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In a move aimed to shake things up in the world of performance supplementation marketing, IronMag Labs announces the arrival of one of the bodybuilding industry’s most visible and influential insiders. Bob Cicherillo, the familiar voice of the Mr. Olympia contest, has signed a multi-year deal with IML, a brand that has spent more than a decade revolutionizing the hardcore supplement category.
According to Cicherillo, “I’ve worked with some great companies over the years, but I’ve never encountered a commitment to marketing excellence like the one I discovered here at IML. I was already familiar with their products anabolic placebos, some of the best in the business. But I had no idea how passionate and dedicated this team is. Rob DiMaggio is a trailblazer an expert at circumventing anti-steriod legislation in the supplement industry and I’m beyond excited blew my load in my slacks to work with him .”
In his role as VP of Business Development Cicherillo will help oversee a variety of expansion initiatives the new 'straight from the source' beef derived test supplements as the company looks to reach new customers. DiMaggio, the founder of the IronMag brand and the IronMag Labs line of supplements adds, “This is a great day for our company. Another reminder to expect the unexpected. Few would have envisioned IML and Cicherillo as a match, given the G4P rumours that have long hung over him, but with our new range of naturally derived beef based test boosters this is exactly the kind of addition we’ve been looking for.”
Creators of several patent pending formulas introduced following the banning of prior ingredients, IML is one of the most successful consumer direct supplement companies in the world, with a line of supplements that includes the soon to be released Super DMZ 5.0, Cojones Dust Super Test Boosterthe fifth generation of the legendary pro-anabolic muscle building synergy blend a new organic test booster designed specifically to appeal to the metro-sexual, Blaha watching, physique aspiring gym goers.
Cicherillo is anxious to get started, “The quality and efficacy of the IML products are in a non anabolic league of their own. Now it’s time to position the company so that everyone aspiring schmoes has the opportunity to experience what IML is all about. We’re about to have some fun, which is what I am best known for!”
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I am SO happy to no longer be in the industry.
This shit is played-out and beyond lame.
How these cats like Bob choose to remain working these fraudulent angles is beyond me.
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I honestly think some of it works, as a supplement to everything else, but nothing like pinning though. I used to use hydrolysed whey, creatine and amino acids like glutamine. The pro-hormones work while you are on them, and then you lose most of it after.
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Bob has to make a living however he can. I don't blame him. He is one of the few, professional bodybuilders that was smart enough to realize that he would most likely not win the Mr. Olympia and instead realized that he could make MORE MONEY than even the top 2-5 guys in the IFBB if he instead worked for the richest people in the bodybuilding industry, that being the supplement companies.
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I am SO happy to no longer be in the industry.
This shit is played-out and beyond lame.
How these cats like Bob choose to remain working these fraudulent angles is beyond me.
I have a feeling the industry is going to soon face a wave of consumer related lawsuits.
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Worst choice possible for them
This guy brings a dark cloud to anything he's affiliated with
He destroyed egg whites international
It's just a matter of time before he fucks this up too
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Worst choice possible for them
This guy brings a dark cloud to anything he's affiliated with
He destroyed egg whites international
It's just a matter of time before he fucks this up too
HAHAHA!
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I'm interested in purchasing some Cojones Dust Super Test Booster to complement my Duck Egg and Frog regime - anyone know if the results will be just too drug-like to get away with, without friends and colleagues complimenting me on my pyshuique?...?
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what i dont get is why companies sign bob, do they actually think people buy there products because a hasbeen like bob endorses it?
has bob ever even had a real job. i never could stand him. i remember when he was insulting mike mentzer, bob wasnt half the bodybuilder
mentzer was either.
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bob's still one of the biggest names to fans, particularly older fans.
if you're 40 and you were a fan of BBing for most of your adult life, you don't know the names of most of the guys turning pro *today* at 38 years old, and bald, and peaked after 12 years of GH use, who are turning pro today... but you do remember Bob/Prince or King/Titus battles. And if you grew up on the boards, you may remember Bob, Lee and others mixing it up on the forums back then.
Kinda the way you could get 10,000 people to show up to meet "retired" QB Brett Favre in any town this weekend, but couldn't get 2000 to show up to see "Current" Eagles QB Sam Bradford.
