Who hasn't been slightly depressed by an announcement on a scoreboard commanding fans to MAKE SOME NOISE, and the videotaped pleas from players ("I CAN'T HEAR YOU" etc.), agitating for roars?

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Ms. HAYNES-SMITH: I can't hear you.

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"Louder, I can't hear you!"

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"I can't tell you how many times I hear answers like, 'I would buy a Ferrari, or an airplane, ' " he says.

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"If I have to hear those chants every time, you can't go forward like that, " Balotelli told Mediaset in Italy.

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Maybe I'm just being a panicky New Englander, but when 2 to 3 feet of snow drops on your city so fast that you can practically hear the thump, I can't imagine how we'd get our streets and trolley tracks cleaned fast enough to avoid a day when it's better if everyone just stays at home, does some shoveling and watches "Buffy" seasons 1-4.

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