You Asked For It… IPB S-P-E-L-L-S!

Here it is, Gentle Readers, what everyone’s been clamoring for: IPB’s game diary (with a 30-minute TiVo delay, actually. Dinner ran late) of the most anticipated sporting event of the year, the National Spelling Bee. We’re sure you’re wondering what our credentials are to be commentating on this august event. Well, Pookie is still hooked [...]

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Ducks vs. Senators – Game 2

Because of the TiVo delay tonight we’re zipping at high speed through the pregame, vowing to stop only for Preissing and Getzlaf interviews. So we opt out of watching Chris Simpson’s report on the motivational dressing room signs and t-shirts the Ducks are deploying. Doc’s intro to the game proper includes the question, “What bearded [...]

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IPB Programming Alert

Well, Gary Bettman has proved that he doesn’t read us, because he’s settled on this awful M-W-F (Edit: It has been brought to my attention that that’s my wishful thinking talking there. Stupid M-W-Saturday schedule…) Stanley Cup Final schedule, which means a possible two Wednesday night games. Jerk. At any rate, despite Game 2 being [...]

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Woolgathering With IPB

Okay, so we survived that epic months-long stretch between the Conference Finals and the start of the Stanley Cup Final… and now we get another night without hockey? What is up with that? And what in the hell are we supposed to write about? Does Gary Bettman want IPB to fail? Aside from that time [...]

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Ducks vs. Senators – Game 1

At long last we find ourselves back in the warm glow of televised hockey, and it seems the US government declared it a national holiday or something! Excellent! To celebrate the day we tried our hands at a little traditional mixology and imbibed Americanos this afternoon; it was a purely coincidental choice of beverage, but [...]

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Happy Birthday, Schnookie!

Everybody join me in wishing our dear Schnookie a happy, happy birthday! We’re sure that you’re all out partying for her anyway! That is what all the parades are for today, right? Here at stately IPB Manor we’re celebrating the happy day by enjoying cold drinks and the above cake thanks in large part to [...]

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The Only Guide To The 2007 Stanley Cup Finals You’ll Ever Need

Wow! We can’t believe the off-season is over already and it’s time for our ’07-’08 Season Preview! Oh, wait, that’s right. The off-season hasn’t even started yet; it was just the break between the Conference Finals and now was so interminable it only felt like the entire off-season. So finally, at long last, IPB brings [...]

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