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With out wanting to punctute your pet theory about independents (I'm one) I don't hang out at the local pool hall, or even have a "brewsky" at home with the fellas to watch a ballgame.
I'm a very infrequent drinker (with a preference for Persian tea) and I hate every spectator sport played competitively here in the western hemisphere and beyond.
So, the bottom line, when you try to tag and categorize a constituency of people, you should begin by knowing what you're talking about, and just in general, by being in touch with the times and contemporary society.
It should be noted, probably, not to mention profitably, that you should take sterner stock of yourself. You are way off the mark, and waaaay out of touch.