The Definitive List Of Best Types Of Boos
A couple weeks ago I posted the video of Kris Jenner getting booed at the I heart radio concert:
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And I gotta be honest, I haven't stopped booing since. The original point of my first blog was that I wasn't much of a booer. Never really been a boo guy. Which is ironic considering I'm resident hater of the year. But through all the years of hate I just never felt the need to make my feelings public. I just internalized all that hate. Until now. I feel like I've had some sort of epiphany. Like how chicks have their sexual awakening later in life. Only instead of sex, we're talking about booing. I've learned to appreciate and value a good, deep, hearty boo. So without further ado, here is the definitive list of the best types of boos (note - I use my own team's examples. Everyone has their own though):
UPDATED 8/31/2021 The "Fans booing you after you metaphorically boo them back for booing you initially” Boo
A newcomer! A late entry! This is one of the heartiest BOOS I've heard in a while. But thats what happens when you've been on a team for like 3 weeks, said team loses like 12 games of ground in about 25 games, and you then invent a thumbs down gesture and tell the media "We're going to do the same thing to let the fans know how it feels." The average 50, 60 year old guy sitting at home - who doesnt understand that this was all directed towards the true ASSHOLE fans who are permanently negative and harass and torment players on social media - is gonna boo his fucking DICK OFF.
The "GET THE FUCK OFF MY TEAM" Boo
Don't confuse this with just a standard "this guy sucks" boo.? This is not a "you struck out to end the inning" type of boo. A lot of fans will throw a casual, one time boo at their team when they don't get the job done in a specific instance. This is a premature, really unwarranted boo. But the GTFOMT Boo is special. As a Mets/Jets/Knicks fan, my people are experts in this field. These are boos reserved for Jason Bay or Oliver Perez. The Wayne Hunters of the world. It can even apply to the front office for the Isiah Thomas types. When you're truly #Done with a guy, a guttural boo from deep within the cockles of your heart comes out.
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The "Villain" Boo
I'm not talking about the other team taking the field and he give a one-off boo. I'm talking about Chase Utley coming to Citi Field after breaking Tejada's leg. I'm talking John Rocker coming to Shea after saying everyone in New York has AIDS. Clemens after throwing at Piazza. Boos that turn into a "go fuck your mother you cocksucker!" Boos that might turn into batteries being thrown.
The "Judas Returns" Boo
Riley after returning to the Garden with the Heat. Lebron returning to Cleveland after leaving for the Heat. Man, fuck the Heat, huh? Nothing more vociferous than a stabbed-in-the-back-boo.
The "Ref Blows A Call" Boo
Referees and official were put on this earth to be booed. Simple as that. The most thankless job in the world, where the only feed back you hear is negative. In the moment of booing the ref you truly believe he should lose his job and possibly be deported. There's usually a double dip too - the boo in real time and then the full blown UPROAR upon seeing said call confirmed incorrect on the Jumbotron. That second round is deafening. PS - The "Blown call" boo is such a fan favorite in baseball it just translates into "Umps Taking The Field" boo. Sometimes we just let those dickheads hear our wrath before they've even done anything wrong.
The "Flopping" Boo
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Reserved these days almost exclusively for Lebron James. (CP3s elicits more of a "this motherfucker…" sort of response.) When a superstar of elite talent needs to resort to cheap tricks, the crowd loses all respect for you as a competitor. This often is combined directly with the Blown Call Boo for a perfect storm of Booing.
The "Commissioner" Boo
Almost a 100% Boo Rate. It takes a very special type of Commissioner to not get booed. Not even sure they exist. Its like a unicorn. I feel like Adam Silver doesnt really get booed but thats about it. Nobody really knows Manfred yet, but Lord knows Selig was booed. Bettman…God bless Bettman. I feel like the man rolls out of bed and gets Booed. Commissioner Boo is A+ stuff.
The WWF Boo
There is no boo quite like that of a crowd of like 20,000 people all getting themselves worked up over fictional characters and scripted story lines. The boos John Cena got, the "You Suck!" chants to Kurt Angle's music, Hollywood Hogan getting trash thrown at him. Sidenote, not really booing, but when they used to throw the chairs in the ring at ECW matches, it was the craziest shit ever"
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No crowd compares to a wrestling crowd.
The Ancient Booer in Princess Bride
Quite simply put, the Greatest Boo Ever Recorded.
The "When You Go To Rehab For Marijuana" Boo
You ever suck dick for marijuana?
The "The New York Jets Screwed Up The Draft Again" Boo
An absolutely timeless boo.
The "Fan Interferes With The Home Team" Boo
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It was immortalized by Steve Bartman, but this incident is hardly contained just to him. The fan who fucks with the home team on a home run or a foul ball instantly becomes the most hated man in the building. Boos will often turn to an "Assssshole…Assssshole" chant.
The "I've just locked you in a treasure chest and I'm going to fill it with scorpions" Boo
No other boos even come close to the Boo Box boos. Scariest boos ever.
The "Boo that isnt a Boo At All"
Cruuuuuuuz. Mooooooose. Bruuuuuuuce. If you name ends is a "oose" type of sound the crowd is legally obligated and contractually bound to chant it like a boo even though its nothing but praise.
The Kiss Cam Boo
If you're too cool for the Kiss Cam? BOOOOO!!!! If you try to0 hard on the Kiss Cam? BOOOOO!!!!! If you're on the Kiss Cam in general? BOOOOOO!!!!!!!
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The "You just got cut by a coworker waiting on?the Pretzel Line" Boo
Boooo.
The "Party" Boo
A special moment where you get to boo someone directly in their face. You're not in a crowd or sitting hundreds of feet away. You're right in their grill. The guy who says he's gonna chug and fails. The kid who pussies out on a dare. The shmuck who crushes?the ping pong ball or breaks the funnel. BOOOO!!!!! BOOOO!!!! FUCKING BOOOOOO!!!!!!!
And last but not least the "I'm an invincible ghost with razor sharp teeth but such a big pussy I disappear if you look at me" Boo
You dont like my list?
BOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! BOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!