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ShazzieB

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2. I think the nickname is here to stay, unfortunately. ☹️

Reply to moondust (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 2, 2025, 05:13 PM

Jul 2

The alliteration (Aligator Alcatraz) is just too irrestibly catchy. There are very good reasons to NOT call it after a famous prison, but I'm afraid that ship has sailed.

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