The "Free Alex" Movement
by J.P. on Dec 3, 2009 11:19 AM EST
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(h/t YNC)
What's done is done on the suspension front, and now it's time to show the best player in the world that Caps fans are behind him 110% by rocking a "Free Alex" sign at tonight's game. Here are our two best, with one being a bit more printer-friendly (big thanks to xiix, and a heads up that most of these links go to PDF files):
Click. Print. Copy. Distribute. It's really that simple.
Oh, and if you don't want Alex freed, print out a copy and save it for later... something tells me you'll need it at some point.
Btw, here are some other options if those first two don't float your boat:
Thanks to everyone who helped out - now go out and pamphleteer!
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I hope this will be as epic as the red ponchos at the Rags playoff game. That was amazing to see on TV (and the announcers talking about it).
Agreed. Keep this sort of thing up and CapsNation could get a reputation for senses of humor.
FЯEE ALEX
People who fail to see the humor in this fail at life.
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by J.P. on Dec 3, 2009 12:20 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Nice to see it blowing up on the twitters.
"Eloquence, brought to you by a peanut butter, egg and dice sandwich."
Who has tweeted it so far?
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 3, 2009 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
@washcaps, @dcsportsbog among others.
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I wish I was going to the game. I feel left out.
FЯEE ALEX
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 3, 2009 11:32 AM EST reply actions
To all who are going – print and hand out as many as you can.
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50 8.5×11 sitting in the car.
"Eloquence, brought to you by a peanut butter, egg and dice sandwich."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 3, 2009 1:32 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
If it comes to the level of this, I'll be impressed
"Eloquence, brought to you by a peanut butter, egg and dice sandwich."
Minus the smoke of course.
"Eloquence, brought to you by a peanut butter, egg and dice sandwich."
by Bald Pollack on Dec 3, 2009 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
Wow, a lot of people really like Brendan Morrison.
by Kolzilla on Dec 3, 2009 1:11 PM EST up reply actions 7 recs
I don't mean to be a dick
But I think this would have been more effective from a visibility standpoint if we picked just one sign rather than give all of the options. Strength in numbers and all that.
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Emo Bunny Sasha Semin
I don’t think you’re being a dick if you bring up a good point. And I agree with you, it would be a lot more noticeable if everyone used the same sign.
I think nearly everyone will go with the first or second option, but I wanted to include others to recognize the hard work people put in on them.
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maybe, then again do you remember at FedEx when they passed out the towels that had # 21 on them in memory of Sean Taylor? That was very effective as well.
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by Chaz-Capapalooza on Dec 3, 2009 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
Poor college kid can’t go to the game… but I am printing two of these out to tape my dorm windows. :) Gotta do what you can!
They’ll go better with coke an avatar.
"Eloquence, brought to you by a peanut butter, egg and dice sandwich."
Working on getting the coworker going to the game tonight to bring a sign or two or twenty….
Now, to print from the color laser here at work without toooo many noticing
by Citygirlcountryheart on Dec 3, 2009 12:11 PM EST reply actions
Can I get the #2 sign in a jpg? I would like to make it my avatar on multiple boards :)
TIA!
by Citygirlcountryheart on Dec 3, 2009 12:18 PM EST reply actions
Whiter Mage will never change his avatar until he learns how to photoshop, but if someone doesn’t mind, JPG’s at all would be nice, as I can’t see PDFs on this machine (>_<)
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These will not print very nicely. Use the PDFs for printing.
Pick SPG for your chance to win probably nothing.
A request to those bringing signs to the game
Can you guys take and post pictures for us who can’t attend? It would be cool to see this from the seats rather than just on the TV.
FЯEE ALEX
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 3, 2009 12:19 PM EST reply actions
Snap pics when you can, peeps. And TwitPic some of ‘em if you’re on Twitter.
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Oh, and if you don’t want Alex freed, print out a copy and save it for later… something tells me you’ll need it at some point.
Too funny. Might want to get them laminated for durability. ;)
Hold off on that thought (or don’t) – we may have something in the works.
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I’m thinking a Che Guevara style shirt, but with Ovie’s Caveman on the front… very subtle…might send the wrong impression though (my general hatred for the Guevara shirts conflicts me.)
See if you can get other blogs to post the PDF’s for their readers to post. If someone can post on CI, link back to this post.
FЯEE ALEX
I’m talking about in RL. Thought about littering my neighborhood with them
"And next year it will be ours."
Unless you live in Chinatown, I’d say nyet.
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while we're at it..
let’s free hat mccullough, too!
by Natty Bumppo on Dec 3, 2009 2:07 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I was just about to complain that I had made it all the way through the comments and nobody dropped the obvious South Park reference. Good thing I read before commenting (this time)
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
Printed and headed for the car. I’ve got 60 copies.
FЯEE ALEX
by gotsparkly on Dec 3, 2009 2:50 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I’m working tonight so the ‘rents are using my tickets. I placed two signs under their tickets. I told them they can’t use the tickets unless they take the signs. haha
Don’t forget to make your picks.
On second thought… g’head & forget to make ’em. Some of us need help catching you.
Pick SPG for your chance to win probably nothing.
Not to hijack or derail but...
Shouldn’t we also have a sign for Keith Ballard tonight as well? I don’t have all the materials ready but this thought…
From the movie “Signs” when Merril is supposed to swing away at the ailen, photoshop in Ballard & Vokun, substitute with a hockey stick…
Or it could be another rejected hockey card submission
by migz on Dec 3, 2009 3:18 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Just sayin'...
The person on Twitter (who suggested to JP that the signs were for freeing Ovi from stupidity) said they like their followers to “have class.” Very classy when some of those followers were probably a part of the crowd that booed an injured player.
I checked out his tweets
The cane fan is a bum. Just ignore him, every group has their members like that…
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Well, I’ll be there w/ Sign 2 :-D
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If there is a “Free Alex” t-shirt out there, I want it. I want it bad.
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by Brad_Richards_Rocks on Dec 3, 2009 5:28 PM EST reply actions
You should have seen how stupid I looked sitting on the floor trying to take these pictures, haha.
FЯEE ALEX
by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 3, 2009 11:26 PM EST up reply actions
screen caps from the CSN feed
Posted this in the GDT, but in case it gets lost, my screencaps of the ‘FЯEE ALEX’ signs are here for use if you need ’em. Just copy whatever size you want.
Great job everyone who handed the signs out!
by renstar on Dec 3, 2009 9:41 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
You can count on me...
I’ll do my part in representing the Movement tomorrow when I travel up to Philly for the game!!!!!
FREE ALEX!!!!
by j3rockstar on Dec 4, 2009 10:15 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
.....
I’m sure I can just sit down and talk out any ill had feelings with the Flyers fans. They seem like a level headed bunch that promote good sportsmanship, no??
C’mon folks. Rec this post so it sticks around for a while. We only need 6 more.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 4, 2009 11:23 AM EST reply actions
Cool, there we go. This post is officially sticky….
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Dec 4, 2009 6:01 PM EST up reply actions
Tonights amazing win
Took several signs with me in case any other caps fans needed one. Proudly displayed it between the action and hopefully some others saw it. I was in section 112. Directly across from the caps bench. I hope they saw it too.
On the rudeness note of philly… Only one incident in the concourse between 1st and 2nd periods. But the BOO’ing of the official that got drilled in the head w/ the puck. That was just unbelievable.
Dude, you went to Philadelphia with “FЯEE ALEX” signs. Ain’t no way that can be considered letting any of us down. Photos would just have been gravy. Rock on, dude.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Dec 6, 2009 2:22 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
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