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Old Fri Dec 17, 2010, 09:36am
Welpe Welpe is offline
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Originally Posted by JugglingReferee View Post
Yet somehow all the US television networks play re-runs of The Miracle On Ice time and time again.
That is because the US beat the USSR at something that the USSR had been dominant at for so long. Similar to when Boston beat the Yankees a few years back (sorry Jurassic). It could have been tiddlywinks for all we care.

In all seriousness, I enjoy watching a hockey game but I don't follow it regularly.
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Last edited by Welpe; Fri Dec 17, 2010 at 10:35am. Reason: B/c I'm a dumbass
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