So You Think Fans Say Stupid Things?
by toofull on Nov 9, 2010 1:20 PM CST
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PrintSoundbite version: Pointing out that fans say stupid things is a pretty stupid thing to do.
Longer version:
Insomuch as complaining about stupid fans is just venting frustration, fine, but I'm starting to think that some of you actually believe you've discovered that fans say stupid things, and that when they do so you need to point this out to everyone. If you're in that camp, take a moment to consider how patently stupid that is.
First: When you point out that fans say stupid things, you're not wrong. But you're stupid to do so nonetheless because a fan by definition makes stupid remarks. It is a tautology to say that fans make stupid remarks. Have you ever looked up "fanatic" in the dictionary? Weeping Jesus on the cross! You have to be stupid just to be a fan. You're view of reality has to be off kilter. You have to believe and say things that are stupid. So that even if you make just a short little comment on your favorite website, because you are a fan, there is a very high degree of probability that it is a stupid remark. The natural result of this axiom is that when fans say something stupid, they're just being fans. It's just that simple.
Second: There are worse things than being stupid. We've established the fact that many fans, if not all, make stupid remarks. Hell, even successful coaches and sports media personalities have been known to make incredibly stupid remarks. That's going to happen. It's just part of being a fan. You get caught up in the frustration and/or excitement, and then you say something really stupid. Odds are that most fans realize when they've said something stupid. That doesn't mean that fans should stop saying things. Where's the fun in that? If fans didn't say things, God forbid, there'd be no more "Meltdown Tuesday." For the greater good, please don't discourage fans from saying stupid things.
Third: The experience, character, and personality of fans are exaggerated whenever they're talking about their teams. Again, that's what a fan is by definition. Most fans have no experience as a football coach, so they're probably going to sound like morons when they talk about their team's play calling. If you are a worrier, then you will worry obsessively about your team. If you are optimistic, then you will express extreme optimism in discussions about your team. And if you like to argue, then you're going to argue about your team with other fans. Our best and worst features are multiplied when we talk about our favorite team.
So, if you're in this camp - pointing out when and where fans are stupid - well . . . you know the guy who walks out of a science fiction movie saying, "It was unrealistic." Or the one who points out the false assumptions in a funny joke. Or the one who says, "Shakespeare is only fiction."
You know the type?
Yeah... you're that guy. Congrats.
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Hahahahaha
Getting my popcorn ready for this one.
"Fortune, as they call her, is a drunken and capricious woman and, worse still, blind; and so she doesn’t see what she’s doing, and doesn’t know whom she is casting down or raising up." - Gary Crowton to Les Miles
by Thomas Walker Esq on Nov 9, 2010 1:27 PM CST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
oh, this will be excellent
It was a woman who drove me to drink and I never got a chance to thank her.
Condescension from Pete in 3...2...1...
"...we have not seen anything what we think they can do when there so menny thing we have not seen out of this team, we will seen a lot more in this game buyt still not all." - RBR forum sage, sburton305.
Excellent Jonathan Swift impression.
If not, then I’m still inclined to say “bravo”, as your position that all fans are stupid and are entitled to the free expression of their stupid opinions, followed by the indication that you yourself are a fan completely absolves you from any blaim related to your stupid opinion.
Brilliant.
"Shave your head, get a wet sponge, and flip the switch, 'cause you're about to get a Truthocution!" -Stephen Colbert
like the opposit of "no true scottsman"
its fucking flawless.
In an industrial society which confuses work and productivity, the necessity of producing has always been an enemy of the desire to create. - Raoul Vaneigem
take this job and shove it - Johnny Paycheck
completely agree
too often people jump on others way too quickly/easily on this site. often times it’s funny and in good fun but sometimes it just gets plain annoying and old.
YOU get annoying and old...
Like that?
"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success" - Coach Bryant
That's the joke, Chuck.
This is nothing but a thinly veiled blatant attempt at initiating an argument. I can handle assholes. Passive aggressive assholes (the “I don’t want to argue, but you’re still wrong” types) make me want to punch a baby.
"Shave your head, get a wet sponge, and flip the switch, 'cause you're about to get a Truthocution!" -Stephen Colbert
by Slice of Life on Nov 9, 2010 1:51 PM CST up reply actions
all the curb stompin and punchin babies thing is starting to concern me...
have you no decency slice of life
It was a woman who drove me to drink and I never got a chance to thank her.
meant to put in parenthesis i was joking, but you probably got that
It was a woman who drove me to drink and I never got a chance to thank her.
Pretty, quiet babies or colicky, bald babies with misshapen heads?
It makes a difference.
"...we have not seen anything what we think they can do when there so menny thing we have not seen out of this team, we will seen a lot more in this game buyt still not all." - RBR forum sage, sburton305.
Dunno how they start, but they're misshapen when I'm done...
"Shave your head, get a wet sponge, and flip the switch, 'cause you're about to get a Truthocution!" -Stephen Colbert
by Slice of Life on Nov 9, 2010 2:02 PM CST up reply actions
Don't recall the curb stomping to which you refer (though I'm sure I've said it)
"Shave your head, get a wet sponge, and flip the switch, 'cause you're about to get a Truthocution!" -Stephen Colbert
by Slice of Life on Nov 9, 2010 2:01 PM CST up reply actions
Unintended support for the win.
