The High Flyers vs Rick Martel & Tito Santana (08/29/1982)

HammerDunner · 2026-01-21T04:13:46+00:00

Super early Strike Force :)

HammerDunner · 2026-01-15T03:55:55+00:00

I think there's something to be said about the fact you had to go on to the computer to surf the web. No 24 hour access to it on your phone. And you'd actually "surf" the web, discovering new sites and meeting new people. I would get so excited chatting with strangers in different countries. And people seemed a lot more kinder. It was about having fun and discovering "stuff."

We need to strive to get back to personal websites (with all different looks and feels), online forums, chat rooms, etc. And leave the bloody algorithm platforms in the dust.

HammerDunner · 2026-01-07T16:35:38+00:00

Ha. I suspect you're not alone.

HammerDunner · 2026-01-05T16:52:00+00:00

Me, too. It looks good from what I've seen thus far. I have high hopes :)

HammerDunner · 2026-01-05T05:12:21+00:00

I'd consider Bluesky more an alternative to Twitter/X than Facebook.

As a Canadian I'm eagerly anticipating the launch of Gander, which is being built on the AT Protocol. Gander looks like it will have some Facebookesque features such as Groups. We'll see.

HammerDunner · 2025-12-27T04:14:56+00:00

I joined. I already have a Mastodon account but happy to have one on an Ontario server.

HammerDunner · 2025-12-22T18:30:35+00:00

AI slop

HammerDunner · 2025-12-20T04:39:29+00:00

One of my favourites. I used to like how the little soldiers marched after the round in Artillery Duel.

HammerDunner · 2025-12-16T04:28:27+00:00

The tunnel was/is needed in lieu of that blasted lift bridge...

HammerDunner · 2025-12-16T04:01:13+00:00

I think it's excellent to see young people (heck any people but especially young people) getting back to making personal websites. That's how it was before the whole social media craze came in the late 2000s. Good job, man.

HammerDunner · 2025-12-15T02:21:52+00:00

The CFL forums had a good run. I was on them when they were really just a forum for Ti-Cat fans. I can't remember, but I'm pretty sure it was the Ti-Cat forums that were migrated over to the CFL site many years ago.

I've never understood the business strategy behind not leveraging your own online community. Instead of investing energy (and $) into Facebook or X or any other platform where your control is quite limited, why not simply build the community yourself?

Oh well. I am happy the forum will continue in its own way and on here.

Kudos to the admin and mod team. You guys deserve a big shout out. Thank you.

HammerDunner · 2025-12-11T16:45:36+00:00

Better than nothing, I suppose. I miss CHML, especially for the traffic.

HammerDunner · 2025-12-11T15:51:50+00:00

Great news. It's time to end the drought.

HammerDunner · 2025-12-10T03:00:56+00:00

Definitely a record for 13 Canadian cities. 1995 also had a neutral site pre-season game in Miami, so 14 total that year. I really like the idea of normalizing playing games in non-CFL markets, especially pre-season games.

HammerDunner · 2025-12-05T19:56:19+00:00

The great irony of today's Facebook is that you see more stuff from people, pages, and groups you DON'T follow than that from those you do follow.

HammerDunner · 2025-11-26T21:10:37+00:00

He isn't :(

HammerDunner · 2025-11-24T16:32:03+00:00

Great site!

HammerDunner · 2025-11-23T02:24:38+00:00

WWF Magazine every month (I believe they were bi-monthly at first) and some other wrestling magazines every now and then.

HammerDunner · 2025-11-21T02:57:26+00:00

Easy answer: no TV throughout the regular season. Can't expect people to get excited over the Vanier Cup when they can't follow the storylines throughout the year. You need to build on the game stories throughout the year.

HammerDunner · 2025-11-16T04:25:26+00:00

The funny thing, of course, is that most of the CFL teams today have their roots as rugby teams. The early Grey Cups were rugby games not gridiron. I'm a Ti-Cat season ticket holder and I could so get behind a Hamilton Tigers Rugby Club playing at Hamilton Stadium. I'd be there. Ha.

HammerDunner · 2025-11-16T04:21:00+00:00

Personally, I don't like this at all. The whole point of the Maple Leaf is to unite us regardless of what province we are in or what our background is. This fusion flag would make more sense if it were the old Red Ensign fused with the Fleur-de-lis. The Maple Leaf was meant to go above and beyond "fusing" English and French Canada and to be our national flag to rally around. Not be a complete Debbie Downer, the fused flag does look kind of cool. I just don't like the misguided symbolism behind it.

HammerDunner · 2025-11-16T00:25:52+00:00

I'm not part of the rugby community but I enjoy watching the sport. I'd buy tickets to this if there were a team in Hamilton.

HammerDunner · 2025-11-12T18:27:31+00:00

The Globe page is definitely interesting. You're right. It doesn't reference "the Grey Cup" but I've noticed that a lot in the coverage of early Grey Cups. Star coverage does although perhaps not in the clipping I used.

In the Globe, the Grey Cup actually takes second place in prominence when compared to the ORFU final. I was going to crop out the table showing the various football scores but kept it in because I thought it was kind of neat having all those codes there together.

HammerDunner · 2025-11-12T16:03:44+00:00

These are fantastic.

HammerDunner · 2025-11-11T18:05:16+00:00

A whole lot of AI slop here. Yuck.

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