Gold Out vs. Wisconsin

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GoAUpher said:
And this is idiotic too. If he wants to be non-conformist and wear Maroon the so be it. Not participating doesn't make him less of a Gopher fan. Jeebus...
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I actually disagree; this person is much less of a fan. Someone who REFUSES to wear gold for an advertised "Solid-gold Saturday" is crazy. I can maybe understand if someone doesn't want to buy a gold shirt just for that purpose, although you can wear a gold shirt any other time as well.

By doing this just in spite, this guy is belittling those that care to find ways to unify themselves as a fanbase.

I suggest that if he doesn't want to 'conform' he should stop being a fan. There are too many of those as it is ;)
 


WriterGoph said:
That's what's fun about the message boards, you can take time to look up words and edit your responses (which I have no doubt you do). Love to chat with you in person sometime.

How about before the Cal game?
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Not that I have to defend myself to you, but you couldn't be more wrong.

Btw, is this a threat?

At any rate, it's not appreciated.
 


dpodoll68 said:
Not that I have to defend myself to you, but you couldn't be more wrong.

Btw, is this a threat?

At any rate, it's not appreciated.
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Hardly a threat at all. Just an opportunity to see if the real thing is as elegant, intelligent and loquacious as you are behind a keyboard.

See, this is the problem with these message board types that love to fill their days with "debates" and dissecting others' posts "quote by quote". They are almost always meek, timid fellows when you run across them "IRL" (aka In Real Life, as Doll would say).

I will be flying in for Cal and Wisconsin this year. Let me know when we can meet for another lesson in logic, politics or the dictionary. I will make sure to wear my finest gold outfit.
 


Ok I have been outta town, but I think this is why I hate Mn fans. It is a gold-out that is organized and an all gold TCF Stadium against Wisconsin at Night is nothing but beautiful. Quit your complaining and be a damn college football fan, be crazy and support your gophers by wearing gold. It is part of the college football atmosphere so just get rid of your negative attitudes and show up wearing all gold with a rowdy attitude, because the badgers are going down.
 

dpodoll68 said:
I don't see any attempts. It rather looks like I'm doing it.

And it's not a stretch for me at all - I have at least one IRL friend who is a frequent poster here that will vouch that this is the way I talk and write always. I'm not trying to portray myself as an intellectual, I just prefer to be something more than a mouth-breathing dolt.
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I believe it should be "speak" and write Carry on!
 

Maximus said:
The Terrible Towel is synonymous with the Pittsburgh Steelers...introduced in 1975.

New York Times story
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I'm familiar. I agree that the Twins were certainly not the first to think up a flag-waving concept, but the difference is that their marketing department appropriated the idea spontaneously, and during a time when it was important (the 1987 pennant drive/postseason). Subsequent re-releases have also come at pertinent times (i.e., when the Twins were competitive and in the playoffs or near-misses). You are right that the Hanky itself was derivative, but its genesis and execution were definitely original and organic.

In contrast, this is a blatant rip-off of other schools' ideas, copied verbatim other than changing the colors to match the school, and seems even more forced by randomly and arbitrarily deciding one game in the middle of the season to try and make it happen.
 

myleslong said:
I believe it should be "speak" and write Carry on!
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Thanks for the (incorrect) pointer, Wiscon-douche! Now scurry on back to Buckyville!

WriterGoph said:
See, this is the problem with these message board types that love to fill their days with "debates" and dissecting others' posts "quote by quote". They are almost always meek, timid fellows when you run across them "IRL" (aka In Real Life, as Doll would say).
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Once again, you couldn't be more wrong. Those who know me personally know that I am anything but meek or timid. In fact, I'm usually the one getting odd stares and people asking me to shut the hell up because I'm being a loud-mouthed idiot. Nice job stereotyping and generalizing, though.

