Those Green Bay Packer fans booed Brett Favre as if that particular act of hostility were going to be outlawed at the end of Sunday's game against the Vikings.
I've been to football games with ridiculous fans before . Never experienced anything like the atmosphere Sunday in and around Lambeau Field.
They take things to a new level in Wisconsin. Among my lovely parting gifts was a rubber voodoo doll wearing purple, white and the number four.
Across the street from the stadium, a private residence was adorned with a banner that read: "Purple People Suck." There were shirts with Favre's name and other F-words; there was one homemade T-shirt that conveyed such a despicable message about Favre, I stopped the wearer to look him in the eyes and tell him he was just plain wrong.
There was some funny stuff, too. At John Essmann 's tailgating tent, there was a cardboard cutout of Favre wearing a bra and what looked like a "Cat in a Hat" chapeau in Green Bay colors.
Between the rampant tailgating scene and the prices at Brett Favre's Steakhouse, it was easier than anticipated to get into the full restaurant without reservations. Music and TV producer Shaun LaBelle , with me for the momentous trip, insisted on going there.
"Whoa, no wonder we could get in," LaBelle said after looking at the menu. A total homer, LaBelle also bought a Brett Favre Steakhouse T-shirt. When asked how his filet was, LaBelle said, "It's not Manny's." That was partly his fault -- ordering a steak devoid of pink. It tasted just this side of liver, to me.
Overhearing a man at a nearby table ranting about how "the Williams sisters should be in jail," I had to ask what crime Venus and Serena had committed. Turns out "The Williams Sisters" is a handle by which Packer fans refer to Vikings Pat Williams and Kevin Williams .