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TC has encroached on my style

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Shenanigans
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I have been skiing with tree branch poles for almost a decade and today this circus of intellectual property bandits infringed on my copyrighted style (on my home turf too)

As you can see below, my poles have garnered a huge following and the latest episode of TC threatens to chip away at my fan base


The rest of the episode was pretty cool though
Nov 12 2019 11:47PM 44 3
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skiP.E.I.
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Shenanigans!
Nov 13 2019 9:24AM 0 0
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AndrewGravesSV
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This is so fucked up. Absolutely heartbreaking to see the TC guys be so ruthless. I used to look up to them but now.....idk man it seems like they're pulling a Backcountry with this one :(
Nov 13 2019 9:50AM 44 1
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Nuno812
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Atleast theirs were adjustable! Innovation!
Nov 13 2019 9:51AM 12 0
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CatdickBojangles
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Wait til Andy is in the X games people will pay $100's of dollars for wooden poles it will all work out @Shenanigans
Nov 13 2019 11:22AM 7 0
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skiitsbetter
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Tree branches work pretty well. Don't even need baskets.

Nov 13 2019 1:49PM 2 0
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BigTexas
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nuno81291Atleast theirs were adjustable! Innovation!


Yeah I mean they really just improved on the idea... you should thank them for furthering the sport OP!
Nov 13 2019 2:20PM 2 0
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Line_Skis
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That darn circus of intellectual property bandits. Hate those guys.
Nov 13 2019 4:49PM 29 0
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safarisam
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You should sue.
Nov 14 2019 10:54AM 6 0
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skiP.E.I.
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There's only one way to settle this.
Nov 14 2019 9:25PM 2 0
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skiguy04
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You should sue
Nov 15 2019 4:36PM 2 0
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Shenanigans
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Thanks for the support everyone. I think I’ll litigate for either royalties, film/animation rights, or one of the van’s tires
Nov 15 2019 8:14PM 2 0
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finder
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My friends and I used to ski with tree branches for poles. All started when one friend broke his pole before a mogul comp and since his parents wouldn't get him poles and he had no money, ended up popping his grips and baskets on some branches.
Nov 15 2019 8:37PM 0 0
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dune_pilot
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You should sue
Nov 16 2019 1:12AM 0 0
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