We are pleased to present a very special-edition title by IPB Publishing, Inc., 38 Things You Don’t Know About Sidney Crosby. IPB Publishing, Inc is our offshoot publishing house, specializing in books bearing titles that are drawn, word-for-word, from actual search terms that were used to find IPB. In this case, just in time for the holidays, we’re delighted to give you a sneak peak of the 38 Things You Don’t Know About Sidney Crosby — if you want to learn more about one of our very favorite players than what you see here, you’ll just have to order the book.
1. Sid has never set foot in Nova Scotia. He was hatched on a mountaintop in an imaginary land high above the North Pole. He spent his formative years in hockey isolation in the clouds, only appearing on Earth for the first time on the first day of school for his year at Shattuck.
2. When he was a child Sid invented his own secret language. It had over 300 different words for “perfection”, but not a single one for “beauty”.
3. Before agreeing to his contract extension this past summer, Sid turned down three other offers from the Penguins that involved significant amounts of deferred money because he didn’t want to be burdened by unwanted ownership of a bankrupt franchise at the tail end of his career.
4. Sid has never met a Monte Cristo sandwich he hasn’t loved. Conversely, he has never met a Reuben sandwich he liked.
5. Ever since Gary Roberts took away Sid’s bagels from the Pens’ training table, Sid has been obsessed with them. His turret is filled with stale and moldering bagels now because whenever he sees one anywhere he snatches it up, clutches it close to his breast in a fervent embrace, then pockets it to add to his collection. Each time he adds a new conquest to his ever-growing pile of bagels, he squeaks softly to it, “Oh, bagel. You and I are so alike. We both have holes where our hearts should be.”
6. Of the state quarters that have been minted so far, Sid likes Georgia the best and Florida the least.
7. Just as Harry Potter speaks to snakes, so Sid speaks to ATMs, self-checkouts and drive-thru speakers.
8. Although adept at sticking to his cover story of being from the Maritimes, Sid has never actually eaten lobster, due to the fact that no one has given him convincing proof that the animals cannot and do not read his mind with their long antennae and beady eyes.
9. RBK is planning to unveil a line of Sidney Crosby signature activewear men’s fingernail polishes during this year’s All-Star break. The line was supposed to be rolled out along with his clothing line this past summer, but it took longer for Sid and his parents to decide, while sitting around the kitchen table, which men’s fingernail polish colors are “in” and which ones are “out”.
10. Sid carries a hockey card of Zach Parise in his wallet at all times to remind himself who’s better.
11. Almost every single other player in the NHL also must buy custom-fit jeans due to the size of their legs.
12. It is remarkably easy for Mario to keep Sid imprisoned in his turret because Sid is almost entirely incapable of walking on dry land. Every night after lockdown, Mario just tosses Sid’s concrete-walkin’ skates into a tree, and Sid is stuck in place until someone fetches the skates down for him.
13. Sid was born with a severe ear deformity that makes it so music sounds like nothing more than a cacophony of unrelated noises to him. When he says he likes “everything” when asked what music he likes, he’s lying. He, in fact, likes nothing.
14. His favorite book is Amy’s Eyes by Richard Kennedy, and he can frequently be seen dabbing at strangers’ shirt buttons with kleenexes and explaining, “They’re crying.”
15. Sid cannot eat mashed potatoes without first sculpting them in the shape of Boccioni’s “Unique Forms of Continuity in Space. He often addresses his sculptures, “Oh, mashed potatoes. You and I are so alike. We were both designed with the intent of being forms in motion, not whole human beings.”
16. The house Sid claims to own in Nova Scotia is actually just an ornate playhouse in his parents’ backyard. He is frequently evicted when his sister is hostessing tea parties for her stuffed animals.
17. Sid has always hated penguins (the animal), and has an extensive collection of ceramic figurines of natural predators of penguins, as well as animals he imagines would be able to eat a penguin if afforded the opportunity.
18. Sid has a deeply suspicious nature, and becomes extremely uncomfortable around fans who clearly recognize him but do nothing to approach him or ask for autographs.
19. Sid is surprisingly susceptible to advertising directed at women. As a result, he has terrible body-image problems and loves to indulge in “chocolate therapy” when it’s “that time of month.”
20. Sid is allergic to the color magenta.
21. On a solo fishing trip to Ontario’s lake country after his rookie season, Sid snagged a dead body while on a remote pond. He opted to let the corpse sink back into the water and cut his vacation short rather than reporting his discovery to local authorities.
22. Sid calls Jon Tavares every morning at exactly 7 a.m. and then hangs up the phone without saying a word.
23. Sid occupies himself on long plane rides by drafting elaborate plots to steal the Lemieuxs’ neighbor’s prized sow, Empress. He never puts the plots into practice, which is all for the best, as they would never accomplish anything other than a novella’s worth of hijinks.
24. There is a treasure trove of nude pictures of Sid on the internet, if you just know where to look.
25. While in juniors, if Sid didn’t like the movie being shown while his team was traveling, he didn’t call the GM at the front of the bus to ask to have the movie changed — he called the QMJHL commissioner to demand it be changed.
26. Sid refuses to accept any mail that has been folded, creased or bent.
27. Sid loves to dunk his chocolate pop tarts in purple Gatorade. Gatorade is currently working on the prototype of a limited-edition flavor called “87″, which will be purple with chunks of chocolate pop tarts floating in it. Sid hopes the time he saves by not having to dunk his own pop tarts will be well spent at the rink instead.
28. Sid keeps himself motivated to play hockey by, first thing every morning, consulting folded-paper fortune-tellers which he designs in such a manner that no matter which flap is opened the answer to the question “What do I most want to do today?” it is always revealed to be “practice”.
29. When he encounters the number 87 in any non-Crosby-licensed setting, Sid worries that a piece of his soul has been stolen.
30. When the rest of his junior teammates were getting tattoos of Tweety Bird playing hockey, Sid didn’t want to assume he would have an NHL career. This explains why he has an ankle tattoo of the Tazmanian Devil pumping gas at Canadian Tire.
31. Sid’s favorite non-hockey activity is to get “seats on the glass” at the butcher’s counter at his local grocery store, where he gazes in at the butcher’s wares and says, “Oh, pieces of meat. You and I are so alike. We’re both just pieces of meat in the eyes of those who are supposed to care about us most.”
32. Sid has, on a number of occasions, been undercharged for meals, but he has never once brought it to the attention of the waitstaff.
33. Sid secretly Googles all the answers to the local paper’s crossword puzzle then makes a big show to his teammates that he figured the answers out on his own.
34. Sid attributes his excellent ice vision to the voices in his head. His favorite of these voices is one he calls “Angela”, whom he claims is an RN from Queens, NY.
35. Once upon a time Sid traded several thousand dollars worth of autographed memorabilia for three magic beans. He planted the beans in his backyard and watered them with moonbeams. A giant beanstalk grew, and when he climbed it, Sid found a magical castle which contained a goose. After watching the goose closely, Sid said wistfully, “Oh, goose. You and I are so alike. We both lay the golden eggs.”
36. Mario takes Sid with him to local casinos. Sid is trained to cause a disturbance while Mario rigs the roulette wheel with magnets. They split the winnings 25-75.
37. Sid’s greatest regret in life is that he cannot breathe underwater. When he was a child he used to draw gills on his neck with a magic marker and submerge himself for minutes on end in his bathtub.
38. Sid is convinced the Golden Ratio is wrong.
“Oh, pieces of meat. You and I are so alike. We’re both just pieces of meat in the eyes of those who are supposed to care about us most.”
That just killed me. I’m sorry Sidney, I won’t rag on you for being on my TV all the damn time anymore (at least not this week)
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Sid’s greatest regret in life is that he cannot breathe underwater. When he was a child he used to draw gills on his neck with a magic marker and submerge himself for minutes on end in his bathtub.
This is shockingly believable. I mean I believe each and every item on this list, but I can literally see Sid with gills. Are we sure he doesn’t actually have gills?
*Takes a long, dramatic bow*
*takes a deep and overly dramatic curtain call*
ENCORE!!!
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Encore!
Are we sure he doesn’t actually have gills?
Let’s lure him to some dockside (we’ll use bagels for bait) and then toss him in a tank of murky water and see what happens.
This is shockingly believable. I mean I believe each and every item on this list, but I can literally see Sid with gills. Are we sure he doesn’t actually have gills?
For me it’s less the gills and more that I see him being that socially-stunted kid who submerges himself in his bathtub all the time. But yes. :D
Mags, I’m glad you liked the piece of meat one. That’s kind of the thing that was the kernel that started this whole post, since the “Oh, piece of meat, you and I are so alike” is a long-standing Sid joke at IPB Manor.
This is SUCH a good post! I feel like I need to print it out, and chop up the list, so that each day I can read one item, savor it, and reflect on it’s implications.
ENCORE!!!
Well, there’s all the “Too hot for IPB Publishing” Sid facts that we decided shouldn’t have been included. Just for the sake of his reputation, you know.
That’s a great idea, Katebits! It’ll be like “A Sid-a-Day Calendar!” For… um.. just over a month. Looks like we need someone to search “365 Things You Don’t Know About Sidney Crosby”.
Schnookie, you’re welcome. All of them made me laugh, but that one just made me go “awwwwww, you sad soul!”. I really liked the jeans one as well :D
I feel like I need to print it out, and chop up the list, so that each day I can read one item, savor it, and reflect on it’s implications.
Well, the implications are far-reaching and staggering in the ferocity of their impact. I mean, he’s the kind of guy who doesn’t report dead bodies to the authorities, and he’s allergic to magenta.
For me it’s less the gills and more that I see him being that socially-stunted kid who submerges himself in his bathtub all the time. But yes.
I dunno, I think he’s got gills. (But yes, even for a piece of meat with gills, he spent way too much time submerging himself in the bathtub.)
he’s allergic to magenta.
I’ll bet he is.
he’s allergic to magenta.
I’ll bet he is.
If you know what I mean.
14. His favorite book is Amy’s Eyes by Richard Kennedy, and he can frequently be seen dabbing at strangers’ shirt buttons with kleenexes and explaining, “They’re crying.”
I thought I was the only person to have ever read that book!
I seriously doubt I am alone in hoping that you feature more players in this fashion.
Another great post!
When the rest of his junior teammates were getting tattoos of Tweety Bird playing hockey, Sid didn’t want to assume he would have an NHL career. This explains why he has an ankle tattoo of the Tazmanian Devil pumping gas at Canadian Tire.
Sounds like Sid was profoundly affected by the jeers of opposing teams: “that’s alright, that’s okay, you’re gonna pump our gas someday.”
Sounds like Sid was profoundly affected by the jeers of opposing teams
Sid is very susceptible to hypnotic suggestion. He doesn’t really hear the jeers, per se, but after the game he thinks, “I’d like to pump gas for a living…”
I thought I was the only person to have ever read that book!
Nope! Best. YA. Book. Ever! (I’m crying just thinking about it.)
I thought I was the only person to have ever read that book!
EEEEEEEEEE!!!! Another “Amy’s Eyes” reader! Seriously, I ADORE that book. EEEEEE!!!!!
And yes, I think we definitely should make this a continuing series about other players.
Sounds like Sid was profoundly affected by the jeers of opposing teams
Sid is very susceptible to hypnotic suggestion. He doesn’t really hear the jeers, per se, but after the game he thinks, “I’d like to pump gas for a living…”
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Too good, Amy and Pookie!
This is by far the best post ever at IPB, even, EVEN maybe on the whooooooooooole internet.
And yes, I think we definitely should make this a continuing series about other players.
YES!
And to add to Katebits’ ovation, I would be the one whistling obnoxiously (even though I really can’t).
This is by far the best post ever at IPB, even, EVEN maybe on the whooooooooooole internet.
Weeeeelllll…. I dunno know about that… *blushes* (We had so much fun writing this!)
Don’t you wish you could whistle obnoxiously?
This is by far the best post ever at IPB, even, EVEN maybe on the whooooooooooole internet.
Aw, gee, thanks! And we even decided to omit the ideas we had about Sid and cannibalism. :D
I’m pretending you’re whistling obnoxiously, and it’s making my night. (Also making my night? The Jitterbug commercial that’s on RIGHT NOW.)
And yes, I think we definitely should make this a continuing series about other players.
Clearly Crunching is crying out for his own list.
The Jitterbug commercial that’s on RIGHT NOW.
Sid’s Jitterbug is permanently out of commission, since the glue he used to adorn it with macaroni ate through the wires. He is too ashamed to return it to the store, since the large warning on the back of the phone clearly depicts a person gluing macaroni to the phone with a giant X through the picture.
He is too ashamed to return it to the store, since the large warning on the back of the phone clearly depicts a person gluing macaroni to the phone with a giant X through the picture.
Seriously, it’s a universal symbol that even the stupidest person can decipher. Sid ought to be ashamed of himself.
Clearly Crunching is crying out for his own list.
Or even crunching out for one! HAHAHA! (Sorry, I couldn’t resist. I was like, “Do I fix that when I copy and paste it, or do I make fun of it? Hm. Yeah, DEFINITELY make fun of it.” :P) I’m actually not sure I could write any Things You Don’t Know About Crunchy that wouldn’t lead to libel suits.
I’m actually not sure I could write any Things You Don’t Know About Crunchy that wouldn’t lead to libel suits.
(By the way, that’s because all 38 would be followed by me asking, “Would a GAY MAN do that?”)
(By the way, that’s because all 38 would be followed by me asking, “Would a GAY MAN do that?”)
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Sorry, I couldn’t resist. I was like, “Do I fix that when I copy and paste it, or do I make fun of it? Hm. Yeah, DEFINITELY make fun of it.” :P)
You know, even after reading the above it took me a few seconds to realize you were making fun of ME. I’m a little slow tonight.
I found some obnoxious forum the other night that contained implications that the littlest Crunchy brother is gay. I will say, however, that I’m not sure this was the most reputable of forums. It cracked me up though in light of all the “Would a GAY MAN do that?” joking that goes on here.
I found some obnoxious forum the other night that contained implications that the littlest Crunchy brother is gay.
My goodness! The entire family must be!
(Also making my night? The Jitterbug commercial that’s on RIGHT NOW.)
I can’t believe I still haven’t seen one. I mean, um, er… right. Does Sid’s Jitterbug come with a bagel carrying case?
since the large warning on the back of the phone clearly depicts a person gluing macaroni to the phone with a giant X through the picture.
I would like this graphic on a t-shirt please.
My goodness! The entire family must be!
Well, the consensus on Crunchy seemed to lean a little more toward “bi”. (It was quite an amusing night.)
I would like this graphic on a t-shirt please.
What, you guys don’t have these in Canada? They’re available at every shop in the States. :P
Does Sid’s Jitterbug come with a bagel carrying case?
Sid hollows out bagels to make carrying cases for all of his things. You should see the giant bagel he uses as his equipment bag.
I would like this graphic on a t-shirt please.
Come to think of it, I’d like that too! Boxworthy, get on that, will you!
Well, the consensus on Crunchy seemed to lean a little more toward “bi”. (It was quite an amusing night.)
Oh those ambiguously gay Crunchys! :D
You should see the giant bagel he uses as his equipment bag.
And the slightly larger than usual bagel he uses to carry his bagel.
And the slightly larger than usual bagel he uses to carry his bagel.
Well, he used it until Gary Roberts smacked it out of his hand and it landed in a muddy puddle. Whatever part of that hollowed-out bagel wasn’t dampened by the muddy puddle water got drenched by Sid’s salty tears.
What, you guys don’t have these in Canada? They’re available at every shop in the States. :P
I know… Maybe I can trade some Sidbits for one.
Come to think of it, I’d like that too! Boxworthy, get on that, will you!
Really. I need someone to sketch that up. Do you think it would be Elmer’s White Glue, rubber cement or a hot glue gun?
Sid’s tears are not salty. His father and trainer allowed a crack-pot physical education “professor” to convince them that having any salt in his body would dehydrate Sid and cause the then 6-year-old boy to tire earlier in his 23 1/2 hour daily workouts. They agreed to a controversial and never-repeated operation that replaced all of the salt with rose water. So the muddy puddle water got drenched with Sid’s rosy tears.
