Well, it’s Valentine’s Day as we write this, and we’re doing what any self-respecting women should do on this day of commercialized romance: sitting on our couch cheering for a Tampa smackdown of the Flyers. And while we’ve done a good job of avoiding the Valentine machine in real life, it’s been unavoidable in the hockey blogosphere. We had Katebits generating candy hearts for the Sabres during her game writeup on Tuesday, and then today we had Patty upping the ante by pairing actual Valentine notions with her candy heart. So fine. We give up. Sure, we’ve recently wished minor misfortunes on the Devils, but in the spirit of the day, we’re going to try to get all schmoopy and think of things we love about our team, starting with some candy-heart generator graphics.
Okay, yeah, that’s a good start. We love that they’re not the Rangers.
We love that Brian Gionta managed to not suck for one shift after nearly 62 1/2 minutes of sucking in the game against Ottawa, and scored that OT goal.
We love that Cam Janssen hasn’t ruined this season yet. Yet.
We love (while we also kind of hate) that the Devils make no bones about the fact that they have the emotional maturity of a group of kindergarteners. Seriously, it makes a big difference for the chemistry of the team when Coach Sutter rearranges the stalls in the dressing room? Seriously?
We love that the Devils have the emotional maturity of five-year-olds instead of the emotional maturity of three-year-olds.
We love that Colin White, that scoring machine, is making us forget Brian Rafalwhatshisnameagain.
We love that Rachunek, that scoring machine, is also making us forget Brian Rafalwhatshisnameagain.
We love that Mottau’s doing the same thing as Whitey and Rachunek.
We love that Oduya, that honest-to-gosh scoring machine, is making us forget that our forwards suck.
We love that Patty hasn’t eaten any foecal oysters in a while. That we know of.
We love that the 2007-2008 Devils are proving that they can be devastatingly low-scoring even without Scott Gomez.
We love that Pando managed to invent his own, original miss-almost-half-a-season injury. He wouldn’t be Pando if he was missing almost half a season with something mundane.
We love that no matter how dreadfully he’s been playing, Zach always says he thinks he’s playing really well. Wait, no, what’s the opposite of love?
We love that Langer has the C and sometimes remembers as much when he’s playing.
We love that, despite the way they drive us completely batty with their inconsistency and apparent lack of effort, the Devils are still well positioned in the standings, competing for first in the division, and have a chance to win every single night. So, um, yeah — we love the Devils.
And we’ll leave you on that note, and we’ll share with you, Gentle Reader, the valentine that was waiting for us when we got home from work this evening:
May I be the first to say, AWWWWW, the card from Boomer is so cook! :D
Isn’t it?
I have to say, at the risk of sounding schlocky, but Boomer’s handwriting always makes me feel like I’m a little kid. I love her handwriting so much.
Boomer’s handwriting always makes me feel like I’m a little kid.
Boomer used to write little notes every day for our bag lunches and seeing her handwriting reminds me of that. (Usually the notes were on Boyton notepads, too, so this card was a total blast from the past!) Anyway, on really special days she’d write the notes in rebus form. Once at the beginning of 8th grade Latin class I happened to mention that I couldn’t figure the rebus out (she wrote the answers on the back but I didn’t want to cheat). My teacher took a look at it and was so flummoxed by it, he copied it onto the board and then spent the rest of the class period trying to figure it out. The issue, it turned out, was that the message “I love Peeps” is really hard to suss out when the picture of the Peep looked… well, like anything but a Peep.
Hehehe, Peeps. It’s totally awesome that Boomer wrote rebuses (rebusi?) for you guys.
Boomer’s rebuses/rebi/rebusi were a hoot, because she’s not very good at drawing. So she had a very limited repertoire, and every couple of months she’d just draw the same old rebus again for you. So for her to try to step outside the box and draw a Peep is, well… I can imagine it was impossible to figure out what she was saying. (Although, for the record, she really does love Peeps.)
Haha, it sounds like the way I draw things. For example, when I draw people, they have no necks. Ever. It’s just a circle on a t-shirt. And Peeps are so cool. I think I tried microwaving one before, but I don’t remember what happened. (I like microwaving regular marshmallows and then freezing them.) (I don’t know where I’m going with this.)
For some Peep-related (nerdy) fun check out:
PEEPS AT THE LIBRARY
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Especially the sections on the copier, the inappropriate behavior and the peep on the toilet.
<Q_ (peep emoticon thingy)
The copier cracks me up, but my favorites are the peeps crushed under the reference book and the peeps not using print preview.
Hehe, how did I miss those? (I think I’m drawn to bathroom humor sometimes. I was playing Apples to Apples with my cousins once and I related best to my teenage guy cousin’s humor.)
Oh, I almost forgot, but there was an Interchangeable Parts shout-out on the Ducks-Avs post game radio show. :D
Well, we do love shout-outs!
Man, it’s quiet here tonight. Does everyone have a hot, steamy date treating them to a romantic candlelight dinner?
Wait, I totally missed the paper cutter Peep!
It is really quiet here. What, are the Stars fans shocked into silence or something? :P (Yeah, I said it!)
Zing! Oh, I saw the saddest Bryz interview today.
Aww, this is a really nice post. Good work thinking of reasons to love the Devils!
Thanks, Katebits! It was very heartfelt, this post. We really do love that at least they’re not like preschoolers.
Thanks for 1/2 of the inspiration, Katebits!
Kindergarten is a very important time.
Kindergarten is when the Devils will learn that cooperation is the foundation of teamwork. And that not running with scissors is the foundation of safety. And maybe Colin White will learn that looking at letters is the foundation of reading. Wait, books are the foundation of reading. Crap! Now Goose has me all confused! HONK!
I figure it’s better we lose this one than the Ducks or Wings game (although we’ll probably lose those).
At least they won’t have the weight of a huge win streak distracting them from the Ducks game.
At least they won’t have the weight of a huge win streak distracting them from the Ducks game.
Yeah, see a win streak just encourages and rewards bad behaviors. The longer it goes, and the more guys get away with during it, the sloppier they end up playing. It’s always good to have a wake-up call before a stretch of big games! (Is it working? Am I helping you feel better?)
Patty, I am highly suspicious of winning streaks. I think it’s good you guys got a loss out of the way before you played actual rivals.
I was promised that the Sharks were going to kick the everlovin’ shit out of the Oilers. Why is that not happening yet?
Yeah, see a win streak just encourages and rewards bad behaviors. The longer it goes, and the more guys get away with during it, the sloppier they end up playing.
I actually believe this wholeheartedly. Tipp points this kind of thing out a lot, too. If they smack a bad team that was having a bad night, he doesn’t skip his chance to point out what they were doing wrong, just because they dominated.
Why is that not happening yet?
What? What’s the score? I have to find that!
Oh, and little Niko Kapanen got an elbow to the head, a zipper of stitches on his cheek, and then a frickin’ goal against us. He likes to show how we were wrong not to keep him. (I miss him.)
He likes to show how we were wrong not to keep him. (I miss him.)
