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To: doug from upland

I must have missed it. When did they stop using Roman numerals for the Super Bowl?


12 posted on 02/07/2016 11:28:15 AM PST by The people have spoken
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To: The people have spoken

“I must have missed it. When did they stop using Roman numerals for the Super Bowl?”

“L” is associated with “loser” by the younger generation, although I find the break in tradition irritating also.


17 posted on 02/07/2016 11:33:25 AM PST by VanShuyten ("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
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To: The people have spoken

this year


26 posted on 02/07/2016 11:38:10 AM PST by doug from upland (Some of you keep telling yourself -- Romney would have been as bad or worse.)
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I must have missed it. When did they stop using Roman numerals for the Super Bowl?


Only for this year. Next year they revert to the Roman numerals.


32 posted on 02/07/2016 11:40:17 AM PST by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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53 posted on 02/07/2016 11:57:03 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Obama is more supportive of Iran's right to defend its territorial borders than he is of the USA's.)
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81 posted on 02/07/2016 12:46:31 PM PST by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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This year and only this year. The graphics art department says L is irritatingly unbalances and made ugly logos. LI they’ve got covered though.


110 posted on 02/07/2016 2:08:04 PM PST by discostu (This is a different kind of flying... all together.)
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I must have missed it. When did they stop using Roman numerals for the Super Bowl?

This would be super bowl "L"....not impressive!!

533 posted on 02/07/2016 7:13:52 PM PST by terycarl (COMMON SENSE PREVAILS OVERALL!)
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