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Old 01-23-2009, 02:08 PM
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It's theoretically an interesting idea, because the name relates both to thunder and Oklahoma history, but I don't like the OU association and it just doesn't suit the team, to me.
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Old 01-23-2009, 02:56 PM
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It's theoretically an interesting idea, because the name relates both to thunder and Oklahoma history...
That's what I'm thinkin'.
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It's theoretically an interesting idea, because the name relates both to thunder and Oklahoma history, but I don't like the OU association and it just doesn't suit the team, to me.
Plus Boomers just sounds plain DUMB, and I'm an OU fan!
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Old 01-26-2009, 10:35 AM
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> it just doesn't suit the team
Not this year anyway, lots more burning fuses getting piched out in the final breaths of the game than big ol' explosions.

Then again, not any year, as metro,a nd others, are right. It's just dumb, well to anyone but Trammel. What that says about him, I'll leave that to others.
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Old 01-27-2009, 01:17 PM
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Yeah, anyone who likes "boomers" must just be plain dumb.
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Old 01-27-2009, 01:53 PM
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Yeah, anyone who likes "boomers" must just be plain dumb.
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Old 01-27-2009, 02:27 PM
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I guess you didn't catch the sarcasm.
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Old 01-28-2009, 03:12 PM
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This is still an issue? Geesh....
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Old 04-23-2009, 02:46 PM
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I know this is a three month old thread but I came across an article today in the DOK regarding Blake Griffin, if he would have entered the draft last year would we have gotten him etc. Here is the portion of the article that Berry once again uses the Boomers reference:

"No Russell Westbrook, which means Earl Watson likely would have run the show, and in this draft the Boomers would be searching for Ricky Rubio or someone to be their point guard of the future instead of praying for the lottery ball that has Griffin’s name on it."

Here is a link to the article: http://newsok.com/speculating-on-bla...ad_story_title
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Old 04-23-2009, 02:59 PM
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Go booomers!!!!

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Old 04-23-2009, 03:02 PM
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Just another orphaned solution in search of a non-existent problem so it cane feel at home somewhere
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Old 04-23-2009, 05:27 PM
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It's kinda like metro and SoSA...
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Old 04-23-2009, 07:23 PM
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It's kinda like metro and SoSA...
lol
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Old 04-23-2009, 08:41 PM
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Didn't he also want to call The Bricktown Ballpark "The Brick"? That is even more annoying.
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Old 04-23-2009, 09:32 PM
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I think most people call it The Brick.
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Old 04-23-2009, 09:53 PM
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ugh
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Old 04-26-2009, 03:44 AM
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This Trammel guy (I don't care if I spelled it wrong) sounds like a total douche.
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Old 04-26-2009, 11:18 PM
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I can't stand him. When he gets on the sports animal with Trabor and Al I cringe. He is extremely annoying.
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Old 04-27-2009, 01:34 AM
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Just when I thought we were out, we keep pulling ourselves back in....ugh....
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Old 04-27-2009, 01:52 PM
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His "Boomer" schtick is embarrassing. Plan and simple.

This turn the media has taken from reporting the news to trying to be the news is nauseating.
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Old 04-27-2009, 08:15 PM
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I can't stand it myself. He might remember what the Oklahoman managed to do during the naming-rights controversy over the (at the time) Southwestern Bell Ballpark (now the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark) controversy - create a contrived nickname and succeeding in getting it to stick. A writer at the paper, I think it was Bob Hersom but it might have been the late Bob Colon, said in a column that citizens should just nickname it "the Brick" and not worry about what anyone SAYS its name is.

I remember not liking that nickname at the time (gotta say it still bugs me a bit, in fact), but it never went through me quite as much as "Boomers" is bothering me in Berry's columns. Contrived is contrived. Bludgeoning us with it in EVERY SINGLE COLUMN ABOUT THE THUNDER doesn't make it any better.

Kudos for taking it to him, Doug.
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Old 04-27-2009, 08:20 PM
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Oops, didn't read page 2 before posting. Someone also covered "the Brick." It wasn't Tramel that named it that, though.
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Old 04-28-2009, 07:54 PM
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I didn't realize that about The Brick. I like that nickname. But Boomers is just wrong in so many ways.
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But Boomers is just wrong in so many ways.
Hurts so good.
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Hurts so good.
Thinkin of the Boomer Girls, eh?
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