The Futility of Twin Cities’ Sports

[kphoger]

Hey, why'd you stop feeding the goat!

(This sort of question would make zero sense on any other forum.)

[JayhawkCO]

Hey, why'd you stop feeding the goat!

(This sort of question would make zero sense on any other forum.)

Assuming that's directed towards me, (I don't necessarily understand the goat reference. I assume that's an Alanland thing which I've never paid attention to.) I think it's good to admit when you're wrong. Not enough people do that nowadays.

[Max Rockatansky]

Hey, why'd you stop feeding the goat!

(This sort of question would make zero sense on any other forum.)

Assuming that's directed towards me, (I don't necessarily understand the goat reference. I assume that's an Alanland thing which I've never paid attention to.) I think it's good to admit when you're wrong. Not enough people do that nowadays.

You broke the quote pyramid.  As the saying goes "the longer the quote, the happier the goat."

[kphoger]

Alanland ... I've never paid attention to.

[JayhawkCO]

You broke the quote pyramid.  As the saying goes "the longer the quote, the happier the goat."

Ah. Yeah, when I'm on my computer vs. on my laptop, I often trim the quotes. It can be pretty ghastly to read with all the nesting, especially on mobile.

[mgk920]

Well, those who live in the far western I-94 area in the state are generally not Packer fans, so they don't really claim 'Wisconsin'.

Mike

[JayhawkCO]

Well, those who live in the far western I-94 area in the state are generally not Packer fans, so they don't really claim 'Wisconsin'.

Mike

I have cousins in Hudson and Roberts who are all die-hard Packers fans.

[mgk920]

Well, those who live in the far western I-94 area in the state are generally not Packer fans, so they don't really claim 'Wisconsin'.

Mike

I have cousins in Hudson and Roberts who are all die-hard Packers fans.

<smile>

That is why I typed the word 'generally'.

Mike

[JayhawkCO]

Well, those who live in the far western I-94 area in the state are generally not Packer fans, so they don't really claim 'Wisconsin'.

Mike

I have cousins in Hudson and Roberts who are all die-hard Packers fans.

<smile>

That is why I typed the word 'generally'.

Mike

Sure, just providing a datapoint to the contrary. Never said it was universal either.

[webny99]

Hey, why'd you stop feeding the goat!

(This sort of question would make zero sense on any other forum.)

This sort of question would also end with a question mark on any other forum.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Well, those who live in the far western I-94 area in the state are generally not Packer fans, so they don't really claim 'Wisconsin'.

Mike

I have cousins in Hudson and Roberts who are all die-hard Packers fans.

From living in Superior, it's absolutely a hard cheddar curtain break at the state line where it's all Packers past the WI state line. However, Packers fans rooting for MSP teams in the other three major sports are definitely somewhat more common of a thing in parts of far western Wisconsin. Bucks winning a title a few years ago may have pulled a few people back, though.

[Max Rockatansky]

Well, those who live in the far western I-94 area in the state are generally not Packer fans, so they don't really claim 'Wisconsin'.

Mike

I have cousins in Hudson and Roberts who are all die-hard Packers fans.

From living in Superior, it's absolutely a hard cheddar curtain break at the state line where it's all Packers past the WI state line. However, Packers fans rooting for MSP teams in the other three major sports are definitely somewhat more common of a thing in parts of far western Wisconsin. Bucks winning a title a few years ago may have pulled a few people back, though.

Was that a cheese pun?

[kphoger]

This sort of question would also end with a question mark on any other forum.

An exclamation point can sub in for a question mark to convey strong emotion.

On any other forum, the question would have ended with either (a) both an exclamation point and a question mark or (b) multiple question marks.  I chose the more stylistically appropriate option instead.

[SEWIGuy]

Well, those who live in the far western I-94 area in the state are generally not Packer fans, so they don't really claim 'Wisconsin'.

Mike

I have cousins in Hudson and Roberts who are all die-hard Packers fans.

From living in Superior, it's absolutely a hard cheddar curtain break at the state line where it's all Packers past the WI state line. However, Packers fans rooting for MSP teams in the other three major sports are definitely somewhat more common of a thing in parts of far western Wisconsin. Bucks winning a title a few years ago may have pulled a few people back, though.

The Vikings fans in western Wisconsin are likely transplants from Twin Cities, just like Kenosha is full of Bears fans as Chicagoland folks move north.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Well, those who live in the far western I-94 area in the state are generally not Packer fans, so they don't really claim 'Wisconsin'.

Mike

I have cousins in Hudson and Roberts who are all die-hard Packers fans.

From living in Superior, it's absolutely a hard cheddar curtain break at the state line where it's all Packers past the WI state line. However, Packers fans rooting for MSP teams in the other three major sports are definitely somewhat more common of a thing in parts of far western Wisconsin. Bucks winning a title a few years ago may have pulled a few people back, though.

Was that a cheese pun?

Yes and no. The Cheddar Curtain is a real term, but used usually for the WI/IL border.

[Big John]

Well, those who live in the far western I-94 area in the state are generally not Packer fans, so they don't really claim 'Wisconsin'.

Mike

I have cousins in Hudson and Roberts who are all die-hard Packers fans.

From living in Superior, it's absolutely a hard cheddar curtain break at the state line where it's all Packers past the WI state line. However, Packers fans rooting for MSP teams in the other three major sports are definitely somewhat more common of a thing in parts of far western Wisconsin. Bucks winning a title a few years ago may have pulled a few people back, though.

Was that a cheese pun?

Yes and no. The Cheddar Curtain is a real term, but used usually for the WI/IL border.

I was thinking the "hard" cheddar was the pun.

[jgb191]

The T-Wolves just finished their season by tying their most number of playoff wins in a season:  Nine

In 2004, last year, and this year, they took one game each in the Western Conference Finals before being eliminated -- seven wins away from the Larry O-Brien Trophy, matching the closest they've gone to winning it all in all three of those seasons.

[SEWIGuy]

The T-Wolves just finished their season by tying their most number of playoff wins in a season:  Nine

In 2004, last year, and this year, they took one game each in the Western Conference Finals before being eliminated -- seven wins away from the Larry O-Brien Trophy, matching the closest they've gone to winning it all in all three of those seasons.

As the topic title states...