[Chi-townChief]

What's odd about this is that, on the next page, the Sun-Times sports section was admonishing Chicago fans for their unhospitable behavior towards New Orleans last week, saying how Chicago doesn't want or need those kind of fans, and now their "columnist" does the same with Indy.

[Strategerist]

Ummm...this is a humor column.....

If people in Indiana GENUINELY get upset about it it just proves Indiana is as clueless and backwoods as the jokes in the column indicate (I'm from neither Chicago or Indiana so I don't have a particular dog in this fight.)

[Miss Marple]

I don't really care. As far as I am concerned, the more Chicago people who think this is accurate, the better.

Then they won't move down here.

[mewzilla]

I have two words: Reggie Bush.

[Mark was here]

A few years ago, my brother-in-law started dating a woman from Fort Wayne. Before meeting her, I had to keep reminding myself to talk slowly and not stare at her tooth.

[Condor51]

Before meeting her, I had to keep reminding myself to talk slowly and not stare at her tooth.

[mcg2000]

Chicago downside?
socialists, high crime, drug problems, gangs, sprawling govt housing complexes, overpriced housing, high tax rates, brutal winters, permanent cloudy days, rush-hour traffic 24/7, midwest oil refinery pricing, political corruption ....

The arrogance of the writer is blazing ... humor or not.

[jiggyboy]

If the Colts win, Chicago has to post a Republican poll watcher at every precinct at the next election.

[muir_redwoods]

Remind me, what is it that goeth before a fall?

[foreverfree]

FWIW I've never been closer to IL (or IN) than Cincinnati.

ff

[John W]

"Indy has nothing we'd want"

Not yet.

[Bernard]

Indianapolis Gov. Mitch Daniels

I haven't read the Sun-Times for such a long time, I almost forgot why. Then I see this article. Wonder what the Mayor of Indiana has to say about this?

The Colts are a much better team than the Bears. That said, final score: Bears 37, Colts 24.

[twin2]

Indy insult ping

[steve8714]

Indiana has the BEST watermelons, from around Evansville. I have no idea why.
Indiana has three NCAA championships. Chicago has one.

[Earthdweller]

CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago Bears football practice was delayed nearly two hours today after a player reported finding an unknown white powdery substance on the practice field. Head coach Lovie Smith immediately suspended practice while police and federal investigators were called to investigate. After a complete analysis, FBI forensic experts determined that the white substance unknown to the players was the goal line. Practice resumed after special agents decided the team was unlikely to encounter the substance again...

GO COLTS !!

[dforest]

Now Now. Can't we just all get along?

[stockstrader]

Of course Chicago 'thumbs its collective (pun intended) noses' at Indiana.
Why wouldn't it?

After all, what self-respecting, hard-core liberal, solid-blue city, in the bluest of blue states WOULDN'T look down on a red state like Indiana that has voted Republican in every single Presidential election in last 40 years!!!! (For you Colts fans--that's the last TEN elections).

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

This is all good clean fun people. I remember when Philly trashed the city of Green Bay, calling us a bunch of yokels too. No skin off my back. I'd rather live here than Philadelphia anyway.

[caver]

The one thing to be said about Indiana is that we don't have Chicago.

[The Worthless Miracle]

I live in Indy, and I agree with this guy. My feelings are not as harsh as his, but there really is nothing here. There's no cultural centers, every place downtown is closed early, it's a ghost town after 9 pm. There is no feeling of "life" and energy!

People are different all over, and I intend to leave as soon as I can. Not with feelings of animus toward Indy, but mostly confusion as to why it is the way it is.

The sad part is, as "we" are building our new stadium (with some tax money) trying to change that image, it will not help. People aren't going to want the SuperBowl here no matter what. Our image is of corn and tractors, and now we can throw in a "Lucas Oil" (lovely name) stadium to boot!

[JRochelle]

People who live in the cesspool that is Chicago and Cook county just don't know how nice we have it. My property taxes last year were 387.00. In a 3br. 2 story house. And no its not a trailer! Rural living. You can't beat it.