IronBuckI
Calmer than you are.
True story:
I'm in a Circuit City, in Cincinnati, a few years back. The Bengals are on all of the televisions, and they're winning (keep the winning part in mind) against the Ravens. A costly/questionable penalty is called on the Bengals and the Ravens end up scoring on the drive. The frequency of the whining emanating from the entire city was piercing. The Bengals are still winning. After whining about the call for the next 15-20 minutes one of the Bengal fans asks me what I thought of the call. I said that it was close, but it looked like the right call. He says, "What, are you a Ravens fan or something?" I respond with, "No, I can't stand the Ravens or the Bengals. Still looked like the right call to me." His response was. "I'm sick of this. I'm just tired of always losing." They were still winning the game, but the whining for years couldn't let him comprehend that his team was still winning.
I used to say that on Sunday all you had to do to get to Cincinnati was to follow the sound of whining. It appears that that compass is no longer any good, considering that Bengals fans, although arrogant, are still waiting for the rug to be pulled out from under them still whine excessively. And Browns fans, despite our guarded optimism (and arrogance), are still well aware of how bad our team is. Also whine excessively about curses, incompetent coaching and front office, and Art Modell.
Stand directly between these two cities, during the build-up to, and continuing through the football season, and decibel levels of the whining can be deafening.
I'm in a Circuit City, in Cincinnati, a few years back. The Bengals are on all of the televisions, and they're winning (keep the winning part in mind) against the Ravens. A costly/questionable penalty is called on the Bengals and the Ravens end up scoring on the drive. The frequency of the whining emanating from the entire city was piercing. The Bengals are still winning. After whining about the call for the next 15-20 minutes one of the Bengal fans asks me what I thought of the call. I said that it was close, but it looked like the right call. He says, "What, are you a Ravens fan or something?" I respond with, "No, I can't stand the Ravens or the Bengals. Still looked like the right call to me." His response was. "I'm sick of this. I'm just tired of always losing." They were still winning the game, but the whining for years couldn't let him comprehend that his team was still winning.
I used to say that on Sunday all you had to do to get to Cincinnati was to follow the sound of whining. It appears that that compass is no longer any good, considering that Bengals fans, although arrogant, are still waiting for the rug to be pulled out from under them still whine excessively. And Browns fans, despite our guarded optimism (and arrogance), are still well aware of how bad our team is. Also whine excessively about curses, incompetent coaching and front office, and Art Modell.
Stand directly between these two cities, during the build-up to, and continuing through the football season, and decibel levels of the whining can be deafening.
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