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It seems \u201cRider Nation,\u201d as the team\u2019s fan base is called, has started a tradition in which true Roughrider fans show up to games wearing a hollowed out watermelon as headgear.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently the trend has even caused a <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/canada\/saskatchewan\/story\/2009\/11\/26\/sk-watermelons-911.html\">shortage of watermelons<\/span> at supermarkets in the days preceding a game. Before the football league\u2019s Grey Cup tournament in November 2009, thousands of watermelons had to be special ordered by Calgary grocery stores to keep up with the demands of Roughrider fans.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re interested in making your own watermelon helmet \u2013 even if you just want to wear it around the house \u2013 <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/video.citytv.com\/video\/51597471001\/Saskatchewan-Sus-On-How-To-Make-a-Roughrider-Watermelon-Helmet\/\">here\u2019s a video<\/span> that teaches you how. I just hope all those fans found an equally good use for the watermelon they scooped out of the rinds before they put them on their heads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans of the Saskatchewan Roughriders \u2013 a professional football team in the Canadian Football League \u2013 have found another use for watermelons\u2026 as helmets. It seems \u201cRider Nation,\u201d as the team\u2019s fan base is called, has started a tradition in which true Roughrider fans show up to games wearing a hollowed out watermelon as headgear. 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