Awww… I’m sorry! There are still a few ex-Devils I feel that way about. But not many. Out of sight, out of mind. (The Sharks game is 2-0 Edmonton.)
Just now reading the post (sorry) and very cute. I love the card from Boomer. I know what you mean about your mom’s handwriting. To this day, whenever I see my name in my mom’s handwriting, I am reminded of cards on Christmas presents that said, “To Patty, Love Santa Claus.”
I’ll be honest. These days I miss him when we play Phoenix and that’s about it.
I liked him because he was little and shy and sneaky at puck-stealing, and my nephew’s name is Niko.
To this day, whenever I see my name in my mom’s handwriting, I am reminded of cards on Christmas presents that said, “To Patty, Love Santa Claus.”
Awww! I love that! (It’s like how I hope I’m never too old to appreciate being called “Sweetie” by Boomer.)
I liked him because he was little and shy and sneaky at puck-stealing, and my nephew’s name is Niko.
Can’t really argue with any of those reasons! :D
“To Patty, Love Santa Claus.”
That’s funny, the Easter bunny totally had my dad’s handwriting! :)
It’s like how I hope I’m never too old to appreciate being called “Sweetie” by Boomer.
I bet you never are.
That’s funny, the Easter bunny totally had my dad’s handwriting! :)
Haha! How cute!
You guys…the Canucks are winning. But shhh. It might change at any moment. Go clock, go. Burrows is a stud. Some Wild player hit Willie Mitchell late (who just came back from a fractured vertebrae) and Burrows fought for him.
I’ll my fingers crossed for your boys, alix!
Patty and the rest of the Stars crew, I’m so sorry!
On that note, I’m outta here! So sleepy! Good night, everyone!
Dang! Spoke too soon. Horrible goal. Tie game. Night, Pookie!
This post is adorable by the way! Sorry…I was distracted.
I’m off to bed, too, I think. Hey, alix! Go ‘Nucks!
Hi alix! Go Canucks! (Thanks for thinking the post is sweet… :D)
I’m also off to bed now. I don’t understand how I’m still awake, actually. ‘Night!
YAY! They TIED IT! Lil Edler. 2 goals. Night, Schnookie! Night, Patty!
I love that the Devils have allowed the fewest goals in the East and are only second to Detroit league-wide.
I love The Rock.
I love Mr. Vanderbeek.
I love being a New Jersey team.
I love the promise of our young blood (Clarkson, Greene, Pelley, Parise, Zajac).
Aw, Adel, those are great reasons to love the Devils! We originally spun off into a kind of lengthy actual reasons we love the Devils post (for example: “Marty”, “The Devils logo”, and so on) while we were coming up with this, but we really wanted to go with a more tongue-in-cheek “These guys are driving us CRAZY” sort of approach. But seriously, there are so many reasons to love the Devils! I mean, they’re the Devils! Isn’t that enough? :D
Don’t get me wrong! I love your list! But, I work with a Penguins fan and have to always be on my game to make sure she knows why she’s on the wrong side of the fence.
Good morning, IPB! In case you haven’t heard, Henrik Tallinder is the number one defensive d-man in the ENTIRE WORLD. Martle says so! (This is where I’d link if I knew how.)
I hereby declare this HANK DAY! :D
Here you go, Heather:
Hank Tallinder is super-duper awesome!
Also, -Ookies, that card is entirely too adorable.
Adel, those are trulyl wonderful reasons to love the Devils! Especially:
I love that the Devils have allowed the fewest goals in the East and are only second to Detroit league-wide.
I am constantly shocked by this. Constantly. Shocked. I mean, this team? This defense? Really?
In all seriousness, we had to go with the tongue-in-cheek reasons, or else we’d end up with a monster, 118 Reasons We Love the Devils post!
Heather, happy Hank Day! I haven’t read the post yet, but I’ll take your word for it! I think Martle’s trying to get in our good graces. He spent the first half of the season talking up Paulie Martin and now he’s singing the praises of Hank! Woo-hoo!
Hooray, Heather! Happy Hank Day, indeed.
-Ookies, that card from Boomer is amazingly awesome!
Meg, thank you for the super-duper awesome link! For some reason that’s the one code I can never, ever remember.
Woooooooooooo!
But, I work with a Penguins fan and have to always be on my game to make sure she knows why she’s on the wrong side of the fence.
Constant vigilance, Adel! I’m lucky and no longer work with Flyers fans, but man, when I did… there was no disparaging the Devils for me! :P
You guys, Hank Day is awesome! WOO HOOOO!
Pookie, I saw that peep thing last night, and did indeed find it hilarious.
Hey, good nerdy fun is always good, right?
Anything that involves peeps getting beheaded by a paper cutter is a good time to me!
Ok, I’ll bite for the Valentine’s thing…
10 things I HATE about the Devils
1. Their powerplay: Pass it! Don’t shoot!
2. Their offense
3. Game time at 7:00 instead of 7:30
4. Making me park 4 blocks away
5. Having great food that I want to eat, but is very expensive (at least the expensive food at CAA wasn’t desirable to eat)
6. When they’re too lazy to try hard
7. Driving 70 miles round trip seemingly every night in Feb.
8. Not giving me any perks for being a season ticket holder
9. Not being able to beat the Rangers or Islanders
10. I hate them because I can’t quit them!
Sometimes I feel like I’m in a bad relationship…tee hee
3. Game time at 7:00 instead of 7:30
I hate this too. And I just realized our game tomorrow is at 1:00. 1:00! That is so wrong!
Day-um, Pam! You hit the nail on the head there with that list! (And yes, the Devils are SO a bad relationship. I think alix was saying the same thing about her Canucks last week, too. We’re all in a cycle of abuse here! :P)
I honestly think, despite all the laziness, and the “Nah, we didn’t want to bother skating the first 30 minutes of the game” performances, and the general thick-headedness of the team as a whole, and the not beating the Rangers or Islanders, the thing I’ve hated most this season is the 7:00 start times. I can’t even BEGIN to express how much I hate that. I thought I’d get used to it, but I really haven’t.
Not giving me any perks for being a season ticket holder
And that’s just WRONG.
Great list, Pam! Quitting them just isn’t an option, is it? Sigh.
The 7:00 start time is ridonk. I wonder if they’d be willing to change it if enough people complained… Ah, who am I kidding?
There are times I think the Devils, with their “Fans first!” attitude (yeah, right), would prefer to play only weekday matinees on non-holidays.
And Wednesday nights. Don’t forget the Wednesday nights.
the thing I’ve hated most this season is the 7:00 start times. I can’t even BEGIN to express how much I hate that. I thought I’d get used to it, but I really haven’t.
I can’t complain about 7:00 start times, but the 6:00 start times for us drive me bonkers. I’m sitting in my car in rush hour when the game is starting! Pre-game starts when I leave my office!
(The world is so unfair to me, I know!)
8. Not giving me any perks for being a season ticket holder
I am technically listead as a season ticket holder for the Stars, and I will tell you the perks were few and far between compared to previous years that I’ve heard about. The season ticket holder’s “party” this year was a jersey-unveiling ceremony that was funny, but would’ve been a total let down if I had been a season ticket holder years prior.
