Stinky Cheese

The headline in the Milwaukee paper yesterday was "Good for Nothing." That was after

The Packers' 31-21 win over the hapless Detroit Lions. This season's Cheese Team will go down in history for making history: The Lions, thanks to Green Bay, went 0-16 this season. But we had a difficult time even beating Detroit.

Not much to cheer about over here. The Pack didn't do much better this year than the Motor City Crew. A 6-10 season does not a playoff team make. So this will be my last Public Commentary on Stinky Cheese...this season, at least!

Here's to the Wearing o' the Packers Plaid, not once, but twice; Packers Fashion Statements Extraordinnaire; a Rebuilding Year; Mr. Frowny Cheesehead; and, of course, Aunt Julie's Packers Parties. If The Pack had gone to the Playoffs, I would have had a few more posting opportunities, but that's just the way the Osthyvel slices da cheese, ya?

Now The Pop'rs Family has no team to root for in the NFL Playoffs. The Jets are out, too. And even though Brett's a Jet, he won't be playing in January, either.

The Good News is that there's always a good time to be had at Historic Lambeau Field. Here are Brett's Bikini Girls, renamed the Green Bay Bikini Girls (for obvious reasons!), out in Full Force even though temps dipped to 10-above and winds gusted up to 25 mph. Girls just gotta have fun, don'tcha know.

All I Want for Christmas...

Some of you long-time readers might remember Veggie Mom and Her Pretty Pedicure in honor of Election Day. I wore Packers Plaid (featured above, also), and settled in to watch the returns from the Comfort of My Own Home.

Those of you who follow us over here in Pop'rs Land also know that we're all Hard-Core Green Bay Packers Fans around here. And I usually post about the most recent Packer Debacle a couple of days after the game, to make sure the sting has worn off a little.

Today is no different that in weeks past. Last week, I brought you the Latest in Cheese-Wear. The week before that, I spoke optimistically about A Rebuilding Year. The week before that, I featured Mr. Frowny Cheesehead.

Today, you can plainly see my Packers Plaid from Monday night's game. Of course, I'm wearing my moccasins, 'cause it's winter, and all. And Jordy Nelson, My Favorite Packer Rookie, is striding across the TV screen. But we still came up short! Even Patch the Cat, whom you can see in the bottom right-hand corner of the pic, has her ears back. It's been That Kind of Year!

Congrats to all you Chicago Bears fans out there. What can I say? All I want for Christmas is a Green Bay defense that isn't Made of Swiss Cheese!

Packers 31, Fans 0

After the Less-Than-Stellar performance of Our Beloved Packers in yesterday's game against Carolina, many of the Cheeseheads around these here parts felt a little like this fella this morning. Mr. Frowny Cheesehead comes to us courtesy of Mr. G's Thoughts for Free.

Aunt Julie and Soccer Boy went to the game at Historic...but Chilly...Lambeau Field. Meanwhile, we tuned into the Jets after the Packer loss, hoping for Redemption, since Brett's a Jet and all. But the Jets tanked (34-17, even worse than The Pack!), too, in their performance against the Broncos.

The Pop'rs Family is pretty bummed. Not even a Packer Party could perk us up at this point!