I'm at a convention in Austin this week. Had our closing banquet last night. My colleague (a packer season ticket holder) and I sat at a random table, struck up conversation as people were sitting down. The guy to right of me is from Arizona. When I told him I was from Wisconsin he said, "Ahhhhhhhh, Packer Country!" I asked if he was a fan. He said, "Absolutely, my whole life. I grew up in Nebraska - Jerry Tagge is my cousin." Took me a minute, since I was pretty young during the Devine years my memory was a little foggy. I said, "The quarterback?" Yep, sure enough.
That struck up more packer conversation, when the people to the left of me said, "Are you talking about the Packers?" Best question of the night..."We're from Kansas, do you know who Jordy Nelson is?"
LMFAO - Seriously, future Packer HOF'r Jordy Nelson?
Umm...yeah I think we've heard of him. LOL
Guy and his wife get all excited, "The Nelson's are our neighbors." They preceded to tell stories about Jordy, his frugal nature, and his family. Apparently, Jordy's grandmother makes the best pies in the world. I think they spent 5 minutes just telling us about her baking prowess. Before we knew it seemed like every Packer fan in the room was at our table talking Pack.
That's the short of it. I just about did a spit-take with my beer when he asked if we knew who Jordy was. We didn't have to create conversation for the rest of the night.
Just thought I'd share.