SupportPale3928 t1_ispnpo3 wrote on October 17, 2022 at 7:39 PM

Reply to comment by Revolutionary_Bee700 in One of my favourite things about Philly by kcvngs76131

I feel like there’s no way you’re a Philly sports fan. You really think its about knowing how to spell? It’s the end of the Eagles Victory Song. It’s a chant/cheer, and what do almost all chants/cheers have? Some kind of spelling or counting.

The sixers song goes “1-2-3-4-5 Sixers, 10-9-8 76ers.”

“ArE pEoPlE tHiS pRoUd ThEy CaN cOuNt???”

I understand the sentiment of the rest of your comment, it bothers me when I hear it at Phils games or flyers games, but your question about it being proud to be able to spell is ridiculous.

TheBaconThief t1_ispp4ks wrote on October 17, 2022 at 7:48 PM

I'm definitely an all 4 Philly fan and even organized a Eagles bar group for a few years when I lived away.

I do sort of feel like people randomly doing an Eagles chant getting off the subway to walk to the NLDS or in the 3rd Quarter of an Eagles game sort of cringe. Like, I'm used to it, but don't we have better?

Revolutionary_Bee700 t1_ispsyq4 wrote on October 17, 2022 at 8:13 PM

This.

Revolutionary_Bee700 t1_ispt3k2 wrote on October 17, 2022 at 8:13 PM

You really took my snark to heart. “Can’t we do better for our other teams” is the sentiment.