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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I'm always a little amused when people refer to the Flames in the first person, like they were actually part of the team. But it really does sound silly when it pertains to matters of the team budget, as if that really is your money that you can just so casually hurl in David Jones' direction.
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This a pet peeve of mine.
I am always irritated when people ridicule association in sports. Especially if they attach that arrogance to their tone and ask something ridiculous such as how many goals did you score?
As a Canadian I say We won WW2, but I never fired a shot.
As a human, I say We put a man on the moon, but I have never worked for NASA
As a Flames fan I absolutely can say We beat the Oilers the other night.
I purchase team merchandise. I attend the odd game. I am emotionally invested in how the Flames do. I have every right to possessive association.