Just FYI, I will not be addressing you on this point any further. Feel free to continue posting whatever you want here and patting yourself on the back when I don't answer, because I will not respond to you.
 



dpodoll68 said:
I'm familiar. I agree that the Twins were certainly not the first to think up a flag-waving concept, but the difference is that their marketing department appropriated the idea spontaneously, and during a time when it was important (the 1987 pennant drive/postseason). Subsequent re-releases have also come at pertinent times (i.e., when the Twins were competitive and in the playoffs or near-misses). You are right that the Hanky itself was derivative, but its genesis and execution were definitely original and organic.

In contrast, this is a blatant rip-off of other schools' ideas, copied verbatim other than changing the colors to match the school, and seems even more forced by randomly and arbitrarily deciding one game in the middle of the season to try and make it happen.
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Arbitrarily? LOL. You lose credibility with each passing moment.

It's the FIRST Big Ten game in stadium history against our MOST hated rival. I would bet that more than 85% of the people on this board would say it's our biggest home game of the season. If you want a number to back that up, check the ticket prices for that game compared to others.

Hardly arbitrary. Next time, maybe move to the 'B' section of your Webster's for a new word.
 

dpodoll68 said:
Thanks for the (incorrect) pointer, Wiscon-douche! Now scurry on back to Buckyville!



Once again, you couldn't be more wrong. Those who know me personally know that I am anything but meek or timid. In fact, I'm usually the one getting odd stares and people asking me to shut the hell up because I'm being a loud-mouthed idiot. Nice job stereotyping and generalizing, though.

Just FYI, I will not be addressing you on this point any further. Feel free to continue posting whatever you want here and patting yourself on the back when I don't answer, because I will not respond to you.
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I can totally see how people would tell you to shut the hell up. No question on that.
 

dpodoll68 said:
Thanks for the (incorrect) pointer, Wiscon-douche! Now scurry on back to Buckyville!



Once again, you couldn't be more wrong. Those who know me personally know that I am anything but meek or timid. In fact, I'm usually the one getting odd stares and people asking me to shut the hell up because I'm being a loud-mouthed idiot. Nice job stereotyping and generalizing, though.

Just FYI, I will not be addressing you on this point any further. Feel free to continue posting whatever you want here and patting yourself on the back when I don't answer, because I will not respond to you.
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We all applaud your effort to stop responding. Truly.
 

Curseislifted33 said:
Ok I have been outta town, but I think this is why I hate Mn fans. It is a gold-out that is organized and an all gold TCF Stadium against Wisconsin at Night is nothing but beautiful. Quit your complaining and be a damn college football fan, be crazy and support your gophers by wearing gold. It is part of the college football atmosphere so just get rid of your negative attitudes and show up wearing all gold with a rowdy attitude, because the badgers are going down.
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You're my new role model, man! Seriously!
 



dpodoll68 said:
Thanks for the (incorrect) pointer, Wiscon-douche! Now scurry on back to Buckyville!


Keep "talking" the way you do. Mark Twian was, indeed, correct about that removing all doubt premise.

People from this board who do meet you will do so only out of morbid curiosity.
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myleslong said:
Keep "talking" the way you do. Mark Twian was, indeed, correct about that removing all doubt premise.

People from this board who do meet you will do so only out of morbid curiosity.
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Christ, man. What the hell are you even talking about? "Talk" and "speak" are synonyms. Didn't they teach that in remedial English at Madison? That would be like saying "you are a douche" is more correct than saying "you are a tool."

You should also figure out how to use the quote feature properly. And learn how to spell "Twain" correctly.

Don't worry - I have no interest in meeting anyone from this, or any other, message board. Nor have I ever given any inclination as such.
 

Wow...I am truly impressed by how quickly this thread spun into a flame war between 2 posters (with the special bonus of a Becky troll attempting to throw some gasoline on it).
 

GoAUpher said:
Wow...I am truly impressed by how quickly this thread spun into a flame war between 2 posters (with the special bonus of a Becky troll attempting to throw some gasoline on it).
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I was motivated a month ago by a couple of you telling Ruppert to "shut up" Just waiting for an appropriate opportunity. :) We get on each other not so much because of our differences, but because of our similarities. Badgers have cabins up north as much as Gophers drink to get polluted.

