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The Atlantic: American Sports Needs More Fair-Weather Fans


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#1 RShack

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Posted 17 April 2018 - 01:39 PM

In praise of the fair-weather fan... (but he's got a point, eventually)....

 

https://www.theatlan.../?ex_cid=SigDig

 

EDIT:  I understand why Stoner changed the thread title, no complaints... but FYI I originally titled it "Going to hell in a handbasket"  ;-)


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Posted 17 April 2018 - 01:54 PM

Yeah, I saw this.  I wretched a little.



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Posted 17 April 2018 - 02:02 PM

When I hear “once in a lifetime,” I think: Only once? Why is fleeting happiness a worthwhile trade-off for decades of agony?

Is that why Rob is a Duke fan? :mrgreen:


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Posted 17 April 2018 - 02:08 PM

I got through half, then I just couldn't...

What a dickbag article. Fuck him. I guess he roots for the dealer when he plays blackjack.
I never had friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?




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