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  1. Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!uvaarpa!darwin.sura.net!news.udel.edu!udel!bogus.sura.net!howland.reston.ans.net!paladin.american.edu!auvm!ORION.DEPAUL.EDU!PSYGRDDEC
  3. Message-ID: <PSYCGRAD%93012718194589@ACADVM1.UOTTAWA.CA>
  4. Newsgroups: bit.listserv.psycgrad
  5. Date:         Wed, 27 Jan 1993 17:00:00 CST
  6. Sender:       Psychology Graduate Students Discussion Group List
  7.               <PSYCGRAD@UOTTAWA.BITNET>
  8. From:         CASE ELIZABETH <PSYGRDDEC@ORION.DEPAUL.EDU>
  9. Subject:      RE: CowPlop Fans
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  12. It's called BIRGing -- Basking In Reflected Glory.  Whenever a team is
  13. doing well, you suddenly see a lot of T-shirts and other signs of support.
  14. It makes people feel good to  be associated with a winner.  As soon as the
  15. winner becomes a loser, however, support will also drop.
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  17. Doesn't make die-hard fans feel so good, though...
  18.  
  19. Elizabeth
  20. psygrddec@orion.depaul.edu
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