Do you think it would be Elmer’s White Glue, rubber cement or a hot glue gun?
Oh, definitely Elmer’s. It would be whatever we all used as kids to make macaroni art. You know who would know this? Travis. (Hey, don’t you know this offhand? I mean, don’t you make your kids do macaroni art at work, HG? What kind of a professional are you??)
Do you think it would be Elmer’s White Glue, rubber cement or a hot glue gun?
Sid is so a rubber cement guy.
They agreed to a controversial and never-repeated operation that replaced all of the salt with rose water. So the muddy puddle water got drenched with Sid’s rosy tears.
You’re so right. Sid definitely weeps tears of rose water.
Well, the consensus on Crunchy seemed to lean a little more toward “bi”. (It was quite an amusing night.)
There are forums that seriously discuss these things? I really do live in a bubble.
Sid is so a rubber cement guy.
If you know what I mean.
haha wow this is great! I’ve got to show my friend, she is obsessed with Sid the kid, she’ll just die.
Sid is so a rubber cement guy.
If you know what I mean.
You mean he likes to use rubber cement to glue things, right? Right?
Meg, it’s a group forums that are all entitled “PLAYER X’s GIRLFRIEND” and the first post is, “Does Player X have a girlfriend?” And then there are strings of posts from girls claiming to have slept with/made out with/turned down various guy followed by posts refuting everything everyone else was posted. I wouldn’t believe anything on any of them but it made for some very humorous reading.
And no, I did not stumble across them while googling “Joe Thornton girlfriend.” Just in case you were wondering.
I’m glad you enjoyed this, KG! Thanks for the comment, and I hope your friend enjoys it! We sure had a lot of fun writing it. :D
And no, I did not stumble across them while googling “Joe Thornton girlfriend.” Just in case you were wondering.
Yeah, you totally stumbled across the forum googling “Heather Tallinder” and we all know it!
Hey, don’t you know this offhand? I mean, don’t you make your kids do macaroni art at work, HG? What kind of a professional are you??
I don’t actually… I usually just use white glue from a giant jug. I do have one kid that eats it though after it dries on their fingers (also partial to glue sticks). It’s kinda funny.
I only asked because I wasn’t sure what kind of glue Sid has access to but it just struck me in this moment that he probably made his own out of bagel paste.
I have to admit, I was just wondering about giant Joe Thorton myself the other day. Is that guy married? Do I still have a shot? :D
I wouldn’t believe anything on any of them but it made for some very humorous reading.
Hmm . . . I’m wondering if I should check this out to see if I’m amused or if it will make me lose my faith in humanity. Maybe I should wait for a bad day.
I only asked because I wasn’t sure what kind of glue Sid has access to but it just struck me in this moment that he probably made his own out of bagel paste.
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He makes everything out of bagels and bagel paste. His bedroom set is all sesame bagels with poppy seed bagel accents.
And no, I did not stumble across them while googling “Joe Thornton girlfriend.”
Riiiiiiiiight. You actually Googled, “Joe Thornton + girlfriend”. I’ve seen this site come up in searches (that do not contain the word girlfriend) and it’s so hard to resist clicking on it, but it’s so ridiculously stupid. I mean, you lose 1,000 brain cells for every one second you have it up on your screen.
I only asked because I wasn’t sure what kind of glue Sid has access to but it just struck me in this moment that he probably made his own out of bagel paste.
Sid is working on getting a patent for his homemade bagel paste recipe. Bagel paste is the only thing he has ever felt passionate about other than hockey.
if I’m amused or if it will make me lose my faith in humanity
I my very, very small experience, it will make you lose your faith in humanity.
Yeah, you totally stumbled across the forum googling “Heather Tallinder” and we all know it!
:-)
I was totally tickled to see that keyword search. What the heck? I did google it after Kate mentioned it just to see where it led. (Shockingly it led directly to me.)
Bagel paste is the only thing he has ever felt passionate about other than hockey.
Well, bagel paste and breathing underwater, you mean.
As I listen to the horribleness that is the Filthy Flyers I am stunned to read that Our Hero’s favorite book was Amy’s Eyes. OMG!! THAT WAS PENGIRL’S FAVORITE BOOK TOO!!! Is it possible they were separated at birth?
Kate, Joe is a doll, isn’t he? He’s not married but has a serious girlfriend who he met in Sweden during the lock-out who has since moved to Cali. (Some girls on the board swear he’s faithful, some swear he’s a whore. So you know… pick a side, I guess.)
OMG!! THAT WAS PENGIRL’S FAVORITE BOOK TOO!!! Is it possible they were separated at birth?
Well, MOPG, if anyone should know, it would be you, you know? :-)
Man, Heather, you’re just breaking down that 4th wall all over the place now, aren’t you?
Man, Heather, you’re just breaking down that 4th wall all over the place now, aren’t you?
I know! It’s like she hears ONE bad thing about someone on the Sabres and suddenly it just doesn’t matter anymore. A certain sloppy drunk up in Buffalo has forever ruined hockey for Heather. :D
Man, Heather, you’re just breaking down that 4th wall all over the place now, aren’t you?
I was wondering if I should say something…. ;)
Man, Heather, you’re just breaking down that 4th wall all over the place now, aren’t you?
Meg, one little chink and the whole thing came down :-) I’m not really thinking of most of this stuff as truth. I did read about Joe’s girlfriend in an article on ESPN so I’m assuming that is believable.
well I am not so sure. Maybe someone drugged me so I wouldn’t know I gave birth to 2 perfect children -twins separated by 10 years? Sid and Pensgirl both have dark hair and dark eyes, thighs (Pensgirl was a gymnast)..I don’t know. I just don’t know. Maybe Pensboy was a foundling…he is blue eyed red head and loves to play hockey.
I’m not really thinking of most of this stuff as truth.
It’s probably mostly 14-year-old girls making things up.
He makes everything out of bagels and bagel paste. His bedroom set is all sesame bagels with poppy seed bagel accents.
Does he make seasonal items with raisin bagels? Or maybe onion?
Sid is working on getting a patent for his homemade bagel paste recipe. Bagel paste is the only thing he has ever felt passionate about other than hockey.
I’m sure the IPB Patent Division could help with that.
A certain sloppy drunk up in Buffalo has forever ruined hockey for Heather. :D
Ugh. You had to bring that up, didn’t you? Forget it, I’m done now.
:D
Does he make seasonal items with raisin bagels? Or maybe onion?
Sid isn’t allowed to know anything about the seasons other than “season” and “off-season”. I don’t know what would be a festive bagel additive on that schedule. HGH? Androstendione? Who knows.
I’m sure the IPB Patent Division could help with that.
We’re hoping to get 86 patent applications between now and when he files, so he can get patent #87.
Ugh. You had to bring that up, didn’t you? Forget it, I’m done now.
HEE! Never forget, Heather! Never forget. :P (And you know what that sticking-out tongue is for…)
Does he make seasonal items with raisin bagels? Or maybe onion?
Oh, of course! He makes raisin bagel wreaths and swags with onion bagel rosettes.
don’t know what would be a festive bagel additive on that schedule. HGH? Androstendione?
We’re talking about things we don’t know about Sid!
HEE! Never forget, Heather! Never forget. :P (And you know what that sticking-out tongue is for…)
Gaaaaaaaaaaaah! Did I say I like it here?!
Did I say I like it here?!
I believe you did! :)
Gaaaaaaaaaaaah! Did I say I like it here?!
We’re here to help you, Heather. :D
We’re here to help you, Heather. :D
Well, I guess since you didn’t say what exactly you’re helping me with it’s not really a lie.
We’re hoping to get 86 patent applications between now and when he files, so he can get patent #87.
Well, best of luck.
Did I say I like it here?!
We’re pretty diabolical that way.
Well, best of luck.
Seriously, if anyone is looking for a meaningless “patent”, we’re taking submissions (86 of them) now!
Well, I guess since you didn’t say what exactly you’re helping me with it’s not really a lie.
After getting people to starve their own children through neglect and getting “pommerdoodle” into the OED, making sure you never forget is our main goal as bloggers.
Schnookie- so that’s your secret “higher purpose” of blogging?
Seriously, if anyone is looking for a meaningless “patent”, we’re taking submissions (86 of them) now!
I would like to patent the idea of naming daily things with other random things and/ or human names. I have some already.
getting “pommerdoodle” into the OED
I was totally pommerdoodling today and was so frustrated because I couldn’t think of an equally evocative term that people around me would actually understand.
I would like to patent the idea of naming daily things with other random things and/ or human names.
I can get behind this whole-heartedly.
Meg, I’ve tried using “pommerdoodle” around non-hockey people and I think it does actually convey a little bit. I mean, there is not other word that’s equally evocative. It’s like using a foreign word when there is no English equivalent. It just… pommerdoodle!
Schnookie- so that’s your secret “higher purpose” of blogging?
Well, it’s more like our mission statement, as outlined in today’s earlier comment thread.
I would like to patent the idea of naming daily things with other random things and/ or human names. I have some already.
I am all over this! And really, you should share! :D
I was totally pommerdoodling today and was so frustrated because I couldn’t think of an equally evocative term that people around me would actually understand.
Oh, I KNOW! I have just started using it anyway, figuring it’s pretty self-explanatory.
Oh, I KNOW! I have just started using it anyway, figuring it’s pretty self-explanatory.
Just like saying “Ovechkin!” at work when you can’t get away with saying, “fuck me!”
EIGHTY comments as I start this? Yow!
First off, thanks for making me laugh on the train’s “quiet car.” Boy was I ever getting dirty looks!
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3. Please, the wounds are still very much fresh. It hurts, it really fucking hurts. Goddamn Baldwin.
9. Maybe he can be on the cover of Allure!!
10. On the reverse of the card is a little mirror, for just that purpose. :P (Bucci said good things about Zach today, BTW.)
11. WHAAAAAT? You don’t say!
13. Except the sweet sweet sound of the puck popping the water bottle into the air from inside the net. Now that’s music!
14. Oh, I loved Amy’s Eyes when I was little.
15. I’ll give him some motions he can form. :P
16. “I say, Sidney, you’re sitting in Mr. Peabody’s chair!”
20. He’s allergic to me then. Pity.
22. Doesn’t everybody?
23. Wow, someday I’ll have to take you guys to Sewickley so you can crack up at this as hard as I did!
24. TimHortons.com?
31. “And of those who don’t know us at all.”
35. He and the team are laying a big one right this very second (fucking Philly).
36. This would be a good idea when there actually ARE local casinos. Somebody type up the memo!
Sid has always hated penguins (the animal), and has an extensive collection of ceramic figurines of natural predators of penguins, as well as animals he imagines would be able to eat a penguin if afforded the opportunity.
This is just the kind of turn-of-phrase that makes y’all so great.
Sid refuses to accept any mail that has been folded, creased or bent.
How about spindled?
This explains why he has an ankle tattoo of the Tazmanian Devil pumping gas at Canadian Tire.
This line actually made me laugh OUT LOUD. I mean, I cackled! I’m not even going to type the Diet-Coke-through-my-nose because it just isn’t enough.
(I haven’t caught up on the comments so sorry to repeat or derail.)
Wow, someday I’ll have to take you guys to Sewickley so you can crack up at this as hard as I did!
Being from Gatsby country, we have a pretty good idea what Sewickley is like. Thus the Wodehouse reference.
How about spindled?
He actually ONLY accepts mail that has been spindled.
This line actually made me laugh OUT LOUD.
I’m glad you liked it! Tweety Bird tattoo jokes never fail, unlike Blandings jokes, apparently. :)
since the large warning on the back of the phone clearly depicts a person gluing macaroni to the phone with a giant X through the picture.
I would like this graphic on a t-shirt please.
A GREAT idea for a shirt!
(By the way, Patty, is Sid single-handedly bringing back the public menace that is spindle-lung?)
Is it possible they were separated at birth?
By upwards of ten years? Mom, even you are not THAT much of a medical oddity!
(Besides which, that would make me feel super duper creepy and would make me suspect that I must have been born in West Virginia. Say it ain’t so!)
And furthermore, no sibling of MINE is allergic to magenta.
As to those “player + girlfriend” forums…remember the THN issue with the Sid interview? The cover claimed that among other things, Sid would be discussing “Dating Eva Mendes.” Of course this amounted to someone having written in “What actress would you date?” and him answering “Eva Mendes,” but the cover had the forumites all bent out of shape thinking that yes, Sid and Eva were sitting in a tree. I was laughing so hard it hurt.
Spindle-lung! I’d forgotten all about that! Sid’s immune from it. Spindle-gill, though? Not so much.
Poor Sid. He spent a year during his preadolescence convalescing in a spindle-gill colony.
Poor Sid. He spent a year during his preadolescence convalescing in a spindle-gill colony.
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It’s a thrill and an honor to work with such a genius!
I can get behind this whole-heartedly.
I am all over this! And really, you should share! :D
Does this mean I get patent #1??!!
Just like saying “Ovechkin!” at work when you can’t get away with saying, “fuck me!”
Good point. I shall use this from now on as I try to help seat an abundance of preschoolers on the stage for their holiday concert on Thurs and Fri nights.
A GREAT idea for a shirt!
I’m glad you like it. Can you draw?
I would also like to patent the design of the large warning on the back of the phone clearly depicts a person gluing macaroni to the phone with a giant X through the picture.
HG, “Ovechkin” has saved me on many occasions. A friend of mine once made cookies she called “fudgy bon-bons”, which somehow also became a de facto work-appropriate swear word for me. Then just this week I heard myself say, “Oh, fudgy Ovechkin!”
Does this mean I get patent #1??!!
HG, you were our first GR! OF COURSE you get IPBPatent #1!
(And seriously, good luck with the holiday concert. If that were my job, there would be far, far worse than “Ovechkin!” flying around above the little sprogs’ heads. :D)
I would also like to patent the design of the large warning on the back of the phone clearly depicts a person gluing macaroni to the phone with a giant X through the picture.
You can patent that, but if you go on to make zillions of dollars of it, remember I have proof that I said it first. I’ll have my lawyers march in with their attache bagels filled with all kinds of important-looking paperwork.
Tweety Bird tattoo jokes never fail, unlike Blandings jokes, apparently. :)
Actually, I think it was the Canadian Tire part that got me. :D
More Canadian Tire jokes!
More Canadian Tire jokes!
I think we can handle that. What about jokes about Home Hardware and Safeway Score and Win? What about jokes about Bertie Wooster going to Canadian Tire?
Pookie, I don’t even use words anymore (although if I did, those would be good ones).
An old colleague and I had it down to a science. I could walk by her and make an almost-imperceptible move with my head and she would know who I was having a problem with and why.
But since you guys can’t see me right now….
OH. MY. GOD. FUCK.ING. FLYERS.
Also? FUCK.ING. PENGUINS.
I’ve watched a half hour of this game and I hate Philly all over again.
Especially jokes about Safeway Score and Win, Pookie!
HG, you were our first GR! OF COURSE you get IPBPatent #1!
YAY!
(And seriously, good luck with the holiday concert. If that were my job, there would be far, far worse than “Ovechkin!” flying around above the little sprogs’ heads. :D)
I decided today to stop worrying about it. I mean, really… it’s going to be late… they are going to have eaten desserts because it’s also International Dessert Night… they are all 4 and under… So yeah. Let chaos rule!
You can patent that, but if you go on to make zillions of dollars of it, remember I have proof that I said it first. I’ll have my lawyers march in with their attache bagels filled with all kinds of important-looking paperwork.
I will. I know that blog comments are legally binding. Or something. Will their paper be made from ground and pressed bagels? Of course it will.
Patty, just imagine if it was your team on the other side.
This game pretty much sums up the Pens’ entire history against the Flyers (with the exception of last year). NOTHING goes right for us.
OH. MY. GOD. FUCK.ING. FLYERS.
Also? FUCK.ING. PENGUINS.
What was it you said about the Devils-Rangers game? Neither outcome helps your team at all so you don’t give a shit? Yeah that.
