| What's The Story Behind Your Username [message #835700] |
Fri, 07 June 2024 19:16  |
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Curious how some posters came up with their screen handle? Is their a story behind it; any meaning or you just thought it sounded cool?
I'll go first I like Alexandra Daddario so my name is a cross with one of her characters name that best ties in with the oilers'. The last name of her character, from her current show is, Fielding goes perfectly with oil so I combined them to get mine.
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 NZ Oiler Fan
Messages: 1189
Registered: October 2006
Location: Kensington, PEI
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Born in New Zealand. Didn't know a thing about hockey.
First visited my girlfriend (now wife) in 2000.
We were in a bar in Jasper and there happened to be hockey on. Oilers vs some high powered US team with a WAY higher salary cap than us.
Even though the Oilers were completely outclassed skillwise, they busted their asses off and kept the game close. Don't even remember the final score, but I remember thinking "I can appreciate this kind of effort in the face of an overwhelming opposition." So I became a fan. Moved to Canada to be with her in 2002.
So yeah. NZ (New Zealand) Oiler Fan. Pretty simple.
Cool topic. I expect Adam and Mike will have amazing stories about how they came up with their names.
[Updated on: Fri, 07 June 2024 19:55]
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That's a great story!
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Suomalainen
Messages: 900
Registered: May 2002
Location: Boulder, CO
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I signed up as my fav oiler at the time (niinimaa44) but I didn't realize that made me look like a puck bunny, and being half Finnish, it was an easy change.
My grandmother didn't speak much English, so we watched Oiler games together and talked about them in Fiinglish until she died Christmas '85.
At least she saw one Cup.
97.
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tardigrade81
Messages: 2266
Registered: November 2022
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
2 Cups
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Tardigrade is like a weird tiny animal nobody can see. I looked up weird animals and tardigrade came up. Sounded like a cool user name
That or Van Damme lover was the other lol
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DeZoE
Messages: 24
Registered: March 2007
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My name is Desmond. Daughters name is Zoe. DeZoE….
I'm not wearing pants...
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g2k
Messages: 2840
Registered: January 2003
Location: The Hood
2 Cups
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| tardigrade81 wrote on Fri, 07 June 2024 21:30 |
Tardigrade is like a weird tiny animal nobody can see. I looked up weird animals and tardigrade came up. Sounded like a cool user name
That or Van Damme lover was the other lol
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As weird as your username sounds, you made the correct choice.
#firebob #screwitjustselltheteam #ownerisacreep
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Oscargasm
Messages: 5911
Registered: May 2009
Location: YEG
5 Cups
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| g2k wrote on Sat, 08 June 2024 08:09 |
| tardigrade81 wrote on Fri, 07 June 2024 21:30 |
Tardigrade is like a weird tiny animal nobody can see. I looked up weird animals and tardigrade came up. Sounded like a cool user name
That or Van Damme lover was the other lol
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As weird as your username sounds, you made the correct choice.
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100% lol
Survivor CHAMP S52 | S66
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g2k
Messages: 2840
Registered: January 2003
Location: The Hood
2 Cups
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gretzky2kurri
#firebob #screwitjustselltheteam #ownerisacreep
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Oscargasm
Messages: 5911
Registered: May 2009
Location: YEG
5 Cups
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I forget what I originally signed up as… but Oscargasm came on the back (heh, nice) of winning a game we used to have on this site called Survivor, where we picked winners of games until no you were the last one standing. Oilfans members Adam, Pi and KR (I think?) decided on the name for me which was fitting, given the innuendos I use (have you been around for my pant launching?) and pic of Oscar Klefbom.
Thanks for the name, OF
Survivor CHAMP S52 | S66
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Perkele
Messages: 223
Registered: July 2006
Location: St. Catharines
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Perkele has the same origins. Oilfans Survivor was a great game and my name changed twice after my two wins and the community deciding on what my name would be.
I initially signed up as 7mf2, a terrible name that was the start of the student email address given to me in 1997 when I started university and had access to the internet for the first time in my life. It became my user name when I joined anything online from that point on. I never liked it and I am assuming I stole the idea from oscargasm to get rid of it.
My first change was to Bath(i)robe and that was even worse than 7mf2. I think it was Adam that suggested it (it might have been Pi) but it was right around the Harvey Weinstein trail and they both found it funny. Thank god I won again and got another chance to change my handle.
