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justincredible
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Sep 29, 2010 5:18pm
wes_mantooth;501545 wrote:I liked the one about crude oil and rocket fuel.
brutus161;501553 wrote:I like this one:

Joey Votto isn't Canadian. Canada is Joey Vottoan.
Curly J;501381 wrote:Aroldis Chapman is the only Cuban that can smoke a person. ??? Sounds like what Heretic was referring to...

These are the three original facts that I created when I put the site live. So far they are the only one's I've come up with.
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karen lotz
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Sep 29, 2010 5:19pm
justincredible;501579 wrote:It was from a co-worker. Knowing her sense of humor it just made me laugh. :rolleyes:

oh, I get it now. LOL


I sent the link to @MLB on twitter, hopefully they will retweet it to their 1 million followers.
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justincredible
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Sep 29, 2010 5:22pm
karen lotz;501582 wrote:oh, I get it now. LOL


I sent the link to @MLB on twitter, hopefully they will retweet it to their 1 million followers.

The original Votto fact was retweeted around a bit right when I launched. I started using a #redsfacts hash tag as well posting a fact and a link to the site when a good one comes in.
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karen lotz
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Sep 29, 2010 5:26pm
cool, I threw in the #Reds and #Postseason htags as those are the ones MLB has been promoting for the playoffs.
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ernest_t_bass
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Sep 29, 2010 8:26pm
OK, being serious here. Are you (justincredible) hand picking what goes on there?
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justincredible
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Sep 29, 2010 8:27pm
ernest_t_bass;501762 wrote:OK, being serious here. Are you (justincredible) hand picking what goes on there?

Yeah, but I'll put pretty much anything that has a little effort behind it.
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ernest_t_bass
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Sep 29, 2010 8:30pm
justincredible;501764 wrote:Yeah, but I'll put pretty much anything that has a little effort behind it.

LOL... honestly, is that an easy way of telling me that you aren't putting mine through? :D
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justincredible
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Sep 29, 2010 8:32pm
Correct. :)

Come up with something other than an obvious statement of fact and you might make the cut.
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ernest_t_bass
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Sep 29, 2010 8:35pm
justincredible;501771 wrote:Correct. :)

Come up with something other than an obvious statement of fact and you might make the cut.

However... you KNOW that mine will bring some laughs, regardless. Stop playing favorites, jerk wad. :P
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ernest_t_bass
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Sep 30, 2010 10:53am
Still not seeing any. YOU SUCK. I'm taking my ball and going home.
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chicago510
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Sep 30, 2010 2:09pm
ernest_t_bass;502247 wrote:Still not seeing any. YOU SUCK. I'm taking my ball and going home.

Finally
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ernest_t_bass
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Sep 30, 2010 2:58pm
chicago510;502460 wrote:Finally

D'OH!