Um, this is totally random but I was stuck watching Atlantic Canada’s CTV channel so I could watch Reaper but then the lead news story was about a fight at the high school in Cole Harbour, NS, Sid’s Un-hometown.
Will their paper be made from ground and pressed bagels? Of course it will.
OF COURSE it will! That’s what makes it so important-looking! The pumpernickle bagels give the paper a very professionally elegant grain.
Especially jokes about Safeway Score and Win, Pookie!
Oh, always with the Safeway Score and Win! HEE!
I mean, really… it’s going to be late… they are going to have eaten desserts because it’s also International Dessert Night… they are all 4 and under… So yeah. Let chaos rule!
That sounds like SO MUCH FUN!
I know that blog comments are legally binding.
You better believe it!
Will their paper be made from ground and pressed bagels? Of course it will.
Please! We can’t afford Sid’s lawyers!
it’s going to be late… they are going to have eaten desserts because it’s also International Dessert Night… they are all 4 and under… So yeah. Let chaos rule!
You know what I was thinking when you first mentioned the holiday concert? I was thinking, “You what I think would make that a roaring success? If you gave the 4-years old dessert and lots of it.” I’m glad someone up there thought that too! (Seriously, you have my utmost sympathy.)
Please! We can’t afford Sid’s lawyers!
Sure we can! Sid’s lawyers are popsicle sticks with drawn on eyes and noses.
What was it you said about the Devils-Rangers game? Neither outcome helps your team at all so you don’t give a shit? Yeah that.
Excuse me, Missy, I never said I didn’t give a shit. I said neither outcome helped my team, and then I said GO DEVILS. Thus, I TOTALLY gave a shit. Are you saying that 1) the Flyers aren’t evil and/or 2) you are equally satisfied by a Flyers win and a Penguins win? Because, if so, I’ll just call Mario and we’ll completely cut you off from Sid. BANNED!
Okay. Best. Crappy Game. Ever. :D
If we’re going to get the shit beat out of us, let’s beat the shit out of them in the process.
Sid’s lawyers are popsicle sticks with drawn on eyes and noses.
How sure are you of that? ‘Cause, y’know, there’s a Pittsburgh-trained lawyer right here on this very blog with a writing desk full of bagel-paper. I keep it right next to Amy’s Eyes. ;)
And hahaha, Philly media picked the 3 stars and it wasn’t even a sweep by the Failyears.
Okay. Best. Crappy Game. Ever. :D
There is no question it was both crappy AND wildly entertaining! :D
OF COURSE it will! That’s what makes it so important-looking! The pumpernickle bagels give the paper a very professionally elegant grain.
Please! We can’t afford Sid’s lawyers!
Um… Is this like good Ookie/bad Ookie? GET YOUR STORIES STRAIGHT.
I am actually looking forward to the concert. I love the insanity. We practice every day and our director is directing to the best of her ability but no matter how much time is spent on it, it’s not going to matter. Not one bit. Mwaaa haaa haaa… (this attitude is what makes me a wonderful teacher).
If we’re going to get the shit beat out of us, let’s beat the shit out of them in the process.
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I don’t like hockey fights, and I don’t like Gary Roberts but that fight? WAS AWESOME!
Bucci said good things about Zach today, BTW.
Thanks a lot. I’d gotten almost through the entire day without thinking about it being Bucci day but after it was mentioned I had to go read him.
Nothing to make fun of from him but what’s up with the fan just now realizing the Rangers salute their fans after every game? They’ve been doing that crap for a couple of years now. Why do I have the feeling Bucci’s readers don’t actually watch much hockey?
Hee. Don’t be mean to Canadian Tire. And safeway score and win! HA! In the Canucks game last night they gave a woman a vaccum. I would not have been impressed with that prize.
Fudgy Ovechkin, eh? My mind just went to a very dirty place :D
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Why do I have the feeling Bucci’s readers don’t actually watch much hockey?
Wha-huh?! What are you suggesting, Heather? Can it be that Bucci ignores the letters from fine hockey folks like us and only responds to the maroons? I’m stunned. Maybe I should pretend to be a hockey idiot and ask him, seemingly genuinely why Drury doesn’t have more Stanley Cups.
Um… Is this like good Ookie/bad Ookie? GET YOUR STORIES STRAIGHT.
I know, it’s not often we diverge. But when we do? Look out! :P
As for your concert, I love little-kid concerts! Back when I was in the little-kid trade, I wasn’t involved in the concerts directly, but what a blast they were to watch! I think you’ve got the right attitude — going in knowing they’re going to be disasters just makes them more wonderful!
DS, I derive no satisfaction out of tonight’s game whatsoever. If we don’t win against Philly, I’m not satisfied, and if we don’t win BIG, I’m not happy.
Maybe I should pretend to be a hockey idiot and ask him, seemingly genuinely why Drury doesn’t have more Stanley Cups.
That could inspire the greatest column of Bucci’s career. If you can slip Cam Neely into that letter, even better.
Marty (and I just typed “Mary”) Fucking Biron wanted to throw down with Sid. :^::::::::::::::::: That was how awesome this game was.
Aside from “rofl” and “Go Sid!”, that’s not even legal!
In the Canucks game last night they gave a woman a vaccum.
I adore the dorky prizes! Anyone here remember the Cassio video watch with the picture of the Yorkie on it? Best. Prize. Ever.
I think you’ve got the right attitude — going in knowing they’re going to be disasters just makes them more wonderful!
Exactly. And on that note, I must retire for the eve. I must recharge for another day. Plus, Flames win in a shoot out!
Marty (and I just typed “Mary”) Fucking Biron wanted to throw down with Sid.
The only problem with that was that Doc promised us that both Biron and Sid were mic’ed up. Come on, VS, throw us a bone!
Marty (and I just typed “Mary”) Fucking Biron wanted to throw down with Sid. :^::::::::::::::::: That was how awesome this game was.
Mark just told me about this and I’m so sorry I missed it. Marty, you lovable goof, you!
‘Night HG! WOO HOO to the Flames! And it was great to hang out with you tonight!! :D
And on that note, I must retire for the eve. I must recharge for another day.
Good night, HG! It’s been so wonderful having you drop by this evening!
‘Night HG! WOO HOO to the Flames! And it was great to hang out with you tonight!! :D
Nothing to make fun of from him
No? “For those of us who now get the NHL Network on our television….”
I didn’t realize we were all watching the same television. Is this the kind of “expert” to whom you bloggers are supposed to leave the writing? Because if so, blarf.
what’s up with the fan just now realizing the Rangers salute their fans after every game?
That reader was from Michigan, so I assumed that it was a Wings fan who doesn’t really watch the Eastern teams.
The only problem with that was that Doc promised us that both Biron and Sid were mic’ed up. Come on, VS, throw us a bone.
Pookie, I think that “conversation” would have led directly to the FCC regulating cable.
That reader was from Michigan, so I assumed that it was a Wings fan who doesn’t really watch the Eastern teams.
I guess. It seems like I see it all the darn time and we don’t really play the Rangers THAT much but I do live in NY so I probably see them more than most. Still… That was right up there with, “Hey, will that fancy outdoor Ice game be on TV somewhere?” for me. Come on, people. (Name your own freakin’ babies!)
Pookie, I think that “conversation” would have led directly to the FCC regulating cable.
They showed Marty chattering at Sid last year (“I don’t lie! I don’t lie and I don’t whine!”) and it was FCC friendly and cute. But you’re probably right. Too bad! I love mic’d Marty.
(Name your own freakin’ babies!)
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Still… That was right up there with, “Hey, will that fancy outdoor Ice game be on TV somewhere?” for me.
I agree. They’ve been doing that damn stick salute — which I would find endlessly condescending if I were (god help me) a Rangers fan — for two and a half seasons now. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
Name your own freakin’ babies!
Seriously. I mean, I already know what I’d name a son and I have yet to meet the father (he’s busy flying back to Pittsburgh to face Ottawa on Thursday – or not).
(As long ago as high school I had two names for girls – Alex and Hannah – but they’re both way too popular right now and having had a million friends named Jennifer I wouldn’t want to inflict that level of ubiquity and confusion on my kids. My boy name is perfect – unique but normal – so I don’t tell anybody what it is out of abject fear of its theft. Even if I never have a son, nobody will ever take his name!)
That was right up there with, “Hey, will that fancy outdoor Ice game be on TV somewhere?” for me.
Hugely! I don’t care which team that person supports, that’s an ass-stupid email. And Bucci knows it. That’s what gets me.
My boy name is perfect – unique but normal – so I don’t tell anybody what it is out of abject fear of its theft.
Come on, pleeeeease tell us :-)
Mark has always maintained that our first child will be named after Alexander Mogilny, boy or girl, which is fine because I love Alex even if it is popular. After that things are up for debate.
I’m never having children.
Come on, pleeeeease tell us :-)
Whatever it is, it can’t top Sleek’s daughter’s name! ;)
Whatever it is, it can’t top Sleek’s daughter’s name! ;)
There was a game last season – maybe during the playoffs – where Mark suddenly screamed, “God, somebody SCORE! I will name my first-born child after you!” The person who scored almost immediately after that? Teppo Numminen.
The person who scored almost immediately after that? Teppo Numminen.
Well, then. Teppo it is! Could have been a lot worse (Shjon Podein comes to mind…).
Shjon Podein… Huh. I wonder how he got that name?
Well, now for the main event: Sharks-Wild, PanBoxer starting goalie Nabokov v. Marauders starter Backstrom. I’m telling ya, the tension here at IPB Manor is almost unbearable!
Come on, pleeeeease tell us :-)
Nope! All I’ll say about it is Bucci is nowhere near cook enough to come up with it.
Mark has always maintained that our first child will be named after Alexander Mogilny, boy or girl, which is fine because I love Alex even if it is popular. After that things are up for debate.
There was an Ohio couple named “Arena” who named their son Joe Louis. I kid you not.
I loved Mogilny, so I’d be down with that name too.
It’s weird, when I went to college and made friends there it turned out we ALL wanted to name daughters Alex. I don’t remember that name coming up in any children’s lit or pop culture when we were growing up, so I have no idea why it would enter the consciousness of an entire generation of young women.
Well, then. Teppo it is!
Oh, give it a twist for good measure – Oppet!
BOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Fucking Sharks. (Sorry, andrew.)
And really, what I meant there was “Fucking PanBoxers”.
It’s weird, when I went to college and made friends there it turned out we ALL wanted to name daughters Alex.
I’ve actually only known one girl who went by Alex so I haven’t been surrounded by it. It really fit her though and I thought it was adorable. I’ve always been fond of my “boys names as girls names” names though.
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!! Yay Sharks! Pile it on, Sharkies! The more the merrier! WOOOOO!!!! (Wait, why wasn’t Erhoff involved? Stupid Sharks!)
And really, what I meant there was “Fucking PanBoxers”.
What? I had no idea! Subtlety, you know, it’s not my strong suit.
I just want to say, looking at the PanBoxers, that some of us are trying to run our teams like normal people, and then certain others (*cough*Pookie*cough*) are perfectly satisfied to run their teams into the sewer. Just saying.
Wooohooo! Go Sharks! I adore you Ookies equally, but the Wild suck and they are right behind my Nuckies in the standings.
then certain others (*cough*Pookie*cough*) are perfectly satisfied to run their teams into the sewer.
Hey, we want that #1 pick. Hey, wait? Who’s 2nd overall here? That’s right — the 110-point Pan Boxers!
I adore you Ookies equally, but the Wild suck and they are right behind my Nuckies in the standings.
…And you want the Pan Boxers to win because Pookie’s your favorite. You forgot that part.
I’m tempted to name my kids Mattias, Linden, and Markus :p
*narrows eyes meanly* alix, you’re on my list.
Hee. Nice try, Pookie. Picking a favorite Ookie would be like picking between Ovie and Sid or something to that effect.
*narrows eyes meanly* alix, you’re on my list.
The list where I get special prizes right? Hehe *Backs away slowly*
Picking a favorite Ookie would be like picking between Ovie and Sid or something to that effect.
Hee hee! (Except we’re better than Ovie and Sid, right? Right?) (And, awwww…)
The list where I get special prizes right?
If by “special prizes” you mean that Casio TV-wristwatch with the little dog on it, then yes!
If by “special prizes” you mean that Casio TV-wristwatch with the little dog on it, then yes!
If you say I’m your favorite you’ll get the wrist-watch and the vacuum.
Wow…the wrist watch and the vaccum?!?!?! Hard to pass up haha. But nope sorry can’t do it.
That’s okay, alix. Neither the watch nor the vacuum work. How about a Benchmark Shark?
Neither the watch nor the vacuum work.
Just an FYI — the watch I’m offering totally works. It’s got the clearest picture of that little dog you can possibly imagine.
I just went out and had a beer with a friend who was traveling through town, and the whole time I was sitting there with him, all I could think about was Sid finding that body, and letting it slip back under the water. *shiver*
and the whole time I was sitting there with him, all I could think about was Sid finding that body, and letting it slip back under the water. *shiver*
I know! I feel like someone just walked over my grave! It’s chilling, is what it is.
For a long time, that was all Sid could think of when he submerged himself for his nightly 4-hour spindle-gill session. Now, he barely remembers it ever happened.
Picking a favorite Ookie would be like picking between Ovie and Sid or something to that effect.
You mean really, really easy? Because, sorry Ovie, but that’s no contest in my heart.
Kate, one of the local cable stations was just showing the Amerks game and Yellow 19 scored a goal!
You mean really, really easy? Because, sorry Ovie, but that’s no contest in my heart.
Yay! I win! (Because really, I’m the Sid here.)
Kate, one of the local cable stations was just showing the Amerks game and Yellow 19 scored a goal!
Yellow 19 is IPB’s Official Favorite Amerk. I know this means the world to him.
Yay! I win! (Because really, I’m the Sid here.)
Please not that I did not decide Schnookie was Sid, Pookie. She did that all by herself.
Yay! I win! (Because really, I’m the Sid here.)
So you get spindle-gill and I get 3 beers before every game. Sounds like a deal to me!
Yellow 19! I love him! I need to go see him in Rochester before they move all the Sabres prospects away and I never see by beloved again……Oh, Yellow 19. How I love thee!
I am so happy that spindle-lung is back and that it has transformed into spindle gill. I am so happy that we get to make fun of Sid all night! Yellow 19! This is a magical night!
I adore you Ookies equally, but the Wild suck and they are right behind my Nuckies in the standings.
Ditto, except substitute Sharks for Wild. And go Wild!
Yellow 19! I love him! I need to go see him in Rochester before they move all the Sabres prospects away and I never see by beloved again……Oh, Yellow 19. How I love thee!
I felt kind of bad because the crowd was really sparse. And the game was much more exciting and entertaining than the last few Sabres games, that’s for sure. And little Clarke! I felt so bad watching him. Clarke, if I were in charge you’d totally be in Buffalo right now.
I am so happy that spindle-lung is back and that it has transformed into spindle gill. I am so happy that we get to make fun of Sid all night! Yellow 19! This is a magical night!
It really is! I almost expect a snowfall indoors directly over our Christmas tree, and if I planted three beans in the backyard, they could be watered by moonbeams tonight!
Patty, just to give you an update, we still haven’t gotten your email from last night. But I’ll be sure to tell Caitlin the news the instant we receive it. :D
Heather, maybe in January we should get in my car and drive to Rochester and see a game before the divorce is finalized!
This game is SO STUPID! What is WRONG with the Wild?
Heather, maybe in January we should get in my car and drive to Rochester and see a game before the divorce is finalized!
Yeah, that’d be cool! Can we make “We Heart Yellow 19!” signs? Pretty please?
I bet somebody got it and is really confused.
It’s interchangeableparts (at) gmail (dot) com, right?
Did you get anything in your junk mail from a phone number?
If I somehow score a Zubov doll before she hears from you, maybe she won’t ever have to know. :D
It’s interchangeablepartsblog [at] gmail. Someone took interchangeableparts before we got to it. It sucks.
It’s interchangeablepartsblog [at] gmail [dot] com. So yeah, someone else is like, “Uh, I don’t know this Caitlin, but if I meet her, I’ll let her know!”