Where my real perks or unexpected windfalls have come from is by latching on to a Stars ticket guy and buying all my tickets through him.
I only talk about it because I’m hearing this a lot from people from various teams, but I’m guessing you probably got less than we did, Pam!
Obviously I’m surviving, but it would be so much easier if game time was still 7:30. And what’s up with the 1:00 game on Monday? My school does not recognize President’s Day as a real holiday. I can still make my class and the game, so I’m going.
But yeah, if the game interfered with class, you can bet that I would still go the game!
Yay Hank! Nice to see Willie Mitchell on their too.
*Sigh* The Canucks ended up losing last night after coming from behind and having the lead. They actually scored 4 goals for once. Hockey is so mean!
Going to class is for losers, Pam! (Says the one who cut maybe a grand total of five classes in 6 years of undergrad and grad school.)
let’s see…for being a season ticket holder, I get:
No discount on my seat price, since I sit in the $25 section
Prepaid parking which costs as much as regular parking, in a lot that’s 4 blocks away. (well, it’s easy to get out of after the game, so I guess that’s something)
Use of the restaurant, only if I make a reservation. Um yea, so does anyone else who buys a single game ticket.
To buy playoff tickets early. But I have to get the “strip”, so I pay for games 1-4, in each round. And I have to buy the 1st and 2nd round togther. Also, the prices increase for the playoffs, and if I don’t buy rounds 1 and 2, I forfeit my chance to buy rounds 3 and 4 before public sale.
When I have tickets for game 7 of the cup finals it’ll all be worth it….
Ahh, who I am kidding? They wont be playing in June!
Pookie, as an undergrad, I was a class-cutting machine. In fact, I saw my chem prof (freshman yr) for the first time at the final exam.
Going to class is for losers, Pam!
Yeah! I cut almost every class the second semester of my first year of college and look where it got – oh, right. I’m overworked, underpaid, and not qualified for much of anything other than writing a hockey blog :-D Go to class!
They had a matinee on Columbus Day, too (I think more because it was in Ottawa and it was Canadian Thanksgiving), and I had to work. Sadly, unlike with class, I didn’t have the choice to opt for the game that day! :P (Thank heavens I don’t have to work on Monday…)
What gets me is how short-sighted the 7:00 start is. I mean, they want to attract all kinds of people with the public transit, and that’s a great thing. I was stunned on Saturday to discover how many people in Devils sweaters were disembarking from the train as far south as Princeton Junction (when we first got our season tickets in 1996, the guy who set up our account said they had pretty much zero representation from Mercer County), and how many were staying on the train even further. So… if you’re drawing more people to the arena from further afield (or hoping to thanks to the train), wouldn’t it make sense to give those people more of a chance to get to the game after work? I mean, we literally don’t even consider weeknight games. Just flat-out no. If the games started at 7:30, and there was a way we could fudge leaving work just a hair early, with an expectation of getting up to the game just a hair late (instead of knowing you can’t make it for any of the first period), then it would change how we’d look at the schedule. (We’d probably not go to any more games, because we’re cheap and lazy, but at least it wouldn’t be that far from the realm of possibility.)
I’ve never understood why teams make you buy all the home games in the first two rounds together. Is that pretty standard? Is it that much easier than letting people pick and choose what games they want to go to? Do they think they won’t sell out if they don’t make people buy all of them? What’s the deal here?
Go to class!
I do and I’m pretty convinced I too will be underpaid…and probably underworked too (I need to find a jooobbbbbb) :P
In fact, I saw my chem prof (freshman yr) for the first time at the final exam.
I was uber-paranoid about cutting classes and missing something relevant on the actual day I dared to cut class. The only time I did that was in first year calculus where I only went to tutorial because I couldn’t understand my professor anyways (he talked to the blackboard, not the class and had a Russian accent). My marks actually went up after that.
To buy playoff tickets early. But I have to get the “strip”, so I pay for games 1-4, in each round. And I have to buy the 1st and 2nd round togther. Also, the prices increase for the playoffs, and if I don’t buy rounds 1 and 2, I forfeit my chance to buy rounds 3 and 4 before public sale.
We always liked to say, when we were forking over for the playoff ticket strips, that we were just making our deposit for the next season. :D (That’s one thing I liked about the way the Devils are an “all or nothing” team — Marty doesn’t do long-but-still-Cupless playoff runs, where the team loses in the ECF or something. He’s either out in the first round or going to G7 of the SCF.) (And seriously, the 2003 playoff tickets cost about the same as the ’03-’04 entire season.)
I hate 5 o’clock start times! Who’s ready to watch hockey at 5?
You know who else I hate? THN. They said the Canucks should be sellers at the deadline! Geez, I know we’re having some bad luck right now, but we’re only one point out of eighth!
Pam, I get:
* discounts on seats — anywhere from $10 – $30 per seat as a season ticket holder
* “special” season ticket holders get parking passes. I don’t.
* You can also get entry to the Old No. 7 Club at the AAC if you buy a certain level of season seats. I don’t.
* I get to buy playoff tickets in advance.
* I get a 15% discount, technically, on Stars merchandise at the Fan Shops or at the StarCenter.
I think that’s about it. Yup. And even then, the current Slap Shot plan the Stars are offering for anyone gets you “priority” playoff tickets – in other words, you get them at the same time as the season ticket holders.
Oh, and Pam, what is UO with the prepaid parking costing just as much as regular parking? We used to get the benefit of at least being able to use the closer parking lot at CAA, but the lack of any discount always struck me as a bit of an insult. I’d ask why the Devils treat us so badly, but I think the answer is pretty apparently that, well, we’re not going to do anything about it… :P
Dude, Caitlin, the Stars treat you like royalty! We used to have “Gold Circle” tickets at CAA, and the perks were… well… there was a couple of events with the players (a breakfast that we never went to because it was on a weekday and a skate/autograph session), but other than that, nada. You paid full price for the tickets (plus a one-time EXORBITANT fee just for the priviledge of paying full price for the tickets — and I’m talking nearly the full cost of the entire season of tickets once more over), full price for the parking, full price for the playoff tickets, and that was about it. Oh, there was a special entrance you could use to get into the arena, though. (Okay, there was also a restaurant and bar thing, but we never used them.)
Yea, the parking is $15, too. I guess I shouldn’t bitch about the 4 blocks, since any closer and I’d be paying even more.
At CAA, it was nice to park in the close lot, and never have to walk through that damn tunnel!
When I started going to Devils games (in 2001) parking was $8. Those were the days!
Gold Circle? Very impressive, Ookies!
At CAA, it was nice to park in the close lot, and never have to walk through that damn tunnel!
Yeah, I really shouldn’t ever complain about the prepaid parking at CAA. Not walking through the tunnel was worth a price above rubies. :D
The last season we still had Gold Circle seats, I decided to pretend the extra cost was to pay for having access to a nicer bathroom with no lines. That and being able to get into the arena sooner and not have to wait outside in the cold. That was about it.
At CAA, it was nice to park in the close lot, and never have to walk through that damn tunnel!
