<p><strong><em>Popular football blogger Michael Tunison of KissingSuzyKolber.com </em>offers the no-hold-barred rules and bylaws that every football fan should know in <em>The Football Fan's Manifesto. </em>With humor and tough love, <em>The Football Fan's Manifesto</em> takes readers through the essential rules of fandom, such as picking a favorite team, and teaches them how to be true football fans.</strong></p><p>The Football Fan's Ten Commandments</p><ol><li>You Must Choose Your Team by the Age of Eight.</li><li>Value That Team Above All Else, Even Yourself.</li><li>Under No Circumstances Can You Switch Teams (And Expect to Live).</li><li>There is a Limit to the Amount of Merchandise You Can Own (But It's Very Generous).</li><li>Sportsmanship is for the Athletes. Fans Can Gloat Endlessly.</li><li>A Self-Induced Coma to Skip the Off-season is a Practical Solution to an Annoying Problem.</li><li>An Inoffensive Fantasy Football Name is a Lame Fantasy Football Name.</li><li>Wealth Doesn't Matter So Long As You Don't Have to Work Weekends.</li><li>Respect Superstitions. If Your Team Lost, It's Because You Jinxed Them.</li><li>In Life, the Order of Importance: Football First, Football Second, Football Third, Family . . . uh, I Don't Know, twelfth?</li></ol><p>These are just the basics if you wish to be a True Football Fan. The full picture is much more complex and boozy. Thankfully, <em>The Football Fan's Manifesto</em> is your very own playbook to the strict rules and bylaws that must be scrupulously observed. After all, trash-talking is an intricate science and running onto the field a dangerous but irresistible pursuit. There are many lessons to be learned, especially that choosing a favorite team to live and die with is not a choice made easily: It's the most important decision of your life!</p><p><strong><br/></strong></p>