If I somehow score a Zubov doll before she hears from you, maybe she won’t ever have to know. :D
It’ll be like our little secret. :D
“This game is SO STUPID! What is WRONG with the Wild?’
They’re a bunch of whiners that totally blow?
Well, that certainly explains it. I’m changing it on my phone right now.
Yeah, that’d be cool! Can we make “We Heart Yellow 19!” signs? Pretty please?
Of course! But we will be the only people in the building who know what they mean. But, as I’m sure you recall, I’m not very bold about holding signs. i might feel better with a sign that makes no sense!
i might feel better with a sign that makes no sense!
Next time I’m at a Pens game I’m going to hold up a sign that says, “I’d give my spindle to make out with Sidnle.”
“You mean really, really easy? Because, sorry Ovie, but that’s no contest in my heart.”
Really? Because I find it really hard. Every day I have an internal argument over who is number one in my heart. I totally make myself ask the hard hitting, philosophical questions of our time.
They’re a bunch of whiners that totally blow?
Well, yes, sure, but couldn’t they be that while Demitra and Rolston were getting lots of points?
But, as I’m sure you recall, I’m not very bold about holding signs.
As I recall, neither was Heather! :D
But, as I’m sure you recall, I’m not very bold about holding signs.
Yeah, because I was a sign-waving fool. I loved making them though! Maybe it should say “We Heart Yellow 19! (That’s you, Macari!)” instead? It still wouldn’t make sense but hey… whatever! :-)
“Next time I’m at a Pens game I’m going to hold up a sign that says, “I’d give my spindle to make out with Sidnle.”
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No! I don’t want to hold a sign that tells my beloved that I love him! I like to play very very very very very very very very very VERY hard to get with hockey players. So hard to get that they don’t even know I’m there.
I totally make myself ask the hard hitting, philosophical questions of our time.
Amen to that! It we’re not thinking about these things, who will? Who? Will?
“I’d give my spindle to make out with Sidnle.”
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“I’d give my spindle to make out with Sidnle.”
Every day I have an internal argument over who is number one in my heart. I totally make myself ask the hard hitting, philosophical questions of our time.
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Thanks for cracking me up! Tonight’s made me kind of grumpy, so I appreciate that!
“Well, yes, sure, but couldn’t they be that while Demitra and Rolston were getting lots of points?”
Life is never easy.
I like to play very very very very very very very very very VERY hard to get with hockey players. So hard to get that they don’t even know I’m there.
That approach has served me very well over the last decade. So well, in fact, that I’m able to write all the “I made out with [so-and-so]” comments on Heather’s favorite forums, and it’s all totally made up.
alix, it’s weird because in their rookie years I would’ve said I liked Ovechkin more. I liked (and still like) his effusive, punky personality. But once I started blocking out all the noise around Sidney and just watched him play and listened to him talk, he totally grew on me and now he’s definitely my favorite. I don’t dislike Ovie, but I love Sid way more.
So well, in fact, that I’m able to write all the “I made out with [so-and-so]” comments on Heather’s favorite forums, and it’s all totally made up.
Schnookie, you’re the poster spreading rumors about the size of Timmy’s genitalia, aren’t you? (Too much?)
Oh, geez… Sorry. Definitely too much.
Ha! Was it ummm, complimentary or scathing?
Ha! Heather, so now I’m curious. The word on the street….big or tiny?
Flipper or flopper?
Ha! Heather, so now I’m curious. The word on the street….big or tiny?
Kate, I don’t know… You’ve been pretty adamant about the fourth wall. But hey, it’s possibly completely false so I’ll say tiny. There was one very vehement dissenter though so who knows? Unless that was Timmy trolling the internet and defending his own honor.
Schnookie, you’re the poster spreading rumors about the size of Timmy’s genitalia, aren’t you? (Too much?)
Well, we almost included in the 38 Things About Sid that he refers to his genitalia as “Mr. Crosby” and spent much of the day laughing about Paulie’s “Golden Gopher” (if you know what I mean), so no, it’s not too much! :)
Schnookie, you’re the poster spreading rumors about the size of Timmy’s genitalia, aren’t you? (Too much?)
Yes I was. And Katebits, try “nonexistent”. Seriously. There was a terrible hazing incident when he was in high school involving three bottles of peach schnapps and a zamboni.
Unless that was Timmy trolling the internet and defending his own honor.
Ha! He’s a flipper! I have to admit, I have taken a look around those forums. They are so stupid, but they are also pretty funny. I always wonder what that would look like to one of the players. I mean, it’s INSANE that there are forums for puck bunnies.
Also… Crunchy is bi, his baby brother is gay. Derek is living with his boyfriend (Kyle) and on steroids. Soupy’s a man-whore. But not even these girls could make up bad stuff about Pommerdoodle who was sweet, funny, and devoted to his girl. (Awwww.) I mean, it’s probably all lies but hey, it killed a boring night.
And Katebits, try “nonexistent”
Poor, Timmy! No wonder he has such a bitch face!
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Holy shit! Too funny!
31. Sid’s favorite non-hockey activity is to get “seats on the glass” at the butcher’s counter at his local grocery store, where he gazes in at the butcher’s wares and says, “Oh, pieces of meat. You and I are so alike. We’re both just pieces of meat in the eyes of those who are supposed to care about us most.”
Hahahaha, so amazing.
Flipper or flopper?</i<
Hee!
stupid tags.
Okay ,Heather. You had your fun, but enough now. Those forums are not good for ANYONE. So, while I admit that I’ve done the same thing, we mustn’t make a habit of these types of dalliances into the seedy underbelly of the hockey blogosphere. Because, sadly, I believe every one of those things you just wrote about the Sabres. Yes, I acknowledge it’s all lies, but I also believe it all too, you know?
No wonder he has such a bitch face!
I know, seriously. (And he’s got the biggest bitch face in hockey this side of Matt Cullen. Just as an aside.)
Heather, this is like a terrible ignore-the-fourth-wall bender you’re going on! You’ve fallen off the wagon and now you’re in your Lost Weekend of salacious NHL gossip!
Agent J! So mysterious!
stupid tags.
I mean, it’s probably all lies but hey, it killed a boring night.
Thank Sid for instant messaging! Before GTalk I was stuck on the reference desk for four hours every Wednesday night with nothing to do but surf the web. In the slightly-less busy summer months, I’d Google Search, say, um, I’ll just pick a random player, say, “Zach Parise”, and end up reading like every hit for 23 pages of results. It was all utter bunk but, like you say, it kills a boring night. Thanks to IM, though, I can spend the evening talking with Schnookie and making up my own utter bunk about Zach!
The saga of Derek Roy is particularly intriguing. Evidently he recently broke up with his long-time girlfriend and his best buddy from back home who’s loved Derek from afar swooped right in to offer his comfort in this time of need. Derek will tell you Kyle is his personal assistant but everyone knows they’re gay lovers.
Derek is living with his boyfriend (Kyle) and on steroids.
Okay, Derek living with his boyfriend Kyle is my new favorite thing! And I;m not at all surprised he’s on steriods. He’s so ornery
Yes, I’m undercover ;)
Oh, sorry, Kate. I posted that last comment before you begged me to stop :-)
I’m watching last night’s Stars game on TiVo and one of the refs left his mc on the whole time.
Hahahaha, so amazing.
Hi Agent J, thanks for commenting! The “pieces of meat” thing with Sid really is funny, but mostly because it’s so true. :P
Heather, this is like a terrible ignore-the-fourth-wall bender you’re going on! You’ve fallen off the wagon and now you’re in your Lost Weekend of salacious NHL gossip!
I know. I’m probably going to be sick in the morning. But I just wanted to know if Joe Thornton had a girlfriend! Is that so wrong? Is it?! (Husband? What’s this husband you speak of?)
one of the refs left his mc on the whole time.
Really?! That’s so awesome! Is he saying anything as cool as giving Michael Ryan 2 for fucking around?
Derek will tell you Kyle is his personal assistant but everyone knows they’re gay lovers.
Silly Derek! Everyone sees right through the “personal assistant” thing. He needs to call Kyle his “nutritionist” if he wants anyone to believe him.
I’m watching last night’s Stars game on TiVo and one of the refs left his mc on the whole time.
Ohhh! Salacious! Did it pick up any juicy tidbits? Anything about poor castrated Timmy or Derek’s steroid problem?
I’m watching last night’s Stars game on TiVo and one of the refs left his mc on the whole time.
That ref was cracking both me and Razor up, Patty.
Me, especially. Dumb ref, but made for good times, if you could strain yourself to hear what he was saying.
-Ookies, I love this post. Not to kiss ass, but you two are geniuses and freakin’ made my night.
(Husband? What’s this husband you speak of?)
My favorite thing about wondering if these guys have girlfriends/wives is that it makes literally not a whit of difference to me, but I just kind of feel better about them if I know I still have a chance. :D
WHEEEE! Agent J, another Stars fan!
-Ookies, I love this post. Not to kiss ass, but you two are geniuses and freakin’ made my night.
Caitlin, your 100,000 IPBucks are in the mail! (Although I sent them via the same interweb service Patty sent her email to us through, so I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for them. :P)
No, the mic hasn’t picked up anything juicy. He might have fixed it by now. They did have a convo about who knocked the net off. But no players were having apoplectic fits so they decided it probably wasn’t intentional.
(And he’s got the biggest bitch face in hockey this side of Matt Cullen. Just as an aside.)
You take that back! Cully does NOT have a bitch face! He has a totally manly Meatball like face :p
My favorite thing about wondering if these guys have girlfriends/wives is that it makes literally not a whit of difference to me, but I just kind of feel better about them if I know I still have a chance.
I feel the same way! Do i care to ever meet Goose? No, not particularly. Do I appreciate that he is unmarried? Why yes, yes I do. This phenomenon is hilarious to me.
My favorite thing about wondering if these guys have girlfriends/wives is that it makes literally not a whit of difference to me, but I just kind of feel better about them if I know I still have a chance. :D
I know! Me too! And like I said, I’m freakin’ married and not really into the adultery thing. But still… there’s that little twinge of disappointment. If Mark ever kicks the bucket, I want to have options, you know?
-Ookies, I love this post. Not to kiss ass, but you two are geniuses and freakin’ made my night.
Awww! Thanks! Don’t spend all those IPBucks in one place, ya’ hear? :)
If Mark ever kicks the bucket, I want to have options, you know?
Heather, I think this is the cornerstone of all good marriages!
You take that back! Cully does NOT have a bitch face! He has a totally manly Meatball like face :p
Oh, alix, don’t get me wrong! I love Cullen! I especially love wondering aloud, “Now why can’t the Rangers get players like Matt Cullen?” I wish him only the best — like, say, a 100-point season. Heh. (Plus, his dad is a total silver fox. Seriously. He was one of my favorite parts of the slide show of the dads’ trip on the Canes website.)
If Mark ever kicks the bucket, I want to have options, you know?
Heather, I think this is the cornerstone of all good marriages!
Katebits, you are TOTALLY right!
Heather, I think this is the cornerstone of all good marriages!
He’s charmingly sweet about putting up with stuff like this.
“If you die is it okay if I marry Paul Posluszny?”
“Hell, yeah. He’s a beast!”
Caitlin, your 100,000 IPBucks are in the mail! (Although I sent them via the same interweb service Patty sent her email to us through, so I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for them. :P)
Yay! Thank you, thank you. Assuming I get them, I’m going to put them in a savings account and let them accrue some interest. There is an IPBank, correct? (I’m guessing so, if you have IPBucks.)
Just as Harry Potter speaks to snakes, so Sid speaks to ATMs
I don’t know if anyone will get this (where’s andrew when you need him?), but since we were talking about American Psycho the other day: FEED ME A STRAY CAT.
Ookies, I’m too overcome/lazy to type it out, but just know I’m seconding Katebits’ standing ovation of this post. Pure, pure brilliance in every word! I’m not wooooorthy!
Oh, and what you were saying earlier about Travis knowing all about Elmer’s glue? Not true. Elmer’s is way too artificial and corporate for Waldorf kids. I’m sure Travis decorated his room by affixing acorns to his walls using all-natural beeswax or pine sap from the Zajac family pine sap refinery. Just as all good Waldorfians do.
FEED ME A STRAY CAT.
That is my FAVORITE part of that movie! OH MY GOD! *Finger to the nose*, big style. I am now ALWAYS going to assume Sid is saying that.
I’m sure Travis decorated his room by affixing acorns to his walls using all-natural beeswax or pine sap from the Zajac family pine sap refinery.
Of course! How could I have neglected to take the family’s pine sap refinery into account?
There is an IPBank, correct?
*Eyes shift greedily* Ummm… yes. Yes there is. And if you’d like to keep some real money in it, we can arrange that.
Caitlin! Don’t believe them! They are owe me MILLIONS of IPBucks! Whatever you do, don’t except partial ownership of IPB in exchange for actual Bucks! This is a bankrupt, shell of an organization!
FEED ME A STRAY CAT.
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Holy fuck, that is too funny! Oh man, I’m dying here. (I loved that movie. I was too busy at work the other day to comment on the business card scene.) Great, now whenever Sid scores a point I’m going to think, “Feed me a stray cat!”
I’m sure Travis decorated his room by affixing acorns to his walls using all-natural beeswax or pine sap from the Zajac family pine sap refinery.
Again, :^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
The Zajac pine sap refinery is famous all across Winnipeg for it’s superior affixers.
Oh, alix, don’t get me wrong! I love Cullen!
Hee. I was just being a total dork. I actually have no idea what the hell he looks like. Just had to stand up for my little meatball.
Great, now whenever Sid scores a point I’m going to think, “Feed me a stray cat!”
I’m also now going to think of Sid stuffing a kitten into his mouth.
This is a bankrupt, shell of an organization!
LIBEL! SLANDER! IPB is a very solvent, strong financial institution, and all of our investment plans meet or exceed their Lipper averages! Invest! Invest!
Gambler, well done on the pine sap :^:::::::::::::::::
WHEEEE! Agent J, another Stars fan!
Hoo-ray! My plan is working!
I mean, hooray. What a coincidence.
I’m also now going to think of Sid stuffing a kitten into his mouth.
If you know what I mean.
Hoo-ray! My plan is working!
I mean, hooray. What a coincidence.
Yeah, what is UP with that? Why do all of you guys find new, fun fans of your teams to talk to, and it remains an almost entirely Devils-free zone around here for us? :P
Awwww, I forgot Acorns was a prairie boy. We are sooooo meant to be.
Hoo-ray! My plan is working!
I mean, hooray. What a coincidence.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::
Our plan is working, too. The brainwashing is just beginning! Er, I mean, um… Shoot.
OK, seriously, I’ve hit the wall hard. Good night, everyone!
I’m also now going to think of Sid stuffing a kitten into his mouth.
If you know what I mean.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
But wait. I actually don’t know what you mean.
I’m also now going to think of Sid stuffing a kitten into his mouth.
If you know what I mean.
Oh, I TOTALLY know what you mean. We’re talking penis and vagina, right?
I’m still the only Canucks fan. At least you Ookies have the other Ookie. And Mags, Frisby, Pam, etc etc.
Oh, I TOTALLY know what you mean. We’re talking penis and vagina, right?
Wha-aaa??!? I don’t think so! ;P
Yay! I’m glad you Ookies got my reference. That is, indeed, the best part of the movie. (And Sid totally scores goals because he thinks the net is an ATM yelling “Feed me a stray puck!” at him.)
We’re talking penis and vagina, right?
:^::::::::::::::::: Nice one, Schnookie.
By the way, speaking of Timmy C’s genitalia awhile ago, did I ever tell you guys about how my dad personally injected something-or-other in Timmy’s pubic area when he had that groin injury at the beginning of the season? I mean, not that he told me anything (awkward!), but it’s just making me giggle right now thinking about it. Actually, I’ve been kind of giggling non-stop since I found out about it two months ago. I mean just… Gah! Hee!
I’m still the only Canucks fan. At least you Ookies have the other Ookie. And Mags, Frisby, Pam, etc etc.
