| How can you tell if someone is a Green Bay | | | | cushion with the proper logo. Matching hat |
| Packers football fan? He is the guy wearing a | | | | and even gloves are available. In winter he |
| green and gold shirt with a slice of cheese | | | | huddles under a blanket which of course has a |
| perched on the top of his head. If he is a | | | | big team logo on the back. Only his face |
| family man his cute little baby is drooling | | | | peeks out from under that Green Bay Packer |
| onto a Green Bay Packer's bib. He smiles at | | | | licensed stocking cap. |
| his four-year old daughter who has on a green | | | | |
| and gold cheer leading outfit even though the | | | | Not only in Wisconsin, but those wild Texas |
| Packers have no official cheerleaders. | | | | Cowboy fans and the people screaming advice |
| Everyone in the family is wearing NFL | | | | to their Denver Broncos are all clad in the |
| licensed clothing. The five best selling | | | | proper t-shirts to show their loyalty. There |
| items in one of the pro shops are all shirts. | | | | hasn't been a heavy metal helmet available |
| Four of them have Brett Favre's name on them. | | | | for sale to the Minnesota Vikings fans -- |
| Reebok owns the licensing rights to make and | | | | yet. That will certainly give the Wisconsin |
| sell the shirts along with other products.. | | | | cheeseheads some competition. All these |
| | | | products add to the fun of cheering for a |
| About a half-hour before game time the | | | | favorite NFL team. It does make holiday |
| doorbell rings. His wife opens the door for | | | | shopping easier. The boys who wouldn't get |
| friends wearing her green and gold sweatshirt | | | | excited about pajamas would be pleased to get |
| with Brett Favre and the number four on it | | | | pajamas with their team's logo on them. For |
| over jeans. They all stop in the kitchen for | | | | the man of the house who seldom vacates his |
| beer and snacks on their way to the family | | | | recliner during the weekend an exercise |
| room where they turn on the game. Win or | | | | warm-up suit with logo displayed front and |
| lose, most people in Wisconsin are fans of | | | | back. Choosing gifts for children's teachers |
| the Green Bay Packers. | | | | and family gifts young kids can afford to buy |
| | | | there are key chains for all teams, glass |
| Now if you peek inside the back of the | | | | drinking mugs filled with peanuts and showing |
| neckline of those sweatshirts etc., they had | | | | the logo. Posters of favorite players to |
| better have the right tags on them. There is | | | | decorate their rooms and for the person |
| a hologram which assures you that it is a | | | | impossible to buy for - a tree ornament |
| licensed product. From a short distance away | | | | featuring their team logo. But trust me when |
| its hard to be sure. There are dishonest | | | | I say, the lady of the house will not be |
| people out there on street corners peddling | | | | ecstatic over a football decorated tablecloth |
| cheap knock-offs of the real thing. It is | | | | for the dining room. |
| tempting to a lot of folks to buy them since | | | | |
| the price of "the real thing" is sky high. | | | | Meanwhile, back to the well-dressed family in |
| Imagine the amounts spent on these licensed | | | | Wisconsin. The game ends, the Monday morning |
| products. Winter jacket from $100 to about | | | | quarterbacking begins. Everyone returns to |
| $500. We won't even contemplate the price of | | | | the kitchen. After laying out green plastic |
| the leather one. Unless -- Bill Gates, Warren | | | | forks, football plates and napkins they all |
| Buffet, are you reading this? Under his | | | | enjoy the large football shaped cake she |
| jacket the man wears a sweatshirt, licensed | | | | purchased at the neighborhood grocery |
| also. If lucky enough to be attending the | | | | store... |
| game in person, he has to park himself on a | | | | |