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1000 signs you're a Rockets Fanatic (obsessed)

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  1. Iron McFist

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    681) You create an imaginary commentator for NBA Live games, by placing a Rockets ball on a Rockets popcorn tin, with a Rockets hat on it, and you go into a schizo-fit.

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  2. Iron McFist

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    682) You hang up and frame your tattered and torn Hakeem Olajuwon jersey after officially scaring the hell out of your friends with your 'schizo-fit'.

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  3. RunninRaven

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    683) You join TheCat's sim league simulation and take a dive in all games against the Rockets. (See sig below)

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  4. Lil Pun

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    684. You have a reversibile Rocket coat.

    685. You think the Sean Elliott thing was a hoax.

    686. You're shocked when the Rockets make ESPN front page news

    687. You coach a YMCA team and nickname it Rockets.

    688. You have a mini-Rocket team made up of Starting Lineup figures.

    689. You've joined every Yahoo! Rocket club.

    690. You post something in each forum in the Clutch City BBS about the Rockets.

    691. You do a class report on Hakeem Olajuwon straight from memory.

    692. You're waiting for a ride called The Rocket of Liftoff at AstroWorld.

    693. You know UH would have won the title if Hakeem would've stayed another year.

    694. You think Kevin Johnson's dunk over Olajuwon was an offensive foul.

    695. You spend $200 trying to get a $3 Rocket figurine at a carnival.

    696. You voted yes for the new arena.

    697. If the Rockets retire a jersey number and you have a replica of that jersey you also retire it.

    698. You have a yard sign that says "GO ROCKETS".

    699. Even though it's illegal, you fly a Houston Rocket flag over the US Flag.

    700. You have old newspaper clips hanging all over your room.

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  5. Band Geek Mobster

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    701) In TheCat's league, you actually consider trading away Karl Malone for Moochie Norris just so you can get some Rockets on your sim team.

    702) You spent the first month of the sim trying to get rid of Dirty Stockton just because that piece of **** hit that ****ing shot in the conference finals!!!

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  6. Hydra

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    703) You got pissed when the TV schedule came out and there was only one rockets game on it, and it was on TBS instead of TNT so Barkley didn't even get to talk about the beating they handed to Toronto.

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  7. ROCKETBOOSTER

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    704) Your heart almost came through your throat when Bill Worrell was in the hospital because you thought you would never be able to redeem yourself and give Bill those cookies you were meaning to give him last game; the ones you ate after having one too many compaq beverages.

    705) About an hour ago when you try to submit a reply to a post regarding " Rockets chemistry" you recieved an error meesage saying there was no one registered by the name of Rocketbooster and you thought it was the end of the world as you know it. And you did not feel fine.

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  8. ROCKETBOOSTER

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    706) You beleive that if Clutch, Ahmad Rashads main man, doesn't give at least one reason why he's a Rocket's Fanatic, next years season will lead to no avail.

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  9. Band Geek Mobster

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    At this new rate, we'll be finished by tuesday.

    We just went through the 600's in less than 2 days.

    Lil Pun's a freaking Rocket Maniac...

    He's got my vote to post the big #1000

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  10. AstroRocket

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    In that case...
    707) You're Lil Pun.


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  11. Lil Pun

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    708. You bought "Heaven is a Playground"

