Who knows what the hell "you're talking about". You started out by basically saying that Steelers fans are as bad as Bungles fans, and now you're talking about Ben throwing grenades in the name of the lord......bit of a head scratcher.Originally Posted by LloydWoodson
"Lookee here boys! We got ourselves whatcha call a "phil-eye-stine." You ain't never seen Monty Python's Quest for the Holy Grail has you, boy?
The homerism of NFL fans is a microcosm that accurately mirrors jingoism. That was my point. The demonization of one's enemy is an essential part of any conflict. In the Monty Python reference the hand grenade being blessed by high ranking religious clerics for the use by the "good guy" (Steelers fans) against the "bad guy" (Bengals fans) is in my opinion a good example of "with us or against us" type rhetoric.
Here's a story about Bengals fans donating 7,000 pounds of canned food for a food drive. Maybe they aren't all bad? Or maybe just one person donated the food and the rest are all bad?
http://m.fox19.com/fox19/pm_/content...id=od:7Nyco1Ty
Attempting to equate Wallace's behavior to Burfict's over the last couple of Steelers/Bengals games is a laughable and gigantic reach. Anyone notice how "quiet" the proceedings were when the Steelers and Bengals played a couple of weeks ago sans Burfict? Even the announcers commented on it. Think it was a coincidence? I don't. Burfict was COMPLETELY out of control during the 2nd regular season game and the WC game last year.
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The only person that I saw or heard DeCastro getting into it with was Burfict. Where's your proof that he "eye gouged" Gilberry? Do you know what took place immediately prior to the "eye gouging"? I'm not saying that it didn't happen, but I prefer to not just take your word for it since you seem to be all about standing up for Bengal fans.
“I believe the game is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play!” - Jack Lambert
Correct. It was Gilberry. But, he & Burfict had been razzing DD all game, and DD had finally had enough.
An allegory:
In my neighborhood, growing up, Rufus and Tufus were the bullies. Rufus was far worse, but Tufus was no saint. Regardless, one day at school, Rufus kept picking on Lil' Davey: punching his arm, spitting on him, threatening to kill his mom, you know... the norm. Then, on the way home, Tufus bumped into Lil' Davey... and Lil' Davey exploded on Tufus: pushed him to the ground, got him in a choke hold, and tried to gouge his eyes out.
And, no one blamed Lil' Davey one bit.
MONTY PYTHON:
Last Halloween, a couple of kids walked up to my house, dressed as King Arthur and Sir Robin... clapping coconuts, pretend galloping... the whole nine.
I asked them: What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?
Without batting an eye, they replied: African or European?
I dumped the entire bowl of candy into their bags.
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You should have given them a shrubbery.Correct. It was Gilberry. But, he & Burfict had been razzing DD all game, and DD had finally had enough.
An allegory:
In my neighborhood, growing up, Rufus and Tufus were the bullies. Rufus was far worse, but Tufus was no saint. Regardless, one day at school, Rufus kept picking on Lil' Davey: punching his arm, spitting on him, threatening to kill his mom, you know... the norm. Then, on the way home, Tufus bumped into Lil' Davey... and Lil' Davey exploded on Tufus: pushed him to the ground, got him in a choke hold, and tried to gouge his eyes out.
And, no one blamed Lil' Davey one bit.
MONTY PYTHON:
Last Halloween, a couple of kids walked up to my house, dressed as King Arthur and Sir Robin... clapping coconuts, pretend galloping... the whole nine.
I asked them: What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?
Without batting an eye, they replied: African or European?
I dumped the entire bowl of candy into their bags.
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Nobody here is claiming every single Bengals fan is an idiot or a horrible person.
You made a ridiculous statement saying that Wallace was just as bad as Burfict and that Steelers fans are 100% behind him in his actions on a Steelers message board. Instead of admitting you overstated something or exaggerated to make a point, you doubled and tripled down with more and more outrageous comments and assertions that have been called out by several posters. They didn't attack you personally. They just stated things to try to show you that you are incorrect on some of your assertions.
You are in this way over your head because you refuse to admit you were wrong in your initial premise that Steelers fans backed Wallace's cheap shit on the field, and have just painted a not so flattering picture of yourself to everyone that reads this thread.
For crying out loud man, just stop already.
You're wrong.
When every single person is telling you you're wrong, a reasonable person would take a step back and contemplate that information and act accordingly.
I'm just trying to help.
I'm more partial to "Life of Brian".......boy!!
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Steelers' Cody Wallace accepts late-hit fine: 'It was dangerous what I did'
http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/news...716m5l9ecf1m2d
“We respect Cody a lot,” Brown said. “He’s a leader. Anytime he sees a guy take a shot on me he gets a little feisty. That’s the way he plays. He’s physical. He’s a great teammate.”“It was dangerous what I did,” Wallace told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “You can’t do stuff like that out there. I fully expected it. It’s part of the game.”
Vontaze Burfict blames Bengals teammate for playoff loss to Steelers
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/vo...s-to-steelers/
"There was only a minute left in the game," Burfict said. "Coach always says, 'Trust a teammate to pack your parachute,' and I trusted my teammate. I don't want to say any names, but I trusted my teammates to execute and finish the game."
I fart in Bengals fans' general direction!!!
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Besides laughs, giggles, chuckles, smiles, gaiety, hilarity, gaffaws, titters, cackles, jocularity, amusement, and the occasional parody... what has "Life of Brian" ever done for us!?!
"Given us peace".
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Well, there's that song..."Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life".
Peace???... oh, shut up.
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If you want to Steelers fan, you have to really hate the Bengals.
I do!
Oh yeah, how much?
A lot!
Alright, you're in.
I saw one Bengals fan in an Ochocinco jersey and told him I couldn't believe he would spend money on that. Then I told him his mother was a hamster and his father smelled of elderberries.
Was his name Biggus Dickus?
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Beat me to it!
"He has a wife you know"?
Lol
And we now there is an entire thread on how Bengals Fans suck?
And??????
We suck for taking so long to create this thread.
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I actually meant to quote this in my original reply.
But where else would Monty Python quotes get worked in?
Bengals fans are from a very very special planet somewhere far away. You cannot fault these species.
Lol...is that a challenge?!?
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You used your 2nd post on this forum to complain about this thread? LOL!
“I believe the game is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play!” - Jack Lambert
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Some people wring their hands at stuff like this, some of us embrace the horror and just run with it and use it as an opportunity to get some laughs out of it.
Then you have some others that are active participants, and then feel guilt about that, and want to go back in time and change something they see as a lapse in judgement.
I don't have that problem!
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