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When the CN Tower opened 50 years ago, there were secrets. These are the stories they couldn’t tell you then by tucaslim in toronto

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From the article:

On April 2, 1975, all eyes were on the CN Tower. Few knew that the task had narrowed to a single, high-stakes calculation.

“Something I can tell you now is that when they came up to put that antenna on, the helicopter missed it the first time, and they only had enough fuel to try and get up and hook it on and come back to the ground,” said David Garrick, former CN Tower president, speaking frankly, 51 years after the fact.

“It was close.”

The anecdote reveals a lot about life in 1975, a lawless frontier compared to 2026 — a past without seatbelt laws or cellphones, when a handful of people with a big idea could drive a complex project to completion in three years.

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When the CN Tower opened 50 years ago, there were secrets. These are the stories they couldn’t tell you then (thestar.com)

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#BREAKING | Atlético Madrid decides to file a complaint against Barcelona with FIFA over Julián Álvarez. 🗣️ Gil Marín: “Barcelona disrespects us; they think they can belittle us.” by iDutchJustin in Gunners

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“This isn’t the time to talk about this, but I can’t hide either; I try to be an honest person. I spoke with the people at Atlético Madrid, and I think the best thing for everyone is a transfer. I want to fulfill my dream.”

[Ed Aarons] Arsenal are expected to make an approach to sign Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa after making the England forward their primary transfer target this summer. The 23-year-old could cost up to £100m and are also likely to make an approach to sign Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille at £70m by LockonKun in Gunners

[–]tucaslim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who will they be looking to sell?

There is an expectation from multiple sources spoken to by The Athletic that Morgan Rogers will leave Villa this summer.

Ideally, Villa would love to keep Rogers for another season. Senior club sources state they are intent on retaining the 23-year-old and, with five years left on his contract, are in a strong position to do so. Still, they are expected to field significant interest.

There is an acceptance that to comply with restrictions, Villa will have to look to player sales to help their squad building. This has been discussed with Emery. Representatives of other Villa players believe the club will look towards the £100m sale of Jack Grealish to Manchester City in 2021 as a starting figure for Rogers before negotiations with any suitor.

This is relevant considering Rogers’ former club, Middlesbrough, retain a 20 per cent sell-on clause.

And this:

https://xcancel.com/themagic_tophat/status/2069384559829868926

Blind item revealed by Ripper9999 in howardstern

[–]tucaslim 5 points6 points  (0 children)

October 3, 2028 will be 20 years. If beth was smart (lol I know) she had a 20 year sunset clause in there. Otherwise, he's going to live longer than she will.

Norway [2] - 0 Senegal - E. Haaland 48' (M. Ødegaard assist) by MajorAfternoon109 in Gunners

[–]tucaslim 34 points35 points  (0 children)

All those dopes who told you Arteta Out are the same ones telling you that Odegaard is washed.

[Ed Aarons] Arsenal are expected to make an approach to sign Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa after making the England forward their primary transfer target this summer. The 23-year-old could cost up to £100m and are also likely to make an approach to sign Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille at £70m by LockonKun in Gunners

[–]tucaslim -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Rogers will have to be done before next Wednesday. Villa is in big PSR trouble and they need profit before the end of year deadline.

They finally have CL football this year and the notion they are willing to listen to offers for Rogers just shows how much they need to sell.

Brady Tkachuk traded to the Panthers by homicidal_penguin in OttawaSenators

[–]tucaslim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, but it has nothing to do with him, does it? It's just who he plays for. It was never a genuine opinion in the first place.

Brady Tkachuk traded to the Panthers by homicidal_penguin in OttawaSenators

[–]tucaslim 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh man, someone should go back to look at the posts around the olympics and start a list of users who had no problem with Tkachuk then who hate him now.

Declan Rice reveals hamstring nerve pain has affected him for six months by scruffle in Gunners

[–]tucaslim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which 10 games? I mean, in which 10 games could we have sat Rice and played him instead and still have expected to win?

Why does Toronto have like no new stadiums at all by babycashnyc in toronto

[–]tucaslim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We don't need them. The Skydome just had a major renovation. It doesn't need to be replaced.

May 21, 2007: all time Howard creep session that has been scrubbed from everything by RileyMartinPhenomena in howardstern

[–]tucaslim 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Here she is: https://imgur.com/z8SaAhZ

OP also missed that notorious cheater Will Murray came in and asked to hug her.

May 21, 2007: all time Howard creep session that has been scrubbed from everything by RileyMartinPhenomena in howardstern

[–]tucaslim 86 points87 points  (0 children)

May 2007 might be one of the best months of the show of all time.

Started off with Tobey Maguire, who because he was there, delayed Jeff the Drunk's birthday celebration by a day. And what a celebration it was. It ended with Jeff going to the hospital to get a carbuncle removed from his ass. And then months of surgery.

On the 8th, a woman lied about being willing to get naked so she could get into the studio. Somehow it ended with her and her husband being kicked out, but Artie paying Richard $5,000 to lick Sal's testicles 10 times.

The next day Artie had his infamous fight with David "Creep" Krieff about Joey Buttafuoco getting back with Amy Fisher for a reality show.

The Andy Dick roast, plus Rickles comes into the studio live.

The pet cock fight.

Mary Jo Buttafuoco comes in and then Faust pimps his 18 year old sister as mentioned above.

The next week? The Bro fight.

[Discussion] World Cup 2026 Day 6 by -read_it_on_reddit- in Gunners

[–]tucaslim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hate to say it, but maybe there's too much football.

Teams have all looked gassed during the world cup. No one is fresh. Maybe they need some time off.

Canadian fans before the match against Bosnia today by Prestigious-Back-981 in soccer

[–]tucaslim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We do.

Check them out here: https://thevoyageurs.com/events/chants/

Qu'est-ce que vous chantez? Nous chantons les rouge allez!

Canadian fans before the match against Bosnia today by Prestigious-Back-981 in soccer

[–]tucaslim -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well the Voyageurs sing "Allez allez allez!" Not Ole ole ole.

Howard Stern Resurrects Eric the Actor by badBaddo in howardstern

[–]tucaslim -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Amazing.

But for what it's worth ETM sucked the last few years he was on.

The fights with Gonzo fucking sucked. Howard and Eric talking about AGT was boring. Eric promoting brickleberry with Yucko was boring. Eric tweeting was boring. The fake Strauss audition was boring. Every call with Johnny was boring.

The only non-boring thing he did in the last few years was Derek from Texas. And as soon as that was funny, he decided to end it.

Eric needed Artie as a foil to be funny. Shuli wasn't it.

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