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*feel free to change title and/or OP to suit guidelines -- remaking this because Kennigit hated how the last topic was
source: ZeNEX's Twitter
"ok. I've been dismissed in ZeNEX T_T"
Due to language barriers, it is unconfirmed whether Korean team ZeNEX has cut Cutter (no pun intended) from the team [and for what reasons], or simply Cutter has left for uncited reasons. However, it is confirmed that he has retired from StarCraft II following this departure (mutual or not).
Exaggeratedly described as a physically strong Terran player, Cutter has been an active participant in the ESV Korean Weekly defeating players such as Whale from FXO and former-oGs/now-Empire Vines. It's unclear if this departure is due to budgetary issues involving ZeNEX's lack of sponsors as shown via their infamous topic ZeNEX wants the THING or an issue beyond that (whether personal and/or a team-issue).
ZeNEX last made news about their recent partnership with foreign-aspiring team: Team Legion (ZeNEX and Legion join forces). Though very little details have been made clear about this as well as how it helps benefits either teams beyond marketing purposes (they have mentioned practice round-robins, but that is it).
Though Cutter has been publicly noted by the foreign community as being: "Famous for being the strongest player in Starcraft II, he utilizes his muscular force to create an absolute monster on Starcraft II.", it is clear that it takes more than a strong body to prevail in StarCraft II, a strong will is also demanded.
Cutter will be missed.
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/KA7Jn.jpg?1) Visual approximation
edit: as the COO of Team Legion, partnered with ZeNEX, he left for personal reasons, including not wanting to aspire to be a progamer any more. He still plays for fun, and still is engaged in the esports community, but he is not actively pursuing his original goal of being a progamer. Everyone please send wishes @93SooN about the recent passing of Whitey, his dog.
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This was harder to write than I thought.
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Can someone just sponsor zenex already? They are better than every foreign team just not the top korean team.
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NEVER FORGET![[image loading]](http://i41.tinypic.com/xqm001.jpg) JUNE 1ST, 2012
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iNcontroL
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I can't tell if people are joking about his muscular self or not.. is that actually a picture of him?
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I guess he just didn't make the cut.
(I'm sorry)
Edit: Ooh, alternative:
I bet there's a lot of slash fics about him.
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On June 02 2012 09:25 iNcontroL wrote:
I can't tell if people are joking about his muscular self or not.. is that actually a picture of him?
No, it's not actual. See (ZENEX) line: "Visual Approximation"
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Probably had to do with the fact that the equipment can't stay in 1 piece when such a man is playing, and also hard to fit in a house with a man that fit!
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On June 02 2012 09:25 Torte de Lini wrote:Show nested quote +On June 02 2012 09:25 iNcontroL wrote:
I can't tell if people are joking about his muscular self or not.. is that actually a picture of him? No, it's not actual. See (ZENEX) line: "Visual Approximation"
i c wut u did thar
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cutter
you will never be forgotten.
he can use nukes without even making ghosts, thats how fucking powerful this guy was.
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On June 02 2012 09:25 iNcontroL wrote:
I can't tell if people are joking about his muscular self or not.. is that actually a picture of him?
Yes, according to this article.
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On June 02 2012 09:25 iNcontroL wrote:
I can't tell if people are joking about his muscular self or not.. is that actually a picture of him?
Was wondering when the posts would come in asking if that is actually him, even better that there are pros being tricked. xD
I guess I shouldn't be surprised though, I think only those that frequent GSL LRs would understand some things.
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This was in another thread. And since I had never seen a pic of cutter before today, the pics people used of the ripped guy threw me off. I was like "well if he looks like that and still plays on a team, he must not sleep much and spends his salary on roids" lol
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Cutter the most hyped Zenex player, that no one even saw a game of his. or ever will
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On June 02 2012 09:27 VirgilSC2 wrote:Show nested quote +On June 02 2012 09:25 iNcontroL wrote:
I can't tell if people are joking about his muscular self or not.. is that actually a picture of him? Yes, according to this article.
That is just mean to link to if you read Cutter's bio there
Cutter is coming for you oGs, and he will not stop until he snaps ForGG in half and does push-ups on TheWind's unconscious body after destroying all of you.
Cutter's last act before retiring from SC2. T____________T
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Guys, here's a basic (not exactly word for word, this is from memory, friend told me) translation of his long post in Korean which may have influenced his decision to stop progaming:
"Today my dog, Whitey, passed away after a battle with heart disease. He has been my companion for 12 years and tears come to my eyes when I think about it. The worst thing is that the day before he passed, he just looked at the sky as if waiting for something.
