You're not a part owner...You don't personally know anyone on the team....There are no prizes handed out to the fans of the winner... Your being a fan of a "winner" doesn't entitle you to anything tangible, or otherwise....
As a person who grew up playing Little League Baseball (regular and Summer league) & High School Football, I get the fun & emotion associated with playing sports... But I absolutely don't get the rabid fandom one carries for a team that they have absolutely no vested interest in...The giant flags waving from the bed of your truck...The silly flag you fly from your front porch.....The tattoos...... What causes one to be loyal to a certain team?...and, what does one gain by trash-talking an opponent of "your team", when their success or failure has absolutely no impact of any kind on your life?
Help me to understand. . . .
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02-03-2013, 12:09 PM #1Maverick
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How does one identify with a team that they have absolutely no vested interest in?
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02-03-2013, 12:09 PM #2Keep Calm and Fak U
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I had a Southwestern omelette yesterday
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02-03-2013, 12:10 PM #3Keep Calm and Fak U
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It came with hashbrowns and toast
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02-03-2013, 12:11 PM #4Sorcerer Supreme
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I had a bacon and spinach souffle today. Now I'm going to a restaurant that makes hamburgers with half ground beef and half ground bacon.
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02-03-2013, 12:11 PM #5mother of turtles
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I honestly can't explain it. I just fell in lurve with mah team when we moved here
more fool me
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02-03-2013, 12:12 PM #6Keep Calm and Fak U
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That sounds CUH-RAZY Originally Posted by Gitfiddle
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02-03-2013, 12:12 PM #7GuysCooking thread slayer
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I love those but the fucking peppers keep repeating on me all day. I guess that's not a bad thing right? You pay for the omelette once and get to taste again the rest of the day. Originally Posted by Chriza
Originally Posted by Dawg
Originally Posted by nazdrowie
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02-03-2013, 12:13 PM #8Keep Calm and Fak U
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Goddamn right Originally Posted by Dream Theater
It had an assload of onions and peppers and it was vegetarian Originally Posted by gilaet
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02-03-2013, 12:14 PM #9Maverick
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Think a lot of it is generational. Goes back nearly to the founding of this country, 1922.
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02-03-2013, 12:14 PM #10GuysCooking thread slayer
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Ground bacon? That is GENIUS! I love bacon cheeseburgers! Originally Posted by Gitfiddle
Originally Posted by Dawg
Originally Posted by nazdrowie
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02-03-2013, 12:14 PM #11Maverick
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It probably has something to do with testosterone, the feeling of solidarity, team mentality, gang mentality, I don't know. Representing your home team. It could be more the sport itself, athleticism. Winning, losing. I dunno, I'm a chick.
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02-03-2013, 12:15 PM #12GuysCooking thread slayer
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Originally Posted by Oh So Much
It probably has something to do with testosterone, the feeling of solidarity, team mentality, gang mentality, I don't know. Representing your home team. It could be more the sport itself, athleticism. Winning, losing. I dunno, I'm a chick.
You're so cute.
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Originally Posted by nazdrowie
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02-03-2013, 12:17 PM #13Maverick
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Originally Posted by Dream Theater
You're so cute.
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02-03-2013, 12:20 PM #14DS Supporter
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Because losers want to be part of something bigger than themselves, even if they can't be on a pro sports team themselves.
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02-03-2013, 12:28 PM #15Douchebag Extraordinaire
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Don't really care. If it's a blowout either way I'll bail. If it's a decent game I'll stick with it.
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02-03-2013, 12:51 PM #16FALLYN STAR
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Because I can't deny the greatness of Flacgod
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02-03-2013, 01:21 PM #17Maverick
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You intentionally moved to the city where your favorite team is?? Originally Posted by acagirl98
I honestly can't explain it. I just fell in lurve with mah team when we moved here
more fool me
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02-03-2013, 01:44 PM #18Outlaw
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Man, your Pop's must have done a number on you.
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Originally Posted by The Gas Face
He's dave. He's a legend.
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02-03-2013, 02:35 PM #19Maverick
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Originally Posted by Daveindiego
Man, your Pop's must have done a number on you.
Your logic is becoming more bizarre by the day
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02-03-2013, 02:37 PM #20Brown
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I doubt that you ever played baseball. Originally Posted by 2Manboobs
You're not a part owner...You don't personally know anyone on the team....There are no prizes handed out to the fans of the winner... Your being a fan of a "winner" doesn't entitle you to anything tangible, or otherwise....
As a person who grew up playing Little League Baseball (regular and Summer league) & High School Football, I get the fun & emotion associated with playing sports... But I absolutely don't get the rabid fandom one carries for a team that they have absolutely no vested interest in...The giant flags waving from the bed of your truck...The silly flag you fly from your front porch.....The tattoos...... What causes one to be loyal to a certain team?...and, what does one gain by trash-talking an opponent of "your team", when their success or failure has absolutely no impact of any kind on your life?
Help me to understand. . . .
Friendship isn't about whom you have known the longest... It's about who came and never left your side.
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