JohnNord Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 The Athletic paid one of its writers to travel to the Bills/Miami game to interview the first fan to go through a table at a Bills game. LOL. He ends up discussing the entire Bills tailgating scene and culture in Buffalo. I think it’s a fun little article that people will enjoy - especially Buffalo transplants. https://theathletic.com/2949782/2021/11/16/its-a-perfect-day-to-smash-a-table-a-journey-into-the-heart-of-bills-fandom/?source=user_shared_article “He pinpoints the date when it happened: Sept. 20, 2015. He shows me a time-stamped video: 11:50 a.m. He knows he’s probably not the first person to ever do it at a Bills game, but he also can’t find any evidence that he’s not. “I shot the musket ball that started the American Revolution,” he grins. The waitress walks over. Jordan orders us 20 medium wings and two Blues, plus a beef on weck to split. He tells the waitress it’s my first time in Buffalo. She smiles. “Welcome,” she says warmly. Then: “You’re not getting any ranch.” 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar High JA17 Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 almost as cool as the BillsMafia slogan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Huff Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 I don’t get it but it’s good harmless fun…. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Waiting for the Critical Table Smashing theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockpile233 Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 (edited) Stupid article. Friends of mine were doing this much earlier and I saw one as early as 1996 when I was a kid at a game. This guy is a DB for claiming otherwise he didn’t even attempt to look. For example: 2007 or 2008 Edited November 16, 2021 by Rockpile233 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, Rockpile233 said: Stupid article. Friends of mine were doing this much earlier and I saw one as early as 1996 when I was a kid at a game. This guy is a DB for claiming otherwise. For example: 2007 or 2008 That’s no ***** plastic table! Arrrgh!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 12 minutes ago, Rockpile233 said: Stupid article. Friends of mine were doing this much earlier and I saw one as early as 1996 when I was a kid at a game. This guy is a DB for claiming otherwise he didn’t even attempt to look. For example: 2007 or 2008 Yeah it was very common for people to intentionally leave tables or charcoal grills etc.. behind in lot 1 after games and then for post-game tailgaters to destroy said items. They were cheap back then. By the time this video was shot multiple generations had grown up on wrestlers smashing thru tables. The obvious gimmick is that the table largely breaks what would otherwise be a very bad fall. 2015........sheesh.........talk about a recency bias. Hoary archivist @Bob Lamb once did that to one of those 50 gallon drum garbage cans after a game in the 1990's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockpile233 Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 1 minute ago, BADOLBILZ said: Yeah it was very common for people to intentionally leave tables or charcoal grills etc.. behind in lot 1 after games and then for post-game tailgaters to destroy said items. They were cheap back then. By the time this video was shot multiple generations had grown up on wrestlers smashing thru tables. The obvious gimmick is that the table largely breaks what would otherwise be a very bad fall. 2015........sheesh.........talk about a recency bias. Hoary archivist @Bob Lamb once did that to one of those 50 gallon drum garbage cans after a game in the 1990's. Old Lot 1 before they paved it was peak tailgating. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 26 minutes ago, Brennan Huff said: I don’t get it but it’s good harmless fun…. Until someone breaks a bone or gets set on fire. I just thought it came from people watching too much WWE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Duffy Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 22 minutes ago, Rockpile233 said: Stupid article. Friends of mine were doing this much earlier and I saw one as early as 1996 when I was a kid at a game. This guy is a DB for claiming otherwise he didn’t even attempt to look. For example: 2007 or 2008 Yeah when I got to the part that read it happened in 2015, immediately knew that couldn't be more wrong. And I agree with you that it seems he didn't even bother to simply look it up. Maybe he was lazy when he did this lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnNord Posted November 16, 2021 Author Share Posted November 16, 2021 6 minutes ago, Sheneneh Jenkins said: Yeah when I got to the part that read it happened in 2015, immediately knew that couldn't be more wrong. And I agree with you that it seems he didn't even bother to simply look it up. Maybe he was lazy when he did this lol. I am sure there were complication videos circulating YouTube before 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Duffy Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Just now, JohnNord said: I am sure there were complication videos circulating YouTube before 2015 Yeah I mean this is something that getting info about is as easy as it gets. I wouldn't even really consider calling it research lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 I think this tradition is moronic …. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnNord Posted November 16, 2021 Author Share Posted November 16, 2021 3 minutes ago, BuffaloBill said: I think this tradition is moronic …. The Bills hate it too. I can’t say I love it, but it doesn’t bother me either. I have gotten a kick out of the videos that circulated the internet in the past Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lamb Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 On 11/16/2021 at 1:29 PM, BADOLBILZ said: Yeah it was very common for people to intentionally leave tables or charcoal grills etc.. behind in lot 1 after games and then for post-game tailgaters to destroy said items. They were cheap back then. By the time this video was shot multiple generations had grown up on wrestlers smashing thru tables. The obvious gimmick is that the table largely breaks what would otherwise be a very bad fall. 2015........sheesh.........talk about a recency bias. Hoary archivist @Bob Lamb once did that to one of those 50 gallon drum garbage cans after a game in the 1990's. It was a fire hazard! Cheap asphalt covering can catch fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 On 11/16/2021 at 4:49 PM, BuffaloBill said: I think this tradition is moronic …. That's largely because it's practitioners are morons...and drunk. That's the daily double right there! For whatever reason, football games, especially in Buffalo, attract the lowest societal common denominator. On 11/16/2021 at 4:53 PM, JohnNord said: The Bills hate it too. I can’t say I love it, but it doesn’t bother me either. I have gotten a kick out of the videos that circulated the internet in the past You should love this one---guy snaps his leg in half. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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