    709. You would fight a sellout crowd at the Delta Center to prove your Rocket love.

    710. You have Rocket placemats.

    711. You think Houston is basketball heaven, central, etc.

    712. You thought RR (railroad crossing signs) meant Rockets Rule.

    713. You've ever stalked a Rocket player successfully.

    714. You're waiting for Olajuwon Avenue, Barkley Street, and Drexler Road to all be named and intersecting each other.

    715. You hate the NBA for trying to have Clutch City shut down.

    716. Some how, some way you will visit Hakeem's original home of Lagos, Nigeria.

    717. You still have a custom made Rocket birthday cake.

    718. You say "Rudy T. and the T. stands for Tops!"

    719. You have a picture of Hakeem signing your basketball.

    720. You rub that ball to start the day.

    721. You cry when you think of Hakeem retiring.

    722. You're mad at SPN for showing Francis and Mobley only 5 minutes on The Life.

    723. You have a Rocket cowboy hat.

    724. When playing basketball you pretend your team is the Rockets and the opposite team is the Jazz.

    725. You let Hakeem score all the points on NBA Live.

    726. You have Hakeem memoribilia from McDonald's which they had for the Dream Team.

    727. The Dream Shake should be a drink some place honoring Olajuwon.

    728. Hakeem's three at the end of the 95 Finals was the greatest shot.

    729. You saved confetti from the championship parades.

    730. You didn't like the NRA because you thought it stood for Non-Rocket Association.

    731. You always wear Rocket boxers.

    732. The Rockets are really "America's Team"

    733. You have the issue of Life with Olajuwon in it.

    734. You applied for a janitor position at Compaq Center.

    735. You donate to the Rockets favorite charity.

    736. You have tickets or ticket stubs from the Rockets very first game ever.

    737. You buy Rocket wrapping paper.

    738. When watching Fraggle Rock you push the mute button right before someone says Sprockets name so it sounds like they say Rocket.

    739. The best fireworks are the rockets they shoot off right before the game.

    740. You look up Houston Rockets on Yahoo! Shopping just to see what they have.

    741. You would shave your head bald to meet Barkley or Drexler.

    742. You sill have a Ralph Sampson jersey.

    743. You thought the movie "Rocketeer" was a movie about a new Rocket mascot.

    744. You have a $5,000 painting of a Rocket player.

    745. You watch Jeopardy in hopes they have a Houston Rocket category.

    746. You re-write glide in the dictionary as Glyde.

    747. You only use red and blue Christmas lights.

    748. Because of Compaq Center you bought a Compaq computer.

    749. You spell out R-O-C-K-E-T-S with refridgerator magnets.

    750. You use a Rocket pen on tests because it's filled with goo luck.

    751. You assemble the all-time Rocket team on NBA Live.

    752. The word Rocket is sacred.

    753. You stayed glued to your seat at a Rocket game or during a Rocket game.

    754. You visit http://www.rockets.com as much as you do http://www.clutchcity.net

    755. You have joined the EBlastoff mailing list.

    756. You got in trouble in class because you related everything to the Rockets.

    757. You have your own nicknames for the Rockets (Rox, H-Town, etc.)

    758. You still have a pair of CB4s you play in.

    759. You have Rocket luggage.

    760. You create a Rocket family on the Sims.

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    761) You sign up for E-Blastoff before the final game of the season desperately hoping you were not too late to be in the Bobble-Head drawing.

    762) During the championship years, you could say the Rockets starting lineup word for word with the PA announcer...and knew exactly how long to hold the 'O' on OOOOOOOOOOOOOOlajuwon.

    763) You try your best to name all of your fantasy teams(in all sports) having something to do with the Rockets.

    764) You get extremely frustrated when you know you had a couple of more reasons to add to the list but suddenly cannot remember them. [​IMG]

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    765) (cont. from 764) You get excited when you remember a couple of the reasons you were originally going to post.

    766) For some strange reason, you cannot get yourself to use a temporary Rockets tattoo that you've had for years.

    767) You promise yourself that if you ever talked to a psychic, one of your questions to them would be about what's in the future for the Rockets.

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  14. Lil Pun

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    768. Your phone bill is $900 because you call Cleo and ask her to read the Rockets in those cards of hers.

    769. You were one of the clutchcity.netters that were at the final game of the season.

    770. To see a Rocket game is like a two week vacation.

    771. You buy season tickets behind the visiting team to nag them all the time.

    772. You hate the fact you live in Arkansas because that is where Pippen is from.

    773. You hate that roller coater called Skippin' Pippin' at Libertland in Memphis, TN.

    774. You've got Barkley's autograph on the SpaceJam video box.

    775. You go through the Ramadan processes with Hakeem.

    776. You buy a cat because it's Cuttino's nickname.

    777. You think compare any other type of love to your Rocket love.

    778. You go up north to hunt timberwolves and grizzly bears.

    779. You always ask the question "why did San Diego let this team go!!!???"

    780. You are always glad that they did let them go though.

    781. You think the fotball team's nickname should have been Apollos so it would match the spacey character of Rockets, Comets, and Astros.

