(12-25-2013 10:49 AM)BleedsHuskieRed Wrote: To add to this though, Packer fans. I don't even say this as a Bears fan, because Chicago fans are their own level of awful, but good lord do I hate Packer fans.
If we're adding fanbases: Tarheel fans. Half are folks who never went to college in the first place, the other half are the most prestige-sick individuals you'll ever see. If you're interested in a drinking game that will get you f'd up, just take a shot every time you see a person at a Tarheel game wearing a sweater-vest or something argyle.
These mofos tailgate to beach music while drinking wine and eating cheese. Just imagine the douchiest fraternity members you've ever seen and multiply them by 60,000.
(12-24-2013 07:58 PM)smudge12 Wrote: The geek subculture.
I'm an MTG/board game person so I'm at comic stores a lot.
I generally don't do comic stores, as I'm cheap and buy things thru ebay. But if you're in NoVA, what shops do you hit? I know of two, one in Chantilly, one in McLean/Falls Church.
(12-25-2013 11:16 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote: If we're adding fanbases: Tarheel fans. Half are folks who never went to college in the first place, the other half are the most prestige-sick individuals you'll ever see. If you're interested in a drinking game that will get you f'd up, just take a shot every time you see a person at a Tarheel game wearing a sweater-vest or something argyle.
These mofos tailgate to beach music while drinking wine and eating cheese. Just imagine the douchiest fraternity members you've ever seen and multiply them by 60,000.
The worst UNC fans are the Wallheels. They have no idea that they would never be welcome setting foot on the UNC campus. They just are fans because they live in NC and think it is some obligation to be a Tar Heel fan. Generally..I have not had terrible experiences with UNC graduates other having to listen to them blab on about Dean or Roy every second. It is the latch on fans that I find the worst.
That's true of gumps, too. Most of the actual graduates of the Tuscaloosa campus I've encounters are fairly stand up folks. Unfortunately actual graduates make up about 10% of their fan base. The other 90 couldn't name three man-made structures on that campus not named after a coach if you spotted them Denny Chimes and the Gorgas House.
They are also the people who name their kids Crimson, poison trees, and rub their junk on you in Krystal's.
(12-26-2013 09:22 AM)Smaug Wrote: That's true of gumps, too. Most of the actual graduates of the Tuscaloosa campus I've encounters are fairly stand up folks. Unfortunately actual graduates make up about 10% of their fan base. The other 90 couldn't name three man-made structures on that campus not named after a coach if you spotted them Denny Chimes and the Gorgas House.
They are also the people who name their kids Crimson, poison trees, and rub their junk on you in Krystal's.
I imagine this phenonemon is runs the gambit across the country..especially in the South. Tenn, Ga, Fla, SC, Miss, LSU, Ark, Ala, Texas...are probably all similar in this type of fan.
Sidewalk fans in general suck if we are talking about fan bases. The thing is, I've never actually met a UAB fan in real life and I've practiced in Birmingham and now Montgomery. I'm sure those folks are out there but I guess I'm just not around folks that far down the totem pole.
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(12-25-2013 10:49 AM)BleedsHuskieRed Wrote: To add to this though, Packer fans. I don't even say this as a Bears fan, because Chicago fans are their own level of awful, but good lord do I hate Packer fans.
You suck. Go Pack Go!!
And to answer the question: emos, definitely.
If we're getting into fanbases, then Criminal Tide fans take the cake.
(12-24-2013 06:02 PM)dmacfour Wrote: I'd say mine would be the Wangsters.
These people are seen as the ultimate posers. Many of them really like ICP, which is probably the worst "musical" group I've ever heard of. They try to emulate the rap/hip-hop subculture, but since there are no black people in north Idaho, fail really hard. To make matters worse, the only city up here is Spokane. There is nothing "hood" about a town full of white trash meth heads and Russian immigrants.
They have actually named their subculture. They are Juggalos. Wangsters are something different.
I knew what Juggalos are, but in north Idaho, there's quite a bit of overlap.
(12-24-2013 07:58 PM)smudge12 Wrote: The geek subculture.
I'm an MTG/board game person so I'm at comic stores a lot. The geek subculture is certainly an interesting one: they think they're smarter than the world (and love to use large words and complicated phrases) and yet the large majority work in low-skill jobs or have none; you'll also find that a significant portion are college dropouts. Additionally, most still live with their parents and/or are dependent on them. And while I don't mind judgmental opinions because that's simply part of humanity, the geek subculture can take it to a whole new level when something doesn't fit their lifestyle. They also tend to fixate on one or two hobbies and don't deviate out of them, so it's hard to find a friend in the geek subculture that you can enjoy the different spices of life with.
What bothers me the most though is how unnecessarily dramatic they are about everything.
This x1000.
Almost every self entitled geek I know dropped out and pays for weed and magic cards with their campus food court paycheck. It's funny because I know quite a few people in the Greek system that are better at their own geeky hobbies than they are.
I hate to bump this from serious obscurity, but I just went to the comic book store in Greenville and the BO in that place was real. Do the self-called geeks take showers?
(12-24-2013 07:13 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote: American Baseball players: From their brief love-affair with frosted tips in the late 90's- early 2000's, to the fact that it has gone from an everyman sport to a rich kid sport. It has essentially switched places with American Soccer.
Vegans (not cultural): The MOST self-righteous people on the planet. They live to tell you about their research, the books they've read, and the talks they've had on the subject. They aren't just happy being vegans, but must recruit others by making omnivores seem like barbaric, uneducated individuals.
No it hasn't. Soccer is for liberals. Now that America has lost, viewership has plummeted. It's just another Olympics.
When I was in high school, I rode around with a group of guys that liked to beat up wiggers. Back then, non of us would have dreamed that stupid nonsense would get even more popular.
Look at this stupid clown. He would have definitely been on our radar.
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What's your least favorite sub-culture?
The worst UNC fans are the Wallheels. They have no idea that they would never be welcome setting foot on the UNC campus. They just are fans because they live in NC and think it is some obligation to be a Tar Heel fan. Generally..I have not had terrible experiences with UNC graduates other having to listen to them blab on about Dean or Roy every second. It is the latch on fans that I find the worst.
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