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Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:58 am
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Edit: Read the last line of this article out loud.
CARROLLTON, TX -- Heelys (Nasdaq: HLYS) founder Roger Adams announced today a major strategy change.
"We've decided to shift the wheel positions for a number of reasons. Our investors feel that a strategy shift is necessary for a vibrant company. The new wheel position allows for an entirely different variety of tricks and has been found in uninformed focus groups to be a better design. Additionally, the name "Toeys" has been found to resonate better with our younger consumers."
Mr. Adams also cited safety concerns.
"Since people more naturally walk on their toes, this ought to silence all the old arguments about Heeling being dangerous. It also lets people "dig in their heels", so to speak, to stop."
The new models and the corporate name change are expected to be revealed next month.
AF writers Jokson Yu and Ubin Fuld contributed to this report. |
Last edited by Slicer on Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:14 pm; edited 2 times in total
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Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:52 am
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WTF?!!!! NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im buying AS MANY pairs oh HEELYS as i can before next month!!!!!!1 |
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Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:11 am
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| Hey gabby you might want to get a pair of toeys. They ARE soooooooo cool and they have a-sides! I'm still gonna keep my evos. Only team heelys knows and slicer knos whats up with the toeys so that might be why most of you guys dont know what toeys are. |
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Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:49 am
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| Well this is interesting... o.0 |
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seth1230™: we be on our hoes all day.
seth1230™: i mean shoes.
DeezUU: I keep my shoes in check on the daily
DeezUU: gotta keep your gimphand strong!!
seth1230™: im on a boat and
HannahHeelz: it's going fast and
heelingforlyfe™: i've got a nautical themed, pashmina afghan
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Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:29 pm
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We've got a pic! Apparently someone at corporate was nice enough to send Team_Toez (formerly known as Team_Heelz) a picture of one of the new models.
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Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:36 pm
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| im gettin my toeys with a-sides in a little while there gonna be awesome ive seen them before at one of our demos |
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Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:05 pm
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 THIS IS A GIANT APRIL FOOLS JOKE... RIGHT?! I think... i.... omg this is insane how would that even work?! WOULDENT THAT BE MORE STRAIN ON THE LEGS?? this... this is crazy, can someone yell april fools now?! heh, imagine how funny someone would look on these foreign "toeys" |
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| APRIL FOOLS!!!!!!....happy now??? |
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| GabbyHeelys wrote: | | APRIL FOOLS!!!!!!....happy now??? |
Yes gabby, i am..... OMG WAIT DO I SENSE SARCASM?!... |
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| Mongoosegirl wrote: | | THIS IS A GIANT APRIL FOOLS JOKE... RIGHT?! I think... i.... omg this is insane how would that even work?! WOULDENT THAT BE MORE STRAIN ON THE LEGS?? this... this is crazy, can someone yell april fools now?! heh, imagine how funny someone would look on these foreign "toeys" |
i figured that out right after i went to bed, i felt like such a dork. |
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you guys had me so good i though my life wa a bout to crumble i sersiously thought felt like a part of me had died! and im really serious about this...i was planning to buy out inline warehouse before they didnt carry heelys anymore! 
im so relived! but im playing this same prank on www.heeler-city.com ^^ |
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| haha we got a few people who were nervous about this thikning it was real and saying toeys suck. Fun day! And the pic was made by me. It looks real though! |
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Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:38 am
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| i think toeys would be fun... i think u could jump much higher without taking any steps |
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Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:50 am
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| pinstripe wrote: | you guys had me so good i though my life wa a bout to crumble i sersiously thought felt like a part of me had died! and im really serious about this...i was planning to buy out inline warehouse before they didnt carry heelys anymore!
im so relived! but im playing this same prank on www.a pathetic site.com ^^ |
I felt a little bad .. but I'm glad you find it funny too now. I don't know who's idea that was .. but it reeks of Seth and Slice.
Kev, you're a great Heeler, and good sport!!!
MDHZ |
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Big Mac: to go to camp quality to give lessons and give away hoes |
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| Wishmaster wrote: | | i think toeys would be fun... i think u could jump much higher without taking any steps |
nope i made a video of me using toeys
couldnt jump for crud |
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