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Tripper · 06-27-2003, 06:10 PM

[quote="Capt. John Miller":95c4d]Saving private ryan! biggrin: (but i created this before all these SPR b00ns came along.)[/quote:95c4d]

You are the original SPR b00n! angel:

.....I've explained how I came up with my name so many times I've actually forgotten, so I'll just make up a story:

I thought it up when I was in Nam' back in 69'. I served with the NZSAS, we would set Booby-Traps using Trip wires, and I used to have a clumsy habit of setting them off. After I lost my second leg, the name just kind of stuck.

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Tripper is Offline General of the Army Posts: 18,895 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand	06-27-2003, 06:10 PM [quote="Capt. John Miller":95c4d]Saving private ryan! biggrin: (but i created this before all these SPR b00ns came along.)[/quote:95c4d] You are the original SPR b00n! angel: .....I've explained how I came up with my name so many times I've actually forgotten, so I'll just make up a story: I thought it up when I was in Nam' back in 69'. I served with the NZSAS, we would set Booby-Traps using Trip wires, and I used to have a clumsy habit of setting them off. After I lost my second leg, the name just kind of stuck.