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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Oct 1, 2019 14:11:59 GMT
I for one find the little fights we get into with each other on here quite entertaining  |
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Oct 1, 2019 14:24:33 GMT
I for one find the little fights we get into with each other on here quite entertaining I'm not really a fan of it. I'm just here for distraction and lighthearted discussion.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Oct 1, 2019 14:29:23 GMT
I for one find the little fights we get into with each other on here quite entertaining I'm not really a fan of it. I'm just here for distraction and lighthearted discussion. I've said for years - this is an outlet to escape the real world. We all have pressures we go through on a daily basis - this is an escape - and can be rather entertaining too. If I truly disliked a handful of posters here - I wouldn't come back. I know I rub some the wrong way - isn't my intent - but so be it - it's an outlet to my stressors.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Oct 1, 2019 15:08:49 GMT
I'm not really a fan of it. I'm just here for distraction and lighthearted discussion. I've said for years - this is an outlet to escape the real world. We all have pressures we go through on a daily basis - this is an escape - and can be rather entertaining too. If I truly disliked a handful of posters here - I wouldn't come back. I know I rub some the wrong way - isn't my intent - but so be it - it's an outlet to my stressors. Well you already know I enjoy your board presence. Can't believe it's October already and you haven't started a thread about fall/holiday food.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Oct 1, 2019 16:52:47 GMT
I've said for years - this is an outlet to escape the real world. We all have pressures we go through on a daily basis - this is an escape - and can be rather entertaining too. If I truly disliked a handful of posters here - I wouldn't come back. I know I rub some the wrong way - isn't my intent - but so be it - it's an outlet to my stressors. Well you already know I enjoy your board presence. Can't believe it's October already and you haven't started a thread about fall/holiday food. I'll leave that to Nuts - he typically gets food themed posts going during College Basketball season which is shockingly right around the corner. Time flies - great time of year. Sportswise and the holidays are right around the corner. Perfect weather in the Northeast too.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Oct 1, 2019 18:30:38 GMT
Well you already know I enjoy your board presence. Can't believe it's October already and you haven't started a thread about fall/holiday food. I'll leave that to Nuts - he typically gets food themed posts going during College Basketball season which is shockingly right around the corner. Time flies - great time of year. Sportswise and the holidays are right around the corner. Perfect weather in the Northeast too. Nothing beats October in the northeast. |
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Post by millar70 on Oct 1, 2019 20:15:44 GMT
I've never been a jersey guy, I've always thought wearing a jersey with another guy's name on the back is kind of weird. I used to wear Red Sox caps, but I'm not much of a hat guy so not so much anymore. A t-shirt with a team's logo is about enough for me. I don't see the need to advertise who I root for, hang out with me for awhile and you'll find out who my teams are. It's funny about the Red Sox, 20 years ago if I saw someone wearing Red Sox gear out here in California, I would start a conversation with them, which would always be pretty cool and a nice reminder of where I came from and why I love Boston sports. I've had very good friendships develop simply because the other person was wearing a Sox hat. Unfortunately, that has changed significantly in the last 10 years. I swear, now most folks around here that wear Sox gear have absolutely no idea about the history of the team or any of it's great players. I bring up guys like Bill Lee, Bruce Hurst, hell even Dwight Evans, and they look clueless. That might be a frontrunner thing or a generational type of thing, but it's gotten so annoying that I no longer bring that stuff up anymore. Plus, out here there are lots of Pats fans simply because of the Brady success and nothing else. Ask these folks about Sam Cunningham and they look lost in space. Yeah bandwagon fans come with the territory, but we're also not getting any younger. Hell, ask a 20 year old Red Sox fan about Nomar and they're not going to have much to say. Who's Nomar? |
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Post by hoskotafe3 on Oct 1, 2019 20:21:22 GMT
I'll wear full Collingwood gear to any sporting event I attend, unless it's a Dragons game where I take the club flag. Not going to wear them in public normally, though my Collingwood snow jacket is quite useful in winter.
My dad on the other hand will wear full Swans regalia to every game, and the following day if they win.
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Post by bluerisk on Oct 1, 2019 20:25:41 GMT
This is a thread about fandom. How much is too much fandom? To me there's a difference between being a fan, and wanting to identify first and foremost as a fan of a particular team. I don't know what message you're sending to people, but it isn't a good one. Now, I'm on record saying there's nothing wrong with people casually wearing jerseys or whatever else they want to wear. But to me there are limits. I don't wear jerseys to go grocery shopping, but I'm not going to balk if you do. But let's say a jersey and a hat? Or say, a t-shirt, jacket and hat? If you're going to a game, fine. If it's opening day or a playoff game...I'll accept it. Otherwise it's overkill. You know what crosses the line into the embarrassment zone? The entire family I saw at Disneyworld a couple weeks ago decked out in Steelers gear. It's wasn't just sadly comical because it was Steelers gear, but because Mom, Dad, and the two kids all had Steelers t-shirts and hats on. All of them. At Disneyworld. "This is the most crowded place I've ever been, and if I drop dead today, above all else, these people will know we're Steelers fans." Conversely, I packed my Patriots hat so I made sure not pack a Pats t-shirt so as not to cross the line from "Hey, I like this team," or "Hey, this is something I'm into," into "HEY EVERYONE I ROOT FOR THE PATRIOTS SO THERE." Mostly because I'm not a dipshit, but also because nobody cares. (Though I have to admit, knowing how pissy Steelers fans are, I really hope they saw my Pats hat.) If I'm wearing a Pats or Red Sox hoodie or a hat while I'm traveling I'll get nods or comments of recognition from other Boston sports fans, and the closest thing I've had to a negative reaction was a kid in Chicago giving me a hard time about the Patriots while not actually saying anything negative. (Again, Midwest. They're good people.) Maybe I'd get a bigger reaction if I wore five pieces of team gear? Or if I made my wife and son also wear Pats gear around Disney with me? Maybe they do it for attention, good or bad? I don't get it. Thoughts/opinions on how much is too much when it comes to expressing your fandom? Are you guys with me or am I just an asshole? Fair enough I am an asshole, but does anyone agree/disagree with me here? Normally a scarf and decals/stickers. I also have Jerseys but I don't wear them. But at the moment I'm shifting more from the Bundesliga and Bayern Munich to the NFL and the Patriots.
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Post by weststigersbob on Oct 2, 2019 3:25:50 GMT
I own far too many sports jerseys than I should. And I wear them at every opportunity I get. I currently have 5 Wests Tigers Jerseys, 2 Manchester United, 2 Western Sydney Wanderers, and one each of Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Chargers, NSW (Rugby League), Australia (Rugby League), Socceroos, Australian Cricket team (although it’s quite old now) and a very old Pittsburgh Penguins jersey. And that’s just the stuff I can still wear - I still have jerseys from when I was young and fit, that I can never throw away.
I agree with some other posters about having someone else’s name on the back - and I avoid it whenever I can. However, it was literally impossible to buy both a Sabres or Chargers jersey that was of sufficient quality without a name on it.
I don’t see the problem with iwearing sports apparel.
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Post by hoskotafe3 on Oct 2, 2019 5:06:37 GMT
Didn't think of the numbers but I don't like it. Imagine you're a Collingwood supporter who brought Dale Thomas' jumper. You'd gave no option but to put it on an effigy and burn it when he went to Carlton in 2013.
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