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* From a press release, Gov. Pat Quinn and that unmentionable Packer governor to the North have settled on their Sunday bet…

Under the agreement, the winning team’s Governor will host the losing team’s Governor as he volunteers at a food pantry in the winner’s state. While volunteering, the visiting Governor will wear a t-shirt of the winning team. In addition, the losing Governor must also fly the opposing team’s flag in his office on the day before the Super Bowl.

* The Question: What do you think Mayor Daley and whatever the yokel’s name is who runs Green Bay should bet on?

[This post was changed to a QOTD.]

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 11:54 am

Comments

walker loses, he comes to the city, city media proceeds to ask him questions about tax hike, he proceeds to bash the heck out of tax hike.

quinn loses, he goes to wisconsin, wisconsin media thanks him for tax hike, proceeds to bash Wisconsin.

sounds good.

Comment by shore Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 11:59 am
The looser has to find a job in their administration for the winning city’s most recently indicted elected official.

Comment by Lakefront Liberal Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 12:00 pm
Answer the question, please.

Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 12:00 pm
If Packers win, Green Bay mayor gets free vacation in Chicago.

If Bears win, Mayor Daley gets to stay home in Chicago.

Comment by just sayin' Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 12:01 pm
If Chicago loses, Daley should have to spend a weekend in Green Bay. If Green Bay loses, their mayor should have to spend a weekend in Green Bay

Comment by Hon. John Fritchey Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 12:03 pm
Js, great minds think alike…

Comment by Hon. John Fritchey Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 12:03 pm
I’ve been to green bay, there is nothing there that we want. Actually there might be an indian casino, so maybe daley would like an indian casino and bingo parlor. ??
I say if they want a meaningful bet, they should offer something form Milwaukee.
How about loser get Bret Farve?

Comment by frustrated GOP Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 12:07 pm
Bears win, GB mayor gets the Green Bay airport taken over by bulldozers early one morning on a day of Daley’s choosing ….

Packers win, Daley has to turn Millennium Park into CheeseWorld 2000 for the rest of Daley’s term

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 12:12 pm
The loser gets a ticket from a red-light camera in the winner’s town.

Comment by lakeview Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 12:20 pm
GB wins, they get all the Chicago tourist trinkets they want.

Bears win, GB MUST take Carol Mosely Braun– preferably before the Super Bowl.

Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 12:21 pm
If the Bears win, the city of Milwaukee has to stop its Socialists city council ways …

If the Packers win, the city of Chicago has to stop its rubber stamp city council ways …

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 12:23 pm
GB wins, Richie grants the GB mayor an audience in his Chambers
Chicago wins, Richie continues to ignore the mayor of GB.

Comment by D.P. Gumby Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 12:23 pm
If the Bears win, Green Bay has to take in all the leftover Chicago 2016 t shirts and equipment.

If the Packers win, they get an hour of free parking while in downtown Chicago.

Comment by Davey Boy Smithe Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 12:23 pm
Losing mayor must resign immediately and become the mayor of Detroit …

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 12:26 pm
They have to swap acents for a week

Comment by OneMan Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 12:31 pm
Losing mayor must have both Governors Walker and Quinn to their private residence and the three must have dinner together…

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 12:31 pm
Based on the disparity in size, wouldn’t 2nd Ward Alderman Bob Fioretti be the more appropriate public official to make this bet?

Comment by lincoln's beard Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 12:33 pm
His name is Jim Schmitt. And I don’t think they have anything we want.

Comment by Cheryl44 Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 12:41 pm
===In addition, the losing Governor must also fly the opposing team’s flag in his office on the day before the Super Bowl.===

The day before the Super Bowl is Saturday, so this is kind of a meaningless wager then, isn’t it?

Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 12:45 pm
If GB wins, hizzoner must go cow-tipping before the super bowl;

If Chicago wins, local yokel cant go cow tipping for at least one year

Comment by Cuban Pilot Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 12:48 pm
If the Bears win, Daley gets to choose the vendors for Green Bay’s snow removal contracts.

If the Packers win, the Green Bay mayor gets to run Chicago Streets and San.

Now those are valuable prizes.

Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 12:52 pm
shore, you’re absolutely right. Just another PQ bungle.

Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 12:53 pm
same bet. I love that bet! if the Bears lose, the sight of the Mayor and the Governor working, perhaps together, at a food pantry is just the kind of thing we need right now. Why not?

Comment by amalia Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 12:57 pm
I think Green Bay is anticipating some, uh, pretty high stakes. The city’s bio of the mayor has “(1958- )” next to his photograph (i.e. the designation for born/died). A little strange and ominous if you ask me!

http://www.ci.green-bay.wi.us/mayor/AbouttheMayor.html

Comment by da bears Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 1:07 pm
If GB mayor ensures Bears victory, Da Mayor leaves GB alone.

If GB mayor does not play ball, Da Mayor cannot control everyone from Chicago who may have a beef with the Packers.

Oh wait…that was the bet during the 1941 game.

Comment by unclesam Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 1:22 pm
If that team up north wins, then the Mayor has to learn the mayor of that other town’s name.

When the Bears win, well…I got nothing. What would anyone in Chicago want from that crummy little hamlet up north?

Comment by jerry 101 Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 1:56 pm
Greenbay pays off in top quality bratwurst
Chicago pays off in the best Italian sausage anywhere

Comment by Aldyth Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 2:02 pm
They trade nephews. If Bears win, Green Bay Mayor gets daley’s nephew. If Grren Bay Wins, Mayor Dley keeps his nephew

Comment by Wumpus Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 2:04 pm
If GB wins, we have to rename Midway “Vince Lombardi Field” for a week.

If we win, they have to change “Straubel International Airport” to “Straubel cow pasture and local aerodrome.”

Comment by Muskrat Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 2:04 pm
If Chicago wins, Green Bay’s mayor has to live in Wisconsin. If Green Bay wins, Chicago’s mayor will have to live in (Oxford) Wisconsin.

Comment by dupage dan Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 2:32 pm
If Green Bay wins, a Italian Sausage and Good Island beer festival.

If Chicago wins, GB has to take Roland Burris, tombstone and all…

Comment by Commonsense in Illinois Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 2:46 pm
If Green Bay wins, the lions in front of the Art Institute sport Packer helmets until the Super Bowl concludes. If Chicago wins, the prow of the funky art museum in Milwaukee is painted orange and blue and speakers continuously play “Bear Down, Chicago Bears” 24 hours/day until the Super Bowl concludes.

Comment by Kyle Orton's Neck Beard Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 2:59 pm
If by some extreme stroke of luck the Packers should win, Gov Quinn should fly the Packers flag uspside down and wear the shirt inside-out.

Comment by Not So Quick . . . Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 3:33 pm
If we win, GB Mayor must send the Greater Chicagoland Food Depository enough bratwursts to feed the total # of residents of Green Bay– who’d otherwise eat ‘em themselves watching the Super Bowl IF the BEARS weren’t in it…(no need to suggest what Daley would have to send them, Rich, to finish answering your Question, ‘cuz that ain’t gonna happen)!!! By the way, folks, SO many of your responses have left me in stitches! (just sayin’ and Oswego Willy were a couple of my personal favorites)…!

Comment by Just The Way It Is One Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 5:01 pm
I would repeat my favorite from yesterday, with appropriate name changes…

If Bears win, [Cheesehead mayor] gives [Daley] that piece of tin foil that amused him so when they met. If the Packers win, we come with torches and burn Wisconsin to the ground.

Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Jan 19, 11 @ 5:04 pm