I know, I actually thought of you being the lone Canucklehead here, alix. Sorry! @@@@ (And I just like to whine that for a Devil’s blog, we are oftentimes woefully short on actual Devil’s conversation, especially after losses. I think a lot of Devil’s fans like to lose in solitude.)
Oh, my gosh, Gambler! That’s so awesome!
Oh my GOD, Gambler! Your dad shot shit into Timmy’s junk? NO WAY!
SERIOUSLY? I can’t believe you haven’t mentioned this before! That’s hilarious! You need to ask him about the size of Timmy’s junk so we can verify the accuracy of NHL Girlfriends.com
I think a lot of Devil’s fans like to lose in solitude.
I think I’ve just converted them to Stars fans!
Gambler, I think it’s your DUTY to verify the size of Timmy’s genitalia. You will officially be the greatest blogger ever if you could just take care of that for us.
I KNOW! And he totally just brought it up all casual-like, too.
GamDad: Yeah, Connolly. He came to our office and I gave him a shot in the pubic something-or-other.
Gambler: *spit take* Whaaaaaa-aaaaat?!?!
You need to ask him about the size of Timmy’s junk so we can verify the accuracy of NHL Girlfriends.com
Oh yeah, I can totally see breaching that topic of conversation… Ack!
You will officially be the greatest blogger ever if you could just take care of that for us.
Oh no, Heather, appealing to my unending desire to be the best non-professional blogger I can be is NO FAIR!
I think I’ve just converted them to Stars fans!
Shut up, Patty! SHUT UP! NOOOOOOO!!!!!!! (And don’t you mean “Star’s fans”?)
Oh no, Heather, appealing to my unending desire to be the best non-professional blogger I can be is NO FAIR!
Nicely done, Heather! She can’t NOT follow up now! And Gambler, I think you’ve been provided with a great intro to the conversation tonight. Just say all casual-like, “So, Dad, I’ve heard from a really reputable source that Tim Connolly was accidentally castrated during a drunken hazing ritual with a Zamboni. I remember you mentioning you’ve done some work on his junkal region… Could you confirm or deny this story, and provide details?” I think that sounds totally conversational and natural, and he’d be THRILLED to give you all the poop.
Schnookie, :^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
I guess if I frame it that way, there’s no way he could get suspicious or awkward in the least! I’ll keep it in mind.
And with that, it’s officially no longer my birthday and therefore I have no excuse not to be writing that German essay anymore. Have a good night, everyone!
OH MY GOD! How could we have forgotten? HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, GAMBLER! (And, uh, ‘night!)
Happy Birthday, Gambler!!!
(And don’t you mean “Star’s fans”?)
Dammit! You’re right! I’m a terrible evil genius.
And when Therrien’s postgame session with reporters ended, Flyers knuckle-dragger Ben Eager (0 points, 60 penalty minutes), whom Therrien passed in a corridor outside the Penguins’ locker room, said to him, “You’re a joke.”
Therrien offered a two-word comeback, only the second half of which — “you” — is suitable for public consumption.
Like I said, best. crappy game. ever. (and this is from the paper!)
Speaking of how awesome the Star’s are, I just watched a post-game interview with Brenden Morrow and he was standing in front of the main doors to the players’ area. Dude, the door is practically mirrored! So not only do I get to see a flash of a half-dressed Modano when somebody opens the door, I can see the other broadcast interviewing Zubov in the reflection on the door.
(How do they get to talk to Zubov? We never do! Somebody should tell Versus [or whoever it was] that you’re not supposed to ask him.)
Like I said, best. crappy game. ever. (and this is from the paper!)
DS, that’s hilarious! (I also admire your attitude about this game. It’s really the only healthy way to look at it. :D)
Patty, that is also hilarious. And AWESOME! The Devil’s need to work on their background nekkidness. They are far too short on that, since they always interview guys who are pinned up against the backs of their stalls. The other day we saw a snippet of interview with Langer, and the camera was just enough at an angle that we could see flashes of the elbow of the guy sitting next to us. And Victorian spinsters that we am, we were like, “Nekkid flesh!! Nekkid arm flesh!!!”
And Victorian spinsters that we am, we were like, “Nekkid flesh!! Nekkid arm flesh!!!”
Hee!
I’m always yelling at the TV, “Move over! Get out of the way!”
Flyers knuckle-dragger Ben Eager
*giggle*
I’m always yelling at the TV, “Move over! Get out of the way!”
And yet… the TV never listens. :D
On that note, I should probably go to bed. ‘Night, everyone still awake in IPB Land! I hope none of you are haunted by nightmares of Sid’s dead-body discovery or his spindle-gill!
Night, Schnookie!
I can see the other broadcast interviewing Zubov in the reflection on the door.
WHAAAAAAAT? Russian NEVER talks on camera! It’s like, against his religion!
Okay, I am SUPER LATE here, but this is the best post ever on the internets, for real. I vote that this is done for more players. I want to know unknown facts about Captain Fuck This Shit. And Things You Don’t Know About Mike Modano could be interesting.
I can see the other broadcast interviewing Zubov in the reflection on the door.
WHAT? WHAT? UNCOOL, I NEED TO SEE THIS. RUSSIAN TALKING IS LIKE, AMAZING. When I met him he said “Sure” when I asked for a photo with him, and then he said “No problem, you’re welcome” when I thanked him. That’s five words that I’ve heard him speak, not including “PC Load? What does that means?” from last year’s All-Star commercial (which, um, we need new ones, plz).
Just to spread the Happy Meals love, here is a bitchin’ article about him, including a video of an interview with some footage of him getting his new car from Marty Turco. It RULES, and if I ever see that car I’m honking and waving and hanging out the window, no joke.
And Victorian spinsters that we am, we were like, “Nekkid flesh!! Nekkid arm flesh!!!”
Hee! There’s pictures on the Sabres website of Crunchy showing a scandalous amount of calf from either rolled up sweat pants or man-pris.
Cat, that article about Happy Meals is adorable.
Cat, that article is hilarious! I can’t believe they did that to his car and then unveiled it on the ice at practice! My only complaint is that they mispelled “Happy Meals” “N-I-S-K-Y”. His own teammates don’t know his nickname! :)
Amy, Crunchy in mapris?! There’s an image I won’t soon forget!
If anyone’s still interested, we got our 15th questionnaire response last night. Finny’s answers are linked to on the sidebar; they’re really interesting because the first person who’s responded who’s made it clear that she wants to be a professional writer. Cool! I can’t wait to buy my first Christy Finn hockey romance novel!
I can’t believe they did that to his car and then unveiled it on the ice at practice! My only complaint is that they mispelled “Happy Meals” “N-I-S-K-Y”. His own teammates don’t know his nickname! :)
Pookie – I was at this practice when they did this. Jen & I were waiting outside for autographs and they pulled the car out. Believe me, I laughed for about five minutes when they pulled that car out playing “Party Like A Rockstar” on Happy Meals’ new soundsystem.
Niskanen was the only (non-injured) player to not sign autographs, because they were filming him drive away in his tricked-out car. The look of total mortification on his face was absolutely hilarious.
Jen & I were a little disappointed they didn’t at least put the McDonald’s logo on the car.
Pookie – I was at this practice when they did this.
The first thing I thought when I saw the article was, “How cool would it have been to be at that practice?!” Apparently, pretty damn cool!
Apparently, pretty damn cool!
It was! I didn’t see them drive the car onto the rink for Nisky, but there are photos up somewhere and it’s pretty funny.
They also bought him a pimp hat to go with the pimp car.
They also bought him a pimp hat to go with the pimp car.
Nice! You have such a spunky team! If they guys did that to one of our players, Lou would immediately have the car re-refinished to a sensible old-person-car burgundy color.
Lou would immediately have the car re-refinished to a sensible old-person-car burgundy color.
Perhaps for Christmas, Lou needs to get a new sense of humor!
Morning, everyone! Now that I’ve shooed Pookie off the computer and got the house to myself, I can jump in here! That story about Happy Meals’ car is too funny!! I have to agree with Pookie that Lou would really frown on that sort of thing. If anyone’s seen the wonderful movie “Buffalo Soldiers” with Joaquin Phoenix, Lou would totally do to the tricked-out car what Scott Glenn did with the BMW in that movie. The poor car owner would show up one morning for practice to discover his car on the ice and the team doing target practice at it.
I loved the article about Happy Meals!
the wonderful movie “Buffalo Soldiers”
It’s on my must-watch-at-some-point list. I’ll just bump it up a few places.
Mind if I threadjack for a second? I was just invited to play Hoofdklasse! (that’s like the field hockey equivalent of the NHL except you make like… no money) POMMERDOODLING!
Congrats, Mags! How exciting!
Geez, I missed so much with this whole “sleeping” and “having to work” stuff I have going on!
Catching up….
Derek will tell you Kyle is his personal assistant but everyone knows they’re gay lovers.
Not to break another fourth wall, but if “personal assistant” is a euphemism for “gay lover,” there are significant implications for Boxworthy. Jus’ sayin’.
Flyers knuckle-dragger
Redundant!!!
Congrats Mags!
I just read on People.com that Hilary Duff is reading “Hockey For Dummies” so she can communicate better with Comrie. I honestly don’t know what to say about this.
Uh, strike “whole.” Clearly I didn’t get enough sleep, or I never would have written “whole…stuff.” Oy.
Amy, I know what to say!
First, shouldn’t she read Reading for Dummies?
Good for you Mags! I’m sure it’s totally well-deserved.
Thanks Schnookie and Amy :)
if “personal assistant” is a euphemism for “gay lover,” there are significant implications for Boxworthy.
That’s scaring the crap out of me.
Boxworthy is a turtle-of-affairs, not a personal assistant. There’s a huge difference.
Schnookie, that’s even worse – it’s got “affairs” right in there!
Thanks, Pensgirl :) (actually, I’m not sure I totally deserve it, but someone in charge obviously does)
Mags, most of the time we think we don’t deserve something, we do. I have learned that other people’s judgment of my abilities is far more accurate than my own.
Good Morning IPB!
Hilarious post! Oh my god, I was dying. And the thread was hilarious last night! I would comment on some of the stuff, but there was just too much funny stuff. The Sharks/Wild fantasy duel, the FEED ME A STRAY CAT (!) Too funny!
Mind if I threadjack for a second? I was just invited to play Hoofdklasse! (that’s like the field hockey equivalent of the NHL except you make like… no money) POMMERDOODLING!
Yay, Mags!!!
Morning, andrew! Things really were pretty antic and hilarious around here last night — glad you enjoyed it!
(Oh, and how can I play this week under protest in the AmazingLeague? I think Pookie’s cheating.)
Congratulations, Mags!
That’s so exciting! You’re a professional athlete!
I have learned that other people’s judgment of my abilities is far more accurate than my own.
My stunning lack of self-confidence and I are working towards that. We’ve been doing a lot better lately.
And thanks, Meg.
G’morning Andrew!
“(Oh, and how can I play this week under protest in the AmazingLeague? I think Pookie’s cheating.)”
It’s easy. Mail me fifty bucks and you’ll never hear from the Panboxers ever again. Problem solved!
Thanks Patty!
You’re a professional athlete!
Does that mean I have to take steroids now?
(Oh, and how can I play this week under protest in the AmazingLeague? I think Pookie’s cheating.)
I might back you up on that, Schnookie. She just killed the Wives last week. Of course, I think you were cheating that first week, so maybe it’s turnabout.
“G’morning Andrew!”
Morning (afternoon) Mags! Congrats on the roster spot. Hope you have fun kicking some ass out there!
Congrats, Mags!
andrew, glad you liked the post!
Schnookie — :^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: for the “Buffalo Soldiers” reference! That’s totally why Paulie doesn’t drive white lightning anymore.
Paulie: 60′s a heavy mother.
Lou: So am I, son. So am I.
Does that mean I have to take steroids now?
Everybody else does! So it must be okay.
Mail me fifty bucks and you’ll never hear from the Panboxers ever again.
Hey! I’m standing right here! I can hear you!
Thanks, Pookie and Andrew!
Everybody else does! So it must be okay.
Hee!
“Hey! I’m standing right here! I can hear you!”
Subtlety? She’s not my strong point.
It’s easy. Mail me fifty bucks and you’ll never hear from the Panboxers ever again. Problem solved!
Done! And, I hope, done. Heh. Oh! Pookie! I didn’t see you there. (And Patty, I did not cheat the first week! You just sucked. It’s not that complicated. :D)
Paulie: 60’s a heavy mother.
Lou: So am I, son. So am I.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: (I could go on all day…) Poor White Lightning!
And Patty, I did not cheat the first week! You just sucked. It’s not that complicated. :D
Hmm. I imagine this will be Pookie’s defense, too!
Subtlety? She’s not my strong point.
Oooh, right back at me, eh? Touche.
Holy jeez…anyone read Japers’ Rink this morning? He has a link to a 1979 Sasoon Jeans commercial featuring the Rangers. Tell me this isn’t the most humiliating thing you’ve ever seen.
Andrew, Oh. My. God.
“Oooh, right back at me, eh? Touche.”
No, no…I wasn’t implying anything, just pointing out that I rarely use the stuff.
Not to break another fourth wall, but if “personal assistant” is a euphemism for “gay lover,” there are significant implications for Boxworthy. Jus’ sayin’.
Going back to this for a quick moment, please do not suggest that when we use the term “man-of-affairs” it’s merely because we thought it was a funnier term than “personal assistant”. Give us some credit.
No, no…I wasn’t implying anything, just pointing out that I rarely use the stuff.
Sorry, I just thought you were making fun of me for my Pan Boxer trash talk last night! @@@
I was just invited to play Hoofdklasse! (that’s like the field hockey equivalent of the NHL except you make like… no money)
Mags, yay! That should be y’all’s official slogan: The Field Hockey Equivalent of the NHL: Except Our Players Make Like No Money.
That’s exciting though!!!
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: for the “Buffalo Soldiers” reference!
WORD.
Oh, speaking of stuff on other blogs, did everyone read Greg Wyshynski’s Fan House peice on the Penguins/Flyers game? Me-ow! It’s awesome!
Hey, did people see THIS. I’m not wild about carbon offsetting but I suppose it’s better than nothing. Of course, I feel like “don’t drive a fucking hummer/giant SUV” would also be better than nothing.
I think the whole carbon offsetting thing is kinda cool. But they’re just offsetting travel. Not you know, the environmental damage running a rink anywhere below of Mason Dixon. But it’s a start.
At least they’re recognizing that all their traveling and giant SUV driving isn’t so good for the environment.
I agree with Mags, carbon offsetting is cool. I mean, it’s such an easy thing to get people on board with. Encouraging people to leave a smaller footprint usually gets the response of, “Eh, it takes too much effort.” This takes no effort, but makes a difference. It’s also proving that being environmentally conscious can be a lucrative commercial process, with can only help to encourage others to get involved. Also, as someone who has no choice to take public transport or carpool, I still feel quilty about driving even though I’m lucky enough to be able to afford a hybrid. Terra Pass let’s me feel slightly better about the fact that I’m working so far from my house.
I think the whole carbon offsetting thing is kinda cool.
I think it’s nice that they’re doing it and all, but I also think it’s a way for fairly well-off people to feel good while not changing their lifestyles. It’s fine if it’s in addition to making changes to the way one lives their life. The issue for me is that being environmentally friendly shouldn’t be all about global warming and I think things like carbon offsets tend to gloss over that.
“did everyone read Greg Wyshynski’s Fan House peice on the Penguins/Flyers game? Me-ow! It’s awesome!”
I did, and it was pretty scathing. It also enticed me to watch the Roberts/Eager fight on youtube. I tells ya, for a guy who’s older than most coaches, Roberts really handed Eager his lunch on that one.
The issue for me is that being environmentally friendly shouldn’t be all about global warming and I think things like carbon offsets tend to gloss over that.
There is no question that the idea of carbon offsets is deeply, deeply flawed, but I think they are certainly better than doing nothing at all. Furthermore, I like how Andrew Ference, in everything he’s said about encouraging the NHLPA to get involved in this carbon offset program, has talked about how it’s just a start. That particular article didn’t pick up on that as much, but in the feature NHL.com ran about it, he talked in much more detail about some of the simple greener steps people can take. If buying carbon offsets gets people thinking more about their day-to-day environmental impact, then that’s a good thing, too.
