Naturally, there has been lots of Packer talk going on in my household. We watched a great tribute to Brett on Channel 15 on Saturday, and this Packer-come-lately got a chance to see what all the fuss was really about.
All last season, Tim was dying to quote his favorite poem, " Tim the Die Hard Packer Fan". He's start and I'd run screaming from the room. For that, I apologize...
So I'm letting him take over today for a guest blog.
Please listen to this with a Hoosier accent and a very deep voice.
Take it away Tim:
5 ticks left in the Super Bowl, the Pack they trailed by one
The ball marked near the fifty, Favre warmed up his gun
And in the other end zone, a man rose to his feet
Tim the Die-Hard-Packer-Fan, knew this was destiny
Shirtless, painted green and gold from his forehead to his heiny
The smile slowly left his face. He said, "Someone hold my Leiny"
He wet his finger, felt the air. A headwind turned their way
"Favre", he thought, "He's got the gun, but he needs our help, ya hey?"
So he lumbered down the steps. His mission now was clear
Neutralize the headwind, or wait another year
And as he stepped onto the field, security stopped him short
They asked him who he was, he said "I'm Tim, I'm from up Nort’."
Whereabouts they fired back. Sheboygan, he revealed
Whad’y catch? He said "Mostly Pike"
They let him on the field
As Favre barked out the signals, Tim chugged a giant beer
And then another, and one after that, as tension filled the air
The ball was snapped, a route was run; Favre unleashed the ball
Never had there been a spiral, so clean and far and tall
And then it hit the headwind and started coming back
Tim felt a rumble in his gut, now was time to act
The belch came out so long and hard, the Yukon felt a breeze
A tidal wave of beer and brats and half a wheel of cheese
The blimp was lost for 7 days, skybox glass was shattered
An OshKosh woman lost her teeth. Tim's stomach left in tatters
But the pass came down, the catch was made, and just before Tim died
He was heard to say "The Pack are Back Oh For Cry Ay, Ay!"
His headstone now reads,
"Tim gave his life. Never did he wince.”
“He tailgates high above old Lambeau, grilling brats with Vince.”
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