All boards have their tools. This guy is a vice grip and duct tape all rolled into one.
 

myleslong said:
I was motivated a month ago by a couple of you telling Ruppert to "shut up" Just waiting for an appropriate opportunity. :) We get on each other not so much because of our differences, but because of our similarities. Badgers have cabins up north as much as Gophers drink to get polluted.

All boards have their tools. This guy is a vice grip and duct tape all rolled into one.
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LMFAO. Touche sir.
 


dpodoll68 said:
fascism - a political movement...that exalts nation...above the individual and that stands for...social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition

(courtesy of Merriam-Webster)

Notice any similarities?

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Btw, how does one "rile" against something?



Actually, fascism and communism are virtually on opposite ends of the political spectrum. Fascism was created largely as a response to, and a concerted effort against, communism. Take a course in political philosophy before you go spouting off regarding a topic about which you clearly know little.
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For one, the same guy who is going to google up m-w for a fascism definition should be able to know that "rile against" is not only a correct use of rile but it means to agitate against or to induce turbulence.

Secondly, Soviet communism and National Socialism shared very similar elements in their totalitarian natures as realized in the middle third of the last century. Purges, strict censorship, and a militarized dictatorial hierarchy were both emblematic of the movements in the 1930's under their respective leaders. The DDR Stazi, for anecdotal argument sake, cannot be seen to be anything but a truer realization of the Gestapo goals. But of course you already knew that:
dpodoll68 said:
Webster:
"The German internal security police as organized under the Nazi regime, known for its terrorist methods directed against those suspected of treason or questionable loyalty"...
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Nice attempt at stroking your own ego through bandying about some little nugget of information, no doubt gleaned in such learned circles as your Pol1004 discussion circle. Maybe you even read a whole book on the subject!

dpodoll68 said:
Actually, I thought [Homer Hankies] were quite awesome. Mostly because they were original, spontaneous, organic to the events taking place, and not shoved down the throats of the unwashed masses who chose to use them.
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They were an obvious attempt to mimic the success of the "Terrible Towel" of the previous decade! I guess you must not of either been alive then or owned a television in subsequent decades, so I am sorry to have to shatter your nostalgic, and no doubt childhood driven, hanky reverence but they are not one bit original, and ironically another idea plagiarized from the great state of Pennsylvania.



I can understand a contrarian stance now and then, lord knows I have taken some flak for not being all-aboard the GopherExpress, but to troll endlessly against wearing a gold shirt? Really, must you bring up your self-agrandizing arguements and your online dictionary every time we talk about gold shirts? Why don't you put down your copy of Nineteen Eighty-Four and put your aside your sophomoric attempt at being an angst-filled young philosophe struggling mightly against conformity and just have a nice time at the ball game. I look for you there, I'm sure you will be the one in the pretensious uptown boutique "thrift" store outfit and the jaunty black beret.
 

ulfr said:
For one, the same guy who is going to google up m-w for a fascism definition should be able to know that "rile against" is not only a correct use of rile but it means to agitate against or to induce turbulence.

Secondly, Soviet communism and National Socialism shared very similar elements in their totalitarian natures as realized in the middle third of the last century. Purges, strict censorship, and a militarized dictatorial hierarchy were both emblematic of the movements in the 1930's under their respective leaders. The DDR Stazi, for anecdotal argument sake, cannot be seen to be anything but a truer realization of the Gestapo goals. But of course you already knew that:
Nice attempt at stroking your own ego through bandying about some little nugget of information, no doubt gleaned in such learned circles as your Pol1004 discussion circle. Maybe you even read a whole book on the subject!



