# How do I fake my way through a super bowl party? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 3, 2011, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-fake-my-way-through-a-super-bowl-party/569957 "2011-02-03T00:06:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-fake-my-way-through-a-super-bowl-party/569957/61 "2011-02-04T10:16:48Z")
Say “which one is the quarter back?” Make sure they can hear the space between “quarter” and “back”. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-fake-my-way-through-a-super-bowl-party/569957/62 "2011-02-04T10:25:53Z")
My church actually cancels its night service to throw a Superbowl party… And yet the majority of people there don’t really know anything about football other than the names of the teams playing. So I think you’d be okay. You can fake it for fun, but don’t feel like you have to. Nobody’s ever cornered me, and all I know about football is the rules (which you can look up online). ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-fake-my-way-through-a-super-bowl-party/569957/63 "2011-02-04T18:28:52Z")
> [@qazwart](#): > > The other thing you can do is find a cute girl, and confess to her you really don’t understand football. Either she’ll start to tutor you in how great football is, or she’ll agree with you and you can both poke fun at everyone else. This is definitely the way to go. And while everyone is glued to the tube, you two can hog the pizza and chips-n-dip. ---
**Author:** ![Ibanez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-fake-my-way-through-a-super-bowl-party/569957/64 "2011-02-05T00:58:07Z")
Fuck faking it. Just be honest if someone asks you. Don’t know, don’t care etc. I’m here for the social aspect and food. You have a risk of being exposed otherwise. Most guys understand not every guy is into sports and the ones that razz you about with statements like “what kind of guy isn’t into football ?” Just respond with “The homo kind” and blow him a kiss. That’s what I did at a Grey Cup party the room broke out into laughter. ---
**Author:** ![Ambihelical\_Hexnut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4491bb/32.png) [@Ambihelical\_Hexnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambihelical_Hexnut)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-fake-my-way-through-a-super-bowl-party/569957/65 "2011-02-05T02:14:58Z")
> [@qazwart](#): > > If anyone asks you about what you think about football, talk about how the Dallas Cowboys haven’t been the same since the Tom Landry era, and how great the old _ **Green Bay Packards** _ were. Who ever asked you will quickly back away slowly and find someone else to pester. > > The other thing you can do is find a cute girl, and confess to her you really don’t understand football. Either she’ll start to tutor you in how great football is, or she’ll agree with you and you can both poke fun at everyone else. Be sure to bring [this cake](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wGr8njEWjtI/TUtl178VTEI/AAAAAAAARZQ/ISgZOXiK7Zk/s1600/Kate%2BDav-ow-Packards.jpg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-fake-my-way-through-a-super-bowl-party/569957.md?page=3)