About The License Plate Guy
by Ed Valentine on Oct 14, 2010 8:35 AM EDT
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Some of you asked the other day if it was possible to track down the 'License Plate Guy' and do an interview. Well, lo and behold I received an e-mail from him this week.
His name is Joe Ruback. As for that interview, turns out he recently did a full sit down with Patch.com.
Read it. Enjoy it. And note the advice about how to behave in a rival stadium.
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Seems like a real straight shooter to me.....
And I totally agree with his advice on attending away games. I went to school and lived right outside of Philly for a few years, I dont care what they say, Philly fans are the worst! But if you lay low you will be ok
+1
went to school in williamsport PA with all kids from the philly area.. being a Giants fan in a mostly Eagles fan school was tough for 4 years… you bet your a$$ i wore my giants Jersey every single Monday after a giants W…. also rocked out a mets jersey as much as possible but wasnt as proud to wear that one
by Plaxico Burress on Oct 14, 2010 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
same here Plax
I would love to wear my Giants gear the day after a win, but didnt get to wear the Mets gear as much…..although I was at the game when Todd Zeile hit two home runs against the Phillies, the second being the game winning one, classic!
I was just in Williamsport a few weeks back, great town
Damn
how many of us went to school near philly? On sundays or mondays when the Giants played I always rocked my Sehorn jersey (I had one that got stolen in the dorms so I had to get another. Stay classy philly fans). Walking around campus or the cafertia, a lot of “nice” words were said my way. Even the cooking staff did, I wonder how many of my burgers had a little flavor added to them.
Superman is back!
by The Always Well Dressed... on Oct 14, 2010 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
I went to school in Delaware
definitely Philly country. Used to wear my Giants & Mets stuff all the time. The Giants stuff was rough, b/c I was there from ‘02-’06, which was pretty much the high water mark of Eagles history, and they were definitely a better team than us during that stretch (the worst part was the Brian Westbrook punt return game – ugh), although my senior year was the year the Giants won the division and the Eagles suffered the Super Bowl hangover, so that was pretty awesome.
With the Mets stuff, the funny thing is that for most of that time, the Phillies were better than the Mets, yet I NEVER saw people wearing Phillies stuff, and I never got crap for wearing Mets stuff. I went to the last ever Mets-Phillies game @ the Vet, in a year that the Mets lost almost 100 games and the Phillies were competing for the wild card, and the place was almost half Mets fans (not that it was anywhere near full, it was pretty much empty). Now Phillies fans want to pretend their the best fans ever. They suck.
2009 Did Not Happen
+1
Philly fans are the biggest fair weather fans ever!
WOW
NOT TRUE!!!
We might criticize and yell at a guy for not performing…we might cheer and scream at a guy in the same game…
but win or lose, we’ll always be there. We’ve had some sucky seasons, but the stadium’s selling out and the bars are always packed.
So I don’t know where you’re coming from with the ‘fair weather’ idea.
In my mind, fair weather fans are the ones who only cheer or come out of the woodwork when the team is winning. That’s NOT philly.
I live in NY, and go to the same bar every week for the games. When the Giants are in the playoffs, all of a sudden, the bar is PACKED with people who have never come out before, wearing jerseys with the tags still on them (maybe to return them after?) That sounds a little fair-weather-ish to me, no?
"EFF YOU, WE'RE WINNING ANYWAY!!!!!!" (Bye, Dawk)
how right you are
The MNF game when mcnabb ran all over the Giants in the last few minutes to come from behind and win it. Watching that with a room full of all eagle fans and me was not fun. But at least I had the Halloween game Strahan had the INT TD to seal the win, my Political Science teacher the next day was so pissed and I was in the back of the room laughing.
Anyway.. Philly is always a football town first. When I was there, no one really cared for the Phillies that much cause the eagles were begining there NFC Championship losing streak. Now that they have been one of the best NL teams for the past 3 years, fans seem to pop out of everywhere.
They are already planning the parade. Hell in Apiril they said it was goona be sox vs phillies, counted the world champ Yankees out before the season even started, then in June when they slumped, Philly fans counted their own team out and were already planning for NFL training camp. Fair weather fan is a nice thing to call them.
Superman is back!
by The Always Well Dressed... on Oct 14, 2010 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
nice
cause the eagles were beginning there NFC Championship losing streak
BWAHAHAHAHAHA
You play to win the game!
by Simms-McConkey on Oct 14, 2010 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll grant that Philly is fairweather
toward the Flyers, Sixers, and Phillies…but that’s because we’re a football town.
We’re not fair-weather toward the Eagles.
Similar to what I see in NY (I live in Staten Island). NY is a baseball town. People support the Mets/Yankees year round and regardless of how they’re doing. The News/Post are all over what’s going on with baseball. But you only see Giants jerseys, and football fans in the beginning of the season, or during a good season.