"Shave your head, get a wet sponge, and flip the switch, 'cause you're about to get a Truthocution!" -Stephen Colbert
by Slice of Life on Nov 9, 2010 1:53 PM CST up reply actions
So this
Damn it
Why didn’t we hire Gene Chizick? Can we trade coaches?
Was not just to start an argument? Disturbing…
"We knew we had to turn it up or we would get beat. We ripped the knob off. We turned it up so much we broke the knob." - Roy Upchurch after beating Florida in the 2009 SEC Championship Game
by bearbryantwonit on Nov 10, 2010 5:08 AM CST up reply actions
Fun times
"You know, we had a lot of fun tonight. But there's nothing funny about vapor lock! It's the third most common cause of cars stalling. So please, take care of your car and get it checked!" -Joe Namath
Usually said while waking up in a doorway, pants 'round the ankles...
with puke, blood and 15 different alcoholic drinks dried into your hair and shirt.
"...we have not seen anything what we think they can do when there so menny thing we have not seen out of this team, we will seen a lot more in this game buyt still not all." - RBR forum sage, sburton305.
and, if you're the Judge...
desecrated corndogs strewn about the floor.
"Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak" Marcus Tullius Cicero
by Stuck in the Plains on Nov 9, 2010 2:44 PM CST up reply actions
I see what you did there Stuck
Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean. I mean plumb, mad-dog mean. 'Cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live nor win. That's just the way it is. - Josey Wales
by The GTO Judge on Nov 10, 2010 7:16 AM CST up reply actions
Bama's defense will get it together.
The offense will hit their stride and we’ll make it to the SECCG.
Hold my beer and watch this.
Pete Holiday
will give you a war you wouldn’t believe.
"Open your mouth again and I'll nail it shut." Henriques, COMMANDO (1985).
Meh...
I’m guessing he just ignores it.
"A demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots." -H. L. Mencken
Aren't you the guy that "interpreted" sburton305 so eloquently?
"It's not the size of the cat in the fight, it's size of the fight in the cat"
"Pep talks... only work when they touch that ember of truth learned the hardest possible way on the field.-Kleph
I wish I could take credit for that one
That was sheer brilliance.
Well played, sir.
I'm wrong all the time.
by PeteHoliday on Nov 9, 2010 3:40 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Who are you?
And what have you done with PeteHoliday?
"...we have not seen anything what we think they can do when there so menny thing we have not seen out of this team, we will seen a lot more in this game buyt still not all." - RBR forum sage, sburton305.
Well, to be fair, . . .
. . . the joke is on me as much as you.
Losing doesn't make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder. – Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant
by BamaGirlinDallas on Nov 9, 2010 4:29 PM CST reply actions
I think we're getting too hostile here
It’s time to do what my anger management classes have taught me:
1. Step back…the world is bigger than me and my issues are manageable
2. Pray for calm
3. Go for a walk and watch the children play
4. Plant a garden
5. Listen to some jokes and laugh
"Open your mouth again and I'll nail it shut." Henriques, COMMANDO (1985).
Spoiler: your anger management teacher is a child molester.
"Shave your head, get a wet sponge, and flip the switch, 'cause you're about to get a Truthocution!" -Stephen Colbert
by Slice of Life on Nov 9, 2010 4:47 PM CST up reply actions
I will use this reply
at the next session.
"Open your mouth again and I'll nail it shut." Henriques, COMMANDO (1985).
I'll gladly pay
I’d follow you through the gates of hell.
"Open your mouth again and I'll nail it shut." Henriques, COMMANDO (1985).
i Roomba and Sonic right now for one i'm seeing
are paying $ for dumbass fans like me to post to get exposed to their advertising here regardless of who i pull for, why, and whether i’m here to argue etc etc etc
"I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was hell" --Pres. Harry Truman
Glad to see you're alive and doing well, burton!
If I'm wearing a turban, it means Auburn is playing Iraq.
I saw this title and thought, "Aww Shit Son!"
Then I come in here and read and think, “Aww yeeeah, this is gonna be good.” Then Pete responds with, “Well played sir”? [sigh] Damn.
That white stuff on the top of chickencrap...... is chickencrap.
what the hell is happening around here?
RBR doesn’t feel like RBR anymore…
www.FitnessYourWay.wordpress.com
The last time we lost two games
we had an entire offseason to sulk/calm down?
"Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak" Marcus Tullius Cicero
by Stuck in the Plains on Nov 9, 2010 7:46 PM CST up reply actions
and after that season we had an epic
Quote thread to help us get over the loss….hence why i created this
www.FitnessYourWay.wordpress.com
We need an official movie quote thread
"I guess I must stutter. Did I stutter? I'm not very clear on how I articulate. Maybe I need to go back to West Virginia and get some more hillbilly slang and maybe everybody can understand me a little better." - Nick Saban, because reporters haven't learned.
by BamaReturns07 on Nov 9, 2010 10:19 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, I was very hopeful
for a good dose of Pete. He must be taking the LSU loss hard.
As much as I hate Auburn I hate Tenn. that much more.
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