WatchDawg
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Post by WatchDawg on Jun 27, 2013 0:09:08 GMT -8
Simple question for a likely not simple answer . . . do we have any reliable idea on when and by whom the 'Tuna Can' nickname was first coined ? Something I have often contemplated and recently have tried to research for a definitive answer, unfortunately without success.
Please give your two cents worth if you have any solid leads or evidence, even sketchy rumour and urban myth . . . I'd be ever so grateful. Cheers folks, Dawg.
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Post by DAHASCO on Jun 27, 2013 2:19:55 GMT -8
Hey Dawg, I don't have an answer...That been said...I for one don't really care for watch names...Monster, Pogue etc...Now Dogs need names and people need names Because when people have numbers ...Well you know laugh1.gif
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bladedogg
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Post by bladedogg on Jun 27, 2013 2:36:17 GMT -8
I think it basically started when someone said that it looks like a "tuna can" on your wrist. I don't know when it started tho.
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Post by kingrat on Jun 27, 2013 2:54:45 GMT -8
Records in the Seiko museum suggest the name Tuna was first heard of in a particular grizzly murder involving 2 brothers out fishing off the coast of Maui. A storm hit the young bra's and they soon found themselves drifting far out in the Pacific Ocean. Having lost their rods and having no fresh water, after a week the brothers were in a terrible state and the younger brother began hallucinating. He was desperately hungry and thirsty and began to imagine the comically oversized Seiko strapped to his brothers wrist was not a watch but a can of Tuna that he wouldn't open and share. A fight started and the younger brother throttled his brother to death with his traditional flowered Lei. ]He was eventually found by a Japanese whaling vessel captained by our very own Serdal who speared the poor bastard mistaking him for a Humpback.Dragged onto the ship, clutching his Seiko, his dying words were 'hey Captain you got an opener?'
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WatchDawg
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Post by WatchDawg on Jun 27, 2013 3:23:05 GMT -8
Dear Dave and Chris . . . thanks so much guys, brilliant !!! e108 a194
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Post by SpinDoctor on Jun 27, 2013 3:29:44 GMT -8
I'm sure the collective SCWF takes credit.
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Post by DAHASCO on Jun 27, 2013 7:53:12 GMT -8
I'm sure the collective SCWF takes credit. Of Course...They are all genius loser-sign |
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donciccio
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Post by donciccio on Jun 27, 2013 8:13:09 GMT -8
Records in the Seiko museum suggest the name Tuna was first heard of in a particular grizzly murder involving 2 brothers out fishing off the coast of Maui. A storm hit the young bra's and they soon found themselves drifting far out in the Pacific Ocean. Having lost their rods and having no fresh water, after a week the brothers were in a terrible state and the younger brother began hallucinating. He was desperately hungry and thirsty and began to imagine the comically oversized Seiko strapped to his brothers wrist was not a watch but a can of Tuna that he wouldn't open and share. A fight started and the younger brother throttled his brother to death with his traditional flowered Lei. ]He was eventually found by a Japanese whaling vessel captained by our very own Serdal who speared the poor bastard mistaking him for a Humpback.Dragged onto the ship, clutching his Seiko, his dying words were 'hey Captain you got an opener?'  |
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Post by msa6712 on Jun 27, 2013 9:49:57 GMT -8
I remembered the term "tuna can" from early "original" SCWF forum followers...accordingly a quick search reveals this link which references the term to Evan (Cafe) having "coined" the term during a review of one of his back in 2003:
and here's a few happy snaps of some of my case backs:
enjoy!
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Hobbes
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Post by Hobbes on Jun 27, 2013 9:57:33 GMT -8
Excellent detective work, MSA!
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cobrajet25
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Post by cobrajet25 on Jun 27, 2013 12:01:40 GMT -8
Simple question for a likely not simple answer . . . do we have any reliable idea on when and by whom the 'Tuna Can' nickname was first coined ? Something I have often contemplated and recently have tried to research for a definitive answer, unfortunately without success. Please give your two cents worth if you have any solid leads or evidence, even sketchy rumour and urban myth . . . I'd be ever so grateful. Cheers folks, Dawg. It is all a bit hazy, but the term definitely dates back to the old Not-work 54 SCF circa 2003. Others at the time called it a "hockey puck", but "tuna can" is eventually what stuck. thunbsup.gif |
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pete26
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Post by pete26 on Jun 27, 2013 12:30:24 GMT -8
I agree, I was on the first forum started by Wayne Lee, and I followed pretty much all the way through to recently and I think it was Cafes review, although some current SCWF moderators will probably claim the credit wtf.gif
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WatchDawg
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Post by WatchDawg on Jun 27, 2013 15:12:01 GMT -8
Thanks gents, top drawer stuff . . . it was the timeframe more than the individual I was specifically after . . . I had a vibe it couldn't be too long before the last ten/twelve years or so. Big ups to MSA, CJ and Pete . . . and Rex Rattus for the urban myth injection. cheering-clapping-smiley-emoticon
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Post by msa6712 on Jun 27, 2013 15:34:15 GMT -8
Simple question for a likely not simple answer . . . do we have any reliable idea on when and by whom the 'Tuna Can' nickname was first coined ? Something I have often contemplated and recently have tried to research for a definitive answer, unfortunately without success. Please give your two cents worth if you have any solid leads or evidence, even sketchy rumour and urban myth . . . I'd be ever so grateful. Cheers folks, Dawg. It is all a bit hazy, but the term definitely dates back to the old Not-work 54 SCF circa 2003. Others at the time called it a "hockey puck", but "tuna can" is eventually what stuck. thunbsup.gif CobraJet, I always thought of the ultra-huge Citizen Eco-Zillas were referred to as "hockey pucks" ...  |
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WatchDawg
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Post by WatchDawg on Jun 27, 2013 15:59:26 GMT -8
It is all a bit hazy, but the term definitely dates back to the old Not-work 54 SCF circa 2003. Others at the time called it a "hockey puck", but "tuna can" is eventually what stuck. thunbsup.gif CobraJet, I always thought of the ultra-huge Citizen Eco-Zillas were referred to as "hockey pucks" ... Man, if you ever feel like you can no longer abide living with your 6159-7010, please, let me know . . . a176 |
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Post by msa6712 on Jun 27, 2013 18:34:25 GMT -8
Man, if you ever feel like you can no longer abide living with your 6159-7010, please, let me know . . . a176 You talking about this one? |
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WatchDawg
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Post by WatchDawg on Jun 27, 2013 18:36:42 GMT -8
Man, if you ever feel like you can no longer abide living with your 6159-7010, please, let me know . . . a176 You talking about this one?  Indeed, even minus the coating it's a way cool piece . . . now, stop taunting me !!! laugh1.gif |
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