1. DO Take It Easy The Night Before So You Can Get Up Early And Park As Close To The Stadium As Possible
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2. DON'T Bring Frozen, Pre-Formed Hamburger Patties
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Eating a frozen hamburger is a waste of 1) meat and 2) the minutes you have left in your life before you die.
3. DO Bring Enough Food To Give Some To The People In Adjacent Parking Spaces
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It's a pro move to establish good vibes with your neighbors right away.
4. DON'T Be A Scold About The Technical Difference Between A "Barbeque" And A "Cookout"
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5. DO Bring More Ice Than You Think You Will Possibly Ever Be Able To Use
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Make sure your beer is cold and frosty heading into hours three through ten!
6. DO Bring Something To Help Pass The Time
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These guys have it made.
7. DO Make Sure You Have A Way To Keep Up With Other Games
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8. DON'T Play Ladder Toss
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It looks' like a kids' toy. Football is a game for grown men and the women who can drink them under the table.
9. DO Play Cornhole
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Throw a SACK in a HOLE? More like it.
10. DO Bring A Football And Dent Some Poor Sucker's Car Hood With An Errant Punt
!["Go long! Nice! Okay, I'm going to try and punt this one! [sound of hard object falling from 50 feet in the air onto a thin sheet of metal] Whoops."](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/8/26/18/enhanced-buzz-orig-11623-1377557881-8.jpg)
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"Go long! Nice! Okay, I'm going to try and punt this one! [sound of hard object falling from 50 feet in the air onto a thin sheet of metal] Whoops."
11. DON'T Leave A Mess
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12. DON'T Get So Drunk That You Miss The Game
13. DON'T Forget That You Can Tailgate After The Game Too
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14. DO Walk Around The Parking Lot With A Case Of Beer Talking To Strangers
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15. DO Get So Jacked Up For The Game That You Nearly Explode
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16. DO Something Crazy
And, most importantly:
17. DO Forget About All The Dumb Stress Of Everyday Existence While You Bask In The Greatness Of Being Free And Alive On A Beautiful Fall Weekend
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It's football season again, everyone.
