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the name "Racket Boy" comes from the Bruce Springsteen song "Atlantic City"
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dsheinem wrote:the name "Racket Boy" comes from the Bruce Springsteen song "Atlantic City"
Oh yeah! Wasn't he on Park Place or Boardwalk or something?
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YoshiEgg25 wrote:
dsheinem wrote:the name "Racket Boy" comes from the Bruce Springsteen song "Atlantic City"
Oh yeah! Wasn't he on Park Place or Boardwalk or something?
?

"Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night
now they blew up his house too
Down on the boardwalk they're gettin' ready for a fight
gonna see what them racket boys can do"
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dsheinem wrote:
YoshiEgg25 wrote:
dsheinem wrote:the name "Racket Boy" comes from the Bruce Springsteen song "Atlantic City"
Oh yeah! Wasn't he on Park Place or Boardwalk or something?
?

"Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night
now they blew up his house too
Down on the boardwalk they're gettin' ready for a fight
gonna see what them racket boys can do"
Well *I* was making an obtuse reference to all Monopoly properties being streets in Atlantic City. I guess you were just doing your own thing still.
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Nick said awhile ago that Racket came from the way you pronounce his last name. I forget what his actual last name but people had trouble with it.
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D.D.D. wrote:I need a better video player for the PC; I'm using Media Player Classic Home Theater edition. I really like it for movies but I want one with playlist capability though. Any progs to check out????
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Is it just me, or are there more people now who avoid anything too unknown for fear of appearing 'hipster'?
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AppleQueso wrote:Is it just me, or are there more people now who avoid anything too unknown for fear of appearing 'hipster'?
You didn't know about fried dandelion leaves? :roll:
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Luke wrote:
AppleQueso wrote:Is it just me, or are there more people now who avoid anything too unknown for fear of appearing 'hipster'?
You didn't know about fried dandelion leaves? :roll:
...what
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AppleQueso wrote:
Luke wrote:
AppleQueso wrote:Is it just me, or are there more people now who avoid anything too unknown for fear of appearing 'hipster'?
You didn't know about fried dandelion leaves? :roll:
...what
I'd tell you, but you wouldn't get it. ugh.
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