{"product_id":"the-football-fans-manifesto-isbn-9780061735141","title":"The Football Fan's Manifesto","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePopular football blogger Michael Tunison of KissingSuzyKolber.com \u003c\/em\u003eoffers the no-hold-barred rules and bylaws that every football fan should know in \u003cem\u003eThe Football Fan’s Manifesto. \u003c\/em\u003eWith humor and tough love, \u003cem\u003eThe Football Fan's Manifesto\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers through the essential rules of fandom, such as picking a favorite team, and teaches them how to be true football fans.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Football Fan's Ten Commandments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Must Choose Your Team by the Age of Eight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eValue That Team Above All Else, Even Yourself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnder No Circumstances Can You Switch Teams (And Expect to Live).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is a Limit to the Amount of Merchandise You Can Own (But It's Very Generous).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSportsmanship is for the Athletes. Fans Can Gloat Endlessly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Self-Induced Coma to Skip the Off-season is a Practical Solution to an Annoying Problem.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Inoffensive Fantasy Football Name is a Lame Fantasy Football Name.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWealth Doesn't Matter So Long As You Don't Have to Work Weekends.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRespect Superstitions. If Your Team Lost, It's Because You Jinxed Them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Life, the Order of Importance: Football First, Football Second, Football Third, Family . . . uh, I Don't Know, twelfth?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are just the basics if you wish to be a True Football Fan. The full picture is much more complex and boozy. Thankfully, \u003cem\u003eThe Football Fan's Manifesto\u003c\/em\u003e is your very own playbook to the strict rules and bylaws that must be scrupulously observed. After all, trash-talking is an intricate science and running onto the field a dangerous but irresistible pursuit. There are many lessons to be learned, especially that choosing a favorite team to live and die with is not a choice made easily: It's the most important decision of your life!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eThe Football Fan's Ten Commandments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Must Choose Your Team by the Age of Eight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eValue That Team Above All Else, Even Yourself. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnder No Circumstances Can You Switch Teams (And Expect to Live).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is a Limit to the Amount of Merchandise You Can Own (But It's Very Generous).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSportsmanship is for the Athletes. Fans Can Gloat Endlessly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Self-Induced Coma to Skip the Off-season is a Practical Solution to an Annoying Problem.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Inoffensive Fantasy Football Name is a Lame Fantasy Football Name.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWealth Doesn't Matter So Long As You Don't Have to Work Weekends. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRespect Superstitions. If Your Team Lost, It's Because You Jinxed Them. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Life, the Order of Importance: Football First, Football Second, Football Third, Family . . . uh, I Don't Know, twelfth?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are just the basics if you wish to be a True Football Fan. The full picture is much more complex and boozy. Thankfully, \u003cem\u003eThe Football Fan's Manifesto\u003c\/em\u003e is your very own playbook to the strict rules and bylaws that must be scrupulously observed. 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