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English visitor agrees: On Wisconsin!

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by Letters to the Editor

Monday, September 24, 2007

As a visitor to the U.S. from England, I would just like to take this opportunity to thank the fantastic fans from Wisconsin who made my vacation extra special.

I was in Vegas when the Badgers were in town and was amazed by the volume of support. Everywhere was a sea of red. Everyone was friendly, and the display by the band at the forum shops was just awesome.

Upon leaving Vegas, I headed to New York for four nights and managed to purchase tickets to the Giants-Packers game. The red shirts had now changed to a mass of green, and once again I was surrounded by good-natured Wisconsin folk. Never before have I met so many people of all ages who praised their home town/state, whilst managing to exude a continuous feel-good factor.

Jim Dooley

North Yorkshire, England

jimadooy@yahoo.com.uk

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Anonymous (September 24, 2007 @ 2:45am):

that's pretty neat!

Anonymous (September 24, 2007 @ 10:57am):

ten bucks says he's faking.

Anonymous (September 24, 2007 @ 4:03pm):

Perhaps the fact that our football student section is at its best when its singing appealed to the soccer hooligan in Dooley's heart.

Glad you can appreciate Wisconsin sports fans!

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