It also enticed me to watch the Roberts/Eager fight on youtube. I tells ya, for a guy who’s older than most coaches, Roberts really handed Eager his lunch on that one.
I’m not normally one to rave about fights or anything, but that one was awesome.
The issue for me is that being environmentally friendly shouldn’t be all about global warming and I think things like carbon offsets tend to gloss over that.
I view carbon offsets like gateway drugs to more environmentalism. First you get your Terra Pass, then you start thinking, “hmm… why am I still watering my garden from a hose?” and next thing you know you’ve got cisterns attached to every downspout!
I tells ya, for a guy who’s older than most coaches, Roberts really handed Eager his lunch on that one.
When they first squared off I was like, “Aw, this is gonna be sad!” Then all of a sudden Roberts got this look on his face and it was like, “Whoa, Eager, back slowly away from the badass!”
When they first squared off I was like, “Aw, this is gonna be sad!” Then all of a sudden Roberts got this look on his face and it was like, “Whoa, Eager, back slowly away from the badass!”
I’m glad I wasn’t alone in this!
Can Gary Roberts give Andrew Peters tough guy lessons? That fight beat anything Peters did by a mile.
Can Gary Roberts give Andrew Peters tough guy lessons?
Yeah. Lesson #1 is “just eat it, don’t ask what’s in it!”
Can Gary Roberts give Andrew Peters tough guy lessons? That fight beat anything Peters did by a mile.
What, Amy, you don’t like how Peters spends an eternity dancing around his opponent and then eventually throws a punch or two before they both fall down?
Peters has gravity issues…
“I’m not normally one to rave about fights or anything, but that one was awesome.”
It was.
Y’know, I like hockey fights. It’s funny, because I despise violence of any kind, I hate UFC and all that shit. But with hockey it’s different, there’s something that’s just so….old school about hockey fighting. Hard to explain I guess…
“Peters has gravity issues…”
Peters also has hockey skills issues.
Peters also has hockey skills issues.
He has hockey skills?
What, Amy, you don’t like how Peters spends an eternity dancing around his opponent and then eventually throws a punch or two before they both fall down?
If I wanted to see dancing on the ice, I’d go to the Ice Capades. :)
Peters has gravity issues…
That darn gravity, always getting in the way of things.
Yeah. Lesson #1 is “just eat it, don’t ask what’s in it!”
ZING!
“He has hockey skills?”
Absolutely not. That’s the issue.
“He has hockey skills?”
Absolutely not. That’s the issue.
That’s what I thought.
Woo-hoo, sitting in the doc’s waiting room. Anyway, I told y’all Roberts was our “Pick up the bird” badass! All that flaxseed, I guess.
Whacha doin’ at the doc’s office Pensgirl?
Wooohooo! Go, Mags! I’m pommerdoodling for you.
I totally missed out on that Pens/Flyers game. Apparently I missed a lot. The Lightning/Canadiens game was much quieter. And happy Wednesday, everybody!
I would comment on some of the stuff, but there was just too much funny stuff.
andrew, you’re totally wondering about Timmy, aren’t you?
I totally missed out on that Pens/Flyers game.
Yeah, me too. I refused to watch it. I just knew that Hatcher wasn’t planning on elbowing Briere in the face anytime soon, so there was no reason for me really to watch.
(Aside from Sid, but I just couldn’t muster the energy to make it past the Flyers for Sid. Sorry, Pensgirl.)
andrew, you’re totally wondering about Timmy, aren’t you?
Oh you so KNOW he is. :D
(On an unrelated note, if anyone is interested in breaking down the fourth wall of IPB, there is now a picture of stately IPB Manor on IPB Eats. If you don’t want to know that we don’t live in a gothic stone castle, then I advise you don’t look over there until we bury that post. :P)
“andrew, you’re totally wondering about Timmy, aren’t you?”
Ahhh! You totally caught me!
Yeah, I’ll just go ahead and steer clear of that conversation. Thank you very much, Mrs. Thornton.
But with hockey it’s different, there’s something that’s just so….old school about hockey fighting. Hard to explain I guess…
Since we talked about this the other day, I think I might have narrowed down why I like the (organic) hockey fight. (I still don’t like fights for their own sake.)
I think it’s also a reason that I love hockey altogether.
I always wanted a big brother. I wanted somebody for myself that would be apoplectic at the tiniest slight against me.
It doesn’t work out too well with boyfriends because it becomes more trouble than it’s worth. But one of the sweetest things a guy said to me was once when some guy we were talking to started making derogatory comments about women (and not even about me) and he whispered to me, “Want me to kick his ass for you?” My knees got weak.
I see this in hockey players. When a little guy sees his giant teammate get pushed, and then runs over to stand stand up for him, I just love that.
I’m shallow, I know.
I just knew that Hatcher wasn’t planning on elbowing Briere in the face anytime soon, so there was no reason for me really to watch.
Hee! And really, the only reason we had it on was because it was in HD.
If you don’t want to know that we don’t live in a gothic stone castle…
Well, I didn’t want to know that, but I think you just sailed that ship yourself. :D
Thank you very much, Mrs. Thornton.
I gotta have a back-up plan in case Mark suddenly kicks the bucket, you know? I was just trying to figure out if Joe is safe to put on the list, that’s all.
“If you don’t want to know that we don’t live in a gothic stone castle, then I advise you don’t look over there until we bury that post. :P)”
A part of my IPB childhood is ruined forever! But your real house is actually quite cute :D
Well, I didn’t want to know that, but I think you just sailed that ship yourself. :D
Sorry, Patty. It just slipped out. I won’t go saying anything more, other than that IPB Manor, like the library, is a sloppy drunk that takes its wedding ring off when it’s out in public.
Sorry, Patty. It just slipped out.
Just kidding!
…IPB Manor, like the library, is a sloppy drunk that takes its wedding ring of when it’s out in public.
And the library is always out in public! Har!
Get it? Public? Library? Oh, screw it.
A part of my IPB childhood is ruined forever!
Now I feel terrible! Sorry! :P
I see this in hockey players. When a little guy sees his giant teammate get pushed, and then runs over to stand stand up for him, I just love that.
I’m shallow, I know.
Wow, Patty, you really are! (Just kidding. I totally get what you mean here.)
And the library is always out in public! Har!
Get it? Public? Library? Oh, screw it.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
“I gotta have a back-up plan in case Mark suddenly kicks the bucket, you know?”
Uh huh. And why would Mark so “suddenly” kick the bucket? hmmm? I’ll let you slide this time, but if he turns up with a toe-tag, I’m rollin’ over on you pal!
Disclaimer: I wish no ill will against any Irregulars or their significant others. Just a big fan of Matt Dillon.
If you don’t want to know that we don’t live in a gothic stone castle, then I advise you don’t look over there until we bury that post. :P
Ooooh! Pretty colour.
Wow, Patty, you really are! (Just kidding. I totally get what you mean here.)
Also, to clarify, I like it when the big guys stand up for the little guys, too.
Just a big fan of Matt Dillon.
I met Matt Dillon once! :D
My dad’s car was in The Outsiders.
Ooooh! Pretty colour.
Hee! Thanks, Mags! It’s actually on the short list of things we want to change about it! Maybe hearing you say that will make us reconsider re-siding it. :D
I like it when the big guys stand up for the little guys, too.
Yeah, but that’s so much more natural. That’s the way things should be. Little firecrackers are much cooler.
Afternoon, all! Catching up…congrats, Mags! Patty, that was really sweet of the guy. -Ookies, I like your house and those stockings are amazing. It just….wow.
Get it? Public? Library? Oh, screw it.
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Your neighbor’s right…the wreaths really do look great.
Word on why you like fighting, Patty. I love that. When Boulerice cross checked Kes in the face, Willie Mitchell had to be restrained by the ref. It was quite hot.
It’s actually on the short list of things we want to change about it! Maybe hearing you say that will make us reconsider re-siding it. :D
Well, I’ve never had the best colour sense :P So maybe you should. I think I like it because it’s not a colour I’ve seen on a house before. It’s unusual, kinda spunky, and mostly IPBish.
It’s actually on the short list of things we want to change about it!
But Mags should appreicate that the new color will be red (albeit not exactly “Devil’s red”).
But Mags should appreicate that the new color will be red
That would be AWESOME.
Hee! And really, the only reason we had it on was because it was in HD.
I have such a terrible television that HD makes no differences, so you girls are lucky!
I see this in hockey players. When a little guy sees his giant teammate get pushed, and then runs over to stand stand up for him, I just love that.
I’m shallow, I know.
We can be shallow together, Patty! ….And I really wanted a big brother too. I have tons of sisters, but not a single brother. :/
And thanks Zot!
Thanks, Amy and zot, for the compliments!
My dad’s car was in The Outsiders.
That is SO COOK!
But Mags should appreicate that the new color will be red (albeit not exactly “Devil’s red”)
Wait, I thought we totally were going with Devil’s red… :P
“I met Matt Dillon once! :D”
Awesome. That guy’s awesome!
Nice house Ookies! Looks like you have lots of space. That’s the shit!
Look like MAF is out with a high ankle sprain until February.
Look like MAF is out with a high ankle sprain until February.
And after the way they looked last night, it’s hard to imagine the Penguins aren’t serious about finding a better goalie now.
(And yes, andrew — having lots of space totally is the shit!)
Wait, I thought we totally were going with Devil’s red… :P
I bet your neighbor would love that.
Look like MAF is out with a high ankle sprain until February.
FLOWER, NO!
My dad’s car was in The Outsiders.
I love that movie so much! That’s so cool!
Look like MAF is out with a high ankle sprain until February.
Really?!? So, which goalie’s going to be coming back from Russia to fill in?
Caitlin and Patty, I totally wanted an older brother, too, but most of my cousins come in single-sex pairs, so I guess it wasn’t to be.
All you people who want brothers. The only cousin I have who is older than I am (by like, 5 years too) constantly picks on his little sister. But I guess he’d come to her aid in an instant if he ever had to.
And the big brother role, a big sister (even just by 1 day) can do that too *gives Flutter’s boyfriend the evil eye*
“it’s hard to imagine the Penguins aren’t serious about finding a better goalie now.”
Too bad Bryz is off the market. They could have had him for a song.
Wait, I thought we totally were going with Devil’s red… :P
With black trim and that lovely white fence. Perfect!
That really is an adorable house, Ookies. The wreaths look lovely! Where’s your giant blow-up Santa-on-a-merry-go-round snowglobe thingie? :D
Look like MAF is out with a high ankle sprain until February.
Well shit. I may have to find a new goalie for A.oil…
constantly picks on his little sister. But I guess he’d come to her aid in an instant if he ever had to.
Oh, I got plenty picked on… by my little sister.
And the big brother role, a big sister (even just by 1 day) can do that too
True, that. I think I just wanted an older sibling.
Gah, being on A.oil’s team is like the fantasy kiss of injury. Bergeron, Commodore, Huet and Fleury. Just fucking stellar.
And the big brother role, a big sister (even just by 1 day) can do that too *gives Flutter’s boyfriend the evil eye*
That’s very true. But I don’t have a big sister, either. Just little sisters. Although we’re all so close in age, it’s basically a technicality. Not as close as one day, though. :D
Caitlin and Patty, I totally wanted an older brother, too,
Awwww! Let’s start a club and find an older brother. We can share, right?
Too bad Bryz is off the market.
I’m special and didn’t read this correctly, andrew, and I thought you were saying Bryz was off the market for the girls who wanted a brother!
To which I say, if I had a brother, it would totally be that toaster-loving, Russian freakshow goalie.
Where’s your giant blow-up Santa-on-a-merry-go-round snowglobe thingie?
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The neighbors across the street have lights everywhere but it’s all good because they put out this super 50′s, old-school painted plywood Santa climbing a ladder to their roof. When the local firemen come around with Santa on the truck it’s like we’re living in Mayberry or something!
As for the nosy neighbor, we like to refer to the garden as the Big Orange Spotager (as in the Daniel Pinkwater book about individuality; although we do know that garden is not really a potager).
Where’s your giant blow-up Santa-on-a-merry-go-round snowglobe thingie? :D
Oh, that was behind where I was standing to take the picture. :D (And yeah, Mags, I’d love to see our neighbor’s head explode if we made the house Devil’s red. We call her “The Crazy, Crazy Bitch”, and after the way she tried to insinuate herself into our kitchen remodel, I’d almost like to go Devil’s red just to piss her off!)
I think I just wanted an older sibling.
Older siblings are vastly overrated (but really, Pookie, shut up). I had a really hard time coming to terms with the fact that I was never going to live up to the standards set by my superstar older sister, and it wasn’t until I was in my mid-twenties that I discovered I had talents she lacked. Furthermore, she totally wouldn’t stand up for me in a fight. She’d probably be the one who started it! (Just kidding.)
“True, that. I think I just wanted an older sibling.”
I had two older siblings….They can be cool, or a pain…just depends on the day!
HA! Bryz would be the best brother ever!
Speaking of fantasy, I guess Lupul didn’t want to leave the Statbitty Avengers, andrew.
I thought you were saying Bryz was off the market for the girls who wanted a brother!
To which I say, if I had a brother, it would totally be that toaster-loving, Russian freakshow goalie.
Teehee!
Little firecrackers are much cooler.
See! Derek Roy does rock and now you all have to admit!
Oooh, high ankle sprain. Those are a bitch. Hank had one last season and really think it bothered him the rest of the year.
“To which I say, if I had a brother, it would totally be that toaster-loving, Russian freakshow goalie.”
You guys could hang out and watch Duck Tales together. He could read Dostoyevsky aloud for the family…it’d be great!
But I don’t have a big sister, either. Just little sisters.
Ah bummer. Theoretically I’m the big sister as well, but being twins I think it’s a moot point. I guess the difference is bigger than it would be because as soon as we got to a big enough school, Flutter and I were never placed in the same class. We don’t have very compatible personalities…
I’d almost like to go Devil’s red just to piss her off!
Do it! You know you want to!
“Speaking of fantasy, I guess Lupul didn’t want to leave the Statbitty Avengers, andrew.”
Oh my god, I know. I was bitching about that to my non-IPB league commissioner (he’s a Flyer fan). What are the odds that useless little bitch would rifle off 6 points THE SAME DAY that I drop him from the roster. SOOOO weak!
Older siblings are vastly overrated…
Maybe I just wanted a personal bodyguard. A guy that didn’t pick fights just to show he was tough or jealous, but picked fights because I was insulted and he didn’t like that. :P
I’ll just sit here in the only child corner. Don’t mind me.
You guys could hang out and watch Duck Tales together. He could read Dostoyevsky aloud for the family…it’d be great!
He could teach everyone Russian too!
I’ll just sit here in the only child corner. Don’t mind me.
Sorry, Amy!
Although I would have traded places with you often during my childhood. :D
I’ll just sit here in the only child corner. Don’t mind me.
Aww, Amy, come out of there. :) You’re lucky that you didn’t get bopped in the head all the time with those old Cabbage Patch dolls (these were the one with hard heads).
I’ll just sit here in the only child corner. Don’t mind me.
*hugs Amy* What’s it like to be an only child? (since I know literally no one who is)
Older siblings are a curate’s egg. On the one hand, if you watch them carefully you can avoid the mistakes they make. On the other hand, nothing you do is ever new or exciting. But, based on my experience, nothing is worse than a younger sibling!
You guys could hang out and watch Duck Tales together. He could read Dostoyevsky aloud for the family…it’d be great!
It would be awesome! I’d technically have to be related to toasters, but I could probably swing that.
but being twins I think it’s a moot point.
Woah, Mags, I didn’t know you were a twin!
And the big brother role, a big sister (even just by 1 day) can do that too *gives Flutter’s boyfriend the evil eye*
True that! I like to think I’m a pretty easy-going person, I don’t get riled very easily, but messing with my little brother is like pressing my instant anger button. My brother’s 18, so not only can he take care of himself, but he can do it much better than I ever could. Still, when I heard he was almost paralyzed playing football this fall, I wanted to fly home to personally kick someone’s ass. Not that I could have, I would have totally been the Derek Roy chicken hawk of that fight. But it’s the thought that counts, right?
