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>>438969 That's very good and very true...but not completely in every case (for one, I live in an above-ground apartment lol). Since what you wrote was so good, let me give you an explanation from one of /sp/'s Whalerfags (but not the original or even OP of this thread).
I was born in a bumfuck state and we moved around to even more bumfuck states until my father was transferred to Hartford. This was the first place we lived that had any pro sports team. So, even though I didn't know much about hockey at the time, I latched on. Even more, I paid my dues getting harassed by Bruins, Rangers, and Islanders fans, occasionally getting beat up for wearing Pucky until I finally pulled a Ralphie (from "A Christmas Story") and went off on one of them.
We moved away a couple of years later but I always kept the Whalers #1 in my heart. Since they moved, I just can't jump on another bandwagon. I tried four different teams, but my heart wasn't in it. These days, I'd usually rather watch college hockey than the NHL.
So, many months ago, when some other Anon first posted "Brass Bonanza is now playing in your head," I laughed my ass off and felt honest joy that somebody shared my gay for the Whale. So...yeah, I miss 'em, but I also know that it wasn't solely an evil owner or league that caused their demise.
As for /sp/, I can only speak for myself in that the continued posting of the Whalers is fun and funny, both for we former fans on a personal level plus that it is starting to piss some people off almost as much as a NASCAR thread.
Well, I guess that's it. What I had to say wasn't as good as what you wrote, but it will stand as a one-time-only explanation/example that Whale-love is not always just somebody's cop-out.
tl;dr Pucky4evah!!!!!
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