How do you know you're talking to a serious DCI fan?

[dapperpoet]

They use these two words over and over:

1. Member (not kid, not trumpet player)

and

2. Activity (not marching, not competing)

You?

[SFZFAN]

They use these two words over and over:

1. Member (not kid, not trumpet player)

and

2. Activity (not marching, not competing)

You?

I've referred to some folks as members before but it had nothing to do with drum corps.

[John Murray]

They speak of years previous to 2000.

[chaos001]

They were born before 1985.

[Jeff Ream]

their post count

[Jocko the Wonder Llama]

Corps patches sewn directly to their skin.

[John Murray]

They were born before 1985.

I'll never be a serious fan.

[fourouttheforty]

A corps jacket.

[whiteroses]

knows how to spell and use the word "corps" [in its multiple meanings.]

also: does not say "band"

knows more than just the top 6

[84BDsop]

They say "soprano"and "contra"....not trumpet and tuba

They know what happened to Memphis Sound at 07 Div III prelims

They even know what Div I, II, and III meant!