That tunnel haunts my dreams. I hated that thing so much. When I rode the bus it was no big deal, but the last year we had tickets it was the tunnel or bust. Of course, I think it was better than that parking garage they switched to! That was a nightmare!
Gold Circle? Very impressive, Ookies!
It was that or a trip to Europe. I think I made the right choice! (Of course, we ended up going from the penthouse to the outhouse, moving from the fourth row up from the ice to the last row of the upper deck. I can’t even IMAGINE what it would have been like to be that close to the glass for G7 in 2003…)
You paid full price for the tickets (plus a one-time EXORBITANT fee just for the priviledge of paying full price for the tickets — and I’m talking nearly the full cost of the entire season of tickets once more over),
That is ridiculous! Insanity!
My GOD, seriously, that knocks me on my ass.
Stars fans have been complaining because the prices of seats have been going up, and the Stars have been doing less for the season seat holders. So the Stars announced the other day that they’re going to lower season ticket prices for 4,000 seats at games – but only if you buy a full season!
I swore off complaining about parking for Stars games at the STUPID price of $15 after I landed free, good seats to a Mavericks game. Cat & I went to park in the same exact lot as we always do, to discover that for Mavs games, the parking attendants jack the price up to $20! So it could be worse, I suppose!
Of course, I think it was better than that parking garage they switched to! That was a nightmare!
Oh my GOD! That parking garage was a DISASTER! I kept scoffing at the people who were like, “The Devils aren’t drawing because the traffic and parking situation with the Xanadu construction is so awful,” because we’d put up with 90 minutes of driving one-way every game night for years, and were like, “Boo hoo!” Then we finally dragged ourselves up to the arena and it was just SHOCKING how dreadful the garage and traffic patterns were. I would have stopped going if we’d still had season tickets then, too.
Cat & I went to park in the same exact lot as we always do, to discover that for Mavs games, the parking attendants jack the price up to $20!
HA! And *sad sigh*. It’s amazing how willing we are to be ripped off just because we love sports. :D
Thankfully I never parked in the garage.
That tunnel was nightmarish. I remember walking back and forth through that thing (multiple times!) trying to find a scalper for Game 2 of the Cup final in 03. We finally found one outside by Gate D.
The only thing physically worse than the tunnel was the stairs. Sitting in row 20, going to the bathroom during intermission was not an option, unless we wanted to scale the mountain to get back up.
Alright folks…I gotta go to…GASP….class!
The only thing physically worse than the tunnel was the stairs.
Word! Once we were in our seats (row 27!), there was no leaving them until after the game. I never felt like there was enough time during intermissions, either, to get down the stairs, wait in line at the restroom or concession stand, then get back up the stairs. I didn’t want to miss any action! (Being in the 4th row in our Gold Circle days wasn’t hugely better in that regard, because getting up meant scaling the (admittedly less steep) lower bowl. It was a haul to the concourse no matter where we sat!)
Parking in the lot at the Tank is $20. What a rip!
Luckily there’s a parking garage about 3 blocks away. It’s an hourly garage, but they only charge $2 on gamedays. Pretty awesome.
andrew, happy Henrik Tallinder Appreciation Day!
And what happened to that ass-kicking the Sharks were supposed to give the Oilers, huh?
Luckily there’s a parking garage about 3 blocks away. It’s an hourly garage, but they only charge $2 on gamedays. Pretty awesome.
That’s fantastic! Way for them to undersell the Tank. Hee!
“happy Henrik Tallinder Appreciation Day!”
Right back at ya! Go Hank!!!
“And what happened to that ass-kicking the Sharks were supposed to give the Oilers, huh?”
Bullshit! That’s what happened! Stupid Oilers.
Hey, let’s all look on the bright side, the Stars lost too.
Hey, let’s all look on the bright side, the Stars lost too.
Hmph! Sure, they lost, but I would say that a 7-1 record in your past 8 games is nothing to sneeze at, either. :D
And what happened to that ass-kicking the Sharks were supposed to give the Oilers, huh?
Hee. That made my night a little better, seeing the Sharks lose.
Good morning, IPB. I won’t be here long, I have to leave for my first day of class in like, an hour.
“Hmph! Sure, they lost, but I would say that a 7-1 record in your past 8 games is nothing to sneeze at, either. :D”
Yeah yeah, I know all about the streak….sonsabitches!
At least we didn’t get beaten by Phoenix! MUWAHAHAHAHA!!!
Happy first day of class, Cat! Have fun!
The only thing that sucks about the first day of class is that I’ll be forced to lug around my supply kit, which is kind of heavy. Also, I’ll have no idea where I’m going, etc. etc. Ah, first day of school.
Sure, they lost, but I would say that a 7-1 record in your past 8 games is nothing to sneeze at, either.
It’s so great, the drawing of arbitrary lines. You’re 7-1 over your last 8, but 0-1 over your last one! TAKE THAT! :P
(And you know, this is what I miss most about ties. Back in the day you could go into a game on a 10-game unbeaten streak, finish in a tie, and suddenly you notice you’re on a 9-game winless streak. Ties made looking at the trends of an arbitrary number of games so much more fun!)
Good morning, IPB. I won’t be here long, I have to leave for my first day of class in like, an hour.
Yay! First day of class! Huzzah!
It’s so great, the drawing of arbitrary lines. You’re 7-1 over your last 8, but 0-1 over your last one! TAKE THAT! :P
It’s true you can draw arbitrary lines that way, but a seven game winning streak still ties the franchise records. So, personally, I’m pretty satisfied.
At least we didn’t get beaten by Phoenix! MUWAHAHAHAHA!!!
Didn’t the Stars beat San Jose the last time they played?
Wait a minute, didn’t Phoenix beat the Sharks last time they played (January 15, 5-3 loss)?
“Didn’t the Stars beat San Jose the last time they played?”
“Wait a minute, didn’t Phoenix beat the Sharks last time they played (January 15, 5-3 loss)?”
That was then! This is now! Let’s not dwell on the past, Caitlin.
So, I took the plunge. I just bought a ticket to the Ducks/Avs game on Wednesday. No turning back now!
It’s true you can draw arbitrary lines that way, but a seven game winning streak still ties the franchise records. So, personally, I’m pretty satisfied.
Oh, as you should be! I’m just poking fun at the “now that the streak is over, we’ll just keep adding it to our recent stats anyway” approach, which the Devils did earlier this year after our 9-game win streak. Where the streak ended, HARD, and the team sucked immediately after, but everyone was still like, “No, no! We’re awesome! Look, we’re 9-3 over our last 12!” Uh, but on a three-game skid, right? :P
Cat & I went to park in the same exact lot as we always do, to discover that for Mavs games, the parking attendants jack the price up to $20!
There’s a parking lot near the AAC where, if you go in at one end, it’s $15, and if you go in at the other end it’s $10! It’s the beauty of a free market. :D
The $10 end is across an alley from another lot that charges $10.
I just bought a ticket to the Ducks/Avs game on Wednesday. No turning back now!
WOOO!!! Live hockey!
