Post-Schna-ulations

Superbowl Sunday

I have yet to say anything about the Steelers (read: Stillers) being in the Superbowl. Yes, I have been converted and am officially a Steelers fan - I even own a Terrible Towel (I will post pictures soon, for those who have no idea what I'm talking about).

Being in Pittsburgh for the past two weeks has been...interested. There is NO TOWN that goes as crazy for football as Pittsburgh (except MAYBE Green Bay, but that's because that's all they have in Green Bay). There are countless examples of the insanity of the fans.

EVERYONE has been wearing Steelers garb, sporting terrible towels in their car windows, etc etc. This is normal.

However, the fans are anything but normal. We saw a car yesterday (some jeep-like vehicle) that had the whole back window taken out and replaced with a terrible towel cover. The hood had a Steeler's helmet painted on it, and then sides were covered in Steeler's logo's and pictures of Big Ben and others. I'm not talking about peel and press decals here - this was THOUSANDS of dollars worth of body work!!

The news for the past several weeks has spent five minutes on regular local coverage, and the rest of the time on people who are doing things like not changing their socks (since they haven't since the Steelers started to win), getting tatooes (on was about a preacher who lost a bet and had to get a Steelers tatoo), postulating on why the Steelers are winning (always involve some superstitious craziness). I saw a woman on Friday wearing a Terrible Towel skirt. People have been driving around, hanging out of their windows and waving Terrible Towels, honking at each other, shouting for WEEKS! LHPJ even saw a coach bus decked out as the "Terrible Bus". People are wearing Polamalu hats (with the crazy hair and everything), hats with giant buses on them (for The Bus, of course)...it would take me pages to describe everything, and even that wouldn't begin to cover it.

Yes, I know that Cubs fans were like this too when they made it to the playoffs, and I would fear being near Chicago if they ever made it to the World Series. Still, it's not quite the same. I am more afraid of Steelers fans. I can't quite explain it, but no matter what the outcome today, there is going to be craziness, drunkiness, and mass destruction.

Go Steelers!

posted by Schna @ 11:50 AM