flexxskins Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 This is kind of a two part question. I was wondering if when you guys and gals see other people who are wearing Redskins paraphernalia and are obvious fans, do you almost feel compelled to either say something to that person or shake that persons hand? I live in eagles territory, so it is rare for me to see a fellow fan out this way. So when I do, I tend to get a little exuberant. I sometimes wonder if I ever make my family feel uncormfortable, but until they say something... I also wanted to know if anyone has experienced anything negative or lets say, more on the harsher side of being a Redskins fan in another town? I have a friend who lives in Maryland and was visiting another friend of ours in Philly for the weekend last year. Well, he had a Redskins bumper sticker and while his car was parked in the street overnight, someone had spray painted his bumper green (of course covering the sticker.) It's almost like you can't even put anything on your car in another town if you are a Redskins fan. Or is it just Philly? Anyone else experience this type of stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DButz65 Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Its just Philly for the most part. But if i see some car decked out in cowboys gear around here, and its dark/late out, and i've had a bad day .. who knows what could happen :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 On the flight home from Las Vegas last Monday I saw two guys in the airport wearing Doug Williams Redskins throwbacks. Only one of them was on my plane home... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Shot Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 I have redskins stuff in my car and on it, and there have been a few times where someone along the road will honk or show their redskins paraphernalia also. I love when that happens, it seriously makes my day. I remember this one time when I was driving to school I saw a guy with a Redskins license plate. I got into the next lane so i could pass him and show him my redskins CD case. I swear, it mustve been a minute that I was holding that thing up, ****** wouldn't look:laugh: . I nearly ran my ass off the road, but finally he looked and he pumped his fists with pride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVskinsfan Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Skins fan in Nevada, see alot of Portis jerseys and a few Skins fan visitors on the strip! I acknowledge them as they walk by! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncskinsfan71 Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 I point to them and I try to give them the :thumbsup: if I see someone wearing Skins gear. Oddly enough, they give me one back. Must be an unspoken secret code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewJerseySkinsfan Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 I'm in Jersey and when I see a Skins fan.. I always say " Go Skins" and give the thumbs up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgun88 Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 So many people are skins fans where I live, I dont really feel compelled to say something to them unless I knwo them. Never lived anywhere else, so I cant tell you about fans in enemy territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdskn4Lyf21 Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Down here in Ft. Lauderdale/Miami, I don't see much even with all the "U" guys we have... When I do, it is someone seeing my Skins gear or car decorations. When I see a Skins fan, I go out of my way to say something. When I see a Brokeback, I go out of my as well. If it means speeding in front of them on the road and slowing down or just a casual "Cowboys Suck!" in a store. As far as negativity, the Dolphins have been just as bad the past few years, so people keep their mouth shut down here. Not to mention they are all bandwagon fans anyways... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho fan Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 It is not very often that I see another Skins fan. If I do I would usually say something or give them the nod - as if to say "hail". I never get any hate when I have a skins hat or skins shirt on - if anything, people just wonder why I am a Skins fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwpanic Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 i just high-fived some random guy who liked my "free sean taylor" shirt about two hours ago. weird. all nyc football fans give me crap when i'm wearing skins gear. they're idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurrayH81 Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Yes, the wife and I always say something to other Skins fans we meet, although they are few and far between up here in Oregon. As far as the other question, most folks are Seahawks fans and just appear very confused that anyone wouldn't be rooting the same way up here. On an aside, when we were living in Kansas City area, we had all of our Skins memorabilia in the downstairs room with the TV, and many visitors would say something like "Wow, you guys are big Cheifs fans!", normally followed by "hey, that's not Cheifs stuff, wth!" /Bring on the Pain:helmet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McD5 Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 I always say something positive....along the lines of "Go Skins!" whenever I see a fan down here. They are like family. No problems down here in Florida. We have three footballs teams in this state, or at least two plus the Dolphins.:laugh: So everyone is divided. Also, Florida is full of snow birds and transients from the north....so it isn't uncommon to see Skins fans often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoudMouth12thMan Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Man, you live in a city where there are a lot of die hard Giants, Iggles, and Jet's fans. Those are some crazy fans man, especially Iggles fans and even Giants fans to some degree. I don't know, I usually have people say stuff to me before I say stuff to them, but there are tons of Skins fans in Hampton Roads and in Vienna/NOVA areas so it's always cool to chat