Maybe I missed the boat on it, but what exactly is it?

There's a big sign about Tanzania in the stadium. Paul Allen apparently loves it there. The Seahawks have never lost in the stadium since the sign was installed and have had a lot of good luck in that endzone down near the sign. Its basically become a rallying cry and big inside joke for Seahawk fans.

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Tanzania (pron.: /ˌtænzəˈniːə/), officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Swahili: Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania),[5] is the country that was formed by the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar in 1964. It is located in East Africa, bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north; Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern border lies on the Indian Ocean.

The country is divided into 30 regions: five on the semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar and 25 on the mainland in the former Tanganyika.[6] The head of state is President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, elected in 2005. Since 1996, the official capital of Tanzania has been Dodoma, where the country's parliament and some government offices are located.[7] Between independence and 1996, the main coastal city of Dar es Salaam served as the country's political capital. Today, it remains Tanzania's principal commercial city and de facto seat of most government institutions.[6][8] It is the major seaport for the country and its landlocked neighbours.

The name Tanzania derives from the first syllables of the names of the two states, Tanganyika and Zanzibar, that united to form the country.[9]

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Why is it when I try to come off as a smart ass, the opposite happens? :-(

Haha nice. When was it put there? I was at the Seahawks-Ravens game last year and didn't notice it. I'll look for it next week.

Since preseason.

I will surely be channeling some Tanzania come tomorrow night!

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#NEXTMANUP

I'd also like to point out that every time a big play happens the sign is always in the pre-snap shot of the players lining up.

Tanzania is amazing

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3elieve

Holy crap Tanzania is a country?!

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Gotta admit, it is about the coolest in-stadium advertisement ever.

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Dom took his wife to The Zanzibar in Toronto.

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"Some people here have been groomed to accept mediocrity and lame ducks, I'm on board with the vibrato!" -SouthSoundHawk
"BFS is kicking ass in here." -kearly (8/9/2013)

Classy.

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Tanzania¹² "ALERT THE LEGION!!!"

It's retarded superstition. Just like the Madden Curse.

^ All the explanation needed. :-)

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Sam Bradford is a game changer.

*He can change a win into a loss.
*He can change a loss into a win by getting injured.
*RedAlice is right.

Yet before every game you feel the need to trash it because you feel like they win whenever you do.

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3elieve

That cat would get thrown across the room.

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Hahaha...Ouch

whats wrong with us having inside jokes, and having a little fun with it?

Disprove the Madden Curse

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Tanzania¹² "ALERT THE LEGION!!!"

Dont worry Roland thinks its his duty to be a ass in any thread that can be remotely spiritual in any way.( jokingly or otherwise)
If he can't see it, touch it, hear it, or taste it, it doesn't exist.
It was probably one of his ancestors that told Ben Franklin that electricity would never work.

So Roland doesn't think women exist either?

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3elieve

Calvin Johnson breaking Jerry Rice's yardage record

Almost forgot that Calvin Was on the cover this year. Im just going to shut up now

He could still die in a jet ski accident. I mean, what are the actual stipulations for the Madden curse anyway?

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Tanzania¹² "ALERT THE LEGION!!!"

That was just to make everyone think it didn't exist. Next week he shatters his legs.

Tan-za-nia - clap clap clap clap clap
Tan-za-nia - clap clap clap clap clap

I still like it way better than "Let's go Seahawks with claps"

Or the all too familiar slow and dreadful one side says "Goooooooooo" and the other side says "Seahawwwwwwks". Then within 20 seconds they are overlapping each other and it all falls apart.

Whoever pipes in the music... please... please... please.... sneak a "tan-za-nia" chant with claps in tomorrow. You owe it to the hawks. You owe it to the fans. You owe it to the WORLD!

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R.I.P. Dad. I miss you. You will never be forgotten
1/12/39 - 8/7/08

Oh no you didnt!!!

Thats the one and only organized fan cheer in any sport that i've ever actually liked. I generally HATE any fan chant or organized cheer, including the wave.

I miss it. I dont think its been done since the Kingdome days.

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what's your favorite posish? That's cool with me it's not my favorite, but I'll do it for you. What's your favorite dish? I'm not gonna cook it but I'll order it from ZANZIBAR!
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80% of Planet Earth is covered by water.....The rest is covered by EARL THOMAS!

