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Re: how many teams r making poppers for the end game

What does "popper" mean? It sounds like something designed to intentionally deflate the trackball on top of the overpass to make it harder to remove. I really hope I'm misinterpreting the intent of the word here.

<edit>If it's just a funny name for something used to remove a trackball from the overpass, I don't understand why it would be talked about in the context of the end game. The hybrid period at the beginning of the match calls for such a design as well.</edit>

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Re: how many teams r making poppers for the end game

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What does "popper" mean? It sounds like something designed to intentionally deflate the trackball on top of the overpass to make it harder to remove. I really hope I'm misinterpreting the intent of the word here.
I think he means popping it out of the overpass, we've been calling it a ball knocker and we're absolutely making one.
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Re: how many teams r making poppers for the end game

Real good explanation. I definitely know what a popper is.
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Re: how many teams r making poppers for the end game

How about we call it a "Sonic Electronic Ball Breaker"? </Aliens movie refference>
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Re: how many teams r making poppers for the end game

After holding the materials for my poker, more affectionaly known as a lance named "The Impaler," I am no longer worried about strength of the mechanism
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Re: how many teams r making poppers for the end game

were not doing end game we have a better idea for the end....
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Re: how many teams r making poppers for the end game

We might. I'll pop the idea to the team. A few people have had the idea -- one even had a boxing glove. It was awesometastic.
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