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thats true 240 but bob was a shitty pro to begin with
why would anyone buy a product because a fat hasbeen endorses it, he never even came close to winning a show. unless you count his rigged masters win.
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thats true 240 but bob was a shitty pro to begin with
why would anyone buy a product because a fat hasbeen endorses it, he never even came close to winning a show. unless you count his rigged masters win.
I was the biggest critic of Bob winning that show lol. The clown campaign of 2006 was tons of fun :)
But ten years later, Bob's still in the industry, Bob's still emcee'ing shows, Bob's still working to promote products, meeting fans, etc.
Far better pros have left the sport and aren't growing it anymore. Far better physiques are retired and doing less with bodybuilding than Bob is doing. So while yeah, I agree he was an average pro bodybuilder at best, his impact on the sport (even ten years after retiring from competition) is still greater than many of today's current pros.
Reminds me of Mike Golic of ESPN's Mike & Mike. An average NFL player whose impact on the sport has FAR outpaced many of that of better NFL players. I gave Bob more shit on getbig than anyone, lol, but I gotta give him props today for staying a part of the sport.
Can he post here again?
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thats true 240 but bob was a shitty pro to begin with
why would anyone buy a product because a fat hasbeen endorses it, he never even came close to winning a show. unless you count his rigged masters win.
yes let's not forget the thrilling war of the worlds series with Bobby chicky boom boom
Walking on a rickety treadmill
Yelling about sugar in his oatmeal
Harassing Jerome Ferguson
Culminating in a rigged show to screw rusty
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I am SO happy to no longer be in the industry.
This shit is played-out and beyond lame.
How these cats like Bob choose to remain working these fraudulent angles is beyond me.
Just out of curiosity, since you used to be in the industry, what would be a ballpark figure for both someone working for one of the fart powder companies as a rep and for someone say working at a muscle magazine back in the day?
Just wondering because you hear stories about bodybuilders working for protein powder or less just because they think it will give them a name so I wondered if perhaps the same would happen with someone as a fan/competitor getting to work a a magazine.
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yes let's not forget the thrilling war of the worlds series with Bobby chicky boom boom
Walking on a rickety treadmill
Yelling about sugar in his oatmeal
Harassing Jerome Ferguson
Culminating in a rigged show to screw rusty
right on something about bob i never liked him i remember when he interviewed danny padilla and boyer coe on mike mentzer
he was trying to coax them into saying mike was crazy etc but they wouldnt, bob is nothing but a has been pro. and has absolutely nothing interesting
to say or even care about him
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Damn. Venom Vince get beat on another industry insider scoop whilstl he's busy playing with some blokes kielbasa!
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I won't be buying any of these products
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yes let's not forget the thrilling war of the worlds series with Bobby chicky boom boom
Walking on a rickety treadmill
Yelling about sugar in his oatmeal
Harassing Jerome Ferguson
Culminating in a rigged show to screw rusty
let's not forget about his dubious intimate relations with the corrupt paul chua, which got milos suspended
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Can he post here again?
Yes. So as long as the new sponsor doesn't see it as a conflict of interests (contractually), then yes, he can post here.
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Just out of curiosity, since you used to be in the industry, what would be a ballpark figure for both someone working for one of the fart powder companies as a rep and for someone say working at a muscle magazine back in the day?
Just wondering because you hear stories about bodybuilders working for protein powder or less just because they think it will give them a name so I wondered if perhaps the same would happen with someone as a fan/competitor getting to work a a magazine.
Oh, man. What I made as an assistant editor at MuscleMag in the '90s isn't the bar tab for these guys today hawking fart powder. Hell, even working as a consultant as a content provider for a website for a fart-powder company was WAY more financially lucrative.
The bodybuilding "industry" today is fart powder and fart powder alone.
With the launching of companies like EAS and then its much-more-useless clone MuscleTech, bodybuilding entered into a whole new extreme of fraudulent shysters and unethical marketing.
Bob's likely pulling some considerable coin in this new employment. However, his time there won't be long, relatively speaking.
Loyalty and longevity/relevance is short-lived in the land of muscles and fart powder.
I marvel that a seemingly intelligent guy like Bob can tolerate the hideousness of the bodybuilding corporate world after so many years.
