and I'll give fair warning... this is grimace kinda stuff.

Two acquaintances... not really friends.... when I was congratulating their kids about playing a good game... said this, (paraphrased) - "Your Rams are great this year. Man, if they don't win the SB it's going to bad".

Obviously they meant that as a compliment.... but both times it was like getting hit in the face with a bucket of ice water... I recoiled, (noticeably I think)... and ended the conversations abruptly.

I don't really talk Rams with friends.... never been a smack talker, no interest in it whatsoever. I like congratulations... like anyone... but I prefer, "Congratulations, the Rams are doing well"... and leave it at that. - JamesJM