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Originally Posted by the2bears
Not sure I buy that. I have no quotes to back my thoughts here, but what I remember from being around at the time there was no mention of the tornado regarding the slogan. It was all sports success related. As I said, though, just a feeling.
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yea I've heard that tornado explanation a bunch of times too and it just doesn't make any sense. it strikes me more as an excuse they made up years later to try and reduce the embarrassment of perpetually naming your city after something that is anything but perpetual.
when everyone was celebrating the 9/11 policemen and firefighters, I do not remember anyone saying "god bless those wonderful Champs!"...that's just a weird word to use. if it were really about the tornado, it would be more like "City of Heroic Emergency Workers". but then again, this is the same city that just came up with "Make Something Edmonton", so I guess anything is possible.