As a new subscriber, I am disappointed to find this level of commentary.
It seems on  a par with the micro-bulletin boards one finds on PRODIGY
(e.g., TEEN HEADBANGERS WHOSE PARENTS WON'T LET THEM PLAY DRUMS IN THE HOUSE,
or UNIV. OF KY BASKETBALL FANS WHO HATE THE UNIV. OF LOUISVILLE).
 
On Wed, 27 Jan 1993, Gary Parsons wrote:
 
>        Are we not going overboard on this a little?
>
>        Re: Team a/b etc.:  I know guys.  Some of my best friends are
>        guys.  I don't know a single guy who says: "Darn, we lost.
>        Lets go find some  women to beat up".
>
>        Why lump us in with foreign soccer fans. I mean,  these guys
>        are so lacking in lives that they get all excited watching a
>        sport (soccer) that has all the excitement of drying paint.
>
>        How many of these poor guys were nagged untillthey can't take
>        anymore???            G