Rocky Statue

Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
here's what we do, we win, then we put a 13 jersey on the statue on the way out of town

It's hella funny!!! Hahaha!!!

Originally posted by Montana:

Originally posted by thl408:
Rambo > Rocky

I was gunna say that earlier haha

Totally, John Rambo any day

Rambo>King of Tulsa>Rocky

Originally posted by 49erF90:

Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
here's what we do, we win, then we put a 13 jersey on the statue on the way out of town

It's hella funny!!! Hahaha!!!

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Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
here's what we do, we win, then we put a 13 jersey on the statue on the way out of town

Dude, this pic is awesome haha

Brocky>Rocky
Rambo>Rocky
Wick>Rambo

I know the silly stereotypes about Santa and snowballs, batteries, boo birds, "blue collar town" etc but they're just that. Silly stereotypes. I've lived in Philly for a couple of years in the 90s, come back as often as the distance allows, and in fact became a Phillies fan in that time (I'm not American in origin, so discovered baseball later in life). I'm still fond of the city, so last year's NFCCG and this week's match feel a bit fratricidal to me. Anyway, Philly fans can be very knowledgeable - the crowd over in the Phillies SB Nation site for instance is tremendous for their knowledge (especially in statistics) and analytical clarity. I'm not saying they are the only good fans, or even that the proportion of knowledgeable fans in Philly is greater than in SF or elsewhere, just that the stereotype of the outraged WIP caller (generally called "Vince from Trenton" or something equivalent) asking for the coach's firing because the team only won by 20 is made fun of by Philly people as well. On the other hand when their team(s) do suck, they boo. Which in fact is one of the things I love about Philly fans: they are paying customers and they demand better. If their own players/managers/owners fall short, eff them. It's not like they are putting up the matches for free, is it? As long as you charge for the "spectacle", better make it a good one. I like that. Better in fact than the miserable whining that we tend to do in game threads when the opponent dares to gain yardage/score points, or when our own players don't make 100% superstar plays all the time. Demand better, don't moan about it. Vince from Trenton has a point there.

The one Philly stereotype that is true, and annoying, is that people there have some of the thinnest skins I've seen. They love feeling aggrieved and hated by everyone else. It arises I think from the NYC thing: Philadelphia hates being overshadowed by NY which they see as a brash upstart compared with them, the "true" capital of the country (oddly enough, DC is not so much of a bugbear, at least among people I know). Then the whole "Santa/batteries/booing" narratives started, and Philly fans gladly seized on it as evidence that the rest of the country REALLY DOES hate them - or at least doesn't understand them. They thrive on a underdog/ugly duckling mentality. We all know about their SB run in 2017 and the dog masks etc, but at least that team looked like athletes. I lived through the almost magical 1993 Phillies run (what made me a fan) and a very large part of the enduring appeal of that team, more than the basement-to-pennant-in-one-year storyline, is how these people looked, especially during the NLCS vs Atlanta: beer bellied, bearded, ball-scratching, tobacco-spitting louts, vs trim superstar athletes and a team owner who married Jane Fonda. Philly loves that stuff.

This leads us to the Rocky statue. This was originally a silly gimmick which even a lot of people in Philly found absurd, but then the city embraced it exactly for the absurdity of it: an ugly statue in front of a truly world class art museum, the Fraser thing (Fraser is in fact revered by Philly boxing fans who for this reason are quite resentful of Ali, if people can be resentful of him these days), the fact that this is a fictional character from a very silly movie in a city where real national heroes helped create the real country etc. So, thin skin + outsiders don't get the joke = all the silliness about "disrespecting the statue".

Originally posted by Montana:
Idolizing a fictional character

Uhhhhhh bite your tongue, Clubber Lang is real and he's making his rounds looking for lonely wives that want real men.

Originally posted by 49erF90:

Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
here's what we do, we win, then we put a 13 jersey on the statue on the way out of town

It's hella funny!!! Hahaha!!!

Haha the best!

Originally posted by paulk205:
I know the silly stereotypes about Santa and snowballs, batteries, boo birds, "blue collar town" etc but they're just that. Silly stereotypes. I've lived in Philly for a couple of years in the 90s, come back as often as the distance allows, and in fact became a Phillies fan in that time (I'm not American in origin, so discovered baseball later in life). I'm still fond of the city, so last year's NFCCG and this week's match feel a bit fratricidal to me. Anyway, Philly fans can be very knowledgeable - the crowd over in the Phillies SB Nation site for instance is tremendous for their knowledge (especially in statistics) and analytical clarity. I'm not saying they are the only good fans, or even that the proportion of knowledgeable fans in Philly is greater than in SF or elsewhere, just that the stereotype of the outraged WIP caller (generally called "Vince from Trenton" or something equivalent) asking for the coach's firing because the team only won by 20 is made fun of by Philly people as well. On the other hand when their team(s) do suck, they boo. Which in fact is one of the things I love about Philly fans: they are paying customers and they demand better. If their own players/managers/owners fall short, eff them. It's not like they are putting up the matches for free, is it? As long as you charge for the "spectacle", better make it a good one. I like that. Better in fact than the miserable whining that we tend to do in game threads when the opponent dares to gain yardage/score points, or when our own players don't make 100% superstar plays all the time. Demand better, don't moan about it. Vince from Trenton has a point there.