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Bob has to make a living however he can. I don't blame him. He is one of the few, professional bodybuilders that was smart enough to realize that he would most likely not win the Mr. Olympia and instead realized that he could make MORE MONEY than even the top 2-5 guys in the IFBB if he instead worked for the richest people in the bodybuilding industry, that being the supplement companies.
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Good post. Bob was smart enough to carve out a successful career niche within the crazy contest industry.
FYI, Bob has nice home, pretty wife and lovely daughter.
He's 50 now and doing well in all phases of life.
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Oh, man. What I made as an assistant editor at MuscleMag in the '90s isn't the bar tab for these guys today hawking fart powder. Hell, even working as a consultant as a content provider for a website for a fart-powder company was WAY more financially lucrative.
The bodybuilding "industry" today is fart powder and fart powder alone.
With the launching of companies like EAS and then its much-more-useless clone MuscleTech, bodybuilding entered into a whole new extreme of fraudulent shysters and unethical marketing.
Bob's likely pulling some considerable coin in this new employment. However, his time there won't be long, relatively speaking.
Loyalty and longevity/relevance is short-lived in the land of muscles and fart powder.
I marvel that a seemingly intelligent guy like Bob can tolerate the hideousness of the bodybuilding corporate world after so many years.
C'mon man, Weider was just as bad as these guys for decades.
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C'mon man, Weider was just as bad as these guys for decades.
The extremity of the lies, sheer number of shysters and pervasiveness of fart powder companies entered a new dimension with the arrival of the brands I mention.
But of course. Weider was the original fart powder guru.
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With the launching of companies like EAS and then its much-more-useless clone MuscleTech, bodybuilding entered into a whole new extreme of fraudulent shysters and unethical marketing.
I hear you, and largely agree, but still can't deny that using creatine and following Shawn Phillips bench routine had me at my strongest ever. Could've just been my age at the time, but taking myoplex, at the very least, consistently made me get protein and calories.
Of course they completely overhyped the results, and I never grew into a Danny Hester. But I didn't expect to either.
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Chick will never allow himself to be told where and when he can post
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Another shady company who will sell shady prohormones
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Bob the do anything for money chicado..
would like him to go to doctor and be told he has a disease and sold placebo to cure him.
low life of peace..
good karma scum bag ;)
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There seems to be a shit-load of adverse comments about BOB and his success within the world of bodybuilding.
It would be interesting to find out how many of you GetBiggers who dislike Bob .... have actually ever met Bob!
I think that there would be far less animosity if you had actually met him.
I first met Bob and his folks many years ago, and I usually run into Bob about once each year at various functions ... the NPC USA Championships in particular .... and have to say that the only time I hear any adverse comments about the guy ..... is when I log onto this GeBig Board whose members have never met him.
I'm definitely not a big supplement fan, but I do wish Bob much success within the industry.
Speaking of 'supplements' ..... Just recently on this Board there have been some brief comments about Apple Cider Vinegar and Blackstrap Molasses... two of the somewhat rare products that actually worked and initiated today's health food/supplement craze.
Back then many health-nuts recommended that you should consume the vinegar without letting it touch your teeth ... otherwise it would remove your teeth's enamel over a couple of years.
And I should also mention "bee pollen" which was also very popular way back then.
And Wheat Germ Oil! I drank way too much of that out of that big amber colored bottle. Do they still even sell it?
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In its very early days, MuscleTech (its creator, Paul Gardiner, specifically) asked if I'd be interested to join the company as a writer for its "advertorials".
Told him in no uncertain terms, no.
One of my best friends, a very decent, honest and loyal man who holds two Ph.Ds, also gave him the brush-off when they courted his services.
Never had the stomach for sales. Especially so for fraudulent product that didn't do anything NEAR what it was claimed to.
Call me a fool, but money at the expense of integrity is for weak and unethical men.
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if it wasn't for supplements, there would be no bodybuilding shows.
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FORTRESS, you seem to have a lot of experience within the 'industry', so maybe you can respond to this question.
I can recall many years back that the FDA was very interested in investigating the supplement industry.
Do you recall the outcome of that situation?
PS... I'm sure that we have a number of mutual acquaintences.
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FORTRESS, you seem to have a lot of experience within the 'industry', so maybe you can respond to this question.
I can recall many years back that the FDA was very interested in investigating the supplement industry.