    782. You would camp out to get Sean Colson's autograph.

    783. You quit drugs because the Rockets had a winning season.

    784. You promise you'll go to church every Sunday if the Rockets just make the playoffs.

    785. You use the phrase "Hakeem rules, Shaq drools"

    786. You were glad to get Shandon just toget him away from the Jazz.

    787. Anytime a player joins the Rockets you'll always feel something special for them. (except Pippen)

    788. If a Rocket did a Pepsi commercial you would swear off Coke products and vice versa.

    789. You own a piece of the old Rocket floor.

    790. You own Hakeem's biography.

    791. You've tried everything to find a Rocket player's phone number.

    792. If somebody says something negative about Hakeem you just keep quiet because you know they're jealous.

    793. You are trying to think of a catchy nickname for the Mobley-Francis connection.

    794. You always believed that Scotty Brooks could dunk.

    795. You believe you're the biggest Rocket fan no matter what else anybody says.

    796. You believe your addicted to http://www.clutchcity.net

    797. You've been in a physical fight before trying to defend the Rockets.

    798. You would dress up as one of the Clutch Bears for a game and not get paid for it.

    799. You think Turbo is a global Icon.

    800. You know the Rockets would have beat the Bulls in a Finals matchup.


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  15. LiftOff2000

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    QUOTE]Originally posted by Johny Rocket:
    237. When you go to a hockey game and during the national anthem you cheer when they say "and the rockets red glare" and then everyone looks at you like an idiot

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    I did this my 1st time at MSG.


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  16. Puedlfor

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    15 1/2 hours to get from 700-800. Its like a snowball roling down a hill.

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    801. You have an autographed copy of Outrageous (Charles Barkley's Book)

    802. You take a vaction to San Diego to see the site of the first Rockets Stadium.

    803. You think Hakeem, Clyde, Charles, Rudy T, Mosses Malone, and Calvin Murphy should all have their numbers retired by the NBA the way the NHL did for Gretzky.

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  18. Lil Pun

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    804. You've been arrested for trying to meet a Rocket player.

    805. You know the directions to Compaq Center from any place in America.

    806. You still wear your Rocket jersey that says O JU ON

    807. You hate Nike because Francis is with Reebok.

    808. You wrote down Mobley's address during that episode of The Life and plan to visit one day.

    809. You thought of all the cribs on MTV, Francis' was the best.

    810. You have Rocket mats in your vehicle.

    811. You have a Rocket logo put on your retainer.

    812. For your wedding anniversary, you buy front row tickets to a Rockets game.

    813. A Rocket player has shaken your hand and you promised to never wash it and you haven't washed it to this day.

    814. You know what Hakeem's name means in Islam.

    815. Matt Bullard's three point form is one that cannot be copied.

    816. You know Francis is going to dunk on Shaq one of these days.

    817. You actually go to all 82 games.

    818. You have a Houston Rocket backpack.

    819. You look for people on ICQ that have Rockets listed as an interest.

    820. You think Mobely is the best two in the NBA.

    821. Shandon Anderson is a keeper.

    822. You buy Rocket party supplies.

    823. You can name all of the Rockets coaches, trainers, and assistants.

    824. You've ever sent gifts to Rocket players.

    825. You saw every Mo Taylor dunk this season.

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    826. You chant: "Rockets, Rockets, Rockets.." in mediation classes.

    827. The Mavs will go down big time because they are in the playoffs and the Rockets aren't, and you curse them...

    828. You tell all your friends that the Rockets will have a good shot at the number 1 draft pick and foresee Griffin, Jefferson, Battier, or Randolph as likely pickups!

    829. Instead of watching the playoffs going on, you put recorded playoffs of previous years and try to brainwash your brain..

    830. You feel an intense need to help complete the 1000 signs before the playoffs end because you somehow feel it will be good luck for the Rockets next season [​IMG]

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  20. Lil Pun

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    831. You have a Nokia cell phone with a Houston Rocket face plate.

    832. You have a Rocket key chain.

    833. You have a Rocket telephone.

    834. You have the media clip of Cato's missed/made dunk because it is his greatest accomplishment as of yet.

    835. You would sign Hakeem for $16 million a season to play with the Rockets again.

    836. You call Matt Bullard: Toro (bull in Spanish)

    837. You want some braids just like Walt Williams.

    838. You get fired from your job for skipping to see Rocket games.

    839. You want to set fire to Karl Malone's house.

    840. Kenny Thomas gets your 6th man vote.

    841. You never knew about Carlos Rogers until he became a Rocket.

    842. The best time of the day to you is 3:34.

    843. Pippen = Hell

    844. Olajuwon = Heaven

    845. If you use a magic 8 ball to predict Rocket game outcomes.

    846. You had no doubts that the Rockets would repeat in 1995.

    847. You're waiting for Backyard Basketball so you can play as your favorite child Rocket players.

    848. You watch TNT and TBS halftimes to listen in on Kenny Smith's and Charles Barkley's comments.

    849. You think "What good would the net be without http://www.clutchcity.net

    850. You forward an e-mail message, ICQ message, etc. saying visit clutchcity.net.

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