The Laker Scourge: Car Flags
by Jezru on May 21, 2009 11:24 AM MDT
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More than anything, this is a plea from me to the Nuggies to win tonight so we can stop obnoxious behavior. All over LA these stupid car flags are popping up and the more success they have the more flags I'll see. I had my camera with me so I can take pictures at the game tonight to send to Nate to post here and so I caught this fellow who was just down the street from my house.
Yes, Nuggets fans, you probably have an obnoxious Laker fan in your neighborhood.
I counted no less than seven cars with these annoying flags today.... The Nuggets have to win or this could get out of hand. Every year the Lakers go deep in the playoffs these silly things come out and increase in numbers until they fall on their ass at which time they all simultaenously vanish.
Why do I hate these flags? Because they tipify what drives me crazy about Lakers fans in general. They are the kings of bandwagon jumping. When they're good, they're all diehard fans. When they're bad nobody notices because everybody's doing other crap. If you are a true Laker fan, fly your silly little flag during the regular season or, heck, before the WCF. There weren't as many flags last week as there are today. Why? Because the Houston series didn't make the Laker bandwagon look so attractive and Laker fans weren't about to jump on unless they could be right in doing so. Diehards indeed.
Seriously, I live here. I can't have these people running amok. So, Nuggies, please crush the hopes and dreams of these people, will you?
J
P. S. Anthony Carter you're on my list too.
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by Bob in Boulder on May 21, 2009 11:33 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm with you
I’ve been to Blazers-Lakers games in Portland where when Portland pulls away for the win (which we have now done 8 times in a row and 13 of 14 at home) the idiots with the Kobe jerseys take them off. If you’re proud of your team, show it…
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by skywaker9 on May 21, 2009 12:26 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Dude
I am so tired of those damn flags. I want Denver to win so we can see the 5 and 405 littered with those lame things, whats even worse is now charger fan is starting to do that. Talk about a bunch of followers here in San Diego
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by broncfanstuckinsd on May 21, 2009 1:18 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Am I not wrong?
The second the Lakers are in trouble they disappear. It’s like an unspoken collective erasure of their fandom….
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
by Jezru on May 21, 2009 1:54 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does your UPS guy have a flag?
"Don't I know you from somewhere"?. "Nah, that ain't me, I'm from Buffalo" - Axel Foley
by pslakerfan on May 21, 2009 2:07 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heck
the street were littered with them after game 6 in the rocket series. Who could forget all the flags aftet the beatdown Boston laid on them in game 6 of last years finals
somethings wrong, Trying to conquer these fears i thought were gone. And it's been so long, I'm dying to live in a world i don't belong
by broncfanstuckinsd on May 21, 2009 2:57 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually since you don't follow the Lakers I will enlighten you.
As far as people taking them off after a loss, I don’t know, I haven’t seen it. However as for the “waiting until the playoffs” part Mitch Kupchak “GM” asked fans to not use them until the playoffs and the fans agreed. Not sure why exactly, maybe the same reason we don’t hang division banners, but that is why you don’t see them.
“Yes, Nuggets fans, you probably have an obnoxious Laker fan in your neighborhood.”
Probably true, but no one ever sees a Nugget fan in their neighborhood, period. Where are you guys?
"Don't I know you from somewhere"?. "Nah, that ain't me, I'm from Buffalo" - Axel Foley
by pslakerfan on May 21, 2009 2:06 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I know one of them claims to be somewhere close to where I live in LA. It’s funny, I don’t know of ANYONE repping the Nugs where I live. Maybe he’s not “bandwagoning” strongly enough for me to see him?
by DJ Bento Box on May 21, 2009 2:11 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll be at the game tonight.
Look for me.
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
by Jezru on May 21, 2009 2:15 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
burning a Laker flag after a Nugget win?
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by Bob in Boulder on May 21, 2009 2:31 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really? Will I be able to see you from my seats in the 108 section? Do you know where you’re sitting? I know I do.
by DJ Bento Box on May 21, 2009 2:36 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't be that guy..............
