FanNation - The Republic of Sport

Fannation can be a funny place.  We come here for enjoyment.  We come here to satisfy our relentless craving for debate and interaction covering any and every sport.  We come here to both unwind and get wound up.  

Part of what brings us back for more is the comedy.  There's intentional comedy, like Oso's blogs.  And there's unintentional comedy, like comments made by CENSORED.  Man that guy is dumb, but the stuff he says is too funny.     

Anyhoo, all too often we're forced to deal with nasty commentary, ignorant users, childish drama, and lame insults. 

So what can we do about it?  Well, the FN Clowns groups wants YOU to remember:  BE A CLOWN.  NOT AN ASSCLOWN.

See, clowns entertain.  They make us hold our stomachs in laughter.
Assclowns irritate.  They make us hold our heads in annoyance.

We all know these people.  They don't know what they're talking about.  They say absurd things about sports.  They believe the hype, they live by cliches.  They don't bother themselves with things like FACTS or PROOF or INTELLIGENCE. 

The assclown makes decisions based on little evidence, no evidence, his own opinions, the words spelled out in his Alpha-bits, or whatever the little voice in his head is ranting about that day.

Assclowns spoil it for the rest of us by doing stupid and terrible things.

Take this case study.

Meet Michael Bolton 


Nice, normal guy.  Software engineer.  A little dorky, but hey- we spend hours blogging on Fannation, so who are we to judge?

Michael's life has been ruined.  Tell us how, buddy.

MB: Well, Porkins, it's a name thing.
P: Name?  How so?
MB: My name causes me all sort of problems.
P: But Michael is a really common name.  There's nothing wrong with that name.
MB: There was nothing wrong with it... until I was about 12 years old and that no-talent assclown became famous and started winning Grammys.
P: Oh...you mean Michael Bolton, the singer.
MB: Exactly. 
P: And you wouldn't want to just change your name?
MB:  Why should I change?  He's the one who sucks.
P: Touche.
MB:  I mean, who likes him anyway?
P: Well, there are a few NMI guys I know who celebrate his entire collection.
MB: Wow.  That's terrible.
P:  I know.  But back to the point- you're saying that Michael Bolton hadn't been such an assclown, you wouldn't be going through these tough times today?
MB: Right.

There you have it, FN.  Proof positive that assclowns ruin it for the rest of us.  But wait- what if the assclown doesn't realize what he's become?

The thing is, it's your responsibility to look in the mirror and ask yourself- who am I?  

Maybe you're a cheesy pop star with a weird mullet hybrid who inflicts heinous remakes of power ballads on the public.
Or maybe you're just a lazy TDer who makes ignorant comments like, "I vote left cuz his pic is AWESOME".

Either way, taking a few minutes of self-examination is critical to being a stand-up citizen.  So be warned- we want you to be a clown, but not an assclown.  Being funny, witty, sarcastic, or wry is encouraged.  Drawing chuckles, giggles, and belly laughs is applauded.  But if you cross the line, you'll get what's coming to you...