This being a
Sunday in November with the temperature not expected to crack 40 degrees, you
can bet on the clowns coming out in force for the Bears’ game at Soldier
Field. They’ll fall into one of two
categories, bare-chested with Bears-colors’ makeup or fully clothed with
Bears-colors’ makeup, bears’ head for a cap optional.
What is it about
football that makes people want to do this?
Maybe there’s a subconscious need to identify with a (usually stupid)
mascot, of which baseball has many, from the White Sox’s Southpaw to the
Phillies’ Phanatic. And let’s not forget
the Cubs’ rather sad entry in this category, Clark. The thing is, outside of those Brewers’ fans
who feel the need to put on their Cheeseheads, major-league ballparks are
pretty much free of the half-dressed, over-make-upped fans.
Yes, the Indians have
that guy who bangs on a kettle drum, but he’s dressed in street clothes, and
the Sox from time to time have a guy who shows up as Sox Man, with white socks
for ears, but that’s more harmless than anything. So, I guess it’s a good thing I don’t go to Bears’
games. I have a very low tolerance for
adults playing dress up on a Sunday afternoon.
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