"EFF YOU, WE'RE WINNING ANYWAY!!!!!!" (Bye, Dawk)
03-07
i was in eagle land… i wish i stayed in college for that 5th year only so I could gloat and gloat and gloat and wear giants jerseys every single day
by Plaxico Burress on Oct 14, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
99-03 for me
during the 2000 playoff game, I was home on winter break so did not get to gloat till the next week at the dorms. Then all my roommates acted like football was over as I watched the Viking slaughter alone with a big smile on my face.
Superman is back!
by The Always Well Dressed... on Oct 14, 2010 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
2000 playoff game
ah, what a great one that was… too bad they canceled the superbowl that year
there is nothing better then watching Giants playoff football while girls and eggs fan pretend the seasons over… kind of what we did after the 2009 season never happened
by Plaxico Burress on Oct 14, 2010 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
95-99 for me
a time that coincided with the Ray Rhodes era…in four years he went from being Coach of the Year to going 3-13 and being shown the exit. Still, a much better period of time from their POV than the Kotite years.
by Step up and make big plays on Oct 14, 2010 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Giants fan from Philly
Me too. I never got crap in my Philly suburb HS for wearing my Giants jacket/hats. Maybe the kids just didn’t care that much? I would have worn my Giants jersey on a Monday after a win more often, except it was the ’90s, so the vast majority of Mondays were out.
I caught some major flack once when I was a teenager. It was the week after the iceball game and I was wearing my Giants jacket while walking through Philly’s 69th St. Station. A couple of guys walking behind us, likely in their 20s, said “The GIANTS?! Boo! Go back to New York!”
One of the guys I was with was embarrassed to be seen with me, as if it was my fault that grown men lacked the self awareness to realize that picking on a 16-year-old kid makes THEM look bad.
I'm an Eagles fan in Staten Island
it’s EVERYWHERE…
when we beat you guys in the playoffs two years ago, I got hit with a pitcher of beer and two glass pints in the bar where I’ve been a regular EVERY sunday for 6 years.
"EFF YOU, WE'RE WINNING ANYWAY!!!!!!" (Bye, Dawk)
Big Boy seems to be a good guy
To bad most of the country doesn’t see that in him. I know he’s making a ton of money to be a backup, but I hipe he shows this season that he deserves to be in a blue uni next season.
Yes, I am a Giants fan. Now that we got that out of the way....
IMPEACH DOLAN!!!!
by wilddre22 on Oct 14, 2010 9:38 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
if he keeps his current attitude
and NEVER goes back to the shananagans he pulled the first few weeks, he’ll be back
by Plaxico Burress on Oct 14, 2010 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions
this guy
is the famous wide right dude they showed in the super bowl…. i see him on tv all the time…. hes the man
by The Blood of Eli on Oct 14, 2010 9:42 AM EDT reply actions
Seems like a good guy
Just proves that Giants fans are the best
All you hear about is the past, the past... the past is the !@#$ing past, this is the present.
THIS IS TEMPORARY! A CHAMPIONSHIP IS PERMANENT
-Michael Strahan
this guys is my hero....
I wonder how long he has been a fixture at Giants game. They said 7 years he’s been attending every single game….but i’m sure he was going prior to that as well.
I feel like I’ve been seeing him my entire life…..but again, my memory is shot….
"We need to get him some more game experience and see him make decisions on the run. But I think he's earned the opportunity." - Eli Manning
"If I'm curt, then I apologize" - Newman
my pops
told me hes seen this guy on tv way back in the early 90’s when i was just a tot after he saw him on tv during the 07 superbowl… im guessing hes been going to giants games for a long time
by Plaxico Burress on Oct 14, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I coulda swore the same....
"We need to get him some more game experience and see him make decisions on the run. But I think he's earned the opportunity." - Eli Manning
"If I'm curt, then I apologize" - Newman
I agree
I would agree with you guys. I swore I saw this guy on tv in an early 90’s game. I’m sure I have it somewhere on DVD too.
by uberfunction on Oct 14, 2010 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I think
2002/3 was when he first started going to every game, home and away. Sounds like he went to a lot before that too.
All you hear about is the past, the past... the past is the !@#$ing past, this is the present.
THIS IS TEMPORARY! A CHAMPIONSHIP IS PERMANENT
-Michael Strahan
the "Oh my God" guy
thats the best nickname. This guy is great, License Plates is a lot cooler to wear at the game then say…. a fireman’s helmet
Superman is back!
by The Always Well Dressed... on Oct 14, 2010 10:14 AM EDT reply actions
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Fireman Ed is such a douche… RRAAARRRR im angry all the time RAARRRRR J-E-T-S RARRRR
by Plaxico Burress on Oct 14, 2010 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Haha!!..If Fireman Ed pissed on a fire it would turn into an inferno..with all the booze in his system.."Poof!!"..
