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Most bizarre reason to root for or against a certain team?
Posted on 8/31/15 at 8:09 am
Posted on 8/31/15 at 8:09 am
LLWS thread where people were rooting for Japan got me thinking...what are some of the most bizarre reasons you have heard for rooting for or against a certain team?
Mine is easy: one of my uber liberal/progressive classmates, born and raised in the USA, rooted for Ghana in the World Cup soccer game, citing U.S. arrogance and imperialism.
Mine is easy: one of my uber liberal/progressive classmates, born and raised in the USA, rooted for Ghana in the World Cup soccer game, citing U.S. arrogance and imperialism.
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Posted on 8/31/15 at 8:18 am to LordoftheManor
That's not uncommon. A lot of people root against their country in the World Cup.
Posted on 8/31/15 at 8:20 am to Bench McElroy
Huh, didn't know that. Haven't met anyone else who didn't root for the U.S. Is it mostly politics?
Posted on 8/31/15 at 8:22 am to LordoftheManor
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citing U.S. arrogance and imperialism
..and without both of those, we are all speaking German.
Posted on 8/31/15 at 8:23 am to LordoftheManor
I pull for Nigeria in most instances. If they played against the US, I wouldn't care who wins.
Posted on 8/31/15 at 8:28 am to LordoftheManor
wayne rooney scored 4 goals against me in the championship on Fifa world cup 2010... Screw him and Man u
Posted on 8/31/15 at 8:29 am to c on z
im a tennessee fan, but pull for notre dame because when i grew up i only had 3 channels on the tv, and notre dame was always on nbc.
Posted on 8/31/15 at 8:33 am to LordoftheManor
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citing U.S. arrogance and imperialism.
Interesting since that's why I root for America
Posted on 8/31/15 at 8:48 am to LordoftheManor
LSU fans, in 2015, rooting against USC because of 2003
Posted on 8/31/15 at 8:52 am to CunningLinguist
People don't forget
Posted on 8/31/15 at 8:56 am to goldenbadger08
When I was younger I formed my teams I cheered for due to their colors and what their mascot looked like.
Since then I have continued to root for certain teams.
Since then I have continued to root for certain teams.
Posted on 8/31/15 at 9:06 am to LordoftheManor
Lol. President Bush's highest approval rating is in Ghana. They love him over there and, believe it or not, they actually WANT the US to help improve things
Posted on 8/31/15 at 9:46 am to LordoftheManor
I became a Dolphins fan at an early age simply because of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
Posted on 8/31/15 at 9:51 am to LordoftheManor
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LLWS thread where people were rooting for Japan got me thinking
what reasons were people giving for pulling for japan
Posted on 8/31/15 at 10:06 am to Dan Bilzerian
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..and without both of those, we are all speaking German.
Germany never had the power to invade us. We wouldn't be speaking German under any circumstances
Posted on 8/31/15 at 10:25 am to LL012697
I thought German heritage was the plurality 100 years ago for the United States. I feel like if Germany ruled Europe it wouldn't be all that unlikely
Posted on 8/31/15 at 10:29 am to WG_Dawg
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what reasons were people giving for pulling for japan
Apparently some were turned off by the Pennsylvania team for one reason or another.
Posted on 8/31/15 at 10:29 am to Dan Bilzerian
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citing U.S. arrogance and imperialism
..and without both of those, we are all speaking German.
Ummm.....you better go take a history class. We were isolationist in 1939 and did not want to be involved. Only when we were directly attacked did we start fighting.
ETA: I root for the Dutch as I was there for 2 weeks in 2010 when they made the run to the finals and got caught up in the excitement. I would root for the US if they played though.
This post was edited on 8/31/15 at 10:36 am
Posted on 8/31/15 at 10:36 am to LL012697
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Germany never had the power to invade us. We wouldn't be speaking German under any circumstances
American laws were very nearly translated into German across the board at one point. The vote to do so was missed by one. Granted it was in 1795, but still...
Posted on 8/31/15 at 10:38 am to Zappas Stache
The Saints because of one reason and his name is Tom Benson. That scumbag greedy piece of garbage used Hurricane Katrina as leverage to extort hundreds of millions from unknowing state tax payers just to stay in NOLA. How can any Saints' fan think that is OK?
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