Where the streak ended, HARD, and the team sucked immediately after, but everyone was still like, “No, no! We’re awesome! Look, we’re 9-3 over our last 12!” Uh, but on a three-game skid, right? :P
:^::::::::::::
Yeah, a lot of people sucked really hard last night. I’m just going to chalk it up to too much Guitar Heroing.
There’s a parking lot near the AAC where, if you go in at one end, it’s $15, and if you go in at the other end it’s $10!
That’s where we always park! Jen & I didn’t discover the $10 end until we went to the Anaheim game!
I just bought a ticket to the Ducks/Avs game on Wednesday. No turning back now!
You’ll be cheering against the Ducks, right, andrew?
“No, no! We’re awesome! Look, we’re 9-3 over our last 12!” Uh, but on a three-game skid, right?
That is exactly right. I especially like the “over time” kind of stats, like, 10-4 against so-and-so. Um, over 6 years, and the 4 was the last 4 times. :D
“WOOO!!! Live hockey!”
I know!
I bought the cheapest ticket they sell ($17) because I sure as hell ain’t paying more than that to see the Ducks. But with all the service/convenience/assraping fees it came to $30!!! Man, I had forgotten how much Ticketmaster blows.
“You’ll be cheering against the Ducks, right, andrew?”
Yes! But just to clarify, I will also NOT be cheering for the Avs.
Yeah, a lot of people sucked really hard last night. I’m just going to chalk it up to too much Guitar Heroing.
They’re all trying to beat Smitty and Otter at Guitar Hero, for real. Also, Finnjas won’t stop playing “Raining Blood”…On easy, though, because they can’t do it on any other level.
I especially like the “over time” kind of stats, like, 10-4 against so-and-so. Um, over 6 years, and the 4 was the last 4 times.
I love that, too! Oh, statbits. How significant you are, and how utterly hilariously meaningless you can be, too!
But with all the service/convenience/assraping fees it came to $30!!! Man, I had forgotten how much Ticketmaster blows.
Seriously. That sucks that you have to pay so much to see Ducks/Avs, but like you said yesterday, maybe someone will get hurt and it’ll all be worth it! :P
Man, I had forgotten how much Ticketmaster blows.
I’m always shocked when I have to deal with Ticketmaster. I’m like, “I remember it sucked when I was a teenager, but surely they’ve had to get their act together since then, right?” Nope.
This has been my month for realizing exactly how much cell phone companies blow. I knew I was going to have to pay an early termination fee on my old phone when I switched to the iPhone but the amount nearly made me fall of my chair. It was astronomical. I actually did a quick calculation to see if just keeping both sets of phones in service would be cheaper. Then I got my first iPhone bill and fell off my chair again. Turns out they charge a month in advance, in addition to this partial month.
“That sucks that you have to pay so much to see Ducks/Avs, but like you said yesterday, maybe someone will get hurt and it’ll all be worth it! :P”
I know! But the cool thing is that I got that TicketFast thingy, so I just printed out my ticket here at work. All done, no hassle. I kinda like that.
And yes, let us all hope for a good injury. I like the way you think, Schnookie.
Ticketmaster killed the thread.
Stupid service fees.
But the cool thing is that I got that TicketFast thingy, so I just printed out my ticket here at work. All done, no hassle. I kinda like that.
Okay, THAT is awesome.
Stupid service fees.
Yeah, we’ve decided instead of selling ad space on IPB, we’re going to start charging by the comment. Just, you know, things like “maintenance service charges” and “font fees”. Hope y’all don’t mind.
I bought the cheapest ticket they sell ($17) because I sure as hell ain’t paying more than that to see the Ducks. But with all the service/convenience/assraping fees it came to $30!!! Man, I had forgotten how much Ticketmaster blows.
That’s crazy dude! Ticketmaster sucks so hard sometimes.
“Okay, THAT is awesome.”
$2.50 awesome? I would say so.
“Just, you know, things like “maintenance service charges” and “font fees”. Hope y’all don’t mind.”
Then I demand the ability to leave my comments in Wingdings! (or whatever the hell you callthat font with all the little pictures.)
Wingdings will cost you extra.
Serifs will cost you extra.
Emoticons? Yup, those are extra.
Then I demand the ability to leave my comments in Wingdings!
The fee for Wingdings is pretty high, since it falls into the “Premium Font” category.
Hmmm, I guess I’ll need to see a price sheet then.
So, I also bought tickets online today for the movies tomorrow night. Yes, we will be driving to Berkeley tomorrow just to see a movie. Sounds crazy I know, but it’s not…it’s the new George Romero movie! It’s got a very very limited release and there’s no way I won’t see it in the theaters, so we’re off! (And seriously, I’m sooooo lucky to have a wife who tolerates my lameness.)
andrew, did you see the cover of the new Hockey News? Soupy in a Sharks jersey! :P
andrew, did you see the cover of the new Hockey News? Soupy in a Sharks jersey!
As long as it’s not Holik in a Devils one, I’m happy.
“andrew, did you see the cover of the new Hockey News? Soupy in a Sharks jersey! :P”
What?! No, I haven’t seen that!
I would like to go on record to state that I’m almost positive the Sharks are going to make a major play for Soupy. We went hard after Redden, of course only to be foiled by his no-trade clause.
For some reason, DW thinks we really need another offensive defenseman. I don’t see it.
I haven’t read the article but I guess it suggests Campbell and Connolly for Cheechoo and Couture. Not sure how Cheech would fare here minus an assist machine like Big Joe but it could be interesting.
I can’t cheer for the Sharks if they get Soupy though. Can’t do it. No way I want him to leave Buffalo and then win a Cup.
No way I want him to leave Buffalo and then win a Cup.
I want him to get traded and then miss the playoffs. Not because I hate him that much or anything but because there’s something truly delicious about stupid deadline deals backfiring.
“I haven’t read the article but I guess it suggests Campbell and Connolly for Cheechoo and Couture.”
That would be a lame trade, for both sides. Cheech needs a pass first set-up guy (like, I don’t know…Connolly?), so he would have a hard time meshing. Connolly is just such a gamble these days, I don’t know if the Sharks would give up a commodity like Couture for him, although he would be good for the Sabres. Who knows.
“Can’t do it. No way I want him to leave Buffalo and then win a Cup.”
C’mon, like the Sharks are ever gonna win the cup.
Not because I hate him that much or anything but because there’s something truly delicious about stupid deadline deals backfiring.
I love when deadline deals backfire! Although I hate when teams I don’t like give up rental players and get a huge bonanza of picks and prospects. I mean, stupid Philly getting all manner of crap from Nashville for Forsberg. This is why I really, really, really don’t want Sundin to move.
“…there’s something truly delicious about stupid deadline deals backfiring.”
I’m with ya on that Meg….I love it!!!
This is why I really, really, really don’t want Sundin to move.
I want Sundin to move to the Western conference so I don’t have to constantly watch him cheapshot Sabres players and get away with it. Besides, Toronto will just mess up their prospects anyway, so it’s not like it really matters.
Besides, Toronto will just mess up their prospects anyway, so it’s not like it really matters.
