Years ago the only two team sweaters available

Years ago the only two team sweaters available Or how about a Pagans' rugby shirt, muddy legs protruding from boilers torn shorts, a pasted-on facial scar or two and a child's doll house, labeled "Lawn Bowling Club House" strapped on the back, will bring a smile to those aware of the local situation.

For national figures, a Yankees baseball top with a few tears painted on the cheeks may be an understated winner. Or for the older Halloween reveler, a Brett Favre Minnesota Vikings sweater, a football helmet and a few explicit photos of him to hand out may be enough. Or, for the really daring, how about a Tiger Woods Sunday afternoon red golf shirt, a bandage over the eye, a golf bag over the shoulder accented with props we will leave to the costume wearers' imagination.

Team sweaters are everywhere. Years ago the only two team sweaters available in this area were heavy, itchy woolen replicas of either a Toronto Maple Leaf or a Montreal Canadiens teams. Occasionally a youngster would be seen wearing a grandmother-knitted sweater of one of the other four NHL teams. It was so-obviously homemade and was usually ill fitting; the child would soon abandon it, except of course, when nana came to visit.