The Nemesis
Semper Tyrannus
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Go team!!
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In making this GDT I learned that Vegas had not one, but two failed entries into the Roller Hockey League. That's a pretty big accomplishment in my books. And it makes me wish I had bothered to buy a Vancouver Voodoo jersey the one time I went to an RHL game in the 90s (my grandma won tickets at bingo. )
They also once had a minor pro team called the "Las Vegas Ice Dice" for which I couldn't find a logo.
I had seen the Vancouver Voodoo logo in the program and didn't think much of it until I went to a Rhinos game when they played and it was Sweet. Also from that league in the program the I think the city was Montreal the Roadrunners logo looked slick in the program.
Still have a Rhinos jersey and cap.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot.
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because I found a bag of them left over from christmas when I was cleaning up my snacks bin (there's a long story behind this concep that I don't want to get into) this afternoon and it's what I was munching on while I worked.
We used to go to all the Rhinos games to get our fix in the NHL offseason. Got to play pickup with some of them at the old Bladium a couple times when the RHI first started. Even went to one of their open tryouts where we got play full check. Very eye opening on just how exhausting full check is. Forever ago a roller team I played on used the RHI San Diego Barracuda jerseys. Kinda cool black and purple(?). Still have mine somewhere. I think we used Purple numbers though instead of this ridiculous green.When I was grabbing the logos for this I saw that there was a team called the "Long Island Jawz" (yes, with the "z") that had the most StreetSharks logo possible.
That whole league is gloriously 90s, right down to the fact that sportslogos.net's archive of their logos are badly blown-up gifs instead of more "proper" file formats.
Now I want some RHI merch.
What? No mention of the great Charleston Chew?
AROO!!!
I was planning on getting one after I broke into peoples' houses to wreck up the place.
(for serious though, it's been a while since I've had a Charleston Chew. It's one of the handful of US candy bars not sold in Canada. Along with Pay Day, I think Baby Ruth, Mr Goodbar, and Whatchamacallit (plus more I can't remember). But in exchange we get several candies and bars that you guys don't that I prefer. also apparently our chocolate quality in standard candy bars is better.
Trying to look it up made me discover that Cocoa Pebbles and Fruity Pebbles are no longer sold in Canada. Which is insane because I remember eating those all the time as a kid, but now that I think about it, I honestly can't remember the last time I saw a box of them in a store. On the other hand, we never had Cocoa Puffs growing up, but I see those all the time now. Also they're terrible.
Depends on the bar. I was always a fan of the Hershey Symphony bar, especially with toffee and almonds. It could almost stand up to Cadbury. I wouldn't doubt Canada has better chocolate because you guys don't have to worry about the heat as much.
Whatchamacallit is god-like, but only as a whole. The chocolate is not as much of a factor as the Peanut butter flavor mixed with the caramel chew and rice crunch.
My jam used to be 100 Grands. So good.
I was a boring kid for cereals. My favs were Grape Nuts, Raisin Bran, or Shredded Wheat with a spoonful of Boysenberry jam instead of sugar. I was very regular. Very.
Is it just me or are candy bars not as good as before? Like they taste more chemically or something.