It was definitely Pi who suggested Perkele (apparently the thunder god of Finland, or something like that, and a swear word in Finnish) because of my Niagara Falls Thunder Pic (which I love). I liked it even though I have no Finnish in me at all (neither Nationally, nor on the ice).
#teamBath(i)robe
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Adam
Messages: 7176
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
6 Cups
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| Perkele wrote on Sun, 09 June 2024 11:05 |
My first change was to Bath(i)robe and that was even worse than 7mf2. I think it was Adam that suggested it (it might have been Pi) but it was right around the Harvey Weinstein trail and they both found it funny. Thank god I won again and got another chance to change my handle.
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I believe I came up with bathrobe, and maybe CrusaderPi added the little guy poking out. Still a great moment in Oilfans history.
Thanks again to benv for his amazing contributions to the site including Oilfans Survivor. That was always good entertainment!
"Thinking that a bad team's best players are the reason the team is bad is the "Tambellini re-signing Lennart Petrell" of sports opinions." @Woodguy55
#FireBobbyNicks
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Mine is a joke with a buddy. I am here today is a hold over from my youth when I worked out of town all the time. I was lucky enough to catch most of the playoff games in 90/91/92 when I was around. Buddy would always leave a message for me asking if I was in town and my response was I am here today, so it stuck.
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Adam
Messages: 7176
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
6 Cups
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I wanted to find a way to pay tribute to all the Adams who've played for the Oilers:
Adam Bennett
Adam Clendening
Adam Cracknell
Adam Erne
Adam Graves
Adam Henrique
Adam Larsson
Adam Oates
Adam Pardy
This was the best way I could think to do so.
Either that or it's just my name.
"Thinking that a bad team's best players are the reason the team is bad is the "Tambellini re-signing Lennart Petrell" of sports opinions." @Woodguy55
#FireBobbyNicks
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Hibernia
Messages: 102
Registered: October 1998
Location: Sin John's
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I'm from Newfoundland. I used to be NewfOil, but when Oilfans moved to this server from the (very) old one, I changed to Hibernia, which is the name of Newfoundland's original offshore Oil reserve.
What happened to all of my messages? lol (I guess it's been awhile) BlueSky: StefBarnes
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Joanie
Messages: 2
Registered: May 2002
Location: Leduc
No Cups
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Hey Hibernia... long time no see. Im still an Oiler fan even though we are in Ontario now... still a Newfie at heart ❤️
Building For The Future
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Hibernia
Messages: 102
Registered: October 1998
Location: Sin John's
No Cups
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| Joanie wrote on Thu, 13 June 2024 19:27 |
Hey Hibernia... long time no see. Im still an Oiler fan even though we are in Ontario now... still a Newfie at heart ❤️
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Wow! I was almost as shocked to see your name here today as I'm sure some of the folks were to see mine when I showed up again a few weeks ago. Good to "see" ya!
What happened to all of my messages? lol (I guess it's been awhile) BlueSky: StefBarnes
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Leia
Messages: 410
Registered: May 2003
Location: England
No Cups
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| Hibernia wrote on Fri, 14 June 2024 08:05 |
| Joanie wrote on Thu, 13 June 2024 19:27 |
Hey Hibernia... long time no see. Im still an Oiler fan even though we are in Ontario now... still a Newfie at heart ❤️
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Wow! I was almost as shocked to see your name here today as I'm sure some of the folks were to see mine when I showed up again a few weeks ago. Good to "see" ya!
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The old gang is getting back together, I wonder who's next to pop up and say hi? Hagis or Sunshine Dad??
Take me home, country road
to the place where I belong
to Alberta, to see the Oilers
take me home, country road
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CrusaderPi
Messages: 7804
Registered: December 2003
Location: AB Highway 100
6 Cups
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After getting busted for being a not so anonymous poster on a message board for the Edmonton Cracker-Cats I changed my user name to a word combo that had never been used before. I later found out that there was a 70s thoroughbred in England named CrusaderPi. Screw that horse.
Please do not feed the bears. Feeding the bears creates a dependent population unable to survive on their own. Bears.
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Adrean
Messages: 46
Registered: January 2006
Location: Calgary (for work, not th...
No Cups
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Similar to others, it's my name. Since it's a unique spelling, it works across several forums. My mother combined my maternal grandmother's name (Andrea) with my paternal grandfather's name (Adrianus) and came up with Adrean. Imagine telling kids on the playground that you are named after your grandmother!