Yes! Haha. I had to look it up to be sure but I knew I'd heard it somewhere.

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Tanzania¹² "ALERT THE LEGION!!!"

Psh, I'm just playing a role; like you. You pretend to honestly believe it, and I give you crap over it and throw it back in your face by bashing it and taking credit for our two huge wins as of late. Though...IS IT really coincidence that we've raped our last two opponents, coinciding with my outspoken hatred of Tanzania?


No, no, it's alright. Clearly the Madden Curse is real, despite massive evidence to the contrary. ;-)

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Sam Bradford is a game changer.

*He can change a win into a loss.
*He can change a loss into a win by getting injured.
*RedAlice is right.

Madden Curse is not real. Tanzania is very very real.

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Tanzania¹² "ALERT THE LEGION!!!"

Of course it's real. You can go there. Wait, you didn't mean Tanzania affecting the chances of the Seahawks winning, did you?

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Sam Bradford is a game changer.

*He can change a win into a loss.
*He can change a loss into a win by getting injured.
*RedAlice is right.

These actual pieces of Tanzania will be in the CLink tomorrow. I'm given her all she's got captain!

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Tanzania¹² "ALERT THE LEGION!!!"

If we lose, Zeb, I'm blaming it all on you.

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Sam Bradford is a game changer.

*He can change a win into a loss.
*He can change a loss into a win by getting injured.
*RedAlice is right.

There's no precedent for that!

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Tanzania¹² "ALERT THE LEGION!!!"

Don't get me wrong J. In theory I like the fact that this has been our number 1 cheer for years, and anytime I have gone to a game, or even at home I get involved. I just hate how it peters out so quickly because of how slow it is. One side finds themselves yelling over the other and it dies.

If it were changed slightly then I think it would be much more effective and last longer. Like when I used to go to a lot of Utah Jazz games they used to do the same thing, but it ran into the same problem. Then they changed it up and started just having everybody yelling "Go Jazz, Go Jazz, Go Jazz" rather than "Go..... Jazzzzzzzzz" and having it from opposite sides. Even adding "Let's" to the beginning of Go Seahawks and having everybody do it then it might not die a quick and messy death like it always seems to especially at the times when I think it really helps get the D going.

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R.I.P. Dad. I miss you. You will never be forgotten
1/12/39 - 8/7/08

If you take the numerical value of each letter in Tanzania and divide by eight (the number of letters in Tanzania) it equals............12. Hmmmmmmm.......

This is funny because it's true.

Roland needs to go to the Zanzabar.

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I miss it mainly for how organized it was. The current "SEA-HAWKS" chant that is done in the stadium is always impromptu and NEVER in sync. NEVER. Each quadrant of the stadium does it on it's own, and they never sync up. Would sound so much cooler if the video board helped in some way.

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http://twitter.com/EJZ206

Dare I ask how you feel about the influence of the 12?

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#NEXTMANUP

That's completely different, it's a tangible effect on the field. :-)

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Sam Bradford is a game changer.

*He can change a win into a loss.
*He can change a loss into a win by getting injured.
*RedAlice is right.

The power of Tanzania amplifies the 12th Man affect*. It's simple science.

*effect

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Tanzania¹² "ALERT THE LEGION!!!"

lol, most people think its about Tanzania, its not, the power comes from Mt. Kilimanjaro

its a triple cone volcano sister to Mt Ranier, legend has it the mountain can turn into giant monsters and gobble up the natives, that magic passes through magma to Mt Ranier where that magic slowly finds its way to the Clink, the Clink is supposedly where the monsters are locked up and tormented unable to move for their sins towards the natives.*

also, short people inhabit the forests surrounding the mountain, (pygmies) legend has it Russel Wilson is their incarnated Chief and will someday defeat the monsters of Kilimanjaro, the legend goes on to say Wilson must first win a Superbowl for the sister mountain for transforming the magic into usable form then that power can be transformed into defeating the Monsters of Kilimanjaro...

some say the power is getting stronger and stronger and soon after the monsters are locked up forever natives will be able to rest in peace and crown their new King.

theres more to it but thats it in a nutshell...








*needs citation;

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GO HAWKS!!!

It's real

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The Arizona game was on the same day of Tanzanias independence. I kid you not.

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Indeed it is.

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Tanzania¹² "ALERT THE LEGION!!!"