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Remember when lots of posters called Troy Polamalu Fredo?

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by Manitou, Jun 12, 2026 at 9:35 PM.

  1. Manitou

    Manitou Active Member

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    Lots of posters called Troy Polamalu Fredo because they thought he was too short to play the position.
    I remember, even if some of you don't.....
     
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  2. Manitou

    Manitou Active Member

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    Lots of people(back then)compared him to a hobbit. I think that he answered any critics very well.
    It's not my desire to start a flame war, I just want to remind folks to let the season play out and see how these rookies progess
     
  3. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Why PSU should not play at Pitt

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    Nope

    I searched back to 2011 and not one reference of Fredo to Polamolu reference

    I did find a poster of two making foolish Fredo references to Mr Rooney but they were pretty dumb and not well received
     
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  4. steel machine

    steel machine Well-Known Member

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  5. Born2Steel

    Born2Steel Well-Known Member

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    I thought it was Frodo.
     
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  6. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Why PSU should not play at Pitt

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    No to Frodo

    Mommy told someone a fairytale
     
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  7. Born2Steel

    Born2Steel Well-Known Member

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    I mean, I thought Frodo was the hobbit. Not Fredo.
     
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  8. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Why PSU should not play at Pitt

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    Maybe we are talking about Frito Bandito

    I could sort of see that

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  9. pczach

    pczach Well-Known Member

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  10. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Why PSU should not play at Pitt

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    Him and Merril Streep were lovers and friends

    He died shortly after they were both in the Deer Hunter
     
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  11. MojaveDesertPghFan

    MojaveDesertPghFan Set the controls for the heart of the Sun.

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    26 posts in 7 years, someone's on a roll

    :drinks:. Sounds like my ex, the Queen of malaprops. She thought James Earl Jones shot MLK and that film where the old guy won the Irish Sweepstakes was called Waking Ned Beatty (pig squeals heard in the background). At least Norm Crosby did it intentionally.
     
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  12. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Why PSU should not play at Pitt

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    Waking Ned Devine

    I loved that movie although it’s been a long time

    Two favorite scenes

    1) When the phone booth gets knocked off the cliff into the sea

    2) When the financial nephew is explaining how to divide and invest the money;

    Elder 1: Did you understand what he just said

    Elder 2: Not a word
     
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  13. S.T.D

    S.T.D Well-Known Member

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    You are part correct. I don't remember that name, but I clearly remember people saying he was too short, and too easily injured back on the old board. The name I remember was Troy Bustamalu . Like many they were wrong, and like many wrong they disappeared, or acted like they never said it
     

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