After my son died, I switched username to Adam's Dad. When Adam was growing up, he was very outgoing and everyone around the neighborhood knew him. I quite often got "Ohhhh..... your Adam's Dad!" so that became a nickname. Again, like other stories, I changed it back after a Survivor win.
benv wrote on Thu, 02 November 2017 Adrean wins his first Survivor title!
CrusaderPi wrote on Wed, 13 February 2019 Mighty Adrean is a two time champion
CrusaderPi wrote on Wed, 19 February 2020 For the third time Adam's Dad stands victorious
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Dragon_Matt
Messages: 766
Registered: January 2009
Location: edmonton
No Cups
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Who doesn't like dragons?
Who doesn't like Matts?
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CrusaderPi
Messages: 7804
Registered: December 2003
Location: AB Highway 100
6 Cups
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| Dragon_Matt wrote on Mon, 10 June 2024 12:58 |
Who doesn't like dragons?
Who doesn't like Matts?
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No one, that's who.
Please do not feed the bears. Feeding the bears creates a dependent population unable to survive on their own. Bears.
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Dragon_Matt
Messages: 766
Registered: January 2009
Location: edmonton
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Hibernia
Messages: 102
Registered: October 1998
Location: Sin John's
No Cups
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| Dragon_Matt wrote on Mon, 10 June 2024 16:28 |
Who doesn't like dragons?
Who doesn't like Matts?
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Matts had a special ability to tick people off. (PS. Matts was the username of "famous" Oiler fan, Dennis King on here.)
What happened to all of my messages? lol (I guess it's been awhile) BlueSky: StefBarnes
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Adam
Messages: 7176
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
6 Cups
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| Hibernia wrote on Tue, 11 June 2024 08:15 |
| Dragon_Matt wrote on Mon, 10 June 2024 16:28 |
Who doesn't like dragons?
Who doesn't like Matts?
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Matts had a special ability to tick people off. (PS. Matts was the username of "famous" Oiler fan, Dennis King on here.)
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That's in the very olden days, eh? In that 2006-ish period he was just Dennis. Now he's a twitter star and former radio guest until he challenged Bob Stauffer too much.
"Thinking that a bad team's best players are the reason the team is bad is the "Tambellini re-signing Lennart Petrell" of sports opinions." @Woodguy55
#FireBobbyNicks
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Hibernia
Messages: 102
Registered: October 1998
Location: Sin John's
No Cups
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| Adam wrote on Tue, 11 June 2024 13:11 |
| Hibernia wrote on Tue, 11 June 2024 08:15 |
| Dragon_Matt wrote on Mon, 10 June 2024 16:28 |
Who doesn't like dragons?
Who doesn't like Matts?
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Matts had a special ability to tick people off. (PS. Matts was the username of "famous" Oiler fan, Dennis King on here.)
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That's in the very olden days, eh? In that 2006-ish period he was just Dennis. Now he's a twitter star and former radio guest until he challenged Bob Stauffer too much.
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Yes. I had forgotten that he changed to his actual name on here at some point. (We've been shooting the crap here now for more than a quarter century. Holy!!)
What happened to all of my messages? lol (I guess it's been awhile) BlueSky: StefBarnes
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smyth260
Messages: 1081
Registered: November 2007
1 Cup
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Gonna show my age here. I wanted the username smyth in Neopets. It was taken so they suggested smyth260.
Clean house or bust
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boulangj
Messages: 7
Registered: July 2005
No Cups
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old school user name
way back when username was limited to 8 characters
so first 7 of last name boulang(er), and first name initial j
boulangj
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PlusOne
Messages: 1594
Registered: July 2006
Location: Regina, Sask
1 Cup
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Back in my younger years I had a friend in the music industry. That friend got us into concerts and other events all over and when we got there our passes were always listed under my friends name "+1".
Given he was the VIP and I was just his +1 to all these events it became a joke and then a nickname, "PlusOne"
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| CrusaderPi wrote on Thu, 30 January 2020 12:21 |
und(i)sputed O.L.F.N Heavybra(i)n Champ(i)on of the Woooooooooooooooooorld. Plus. One.
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inverno76
Messages: 2343
Registered: September 2005
Location: Prince Albert, Saskatchew...
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My name is Vern, born in the year of the Fire Dragon. People often call me Vern-O, and one day a buddy called me Disco Inverno.
