I almost fell over laughing when I read about Detroit Lion fans protesting the choice of Nickelback as the halftime act for the Detroit Lion's Thanksgiving Day game. I'm not laughing though at the Detroit fans though (I was born in downtown Detroit) but that someone finally had the b*lls to call out Nickelback and it hit the mainstream press (CNN).

UrbanDictionary.com defines Nickelback as "Another mediocre somewhat popular nu-metal band, this time, from Canada, which isn't a surprise considering their musical track record (Avril, Celine Dion, Barenaked Ladies, etc). Lead singer Chad is an extremely nasal "Marlboro Man" type vocalist who sounds constipated on a permenant basis. Guitar consists mostly of easy-to-play power chords that give the band a "tough" sound to the untrained ear, but a closer look reveals a band that has nothing to offer creatively."

If that isn't enough, the online petition to replace Nickelback writes: "This game is nationally televised, do we really want the rest of the US to associate Detroit with Nickelback? Detroit is home to so many great musicians and they chose Nickelback?!?!?! Does anyone even like Nickelback? Is this some sort of ploy to get people to leave their seats during halftime to spend money on alcoholic beverages and concessions? This is completely unfair to those of us who purchased tickets to the game. At least the people watching at home can mute their TVs. The Lions ought to think about their fans before choosing such an awful band to play at halftime."

There is still time to do the right thing and sign the petition.