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Found January 06, 2012 on The Wayne Fontes Experience:
TEAMS: Detroit Lions,  Detroit Pistons,  Detroit Red Wings

Over lo these many years, I've come to realize Lions fans aren't all the same. There are several types of Lions fans, and they are coming out of the woodwork on the eve of the franchise's first playoff game in 12 years. 1. Fans (if you can even call them "fans") so angry, so pissed off, so unforgiving, they want the Lions punished indefinitely for their past sins. Theses fans revel in their losing, and losing badly. Example: "The Lions are frauds! Those asses will never win a God damn thing until old man Ford kicks it!" 2. Fans for who patience is not a virtue. Theirs has been stretched to the limit due to those past sins, and want the franchise turned around immediately, no excuses. None whatsoever. Example: "Matt Flynn threw for 480 yards and 6 TDs? MATT FLYNN? FIRE GUNTHER...RIGHT ******* NOW!" 3. Fans who believe their Lions can do no wrong, despite their doing nothing but wrong for decades. It's us against the NFL world! Exa...
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