They were an obvious attempt to mimic the success of the "Terrible Towel" of the previous decade! I guess you must not of either been alive then or owned a television in subsequent decades, so I am sorry to have to shatter your nostalgic, and no doubt childhood driven, hanky reverence but they are not one bit original, and ironically another idea plagiarized from the great state of Pennsylvania.



I can understand a contrarian stance now and then, lord knows I have taken some flak for not being all-aboard the GopherExpress, but to troll endlessly against wearing a gold shirt? Really, must you bring up your self-agrandizing arguements and your online dictionary every time we talk about gold shirts? Why don't you put down your copy of Nineteen Eighty-Four and put your aside your sophomoric attempt at being an angst-filled young philosophe struggling mightly against conformity and just have a nice time at the ball game. I look for you there, I'm sure you will be the one in the pretensious uptown boutique "thrift" store outfit and the jaunty black beret.
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This is just great stuff -- especially this last graf above. Thanks for making me laugh hard at work!
 

Just a couple of interjections for this cl()sterf()ck of a thread:

1. I hope everyone in the entire stadium wears gold except Dollboy. How funny would that be?
2. Does anyone else find it disturbing that out of five pages in this thread there has only been one or two posts in regards to taking the axe back that is rightfully ours or Bucking the Fadgers?
3. Loads are saying this is "unoriginal," but I haven't heard any better ideas mentioned instead of doing a gold out. What else is there to do that would be only Minnesota's and Minnesota's only? (have everyone wear Goldy ears...I think not)
4. Thanks for the laughs. I was almost tearing up reading this.

LET'S AXE THOSE BUCKERS!!!
 

Wow. Having read this entire thread just for the shear joy of it all, I must say it just goes to show that people will argue about anything.
 

Modern sports fans dress like slobs

dpodoll68 said:
So you would rather that people wear gold than actually wear Gopher gear? Nice priorities.
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Personally, I think wearing "Gopher gear" is somewhat juvenile and shows a lack of wardrobe creativity. Most who have studied old photgraphs of crowds of yesteryear would agree that the modern sports fan dresses shabbily. In days of yore, going to a game was a social occasion, and called for gentleman and ladies to dress to impress. Here's just one example of an ensemble that I can pull out of my closet for tailgates, games and postgame revelry. I have excellent pair of maroon lightweight wool trousers that I like to pair with either a gold sport coat or V-neck sweater, under which I like to wear a crisply pressed dress shirt and a smart tie. I've got a couple ties that contrast the coat and/or the sweater nicely. Both are maroon and gold, one with alternating diagonal stripes, the other with a maroon and gold check pattern. Should the weather be inclement, I've got my choice of a few natty hats to wear as well. I'm calling on this year's fans to dress as if each game is a throwback to days gone by; dress like your grandparents did when they enjoyed outdoor football on the corner of University and Oak.
 

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This is ridiculous. Why are we arguing about wearing the same color? We are not the first to encourage fans to all wear one color. This is not some new phenomenon in college athletics. Nor is it a bad thing that it is happening. I believe that on the color spectrum that maroon is much closer to red than yellow. Therefore it makes sense so that the people at home don't get confused and think there are more becky fans.

It is very difficult to do something that no one has done before. We all copy each other in some way. It is nice to have your own traditions, but it's not about if someone else does it, it is about how you embrace it and make it your own. I'm only watching one game while in that stadium. I don't care what other stadiums are doing at that moment.

If you really want to have something original, get rid of football. We didn't come up with it. Instead we'll buck the mainstream and have something really uniquely Minnesota. We'll watch the cheerleaders as that is something that is ours, and other schools copied.

Peace, in the Middle East
 

koreangopher said:
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This is ridiculous. Why are we arguing about wearing the same color? We are not the first to encourage fans to all wear one color. This is not some new phenomenon in college athletics. Nor is it a bad thing that it is happening. I believe that on the color spectrum that maroon is much closer to red than yellow. Therefore it makes sense so that the people at home don't get confused and think there are more becky fans.

