In my previous blog, I wrote about the 10 Rules for Being My Friend. I was flooded with e-mails and notes from people saying they really enjoyed taking my artificial test.

So if you passed my original test and you are a legitimate sports fan, it's now time for you to take my second test. This time, there are no questions for you to answer.

You are simply about to learn what type of fan you are.

Fan Type #1 - Most Annoying Guy EVER

Favourite teams include: Montreal Canadiens, New York Yankees, Boston Celtics

Favourite saying: "How many championships has your team won? Talk to me when you have 20 banners hanging from your rafters."

Favourite hobbies: Buying CDs from music stores in the mall and relishing the way life used to be.

Fan Type #2 - Mr. New-Found Confidence

Favourite teams: Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots

Favourite saying: "How many championships has your team won in the last five years?"

Favourite hobbies: Pretending that everything before the turn of the millennium (especially the year 1986) never happened.

Fan Type #3 - The Eternal Pessimist

Favourite teams: Chicago Cubs, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Lions

Favourite Saying: "I just want to see one championship before I die."

Favourite Hobbies: Searching for Amelia Earhart's body, voting for the NDP in federal elections and participating in a number of other pointless endeavors.

Fan Type #4 - The Eternal Optimist

Favourite teams: Houston Astros, Ottawa Senators, Utah Jazz,

Favourite Saying: "Our window to win a championship has not closed."

Favourite Hobbies: Digging up statistics to show how your team has won more regular season games than any other franchise since 1998.

Fan Type #5 - The Bandwagon Jumper From the early 1990s

Favourite teams: Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Braves, Dallas Cowboys

Favourite Saying: "I just don't have the time to cheer for my teams now that I have a wife and two kids."

Favourite hobbies: Secretly cheering for the new wave of bandwagon teams, including the Cleveland Cavaliers and Pittsburgh Penguins.

Fan Type #6 - Mr. Dull

Favourite teams: New Jersey Devils, San Antonio Spurs, Florida Marlins

Favourite Saying: "It's not boring when it's your team winning the title."

Favourite Hobbies: Eating vanilla ice cream while watching the National Paint Drying Championships from Brandon, Manitoba.

Fan Type #7 - Mr. Intimidation

Favourite teams: Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Flyers

Favourite Saying: "We have the toughest fans, so don't even think about wearing a visiting jersey to our stadium."

Favourite Hobbies: Wearing black and talking tough to female co-workers while failing to point out you haven't won a championship in a quarter-century.

Fan Type #8 - The Guy with No Hope

Favourite teams: Atlanta Thrashers, Los Angeles Clippers, Texas Rangers and Arizona Cardinals

Favourite Saying: "My schedule is wide open this weekend."

Favourite Hobbies: Watching the All-Star game every year to see your favourite players actually surrounded by some legitimate talent.





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