It Ain't Easy Bein' (Packers) Green

A bet.

Is a bet.

On Friday, a co-worker showed up in my office looking like this:

I snapped his picture and attached this message:

Silly Cheese Head, Super Bowl is for Steelers!

Love,

Pittsburgh

We talked a little smack.

Then a handshake.

The agreement:

If the Steelers were victorious,

he would have to wear my Polamalu jersey all day Monday

and

hang my "No-Cheese" sign on his office door for the whole week.

If the Packers were victorious,

I would have to wear his Packers jersey all day Monday

and

hang the Green Bay Pennant on my office door for the whole week.

Ben, Time was ticking.

You were thinking this may be the game to help redeem yourself.

I wish you would have concentrated more on

NOT THROWING INTERCEPTIONS!

I know you tried really hard, but the rally was a bit too late and has left me WEARING GREEN this Monday.

And let me tell you,

to a girl who loves Black and Gold,

It ain't easy being green!

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Ben, Time is Ticking

 "Big Ben"

When most say that, they probably think of this:

However, I'm talking about this one:

If you are not a football follower, Ben Roethlisberger is the quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He has just been suspended for 6 games for his actions. It will be all over the news, so I am sure you will see, read or hear about it and I do not need to go into details here. My beef is with Ben:

Dude, grow up.

You play for a team where the city lives and breathes their sports teams. I don't think I have ever seen more black and gold than I have in Pittsburgh. You cannot go anywhere without seeing something with a beloved team (Steelers, Pirates or Penguins) on it, whether you are driving and see it on a city building, eating in a restaurant, shopping in a mall, heck, passing an athlete as you are walking down a city street. Pittsburgher's LOVE their teams and those who play on them.

But I have to say Ben, that when you cross a line, your biggest fans from the city that loves you will shun you. They will still love you deep down, but they will also want to teach you a lesson that they were hoping you would learn on your own...

Kind of like the Michael Jackson song:

"Ben, you're always running here and there

You feel you're not wanted anywhere

If you ever look behind

And don't like what you find

There's one thing you should know

You've got a place to go

(you've got a place to go)"

Pittsburgh wants you to realize that they want you to stay, but they will let you walk if they have to.

You have a good thing going...don't blow it.