I was sleeping at the academy when the news came. I am so regretful that I wasn't with him in his last moments.... There is a hole in my heart since for 12 years I gave him nothing but love. When I found out I hoped it was just a dream.
My parents and I talked about the possibility of putting him to sleep. I was adamantly against it. I am just so depressed right now... Whitey, please don't get sick wherever you are now."
*image of Whitey attached*
T_T
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Should I know who this guy is? D:
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On June 02 2012 09:32 catplanetcatplanet wrote:
Guys, here's a basic (not exactly word for word, this is from memory, friend told me) translation of his long post in Korean which may have influenced his decision to stop progaming:
"Today my dog, Whitey, passed away after a battle with heart disease. He has been my companion for 12 years and tears come to my eyes when I think about it. The worst thing is that the day before he passed, he just looked at the sky as if waiting for something.
I was sleeping at the academy when the news came. I am so regretful that I wasn't with him in his last moments.... There is a hole in my heart since for 12 years I gave him nothing but love. When I found out I hoped it was just a dream.
My parents and I talked about the possibility of putting him to sleep. I was adamantly against it. I am just so depressed right now... Whitey, please don't get sick wherever you are now."
*image of Whitey attached*
T_T
This actually might be the saddest thing I've ever read.
I can just picture an action movie now where Cutter goes on revenge, taking on all of the GSTL teams by himself to (ZeNEX) avenge Whitey's death.
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On June 02 2012 09:20 Torte de Lini wrote:
This was harder to write than I thought.
harder than those abs?
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Also FYI thats Oh Kyung Mo, KR bodybuilder in the pic 
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I have no Korean body building starcraft 2 mentor too inspire to..... sigh
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Now that's what I call an OP.
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On June 02 2012 09:32 catplanetcatplanet wrote:
Guys, here's a basic (not exactly word for word, this is from memory, friend told me) translation of his long post in Korean which may have influenced his decision to stop progaming:
"Today my dog, Whitey, passed away after a battle with heart disease. He has been my companion for 12 years and tears come to my eyes when I think about it. The worst thing is that the day before he passed, he just looked at the sky as if waiting for something.
I was sleeping at the academy when the news came. I am so regretful that I wasn't with him in his last moments.... There is a hole in my heart since for 12 years I gave him nothing but love. When I found out I hoped it was just a dream.
My parents and I talked about the possibility of putting him to sleep. I was adamantly against it. I am just so depressed right now... Whitey, please don't get sick wherever you are now."
*image of Whitey attached*
T_T
I guess he was pretty cut.
(I'm sorry, just had to. That is actually one of the saddest stories  )
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Stop making Cutter jokes. It's a tough time for him and supporting him is more important. @93_SooN
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On June 02 2012 09:32 catplanetcatplanet wrote:
Guys, here's a basic (not exactly word for word, this is from memory, friend told me) translation of his long post in Korean which may have influenced his decision to stop progaming:
"Today my dog, Whitey, passed away after a battle with heart disease. He has been my companion for 12 years and tears come to my eyes when I think about it. The worst thing is that the day before he passed, he just looked at the sky as if waiting for something.
I was sleeping at the academy when the news came. I am so regretful that I wasn't with him in his last moments.... There is a hole in my heart since for 12 years I gave him nothing but love. When I found out I hoped it was just a dream.
My parents and I talked about the possibility of putting him to sleep. I was adamantly against it. I am just so depressed right now... Whitey, please don't get sick wherever you are now."
*image of Whitey attached*
T_T
I can understand him taking a break, but I don't see how that makes you leave a team and stop playing. Hopefully he comes back, because the more playing the better.
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On June 02 2012 09:24 ptrpb wrote:
RIP in peace cutter
That response took me a second to get. Absolute gold.
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GL to your future endeavors Cutter.
On June 02 2012 09:25 iNcontroL wrote:
I can't tell if people are joking about his muscular self or not.. is that actually a picture of him?
No, some where along the line Cutter played in the GSTL and the myth was unfortunately proven so.
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On June 02 2012 09:36 LikeAG6 wrote:Show nested quote +On June 02 2012 09:32 catplanetcatplanet wrote:
Guys, here's a basic (not exactly word for word, this is from memory, friend told me) translation of his long post in Korean which may have influenced his decision to stop progaming:
"Today my dog, Whitey, passed away after a battle with heart disease. He has been my companion for 12 years and tears come to my eyes when I think about it. The worst thing is that the day before he passed, he just looked at the sky as if waiting for something.
