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Top 10 signs your are getting Patriots fever: You answer to the names, Tom, Ty, Tedy, Willie, Adam, Bill, Christian, Bobby, Mike and Rodney

Kathy, Dracut


10. Actually considered wearing a Pats Sweatshirt and hat in public

9. I know the names of at least four defensive players on the Pats

8. I can now spell Belichick

7. I have almost forgotten the Dark Ages known as the Sullivan era

6. I know that Bruschi is a player and not another name for my favorite beverage

5. Drew who?

4. Snow is now viewed as a welcome opportunity to take advantage of another hapless visiting team

3. Named my dog Adam

2. We're at war in Iraq?

1. I no longer care about the possibility of getting A-Rod.

Mark, Foxboro


10. That "warm feeling in your heart" is actually a piece of bacon blocking an artery. 9. You have a tailgate party every day this week. At Reliant Stadium. 8. The 500 e-mails sent to Bob Kraft wishing him good luck in the game come back with a restraining order. 7. Forgo the usual 8 ft. hoagie for Super Bowl Sunday, hunt and kill a live panther and eat that instead. 6. Send NASA a threatening note, "No Mars landing's on Sunday!" 5. Husband tells you to get ready to belly up to that 15-year old promise that if the Pats ever won two Super Bowls you'd get breast implants. 4. Finally take advantage of that buy 12 buffalo wings get 1,000 for free coupon. 3. Glued to the Weather Channel for game day forecast even though the stadium has a dome. 2. Set new record for most money spent buying high-end electronics (for one measly football game) with absolutely no intention of keeping them.......And the number one sign that you're getting Pats fever? 1. Intravenous beer!

Gary, West Hartford


10.) Feel the sudden overwhelming urge to paint your face white, red, silver, and blue

9.) Don't really want the Superbowl to come because it means you have to wait until next September to watch the continuation of the Winning Streak.

8.) Thinking Ty isn't such a bad first name for your next child

7.) You've been sleeping in your Troy Brown jersey for over a week now and it's beginning to smell.

6.) Your hands are turning blue from selling hot chocolates on the corner to raise money for a ticket to Houston.

5.) Planning to get in line at the Harp at 9am on Feb 1st so you can get a good seat for the game.

4.) You've been sleeping with your Willie McGinest autographed football under your pillow and it's starting to leave and imprint.

3.) You check Boston.com every day for the latest Patriots news but find you can never satisfied the need for more.

2.) You've been watching replays from the last Superbowl over and over and over and over and over and over and over...............(and Viniteri's field goal still gives you the chills)

Number 1 way you know you have Patriots fever: You've been sitting in front of the TV since Monday Jan. 19th with a Bud in your hand and a plate of buffalo wings on the table waiting for the skinning to begin.

Mylah, Lynn


10. You filled this out

9. nfl.com updated every 20 minutes.. and you didn't miss one story!

8. You correctly predicted the colts game and why they would win.. and you point that out.. a lot.

7. Your PC background has patriots all over it.

6. Your work PC background has patriots all over it.

5. You are fully prepared to explain that first game of the season.

4. This past weekend was really hard with no football fix.

3. What's a primary anyway, and why does Joe Lieberman keep calling me!

2. You call people you dont know in Ind. & Tenn. and remind them that Brady beat them, not once, but twice! each!

1. You bought a $6000.00 - 65 inch Mitsubishi HDTV setup... JUST to watch the patriots in Hi-Def... and in case HDTV cable goes out.. you get the tuner for over the air HDTV signal for backup!

Sean, Salem, NH


tens signs that i am getting patriot fever

1 i never leave home without a pats tshirt on

2 i sleep under a patriots fleece blanket

3 my dog has the pats logo shaved on her back

4 i where my patriots coat even though i live in philly eagles country

5 i only drink out of a patriots coffee mug

6 noone is allowed to touch my enclosed patriots shrine

7 i am willing to get suspended from work on super bowl sunday for wearing a patiots shirt instead of a uniform

8 my car is bearing the words GO PATRIOTS on the back windshield

9 i am willing to take an a-- beating for being a pats fan here in New Jersey

10 i am proud to be a patriots no matter if they win or loose the super bowl

Lisa , Vineland New Jersey


Top Ten Signs You Have Pats Fever

10. You no longer find yourself laughing hysterically at Brady - Montana comparisons

9. After close relative gives birth - - you suggest "Mosi Tatupu" would be a good name

8. You apologize publicly for all of the terrible thoughts you had about Victor Kiam as part of new 12 step program

7. Mimicking Richard Dreyfus in "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" you mold gigantic replica of Gillette Stadium out of mashed potatoes in family room

6. Obsession with Laura Bush - George W. Bush - Tom Brady love triangle described as "unhealthy" by family physician and loved ones.

5. Filled with warm fuzzy thoughts about Houston, suddenly, Clemens doesn't seem like such a big jerk

4. You find yourself thinking that Ted Johnson's "Rib Tickler" restaurant sounds like a great place to get a healthy meal.

3. Belichick seems like warm, friendly, engaging personality to you

2. Your latest observation: guys in tri-cornered hats look "cool."

1. Voices in head telling you to "Kill Grady" put on hold during Belichick press conferences.

Brian, Newburyport


10) Hung the Vinatieri picture from the Metro on the office window.

9) We flipped a coin to see who was DD on Sunday.

8) I can't get chicken wings out of my head.

7) Not only am I checking the storm progress in Boston, I am checking the current weather patterns in Houston

6) I have included a Patriots sweatshirt as part of my emergency snow gear, along with my shovel and ice scraper.

5) I bought 2 squares for the party

4) I also bought 2 outfits for the party

3) Chicken wings...hmmmm.

2) I keep trying to win tickets on those frivolous radio contests.

1) I told the owner at the beer store to hold a few cases for me.

Julie , Natick, MA


10. Too cold to have any other type of fever

9. Everything starts with a huttle

8. Turf installed in house

7. Call people Tedy even if name isn't

6. Bob Craft tattoo on arm

5. Hear Gill and Gino in head constantly

4. Can't eat unless it is cooked in parking lot

3. Wear grey hooded sweatshirt all the time

2. Face painted as we speak

1. Have game plan for everything

CJ, Patriots Nation


10. You spread metallic silver paint on your chest instead of vic's vapor rub.

9. You yell out "touchdown" at those most intimate of moments with your significant other....and they start smiling!

8. You refuse to eat anything devoid of cheese or not covered in buffalo sauce.

7. You get excited about owning "squares" with numbers on them.

6. You yell out "damien woody" at those most intimate of moments with your significant other...and they start laughing!

5. You care more about Bill Bellichek than kerry, dean and bush put together.

4. You've convinced yourself that $1400 for a round trip ticket to Houston is a good deal.

3. You spread super atomic buffalo wing sauce on your chest instead of vic's vapor rub.

2. Yards become your primary unit of measure.

1. You yell out "bellicheck! bellicheck!bellicheck!" at those most intimate of moments with your significant other...and they start cheering!

Lonny, cambridge


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