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Re: REDSKIN RITUALS. What weird things do you do to help the 'Skins kick butt on Sundays???
I never ever double logo. For some resson long ago I felt it looked too homerish when I saw Eagles and Jets fans with all their logo-ed apparel and decided I would never look that goofey (IMOHO) I once worn my jersey over a long sleve Skins shirt. Both had the greatest logo in all of sports on them and we lost. I am careful now to never wear those 2 together. So I never wear a hat and jersey or other logo-ed item at the same time on game day ....any other time is ok. I have worn a brown long sleeve shirt under my new RGIII since the streak started so that will remain as my shirt under the jersey....regardless of how hot it gets!
I also at the beginning of each season pull out the hand written in crayon oath my son and I took 12 years ago. He is a sworn Skins fan and livinging in NYG territory is not easy. I said to him as a youngster of 7 that it would be easier to be a Giants fan because he will get to see all of their games and have something in common with 95% of his friends as well as his mom and sister. It was not easy to say that to him but I know how hard it is to be a fan of a team when you are out of their market and did not want him to have to go thru all of that. He promptly went down in the basement and wrote up a contract that we both signed stating we will both be Redskins fans for life. He has been thru the worst of times with the Skins but has never wavered. He is over the moon right now and at 19 is ready for some great seasons to come.
The only other thing we do is rub a mini Larry Brown #43 autographed helmet for luck. Over all the years it really was never a consistant poitive outcome inducing ritual but in deference to one of the greatest Redskins of all time and my childhood favourite we still do it.
So this Sunday there will be no double logoing, we will revierw the oath aghain and rub the helmet on our way to victory over the Seahawks.
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