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Everyone wants to know - What is a "Lemming"

Ray R

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I get some occasional feedback about my term "Lemmings". I use it as a more gentle alternative to "haters". Recently I found out this term is used in a derogatory fashion in financial institutions. I

I have copied it here for everyone's entertainment and made some substitutions that show my choice of the word "Lemming" is not sofar fetched as some seem to think it is.

What does the lemming say?

Metaphorically speaking, a lemming, in <financial markets> (change to “Dolphins Forums”) parlance, refers to an <investor> (change to “Dolphins fan”) who is easily swayed by the irrationality of <market price> (change to “real NFL”) action that is prone to occur at the extremes, and jumps in for fear of missing out on, what they falsely believe, is a golden opportunity (add “to complain”). Nov 18 2019
 
DolfanISS said:
We are fans. Trying to be Mr. Reality on a fan site doesn’t make things any different than wearing aqua colored glasses. The team will do what it does either way.
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And all the time I thought it was the "homers" like me that were working to keep things "Real" - LOL
 
Ray R said:
I get some occasional feedback about my term "Lemmings". I use it as a more gentle alternative to "haters". Recently I found out this term is used in a derogatory fashion in financial institutions. I

I have copied it here for everyone's entertainment and made some substitutions that show my choice of the word "Lemming" is not sofar fetched as some seem to think it is.

What does the lemming say?

Metaphorically speaking, a lemming, in <financial markets> (change to “Dolphins Forums”) parlance, refers to an <investor> (change to “Dolphins fan”) who is easily swayed by the irrationality of <market price> (change to “real NFL”) action that is prone to occur at the extremes, and jumps in for fear of missing out on, what they falsely believe, is a golden opportunity (add “to complain”). Nov 18 2019
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i thought it was a prison term aka the guy who receives after dropped soap
 
DolfanISS said:
I’m on 38, the cycle of having no expectations and being ok to having high expectations and sucking is getting old. I agree.
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I've been a diehard Miami fan in the land of douchebag fans, New York. There wasn't any Pats fans here before Brady and anyone who says so is a bold faced liar. Bills fans were relatively docile since the Bills sucked year in and year out until the drive to lose five. Colts fans were just MIA and Jets fans are proof not all people are human.

Every single one of those franchises has found some level of success in the last 20 years. Through it all I remained a diehard Miami fan in the northern land of assholes fanbases and it is really wearing on me. How can a team be so inept year in and year out and not find success? One would think even luck would play a role at some point and Miami would stumble into good. So frustrating to watch.
 
NY8123 said:
I've been a diehard Miami fan in the land of douchebag fans, New York. There wasn't any Pats fans here before Brady and anyone who says so is a bold faced liar. Bills fans were relatively docile since the Bills sucked year in and year out until the drive to lose five. Colts fans were just MIA and Jets fans are proof not all people are human.

Every single one of those franchises has found some level of success in the last 20 years. Through it all I remained a diehard Miami fan in the northern land of assholes fanbases and it is really wearing on me. How can a team be so inept year in and year out and not find success? One would think even luck would play a role at some point and Miami would stumble into good. So frustrating to watch.
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I learned in the Marine Corps, things can always get worse, so you might as well shoot for the best.
 
Ray R said:
I learned in the Marine Corps, things can always get worse, so you might as well shoot for the best.
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Oh I've learned that lesson all to well myself. However when it is self-induced due to your personal choice you have to ask yourself if you really learned any lessons or if you are a closet masochist!
 
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