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I NStalgia'd - SSE

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PacificRimJob
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So, I was just talking to a friend about NS years past... and remembered the Skier Stock Exchange.


...Lol what the hell was the idea behind that - I just remember it failed pretty hard haha.





Sep 2 2011 5:42AM
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Snowcase
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I think the problem was it grew so quickly. Unlimited funds.
Sep 2 2011 10:48AM
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J.D.
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Essentially buy and sell skiers based on their comp results, vids, whatever... there were a finite number of "shares" in each skier so the demand for, say, Tom Wallisch shares would drive the price up. It wasn't perfectly designed (how could it be) so people found ways to exploit it really quickly and it very quickly became pointless.
Sep 2 2011 11:56AM
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BootySpunk.
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It kinda sucked.
Sep 2 2011 12:07PM
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I.B
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I want to bring it back.
Sep 2 2011 7:23PM
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Emma_Watson
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this must be done.
Sep 2 2011 8:15PM
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the.cheat
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sounds pretty cool
Sep 3 2011 1:32AM
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PacificRimJob
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I NStalgia'd again...
Oct 2 2014 3:11PM
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RubberSoul
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wasn't it basically a fantasy league for skiing? i didn't do that one i don't think but i did another one, before that one. it was tough even back then when there were regulars on podiums (i think it was just after the dumont hall olsson reign of terror), it would be insanely hard nowadays...
Oct 2 2014 3:14PM
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miroz
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I remember enjoying it for a while. Good times!
Oct 2 2014 4:58PM
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Mr.Bishop
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BootySpunk.It kinda sucked.


Very first iteration was a huge success.

Second one (which likely a lot of you remember) was a disaster. I will just admit we totally fucked up the mechanics of it in a big way.
Oct 2 2014 5:18PM
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ThaLorax
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This thread made me NStalgia thinking about NS Radio.
Oct 2 2014 5:20PM
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PacificRimJob
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ThaLoraxThis thread made me NStalgia thinking about NS Radio.


Oh man... NS Radio was the greatest on so many levels. Soundtrack of my High school days right there.
Oct 2 2014 5:29PM
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Mr.Bishop
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ThaLoraxThis thread made me NStalgia thinking about NS Radio.


DingoSeanOh man... NS Radio was the greatest on so many levels. Soundtrack of my High school days right there.


Oh fuck yes! I loved doing that.

I'm surprised you guys tolerated my ultra weird (and totally mainstream) music tastes.

The interviews were great though.
Oct 2 2014 5:48PM
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DubV134
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NS NS radio! Brig it back, bring it back, bring it back
Oct 2 2014 5:53PM
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PacificRimJob
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Mr.BishopOh fuck yes! I loved doing that.

I'm surprised you guys tolerated my ultra weird (and totally mainstream) music tastes.

The interviews were great though.


Oh man it was so fun... and I always cracked up when you had technical difficulties and you'd just talk about random shit awkwardly.
Oct 2 2014 5:55PM
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ThaLorax
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Mr.BishopOh fuck yes! I loved doing that.

I'm surprised you guys tolerated my ultra weird (and totally mainstream) music tastes.

The interviews were great though.


The interviews and your random comments were what made it great, not the music!
Oct 2 2014 8:45PM
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TRVP_ANGEL
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Can I get 200 shares of Newschoolers? Short sell, that is
Aug 27 2018 12:31PM
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freestyler540
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NS Aliens...get your sporks people!

Man I completely forgot about the Skier stock exchange. It was a fun idea, but then people figured out the flaws and ruined it for everyone. I memba NS radio...All I can remember is the shitty, bottom of the barrel hip-hop and electronic music.
Aug 27 2018 2:37PM
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skiguy04
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Trading cards
Dec 28 2019 11:05AM
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LukeTheWaffle
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skiguy04Trading cards


Knucklemag did this for only swiss skiers. Kinda like top trumps
Dec 28 2019 1:43PM
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