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At least once or twice a month someone PM's me to ask......

.....what my username SavoySpecial means


well, here is a 5 minute clip you'll enjoy!


Great movie!


the true origins go back to an early 20th century beer maker i believe (see my avatar, a bottlecap)



anyone else have avatar/username stories?

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    AuroraBorealisAuroraBorealis Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That was a great movie and when our son was very young we virtually wore the tape out from playing the video so much...lol
    My avatar is not much of a story simply one of my favorite coins that i own and my signature coin for my collection taking into account the types of coins i enjoy collecting and where we live...

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No one ever asks me what my avatar means... in ten years I have had absolutely no inquiries. Evidently the meaning is quite clear, much as my posts are. image Cheers, RickO
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    TomBTomB Posts: 20,737 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm in the same boat as ricko on this issue.image
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    kimber45ACPkimber45ACP Posts: 2,399 ✭✭✭


    << <i> Evidently the meaning is quite clear, much as my posts are >>



    Please elaborate, I don't quite understand.image
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    TootawlTootawl Posts: 5,877 ✭✭✭
    The story behind my board name....

    I'm 6'7".





    End of story. image
    PCGS Currency: HOF 2013, Best Low Ball Set 2009-2014, 2016, 2018. Appreciation Award 2015, Best Showcase 2018, Numerous others.
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    << <i>The story behind my board name....

    I'm 6'7".





    End of story. image >>




    and he wears glasses so maybe he should be tootawltoosee??? image
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    savoyspecialsavoyspecial Posts: 7,268 ✭✭✭✭
    how about some trivia?


    what was the name of the bat Roy Hobbs broke in the movie?

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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 31,564 ✭✭✭✭✭
    "Glinda The Good Witch?"
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    ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,760 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>how about some trivia?


    what was the name of the bat Roy Hobbs broke in the movie? >>



    Wonderboy!
    Buyer and seller of vintage coin boards!
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    DockwalliperDockwalliper Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭
    I worked as a production assistant on The Natural. Good times, low pay.
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    gonzergonzer Posts: 2,991 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I always thought it's conotation was that you are a Savoy Brown fan.
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    It's a beer that was made in Chicago, I have seen antique pieces of advertising for them, beer related items are very collectible.
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    Billet7Billet7 Posts: 4,923 ✭✭✭
    Cool, I wondered what your name meant. Actually I think I asked once, but I have since forgot.


    My name....huh, no one has ever asked me before. Perhaps a list of possibilities.

    A. Living quarters to which a soldier is assigned to sleep.
    B. A brief letter.
    C. A mass of metal, such as a bar or block, that is cast in a standard shape for convenient storage or shipment. Essentially a billet is the same thing as an ingot, but made of less precious metals.
    D. A position of employment.
    E. After-market metal trim accessories (usually made for vehicles.)
















    And the answer...about 15 years ago there was this pair of sunglasses made of aluminium. They were described as sunglasses that were machined from billet aluminum. I really liked the glasses, but they were very expensive, so I had to save up to buy them (I was 16 at the time.) I wasn't really in a hurry to save my money, but eventually I saved enough. When I was finally able to purchase the glasses I tired contacting the company, and it turned out that the company went out of business. I learned a lesson that day. Additionally, 7 is seen as a number for perfection. I learned the perfect lesson that day, don't procrastinate, something I try to remember....hence my username.

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    OPAOPA Posts: 17,104 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>.....what my username SavoySpecial means


    well, here is a 5 minute clip you'll enjoy!


    Great movie!


    the true origins go back to an early 20th century beer maker i believe (see my avatar, a bottlecap)



    anyone else have avatar/username stories? >>



    It's a shame that they don't make movies like that anymore.
    "Bongo drive 1984 Lincoln that looks like old coin dug from ground."
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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 31,564 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>.....what my username SavoySpecial means


    well, here is a 5 minute clip you'll enjoy!


    Great movie!


    the true origins go back to an early 20th century beer maker i believe (see my avatar, a bottlecap)



    anyone else have avatar/username stories? >>



    It's a shame that they don't make movies like that anymore. >>




    Yeah, nostalgia isn't what it used to be...........

    Sigh!
    Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
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    Love that movie! Mine was given to me by someone who shall remain anonymous. They thought it was funny to use that name when setting up my account for me. They came up with baseballabs because my chest looks like a baseball because of all the stitches and staples i have had from lots of surgery (transplants).
    Winner of the "You Suck!" award March 17, 2010 by LanLord, doh, 123cents and Bear.
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    crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 13,817 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I always thought it's connotation was that you are a Savoy Brown fan. >>



    I was thinking Savoy Brown also. Was a fun group in the late sixties...Great memories
    The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
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    GoldbullyGoldbully Posts: 16,864 ✭✭✭✭✭


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    << <i>I always thought it's connotation was that you are a Savoy Brown fan. >>



    I was thinking Savoy Brown also. Was a fun group in the late sixties...Great memories >>



    One of my all time favorites too!!!! image

    Give a Listen!
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    ambro51ambro51 Posts: 13,609 ✭✭✭✭✭
    the screen name triggers the beatles"savoy truffle"
    for me. that was my first connection....
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    gonzergonzer Posts: 2,991 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i> screen name triggers the beatles"savoy truffle" >>



    That was a close second Ambro.
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    Billet7Billet7 Posts: 4,923 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Love that movie! Mine was given to me by someone who shall remain anonymous. They thought it was funny to use that name when setting up my account for me. They came up with baseballabs because my chest looks like a baseball because of all the stitches and staples i have had from lots of surgery (transplants). >>




    What kind of jerk would do something like that! Anyone that doesn't know you personally just thinks you are narcissistic, and you have a washboard stomach. I think it has a cool duality which few grasp.
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    My avatar is simple. I have not asked about ricko's cause it looks like
    a 40 or 45 cal 1911 model . Then , I see Kimber45 ACP.
    These guys make me feel like an understudy with my Kahr 9 .
    But then , it fits in my wrangler jeans pocket , and almost no one
    can tell
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    ajaanajaan Posts: 17,124 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great movie. Filmed in War Memorial Stadium (The Rock Pile) in Buffalo. One of the worst stadiums ever to watch a ball game.

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    << <i> it fits in my wrangler jeans pocket , and almost no one
    can tell >>



    Do they just assume you're glad to see them?
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    mikeygmikeyg Posts: 1,002


    << <i>the screen name triggers the beatles"savoy truffle"
    for me. that was my first connection.... >>





    But you'll have to have them all pulled out after the savoy truffle

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