Athletes thoughts on fans use of "us"

JC · Sep 4, 2013

spikechiquet said:

CD Boogie said:

In conversation, "we" sounds natural when referring to your own team. Some people invest so much in teams that teams practically feel like family. (You wouldn't talk about your family and refer to them by their surnames, bc that'd be weird.)

I get why people sometimes take issue with the "we" or "us" but it's just a difference in level of fandom. Pretty harmless stuff.
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Just to argue your point for the hell of it: So I am less of a fan if I don't use we?
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No, you are a more educated one.

joe_schmoe · Sep 4, 2013

CD Boogie said:

Some people invest so much in teams that teams practically feel like family.
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I had a friend of mine use an argument very similar to this. She said "I buy tickets, I buy fan gear, I'm investing in the team and paying their salaries."
I offered the retort "I buy Whataburgers. I have Whataburger baseball cap, I'm investing in Whataburger, and paying their salaries, so hey you wanna go to my Whataburger?"

It didn't go to well.

Boom_70 · Sep 4, 2013

buckweaver said:

Smasher_Sloan said:

How many athletes are going to say on the record, "Fans are a fucking bunch of spazzed out dorks who would shit their pants if they ever had to stand in the batters box or line up opposite a 300-pound felon. Fuck them, unless they're lining up to buy autographs or making their wives and daughters available for a hummer."
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Johnny Manziel. [/crossthread]
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and insult the "12th man" I don't know.

CD Boogie · Sep 4, 2013

JC said:

spikechiquet said:

CD Boogie said:

In conversation, "we" sounds natural when referring to your own team. Some people invest so much in teams that teams practically feel like family. (You wouldn't talk about your family and refer to them by their surnames, bc that'd be weird.)

I get why people sometimes take issue with the "we" or "us" but it's just a difference in level of fandom. Pretty harmless stuff.
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Just to argue your point for the hell of it: So I am less of a fan if I don't use we?
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No, you are a more educated one.
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spikechiquet said:

CD Boogie said:

In conversation, "we" sounds natural when referring to your own team. Some people invest so much in teams that teams practically feel like family. (You wouldn't talk about your family and refer to them by their surnames, bc that'd be weird.)

I get why people sometimes take issue with the "we" or "us" but it's just a difference in level of fandom. Pretty harmless stuff.
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Just to argue your point for the hell of it: So I am less of a fan if I don't use we?
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spikechiquet said:

CD Boogie said:

In conversation, "we" sounds natural when referring to your own team. Some people invest so much in teams that teams practically feel like family. (You wouldn't talk about your family and refer to them by their surnames, bc that'd be weird.)

I get why people sometimes take issue with the "we" or "us" but it's just a difference in level of fandom. Pretty harmless stuff.
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Just to argue your point for the hell of it: So I am less of a fan if I don't use we?
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"degree" of fandom?

JC said:

spikechiquet said:

CD Boogie said:

In conversation, "we" sounds natural when referring to your own team. Some people invest so much in teams that teams practically feel like family. (You wouldn't talk about your family and refer to them by their surnames, bc that'd be weird.)

I get why people sometimes take issue with the "we" or "us" but it's just a difference in level of fandom. Pretty harmless stuff.
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Just to argue your point for the hell of it: So I am less of a fan if I don't use we?
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No, you are a more educated one.
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Congrats, Biff. That wins for today's most condescending comment. Here's some whale-covered dickies.

JC · Sep 4, 2013

CD Boogie said:

JC said:

spikechiquet said:

CD Boogie said:

In conversation, "we" sounds natural when referring to your own team. Some people invest so much in teams that teams practically feel like family. (You wouldn't talk about your family and refer to them by their surnames, bc that'd be weird.)

I get why people sometimes take issue with the "we" or "us" but it's just a difference in level of fandom. Pretty harmless stuff.
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Just to argue your point for the hell of it: So I am less of a fan if I don't use we?
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No, you are a more educated one.
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spikechiquet said:

CD Boogie said:

In conversation, "we" sounds natural when referring to your own team. Some people invest so much in teams that teams practically feel like family. (You wouldn't talk about your family and refer to them by their surnames, bc that'd be weird.)

I get why people sometimes take issue with the "we" or "us" but it's just a difference in level of fandom. Pretty harmless stuff.
Click to expand...

Just to argue your point for the hell of it: So I am less of a fan if I don't use we?
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spikechiquet said:

CD Boogie said:

In conversation, "we" sounds natural when referring to your own team. Some people invest so much in teams that teams practically feel like family. (You wouldn't talk about your family and refer to them by their surnames, bc that'd be weird.)

I get why people sometimes take issue with the "we" or "us" but it's just a difference in level of fandom. Pretty harmless stuff.
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Just to argue your point for the hell of it: So I am less of a fan if I don't use we?
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"degree" of fandom?

JC said:

spikechiquet said:

CD Boogie said:

In conversation, "we" sounds natural when referring to your own team. Some people invest so much in teams that teams practically feel like family. (You wouldn't talk about your family and refer to them by their surnames, bc that'd be weird.)

I get why people sometimes take issue with the "we" or "us" but it's just a difference in level of fandom. Pretty harmless stuff.
Click to expand...

Just to argue your point for the hell of it: So I am less of a fan if I don't use we?
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No, you are a more educated one.
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Congrats, Biff. That wins for today's most condescending comment. Here's some whale-covered dickies.
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Thank you Puddy, gotta support the team.

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