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by pslakerfan on May 21, 2009 3:23 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOUD AND PROUD
been here in SD since 92 and everyone in my neighboorhood knows who the nuggets fan is
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by broncfanstuckinsd on May 21, 2009 3:00 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’m sure they do. It’s the loser who comes over to watch the 2nd round playoff games and has no rooting interest becaue his team isn’t in them.
Again.
Just like last year.
And the year before that.
And the year before that.
And the year………..
by DJ Bento Box on May 21, 2009 3:05 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
SD..........San Diego or South Dakota?
I assume South Dakota, cause no one complains about being stuck in San Diego.
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by pslakerfan on May 21, 2009 3:23 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha ... I do love San Diego! Sports teams not included ...
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by Nate Timmons on May 21, 2009 4:21 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh i am stuck in San Diego
until I can transfer. . .
weather is fine, traffic blows, ex-wife is here. . . .
somethings wrong, Trying to conquer these fears i thought were gone. And it's been so long, I'm dying to live in a world i don't belong
by broncfanstuckinsd on May 21, 2009 4:23 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is she the one in the picture????
Cause that would be poetic in so many ways.
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by pslakerfan on May 21, 2009 5:48 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's see...........
I always find it interesting when fans of other teams accuse Laker fans of “obnoxious behavior” and “bandwagon jumping”. Laker fans are obnoxious when they rep their team why again? Because they’re consistently in the NBA title debate every year? So every year come playoff time the flags come out and chests get puffed out a little more and it hurts your feelings why again?
Could it be because since 1980 the Lakers have won:
8 world championships
15 conference titles
16 division titles
Might that have anything to do with it?
Perhaps the reason it SEEMS like we’re bandwagon jumpers is because when the season starts, the need for desperate optimisim and blind faith aren’t there like they are for other teams. We don’t have the “Maybe this year is our year!” mentality that other teams fans carry with them to the start the year. For Laker fans, getting to the playoffs and contending for a title is a given year to year. So we tend to wait until the playoffs start before we get that “excitement” you see as “bandwagon jumping”. It’s easy to understand how that’s mistaken in the eyes of fans of other teams who are settling in for another offseason of dashed hopes or are fighting their hardest to get the 7 or 8 seed and get thumped by us in the first round year after year.
I (along with most Laker fans) don’t even get upset anymore with the angry, frustrated ramblings of angry fans of other teams. It’s flattering actually. That we inspire such feelings of hate and disdain. i’d venture to say we rarely even think about most teams as the seasons go on.
Famous quote time, peeps. You might want to commit it to memory, you’ll have all off-season to debate it’s meaning.
“Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn’t that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you.”
by DJ Bento Box on May 21, 2009 2:09 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Thank you Marilyn Monroe...
Were you flattered when the entire world rejoiced when Boston squashed you like a bug last season?
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
by Jezru on May 21, 2009 2:17 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the Laker organization were a dude hanging out at a bar....
This would be him:
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
by Jezru on May 21, 2009 2:21 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
Again, it is flattering when fans of a team that was swept out of the first round last year by the Lakers and has a history of being so embarrassingly bad that in 2005-2006 when they won a DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP teams were tanking at the end of the season so they could actually paly them in the playoffs because they knew they were known chokers and they’d be the easy series in the playoffs hate us.
You remember that, right?
by DJ Bento Box on May 21, 2009 2:31 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ouch ... I remember that.
Thanks for bringing up old wounds.
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by Nate Timmons on May 21, 2009 2:42 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry Nate. But they were pickin’ on our flags!
by DJ Bento Box on May 21, 2009 2:43 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
but
If there wasnt any truth to it, you wouldnt need to get upset over it
somethings wrong, Trying to conquer these fears i thought were gone. And it's been so long, I'm dying to live in a world i don't belong
by broncfanstuckinsd on May 21, 2009 3:01 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, I’m not upset. If you would have read the posts before, I think it’s flattering.