Hm. Salient point. Well, carry on, then, Mats. :P
I’m starting to get weird, uneasy vibes from this year’s trade deadline.
Happy Friday, IPB!
Emoticons? Yup, those are extra.
Nooooooooo, I just made one, too.
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Andrew, I’m glad to see that you checked if the Ducks are home this time. :P Want tips for free parking?
Pookie, I thought you were excited about the deadline this year?
zot! You are the emoticon master!
“Andrew, I’m glad to see that you checked if the Ducks are home this time. :P Want tips for free parking?”
Yes, I learned my lesson last time. No need for parking tips, thanks! My hotel is only about 5 miles from the Ponda Center, I’ll just cab it.
Are you goin’?
That hockey news article with Sundin in a Canucks sweater is terrifying me! I know Nonis is a cautious GM, but I’m scared we’re going to lose Kesler, Edler and a first rounder for Mats. And knowing our luck lately he would blow out his knee the first game and go back to Toronto in the summer.
zot, you’re an emoticon savant!
I have GREAT vibes from the trade deadline, which means only one thing: TERRIBLE things are going to happen.
I’m scared we’re going to lose Kesler, Edler and a first rounder for Mats.
Cross your fingers and hope he doesn’t waive his NTC. He hasn’t expressed any interest in doing so.
My hotel is only about 5 miles from the Ponda Center, I’ll just cab it.
Are you goin’?
Doubtful at the moment, especially since I’m going to the Ducks-Stars game tonight. Cabbing it sounds good, but watch out for giraffes and sidecars when you . :P
*when you go.
Whatever happened to your hopes for Vinny, -Ookies?
“Cabbing it sounds good, but watch out for giraffes and sidecars when you .”
Always!
Whatever happened to your hopes for Vinny, -Ookies?
My hopes for Vinny remain strong! In fact, I wouldn’t call them “hopes”. I am confident of the reality that is the upcoming “Vinny for Janssen, Pelley and Greene” deal. Pookie, however, seems to think I’m living in a dream world.
Did you guys know that Jarome Iginla’s full name is Jarome Arthur-Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla?
I had no idea. But now that I know this, he has definitely moved up in my book. That is the bitchinest name I ever heard.
Also, there’s only 4 guys in the NHL who’s last name starts with ‘I’! You’d think there’d be more. Huh.
Also, there’s only 4 guys in the NHL who’s last name starts with ‘I’! You’d think there’d be more.
We used to play that “I’m going on a picnic and I packed…” memory game where you have to name things in alphabetical order and remember all the stuff that came before it, but we were packing NHL players on our picnic. So I am not at all surprised to hear there are only four guys with “I” names. (Brad Isbister used to be a lifesaver!)
“(Brad Isbister used to be a lifesaver!)”
’bout the only thing he’s good for!
’bout the only thing he’s good for!
Well… yeah. But I will always appreciate him for the “I”. No amount of sucktitude or underachievement can take that away. :P
Howdy, IPB.
Cross your fingers and hope he doesn’t waive his NTC. He hasn’t expressed any interest in doing so.
They mentioned during the game last night that Sundin told the Toronto GM that he would only consider waiving his NTC if a really, really, really, really, really, really good offer came his way (which it sounds like it hasn’t).
Discounting all other parts of the Soupy to SJ rumors, at least the teal of the uniforms wouldn’t clash too badly with his hair color.
at least the teal of the uniforms wouldn’t clash too badly with his hair color.
This is the kind of important consideration that not enough people make about potential trades. I’m glad you’ve thought about it, Amy! :D
Sorry, I shouldn’t have left that cryptic trade deadline note and then gone to a meeting! I have a good feeling about the deadline in as much as there are very, very few Devils I’m worrying about. I don’t see Lou trading Marty, Zach or Paulie. I’ll reserve judgement on everyone else once I see what we get in return for them. So in that respect, it’s a step up from previous years. But just league-wide, I’m getting such strange vibes about what other teams are going to do. Maybe it’s because this is the first year I’ve paid attention to the trade deadline from a blog-reader perspective. Or maybe I just feel off today. I don’t know. But this Forsberg, Sundin, Soupy stuff is all starting seem a little sinister.
This is the kind of important consideration that not enough people make about potential trades. I’m glad you’ve thought about it, Amy! :D
That’s the kind of hard hitting analysis I specialize in.
Did THN have any weird guy in a Stars uniform? Or a Star in a weird uniform?
Wait. Maybe I don’t want to know.
OK, guys, I am dying here at work. I have just over an hour to go and can’t think straight I’m so tired. So when a coworker gave me a Hershey’s Kiss, saying, “Try it! It’s a cherry cordial!” I was like, “Sure!” I hate Hershey’s Kisses. They (and Hershey bars) where the first (and almost only) non-coconut candy that I realized wasn’t good even though it was candy. (Sorry, first candy I realized didn’t taste good to me. I don’t want to hurt Hershey’s Kisses the way Schnookie did skiing! Hee!) I have hated Hershey’s Kisses for at least 18 years. But yet, I popped this thing into my mouth and then went, “Crap! Hershey’s Kiss! AH!” then a few seconds later, “Heavens to Murgatroyd it’s… it’s… cherry!!! BLECH!” And that, ladies and gentlemen, is my Friday afternoon in a nutshell.
I like Hershey’s Kisses, but I probably wouldn’t put their cherry cordial version in my mouth. :D
Probably not as bad as the one with white “chocolate”, though.
That sucks, Pookie! Erm, if you want to see me make a lame attempt at poetry, look at the comments in Sleek’s post yesterday on BoC. Don’t say I didn’t warn you! (And the cartoon is worse.)
Sorry your day is going so horribly wrong, Pookie! When a piece of candy actually makes it worse, there’s just no helping it then.
I like Hershey’s Kisses, but I probably wouldn’t put their cherry cordial version in my mouth. :D
Same here. I like Hershey’s Kisses in that way you like something while simultaneously being aware of the fact that it’s really not very good.
Oh, and Pookie, I agree. This day is long and terrible!
I kind of like the Hershey’s Kisses with caramel, though I probably wouldn’t try a cherry one.
Has anyone ever tried those minty Kisses? They’re um, interesting. Also, you know what’s weird? I used to love candy when I was younger and disliked dark chocolate. Now, I’m exactly the opposite.
Darn it, tags!
Exactly, Meg!
And my recent discovery of Ghirardelli has really brought the fact that Hershey’s isn’t that great into the spotlight for me.
Although it’s still better than Nestle’s.
I’m so sorry for your crappy Hershey’s Kiss experience, Pookie!
Ummm… Happy Friday everyone!
I eat Kisses but I usually slather them in peanut butter first so I’m not sure if that really counts.
And my recent discovery of Ghirardelli has really brought the fact that Hershey’s isn’t that great into the spotlight for me.
My mother always bought my father Lindts chocolate when I was little, so even though we ate Hershey’s we were always very aware of just how substandard it is. :) I also really like Milka although that’s harder to find.
I think Cadbury’s is pretty bad as well. Apparently the EU actually had to change their definition of “chocolate” when establishing their standards because Cadbury’s chocolate has little enough actual cocoa that they were going to have to sell it as “milk fat.”
