I think there are plenty of people that are passionate about plenty of things to a degree that they wouldn't let other things get in the way of that passion. Whether it's quitting a job to see Lynyrd Skynyrd or scheduling a wedding around the Ohio State opener. That's the very definition of a "fan".

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

JORR obviously takes the fact that "fan" is derived from "fanatic" very literally
Others do not

there, i solved your little 7 page pissing match in 2 sentences

Do you attend every White Sox home game?

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

No, and I wouldn't argue with you if you said that nut in the M&Ms jacket is a bigger fan than I am.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

This does not answer the bolded question above.

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So you don't fit the definition of a fan?

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Are you suggesting that nobody has ever quit a job because it interfered with a passion?

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

What's your definition of a "fan"?

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

That nut in the M&Ms jacket is a bigger douchebag than you are

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He's a hell of a fan though.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

I was using your definition.

My definition is someone who watches the games on television and never goes to games.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

When I watch a Bears game on TV,I feel deep anger or joy a lot of the time. JORR,are these feelings false because I'm not at a game?

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

do you need a Kleenex ?

The masturbating comes during post game.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

NEW YORK , N.Y. - January 17, 2013 - Football versus baseball. It's an argument for bars and living rooms all across the nation. But, when it comes to America's favorite sport, football wins. Over one-third of adults who follow at least one sport (34%) say professional football is their favorite sport while just 16% say baseball is their favorite. The gap between the two sports has narrowed from 2011 to 2012 - in 2011, 36% said pro football was their favorite while 13% said baseball was their favorite sport.

These are some of the results of The Harris Poll of 2,176 adults surveyed online between December 12 and 18, 2012 by Harris Interactive.

Looking at how other sports fared, just over one in ten sports fans (11%) say college football is their favorite sport while 8% say it is auto racing, 7% say men's professional basketball, and 5% say hockey. All other sports are favorites for 3% or less of sports fans.

There are some fluctuations in favorites over time. Since this question was first asked in 1985, professional football has gone up 10 points from 24% of sports fans saying it was their favorite sport then to 34% saying so now. Baseball, on the other hand, has gone down 7 points, from 23% in 1985 to 16% today. Auto racing and hockey have both gone up 3 points while men's tennis, men's college basketball and horse racing have all gone down 3 points.
http://www.harrisinteractive.com/NewsRoom/HarrisPolls/tabid/447/ctl/ReadCustom%20Default/mid/1508/ArticleId/1136/Default.aspx

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“Mr. Trump is unfit for our nation’s highest office.”- JD Vance
“My god, what an !diot.”- JD Vance tweet on Trump
“I’m a ‘Never Trump’ guy”- JD Vance

Quitting a job to see Lynyrd Skynyrd would make one a lunatic, not a fan.

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-- source

Not if it was during the Street Survivors tour.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Let's turn this into an Irish funeral. No need to be somber JORR, rpb, and Apologist. Let's toast to the good times the baseball season had and celebrate how it filled in the gap between the end of hockey/basketball and the football season.

Here is to you baseball! You provided two solid months of relevancy!

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

What? You're going to miss all the great water cooler talk about Manning and Welker. Last night's premiere was the best ever!

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

I love it when reality TV creates controversy. Do you think it will be worse than the breakdown of the relationship between Jime and Josh on Inkmaster?

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

<º)))><

Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

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The weather is great today. Which park should I go to? Central Park, Battery Park, or Citi Field?

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Silver Mount.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Go for a swim in the East River.

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I'll be on a ferry on it tomorrow. I'll look for dead bodies.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Kramer: Well, my swimming pool problems are solved. I just found myself miles and miles of open lanes.
Jerry: What is that smell?
Kramer: That's East River.
Jerry: You're swimming in the East River? The most heavily trafficked, overly contaminated waterway on the eastern seaboard?
Kramer: Technically, Norfolk has more gross tonnage.
Jerry: How could you swim in that water?
Kramer: I saw a couple other guys out there.
Jerry: Swimming?
Kramer: Well... floating. They weren't moving much, but they were out there.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

<º)))><

Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

That's good. I was starting to think you were agoraphobic.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don