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Thursday, February 02, 2006

Creative Audience

My Big Cuz is a Director with the administration at a small [but cool...he'd be upset if I didn't add that clause] university in Canada. It's the same university at which he used to play basketball; and for which, at 13, I used to sit in the stands and drool over how delectable his teammates were (and still are...Hi Fish! Meow!). He e-mailed me yesterday to voice his discontent about the current students, and their lack of creativity as basketball fans. Apparently the favourite student chant is "you fucked up."

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In an effort to rekindle the students' wisecrack originality, he wants to reach out to the them with suggestions for more inventive disses. PG-13 rated versions of slurs like "They're big, they're red, they give each other head!" (This chant makes more sense if I explain that McGill students are called tomato-heads). He asked me if I knew of any potshots that get passed out by the fans at American universities. I couldn't think of anything interesting (sadly, I laughed at 'you fucked up.'). But, I know my blog-readers are a demiurgic bunch.

Ideas?

12 Comments:

  • At February 02, 2006 4:00 PM, Blogger Jinxy said…

    First.

     
  • At February 02, 2006 4:13 PM, Blogger A Unique Alias said…

    Us Maryland fans like to wrap D-Cell batteries in newspaper and hurl them at the opposing teams.

     
  • At February 02, 2006 4:17 PM, Blogger Heather B. said…

    I've got nothin' except that I used to really want to go to McGill. That and my school was not all that fantastic with the sports or the creativity for that matter.

     
  • At February 02, 2006 4:52 PM, Blogger Nicole said…

    AUA, loose change and water bottles too...

    And what Terp fan doesn't remember the notorious "F*** you JJ" chant?

     
  • At February 02, 2006 6:11 PM, Blogger O-FACE said…

    Ohio State-----
    Items of Use
    1. Spit
    2. Batteries
    3. Urine Packs
    4. Beer
    5. Batteries
    6. Pistols
    7. No jobs so they don't throw pocket change

    The Chants
    F.U.
    Biatch Made
    Your mother is better
    American Idol-- Your prescense was unnecessary.

     
  • At February 03, 2006 11:13 AM, Blogger VP of Dior said…

    your mother's a whore trebek ?

     
  • At February 03, 2006 11:47 AM, Blogger Mamma Bear said…

    Yes, AUA is right, at MD we hurl batteries, then we riot in the streets.

    I laughed at You Fucked Up too ;)

    Hmm, PG-13 is tough on a Friday...will keep thinking!

     
  • At February 03, 2006 11:51 AM, Blogger Kathryn Is So Over said…

    Florida oranges, Texas cactus, we swim you guys just for practice!!!

    Oh wait, it's in Canada. And it's not swimming. I got nothing.

     
  • At February 03, 2006 12:07 PM, Blogger GwenMarieDC said…

    AU was in the finals against Holy Cross to get into the March Tourney. Holy Cross' cheer? "GOD'S ON OUR SIDE!" ::clap clap clap clap clap:: "GOD'S ON OUR SIDE!" ::clap clap clap clap clap::

    Yeahhh...apparently he was, they won!

     
  • At February 03, 2006 4:11 PM, Blogger Roar Savage said…

    Come on, guys, it wasn't all bad:
    @ UMD we'd also chant "Hey! U suck!/We're gonna beat the hell out of you" to the classic "Rock and Roll" fight music...

    My fave is still the one at Northwestern, though: "That's alright, that's ok, you're gonna pump our gas someday!" (The rich school never gets points, I guess).

     
  • At February 03, 2006 4:42 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    chants we used to use a long while ago, in high school, all accompanied by the five clap followup: "overrated", "you're in trouble", and then at the end of the game "warm up the bus"

    to pretty in pink-- having attended holy cross sometime during the last few years... i wasn't at that game you mention, but i do remember hearing about the chant... i also remember the "abort Jesus" signs a few AU students held up at a game last year... never a dull moment when those two teams, or should i say their fans, get together. can't wait for the game on feb. 18th!

     
  • At February 06, 2006 7:50 PM, Blogger The Captain said…

    What's wrong with "You fucked up?" I've yelled that one on more than one occasion.

    Despite my dislike of Duke, I'm going to go ahead and point out that most UMD fans are sad bastards. We lost...let's riot and burn couches. Hey, we won...let's riot and burn couches. Enjoy the NIT this year, idiots.

    For those not familiar with the area, there's a local high school, Thomas Jefferson. It's a school you have to apply to get into, full of high academic achievers, usually a little low on the athletics side. Their football team gets creamed on a regular basis, as you can imagine. The best story I've heard is that apparently, when their team scored on one of the local powerhouses, making the score 49-7 or something, the T.J. stands chanted "T.I-82, you let T.J. score on you."

    Whether this is true or a myth, you have to appreciate that kind of spirit.

     

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