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@hckošice I posted the Martikan thing on a Dutch forum, because it's cool, and there the question arose: is Martikan the number one sports hero in Slovakia? The exact question was: "Is he more popular than Peter the Great?"

 

You know, cycling is a very big deal in the Netherlands, so everyone here knows Sagan, whereas only a handful of diehard sports addicts will have ever heard of Martikan, making it hard to guess how it is in Slovakia. Looking at the time from independence until now, who would you say is the number one sports hero in terms of popularity, respect and such?

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  On 9/22/2024 at 8:23 AM, heywoodu said:

@hckošice I posted the Martikan thing on a Dutch forum, because it's cool, and there the question arose: is Martikan the number one sports hero in Slovakia? The exact question was: "Is he more popular than Peter the Great?"

 

You know, cycling is a very big deal in the Netherlands, so everyone here knows Sagan, whereas only a handful of diehard sports addicts will have ever heard of Martikan, making it hard to guess how it is in Slovakia. Looking at the time from independence until now, who would you say is the number one sports hero in terms of popularity, respect and such?

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In what he achieved surely yes, definitely one of our all-time top guys alongside of the Hochschorner twins and Peter Sagan. The Slovak sport hall of fame

 

In popularity Petra Vlhová

 

In most famous celebrity and every-slovak-teenie-icon-and-idol Juraj Slafkovský

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2023 TISC Annual participants might be interested to know that California gained three more state symbols today: https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/09/27/claws-for-celebration-governor-newsom-signs-legislation-establishing-state-crustacean-slug-and-seashell/

 

Here’s a list of the others: https://www.library.ca.gov/california-history/state-symbols/

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela

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  On 9/28/2024 at 8:17 PM, Olympian1010 said:

2023 TISC Annual participants might be interested to know that California gained three more state symbols today: https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/09/27/claws-for-celebration-governor-newsom-signs-legislation-establishing-state-crustacean-slug-and-seashell/

 

Here’s a list of the others: https://www.library.ca.gov/california-history/state-symbols/

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Cool :d

 

But also, what now? Like, the banana slug is the 'official California state slug'....so....now what? :p 

 

Do we get like the LA Banana Slugs in the baseball leagues? Just curious as to what exactly the point is of these state things, definitely out of curiousity :d 

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  On 9/28/2024 at 8:26 PM, heywoodu said:

Cool :d

 

But also, what now? Like, the banana slug is the 'official California state slug'....so....now what? :p 

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I have no idea honestly. It's fun to have official things though :p

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela

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  On 9/28/2024 at 8:32 PM, Olympian1010 said:

I have no idea honestly. It's fun to have official things though :p

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I guess so. Anyway, the banana slug definitely looks cool and I had no idea it existed, learned something :d 

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  On 9/28/2024 at 8:41 PM, heywoodu said:

I guess so. Anyway, the banana slug definitely looks cool and I had no idea it existed, learned something :d 

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I can confirm they’re quite the thing to see in person. The University of California Santa Cruz uses them as the mascot.

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela

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Oooooh look at that ,Satanyahu was spying his  bathroom:roflmao:

 

 

Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Claims Netanyahu Bugged His Bathroom

 

https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/2024-10-04/ty-article/former-u-k-prime-minister-johnson-claims-netanyahu-bugged-his-bathroom/00000192-5633-d956-a997-febf4e7f0000

 

 

Boris Johnson says spying device was discovered after Satanyahu visit:roflmao:

 

https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/boris-johnson-says-spying-device-was-discovered-after-netany

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 In the domain of "Amazing true facts I have only just found out".....ice hockey was completely unknown in the :URS until December 1946, when the first National League was created!  And yet by 1954 they were World Champions.  :yikes:

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