And I think Jeff got the humor in what I wrote him.
by DJ Bento Box on May 21, 2009 3:07 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice avatar!!!
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by pslakerfan on May 21, 2009 3:25 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, WTF.
Where did you get that picture of me?? You know you want me ladies. Oh yeah you know you do.
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by pslakerfan on May 21, 2009 3:28 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Truth be told
My dislike of the current Lakers isn’t flattery. It is a genuine dislike. During the 80’s, I was actually a Laker fan. Although I was still a Nugget fan first, I loved Magic and showtime and despised the Celtics. But this Laker team is different. Kobe isn’t Magic. And Phil’s triangle/one man show type of offense isn’t nearly as fun to watch as showtime. Am I also envious of the success of the Lakers versus the relative failure of the Nugs over the years? Sure. But I can easily separate my dislike of this Laker team from pure envy. Especially since I found myself cheering for past Laker teams.
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by Bob in Boulder on May 21, 2009 3:11 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to start a verbal war with you again, but............
I think you’re missing the point here. We know you all dislike the Lakers genuinely. We don’t think your dislike is meant as flattery, we just know your dislike is based on “envy” which makes us flattered.
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by pslakerfan on May 21, 2009 3:27 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're confused
We hate the Lakers primarily because Kobe Bryant is a world-class asshole.
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by free7694 on May 21, 2009 3:29 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
sniff, sniff...........nope.
smells like envy.
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by pslakerfan on May 21, 2009 3:44 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
And for the record............
there are lots of world class assholes on the Nuggets, we just don’t care (or hold it against the team).
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by pslakerfan on May 21, 2009 3:48 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
To quote Ronald Reagan (if he were a Nuggets fan):
“[Kenyon Martin] is a son-of-a-bitch, but he’s our son-of-a-bitch.”
No disrespect meant to miss Lydia Moore or K-Mart.
by NuggBuckets on May 21, 2009 4:12 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well I would never argue with Reagan......
really.
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by pslakerfan on May 21, 2009 5:47 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
i dont envy LA per se
Sure they have the rings and more power to them, I hate Kobe and some of the arrogant pricks on that team. I like Shaq when he was there. Now I rooted for Boston over LA so the balance of the universe would be restored. Showtime Lakers were ok, I didnt have any disdain for them. Its just I have a dislike for Kobe, especially after he was busted cheating on his wife he tried to throw Shaq under the bus. Dude thats a major lack of class.
somethings wrong, Trying to conquer these fears i thought were gone. And it's been so long, I'm dying to live in a world i don't belong
by broncfanstuckinsd on May 21, 2009 4:26 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate how L.A. now has white uniforms ...
I know teams have these alternates, but creating a white uniform just ruined some nice tradition.
Yes, I hate change. But I love tacos!!!
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by Nate Timmons on May 21, 2009 4:31 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not the ones they give away.........
they’re awful.
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by pslakerfan on May 21, 2009 5:45 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL........
Shaq dove under every buss that ever passed him. He didn’t need any nudge from Kobe. Shaq is a douche.
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by pslakerfan on May 21, 2009 5:45 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
so i take it
you were not all that upset he left. LOL
somethings wrong, Trying to conquer these fears i thought were gone. And it's been so long, I'm dying to live in a world i don't belong
by broncfanstuckinsd on May 21, 2009 5:55 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well obviously he was a great player and helped the team by being here.......
But between the two if one had to go (and one did) I was glad it was him. In retrospect, all Laker fans are glad. They couldn’t afford both of them and they couldn’t co-exist anyway. And before you ask, yeah most Laker fans blame Shaq for their problems. I won’t go into a million details, but as a fan, Shaq’s side of the fight was always petty and pathetic. Yeah Kobe threw him under the bus (obviously Kobe didn’t know it would go public) but everyone knows he didn’t make it up. Shaq is just as much of a whore as Kobe, Kobe just got caught.
