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    #31
    Re: Oh No- Bruce takes his revenge on the Eskimo faithful

    Originally posted by 56Parkies
    Q: How many Calgarians does it take to change a lightbulb?
    A: 11. One to change it, and 10 to say "weren't the '88 Olympics amazing??"
    Meanwhile children conceived while Calgarians got their Olympic rocks off will be 18 next year. Time for a new horse to flog Calgary.
    There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.

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      #32
      Re: Oh No- Bruce takes his revenge on the Eskimo faithful

      Originally posted by jcr
      I've run across a lot of journos in my day. very few that I've liked. But this guy will lose his job if he keeps up this kind of thing. Journos like to be seen as professional, even if they really aren't. They like to be seen as fair, even when they aren't. This guy just makes no attempt. He comes off as childish. He's walking a fine line with his editors, I'll guarantee it.
      curious thing is that this kind of writing consistently finds a place in the sports sections. Pretty much every paper has it's version of Dowboy. It's not journalism, rather it is emotive writing based on knee-jerk reactionism with the intent of gaining acceptance of the lowest common denominator within the readership. And sadly, it works.

      edit... but that said, I agree that when these writers go too far the editors are quick to clamp down... then it can turn to a battle of ego vs paycheque!
      Last edited by TurfToe; 12-01-2005, 12:30 PM.
      Turf Toe:
      - "...turf toe is a common malady that is more of a nuisance than a serious injury."
      - "Turf toe can often progress into a chronic problem..."
      - "A mild instance of turf toe (grade 1) can be merely aggravating while a serious case (grade 3) can be debilitating."

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        #33
        Re: Oh No- Bruce takes his revenge on the Eskimo faithful

        Originally posted by TurfToe
        should be a vBookie event... will Dowboy reply to TT? If so, Will it be snotty? will it be apologetic? will it be self agrandising?
        I believe the answer is D - all of the above, since he'll lose his train of thought in the article and end up sounding like he just finished smoking a bowl (wait he sounds that way normally)
        There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.

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          #34
          Re: Oh No- Bruce takes his revenge on the Eskimo faithful

          Originally posted by jcr
          I've run across a lot of journos in my day. very few that I've liked. But this guy will lose his job if he keeps up this kind of thing. Journos like to be seen as professional, even if they really aren't. They like to be seen as fair, even when they aren't. This guy just makes no attempt. He comes off as childish. He's walking a fine line with his editors, I'll guarantee it.
          do you think the editors should take some flack for allowing this piece (of you know what) into the Herald?

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            #35
            Re: Oh No- Bruce takes his revenge on the Eskimo faithful

            People in Calgary will love this stuff, why would the editors be worried about what Edmonton thinks. This is just like the 'unbiased' political views our media has these days. The more people that like dowbiggin in Calgary the more papers that will be sold. No one cares down there if he slams the Eskimos and their fans. Much like the fact that we wouldn't be all up in arms of a columnist that slams Calgary and their fans. Tripe is tripe no matter what city or what media outlet.

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              #36
              Re: Oh No- Bruce takes his revenge on the Eskimo faithful

              Originally posted by calf
              do you think the editors should take some flack for allowing this piece (of you know what) into the Herald?
              The editors certainly do have to be held accountable. It's not like Dowboy's piece ran without any approvals! I think what's sad is that the Editors missed the 'self-inflicted' mockery of Calgarians raised by this piece.

              If you follow the logic... because he hangs his comments on the unsupportable claim that Edmonton doesn't win, then he is in fact taking a shot at Calgary.

              This in itself would be ok - from the standpoint of 'we've got to do better than our Northern rivals' except for the fact that Dowboy isn't saying that.

              And for the Editors not to see this, or at least to temper it, means that they either agree with the logic or they agree with Dowboy. Either way, they look foolish.
              Turf Toe:
              - "...turf toe is a common malady that is more of a nuisance than a serious injury."
              - "Turf toe can often progress into a chronic problem..."
              - "A mild instance of turf toe (grade 1) can be merely aggravating while a serious case (grade 3) can be debilitating."

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                #37
                Re: Oh No- Bruce takes his revenge on the Eskimo faithful

                Originally posted by Beerfish
                People in Calgary will love this stuff, why would the editors be worried about what Edmonton thinks. This is just like the 'unbiased' political views our media has these days. The more people that like dowbiggin in Calgary the more papers that will be sold. No one cares down there if he slams the Eskimos and their fans. Much like the fact that we wouldn't be all up in arms of a columnist that slams Calgary and their fans. Tripe is tripe no matter what city or what media outlet.
                you are absolutely correct... except when you unravel what he wrote in a logical way, then what he's really doing is taking a shot at Calgary! He's making them all look bad, not Edmonton! Though few will see that.
                Turf Toe:
                - "...turf toe is a common malady that is more of a nuisance than a serious injury."
                - "Turf toe can often progress into a chronic problem..."
                - "A mild instance of turf toe (grade 1) can be merely aggravating while a serious case (grade 3) can be debilitating."

