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Post by ChitownKnight on Oct 27, 2007 17:51:10 GMT -5
have you ever acted markish around your friends who are casual wrestling fans since they dont know any of the wrestling terms (ex. marks, smarks, heat).
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Post by Dynamite Kid on Oct 27, 2007 17:53:47 GMT -5
Yeah, my friend Sammy is a couple weeks behind and wheneevr I talk about that kind of stuff she'll have no clue what I mean. Not that she admits it.
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Post by ajizzle on Oct 27, 2007 17:54:26 GMT -5
I almost always act like it's real when I watch wrestling. So, yes.
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Post by Legion on Oct 27, 2007 18:03:25 GMT -5
Yeah, it's much more fun to watch with people and act like its real and such. If i sat with my mates talking about workrate and backstage politics and such, well, that would suck all the fun outta watching.
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Post by Near Fantastica on Oct 27, 2007 18:05:46 GMT -5
I just watch wrestling as though it were real for the most part and I never use wrestling terms.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2007 18:21:21 GMT -5
I try not to talk about wrestling with people, as some I know still think it's 100% real (and they're at least in their late-teens). I don't really want to get into discussions about how good Batista is, or something to that effect. Plus, my opinions would get lost on them - imagine telling them that dastardly Edge is my favourite wrestler? OMGZ.
But if I knew someone who understood those 'insider' phrases and what was going on backstage, I'd happily talk to them about that.
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Post by bindergang on Oct 27, 2007 18:37:35 GMT -5
Funny story.
I was at the Trump Towers for the Wrestlemania press conference.
During Melina's speech, there's this older woman screaming out "YOU'RE A WHORE, MELINA! YOU ARE A WHOOORE!".
I'm cheering Melina and laughing it up with my girlfriend as we were surrounded by casual fans.
Than Ashley comes out for her speech and I start booing her like crazy. I believe I yelled out "No talent b!tch!" (you know, in a silly way.) at some point and than the woman who calls Melina a "whore" (who was cheering for Ashley) turns to me and goes "EXCUSE ME! THEIR ARE CHILDREN AROUND HERE! WHAT A DISGRACE!". Obviously, she's more bothered by my Ashley hate than caring about the children around the area. I than turn to the women and go "Excuse me, ma'am, but I believe the word 'whore' you were throwing around, is much worse for these children to hear". A mother who was with her child turns to me and goes "Yup. Thank you.".
The woman shut up pretty quickly after that.
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Post by HRH The KING on Oct 27, 2007 18:39:48 GMT -5
I prefer not to watch wrestling with casual fans or non-fans nearby.
First, because I know I'd hear the old "this is fake" garbage and secondly, too much of the content is embarrassing.
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Post by CM Punk's Favorite Boobs on Oct 27, 2007 18:51:06 GMT -5
For the PPVs, my friends and I will go to BDubs to watch them and the majority of folks there are casual fans. We just like to watch the show and see the casual fans act out and be stupid. We [my friends and I] will mark out in front of each other, but usually not in front of casual fans because none of us usually have the patience to tell the casuals why we're doing so.
Personally, I don't really like discussing wrestling with casual fans because, honestly, I don't have the patience to do so. I know so much more than they do and it just irks me to have to listen to their opinions and such. I'm not trying to sound like I think I'm better than them or anything, I just don't like talking about wrestling with them.
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Post by Jiren on Oct 27, 2007 18:57:47 GMT -5
I went completely insane when Piper returned at Wrestlemania 19 in front of a friend who started watching since 2000 and he had no clue who he was.
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Post by CM Punk's Favorite Boobs on Oct 27, 2007 19:00:22 GMT -5
I went completely insane when Piper returned at Wrestlemania 19 in front of a friend who started watching since 2000 and he had no clue who he was. Thats really funny... but a little sad too. |
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Post by Jiren on Oct 27, 2007 19:10:58 GMT -5
I went completely insane when Piper returned at Wrestlemania 19 in front of a friend who started watching since 2000 and he had no clue who he was. Thats really funny... but a little sad too. Shut up  |
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Post by Near Fantastica on Oct 27, 2007 19:16:42 GMT -5
Ouch.
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Post by CM Punk's Favorite Boobs on Oct 27, 2007 19:23:01 GMT -5
Thats really funny... but a little sad too. Shut up Not you! I meant it was sad that your friend didn't know Piper. |
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Post by Jiren on Oct 27, 2007 19:25:23 GMT -5
Shut up Not you! I meant it was sad that your friend didn't know Piper. I apologize But i was joking with the "shut up" thing anyway (Don't be offended) |
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Post by CM Punk's Favorite Boobs on Oct 27, 2007 19:29:34 GMT -5
Not you! I meant it was sad that your friend didn't know Piper. I apologize But i was joking with the "shut up" thing anyway (Don't be offended) Haha, you'd have to say a lot worse than 'shut up' to offend me. |
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Post by Hassan bin Sober on Oct 27, 2007 19:47:40 GMT -5
I find casual fans to BE very markish so . . .
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Post by carter 15 on Oct 28, 2007 0:43:34 GMT -5
i tend not to think i'm better then them just because they don't want to know the ins and outs of a tv show. (which is all wrestling is to them)
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Post by Lenny: Smooth like Keith Stone on Oct 28, 2007 10:46:58 GMT -5
All the time. I act like a mark quite a bit actually, which is what I like about wrestling. I like to watch it as if it were real. Yes I am a smark because I am in fact AWARE of what is happening behind the scenes, but I don't think about smark stuff too much when I watch.
I still say "good guy" and "bad guy" because I have been using those terms since I was 6 years old and it's a habit now. I only say heel/babyface when I am posting on the internet.
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Post by Loki on Oct 28, 2007 11:08:09 GMT -5
No.
Casual fans are few around here, and are horribly lame: ie: the best is the big man with the big belt, Rey Mysterio because he's small but flies and kicks ass!!!
And if there are non-fans around, acting like a mark's the best way to get the "you know it's fake, dontcha?" and "still watching that crap at your age?" questions.
So I always try to enjoy it with a relaxed attitude, like you'd watch an episode of Scrubs and not legit sporting event.
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