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Old 04-22-2008, 11:53 PM   #112 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by marc View Post
Thank you for making my point.

This stuff doesn't just happen in Philly and the stuff that happens in Philly is usually only a "handful" of people.

I would be surprised if cars were set on fire over the Flyers thrilling victory this evening but if there were this would turn into an urban legend of epic proportions that people would still be talking about 40 years from now (see Santa Claus incident). Since it happened in Montreal, it will be forgotten by next week.
People still talk about the 1993 post-Stanley Cup riots. I don't really see your point.
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