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Open Thread: Flyers/Habs G3 and Stars/Sharks G4

April 30, 2008 by Schnookie

So sorry, Gentle Reader, not to have any post-y content tonight, but it’s Wednesday night, and all the hockey is going on while Pookie’s working. So enjoy an open thread, as we take the night off from being bloggerly.

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on April 30, 2008 at 7:11 pm Schnookie

Oooh! I get to watch the game tonight with commentary by Bill Clement! I know everyone watching on VS is jealous. You all can admit it.
on April 30, 2008 at 7:15 pm andrew

I know everyone watching on VS is jealous.

Most certainly not!

I know that you might be jealous over my non-tin can, non-bottom of the sea Randy and Drew broadcast!
on April 30, 2008 at 7:18 pm Schnookie

Dude, the feed last night was a DISASTER. I’m assuming you weren’t having those problems with it, andrew…
on April 30, 2008 at 7:20 pm Anne

I’m pretty surprised Halak stopped Carter. Good surprised, though.
on April 30, 2008 at 7:22 pm andrew

Dude, the feed last night was a DISASTER. I’m assuming you weren’t having those problems with it, andrew…

I saw that in your post. That sucks. No, I didn’t expereince any problems.

In the past though, when the Sharks have been bumped by the Warriors or the A’s or whatever, they’ve sent the game to FSN+. When they’re on that channel, the sound is always fucked up. Like they’re calling the game over a HAM radio. Luckily, it’s a very rare occasion.
on April 30, 2008 at 7:27 pm Schnookie

I’m pretty surprised Halak stopped Carter. Good surprised, though.

Yeah, my muscle-bound tranny Vegas wife is thinking, “Crap. This really isn’t Price anymore, is it?” right now. Poor tranny wife.

Like they’re calling the game over a HAM radio.

That’s exactly what it sounded like!
on April 30, 2008 at 7:31 pm Anne

After that, the Habs didn’t get a penalty but the Flyers did? That seems odd. I was expecting a roughing for messing with Marty on Montreal.
on April 30, 2008 at 7:33 pm Schnookie

The Flyers announcer is cracking me up about the anti-Flyers conspiracy talk. He’s like, “How ridiculous all that is!” And then Kukkonen gets that roughing call, and he says of the booing fans, “Ha ha, the numbers of conspiracy theorists in the Wachovia Center are growing. Ha ha,” and then adds an unspoken, “Who would really believe that? I know I don’t! HAHAHA! Conspiracy theory? That’s so silly *WINK WINK*”
on April 30, 2008 at 7:42 pm Schnookie

Holy crap, but Hatcher’s slow. Boomer just said in her Derian voice: “Oops. Derian miss puck. Puck too small for Derian. Maybe game has left Derian behind.”
on April 30, 2008 at 7:44 pm Amy

Its not related to this game (which I’m not watching, that seemed to work well last night), but I really want to go to USA Hockey training camp. This week, they’ve gone on a paint ball field trip and have had a lobster bake.
on April 30, 2008 at 7:45 pm Anne

Amy – doesn’t Team USA sound like a great time? Let’s road trip. I can’t imagine the pranks they’ll play on Team Canada.
on April 30, 2008 at 7:50 pm Schnookie

This week, they’ve gone on a paint ball field trip and have had a lobster bake.

Yeah, but the flip side of that is that they have to do all those things with Zach. They probably only went on the paint ball field trip just so they could all shoot at Zach. And Paulie probably spent the whole lobster bake complaining, “Lobster? Sounds spicy.”
on April 30, 2008 at 7:51 pm Anne

Dear Brian Engblom,

It is not a good idea to make reference to the Ku Klux Klan when discussing hockey. Especially when it sounds like you’re comparing three Caucasian, non-American players. It’s probably for the best that you don’t reference the KKK ever. I was slightly horrified and very confused for a second.

