, I guess I'm glad we're not the only crazy ones :D

[rossbert]

Quiznos is closing 4 hours early. Not enough staff was willing to work.

[ordinaryfool]

I didn't realize that was possible. Too much time spent working at a hospital, I guess, where somebody had to be there, willing or not.

[ewanspotter]

...and out of about 20 people, I think maybe three of us had any idea what he was talking about. It made me really sad.

*headdesks for society*

[ordinaryfool]

I guess it's just too much to expect that people - particularly juniors/seniors in college - would know about BIG HUGE events happening in the world.