I was sleeping at the academy when the news came. I am so regretful that I wasn't with him in his last moments.... There is a hole in my heart since for 12 years I gave him nothing but love. When I found out I hoped it was just a dream.
My parents and I talked about the possibility of putting him to sleep. I was adamantly against it. I am just so depressed right now... Whitey, please don't get sick wherever you are now."
*image of Whitey attached*
T_T I guess he was pretty cut. (I'm sorry, just had to. That is actually one of the saddest stories )
It sucks, but that isn't really in anyones "saddest" stories. If pets dying (which happens many, many times in each persons lifetime) is the saddest thing you have heard or have felt, then you are either very young or very lucky.
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as the COO of Team Legion, partnered with ZeNEX, he left for personal reasons, including not wanting to aspire to be a progamer any more. He still plays for fun, and still is engaged in the esports community, but he is not actively pursuing his original goal of being a progamer. Everyone please send wishes @93_SooN about the recent passing of Whitey, his dog.
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On June 02 2012 09:43 wattabeast wrote:
as the COO of Team Legion, partnered with ZeNEX, he left for personal reasons, including not wanting to aspire to be a progamer any more. He still plays for fun, and still is engaged in the esports community, but he is not actively pursuing his original goal of being a progamer. Everyone please send wishes @93SooN about the recent passing of Whitey, his dog.
@93_SooN
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On June 02 2012 09:43 wattabeast wrote:
as the COO of Team Legion, partnered with ZeNEX, he left for personal reasons, including not wanting to aspire to be a progamer any more. He still plays for fun, and still is engaged in the esports community, but he is not actively pursuing his original goal of being a progamer. Everyone please send wishes @93SooN about the recent passing of Whitey, his dog.
What does COO stand for?
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On June 02 2012 09:45 `Zapdos wrote:Show nested quote +On June 02 2012 09:43 wattabeast wrote:
as the COO of Team Legion, partnered with ZeNEX, he left for personal reasons, including not wanting to aspire to be a progamer any more. He still plays for fun, and still is engaged in the esports community, but he is not actively pursuing his original goal of being a progamer. Everyone please send wishes @93SooN about the recent passing of Whitey, his dog. What does COO stand for?
Chief Operating Officer
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On June 02 2012 09:45 `Zapdos wrote:Show nested quote +On June 02 2012 09:43 wattabeast wrote:
as the COO of Team Legion, partnered with ZeNEX, he left for personal reasons, including not wanting to aspire to be a progamer any more. He still plays for fun, and still is engaged in the esports community, but he is not actively pursuing his original goal of being a progamer. Everyone please send wishes @93SooN about the recent passing of Whitey, his dog. What does COO stand for?
In context, Chief Operating Officer. Now sure what your responsibilities are tho
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On June 02 2012 09:27 VirgilSC2 wrote:Show nested quote +On June 02 2012 09:25 iNcontroL wrote:
I can't tell if people are joking about his muscular self or not.. is that actually a picture of him? Yes, according to this article.
Mind = blown.
All this time I thought that was just running joke and good "Photoshop".
Just wow...
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Man. NOw I'm embarrassed that I asked him out as a joke.
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On June 02 2012 09:25 iNcontroL wrote:
I can't tell if people are joking about his muscular self or not.. is that actually a picture of him?
Incontrol tell EG to pick him up, then you guys can roll a powerlifting/sc2 crew
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On June 02 2012 09:24 iYiYi wrote:
Can someone just sponsor zenex already? They are better than every foreign team just not the top korean team.
Because mediocre foreign teams/players have huge fanbases because they are "entertaining".
Which also proves that SC2 is way off from being a "real" sport or whatever people want it to become...
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iNcontroL
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still not sure if real or just entire tl trolling me ._.
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On June 02 2012 10:03 iNcontroL wrote:
still not sure if real or just entire tl trolling me ._.
Obviously it isn't a real picture of him, read the hype thread that was linked. Still, it was a pretty funny joke.
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The fact that his dog dying had a big impact on his decision to quit makes the title of this thread a pretty cruel joke now TT
e: maybe change it to muscle-bound?
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On June 02 2012 10:03 iNcontroL wrote:
still not sure if real or just entire tl trolling me ._.
I just said it wasn't...
