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Old Sat Sep 01, 2007, 11:53am
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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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Old Sat Sep 01, 2007, 02:12pm
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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.
Here's another one.......FTBS
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Old Sat Sep 01, 2007, 03:15pm
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Here's another one.......FTBS
The entire team??
Not even Ron Jeremy could handle that!
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Old Sat Sep 01, 2007, 05:05pm
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The entire team??
Not even Ron Jeremy could handle that!
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