I hear ya Pookie. I’m halfway through the day and ready to get the hell out of here!
I get a three day weekend though, so that’s cool! Not as cool as a four day weekend, but whatever.
Hershey’s: not that great, although the dark chocolate kisses aren’t bad!
“Cadbury’s chocolate has little enough actual cocoa that they were going to have to sell it as “milk fat.””
That’s outstanding.
HA! Milk fat. Gotta love it.
Ooh, the Lindt truffles are good and See’s candy has always been one of my favorite holiday traditions. (I’m not sure if See’s is just on the west coast still.)
I get a three day weekend though, so that’s cool!
I didn’t realize until today that I had a 3-day weekend. So cook!
Cadbury’s chocolate has little enough actual cocoa that they were going to have to sell it as “milk fat.”
You know what? I’d probably still eat it.
I have this horrible love for white chocolate. It’s not even real ‘chocolate’ because there’s no cocoa in it but I love it.
Hee, milk fat.
Ooh, another shout-out for you, -Ookies.
“We have interchangeable parts,” Carlyle said. “We’ll make a decision based on who’s going to give us the best chance at success in that game.”
(I’m not sure if See’s is just on the west coast still.)
We can get the samplers, I think, but I don’t know if we have any stores.
“I didn’t realize until today that I had a 3-day weekend. So cook!”
Kick ass! Gotta love all the fake holidays in February.
Cadbury’s chocolate has little enough actual cocoa that they were going to have to sell it as “milk fat.”
That’s hilarious! I used to think I was just too unsophisticated to understand Cadbury’s because I always thought it was terrible.
I love dark chocolate.
I should say that much of my initial and now deep-seated hated comes from the fact that Hershey’s gives me terrible bouts of hiccups. I’m all over Lindt or Valhrona. Sadly, my coworker did have those things. She did offer me cheesecake but cooler heads prevailed on that one!
All a-y’all with your days off. You’re driving me crazy!
She did offer me cheesecake but cooler heads prevailed on that one!
Do you not like cheesecake? I hate cheesecake.
I love the Guylian seashell chocolates. They’re strangely addictive.
Our fake holiday is next Monday. In Ontario, our premiere decided we needed a “Family Day”. Unfortunately, I have reading week anyways so it’s not REALLY a day off.
We have the occasional See’s stores in old malls.
And I’ve never heard of Valhrona. We have something at Target now called Chox or something like that. But I’ve never tried any of it. It looks like there’s a million variations.
I have to pile on in the “bad day” category here. I just found out that this moronic vendor we’ve been trying to deal with shipped something here yesterday COD while I was in a meeting. It’s a $14,000 order for lab supplies. Not surprisingly, an R&D facility with 5,000 employees and a centralized shipping & receiving department doesn’t accept COD’s. The delivery guy called the lab director who had ordered the stuff and said that if she didn’t get over to the shipping dock with $14,000 in cash in five minutes, he was leaving and taking the supplies with him, ne’er to return. The vendor claims it’s the only way they can get payment from us because they can’t convert their electronic invoices from pdfs to xml files to submit through our online system. That seems like the kind of excuse a patron at Pookie’s library would provide. I find myself wondering if the company we’re buying from has ever successfully sold any items before.
I hate cheesecake, I hate dark chocolate, and I hate all your fancy chocolates. Give me cheap Hersheys or give me death!
Hey, are there any David Bowie fans in the house?
In Ontario, our premiere decided we needed a “Family Day”.
Hee! Your fake holiday is even faker than our fake holiday.
Hey, are there any David Bowie fans in the house?
I like David Bowie.
I’ll eat Hershey kisses, but only under duress. I’m a huge-assed (literally! HAHAHA! See what I did there?) chocolate snob.
Give me cheap Hersheys or give me death!
Well sure. If those are my choices, I will happily eat Hershey’s all day. :D
And Reese’s Cups are one of nature’s perfect foods. So I guess I’m conflicted. :D
Anyone here ever have Fannie Mae? It was a Chicago staple. Whenever we visited our grandmother (before she moved to New Orleans) we would load our suitcases up with Fluffy Marshes (chocolate covered marshmallows). I remember we caravaned, Boomer driving one car and KtG driving another, out to the burbs and along the way spotted a Fannie Mae that we hadn’t denuded of Fluffy Marshes. Without use of cell phone or walkie talkie Boomer was able to, in a split second, pull over and take the whole caravan with her to make sure we got to that store and to those sweet, sweet Fluffy Marshes. Just thinking about them is making the pain of the chocolate go away.
(I just told a coworker I’d had the nasiest candy ever. So he prompted bummed one off the first coworker, ate it and then came to me to complain that it was the nastiest thing ever. I told him! I told him not to eat it!)
“Your fake holiday is even faker than our fake holiday.”
For sure. Family Day? What kind of shit is that? I’m jealous.
“Hey, are there any David Bowie fans in the house?”
Love him! Why do you ask?
And Reese’s Cups are one of nature’s perfect foods.
That they are. However, Reese’s Cups baked into chocolate chip cookies are even more perfect.
I think a Kit-Kat is nature’s perfect food.
Fluffy Marshes sound AWESOME. I love chocolate and marshmallow!
Meg and Andrew, I know nothing about David Bowie that doesn’t involve Queen or the Goblin King but I’m kind of interested in trying out some of his stuff. I’m looking for any kind of recommendation on where to start.
“Hey, are there any David Bowie fans in the house?”
Love him! Why do you ask?
Yeah, you’re totally leaving us hanging here, Heather.
For sure. Family Day? What kind of shit is that? I’m jealous.
It’s doubly fake since the City of Toronto just decided that they didn’t have enough money in their budget to have community centres open on Mondays anymore.
I think a Kit-Kat is nature’s perfect food.
Oooohhh… I love a crisp, chilled Kit Kat. Our seats in the fourth row at the Devils were on metal risers that were actually over the ice surface that extends beyond the boards of the rink, so the floor was, duh, cold metal. We used to buy Kit Kats at the concession stand, leave them on the floor for a period, and then they’d just be PERFECTION.
However, Reese’s Cups baked into chocolate chip cookies are even more perfect.
Or mixed into a DQ Blizzard. MMMMMmmmmm.
I’m looking for any kind of recommendation on where to start.
I would start with a) a greatest hits collection or b) Ziggy Stardust
Ugh. don’t be putting candy in my ice-cream!
Kit Kats are great, but they’re no Peanut Butter M&Ms. :D
Oooohhh… I love a crisp, chilled Kit Kat.
Yummm.
“I’m looking for any kind of recommendation on where to start.”
Any greatest hits collection will most likely get you started just fine, and there’s about a billion of them out there so that shouldn’t be too tough to find.
Albums you should own (IMO): The Man Who Sold the World, Diamond Dogs, Let’s Dance, and Hunky Dory. (Y’know, if you’re really looking to get a bunch of his stuff)
A Blizzard is only marginally ice cream. :D
I love Reeses Peanut Butter cups and Kit Kats! On their or in ice cream! I’m not a total chocolate snob!