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opterown
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i'd say zenex actually has a pretty decent fanbase by now haha
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Torte, I accidentally missed the _ in @93_SooN in my post, could you please add that into the OP? sorry TT
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On June 02 2012 10:03 iNcontroL wrote:
still not sure if real or just entire tl trolling me ._.
You may have missed this
And I think you're the only pro gamer that could honestly think it's an actual picture of a pro-gamer 
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incontrol getting incontrolled?
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Should the translation go in the OP as well?
"Today my dog, Whitey, passed away after a battle with heart disease. He has been my companion for 12 years and tears come to my eyes when I think about it. The worst thing is that the day before he passed, he just looked at the sky as if waiting for something.
I was sleeping at the academy (team house?) when the news came. I am so regretful that I wasn't with him in his last moments.... There is a hole in my heart since for 12 years I gave him nothing but love. When I found out I hoped it was just a dream.
My parents and I talked about the possibility of putting him to sleep. I was adamantly against it. I am just so depressed right now... Whitey, please don't get sick wherever you are now."
*image of Whitey attached*
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On June 02 2012 10:03 iNcontroL wrote:
still not sure if real or just entire tl trolling me ._.
I think It's a testament to the trolling abilities of TL that so many people still think that is Cutter after 5 months or so.
Best joke ever.
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I think I will join the club: here's an important piece of information
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another overhyped person bites the dust
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Ahh the dead ZeNEX puppy mystery is solved. Wasn't Byun's, it was Cutter's.
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@93_SooN
Despite of I haven't show my games, You guys are always be concerned to me. And I'm absolutely happy. T_T
On June 02 2012 11:07 SpecFire wrote:
Ahh the dead ZeNEX puppy mystery is solved. Wasn't Byun's, it was Cutter's.
Don't know if it was supposed to be a joke or not, but byun puppy apparently lives at his parents home now
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It's times like this that I love this community. Giving him so much support despite not seeing many of his games.
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Can we restart the pun thread or not?
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This is actually really touching. Good job guys <3
![[image loading]](http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/5360/thepowerofliquid.png)
EDIT:
![[image loading]](http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/8687/neverforgett.png)
NEVER FORGETJUNE 1ST, 2012
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On June 02 2012 11:45 VirgilSC2 wrote:This is actually really touching. Good job guys <3
perfect filename!
RIP Whitey, and good job everyone tweeting. Warm and fuzzy moment
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oh, so this is what confused Wolf on saying Byun's dog died. It was Cutter's dog.
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Awwww
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Sad news he's leaving, and about his dog T__T
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Well, what do we say about Cutter?
He was a well cut man.
He just couldn't make the cut.
He had to cut some responsibilities in his life.
He was cutting down on play time, so zeNEX had to let him go.
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They only get worse. These kind of retirements make me sad, because I feel like he will be so easily forgotten, but he put so much work into it that it's sad to see him go. Especially with the Whitey passing.
Sorry Cutter. glhf
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On June 03 2012 06:10 Nuclease wrote:
Well, what do we say about Cutter?
He was a well cut man.
He just couldn't make the cut.
He had to cut some responsibilities in his life.
He was cutting down on play time, so zeNEX had to let him go.
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They only get worse. These kind of retirements make me sad, because I feel like he will be so easily forgotten, but he put so much work into it that it's sad to see him go. Especially with the Whitey passing.
Sorry Cutter. glhf
Hey cut it out. It's not even funny.
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On June 02 2012 09:25 iNcontroL wrote:
I can't tell if people are joking about his muscular self or not.. is that actually a picture of him?
Not him in the picture... don't worry Geoff... you're still the strongest SC2 pro 
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On June 02 2012 09:20 Torte de Lini wrote:
This was harder to write than I thought.
You did a pretty good job, enjoyed reading it
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On June 02 2012 09:39 HappyTimePANDA wrote:Show nested quote +On June 02 2012 09:32 catplanetcatplanet wrote:
Guys, here's a basic (not exactly word for word, this is from memory, friend told me) translation of his long post in Korean which may have influenced his decision to stop progaming:
"Today my dog, Whitey, passed away after a battle with heart disease. He has been my companion for 12 years and tears come to my eyes when I think about it. The worst thing is that the day before he passed, he just looked at the sky as if waiting for something.
I was sleeping at the academy when the news came. I am so regretful that I wasn't with him in his last moments.... There is a hole in my heart since for 12 years I gave him nothing but love. When I found out I hoped it was just a dream.
My parents and I talked about the possibility of putting him to sleep. I was adamantly against it. I am just so depressed right now... Whitey, please don't get sick wherever you are now."
