I brought it home from the store in my Yugo.

I voted for W......Twice.

I invested all my life's savings in a stock that couldn't miss - Enron.

I am pretty sure that Michael Jackson was innocent and O.J. was too.

When Robert Reed died of AIDS, I said "But how could HE get AIDS? After all, he was the dad on The Brady Bunch!"

High School was the best 6 1/2 years of my life.

I collected Beanie Babies for years, but mark my words, one day I'll cash in.

When my wife asked me "Does this make me look fat?" I felt I owed it to her to tell the truth.

I am coming into a LOT of money soon, when I help this nice man from Nigeria recover the millions he has in a bank account in Switzerland. I'm going to use that money to start an Amway distributorship.

Having said all that, what else could I be but....A BROWNS FAN!!!!

I have no idea why I'm a Browns fan....but I am one.

Opposite of the Pound, that is how I watched the Jets OT playoff game - - behind a post.

The first game I ever attended in Municipal Stadium was in 1980 against the Steelers. We won, of course

and, yes, I did sit behind one of the infamous poles.

End of story.

That said, I can't see how young kids who know the difference between a winner and a piece of crap can support this lousy team. Since 1999 we've gone out and gotten embarassed every Sunday. We can't win at home. We can't beat our rivals in the Steelers and Ravens. Why the hell would any kid want to throw on Browns gear and go to school when other kids razz him for supporting a loser. One of my buddies was the lone Steeler fan in our group for reasons I never understood. We'd get into arguments in Junior High that always ended with him bragging about the 4 Steelers Super Bowls and none for us. That would always infuriate me.

My kid is too young to care about football, but I'd have to feel pretty stupid trying to convince a 10-year old kid to cheer for this bunch of quitters. Kids like winners and don't have the patience for losers like the rest of us.

We had better turn this around soon.

@oconrecon said:

Notice in the video below the Browns coming out of the baseball dugout. Good ol' Municipal. Seat behind the post anyone?

Thanks for the memories.....loved ABBA

Regards

.... an'at

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For the Joe-Bag_a-Donuts the Cleveland Browns were proof positive that the every day guy could achieve greatness.

The current franchise is so bad that I have stopped equating those teams with this one.

It is hard not to get emotional thinking about the old times.

It is impossible to get emotional watching teh new times.

This franchise should never have been named the Browns. It is a facade.

In 1995, when the Browns played the Steelers in the divisional playoffs, my dad (huge fan) bought a 50" big screen TV just for the game and had a few other big Browns fans over to watch. They were all screaming and going nuts and I was really excited. I remember he had this styrofoam brick that you could heave at the TV when you're pissed. We'll it was heaved often because we got worked. Ironically, on the day when I crossed the threshold into crazy Browns fan status, I also became a Steeler hater. Nothing has changed since haha.

I remember when I first started to understand the strategy of the game. My dad would explain things to me on every play, and I finally understood why they didn't just throw it deep all the time. He taught me how the run sets up the passing game. I always thought it was so cool how he would call out penalties before flags were even thrown. He'd be like, "oh! holding!" then sure enough the refs would call it. Now I do that and my wife thinks it cool.

I also remember going to games with my dad who's been a season ticket holder since at least the early 80's. Ahh the smell of Municipal Stadium, aromas of piss, beer, cigarettes, hot dogs, etc. That was a REAL stadium. We used to walk in, get a couple hot dogs and a coke, then go way up to our seats which were, yes, behind a post. It could've been worse though. There was just one blocking the end zone on the west but you could see if you just moved your head a little. He knew everyone that sat around him and somebody would always have a flask of Schnapps or something. He would always pat the guys shoulders in front of him when we did something good.

Before all of that, I saw Masters of the Gridiron and it scared the crap out of me. I was only 5 when it came out so I thought it was real, and football players were ruthless barbarians haha.

Thanks for this thread, it's actually bringing back a lot of memories.

Notice in the video below the Browns coming out of the baseball dugout. Good ol' Municipal. Seat behind the post anyone?

The fans I can't handle are the gazilion BAND WAGONNERS that call themselves Patriot fans.

I am so glad I made the right choice, best fan base of any team I have ever met in any sport in any country. I know the team will catch up soon, I just know it.

@pumpkin-eater said:

I was born into being a Browns fan.

That's my story as well.

Without the money.

I was born into being a Browns fan.