The one Philly stereotype that is true, and annoying, is that people there have some of the thinnest skins I've seen. They love feeling aggrieved and hated by everyone else. It arises I think from the NYC thing: Philadelphia hates being overshadowed by NY which they see as a brash upstart compared with them, the "true" capital of the country (oddly enough, DC is not so much of a bugbear, at least among people I know). Then the whole "Santa/batteries/booing" narratives started, and Philly fans gladly seized on it as evidence that the rest of the country REALLY DOES hate them - or at least doesn't understand them. They thrive on a underdog/ugly duckling mentality. We all know about their SB run in 2017 and the dog masks etc, but at least that team looked like athletes. I lived through the almost magical 1993 Phillies run (what made me a fan) and a very large part of the enduring appeal of that team, more than the basement-to-pennant-in-one-year storyline, is how these people looked, especially during the NLCS vs Atlanta: beer bellied, bearded, ball-scratching, tobacco-spitting louts, vs trim superstar athletes and a team owner who married Jane Fonda. Philly loves that stuff.

This leads us to the Rocky statue. This was originally a silly gimmick which even a lot of people in Philly found absurd, but then the city embraced it exactly for the absurdity of it: an ugly statue in front of a truly world class art museum, the Fraser thing (Fraser is in fact revered by Philly boxing fans who for this reason are quite resentful of Ali, if people can be resentful of him these days), the fact that this is a fictional character from a very silly movie in a city where real national heroes helped create the real country etc. So, thin skin outsiders don't get the joke = all the silliness about "disrespecting the statue".

So the pattern is… Philly folk rightly think something is stupid then get mad when they find out others think it is stupid and, due to an inborn personality defect, claim the stupidity as part of their identity.

That's a lot of words to say "They are smart but insist on being stupid".

Nice try Philly stooge!

I'm mostly giving you a hard time… mostly.

Originally posted by bud49:
What did they do to mess with it? All I see are fans being tourist taking a picture in front of an iconic movie statue. Talk about being sensitive.

"f**kin Rocky is your hero? The whole pride of your city is built around a f**kin guy who doesn't even exist. You got f**kin Joe Frasier who's from here but he's black so you can't f**kin deal with him, so you make a f**king statue for some three foot f**kin italian, you stupid philly cheese eating f**kin jackasses!"---Bill Burr

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by bud49:
What did they do to mess with it? All I see are fans being tourist taking a picture in front of an iconic movie statue. Talk about being sensitive.

"f**kin Rocky is your hero? The whole pride of your city is built around a f**kin guy who doesn't even exist. You got f**kin Joe Frasier who's from here but he's black so you can't f**kin deal with him, so you make a f**king statue for some three foot f**kin italian, you stupid philly cheese eating f**kin jackasses!"---Bill Burr

My guess is the Rocky movies brought way more attention and fame to the city than Joe Frasier ever did. Not only that but the statue is meant to represent the spirit of the city.

BROCKY! BROCKY! BROCKY!

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by bud49:
What did they do to mess with it? All I see are fans being tourist taking a picture in front of an iconic movie statue. Talk about being sensitive.

"f**kin Rocky is your hero? The whole pride of your city is built around a f**kin guy who doesn't even exist. You got f**kin Joe Frasier who's from here but he's black so you can't f**kin deal with him, so you make a f**king statue for some three foot f**kin italian, you stupid philly cheese eating f**kin jackasses!"---Bill Burr

My guess is the Rocky movies brought way more attention and fame to the city than Joe Frasier ever did. Not only that but the statue is meant to represent the spirit of the city.

yeah, the spirit of a one bridge having, POS city
sorry I am channeling my inner Bill here

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by bud49:
What did they do to mess with it? All I see are fans being tourist taking a picture in front of an iconic movie statue. Talk about being sensitive.

"f**kin Rocky is your hero? The whole pride of your city is built around a f**kin guy who doesn't even exist. You got f**kin Joe Frasier who's from here but he's black so you can't f**kin deal with him, so you make a f**king statue for some three foot f**kin italian, you stupid philly cheese eating f**kin jackasses!"---Bill Burr

My guess is the Rocky movies brought way more attention and fame to the city than Joe Frasier ever did. Not only that but the statue is meant to represent the spirit of the city.

And the best part is, Rocky was supposed to be derived from real boxer Chuck Wepner "The Bayonne Bleeder" from NJ, and Apollo Creed was to be Muhammad Ali. Nothing Philly about it.

Bill Burr's take on the city and the statue rings true.

Their next statues are Dee, Mac, Charlie and Dennis, and maybe the McPoyles