Albums you should own (IMO): The Man Who Sold the World, Diamond Dogs, Let’s Dance, and Hunky Dory. (Y’know, if you’re really looking to get a bunch of his stuff)
And The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. But I like all the ones Andrew mentioned as well, particularly The Man Who Sold the World.
PB M&M’s are a definite yes!
Meg and andrew, thank you. I was leaning towards a Greatest Hits since he seems kind of all over the place soud-wise. I will make a note of all albums mentioned for later purchase if I like what I hear.
Ditto to what Heather said. I’m not a big fan of Coldstone’s and mixing places like that. Also, is it weird that I like melted candy bars? (Not the fancier chocolates that come in a box, just Reese’s, Snickers, etc.) Oh, and See’s has this marshmallow on top of a caramel covered in chocolate. Mmmm
“Meg and andrew, thank you. I was leaning towards a Greatest Hits since he seems kind of all over the place soud-wise.”
You’re welcome! And yes, his sound has gone all over the map over the years. Most people prefer his 70′s and 80′s stuff, but I also like his recent albums and would recommend them, if you’re into electronic music.
I do enjoy Coldstone but only because they’ll put peanut butter in my ice-cream. I don’t want crunchy candies and stuff in there.
zot. my mom and I both melt Hershey bars and then messily eat them. Delicious!
God, y’all are way too fast for me today. I woke up 4 hours ago!
The EU did indeed change their standard of “chocolate” on the condition Cadbury’s upped their cocoa content. It was a “meet in the middle” sort of thing.
But I still think my favourite chocolate in the world is Verkade cooking chocolate. Best. Stuff. Ever.
America and your fancy M&M’s and shit. I’d get so fat if I lived there.
I’m not a big fan of Coldstone’s and mixing places like that.
Oh, see, instead of the hand-blended stuff, you’ve got to go with machine-blended blend-ins. I don’t know where else they do it, but Thomas Sweet, man. We sing their praises all the time, but a trip to central Jersey is well worth it for a Blend-In! :D (I love getting strawberries or raspberries whipped into my chocolate ice cream, but a sneaky dark horse of deliciousness is Peppermint Patties blended into chocolate.)
Back when I worked at the grocery store they used to play this song – I didn’t know any of the words or who or what it was but it would totally get stuck in my head for hours. I finally figured out that it was Golden Years. That bothered me for months but I could even tell what any of the lyrics were so I couldn’t Google it.
Good story, right?
I don’t like Coldstone because I don’t think their ice cream itself is anything special and refuse to pay an arm and a leg for ice cream I think is mediocre.
Freedom! Horrible freedom! Have a great 3-day weekend everyone! Cheerio!
I finally figured out that it was Golden Years.
I love that song.
(I love getting strawberries or raspberries whipped into my chocolate ice cream, but a sneaky dark horse of deliciousness is Peppermint Patties blended into chocolate.)
Hmm, that sounds really good. Maybe I’ll have to visit central Jersey sometime. ;) The thing I have against Coldstone is that it’s so sweet, it makes my teeth hurt. I mean, even the air in there is too sweet.
I’m actually not a fan of mix-in places, myself. We have Marble Slab around here. And we might have a Coldstone or two (I’ve heard of them at least).
I admit I like Dairy Queen’s ice cream, but only certain variations. Namely, dipped cones and Reese’s Cup Blizzards.
M&Ms are to hard to bite when they’ve been mixed into ice cream. :D
That’s too hard to bite. Sheesh.
I finally figured out that it was Golden Years.
I love that song.
Patty, if I had known, I would’ve called you and hummed it to you. That would’ve been a big help!
HA! They’re retiring Curly Neal’s Globetrotters jersey at Madison Square garden. That’s awesome, I loved the Globetrotters when I was little!
I admit I like Dairy Queen’s ice cream, but only certain variations.
Ooh, I like the dipped cones and the Dilly bars. They aren’t the best ice cream, but there’s a lot of nostalgia attached.
What is a Coldstone? *clueless*
What is a Coldstone?
It’s an ice cream shop chain.
Nevermind, I googled it.
Thanks, Meg :)
WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!! It’s time to go home! See you all during the Devils game! (And those of you who aren’t going to be watching the Devils, well… pfft to you. :P)
Have a great long weekend everyone!
See you later, Schnookie!
I wonder if I could get away with listening to the Devils game here, or if my mom come in and make me sleep.
Bye Schnookie!
I’m headed out as well. Have a great weekend, all!
“(Brad Isbister used to be a lifesaver!)”
’bout the only thing he’s good for!”
Awww, Izzbizzle! He’s been quite good the past couple of games. He even had a goal go in off his shin pad. I guess being a healthy scratch for 5 games will do that to you.
Bye to you too Meg!
He’s been quite good the past couple of games.
A couple of games over a how many game career? :P
Bye Pookie, Schnookie, Meg!
alix, take care of invisibister. He needs it.
All of this chocolate talk inspired me to go get a box of cheap Valentine’s Day Hershey’s Kisses&Hugs. That’s one thing I love about Valentine’s Day: cheap chocolate the day after.
That’s one thing I love about Valentine’s Day: cheap chocolate the day after.
Same here :D Mom got me some fancy pants ones when she picked me up from the hospital and all I said was “they were on sale, right?” and she nodded. Gotta love the honesty :D
Heh, that’s awesome Mags. I totally do the same thing after Halloween. And Easter. All of the major Chocolate Holidays, really.
“A couple of games over a how many game career? :P”
Hee. Fair point.
“alix, take care of invisibister. He needs it.”
Will do.
Speaking of big guys that tend to underachieve sometimes, guess who had the number 1 hit of the week on NHL.com? Taylor Pirate! He’s been a beast lately.
Mmm, sale chocolate is the best.
I totally do the same thing after Halloween. And Easter. All of the major Chocolate Holidays, really.
Oh definitely. I found it very disturbing when we went to buy food and some of the Easter chocolate was already on sale. Seriously people, that’s just wrong.
Ok, I’m sorry for squishing the last remaining life force out of the thread. I’m going to bed, because I’m pretty sure the Devils won’t win if I stay awake. Not that sleep assures their winning either, but what the heck. Good night everyone!
Oh, Mags it wasn’t you. I was helping my housemate out with man troubles :P
I was helping my housemate out with man troubles :P
Kick him? Works for me.
Ok, really going to bed now!
Kick him? Works for me.
HAHA! If only.
Silly boys. Oh my gosh y’all! We might lose Jimmy Hughson to broadcaster free agency and the evils of Toronto next season *sobs!!!* I LOVE Jimmy!
Bummer alix! I actually like Jim Hughson too. I was introduced to him through the wonderful magic of Playstation hockey. That was way back in the days before I had center ice.
Hee! I didn’t know he was on Playstation. Awesome.
“Hee! I didn’t know he was on Playstation. Awesome.”
Yeah, NHL 2002-2004 definitely. I think he’s been on the recent ones too, but I’m not sure.
I love Hughson, too! He does Oilers games sometimes, too, right?