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08-02-2013, 12:15 PM
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Jedi Order
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I think my favorites are the regular black/brown Whisper and the roller skate girl. I'm guessing that's Derby?
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08-02-2013, 12:34 PM
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#622
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The Horsemen of Apocalypse
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NorthernLadMSP
I think my favorites are the regular black/brown Whisper and the roller skate girl. I'm guessing that's Derby?
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That's Derby. The name is most likely an homage to the women's roller derby leagues of the 70s. The women's equivalent to pro wresting. Totally fake and scripted, ref ignores all rules but physical enough that people do get hurt.
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08-02-2013, 12:42 PM
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curmudgeon Mod
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jedi_don
That's Derby. The name is most likely an homage to the women's roller derby leagues of the 70s. The women's equivalent to pro wresting. Totally fake and scripted, ref ignores all rules but physical enough that people do get hurt.
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Believe it or not, I have a good friend who's girlfriend is on the Denver team and they are not scripted. I found it hard to believe but it's true.
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08-02-2013, 12:44 PM
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Jedi Order
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jedi_don
That's Derby. The name is most likely an homage to the women's roller derby leagues of the 70s. The women's equivalent to pro wresting. Totally fake and scripted, ref ignores all rules but physical enough that people do get hurt.
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Cool, I think these two are really awesome. I also like the girl kneeling with the big gun, although she REALLY reminds me of the SP girls.
I also kinda like the girl with the gun and the tutu, although the huge tires are a little distracting.
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08-02-2013, 12:47 PM
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Right Hand of Doom
Adamantium Plus Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Portland, OR
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Originally Posted by NorthernLadMSP
Question. Do you have the SP girls? If so, I think it would be really cool to see a picture of Whisper with the SP girls.
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I had them all but had to let them go about 6 months ago when I was forced to come up with some quick cash for some home repairs. 
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08-02-2013, 12:50 PM
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Jedi Order
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Originally Posted by Hellboy
I had them all but had to let them go about 6 months ago when I was forced to come up with some quick cash for some home repairs. |
Oh sad. Sorry to hear that.
Well, hopefully one of you guys that's getting her still has the SP girls and would be so kind as to post a group photo.
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08-02-2013, 12:54 PM
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Right Hand of Doom
Adamantium Plus Member
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Whisper will match up with the SP girls very well IMO, especially the regular as her colors match the SP outfits better. I'd imagine Lucky would fit in nicely too.
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08-02-2013, 01:01 PM
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Jubilee
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: NYC Metro Area
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Originally Posted by nbr3bagshotrow
Believe it or not, I have a good friend who's girlfriend is on the Denver team and they are not scripted. I found it hard to believe but it's true.
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I am not familiar with roller derby but I do remember seeing those wacky matches in the late 70's that did (and apparently) seem scripted. So I did some reading on Wikipedia and lo and behold, there are still active leagues playing legit matches.
For anyone that is interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_derby
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08-02-2013, 01:05 PM
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Jubilee
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: NYC Metro Area
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NorthernLadMSP
I also kinda like the girl with the gun and the tutu, although the huge tires are a little distracting.
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That is Fireball, which in my list of favorites, is #2b... Derby is #2a, with Lucky as #3 and Katya a distant 4th.
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08-02-2013, 01:06 PM
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Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?
Join Date: Feb 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jedi_don
That's Derby. The name is most likely an homage to the women's roller derby leagues of the 70s. The women's equivalent to pro wresting. Totally fake and scripted, ref ignores all rules but physical enough that people do get hurt.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nbr3bagshotrow
Believe it or not, I have a good friend who's girlfriend is on the Denver team and they are not scripted. I found it hard to believe but it's true.
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There is a movie about Roller Derby with Ellen Page that I want to see. I never thought it was fake.
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