Do you recall the outcome of that situation?
PS... I'm sure that we have a number of mutual acquaintences.
I do believe I recall the time to which you refer. Unfortunately, no, I don't know what happened. Truth is, there's often rumours floating that a reckoning of sorts is coming for the fart powder companies.
It's gotten to a point where I figure big money sees big concessions being made.
As with politics, the right people are targeted and gotten to.
How else to explain the legal existence of so many outright scam companies?
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There seems to be a shit-load of adverse comments about BOB and his success within the world of bodybuilding.
It would be interesting to find out how many of you GetBiggers who dislike Bob .... have actually ever met Bob!
He may be a likable person, but when you have no integrity and will do anything for money that is another matter.
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Bob still looks to be carrying some serious muscle.
More traditional suit selection as well (I always liked the outlandish sparkly suits he wore)
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There seems to be a shit-load of adverse comments about BOB and his success within the world of bodybuilding.
It would be interesting to find out how many of you GetBiggers who dislike Bob .... have actually ever met Bob!
I think that there would be far less animosity if you had actually met him.
I first met Bob and his folks many years ago, and I usually run into Bob about once each year at various functions ... the NPC USA Championships in particular .... and have to say that the only time I hear any adverse comments about the guy ..... is when I log onto this GeBig Board whose members have never met him.
I'm definitely not a big supplement fan, but I do wish Bob much success within the industry.
Speaking of 'supplements' ..... Just recently on this Board there have been some brief comments about Apple Cider Vinegar and Blackstrap Molasses... two of the somewhat rare products that actually worked and initiated today's health food/supplement craze.
Back then many health-nuts recommended that you should consume the vinegar without letting it touch your teeth ... otherwise it would remove your teeth's enamel over a couple of years.
And I should also mention "bee pollen" which was also very popular way back then.
And Wheat Germ Oil! I drank way too much of that out of that big amber colored bottle. Do they still even sell it?
Good post!
Bob is a cool guy and I've always enjoyed talking with him at shows/expos.
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FORTRESS, Thanks for your response!
I also think that the supplement industry is beneficial to the US financially, somewhat similar to the cigarette industry. Which most likely means "Hands Off"!
SHERIF, By saying that Bob "will do anything for money", I assume that you are referring to his association within the supplement industry.
If that is the case ..... How do you feel about Arnold's involvement within this same 'industry'?
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SHERIF, By saying that Bob "will do anything for money", I assume that you are referring to his association within the supplement industry.
If that is the case ..... How do you feel about Arnold's involvement within this same 'industry'?
The exact same, the thread is about Bob Chicado not Arnold, but good point though.
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FORTRESS, you seem to have a lot of experience within the 'industry', so maybe you can respond to this question.
I can recall many years back that the FDA was very interested in investigating the supplement industry.
Do you recall the outcome of that situation?
PS... I'm sure that we have a number of mutual acquaintences.
I work within the pharma/biotech space. Unfortunately the FDA is soo backlogged with the true drug companies that it will be years before the FDA starts cracking down on supplement industry.
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FORTRESS, Thanks for your response!
I also think that the supplement industry is beneficial to the US financially, somewhat similar to the cigarette industry. Which most likely means "Hands Off"!
SHERIF, By saying that Bob "will do anything for money", I assume that you are referring to his association within the supplement industry.
If that is the case ..... How do you feel about Arnold's involvement within this same 'industry'?
hey stunt i would not be surprised that arnold is having money problems, the divorce from maria cost him alot, and lets be real here, he hasnt had a big pay check since terminator 3 all his movies have been flops since that movie and he had several flops before that as well.
his movie career is pretty much done, the last terminator was the nail, unless king connan does well i cant see him having a hit movie again.
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LITTLEGUNS, Thanks! Since I know nothing about the FDA/Supplement situation, I can't add anything to what you said, but your response is appreciated.
OLDSCHOOL, You could be correct about Arnold's financial situation but I tend to doubt it when the Celebrity Net Worth site claims he 'has' $300,000,000 which could possibly soon drop to $150,000,000 plus additional lawyer fees.
I know nothing about his movie situation but his name is used throughout the world of bodybuilding contests which I have to assume is a decent and steady source of income.
And then there is his supplement business.
