Oh no! Not a Cubs fan too! Do you like pain?Purple Jesus wrote:Well, I've always been a basketball fan, so it wasn't until '98 when I started to like them and more hardcore when the Culpepper era began. So that's about half of my life thus far.
And if we ever win the Super Bowl, and or the Cubs can win a World Series, either way I may just light myself on fire.
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You're just plain asking for trouble being a Vikings fan and a Cubs fan. I do know that much.Purple Jesus wrote: Haha I must. Sad part is that when I got into other sports hardcore and these became my teams, I knew nothing about their franchise histories haha
As for basketball, I like my hometown team, the Jazz. I know. But I also follow my favorite players a little more than a hardcore team fan like I am with the Cubs and Vikes.

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Marbury? How old is he these days? I remember the name. I used to be big into basketball when I was in elementary school. Not sure how old you are, but the *big* thing back then was collecting basketball cards. lol. Not sure how I got into that, but I was. I blame my friends! I was a regular little boy in some ways! (I'm a female if that's not obvious...some people tend to be slow around here.Purple Jesus wrote: Haha yeah, being a Cubs fan these days is pretty retched. I, unfortunately haven't missed a game yet this season and WOW! Are they bad haha
At least I am a huge fan of both MJ and Kobe, so there was some winning involved there. My other favorite is Marbury. He at least won a championship last year in China haha
Thanks for warning me about the Cubs playing poorly. I'll try to avoid mentioning it the next time I visit my Great Grandma. lol. I don't wanna get her on a roll! Poor thing! I feel her pain, though! I get it!

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As opposed to being what? A "fake" fan?
I swear, sometimes this board makes me feel old. LOL
Been a fan since around '71 or 72. My parents were NOT into sports and I liked the Vikings because my brother hated them. He was a Raiders fan. And Im from Wisconsin, Go figger.
I swear, sometimes this board makes me feel old. LOL
Been a fan since around '71 or 72. My parents were NOT into sports and I liked the Vikings because my brother hated them. He was a Raiders fan. And Im from Wisconsin, Go figger.
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1990, I believe. I was five.
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Collecting cards was so exciting! I remember buying them (well...making my Mom buy them lol) and being SO excited about ripping into them and seeing who was in there. Then we'd all take them to school and trade them and junk. Wow. Back in the good ol' days!Purple Jesus wrote: Marbury is somewhere in his early-mid 30's now. And yeah, I am 29 so I know all about the old days of collecting cards all that stuff. I actually still have a ton of cards. but these days I just try and get some Cubs and Vikings stuff outside of some basketball ones. It's a hobby I never really grew out of I guess.
And yeah, you don't really want to get Cubs fans going during this terrible rebuilding process haha especially her, she has felt the pain much longer!
Oh, and I pretty much assumed you were female when I first seen your name on here haha
As far as realizing I'm female--yes. It should be obvious. Very obvious. Someone on Vikings.com didn't realize it one time--and already one person on here didn't know. It's just the oddest thing. To me, "Melanie" is a female's name...but what do I know?

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Gary Cuozo was the QB first time I remember seeing them on TV. Guess that was before tarkington was traded back. I thought it was 72 but I guess it was 71. Man , I'm freaking old
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Started watching games in the late 60's with my dad (he was addicted back then like many of us are now) but the addiction was passed on to me and I have spent the last 40 plus years watching, screaming, cheering, second guessing and at times praying for that moment when the last second ticks off the clock and we can finally celebrate as super bowl champions. It hasn't always been an enjoyable ride but I wouldn't have missed it for the world.
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this is the best response i have ever heard.Knoxx wrote: So that's what will set off the zombie apocalypse. Viking fans rising from the grave to celebrate a Viking SB victory and turning cannibal do to a shortage of chicken wings.
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I began watching them against SF in the late 80's I was a fan by early 90's
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1998. Randy Moss was the biggest reason I became a fan of the Vikings. Plus 1998 was a great season and I decided to stick with the team full time after that.
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Late 96 and an awful playoff game against Dallas.
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Laserman. 1971 they had Norm Snead, Gary Cuozzo, and Bob Lee. Please spell Tarkenton as such. It's not Tarkington. Brent Mustberger always pronounced his name as Tarkington, He did it for years on CBS NFL Today. Always irritated the hell out of me.
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Tark10 wrote:Laserman. 1971 they had Norm Snead, Gary Cuozzo, and Bob Lee. Please spell Tarkenton as such. It's not Tarkington. Brent Mustberger always pronounced his name as Tarkington, He did it for years on CBS NFL Today. Always irritated the hell out of me.
Then he'd be pleased to know you misspelled his name (it's Musberger)...
... or did you do that on purpose?
It always bugged me when people would call Tarkenton "Tarkington" too.