New Blog post is very interesting

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Well I just read the new blog post on the Official TF2 Blog, Out of all the cool stuff they said that they were going to release some of the "Meet the Sniper" props like the the snipers van and the #1 Sniper cup but what really caught my eye was the secrets they put into there videos like here-

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~TF2 Blog
The Old Geezer
Once we'd added the camper van to the Meet the Sniper short, we thought it'd be funny to have something up on the dashboard. A bobblehead seemed like the obvious choice?anything with as big and targetable a noggin as that would be irresistible to Sniper.

Originally, we'd toyed with the idea of the bobblehead being a mascot from one of the many product signs dotting the landscape of the TF2 universe. Someone suggested the "Old Geezer" from Old Geezer beer, and a bobblehead model was born. The word "apricot" is sniper terminology for the medulla oblongata, a "sweet spot" snipers aim for where the brain and brain stem meet. Hence the Old Geezer holding apricot brandy. During playtests, though, the apricot reference was discovered to be just a touch too obscure; more importantly, nobody had any idea who the old guy was. (Santa?)

We recast the model as the Civilian, an escort class from Team Fortress Classic and a far more recognizable figure to TF veterans. People no longer mistook the model for Santa. They were now convinced it was a bobblehead of Adolf Hitler. So we fixed the moustache and removed the red armbands. (Above.)
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The apricot reference, meanwhile, became an air freshener. (Because once we latch onto a clever factoid, we really just don't let go.)
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Anyways you best head over to the blog to find out all the rest of the cool stuff! http://www.teamfortress.com/

P.S. I give all the credit to Pepper Rabbit who first made the post but I just wanted to make you guys aware that Valve may have more "small" hidden secretes, so watch out!
 
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