Another Packers fan in Vikings territory

After we wrote about the guy with the Packers garage in Mankato, Minn., we heard from another Green Bay native about life in the land of the Vikings.

Patrick O'Connor lives in Lino Lakes, Minn., north of the Twin Cities. He shares this story:

"Thought you might like to hear about a little side bet my Vikings fan neighbor, Ted, came up with this year.

"We always fly our team flags on the front of our houses on game day. He's right across the street. So it's a statement of loyalty and pride for both of us through thick and thin.

"Ted thought this was going to be the year for his team. So he proposed that whichever team won, the other guy would have to fly the winning opposition's flag on their house for the entire week after the game. Actually, he started it about five years ago, whenever the Vikes would beat my Packers. And he figured that for sure he'd get his flag on my house at least once. I mean, the Packers surely wouldn't sweep his team again this year.

"And you should see how nice that Packer flag looked on his house. Ted didn't seem to have much of a sense of humor about it, though. I didn't pick on him, but would just chuckle to myself every time I saw it.

"But Jeff next door, who is also a Packer fan, took the time to call Ted and compliment him on his new flag.

"Jeff told me that Ted didn't think it was all that funny."

Can't imagine why.

Jeff Ash, jash@greenbaypressgazette.com