Ashamed to call myself a Saints fan.......

spkb25 · 06-18-2007, 07:53 AM

hey sapper i had no idea, that is a cool piece of history.

BooBirdSaint · 06-18-2007, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by jergensl

are we really trusting info from wikipedia?

do you guys realize that ANYONE can edit wiki and thus it has virtually no credibility?!

i could start a post on deuce saying he eats babies.

im not saying that the team colors didnt come from the cities ties to oil, but i want to see it from a credible source before i believe it.

Totally agree that Wikipedia is NOT a credible source for information.

Wikipedia (IPA: /ˌwikiˈpiːdi.ə/ or /ˌwɪkiˈpiːdi.ə/) is a multilingual, web-based, free content encyclopedia project. Wikipedia is written collaboratively by volunteers from all around the world. With rare exceptions, its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the Internet, simply by clicking the edit this page link. The name Wikipedia is a portmanteau of the words wiki (a type of collaborative website) and encyclopedia.

BooBirdSaint · 06-18-2007, 10:47 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orl...Recent_history

Recent history
Current Saints owner Tom Benson acquired the franchise as a booby prize in a pie eating contest at a county fair in 1985, and hired Jim Finks as general manager and Jim Mora as head coach.

06-18-2007, 10:42 AM	#22
BooBirdSaint 100th Post Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston Posts: 273	Wikipedia is not a credible source... Originally Posted by jergensl are we really trusting info from wikipedia? do you guys realize that ANYONE can edit wiki and thus it has virtually no credibility?! i could start a post on deuce saying he eats babies. im not saying that the team colors didnt come from the cities ties to oil, but i want to see it from a credible source before i believe it. Totally agree that Wikipedia is NOT a credible source for information. Wikipedia (IPA: /ˌwikiˈpiːdi.ə/ or /ˌwɪkiˈpiːdi.ə/) is a multilingual, web-based, free content encyclopedia project. Wikipedia is written collaboratively by volunteers from all around the world. With rare exceptions, its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the Internet, simply by clicking the edit this page link. The name Wikipedia is a portmanteau of the words wiki (a type of collaborative website) and encyclopedia.

06-18-2007, 10:47 AM	#23
BooBirdSaint 100th Post Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston Posts: 273	To prove my point... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orl...Recent_history Recent history Current Saints owner Tom Benson acquired the franchise as a booby prize in a pie eating contest at a county fair in 1985, and hired Jim Finks as general manager and Jim Mora as head coach.

06-18-2007, 07:53 AM	#21
spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,115	hey sapper i had no idea, that is a cool piece of history.

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