What about Bob?

We've been remiss in not citing our top-shelf commenters in recent weeks, and for that, we apologize. Or, as BBiB! might prefer us to say: I apologize.

Here's Alan on my post about Eagles fans being somewhat ... um ... passionate in their support - and criticism - of their beloved Birds. And how Best admits to being scared about attending sporting events in Philly.

"As someone who grew up in Philadelphia (like Mrs. Watchdog), I'll vouch for the passion of the fans. We do show up to cheer our teams on, but if we perceive a lack of effort, we let them know it as well. I will say that many Philly fans take things to the extreme when faced with a fan from the opposing team. However, it wasn't always that way.

"I attended Eagles games with my father from 1971-1987 (when I moved to DC) and each year my aunt, a huge Dallas fan, came with us to the Eagles-Cowboys game. She dressed in full Cowboy regalia, and the fans in our section got on her case, but not physically and not in a vicious manner. She gave back as good as she got, and at the end of the game the other fans would tell her "See you next year!" Sadly, I'm afraid it's not that genteel any more, which is one reason my dad gave uo his tickets in the mid-90's. If I were Neil, I'd stay in the basement in my PJ's when the Giants visit the Linc!"

(A gold star to anyone who can guess why we'd include a picture of Santa Claus with this post.)