Well, andrew, at least he did it last night while he was still on your roster, so you get the points. :)
But, based on my experience, nothing is worse than a younger sibling!
Oh MAN. I hate my younger siblings. Wait, no. I hate one of my younger siblings. Heh heh.
I’d technically have to be related to toasters, but I could probably swing that.
Well, the toaster part is from the in-laws’ side of the family…
I was surprised to see you’re a twin, too, Mags, but I probably should already know that.
But you’re older by a whole day? Or just a few hours that straddle the midnight between two days? (If you don’t mind my asking.)
“I would have totally been the Derek Roy chicken hawk of that fight. But it’s the thought that counts, right?”
That’s awesome Gambler. Taking care of the little brother who’s bigger than you are!
“Well, andrew, at least he did it last night while he was still on your roster, so you get the points. :)”
Yeah, that’s the only thing that kept me from freaking out!
But, based on my experience, nothing is worse than a younger sibling!
Especially if she shows you up in the academic and job departments. :P
“I was surprised to see you’re a twin, too, Mags, but I probably should already know that.”
I think you’ve said that once or twice…right Mags? I thought I remembered something about that.
Anyway, I gotta go. We’re having our holiday “party”. (Late lunch at the restaurant down the street. Bring money. Yay.) At least I get to go home early!! See you all tomorrow!
Have fun, andrew. Just think about that Wii waiting at home. :)
Have fun, andrew!
Especially if she shows you up in the academic and job departments.
Aw, sorry, Zot! In my case, that’s not at all the issue! When used to tell X about our younger brother and finally one day she said, “Wait, the stuff you’ve been saying is real? I thought it was like when you make up stuff about the hockey players!”
Especially if she shows you up in the academic and job departments. :P
Check, and check. Stupid Pookie.
And have fun at the “party” andrew! See you tomorrow!
Caitlin, yeah, I’m a twin, but you wouldn’t be able to tell. Most people are surprised to learn my sister and I are related, let alone twins.
My brother’s 18, so not only can he take care of himself, but he can do it much better than I ever could. Still, when I heard he was almost paralyzed playing football this fall, I wanted to fly home to personally kick someone’s ass.
Exactly!
What’s it like to be an only child?
I think its made me quieter than most people, not to mention that my parents are more overprotective of me.
I wanted to fly home to personally kick someone’s ass. Not that I could have, I would have totally been the Derek Roy chicken hawk of that fight. But it’s the thought that counts, right?
Absolutely.
See ya, Andrew! Have fun.
But you’re older by a whole day? Or just a few hours that straddle the midnight between two days?
I’m older by 8 hours that cross over midnight between two days.
Have fun, Andrew!
That’s awesome Gambler. Taking care of the little brother who’s bigger than you are!
Yeah, I know. I was super protective of him when I was younger, when it was, you know, a little more useful. But apparently it’s a tough habit to break. I’m sure he’d do the same for me! (Yeah, right.)
I totally knew that Mags was a twin! Do I get a gold star for today?
Oh, and bye, andrew! I didn’t get a chance to tell you while you were here, but that Rangers jean commercial was hilarious! Thanks for sharing!
Most people are surprised to learn my sister and I are related, let alone twins.
It was the opposite with me. I’m about a year older than my sister, but we always got, “Are you twins?” Back in elementary school, we had one class per grade, and this girl in my sister’s class asked us that all the time. Not the brightest bulb, that one.
I think its made me quieter than most people
I’m like that, too, but I’m not an only child. Maybe my parent’ anitsocial tendencies have rubbed off…
I was super protective of him when I was younger
I would fight teeth and nails for Flutter, even though she was, and is, definitely the more dominant one personality wise.
Do I get a gold star for today?
Totally!
I meant antisocial. :P
And parents’. Sheesh. Sorry to be cluttering the comment thread with grammatical corrections, guys.
zot, you are an embarrassment to us all. :P
this girl in my sister’s class asked us that all the time. Not the brightest bulb, that one.
Hee!
I think its made me quieter than most people
That makes sense.
Sorry to be cluttering the comment thread with grammatical corrections, guys.
Just be glad you weren’t here yesterday when Andrew was laying the smackdown on us :P
zot, you are an embarrassment to us all. :P
Yay, my efforts have been rewarded!
I’m older by 8 hours that cross over midnight between two days.
I would guess that’s the best way to go, because even though you’re twins, you get your own birthday!
Unless twins prefer to have the same birthday. I know that several of my relatives wish their birthdays weren’t so close to Christmas, so I’m just extrapolating. :D
Patty, I love having a different birthday from my sister. My mom was always good about giving us separate birthday parties too, since we were in different grades (I was bumped up a year very early on. I still don’t know why) and had different groups of friends.
Mags, that sounds more like me and my sisters. We seem like twins, but we’re a year or two apart.
Yay, my efforts have been rewarded!
HEE!
I know that several of my relatives wish their birthdays weren’t so close to Christmas, so I’m just extrapolating.
I had a friend whose birthday was in December, so she had a party with her friends and got presents and stuff on her half-birthday instead. We now do Boomer’s birthday presents on Mother’s Day instead of November 1, because it just got too hard to think of presents for her that close to Christmas (she’s one of those people who buys everything she wants whenever she finds it, and no amount of us saying, starting in October, “Why don’t you tell us what you want and let us buy it for you for your birthday or Christmas?” makes her stop).
I missed saying happy party to andrew! If you’re reading this tomorrow, hope it was fun. If you win another Wii, send it to me. :D
I would fight teeth and nails for Flutter, even though she was, and is, definitely the more dominant one personality wise.
Same here. I’m definitely more reserved than both my siblings. I think it’s a middle child thing for me.
Most people are surprised to learn my sister and I are related, let alone twins.
I know how that goes. A picture of my family looks like a random group of people thrown together (except for my brother who looks more and more like my dad every day). I always got teased that I was adopted when I was a kid, but I’m exactly like my dad personality-wise, so there’s no way that’s possible.
she’s one of those people who buys everything she wants whenever she finds it, and no amount of us saying, starting in October, “Why don’t you tell us what you want and let us buy it for you for your birthday or Christmas?” makes her stop
Ha! My dad is exactly like that! Years ago, my mom started taking away whatever he bought for himself and telling him he’d get it back at Christmas or on his birthday, and he still hasn’t stopped. I think he just likes knowing he’s getting what he wants rather than an interpretation of what he wants.
We now do Boomer’s birthday presents on Mother’s Day instead of November 1, because it just got too hard to think of presents for her that close to Christmas
That’s funny, because I’ve never considered my birthday too close to Christmas, and it’s only two weeks before. Watch, I’ve been getting shortchanged in the gifts department my entire life and I’ve just never noticed. Oh, well.
And I feel you about Boomer, Ookies. My dad is completely oblivious to holidays and will come home three days before Christmas having bought himself all this stuff without even thinking about what we might have already bought him.
I had a friend whose birthday was in December, so she had a party with her friends and got presents and stuff on her half-birthday instead.
My niece’s birthday is December 23rd. She usually has her party a couple of weekends early, but I try to give her my present on her actual birthday, so it won’t be present-less. We’re kind of used to it in my family. My sister and I are in July and August, respectively, and everybody else is between Thanksgiving and February 1. Sister, 11/29; mom, 12/14; neice, 12/23; nephew, 1/13; dad, 1/30. Deep breath, then remaining 3 nephews (same family), May.
And the sister’s birthday in July is on July 4th! So basically, I’m the only one whose birthday isn’t associated with a holiday. It stinks! :D
TMI?
…she’s one of those people who buys everything she wants whenever she finds it, and no amount of us saying, starting in October, “Why don’t you tell us what you want and let us buy it for you for your birthday or Christmas?” makes her stop…
Um, I’m kind of like this. I struggle to think of things to ask for. When I see something, I’ll think, “I’ll put that on my list.” Then I’ll forget completely about it before I do, or I’ll change my mind and get it because I can’t wait or I’m afraid I’ll forget. Then I’ll finally think of a couple of things, tell my family, and then I get three of them.
Patty, that’s a whole lot of birthdays in a short timespan…
It really is, Mags. It’s like going through a tunnel, then you come out on the other side and don’t have to worry about it for months.
(Also, my two brothers-in-law [both named Mark], are both in January.)
So basically, I’m the only one whose birthday isn’t associated with a holiday.
Having a holiday birthday ROCKS! Sorry to rub it in, Patty, but it’s true. Every year I get a three-day weekend to celebrate!
Patty, what a crush of birthdays there! Ours are spaced pretty well through the year, with a birthday every two months, essentially. Kate is mid-March (I forget the exact date, because I suck), I’m May 28, our brother is late July (uhh… sometime), Pookie’s September 4, Dad was around Columbus Day, and Boomer is November 1. Our parents made a deal of giving all the kids a few little presents on everyone’s birthdays, just so we wouldn’t be impossibly bratty, so it was like this perfect balance of holiday sort of feelings all throughout the year! (I especially like that mine is relatively close to being halfway through the year, though. I can’t imagine having the big present trove any closer to Christmas in either direction.)
Amy, I’ll join you in the only child corner!! I think it’s just made me more independent, although that might just be the fact that I’m totally my mother’s daughter. I, too, have always wanted an older brother, though, to look out for me and stop me from doing stupid shit.
*whisper* Guys, I TOTALLY finished Caitlin’s Christmas present today, and she’s going to love it so hard.
Hey, who here was searching “Ray Whitney Florida Panthers kazoo”? Because that’s awesome.
*whisper* Guys, I TOTALLY finished Caitlin’s Christmas present today, and she’s going to love it so hard.
*whisper* What is it? I totally won’t tell her!
Hey, who here was searching “Ray Whitney Florida Panthers kazoo”? Because that’s awesome.
Are you talking about Google Analytics? Because that IS awesome. My favorite that I’ve gotten for Untypical Girls is “marty turco jewish”, although “finnish mittens” and “brenden morrow’s hair” tie for a close second.
Schnookie, I obviously can’t say HERE, because Caitlin will totally read it, but I trust you – check IPB email in like 5 minutes.
Schnookie, I obviously can’t say HERE, because Caitlin will totally read it, but I trust you – check IPB email in like 5 minutes.
I love knowing what other people are getting for Christmas! I can’t wait!!!
Hee, birthday discussion. I totally have Empty Wallet Syndrome every May, since a bunch of my friends are May babies. I guess it’s fair, because mine is in May, too. :)
As for my parents, they never want anything. I don’t get it how I’m totally materialistic and a packrat and they never want stuff.
Hey, who here was searching “Ray Whitney Florida Panthers kazoo”? Because that’s awesome.
:^:::::::::::: Not me.
If anyone found you by “Pommerdoodling” today, it was one of the girls from uni. Although I imagine you get that one all the time.
I love knowing what other people are getting for Christmas!
I love knowing what I’m getting for Christmas. I don’t like surprises. (i’m currently having a fight with my sister because she refused to unpack the box that came for me from the States and tell me what’s inside. Those crafty present withholderse sent it to my parents instead of me because they know me too well)
I love knowing what other people are getting for Christmas! I can’t wait!!!
Go check your email! interchangeablepartsblog [at] gmail [dot] com, right?? I hope I sent it to the right place.
As for my parents, they never want anything. I don’t get it how I’m totally materialistic and a packrat and they never want stuff.
[Monica Gellar voice] I KNOW!! [/Monica Gellar voice] My dad’s a packrat, but it’s all sentimental stuff – like, he still has all of my old report cards, and a Ziploc bag with my baby teeth in it, which I think is disgusting. My mom is Spartan, for real, she has like no furniture and doesn’t ever want stuff. I suspect it’s because she’s totally the head of the Korean mafia.
Speaking of search terms, I really should have thought about those before I picked, “Penalty Killing” as a name.
I get some disturbing ones. After Sharks game recaps, I get “shark killing games” just about every time.
“shark killing games”
Ew.
Oh my god you guys. I just checked Google Analytics, and Untypical Girls got a hit from someone Googling “cindy is stupid”, and also “how to be a puck bunny”. And “jussi fruit”. And “mike modano he’s hot”. And…Wait a second. “Raskolnikov hockey”?! I haven’t read Crime and Punishment in awhile, but I’m pretty sure there was no hockey in that book.
I love knowing what I’m getting for Christmas.
No offense, Mags, but I just don’t get that!! I know tons of people that feel that way, but I can’t stand knowing what my present is before Christmas.
When we were kids, we always opened all our presents on Christmas Day. Never earlier. One year, we had little friends on the block that told us they got to open one gift on Christmas Eve. We begged our parents to let us do that. They refused that year, but gave in the next year. We got to pick from a narrow selection one present each, and opened it. And it was not the thrill we thought it’d be. We felt like we had one fewer the next day. So we never did it again.
Also, I never, even as a child, shook presents or tried to find hiding places or anything, because I didn’t want the surprise to be spoiled.
Cat, I got the email, and I am HUMBLED. :D
Cat, I’d love to hear what you got for Caitlin, too, but (see above) I kind of want to wait for the surprise, too.
So don’t send it to me yet, but I’m still thinking about it. :D
I’m always torn on knowing what I’m getting. On the one hand, I really like surprises, but on the other hand, I really hate surprises. I’m a walking contradiction.
Also, Schnookie, I’m glad you approve of Caitlin’s gift. It rules, doesn’t it?? Not to toot my own horn or anything like that, of course. :P
No offense, Mags, but I just don’t get that!! I know tons of people that feel that way, but I can’t stand knowing what my present is before Christmas.
I’m with you, Patty. I love knowing what other people are getting, but can’t stand finding out ahead of time what I’m getting. We did one present on Christmas Eve last year, just because we put our presents out really, really early in December and we were antsy to open one (and Kate is awful about waiting), and it really was kind of anticlimactic. It’s always a bit sad after you’re done opening presents, and they’ve ceased to be “presents” and have instead become “stuff”. Sure, it’s invariably stuff you really, really want (at least it is for me because Pookie and Boomer are great gift-givers), but it’s still just stuff. The romance is all gone, then. :D
I’m sure there will be an entry on Untypical Girls tonight about Caitlin’s present. She’ll have it by 8pm tonight. We have to wait for Jenlo to get here so that she and I can finish it (I’m locking Caitlin in the bathroom with a bottle of Stolichnaya while we fix it up). If she’s too stunned to write an entry about it, I’ll do it for her. ;)
None taken Patty! I just really hate surprises. I think it’s because I read like a book and I have trouble gaugeing the proper reaction to things, so I need advance warning if I want to make sure I don’t to inadvertently offend the gift-giver.
I wanna know what Caitlin is getting too…
Good. I’ll wait for that, Cat!
If it was going to be until Christmas, I’d have had you tell me, too.
Cat, I got the email, and I am HUMBLED. :D
I am BEYOND humbled! I can’t wait to hear her response!
Patty, I’m with you. Not knowing is so much better!
By the way, a customer just asked, and I’m not making this up, “I’m looking for this specific book on autism. The title starts with B.” I’ve gotten lots of “do you have x book, it’s cover is red” but never, “can you look up all the books on autism that start with B”.
Hee, I bought a 12-pack of Dr. Pepper at 7-Eleven on my way home today, and I just opened it. They TOTALLY have the Stars logo on the can! It’s that whole “Save $10 on lower and $5 on upper level tickets” thing, but still, it made me really happy to see the Stars logo on my can of Dr. Pepper!
8pm eh? Well I suppose I could wait till I wake up in the morning. Untypical Girls will beat IPB for the first blog I visit tomorrow morning :P
I suspect it’s because she’s totally the head of the Korean mafia.
Hee!
I’m going to have to try this Google Analytics. I was just going by WordPress’s little list on my dashboard.
I am BEYOND humbled! I can’t wait to hear her response!
You might be able to hear her screaming all the way in Jersey, if you listen closely. It’ll be about 9pm your time. ;)
Mags, if you want me to email you, email me at sinceritystar [at] gmail [dot] com, and I’d be happy to let you in on the secret.
