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Old 20th May 2007, 08:36 PM   #1 (permalink)
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"push and pull"

Apparently this phrase has some significance among the bridgeburners, but i'm not sure what it is. They seem to say it before battle and i get the feeling it has something to do with luck. it almost feels like they could be saying "lock and load" or "time to toss the dice". Is it anything more than that?
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Re: "push and pull"

"Push and Pull" is a phrase relating to Oponn, the twin gods of luck

The Lady's Pull is good luck, and the Lord's Push is bad luck. So yeah, just wishing each other luck.
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"Push and Pull" is a phrase relating to Oponn, the twin gods of luck

The Lady's Pull is good luck, and the Lord's Push is bad luck. So yeah, just wishing each other luck.
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. it almost feels like they could be saying "lock and load" or "time to toss the dice". Is it anything more than that?
the Bridgeburners saying to match the above is, 'First in, Last out'
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Re: "push and pull"

ok thx. seems like it would be more appropriate just to say "pull" or "pull not push" i seem to remember a witch or somebody babbling about that now that i think about it.
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