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{{Quote|The name "Blam!" stemmed from folks yelling the word in Bungie offices when they were in Chicago. Located near a busy street, the Bungie team could hear numerous near-collisions between cars outside. "You'd hear the screech of tires, and then nothing," explained Robt McLees, "so I'd yell 'Blam!' Just so there was some sense of completion."| | {{Quote|The name "Blam!" stemmed from folks yelling the word in Bungie offices when they were in Chicago. Located near a busy street, the Bungie team could hear numerous near-collisions between cars outside. "You'd hear the screech of tires, and then nothing," explained Robt McLees, "so I'd yell 'Blam!' Just so there was some sense of completion."|The Art of Halo: Creating a Virtual World, page ix}} | ||
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The fan site Bungie.org also attributes the meme to McLees, even naming a specific year (1995), but without mentioning Chicago streets. | The fan site Bungie.org also attributes the meme to McLees, even naming a specific year (1995), but without mentioning Chicago streets. | ||