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CFL and Bombers' Twitter accounts riff on Adele's "Hello" over Dressler's move

Weston Dressler says he looks forward to new opportunity with Blue Bombers

Adele's "Hello" is an incredibly popular song touching on exes and moving on, so it's seemingly a fit for Weston Dressler's move from the Saskatchewan Roughriders to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and his feelings about being cut by the Roughriders. At least, that's how the CFL's and Bombers' social media accounts discussed it Wednesday:

Yes, that's a lyric from the song, but it also can be seen as a slam on Regina. That prompted the Ottawa Redblacks to chime in:

And the Bombers to respond:

The Redblacks are right there with them in terms of loving Adele:

Well played, everyone; this kind of personality from teams' Twitter accounts is always nice to see, and these teams have had fun with it before. It also fits considering that the original link is to a story with Dressler commenting about what it's like to be on the "other side" of the Saskatchewan-Winnipeg rivalry. Moreover, "Hello" is certainly a well-constructed and catchy song; good luck keeping it from getting stuck in your head:

It's worth noting that according to Adele herself, though, the song isn't entirely about breakups:

As soon as Adele's new single premiered last week, people couldn't help but speculate about real meaning of those hurts-so-good lyrics.

One thing is for sure: It's not an apology to a guy she used to date. "Oh, god no. That's over and done with, thank f--k. That's been over and done with for f--king years," she shared. "No, it's not about anyone specifically. It's about friends, ex-boyfriends, it's about myself, it's about my family. It's also about my fans as well. I feel like everyone thinks I'm so far away and I'm not. Everyone thinks I live in f--king America, I don't."

She continued, "The song is about hurting someone's feelings but it's also about trying to stay in touch with myself, which sometimes can be a little bit hard to do. It's about a yearning for the other side of me. When I'm away, I really, really miss my life at home. The way that I feel when I'm not in England, is desperation. I can't breathe anywhere else."

So, while "Hello" still definitely works as a reference, it's far from the most specific and angry of breakup songs that could have fit here. May we suggest the best example of this genre, which just also happens to be Canadian (and even had a parody referencing the Grey Cup)?

That's right, Saskatchewan, you're now Dave Coulier. (Well, during those phases where he admits it, anyway.) Have fun with your Fuller House.