People call me a lot of names now. Disco, Vern-O, #$^&*##, but inverno76 is my handle here.
I loved Survivor Pools. I won a few times, but I lost more times than I can remember when I forgot to enter my picks.
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CrusaderPi
Messages: 7804
Registered: December 2003
Location: AB Highway 100
6 Cups
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...if anyone wants to fire up Survivor again next season they should feel free to do so.
Please do not feed the bears. Feeding the bears creates a dependent population unable to survive on their own. Bears.
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inverno76
Messages: 2343
Registered: September 2005
Location: Prince Albert, Saskatchew...
2 Cups
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I could not remember to get my picks in on time, and I am older and more forgetful now. That being said, someone needs to do this again. #notme
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Oscargasm
Messages: 5911
Registered: May 2009
Location: YEG
5 Cups
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| CrusaderPi wrote on Thu, 13 June 2024 10:08 |
...if anyone wants to fire up Survivor again next season they should feel free to do so.
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I don't want to make the promise.. but this is something I could do
Survivor CHAMP S52 | S66
OG's #MUSTWIN Scale
Category 1 - Lightly Musty
Category 2 - Moderately Musty
Category 3 - Considerably Musty
Category 4 - Severely Musty
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Oscargasm
Messages: 5911
Registered: May 2009
Location: YEG
5 Cups
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| Oscargasm wrote on Thu, 13 June 2024 11:12 |
| CrusaderPi wrote on Thu, 13 June 2024 10:08 |
...if anyone wants to fire up Survivor again next season they should feel free to do so.
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I don't want to make the promise.. but this is something I could do
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Actually... scratch that.. I WILL DO IT!
Survivor CHAMP S52 | S66
OG's #MUSTWIN Scale
Category 1 - Lightly Musty
Category 2 - Moderately Musty
Category 3 - Considerably Musty
Category 4 - Severely Musty
Category 5 - Incredibly Musty
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CrusaderPi
Messages: 7804
Registered: December 2003
Location: AB Highway 100
6 Cups
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| Oscargasm wrote on Thu, 13 June 2024 11:13 |
| Oscargasm wrote on Thu, 13 June 2024 11:12 |
| CrusaderPi wrote on Thu, 13 June 2024 10:08 |
...if anyone wants to fire up Survivor again next season they should feel free to do so.
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I don't want to make the promise.. but this is something I could do
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Actually... scratch that.. I WILL DO IT!
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Pants launched!
Please do not feed the bears. Feeding the bears creates a dependent population unable to survive on their own. Bears.
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Perkele
Messages: 223
Registered: July 2006
Location: St. Catharines
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I really wish you had said you "MUST do it"
#teamBath(i)robe
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OilPeg
Messages: 71
Registered: December 2010
Location: Winnipeg
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| Perkele wrote on Thu, 13 June 2024 13:00 |
I really wish you had said you "MUST do it"
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I haven't posted on here in a long, long time, but this needs to be acknowledged as a top tier snipe. Well done, Perkele.
| Skookum Jim wrote on Sat, 02 June 2012 00:29 |
But he (Belanger)'s as soft as room temp. margarine.
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| Skookum Jim wrote on Tue, 16 March 2021 18:49 |
Turris in the BOA will be like an ice cube in the Sahara.
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Oscargasm
Messages: 5911
Registered: May 2009
Location: YEG
5 Cups
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| Perkele wrote on Thu, 13 June 2024 12:00 |
I really wish you had said you "MUST do it"
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Holy MUSTicles what an opportunity wasted! Gosh!
I’ll do it. I’ll resurrect Survivor from the ashes. But I’ll have to up my own MUST to live up to the task.
Survivor CHAMP S52 | S66
OG's #MUSTWIN Scale
Category 1 - Lightly Musty
Category 2 - Moderately Musty
Category 3 - Considerably Musty
Category 4 - Severely Musty
Category 5 - Incredibly Musty
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tardigrade81
Messages: 2266
Registered: November 2022
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
2 Cups
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Should change it to sad tardigrade now. Stupid oilers
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Adam
Messages: 7176
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
6 Cups
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| tardigrade81 wrote on Fri, 14 June 2024 08:50 |
Should change it to sad tardigrade now. Stupid oilers
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Don't be sad yet - they still have to beat us again.
"Thinking that a bad team's best players are the reason the team is bad is the "Tambellini re-signing Lennart Petrell" of sports opinions." @Woodguy55
#FireBobbyNicks
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