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by pslakerfan on May 21, 2009 6:02 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
And for the record.........
if I was married to his wife I would cheat A LOT. What a bitch. I feel sorry for him and the kids. If you are not around here you may not have heard the stories, but her bitchness is legen……….wait for it………..dary.
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by pslakerfan on May 21, 2009 6:04 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
who
Vanessa Bryant? Ya from what I have heard and read she makes my ex look like Mother teresa, seriously.
somethings wrong, Trying to conquer these fears i thought were gone. And it's been so long, I'm dying to live in a world i don't belong
by broncfanstuckinsd on May 21, 2009 6:07 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
but I always like shaq more than kobe. But Shaq is and always be out for shaq. But those 3 years they won the title. LA was just so awesome and fun to watch.
somethings wrong, Trying to conquer these fears i thought were gone. And it's been so long, I'm dying to live in a world i don't belong
by broncfanstuckinsd on May 21, 2009 6:08 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
common....
shaq gave u lakers 3 rings… k0be has yet to hand to one….
by armstrong on May 22, 2009 8:22 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
besides the fact that doesn't make sense....
Huh……….Kobe had nothing to do with the 3 rings??? UH OK.
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by pslakerfan on May 24, 2009 9:30 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just like the underdog.
I don’t mind Kobe (as a person, as far as I can tell).
Pau disgusts me with his neckbeard.
Sasha is a flopper and should probably play in WNBA — though I am a fan of The Machine videos that get posted every once in awhile on BDL.
I kinda like to root for the team that hasn’t had success in the playoffs taking on the #1 seed.
Chauncey is my Uncle Ben and Kobe is Melo’s father. I think we all know how this one ends. Oh wait, I doubt Kobe will throw Phil Jackson down a hole and defect to the Nuggets. Nevermind.
by NuggBuckets on May 21, 2009 3:31 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well if he does defect he will be dead in a few minutes and then burned by his friends and family............
so let him try.
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by pslakerfan on May 21, 2009 3:48 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too many Denver fans remember Avon.
In fact, Kobe still remembers Avon.
I just think the neckbeard is gross. My wife calls the Lakers “Los Cochinos” just because of Pau and Sasha.
by NuggBuckets on May 21, 2009 3:51 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Machine videos are funny ...
YouTube carries them as well.
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by Nate Timmons on May 21, 2009 4:26 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
My buddy Rich has a CU flag he flies when he drive to Boulder for football games ...
I can’t stand them.
Decorating your car with anything … pretty much is asking for your car to be vandalized. I’d hate to have a flag on my car and come back to find it keyed.
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by Nate Timmons on May 21, 2009 3:06 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
In the above picture...
Doesn’t it look like the trunk has a smug little smirk?
Or does the smugness come from the flag?
J
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
by Jezru on May 21, 2009 4:21 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
pretty sure it comes from the effect used to blur the license plate...........
but you already knew that.
"Don't I know you from somewhere"?. "Nah, that ain't me, I'm from Buffalo" - Axel Foley
by pslakerfan on May 21, 2009 5:47 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Update!
On my 1.5 hour commute this morning, I saw a grand total of 1 flag compared to 7+ yesterday. Vedddy Interesting….
The Laker fanbase is fragile… (Insert Derek Fisher joke here).
J
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
by Jezru on May 22, 2009 12:34 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
honestly
i am surprised you saw that one. Wait until LA comes back from Denver down 3-1
somethings wrong, Trying to conquer these fears i thought were gone. And it's been so long, I'm dying to live in a world i don't belong
by broncfanstuckinsd on May 22, 2009 3:34 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
well that ain't happening now.
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by pslakerfan on May 24, 2009 9:29 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ladies and Gentlemen ... Captain Obvious!! Just joking my friend.
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by Nate Timmons on May 25, 2009 10:11 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
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