NFL fan stages Team Tampon Tailgate protest at Cleveland Browns game
CLEVELAND -The Muni Lot is infamous in Cleveland for its many interesting Browns tailgating parties. The scene before Sunday's season opener versus the Miami Dolphins though may have been a first: Team. Tampon. Tailgate.
Its the brainchild of Jen Verrillo, a blogger and NFL fan who is none too happy with the NFLs new purse policy, which allows only clear bags no larger than 12 inches by 6 inches by 12 inches into the stadium.
Do you feel safer knowing who has a tampon stash? Are you terrified that under-appreciated soccer moms are secretly terrorists? My guess is no, Verrillo snarkily writes on the Facebook event page for the tailgate.
Verrillo was joined by other supporters Thursday night at Lakewoods World of Beer for a purse-making party.
Sunday, the tampon team took its territory, not too different from other congregations, music playing and drinks flowing, but also with Ziploc bags held together by orange tape on their shoulders and picket signs in hand.
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