Love,

Everyone else
on April 30, 2008 at 7:52 pm Anne

Ha Schnookie, I posted a review on my blog of Adam Burish’s article and in it he mentions Zach and Matt Greene standing in the middle of the paintball field shooting each other at point blank range.
on April 30, 2008 at 7:53 pm Schnookie

Wait, WHAT???? I’m not getting VS! What’s this about the KKK?
on April 30, 2008 at 7:53 pm Pookie

This week, they’ve gone on a paint ball field trip and have had a lobster bake.

Yeah, but the flip side of that is that they have to do all those things with Zach.

Actually, the coaches were like, “Hey Zach, you can go on these fun trips with us [heads shake "no"] or you can go practice at the rink by yourself some more [vigorous nodding].” Zach jumps up and down clapping his hands saying, “Practice! Practice! Oh please, please, please let me practice!”
on April 30, 2008 at 7:54 pm Amy

Boomer just said in her Derian voice: “Oops. Derian miss puck. Puck too small for Derian. Maybe game has left Derian behind.”

Too funny, Boomer!

Schnookie, from what Burish wrote about the paintball trip, Zach and Matt Greene went at it at point blank range. The entire team stopped to watch these two go at it.
on April 30, 2008 at 7:57 pm Anne

Wait, WHAT???? I’m not getting VS! What’s this about the KKK?

Engblom said: “Where are you guys? all the KKK guys that we were talking bout that were scoring earlier on: Kostitsyn, Kovalev, Koivu…”
on April 30, 2008 at 8:01 pm Schnookie

Ah. The “KKK Guys”. Yes. One wonders why that hasn’t caught on.

I bet Zach spent his entire time in this point-blank paintball fight with Greene crying and begging for Boxworthy to rescue him. And take him to do extra practice.
on April 30, 2008 at 8:04 pm Anne

Ah. The “KKK Guys”. Yes. One wonders why that hasn’t caught on.

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I bet Staffy drugged Zach or told him that if he came to play paintball he could practice a whole lot extra later on. But that sneaky little Staffy was fibbing.
on April 30, 2008 at 8:09 pm Schnookie

It’s really easy to fool Zach into doing stuff — he always falls for the “you can do extra practice later” trick.
on April 30, 2008 at 8:11 pm Anne

Wow. Marty was NOT this good when he was a Sabre. Apparently the secret to goaltending success is to play for the Sabres for a while and then leave JUST before your prime. Notable exception: Hasek.
on April 30, 2008 at 8:17 pm Anne

Ok, has Umberger scored the first goal in EVERY GAME this series? it’s at least the 3rd.
on April 30, 2008 at 8:17 pm Schnookie

This Flyers power play is positively Rangers-esque–

HA! No sooner do I type that than my Vegas muscle-bound tranny scores! And a case of Tastykakes to Umberger! (Boomer: “I don’t know how he stays so svelte eating all those Tastykakes. Maybe he’s epoxying them and using them as pavers around his pool.”)
on April 30, 2008 at 8:18 pm alix

*Sigh* Umberger was the Canucks draft pick but him and Burkie got in a pissing match over $100, 000 and he got driven to the airport.
on April 30, 2008 at 8:20 pm Schnookie

What the FUCK is going on with Biron? You know what he’s reminding me of? Johan Hedberg in 2001. I think the wheels are going to fall off in a hurry when they finally loosen. Because no, he isn’t this good.
on April 30, 2008 at 8:21 pm alix

Wow. Biron is on fire! Poor Habs.
on April 30, 2008 at 8:23 pm Anne

There have been so many moments when I’ve been like “Goal, Habs” but Marty wants me to look foolish so he stops it. Oh, Marty.
on April 30, 2008 at 8:49 pm alix

I’m kind of in love with BGL right now. His voice is so soothing.
on April 30, 2008 at 8:50 pm KG

So I’m really behind today and just read about Zach and his paintball trip….Why do I have a feeling he had no idea why Matt Greene was shooting at him? Poor little Zach probably has a bunch of welts all over his body..Or I guess I should saw poor Boxworthy who has to deal with Zach whining over his welts.
on April 30, 2008 at 8:53 pm Schnookie

Why do I have a feeling he had no idea why Matt Greene was shooting at him?