It is very difficult to do something that no one has done before. We all copy each other in some way. It is nice to have your own traditions, but it's not about if someone else does it, it is about how you embrace it and make it your own. I'm only watching one game while in that stadium. I don't care what other stadiums are doing at that moment.

If you really want to have something original, get rid of football. We didn't come up with it. Instead we'll buck the mainstream and have something really uniquely Minnesota. We'll watch the cheerleaders as that is something that is ours, and other schools copied.

Peace, in the Middle East
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OTOH, the thousands dressed in red will now stand out more. I can't wait to capture the contrast. It would be cool is at least 25,000 Gopher fans heed the call.
 

ulfr said:
For one, the same guy who is going to google up m-w for a fascism definition should be able to know that "rile against" is not only a correct use of rile but it means to agitate against or to induce turbulence.

Secondly, Soviet communism and National Socialism shared very similar elements in their totalitarian natures as realized in the middle third of the last century. Purges, strict censorship, and a militarized dictatorial hierarchy were both emblematic of the movements in the 1930's under their respective leaders. The DDR Stazi, for anecdotal argument sake, cannot be seen to be anything but a truer realization of the Gestapo goals. But of course you already knew that:
Nice attempt at stroking your own ego through bandying about some little nugget of information, no doubt gleaned in such learned circles as your Pol1004 discussion circle. Maybe you even read a whole book on the subject!



They were an obvious attempt to mimic the success of the "Terrible Towel" of the previous decade! I guess you must not of either been alive then or owned a television in subsequent decades, so I am sorry to have to shatter your nostalgic, and no doubt childhood driven, hanky reverence but they are not one bit original, and ironically another idea plagiarized from the great state of Pennsylvania.



I can understand a contrarian stance now and then, lord knows I have taken some flak for not being all-aboard the GopherExpress, but to troll endlessly against wearing a gold shirt? Really, must you bring up your self-agrandizing arguements and your online dictionary every time we talk about gold shirts? Why don't you put down your copy of Nineteen Eighty-Four and put your aside your sophomoric attempt at being an angst-filled young philosophe struggling mightly against conformity and just have a nice time at the ball game. I look for you there, I'm sure you will be the one in the pretensious uptown boutique "thrift" store outfit and the jaunty black beret.
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Forgive me if I don't take as gospel the opinion of a person who thinks that, because fascism and communism are both largely totalitarian in nature, they are the same thing. I didn't just "read a whole book about it," I happen to have a degree in political science, despite your best efforts to belittle me. Nice job of characterizing me based on a few message board posts, too. Generally, when a person has nothing to contribute to a conversation, they go about attacking the other person's interests and/or credibility. You and the other tool have done a great job of making this about me, rather than the issue at hand. Great work. Btw, my "lifestyle" couldn't be further from the picture you've painted. I'm just a good ole simple farm boy from SD, and I've never been inside a thrift store (not that there's anything wrong with them), and I try to avoid Uptown at all costs. Further, if there's something wrong with appreciating authors like Orwell, then I'm the wrongest person you've ever seen.

I have every right to think this very concept is idiotic, just as many of you think it's the awesomest thing ever. I'm obviously not alone, as fellow dissenters have posted in this very thread - I'm just the most vocal. But you all go ahead and have a great big circle jerk about your ability to wear gold, and belittle others who choose to wear the "wrong" school color, and threaten physical violence against them. I may or may not wear gold to the Wisconsin game, but I can guarantee the mandates of the marketing department will have absolutely zero influence in my thought process.
 


I have been a loyal Gophers Fan for many years.I have earned the right to wear the color of my choice.I hope the wardrobe police will forgive me.
 

52gopher said:
I have been a loyal Gophers Fan for many years.I have earned the right to wear the color of my choice.I hope the wardrobe police will forgive me.
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But please, please tell me...what is your gigantic problem with wearing gold for ONE GAME to show support for the team by being unified as a fan group? I would really like to know why people need to be so stubborn on this.
 

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