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  1. kjironman1

    kjironman1 Well-Known Member

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    You would have to make a choice to leave the DARK SIDE!
     
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    dviss1 Emcee Referee

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    Shameful.

    Being born in Portland obviously obligates you to hate anything Seattle.

    It's on every Oregon birth certificate. :dunno:
     
    dviss1, Jun 13, 2018
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Damn...I better go trash my PC and buy a Mac then.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Jun 13, 2018
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    dviss1 Emcee Referee

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    If you get hired at Apple? Um yeah...
     
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  5. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Just saying Microsoft is Seattle (area), so as a Portlander, shouldn't I hate them? Just trying to figure out the rules here...
     
    PtldPlatypus, Jun 13, 2018
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    I've never cared about the Mariners even a tiny bit. If Portland had a ML team, I'd definitely drive up and catch a couple of games a year. I just hope it's a National League team.

    :cheers:
     
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    Mariners have had some all-time greats (Junior, Randy, Ichiro....) and just let them rot on mostly weak rosters. I don’t know how anyone supports that franchise.
     
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    Portland to NL
     
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  9. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Microsoft doesn't represent Seattle. They don't put Seattle on their logo.

    I'm not sure why it's so hard for some Portland fans to get this. It's like Boston and New York.

    We hated the Sonics.

    We hate the Huskies.

    We hate the Sounders.

    So naturally, I hate the Seahawks. I don't really care about the Mariners. I just don't understand how people can pick and choose which Seattle team to hate.
     
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  10. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    OK, makes sense. How about Costco though? Do I need to hate them since half the stuff they sell is "Kirkland" brand? :devilwink:
     
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  11. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Man..... it's so weird that there's so much info that they won't share.

    Who the investors are?
     
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    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko boomer maniac Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Costco is a public company, you can find out who the major investors are.

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    The Professional Fan Big League Scrub

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    Simple.

    My Dad raised me as a Husky (alumni) and Seahawk fan (he grew up there).

    We moved to Portland when I was two. He didn't follow basketball so he didn't raise me as a Sonic fan. I fell in love with the Blazers and basketball in general in the late 80's.

    I became a soccer fan when the Timbers went to MLS. So I am a Timbers fan and I hate the Sounders.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    That's different though. You have roots in that area. I'm from Portland. I was born here. My parents went to UO. I was raised a Duck and hate the Huskies. I grew up during the heat of the Blazers/Sonics rivalry. Hating Seattle is part of life.
     
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  15. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I get that you're being funny, but do you equate supporting a team with buying some milk? Because I buy Kirkland milk from Costco, but I only do it because it's cheap. I don't wear a Kirkland tshirt. I don't put Kirkland decals on my truck. I don't frequent a Kirkland message board.

    How do you view supporting a team? Is it just a transaction to you? For many people, sports are a huge part of their lives. It's something that identifies them. They wear the jersey of their favorite player. They rock their team's hat wherever they go. They religiously go on their team's message board (who would do something like that anyway?) and argue with people about their team.

    There have been studies on sports teams and how they have a symbiotic relationship with the sense of place of a city.
     
    Natebishop3, Jun 13, 2018
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  16. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    I was more focused on dviss' take that being from Portland obligates one to hate anything Seattle. I don't support the Mariners, but I don't hate them either. I'm rather indifferent to them, actually. Is that acceptable by your standards?
     
    PtldPlatypus, Jun 13, 2018
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    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko boomer maniac Staff Member Global Moderator

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    You should. Their OT section is much larger.

    barfo
     
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  18. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    No. You must have an intense hatred. It is required.
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Damn. You know any good real estate agents? I think I may need to leave the city.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Jun 13, 2018
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    That is perfectly reasonable
     
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