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Old 10-14-2009
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In Support of Women's Roller Derby

Recently Taks started practicing with the Denver Roller Dolls in the hopes of one day joining one of their teams. As luck would have it the Denver Roller Dolls have earned the right to go the 2009 WFTDA* National Tournament, Declaration of Derby in Philadelphia, November 13-15. One little catch, the Denver Roller Dolls are a non profit organization and they need a hand with some of their expenses.

What they've done is set up a list of their needs. What I'm asking is that, if you've got a few extra bucks laying around and would like to help out some hot athletic chicks on skates that measure 'good times' in body checks delivered to other hot athletic chicks on skates while they zip around a track, pick something on the list and give it (or multiple its) as a gift to the team.

Click Here to Send a Gift

If you're within driving distance of Denver, include a note with your gift(s) that you'd like to be entered into the drawing for tickets to the Denver Roller Dolls' final home bout of the season (Sat. Oct. 24th). For each $30 worth of gifts you send you'll get one chance at a pair of tickets for the bout.

I'll be doing a wallpaper image to say thanks for supporting the Denver Roller Dolls. And I hope all of you will join me in cheering them on.

Here's the link to the wallpaper as promised. Available @ 1920x1200 and 1600x1200.
Denver Roller Dolls "Tussle" Wallpaper

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If you don't know anything Women's Roller Derby, I encourage you to go watch Whip It! in theaters right now. Though if you're interested in watching real matches you can dig through the BoutCast Archives at the Derby News Network. The Derby Nationals will be streamed live on DNN if you'd like to watch the ladies you're supporting.

If you have any questions about Women's Roller Derby, the nationals, Whip It!, the rules, anything Derby related... feel free to ask here.


* Women's Flat Track Derby Association
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Go Mile High Club!
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I'm intrigued about the uniforms... I'm thinking cheerleaders on skates, am I close? :P
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Only if you want to get punched.

No, think football players on skates, sans ball.
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I think it's more like punk rock on skates.

Some teams have actual uniforms. The Bad Apples for example wear read and black skirts. The Mile High Club (the Denver Roller Dolls All-Star Team that's heading to nationals) wear dark blue and silver spandex. Other teams have colors and just about anything goes as long as the colors are right.
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That's pretty accurate I think. I like it. Punk rock on skates.
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I think this sport was on last night's episode of "King of the Hill" XD. I say "think" because I only saw a minute or two of it. The part I did see, Peggy was rollerblading around Hank in the driveway while explaining how the upcoming game would teach Luanne responsibility and how Luanne could use the money to pay her debts and such :P Then she mentioned something about how she likes "bumping into other people" xD Not 100% sure if that's the exact same sport though...like I said, I only saw a minute or two of the episode. I didn't want to watch the last half without first seeing the first half.
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Well, we play on quad skates, not roller blades, and we don't really bump so much as slam into one another.
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Here's the link to the wallpaper as promised. Available @ 1920x1200 and 1600x1200.
Denver Roller Dolls "Tussle" Wallpaper
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Originally Posted by Takara:
Well, we play on quad skates, not roller blades, and we don't really bump so much as slam into one another.
I don't know the difference between quad skates and roller blades, so she could of very easily been on either one (I wasn't paying that much attention to her feet anyway. I tend to focus more on the character's face when they are speaking). And I'm pretty sure when she said "bump into other people" she meant it in the same matter as how NFL players "bump into each other".

*edit* Question: How long will the donations be open? I don't have any money right now, but I should have some towards the beginning of next month.
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