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  • bull⚡
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    1 year ago

    People keep acknowledging my NFL Raiders hat and all I can do is give them a point and wink when they say “Raider Nation!” to me. I’m not brave enough to give the finger guns in this country, they might shoot back.

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      1 year ago

      Extensive anthropological research conducted between 2021 and 2022 for a doctoral thesis determined that the optimal response to the salutation “Raider’s Nation!” is infact, “Raider’s Nation, baby!”. This response commonly yielded big smiles, raised fists, and hoots of joy. \

      “Raiders Nation, baby!” was never met by a gunshot during the study, however one unfortunate (and perhaps unwise) study participant was shot in the shoulder after responding “Go fuck yourself buddy” to the common Raider’s salutation.

      • bull⚡
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        1 year ago

        Haha I’m gonna give this a go and pray that no further questions are asked

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      1 year ago

      Yeah it’s not even a joke. Guns are pretty normalised in a lot of people’s lives. I have a couple of friends who have stories of very close calls where there were guns, arguments, family drama and lots of booze. It’s pretty easy to pull a trigger and lots of people carry them. Fuck, I would.