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September 28, 2007
count 'em, twelve
When I was a kid, I tried to explain to a 7 year old that buying a group of ten candy bars for $4.00 would in fact be cheaper than his practice of buying 10 individual candy bars for 50 cents each. But he dug in his heels. He was insistent his way was the less expensive, for 50 cents was a lot less than $4. He was defensive. He was absolutely sure that he was correct. We were both flabbergasted by the other's stupidity. And only one of us was right.
"Wow. That's...stupid," Amy said after I pointed out the "12th Fan" flag hanging in a Seattle bar. She also seemed surprised to hear that in the couple years since she'd left Seattle, the locals had reinvented themselves into The Best Fans in Football. Just ask them. When she was here, you see, Seahawk games were still being blacked out because of poor attendance.
"What do they say when you point out they got the whole 12th Man thing wrong?"
Nothing. They say nothing. There is no conception of what the convention really is or why their error is hilarious to outsiders. They dig in their heels, absolutely sure that they are right. We are both flabbergasted by the other's stupidity. And only one of us is right.
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