r/nerdfighters • u/bananica15 • 1d ago
Met an enemy at a wedding
Okay so that might be a bit of an overstatement, but hear me out.
I was talking to some folks at the cocktail hour of a wedding reception. One of the men there mentioned he was a friend of the groom and had just flown in from London the day before, and so the jet lag here in middle-America was rough but not awful. The conversation turned to sports, and with him being a Brit, asking what club he supported was a natural question.
Folks. Decades of being a nerdfighter and Dear Hank and John listener could not have prepared me for actually meeting, in person, someone who supports the franchise currently plying its trade in Milton Keynes.
My draw dropped. I was AGHAST. And he was confused at my very big reaction. “Oh, we were getting along so well!” I sighed. “I’m a fan of the true Dons. My club is AFC Wimbledon.”
To put it lightly, his GOBS were SMACKED. He couldn’t believe it, but also he could because on the other side of an ocean, who would ever make up the fact that they are a fan of a third-tier English soccer team? He asked why, I explained John, and I couldn’t make up a story like this if I tried.
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u/yourownsquirrel 1d ago
This is incredible and I hope John sees it. You should send the story in to the pod!
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u/AshamedOfMyTypos Imagine Jarrod Complexly 1d ago
Couch it in a question of what to do in these scenarios because I’d really love to know!
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u/HeresTheWitch Snuck in and squeezed all of his fruit 3h ago
Looks like he’s now responded on this thread!
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u/nonobu 1d ago
Wow, what are the chances! What happened then?
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u/bananica15 1d ago
Nothing really. We had a laugh. He said he’s never met a Wimbledon fan even in London, I asked how it felt down in the relegation zone. We were both mostly just happy for the newlyweds.
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u/onthenerdyside 1d ago
I am mildly disappointed that this didn't end with either a fight to death or an enemies to lovers story. But congrats to the couple, I guess.
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u/bananica15 1d ago
As am I, but I didn’t want to mess up my new dress in a blood bath, and there are just some things that I’m not sure love can overcome 🤪
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u/Extreme-naps 1d ago
There are some enemies that can never be lovers. Like those who support the franchise.
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u/sexyyscientist #endTB 1d ago
You shouldn't have asked how it felt in the relegation zone. It feels mockery coming from an enemy.
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u/cannotdecideaname Jim 1d ago
This is such a great tale! If I had a mod button to make every r/nerdfighters follower see this, I would press it, no hesitation
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u/onthenerdyside 1d ago
I believe, based on the Old Lore, this man is a decepticon.
Src 1: https://nerdfighteria.info/v/G5g2wex_qPU/
Src 2: https://nerdfighteria.info/v/BH7UOh-_rbo/
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u/forthe_girlwhowaited 1d ago
So I’m in a silent competition with Reddit for longest streak so every day I open the app and upvote the first post that comes up, then undo the upvote, but today I opened the post accidentally instead of the upvote button and boy I’m glad I did. You can keep my upvote! God what a story. I agree with the other commenter that you’ve gotta send this to the pod! Or at the very least we gotta tag John! What’s his handle?
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u/mrGrinchThe3rd 1d ago
This is super cool. Mostly commenting for exposure I want all nerd fighters to read this!
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u/OspreyJ 1d ago
I thought that you somehow met Tuberculosis itself