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October 2, 2005
Fickle
One thing I have noticed during my marriage to my husband- and he assures me it is the same with all fans of New England Sports Teams... when they are winning, they are heros. When they lose, they are the biggest scum sucking, useless, candy ass whores on the face of the planet. There is a unique and deeply ingrained fickleness to these fans.
Tonight, we had to watch the Patriots suck, and get walked all over by San Diego. Tom Brady got called every name in the book, (and a few besides)- including retarded, a useless asshole, and a piece of shit. It is not just the Patriots- I have heard the Red Sox called many a dirty name these past nine years as well. Even from one play to another- talk about hero to zero, (in 2.5 seconds flat).
Having inquired about this love/hate relationship with his teams, my husband has told me it is the crux of being a sports fan from Bean-town. It is a normal thing, apparently where he comes from. If you are winning, you are a gem- losing, you're a detestable worthless, brainless, helpless, hopeless sack of monkey-shit... (not to mention a terrible disappointment). The fans don't just root against the other team, but the begin to hate the members of their own team as they make a downward slide towards defeat. These fans take it personally.
The game tonight was a shambles... Kevin may end up burning my Brady Jersey in effigy.
Posted by TheFreud at October 2, 2005 9:52 PM
