Top 10 signs you are a New York Yankees fan

Those loyal readers of Just South of North know that Brandon is a die hard Red Sox fan. So much so that at age 12 he permanently died his hair red. By being a Sox fan he also must not like the Yankees. Nay, he must despise the Yankees. Which he does quite well.

Me on the other hand, I just follow baseball cause there is nothing else to do in the summer sportswise. I just follow sports. Heck, I could even tell you who was in the snake wrangler championship in Kansas City, Missouri last summer. Yeah, without football my sporting world crumbles.

But there is one thing I do know, I don't like the Yankees. Why you might ask? Well, because I don't like dynasties.

So here you go, the JustSON Top 10 signs you are a New York Yankees fan: (we like lists of 10 around here)

10. You don't bend the bill on your baseball cap. Oh, and you leave the stickers on which is really dumb.

9. You root for Gonzaga. These go pretty much hand and hand.

8. You dress your kids up in all Yankees gear all the time. The poor little guys are screwed. They'll be forced into the evilness that is the Yankees.

7. You use Axe Body Spray. And to top it off, you think it will actually attract the women to you. That stuff smells like cat urine. (Editor's note: Cat urine actually smells better)

6. You wear whitey tighties.

5. You have a barbed wire tattoo around your calf or arm. Yeah, you're one tough guy now. Now be a man and root for a real team.

4. You "pop" your collar. Enough said.

3. You always, always, always wear a bluetooth headset. Going into the movies, got it in. At church, yep, still in. On the beach, you know it. Nothing says New York fan like the bluetooth.

2. Your profile pic on facebook shows you at a winter party with your shirt off. And you're flexing. And you're not buff. And we can see your ribs you're so scrawny. And you're hat is backward. I bet it's a Yankee's hat.

1. You live in New York. Who lives there? I'll tell you who. The Assistant to the Traveling Secretary for the New York Yankees Who's that? This guy:

Here's our scale. You get one point for each of the list that you do:

1-3: You're still a fan. I'd rather hangout with the snake wranglers than you.
4-6: You're not allowed in Boston.
7-9: Why? That is just wrong. And I bet you stink cause of the Axe Body Spray.
10: You have Derek Jeter's profile tattooed on your left butt cheek.

Reasons why you're single: When in the gym you hump a moose

Just South of North runs a reoccurring topic called, "Reasons why you're single." Well, today's event was far to good for just a short post. It got me thinking about all of the people in the gym.

Today I will talk about the reasons most of the people who go to gyms are single. Now I know that doesn't seem right. As in, "I go to the gym to look damn fine for the ladies." And while you may not be single outside of the gym, inside, you're a moron.

Guy 1: When working out always use the weight clamps
I don't know what it is with some guys, but many think that the weight clamps are not manly or something. However, I will tell you what is manly. Not using them, doing squats, loosing your balance, having the weights on one side slide off, which then makes the bar unbalanced causing the weights on the other side to flip and slide off too. All smashing to the ground and breaking a giant mirror on the wall.

Yeah, that's manly. And that is what I saw today.

Use the freaking weight clamps douchebag! It's not that hard. Oh wait, I forgot, you were trying to look cool.

Woman 1: When you go to a gym and think you're hot stuff, you probably aren't
You can spot (or hear) these girls a mile away. The tight clothes, the sports bra top, and the LOUD voice. Because what better way to get all of the people in the gym staring at you then too draw as much attention to yourself as possible? Talking really really loud will do this. And then you can flaunt what your mama gave you. Problem is, the girls that think they have it all, are usually the ones who don't. Yeah, they are usually about a 4. Maybe a 5. (depends on how many miles I had just run and if my vision is blurry because of it)

Guy 2: When performing your lifts, do not make noises like a moose in heat
Yes, you might be lifting a lot. Yes, it is probably heavy. Yes, it is more than most of the people around you can do. No, you do not have to grunt like you're a badass.

Tell me this, if you HAVE to grunt to lift weights, why doesn't everyone do it then? Because you don't have to. I can do my entire workout (yes, that includes lifting heavy weights) without grunting. I might breath heavy, but I don't make noises like I'm pushing out a kidney stone while lifting.

Woman 2: If you don't know how to use the machine, ask someone
Most people in a gym are really nice (minus the examples I've listed on this page) and if you just asked, they will help.

