#261
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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The team’s business manager, Bruce Vance, said the character, who is “an ancient Egyptian sort of guy,” has been part of the Raiders’ identity since the team joined the Western Hockey League in 1982.
Now, I'm by no means an expert on WHL history, but why exactly is a team in northern Saskatchewan culturally represented by "an ancient Egyptian sort of guy?"
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#262
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: the dark side of Sesame Street
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I thought this part of the article was pretty telling:
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Omar Jamil, President of the Islamic Association of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, said while he was initially taken aback by the mascot, he doesn’t think it’s offensive.
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His first name is Boston ? Boston Raider ?
#264
Farm Team Player
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Calgary
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How about some thread mining?
A touching tribute article from Yahoo/Puck Daddy today as Scorch debuted to the world 1 year ago today.
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nh...214347943.html
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#265
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
You're a hero Scorch! Never let them tell you otherwise.
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#266
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
AC's video is hilarious
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Never forget.VIDEO
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#268
NOT a cool kid
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Calgary
Good to see ACs video getting credit in the memorial as well
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We all learned a lot from Scorch's brief existence, but most of all was don't include possible murder in your mascot's backstory.
Hahaha, awesome.
#271
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Scorch definitely gave me a few memorable laughs. RIP Scorch.
#272
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Barnet - North London
Scorch. His flame burned brightly and lit up our hearts. RIP
#273
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
^^Preach.
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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Never forget.VIDEO
My goodness that would be hard to do! Respect to every one of them!
#276
All I can get
Call me a dreamer, but I believe that there's still an ember in a blacksmith shop in Glens Falls waiting to reignite. #sonofscorch
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#278
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Join Date: Mar 2018
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My goodness that would be hard to do! Respect to every one of them!
I always thought this would be a fun job, until just now when I watched that. No way I could do that.
#279
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary Satellite Community
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yes!!!
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#280
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Location: Vancouver
This is what every CP Jihad has been practicing for.
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