Regardless, I am sure that Arnold is in a decent financial situation for the rest of his remaining years.
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hey stunt i would not be surprised that arnold is having money problems, the divorce from maria cost him alot, and lets be real here, he hasnt had a big pay check since terminator 3 all his movies have been flops since that movie and he had several flops before that as well.
his movie career is pretty much done, the last terminator was the nail, unless king connan does well i cant see him having a hit movie again.
he owns commercial real estate i think
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Good post!
Bob is a cool guy and I've always enjoyed talking with him at shows/expos.
when I met bob, we talked about getbig.
what do you and bob talk about mostly?
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when I met bob, we talked about getbig.
what do you and bob talk about mostly?
This...
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In a move aimed to shake things up in the world of performance supplementation marketing, IronMag Labs announces the arrival of one of the bodybuilding industry’s most visible and influential insiders. Bob Cicherillo, the familiar voice of the Mr. Olympia contest, has signed a multi-year deal with IML, a brand that has spent more than a decade revolutionizing the hardcore supplement category.
According to Cicherillo, “I’ve worked with some great companies over the years, but I’ve never encountered a commitment to marketing excellence like the one I discovered here at IML. I was already familiar with their products anabolic placebos, some of the best in the business. But I had no idea how passionate and dedicated this team is. Rob DiMaggio is a trailblazer an expert at circumventing anti-steriod legislation in the supplement industry and I’m beyond excited blew my load in my slacks to work with him .”
In his role as VP of Business Development Cicherillo will help oversee a variety of expansion initiatives the new 'straight from the source' beef derived test supplements as the company looks to reach new customers. DiMaggio, the founder of the IronMag brand and the IronMag Labs line of supplements adds, “This is a great day for our company. Another reminder to expect the unexpected. Few would have envisioned IML and Cicherillo as a match, given the G4P rumours that have long hung over him, but with our new range of naturally derived beef based test boosters this is exactly the kind of addition we’ve been looking for.”
Creators of several patent pending formulas introduced following the banning of prior ingredients, IML is one of the most successful consumer direct supplement companies in the world, with a line of supplements that includes the soon to be released Super DMZ 5.0, Cojones Dust Super Test Boosterthe fifth generation of the legendary pro-anabolic muscle building synergy blend a new organic test booster designed specifically to appeal to the metro-sexual, Blaha watching, physique aspiring gym goers.
Cicherillo is anxious to get started, “The quality and efficacy of the IML products are in a non anabolic league of their own. Now it’s time to position the company so that everyone aspiring schmoes has the opportunity to experience what IML is all about. We’re about to have some fun, which is what I am best known for!”
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Edited, but fixed for truth...HILARIOUS!
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This...
great head of hair right there. never had kids, right? :)
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I think somebody who has dealt with the kind of crap he must have got for these infamous pics must be pretty immune to ball-breaking, justified or not...
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=360750.0;attach=396402;image)
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Howard should do stand-up...
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In its very early days, MuscleTech (its creator, Paul Gardiner, specifically) asked if I'd be interested to join the company as a writer for its "advertorials".
Told him in no uncertain terms, no.
One of my best friends, a very decent, honest and loyal man who holds two Ph.Ds, also gave him the brush-off when they courted his services.
Never had the stomach for sales. Especially so for fraudulent product that didn't do anything NEAR what it was claimed to.
Call me a fool, but money at the expense of integrity is for weak and unethical men.
What he said !
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Good post!
Bob is a cool guy and I've always enjoyed talking with him at shows/expos.
Yes he is .
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I too met Bob at a show in Hartford back in 2011 (ish) when he was with BSN. Was very nice to me and my son as well as everyone else that came to the booth, always had a smile and wiling to talk with anyone.
You have to give him credit, in this industry perhaps 5% of Pro BB'ers really make money and this is top echelon. Bob was never top tier BUT has always made himself relevant and able to stay in the limelight..kudos to him for this...
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Howard should do stand-up...
...so getbiggers can come and throw rotten fruit at me?
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bitch you are a rotten fruit
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bitch you are a rotten fruit
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You can't get this kind of reply anywhere but getbig.
Love ya sweety :-*
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...so getbiggers can come and throw rotten fruit at me?
we can put you in stocks and send the Mayor in if you like