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                  #38
                  Re: Oh No- Bruce takes his revenge on the Eskimo faithful

                  Maybe we should invite Bruce up to Commonwealth next year for lets say a Friday night game. Can get him setup with a nice College Corner ticket and he can further elaborate more on what he thinks about Edmonton and the Edmonton Eskimos Football Club. I'm sure he would have a great time.
                  Last edited by Rival; 12-01-2005, 01:13 PM.

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                    #39
                    Re: Oh No- Bruce takes his revenge on the Eskimo faithful

                    i liked his retort! i love the fact that there is so much hatird between calgary and edmonton. there honestly isn't a better rivalry around. the stamps hate the esks, the flames hate the oilers and all the players and media buy in. it makes things exciting. so for continuing that rivalry and making all of you so mad, i applaud bruce. it's rivalries like this that make it nesescary for us to have so many mods on GSG.com.
                    GoStampsGo.com...the Joey Moss of the Calgary Stampeders.

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                      #40
                      Re: Oh No- Bruce takes his revenge on the Eskimo faithful

                      Originally posted by TurfToe
                      The editors certainly do have to be held accountable. It's not like Dowboy's piece ran without any approvals! I think what's sad is that the Editors missed the 'self-inflicted' mockery of Calgarians raised by this piece.

                      If you follow the logic... because he hangs his comments on the unsupportable claim that Edmonton doesn't win, then he is in fact taking a shot at Calgary.

                      This in itself would be ok - from the standpoint of 'we've got to do better than our Northern rivals' except for the fact that Dowboy isn't saying that.

                      And for the Editors not to see this, or at least to temper it, means that they either agree with the logic or they agree with Dowboy. Either way, they look foolish.
                      I certainly didn't give him permission to use my name.

                      I'll be talking to the editor.
                      Placing the Alberta Flag on the Calgary Flames uniform is akin to putting lipstick on a Pig
                      Pizmo Loves Nanookster

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                        #41
                        Re: Oh No- Bruce takes his revenge on the Eskimo faithful

                        Originally posted by Grant
                        i liked his retort! i love the fact that there is so much hatird between calgary and edmonton. there honestly isn't a better rivalry around. the stamps hate the esks, the flames hate the oilers and all the players and media buy in. it makes things exciting. so for continuing that rivalry and making all of you so mad, i applaud bruce. it's rivalries like this that make it nesescary for us to have so many mods on GSG.com.
                        See, what we view as garbage another sees as a feast. And they are lapping it up like a dog on its own vomit.

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                          #42
                          Re: Oh No- Bruce takes his revenge on the Eskimo faithful

                          Originally posted by Chucker44
                          See, what we view as garbage another sees as a feast. And they are lapping it up like a dog on its own vomit.
                          easy wheezy...they is such a strong word. i'm only one man, i don't speak for the entire city or team. much like not every edmonton fan believes the mass trade was clean. don't worry, i live in northern alberta, i know for a fact. but that doesn't mean i think all eskimo fans thought it wasn't fair.

                          it's pretty lame bruce wasn't confident enough in his opinion he had to write another article to prove his point. he didn't really prove anything except the fact that edmonton fans hate his point of view. that article was like a thread on any forum. he said something and people argued it. but there are often posters who need to say 'the highway to calgary' is the best part of your city. he's one of them.

                          good on you guys for making him write that. you can tell you got under a writer's skin when he puts your name and comments in the paper. i'd be proud, not mad. mission accomplished, you guys made him look like a tool.
                          GoStampsGo.com...the Joey Moss of the Calgary Stampeders.

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                            #43
                            Re: Oh No- Bruce takes his revenge on the Eskimo faithful

                            Originally posted by Grant
                            easy wheezy...they is such a strong word. i'm only one man, i don't speak for the entire city or team. much like not every edmonton fan believes the mass trade was clean. don't worry, i live in northern alberta, i know for a fact. but that doesn't mean i think all eskimo fans thought it wasn't fair.

                            it's pretty lame bruce wasn't confident enough in his opinion he had to write another article to prove his point. he didn't really prove anything except the fact that edmonton fans hate his point of view. that article was like a thread on any forum. he said something and people argued it. but there are often posters who need to say 'the highway to calgary' is the best part of your city. he's one of them.

                            good on you guys for making him write that. you can tell you got under a writer's skin when he puts your name and comments in the paper. i'd be proud, not mad. mission accomplished, you guys made him look like a tool.

                            I think he did a good enough job of that all by himself.. He didn't need much prodding..

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                              #44
                              Re: Oh No- Bruce takes his revenge on the Eskimo faithful

                              Dowbiggen is a complete doofus. He used to post over on the hockey messageboard I frequent and he's simply clueless.

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                                #45
                                Re: Oh No- Bruce takes his revenge on the Eskimo faithful

                                Originally posted by Cerebral
                                Dowbiggen is a complete doofus. He used to post over on the hockey messageboard I frequent and he's simply clueless.
                                How smart can a person be that spends all his time on a messageboard?

                                Wait a minute ...

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