…I wonder if Caitlin is refreshing this page and just getting SO frustrated. Sorry, bb! ILU!
And after all those cool search terms, I think I really need a not-LJ blog. Thing is, I’d still treat it like an LJ blog, so what’s the point? So really I need LJ to stop being an ass and allow proper stat-tracking.
I’m going to have to try this Google Analytics. I was just going by WordPress’s little list on my dashboard.
Patty, WordPress already uses Google Analytics, so they won’t let you install your own Google Analtyics thingy-ma-bob. This seems to me to be the one downfall of WordPress.
If she’s too stunned to write an entry about it, I’ll do it for her. ;)
I hate this so much! Well, in a totally good way. I mean, I’m super stoked, but so ready to find out what it is. Y’all don’t even KNOW. Cat & Jen have been dropping hints for months and it’s been driving me crazy!
Cat, I got the email, and I am HUMBLED. :D
WOAH. WTF AM I GETTING?!?!
Did I get a Russian mail-order husband? Is someone going to unite me with my long-lost Russian, duck-loving, goalie brother and my toaster nieces and nephews?
And “jussi fruit”. And “mike modano he’s hot”. And…Wait a second. “Raskolnikov hockey”?!
I personally liked this one:
“how to give a guy a hug”
If you’re googling for help on that, you have more problems than reading our hockey blog can help you with, dear friend.
8pm eh? Well I suppose I could wait till I wake up in the morning. Untypical Girls will beat IPB for the first blog I visit tomorrow morning :P
This is a huge honor, I think.
I’m going to have to try this Google Analytics. I was just going by WordPress’s little list on my dashboard.
Dude, Google Analytics is AMAZING. It tells you how many visitors you have, where they’re visiting from, how long they stay on the site, the Google search terms that people use to find you (I’m proud to say that “untypical girls” is now the number one search term for my blog, which means that there might be some word-of-mouth going on out there!), etc. The day we got a hit from Finland was our best day ever.
She’ll have it by 8pm tonight.
Oh! I totally thought you were waiting until Christmas! My head would explode if I had a gift that cool and had to wait a few weeks to give it! :D
I’m going to have to try this Google Analytics. I was just going by WordPress’s little list on my dashboard.
That’s what we use, Patty. Pookie keeps telling me Google Analytics doesn’t work well with WordPress.
It’s that whole “Save $10 on lower and $5 on upper level tickets” thing
How cool!
When I bought tickets to the game the other night, I got them online and just typed “drpepper” in the coupon code and got the discount! So don’t forget that, if you buy online.
…I wonder if Caitlin is refreshing this page and just getting SO frustrated. Sorry, bb! ILU!
Seeing as how I’m punching myself in the face repeatedly from spending all day filing documents in federal court, no I haven’t had time. ;)
Sadly.
I think I’d rather go to the dentist than file documents electronically with federal courts…..
“how to give a guy a hug”
If you’re googling for help on that, you have more problems than reading our hockey blog can help you with, dear friend.
HA! I love when we get search terms that make one of us turn to the other and say, “Well, I hope they found what they were looking for.”
Hee, Caitlin, does it make it worse knowing that the -Ookies and Mags know? Just think – only a couple more hours, and you’ll have it.
Is someone going to unite me with my long-lost Russian, duck-loving, goalie brother and my toaster nieces and nephews?
I was telling my dad about Ilya Bryzgalov and how much I love him and his toaster children. This was over the phone. When I finished talking, it was immediately followed with at least 2 minutes of total silence. And then? “Cat, you are a really strange girl.” Thanks, Dad.
This is a huge honor, I think.
Given my level of IPB fangirling, yeah, it is.
Dude, Google Analytics is AMAZING.
Wow, ours doesn’t do all that. I’d love to know where the hits are coming from.
I can see how many and what they click and which site referred us… maybe that’s the same thing you mean.
Given my level of IPB fangirling, yeah, it is.
Given my level of Mags fangirling, I’m so honored! Thanks, Mags!
Hee, Caitlin, does it make it worse knowing that the -Ookies and Mags know? Just think – only a couple more hours, and you’ll have it.
No, it makes it worse looking at the clock! I’m finally NOT juggling 20 things at once!
I love when we get search terms that make one of us turn to the other and say, “Well, I hope they found what they were looking for.”
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Patty, the WordPress dashboard combined with Sitemeter will give you a pretty good handle on all that stuff. I mean, no, you can’t see as much about each individual person who visits the site, but it’s still pretty fun. (Like the time I was home and watching the Sitemeter when someone from Paulie’s hometown popped up, reading our Paul Martin tag. They read for, like, two hours, hitting on every Paulie post we’ve got. They lingered on our Hotness Primer. I felt like I was spying on Paulie while he was reading what we’ve written about him! [Because there's no way that WASN'T him, right?])
“Well, I hope they found what they were looking for.”
That’s what I thought when the search term showed up as “thinking of killing mysel” (sic)
Then I thought, “I wonder if I should call somebody about that.”
Should I have?
Ooh, Sitemeter sounds fun. I might try that.
Given my level of Mags fangirling, I’m so honored! Thanks, Mags!
Mags fangirling… Wow. My day just keeps getting better :D
Because there’s no way that WASN’T him, right?
I can’t think of a way it wasn’t him… I bet he was shocked at all the insight your guys have into his personality :P
Oh my god Russian must be so mad. The main story on DallasStars.com is about him, and tomorrow night is not only $2 Zubov Bobblehead night, but they’re having a ceremony for him to celebrate reaching 600 assists.
By the way, Caitlin, I bought us tickets. There’s another Christmas present for you.
They read for, like, two hours, hitting on every Paulie post we’ve got.
I often joke that Sergei Zubov must google himself because our Zubov search terms are so weird at times.
Me: “Sergei Zubov American Citizen Russian? As a search term? Russian, are you googling yourself again!? …You know we’re just going to talk some more about how you need to win the Norris Trophy, right?”
I bet he was shocked at all the insight your guys have into his personality :P
Yeah, he was like, “I thought I kept the pancake thing under wraps better than that!” Oh, Paulie, you sweet little fool. No one can keep a pancake problem like that hidden forever.
but they’re having a ceremony for him to celebrate reaching 600 assists.
OMG! Uncomfortable Russian! I’m so excited. Seriously, IPB — everyone in the AAC looked at me so oddly when he got that assist on that goal. I stood up and cheered; I was like, the only person to do it.
God, he’s awesome.
Seriously, IPB — everyone in the AAC looked at me so oddly when he got that assist on that goal.
The Untypical Girls are pretty accustomed to getting weird looks at games. When Happy Meals scored his first NHL goal, I was up out of my seat, screaming my head off. Whenever Midget does something awesome, Jenlo is screaming. We get weird looks…A lot.
tomorrow night is not only $2 Zubov Bobblehead night…
MAN! THIS INFURIATES ME!!!
Monday was supposed to be $2 Zubov Bobblehead night!! I was there!! That’s why I WENT!! I had my two dollars in my hand!!
GAH! THIS MAKES ME SO MAD!
they’re having a ceremony for him to celebrate reaching 600 assists.
I guess they won’t be showing that on tv, what with Russian having threatened all the camera people…
but they’re having a ceremony for him to celebrate reaching 600 assists.
That assist was on Mo’s record goal, wasn’t it?
*hugs Patty*
Monday was supposed to be $2 Zubov Bobblehead night!! I was there!! That’s why I WENT!! I had my two dollars in my hand!!
PATTY, I WILL TOTALLY GET YOU ONE, and it will take much less time to get to you this time around the block!
I guess they won’t be showing that on tv, what with Russian having threatened all the camera people…
Mags, we figured out how he’s getting to them! The Jumbotron at games has scrolling messages where you can text it in and they’ll put it up there. A couple of games ago, the camera guys kept texting for beer…and how angry they were that they hadn’t received any.
We speculate Russian pays them off in beer.
Thanks, Mags.
*wails*
Monday was supposed to be $2 Zubov Bobblehead night!! I was there!! That’s why I WENT!
Aww, Patty! Don’t worry, the Untypical Girls wouldn’t let you down! We’re OF COURSE getting you a Russian Bobblehead!!
I can’t ask y’all to do that, Cat! I already owe you a ton of favors!
Maybe they’ll have some left over on New Years’ Eve (although I haven’t decided about that game yet).
Yes, very used to getting odd looks at games.
SOOO excited for Caitlin to get Christmas present.
It’s beyond awesome and I’m kinda jealous *puts on sad face*
The Untypical Girls are pretty accustomed to getting weird looks at games.
Hee! I hear that! I mean, you’re talking to the founding member of PandoNation here. Back in the day it was a pretty lonely thing to be standing up to cheer the rare Pando point! :D (Now, of course, everyone’s seen the light…)
What was that texting number? 38222? Is that right?
The Jumbotron at games has scrolling messages where you can text it in and they’ll put it up there.
And yet, at the game on Hagman’s birthday, they DID NOT put up our MULTIPLE MESSAGES saying Happy Birthday to him!!! And either no one else sent one, or they just DIDN’T SHOW THEM. How can you scroll John Rzeznik or whatever his name is and say happy birthday, but not a member of YOUR OWN TEAM?!
the camera guys kept texting for beer…and how angry they were that they hadn’t received any.
We speculate Russian pays them off in beer.
:^:::::::::::::::: Quinta (my hockey [that is ice, not field] team’s version of Derek Roy) likes to say she pays off the officials with beer.
Patty, you can say that all you want, but i can guarentee come tomorrow night we’ll end up with a 4th bobblehead for you no matter how much you try to discourage it
It’s beyond awesome and I’m kinda jealous *puts on sad face*
Dude. I’m WAY jealous.
Patty, I think it’s 88222.
Oh, on Dec 23, it WILL say Happy Birthday Chris Conner on the scroll, and I will make it show up 50 times. No joke.
and it’s 88222!
I don’t know what to say! You girls are so great. *misty*
The next time the dolls show up on the date they’re supposed to, I’ll get some for y’all.
The story about Zubov on the Stars website makes me laugh a lot. Man, that guy REALLY doesn’t like to talk about himself, not even a little bit. He’s all about the team. Which, of course, we knew, but it’s just being reinforced these last couple of days. You know he totally wants to strap on his concrete-walkin’ skates and just run away whenever he sees an interviewer approaching.
I should find a way to text from Holland…
I was hoping that the Sharks had the same thing and I could text to andrew, but alas…
I should find a way to text from Holland…
That’d be cool!
It could be. It probably wouldn’t work though. O well, worth a shot eh?
Hee Caitlin is on her way over. We have to wait for Jenlo to get off work, though, and that’s not for another hour, and then she has to stop and get last-minute stuff for Caitlin’s present. Heeeeeeeeeee the anticipation is killing me! And her, too, I’m sure.
Heeeeeeeeeee the anticipation is killing me! And her, too, I’m sure.
It’s just as good to give as it is to receive, eh?
It’s just as good to give as it is to receive, eh?
I can’t speak for Cat and Jenla, but if I was giving it, o heck yeah.
It’s just as good to give as it is to receive, eh?
Well, Jenlo and I had fun getting the present, so really, it’s like a Christmas gift for everyone!!
I just thought “you have to take pictures, because I’d kill to see the look on her face”. But then I remember y’all are enigmatic and stuff.
I think Caitlin’s the only enigmatic one. Jenlo and I are fine with pictures of us being on the internets. I have tons of pictures of me with Stars players on my Myspace.
Well bummer. That’s the wrong one to be enigmatic in this situation.
On that note, g’night folks. I think I have a lecture in 8 hours, and the Jackets and Avs are not enough to convince me to stay awake. Cat and Jenlo, have a good time surprising Caitlin, and a good rest of the evening to the rest of you!
I can’t speak for Cat and Jenla, but if I was giving it, o heck yeah.
Guys, I am so excited for this, you don’t even know. I’m sitting at Cat’s and the suspense is KILLING ME. Jen, hurry up and get off work!
Cat called me on my way over and was like, “Don’t mind the refrigerator box in my living room, it’s just holding some Russians.” HEE.
I just thought “you have to take pictures, because I’d kill to see the look on her face”. But then I remember y’all are enigmatic and stuff.
Mags, I love you. Well, not in that creepy stalker way, but in that “OMG WHY ARE YOU SO AWESOME” way.
Not only Mags, but all the Irregulars! I’m just so stoked right now and I just have to say, even if I got like, Tic Tacs from Cat & Jen from Christmas, finding IPB and all the great people on it was enough of a Christmas present!
And now, Cat’s making fun of me being sappy.
Okay, so IPB + Russian Night Of Honor = Good Christmas Present.
I just have to say, even if I got like, Tic Tacs from Cat & Jen from Christmas, finding IPB and all the great people on it was enough of a Christmas present!
Awwww… *Wipes away a tear* (Don’t give them ideas, though. If you say shit like that too often, you end up getting Tic Tacs. And that’s just not cook.)
And now, Cat’s making fun of me being sappy.
Don’t pay any attention! It’s your big night. :D
Haha, I think I have enough room on my camera to take video of her opening it, so there we go! And she can’t make me not post it
I just have to say, even if I got like, Tic Tacs from Cat & Jen from Christmas, finding IPB and all the great people on it was enough of a Christmas present!
Wait, who told about the Tic Tacs?!?
(Seriously, though, awwww!)
Schnookie, why is there still no Devil’s game yet? Are they on vacation?
Schnookie, why is there still no Devil’s game yet? Are they on vacation?
They played on Friday, Sunday and Monday! (And they played like they were on vacation, come to think of it…) Give the guys a break! :D
Are they on vacation?
No, they just hate me. They’ve decided to play a 1:00 game on Saturday and then a 5:00 game on Sunday — on a Sunday that I’m stuck doing forced overtime from 1-5. Stupid Devils. They probably called the library and said, “Hey, wouldn’t it be funny if Pookie had to drive an hour to work on a Sunday just to work 4 and then drive another hour home? Wouldn’t that be hilarious?!? Hey, and let’s add that she actually has to work 4 1/2 hours but will only be paid for 4 of them! FUN!” Sorry. I’ve been completely ignoring this forced overtime since I found out about it months and months ago. It’s only now sinking in. I’m such a baby. I have nine days off after that Sunday but it still seems like a huge injustice to me.
It’s a HUGE injustice, Pookie. There, there. :D
Thanks, Schnookie. That’s all I needed to hear. That and “you don’t have to come in on Sunday, Pookie.” And “paddleball”.
It really is a huge injustice.
The nerve!
That and “you don’t have to come in on Sunday, Pookie.” And “paddleball”.
:^::::::::::::::::::::
I’m off to brave the traffic. I have to be here at 8:30 tomorrow morning. In the morning, people. I’m not sure I’ll be able to do it.
8:30?!? That’s barbaric! Have a good drive, Patty!
Catching up…
1. MOPG has the ultimate “don’t buy it before Christmas story. It involves DOPG, an elliptical, Christmas Eve, and the word “asshole.”
2. Older sibs are underrated. When Pensboy found out his first girlfriend cheated on him while he was out of town, all he said to her was “wait ’til I tell my sister.” :D I always wished I had an older bro to look out for me the way I look out for Pensboy.
3. I’m glad I don’t have a sister, though.
4. Can’t remember who asked, but I was getting antibiotics at the doc.
5. I knew that MAF’s injury was gonna be bad. We’re gonna have to get somebody else if we want a shot at the playoffs.
6. Caitlin, I don’t blame you for feeling the Flyers’ evilness overcomes the fun of watching Sid play. I don’t think I even want to watch our remaining games againt them.
Okay, so as my name says, I DO love Sid the Kid, but this is pretty good. Props to whoever came with this one!
By the way, I am the friend of post number 46.
Hey, Sid the Kid Lover! I’m glad KG passed this along to you, and that you both enjoyed it! We here at IPB love Sid, too, so everything said here about him is said with the utmost of love. Yes, we’re Devils fans who love Sid. Weird, right? :)
#39 Sidney Crosby became the youngest captain to ever win the stanley cup.
Ok this is bullshit! You are just another jealous “hater” that secretly has a life size sidney Crosby poster in your closet!