That guy’s a walking gas can..wearing a firehat..
"When I was a boy and had no sense I got my pecker stuck in an electric fence..Well it curled my hair and tickled my balls, and made me shit in my overalls"
Did he pay his fine for assaulting
The Giants fan in the preseason game?
"I play real sports…not trying to be the best at exercising."
"I'm a bulletproof tiger man!"
- Kenny Powers "Eastbound and Down" (season 1)
I'd have just kicked him the nuts..I did that before to a Jet fan..
"When I was a boy and had no sense I got my pecker stuck in an electric fence..Well it curled my hair and tickled my balls, and made me shit in my overalls"
We all owe you a "thank you" for your actions...
That Jet fan should have paid for ruining your shoe…
"I play real sports…not trying to be the best at exercising."
"I'm a bulletproof tiger man!"
- Kenny Powers "Eastbound and Down" (season 1)
Well it was my knee..This clown grabbed my neck..
After I told him to stop jumping the bathroom line..Hell everybody had to take a leak..You can’t purchase a ‘fast pass’ to the urinals…My buddy who was right behind me and we were laughing about that incident last week..He asked “Do you remember what you said when that guy went down all curled up pissing in his pants?”..I said not really..He said I told the guy to get up and fight like a man..and then told him “Ooops your now a mushed up Pussy..That could lead to a domestic violence charge”..but anyhow the yellow jackets threw him out and even other Jet fans cheered..Wet pants and all he got rocket launched..
"When I was a boy and had no sense I got my pecker stuck in an electric fence..Well it curled my hair and tickled my balls, and made me shit in my overalls"
I love it, dude...
You know that everyone in line went back and told that story to everyone they knew. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people had a laugh at his expense and owe you for the entertainment.
"I play real sports…not trying to be the best at exercising."
"I'm a bulletproof tiger man!"
- Kenny Powers "Eastbound and Down" (season 1)
Well.the funniest..part of that story is what I said to my Wife..
We were gone for 45 minutes..had to talk to security..other fans including Jet fans had to back me up on what happened..So anyway, we finally get back to our seats and both our wives are looking at us..and mine asked me:“What took you so long…and what was all that ruckus going on up there?”..I told her:" ‘Nuttin’ honey..just a long line"…Well, when my buddy Dave heard me say that, like that, I thought he was going to die..it took him all the strength he had to stop from busting out laughing his ass off..haha “Nuttin Honey”…haha
"When I was a boy and had no sense I got my pecker stuck in an electric fence..Well it curled my hair and tickled my balls, and made me shit in my overalls"
The "nothing honey" defense...
A classic that I have broken out myself once or twice. Of course, the disapproving “that’s a bunch of bullshit” eye roll is always the reply.
"I play real sports…not trying to be the best at exercising."
"I'm a bulletproof tiger man!"
- Kenny Powers "Eastbound and Down" (season 1)
You'd be angry too...
if you had to watch the Jets games every week!
LOL
ok yea you’re right. if i had to go through as many 2-14 seasons as the Jets have, and if i had to watch Chad Pennington be my QB for that long, id be angry too… but hey.. i had to deal with the Dave Brown and Danny Kannel years and im still not THAT angry
by Plaxico Burress on Oct 14, 2010 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Just imagine what Favre was forcing them to look at when he was on the sideline...
(shuttering)
"I play real sports…not trying to be the best at exercising."
"I'm a bulletproof tiger man!"
- Kenny Powers "Eastbound and Down" (season 1)
hahahahaha
too soon
Superman is back!
by The Always Well Dressed... on Oct 14, 2010 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Geezus!!!..His second gray-haired beard..'Uncle Willy and the twins'..Bluey!!!haha
"When I was a boy and had no sense I got my pecker stuck in an electric fence..Well it curled my hair and tickled my balls, and made me shit in my overalls"
Dude...you're killing me lately...
"I play real sports…not trying to be the best at exercising."
"I'm a bulletproof tiger man!"
- Kenny Powers "Eastbound and Down" (season 1)
not just Dave Brown...
…but Kent Graham. There was a minor QB controversy in like 1994.
by Step up and make big plays on Oct 14, 2010 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
wow kent graham... #13?
i guess i blocked that one out of my memory.
by Plaxico Burress on Oct 14, 2010 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
My step-father has met him a few times
being a fireman and frequenter of wet-downs. He says he’s a prick.
he looks like a prick
a guy who thinks hes way more important then he is.. guaranteed hes all like “grr im fireman ed that makes me better then you cuz i yell at jets games grrr”
by Plaxico Burress on Oct 14, 2010 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I dunno
Tuck looked pretty good in his Giants fire helmet after the win against the Panthers on 9/11.
good point
a green helmet is uncalled for then
Superman is back!
by The Always Well Dressed... on Oct 14, 2010 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I counted eight plates..On a scale of 1-10 I give him an 8..