*image of Whitey attached*
T_T I can understand him taking a break, but I don't see how that makes you leave a team and stop playing. Hopefully he comes back, because the more playing the better.
He might return, you never know. Different to this is like NaDa's father. He passed away and a season later, NaDa was just on fire. NaDa didn't leave progaming because the contract was much more binding but the principle is similar in this case I think. Progamer is scruffled around after someone close passed away.
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Incontrol felt threatened for a minute.
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On June 02 2012 10:03 Xcobidoo wrote:Show nested quote +On June 02 2012 09:24 iYiYi wrote:
Can someone just sponsor zenex already? They are better than every foreign team just not the top korean team. Because mediocre foreign teams/players have huge fanbases because they are "entertaining". Which also proves that SC2 is way off from being a "real" sport or whatever people want it to become...
no, it means sc2 is exactly like every sport out there. Look at all those failing state sport teams and they have frantic fans following anyway
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iNcontroL
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On June 04 2012 10:57 Rah wrote:
Incontrol felt threatened for a minute.
Everyone should feel threatened looking at that picture..
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i could take him on w/good micro, any fight is winnable if u can kite well enought. for example if u manage to kick someone in the nuts 1 time u can easily kite him for the rest of the fight, its all about establishing dat reach advantage so u can maximize ur kitting efficiency
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On June 04 2012 13:17 mTwTT1 wrote:
i could take him on w/good micro, any fight is winnable if u can kite well enought. for example if u manage to kick someone in the nuts 1 time u can easily kite him for the rest of the fight, its all about establishing dat reach advantage so u can maximize ur kitting efficiency
HAHAHA! Concussive Shells
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I came in here to make a comment about how this was the darkest day in sc2 history, but after reading that heartbreaking story about his dog, I just don't think I'm cold enough as a person yet to go on doing that.
I hope you will be back to bench press some nerds some day Cutter, and if not, GLHF in future endeavours anyway!
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We should stop with the puns... it's too cutting on him
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nooo! but didnt Zenex team up with Legion?
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So apparently his dog passed away recently. So it all makes sense now, after all they do say, "behind every strong man is a strong dog".
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So was the thread title intentional?
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So... does a real pic of Cutter actually exist? lol
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On June 02 2012 09:25 iNcontroL wrote:
I can't tell if people are joking about his muscular self or not.. is that actually a picture of him?
no you're still the most swole progamer.
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Oh man, I really want to see him play ><
one less player for zenex
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Rip Whitey ~
![[image loading]](http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/images2/0/0a/CutterGSTL.jpg)
that is cutter btw oo;
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On June 04 2012 14:30 CarlMikael wrote:Rip Whitey ~ + Show Spoiler +that is cutter btw oo;
that photo has been photoshop downsized by several exponentional factors, sir.
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On June 02 2012 09:27 VirgilSC2 wrote:Show nested quote +On June 02 2012 09:25 iNcontroL wrote:
I can't tell if people are joking about his muscular self or not.. is that actually a picture of him? Yes, according to this article.
I like the very real pictures of Line in it too
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On June 04 2012 14:39 opterown wrote:that photo has been photoshop downsized by several exponentional factors, sir.
looks sort of like mkp imo
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Must fight the urge....
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I GUESS THIS MEANS...
*sunglasses*
the cutter has become the cuttee.
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Now it's only Byun left that got a cute dog?
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On June 02 2012 09:32 catplanetcatplanet wrote:
Guys, here's a basic (not exactly word for word, this is from memory, friend told me) translation of his long post in Korean which may have influenced his decision to stop progaming:
"Today my dog, Whitey, passed away after a battle with heart disease. He has been my companion for 12 years and tears come to my eyes when I think about it. The worst thing is that the day before he passed, he just looked at the sky as if waiting for something.
I was sleeping at the academy when the news came. I am so regretful that I wasn't with him in his last moments.... There is a hole in my heart since for 12 years I gave him nothing but love. When I found out I hoped it was just a dream.
My parents and I talked about the possibility of putting him to sleep. I was adamantly against it. I am just so depressed right now... Whitey, please don't get sick wherever you are now."
*image of Whitey attached*
T_T
As both a dog owner and animal friend that text brakes my heart. R.I.P Whitey and gl to you Cutter.
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Oh his dog's name's Whitney? I was wondering what was with all the Whitney Houston mourning in this thread.. Sad story about his dog, I hope it wasn't a regretful emotional decision that made him retire from his team.
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