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wtf is a stan

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I see the word all over this forum wtf does it mean?
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    CoenCoen Posts: 5,711
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    It means an obsessive/over the top/stalker type fan of an artist. Taken from the Eminem song of the same name.
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    BedlemBedlem Posts: 2,629
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    stalker / fan - stan.

    It just means somone who is completely infatuated with a certain artist.
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    Red+BloodedRed+Blooded Posts: 4,676
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    Really?

    That's clever, i never got why that song was called Stan but now I do.

    God i feel really stupid.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 739
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    Stan makes no sence, Sfan would be better :)

    I get the eminem refrence though.
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    rombodrombod Posts: 5,252
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    I'm not really sure.
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    ben1993ben1993 Posts: 1,215
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    stalker-fan = stan.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,194
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    Red+Blooded wrote: »
    Really?

    That's clever, i never got why that song was called Stan but now I do.

    God i feel really stupid.

    lol me too, i just thought it was called stan because that was the guys name :D

    I agree, it's very clever though
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 8,822
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    I've never met the artists I 'stan' for, but I call myself one anyways lol
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    RadiomaniacRadiomaniac Posts: 43,510
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    You really do learn something new every day, I never knew that!
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    mushymanrobmushymanrob Posts: 17,992
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    embarrassingly, as an oldie, i didnt realise the referance either in 'stan', i thought too that it was his name! :D
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 445
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    I never knew that either omg, and Stan is like in my top 10 fave songs ever
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    mimicolemimicole Posts: 50,999
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    mushymanrob wrote: »
    embarrassingly, as an oldie, i didnt realise the referance either in 'stan', i thought too that it was his name! :D

    It wasn't his name? I always thought it was.

    :o
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,783
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    mushymanrob wrote: »
    embarrassingly, as an oldie, i didnt realise the referance either in 'stan', i thought too that it was his name! :D

    It was his name, I'm sure he signs his letters off saying 'Stan.' It's just a play on words too, because it can also be a portmanteau of stalker/fan.

    And now, people who love a particular celebrity have taken the name and they are that celebrity's 'stans'
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    Neighbours_FanNeighbours_Fan Posts: 7,514
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    It was his name in the song, he says in one of the verses:
    Truly yours, your biggest fan
    This is Stan

    When people refer to themselves as a stan now, I don't think they mean it like in the song. I'm sure most people wouldn't go crazy over a singer.
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    ben1993ben1993 Posts: 1,215
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    Neighbours_Fan wrote: »
    It was his name in the song, he says in one of the verses:



    When people refer to themselves as a stan now, I don't think they mean it like in the song. I'm sure most people wouldn't go crazy over a singer.

    Erm, have you been on the internet before? :D
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,783
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    Neighbours_Fan wrote: »
    When people refer to themselves as a stan now, I don't think they mean it like in the song. I'm sure most people wouldn't go crazy over a singer.

    Lol, try twitter.
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    mushymanrobmushymanrob Posts: 17,992
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    Lily_2008 wrote: »
    It was his name, I'm sure he signs his letters off saying 'Stan.' It's just a play on words too, because it can also be a portmanteau of stalker/fan.

    And now, people who love a particular celebrity have taken the name and they are that celebrity's 'stans'

    no i meant i knew it was his name but not why it was his name :)
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    Squealer_MahonySquealer_Mahony Posts: 6,483
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    Neighbours_Fan wrote: »
    It was his name in the song, he says in one of the verses:



    When people refer to themselves as a stan now, I don't think they mean it like in the song. I'm sure most people wouldn't go crazy over a singer.

    Remember Chris Crocker?
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    Mr. FahrenheitMr. Fahrenheit Posts: 9,911
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    Squealer_Mahony wrote: »
    Remember Chris Crocker?

    Oh, Lord.:D
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    Neighbours_FanNeighbours_Fan Posts: 7,514
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    To all who qouted me: I still stand by what I said, those are only a few people. Most people aren't as silly as that and even the crazy ones probably only act like that because the Internet is anonymous. Chris Crocker was just an attention seeker.
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    be more pacificbe more pacific Posts: 19,061
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    Squealer_Mahony wrote: »
    Remember Chris Crocker?
    Or, more disturbingly, Mark Chapman and John Hinckley Jr.
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    Mr. FahrenheitMr. Fahrenheit Posts: 9,911
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    be more pacific wrote: »
    Or, more disturbingly, Mark Chapman and John Hinckley Jr.

    True.:(

    But they weren't on the internet.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 10,311
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    I agree Stan is used loosely now. A fan is now a casual fan. Stan is more of a diehard fan.
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    be more pacificbe more pacific Posts: 19,061
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    Mr. Fahrenheit wrote: »
    True.:(

    But they weren't on the internet.
    Having said that, the character Stan from the Eminem video wasn't on the Internet either. He sent all his correspondence by snail mail.
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    Mr. FahrenheitMr. Fahrenheit Posts: 9,911
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    be more pacific wrote: »
    Having said that, the character Stan from the Eminem video wasn't on the Internet either. He sent all his correspondence by snail mail.

    Could we see some deranged Saturdays fan doing this on the internet now then?!:eek:;)
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