when you see someone wearing burg and gold gear. I just hate when I see someone wearing a shirt or a hat and they talk like the Skins is a complete loser of a team. I hate the Eagles almost as much as the Pokes, and I hope I get the chance to murd....never mind, I have to go take my meds....:paranoid: HTTR :eaglesuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo Montoya Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 I was sitting in a bar in FL a month ago and the waitress told me she was a huge Skins fan (I was wearing my 75th anny t-shirt) and some guy took his hat off from across the bar and we gave each other the thumbs up. Out in St louis i dont come across too many skins fans, so when I do I say something... I only had one think I was half crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfaninny Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 I live in Giants/Jets country but I wear my redskins shirts and jerseys all the time, plus I have Skins bumper stickers and window decals on the back and a mini Skins helmet air freshener hanging from the rearview mirror. Only my friends give me crap about being a Skins fan. When I meet others, either they ignore the Skins stuff or I get a positive response. Even during the season, on Skins-Giants gameday, I see guys wearing Giants jersey's while I'm wearing a Skins jersey. We nod to each other, sometimes I'll tell them that I'd wish them luck, but I wouldn't mean it so I won't bother. That usually gets a chuckle out of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THUNDERDOME Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 I actually see a lot of fans out here in phx.....I always give the "go skins" :point2sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorresA Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 I'll give a nice shirt or nice hat sometimes. I was wearing a skins sweater and got commented on while walkin around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschurm Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 I will always give a "Hail Skins" when I see Skins paraphenalia on someone down here in FL. The only problem I have is when someone invariably mistakes my Redskins tattoo for the seminoles. :puke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins-in-CT Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 It is not very often that I see another Skins fan. If I do I would usually say something or give them the nod - as if to say "hail". I never get any hate when I have a skins hat or skins shirt on - if anything, people just wonder why I am a Skins fan. Exact same response I give and I also get the same puzzled looks and questions LOL. In a mix if Giants, Pats and Jets fans here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jweisk1 Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I live in Baltimore County...if I am driving or at a bar and see skins gear I always honk or try to stop and say hello, however my girlfreind lives in Baltimore City (across from M&T Bank staduim) and I have been walking to my car heading down to FedEx field and ravens fans always talk trash...I have almost been in 2-3 fights b/c raven hillbillies talking trash...probably not as bad as iggles fans but certainly close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunBunch7 Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I live in Cardinal Country so no one gives me crap since they are really in no position to "give" anyone any crap...when I see a Skins fan...I get suspicious...I want to "quiz" him as to the extent of his Redskinness...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flexxskins Posted July 16, 2007 Author Share Posted July 16, 2007 I'm glad to see that I am not the only one who gets that compulsion to acknowledge fellow, out of town Redskins fans. A lot of these quotes are hilarious. "and I hope I get the chance to murd," "I have to go take my meds." :laugh: Great stuff. :applause: BTW, I'm shocked that no one has ever had a negative experience. That's great though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUSkins Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I just had the most random experience in colorado! Just last week this guy was going door to door trying to collect $$ for something...since I was in a good mood and supported the cause, I decided to write a check. I get my checkbook (which is in a redskins pocket book), start writing the check, when all of a sudden the guy says "ARE YOU FROM DC???" it took me a second to realize he saw my redskins checkbook, then it hit me! "YES! ARE YOU A REDSKINS FAN???" turns out I met this HUGE skins fan!! It was so awesome! We talked football for a while, showed him my newly painted redskins basement, even exchanged numbers/emails to do something for games this fall! It totally made my day:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus87 Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 The only problem I have is when someone invariably mistakes my Redskins tattoo for the seminoles. :puke: Hey now, nothing wrong with that. Works out for me perfectly if someone confuses my Seminole gear or my Redskins gear for the other.I actually see a LOT of random Redskins fans around in Florida. I was in the grocery store a couple weeks ago here in Orlando and this guy behind me in line saw my Redskins lanyard and started talking to me about how much he hated Brunell last season and what he thought about this season. I'll see random Portis/Moss jerseys in Tallahassee, and every once in awhile I'll see a Doug Williams throwback. An old family friend moved down to Panama City several years ago and we met with him once for lunch, and he actually told us a story about watching Redskins games in a sports bar every Sunday. One day these guys who would usually sit in the corner together called him over, and quietly asked him "are you a Redskins fan?" and he said "yes, of course." To which they told him about a Redskins club they had that met most Sundays to watch the games together in a backroom of the bar, and how he should join them sometime. Just thought it was funny because of the Fight Club secretive nature of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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