Comments on: Hypocrite Pride http://emptyeye.com/2008/06/19/hypocrite-pride/ Music and writing about speedruns, smashing arrows, and life Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:37:58 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: James http://emptyeye.com/2008/06/19/hypocrite-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-422 James Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:58:57 +0000 http://emptyeye.com/?p=214#comment-422 I don't mind honest bandwagon fans, for example a friend of mine last year said, "I don't really follow the Rockies but it's fun to root for them during the playoffs." Fair enough. I'm ok with that; none of this "I've been rooting for them for 30 years before they even existed" kind of thing. Those are the bandwaggoners I can't stand. As for the Celtics, they became my default team once the Nuggets were predictably outsed in the first round. As Jody remarked about Paul Pierce,"I can't place my finger on it, maybe it's the spotty whiskers or the teeth, but that guy reminds me of the Easter Bunny." I don't have "Celtic Pride" and the only time I bleed green is for my beloved Whalers but anything is better than the LA Kobe Bryants (who were actually somewhat likeable with Shaq and a pre-crazy Kobe Bryant). I don’t mind honest bandwagon fans, for example a friend of mine last year said, “I don’t really follow the Rockies but it’s fun to root for them during the playoffs.” Fair enough. I’m ok with that; none of this “I’ve been rooting for them for 30 years before they even existed” kind of thing. Those are the bandwaggoners I can’t stand.

As for the Celtics, they became my default team once the Nuggets were predictably outsed in the first round. As Jody remarked about Paul Pierce,”I can’t place my finger on it, maybe it’s the spotty whiskers or the teeth, but that guy reminds me of the Easter Bunny.” I don’t have “Celtic Pride” and the only time I bleed green is for my beloved Whalers but anything is better than the LA Kobe Bryants (who were actually somewhat likeable with Shaq and a pre-crazy Kobe Bryant).

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