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Old Sat Sep 01, 2007, 11:53am
Mark Dexter Mark Dexter is offline
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Originally Posted by mick
Huh?
Sorry.
I'm too old.
Don't get it.
I don't think age has anything to do with it. They're both sports psychology terms.

BIRG = basking in reflected glory.
CORF = cutting off reflected failure.

Fans often show this when talking about their favorite teams. Last night, O's fans might have said "We won 9-8!" while Sox fans might have said "They lost 8-9."
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