If he steals 2 more cars..He gets a 10..
"When I was a boy and had no sense I got my pecker stuck in an electric fence..Well it curled my hair and tickled my balls, and made me shit in my overalls"
Ha
"I play real sports…not trying to be the best at exercising."
"I'm a bulletproof tiger man!"
- Kenny Powers "Eastbound and Down" (season 1)
Look at the shirt in the picture above.
Talk about classy, he even wears a breast cancer awareness shirt to the ball game, when the NFL is supporting the cause. Not only does it elevate his fandom, but how are you going to screw with that guy, you’d have to be Hitler (or a Philly fan) to mess with him last Sunday.
Hitler was a Philly fan...
He believed Rocky was real…before he existed
"I play real sports…not trying to be the best at exercising."
"I'm a bulletproof tiger man!"
- Kenny Powers "Eastbound and Down" (season 1)
I already saw it here but
This guy >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>that firemen douche
UDDDDAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!
Η κόλαση δεν έχει μυστικά
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!!!!!!
"fuk u i hate peas"- CNCITINFO (Random BGN troll)
This is coming from a retired Air Force guy...I commend you real firefighters for all you do..
That guy desicrates a very special piece of equipment..You guys save lives..This guy is an idiot..He should just dress up as Bozo the Clown..
"When I was a boy and had no sense I got my pecker stuck in an electric fence..Well it curled my hair and tickled my balls, and made me shit in my overalls"
i dont think anything could make firemen look bad
except for that calendar you guys do each year
by Plaxico Burress on Oct 14, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
its funny how this post
turned into a fireman ed bash fest haha. our “superfan” is so much better… just nothing but class from good ol Joey Rubes.. no scuffles with fans, no veins popping out of his eyes while he screams at everyone, no “im better then you” attitude.
by Plaxico Burress on Oct 14, 2010 2:21 PM EDT reply actions
Yep..I'd donate to help him pay for all the registrations he has to produce when he gets pulled over by a cop..
“Did I pull one car over? or eight?”
"When I was a boy and had no sense I got my pecker stuck in an electric fence..Well it curled my hair and tickled my balls, and made me shit in my overalls"
better hope the cop is a giants fan too
if he gets pulled over in philly BBV might have to do a fundraiser to bail him out
by Plaxico Burress on Oct 14, 2010 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
hate fireman ed
and “used to live in philly” post, haha. Pretty cool how Joe is friendly with players like Jacobs… he’s livin the dream.
Superman is back!
by The Always Well Dressed... on Oct 14, 2010 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
He's awesome.
In our Super Bowl run in 2007, you could see him each and every one of the NFL film features.
he's pretty great
but Joe might be second to this guy in 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMvCQ6Smknk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8pDCPXEB6c&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdI2jJC7gwc&feature=related
Superman is back!
by The Always Well Dressed... on Oct 14, 2010 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh nice! Joe Ruback!
Nice post Ed. I actually bumped into Joe a couple years back and somehow came across his email right after the Giants superbowl win. He’s been shown in a couple of Giants highlights through the years and I wrote him to tell him that he is the biggest Giants fan I know and congrats on the Superbowl win. He was a really nice guy. Samsung also had a NFL fan video contest and I remember seeing his video in there. That’s diehard. Anyway, nice post Ed.
indeed....good man
"We need to get him some more game experience and see him make decisions on the run. But I think he's earned the opportunity." - Eli Manning
"If I'm curt, then I apologize" - Newman
LICENSE PLATE GUY
Hey guys- I’m not much of a writer but I couldn’t help but chime in and let you guys know alittle something about me. For one THANKS ED for the post really feels great to read what good things people have to say about a typical GMEN fan and the GMEN. I’m a fan just like everybody else on this site just happens I attend every GMEN game. Trust me if my wife didn’t support it or my daughter didn’t love the stories behind the games I’d be at the home games and that’s all. Season ticket holder my whole life, I’ve been going to games since I was 7 and was at the Pisarcik game so that should tell you how long Ive been around. When I was 16 my Dad told me I should wear my yellow plate off my car to the game and poof License plate guy was born I guess. I started to go to the away games 7 yrs ago and during the Superbowl 42 run I decided to sit front row behind the GMEN bench and the GMEN just kept winning so since I’m just as superstition as Parcells I just kept going…..7 yrs later I’m still doing it.
The GMEN organization does not pay for any away games, hotels, food money, tickets, airfare or even a cup of coffee but then again I’ve never asked. I’m just a huge GMEN fan and I hope to meet some of you at the stadium in either my section 144 row 7 or on the road. Keep up the good work ED!!!
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