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Rivalry Color Swap: Your Rivals in Your Colors

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Rivalry Color Swap: Your Rivals in Your Colors

NHL fans absolutely LOVE their teams. And we absolutely loathe our rivals. If you have any doubts to the revulsion you feel to your rivals, check out what simply swapping the colors of two rivals does to your gut*.

The Disclaimer

*TomFulery.com is not responsible for any vomiting induced herewith.

Only the Palette Changes

Same logos, same names, same histories. The colors are the only thing swapped, and the post bets that is enough to turn a stomach.

More Swaps on the Way

I'll work on a few more and add them soon. If you've got any other cring-worthy suggestions, put 'em in the comments and I'll make those too.

Blurrrrrgghh!

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