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NFL Fans: Cincinnati Bengals

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The Resume

    (1968- )
    Root for their AFC team
    They dress or paint themselves in the team colors of Black, Orange and White
    Distracted by team cheerleaders, the Ben Gals
    They love their mascot, Who-Dey

Why they might be annoying:

    There are many empty seats at games, which means the home games are blacked out on local TV.
    School children of Bengals fans refuse to wear Bengals garb because the team is dreadful.
    Ticket scalping is legal in Cincinnati. There is one problem though; nobody wants Bengals tickets.
    A Cincinnati Congressman feels the city and fans were misled in giving public approval to build Paul Brown Stadium. They claim they would not have passed the tax increase if they knew the Bengals would not put a decent product on the field.
    In 1989, Coach Sam Wyche was forced to yell at the rowdy crowd, who were throwing snowballs on the field. He grabbed the public address microphone and yelled 'Will the next person that sees anybody throw anything onto this field point them out and get them out of here. You don't live in Cleveland, you live in Cincinnati.'
    Their mascot Who-Dey sounds like the name of Hussain's kids.

Why they might not be annoying:

    They long for the days when the 'Ickey Shuffle' was the big thing.
    They get excited once a year, for the 15 minutes in April when the Bengals have their usual early draft pick.

Credit: My Nephew Rich


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 100 Votes: 42.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 156 Votes: 56.41% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 72.22% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 89 Votes: 46.07% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 47 Votes: 70.21% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 54 Votes: 64.81% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 113 Votes: 74.34% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 197 Votes: 77.16% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 185 Votes: 69.19% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 307 Votes: 67.43% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 406 Votes: 69.70% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 250 Votes: 68.00% Annoying