Still, although the tangible benefits of being a Cleveland Browns fan may seem marginal at best, I would like to suggest two actual benefits.
One, limited viewing. If you watch only the team you care about, you free up the rest of the weekend.
two, comradery. You have a conversation starter applicable to other sports fans, and this transcends political affiliation, gender (sometimes), age, education and socio-economic status. This even works woth (most) fans of rival teams provided that you're both respectful. Rivalries, if taken with a grain of salt, are great conversation material for the reasonable.
On the other hand, one of my best friends is a Bengals fan, the taunting type. He converted me from hoping the Bengals finish second to true hate.
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I did need that.
Date: 2007-01-24 11:33 pm (UTC)Still, although the tangible benefits of being a Cleveland Browns fan may seem marginal at best, I would like to suggest two actual benefits.
One, limited viewing. If you watch only the team you care about, you free up the rest of the weekend.
two, comradery. You have a conversation starter applicable to other sports fans, and this transcends political affiliation, gender (sometimes), age, education and socio-economic status. This even works woth (most) fans of rival teams provided that you're both respectful. Rivalries, if taken with a grain of salt, are great conversation material for the reasonable.
On the other hand, one of my best friends is a Bengals fan, the taunting type. He converted me from hoping the Bengals finish second to true hate.