Instead, this lady gets on a machine, doesn't know how to use it. Gets off and waits around for someone else to use the machine. She then studies their every movement. Once they leave, she jumps back on, tries it again. Fails. Then stands to the side and waits for someone else. This repeats for the entire length of the workout. Yeah, feel the burn.

Guy 3: When you lift, bring a towel
This is just common courtesy. You're working out, you're gonna sweat. Yet, there is always the guy who comes in (usually wearing the cut off t-shirt so his pits are really hanging out there) and he sweats like a turkey in November. Everywhere.

He'll get up from the bench press and leave behind a puddle the size of Lake Erie. And of course he has no towel to clean up his leaky skin. He just moves on to the next machine. Which then forces me to walk to the paper towel machine, grab the cleaning spray and wipe up most of the Mississippi that he left on the bench.

Guy 4: When working out, pick a machine. Don't take up a whole area
There are more people in the gym than just you. Pick one machine and do your workout on it, then move to the next. This guy was never taught to share. He takes up seven different lifting areas, claiming the machine with various things he brought. An iPod on the bench press, a towel draped on the incline press, a shoe on the low row machine, a pair of pants on the bicep curl bench, his sweat puddle on the lat pull downs, you get the idea. And then, when you ask to work in, he says he's using all of them and to just wait.

I then move his stuff and use it anyway. Butthead.

Guy 5: Always flexing in the mirror
Now this is fine. It doesn't bother me. If you want to check yourself out, that's fine, be my guest. The problem arises when you stop in front of me (I am using the mirror to check my form during my lift) to flex your triceps, clench your ass and grunt. Get out of my way, you could see I was lifting here. Besides, you're 6'3" and weigh about 140. You're not exactly Mr. Muscle.

Guy 6: If you're listening to your own music, don't sing along
Sure the gym doesn't have the best selection of music, but it sure sounds better than you trying to sing to Let It Rock by Kevin Rudolf. Your version sounds more like a seagull choking on a taco. I don't know whether to tell you to shut up or to give you the Heimlich maneuver.

Guy 7: When lifting, always use the correct form
There is nothing more annoying then watching some guy slap on WAY too much weight, grab the lat pull down, and hump his way to 10. You're not doing anything. If you want to lift, then lift right. Don't lift dumb.

Then you get the guy who combines most of these.
The non weight clamp using, moose humping, overly sweaty, singing to Kelly Clarkson guy whose performing the lift wrong. And if you see him in the gym, just go home. Take a day off. After putting up with all these people, you deserve it.

If you fit one of these, then chances are you now have a reason why you're single.

"That" Bar Guy

I've been sampling the Spokane nightlife the past couple of nights and one thing is apparent, "That" Bar Guy has recently found a comeback in numbers rivaling the resurgence of the Grey Wolf in Montana. So if you'd to avoid having your evening "douched-up" than I highly recommend you avoid these people.


That guy that tries to pick fights with anyone he can


Instead of going to the bar to get laid, which he desperately needs to do, he instead stands at the urinal in the bar bathroom looking for somebody to pick a fight with. If that person so much as coughs funny, this guy immediately goes to "Homophobia Deathcon 3" in which case he follows the perpetrator out to his large group of friends and starts yelling "that guy in the red shirt is trying to start some shit."


However, this guy in all of his douchebaggery, usually picks the most laid back and easy-going group of the bunch who happens to be wearing a red shirt, causing his friends to give this guy the "I hope Rosanna Barr sits on your f---ing head someday" look.


Keep in mind this guy is usually around 40 years old, balder than Gary Payton (except for the sides) and dates 16-year old girls.


That guy that dances by himself... alot.


His unfortunate attraction to music has led him to try and "Save the Last Dance." Problem is, nobody wants to dance with him and his moves look like something out of the Chris Farley/Patrick Swayze Chippendales skit.


And then when he tries to pull out the in-air spin moves, the facade of his fedora/wifebeater/tap shoes falls straight through the floor.


That guy that takes of his shirt to ride the mechanical bull


...and throws it directly on that guy that tries to pick fights with anyone he can.


That guy that has a popped collar and tan that would make an Oompa Loompa jealous


But who cares if no girls want to dance with us. There's 20 of us brosephs here and we're having the time of our lives. HIGH FIVE!!!

That guy who's apparently sunburned because his frail ginger skin can't handle the summer sun

Avoid at all costs.