Okay, let me see if I have this straight...
Laker fans are seeking out a Kings message board. They come to the board because they don't consider us rivals and, in fact, want to make sure we understand we're not their rivals. Yeah...
If some of us think there's a rivalry and some Laker fans think there's a rivalry, there is - most likely - a rivalry, at least as far as the collective we is concerned. And as Bricklayer pointed out above, we're not alone in the feeling. Virtually every broacaster of either team or at the national level has called it a rivalry. But if rivalry bothers you so much, why don't we just call it "parsnip"?
For the record, the "parsnip" existed before the fight between Christie and Fox. It started back in 1999, when the upstart Kings had the unmitigated gall not to simply fall down and die before the feet of the mighty Lakers. We actually had the nerve to entertain the possibility of beating said Lakers. And we gave them a run for their money more than once.
So, to this day, the parsnip flourishes. One part may not be equal to the task any longer - and I suspect that's the real reason the parsnip is being denied.

Laker fans are seeking out a Kings message board. They come to the board because they don't consider us rivals and, in fact, want to make sure we understand we're not their rivals. Yeah...
If some of us think there's a rivalry and some Laker fans think there's a rivalry, there is - most likely - a rivalry, at least as far as the collective we is concerned. And as Bricklayer pointed out above, we're not alone in the feeling. Virtually every broacaster of either team or at the national level has called it a rivalry. But if rivalry bothers you so much, why don't we just call it "parsnip"?
For the record, the "parsnip" existed before the fight between Christie and Fox. It started back in 1999, when the upstart Kings had the unmitigated gall not to simply fall down and die before the feet of the mighty Lakers. We actually had the nerve to entertain the possibility of beating said Lakers. And we gave them a run for their money more than once.
So, to this day, the parsnip flourishes. One part may not be equal to the task any longer - and I suspect that's the real reason the parsnip is being denied.
