Politics & Government

Ha Ha Ha Packers — The Real Shorewood Gets The Last Laugh

It was a year late and it took a hand from New York, but the real Shorewood won in the end.

It was nearly a year ago that the Bears let down our own Mayor Rick Chapman — leader of the one true — and Mayor Rick had to with rib dinners.

That was a dark, dark day. And it only got worse from there.

The Packers went on to win the Super Bowl, then reeled off an all-but-perfect regular season this year. They seemed destined to repeat as world champions. Even the referees looked like they wanted them to win.

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But then it all came crashing down and no amount of incompetent or crooked officiating, or discount double-checking, was enough to overcome the great blue wave of the New York Giants pass rush.

So now the people of Green Bay (which appears to bear more than a passing resemblance to Joliet, at least from the shots Fox broadcast after commercials) get to go back to their lousy town and, judging from this video, cry.

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Guess she shouldn't have put on the sparkles after all.

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