I was thinking the same thing! That he was there fake-laughing and pretending to have fun, just because everyone else was having fun, but on the inside he’s thinking, “What is this game? I don’t get it. Ow.” Boxworthy probably had to spend hours afterwards patiently explaining it to him over and over.
on April 30, 2008 at 8:58 pm KG

And Zach’s probably thinking he should’ve stayed at the rink and practiced by himself. Then he wouldn’t have any nasty welts all over his precious body. On a side note: I hope he got his teeth fixed.
on April 30, 2008 at 8:59 pm Schnookie

On a side note: I hope he got his teeth fixed.

I like that you’ve maintained your focus on this, KG! It’s good to know you’re on the job with this. :D (Meanwhile, he doesn’t want to fix them, because he thinks they make him look tough. So he pretends he has too much practice to take the time to go to the dentist.)
on April 30, 2008 at 9:03 pm KG

Well I have to focus on our little Zach. He deserves my full attention…Okay scratch that. He gets my attention but hasn’t really earned it.

“(Meanwhile, he doesn’t want to fix them, because he thinks they make him look tough. So he pretends he has too much practice to take the time to go to the dentist.)”

Then I think that means we need to take a dentist to the rink and hold Zach down while the dentist works his magic. I don’t like the lisp, sure it was cute for the first ten seconds then it just freaked me out as he tried to pretend to be tough.

Oh so you know how there was an open skate with the USA players over the weekend where they are practicing? There was some pics (I don’t know if anyone saw them) Pat Kane was surrounded by a bunch of little kids and so were some other players but none of Zach…I have a feeling he huddled in the corner all by himself. But I wish I had been there. I want to skate with Peter Mueller.
on April 30, 2008 at 9:04 pm Patty (in Dallas)

How’s the Habs game going? I just caught up on the comments just in time for the Stars game to start.

Sorry I missed andrew. But my trashtalking is very poor, so it’s probably a good thing. Myra and Caitlin did a good job, though. :D
on April 30, 2008 at 9:07 pm Schnookie

Okay scratch that. He gets my attention but hasn’t really earned it.

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I think holding Zach down on the ice and bringing the dentist to him is a great idea. I agree that the whole “toothless lisping” thing was entertaining just initially, in concept. And then it was totally uncook. Poor Zach. (And I bet he was huddling in the corner all by himself in that practice shouting like Tracy Flick, “You guys! Some people here are trying to get some WORK done here!”)
on April 30, 2008 at 9:08 pm Schnookie

Patty, the Flyers just made it 2-0. Biron was playing out of his mind to keep the Flyers in the first part of the game, and in the last few minutes, the Habs have just sort of fallen apart.
on April 30, 2008 at 9:13 pm Schnookie

Have the Stars scored 20 yet? How’s the other game going?
on April 30, 2008 at 9:16 pm KG

“I think holding Zach down on the ice and bringing the dentist to him is a great idea.”
Alright here’s the plan: You hold him by his arms. I’ll sit on him and then we’ll make the dentist work somehow like that. :P And he won’t get any novocain since he decided to wait so long. As I’m saying all of this he probably got his teeth fixed already.

On the bright side of this whole paintball story, it gave us a story about Zach to talk about. I don’t like hockey without him, it’s not fun to talk about boys I don’t pay attention to in the regular season.
on April 30, 2008 at 9:19 pm Schnookie

As I’m saying all of this he probably got his teeth fixed already.

Yeah, we’re probably going to get cease-and-desist letters from Zach’s lawyers. (Boxworthy, Boxworthy & Boxworthy, Esq.. It’s a very august law firm.)
on April 30, 2008 at 9:20 pm KG

“Yeah, we’re probably going to get cease-and-desist letters from Zach’s lawyers. (Boxworthy, Boxworthy & Boxworthy, Esq.. It’s a very august law firm.)”

But then Zach won’t have any fans left. :P
on April 30, 2008 at 9:21 pm KG

Uhm well this Flyers game just took a turn.
on April 30, 2008 at 9:21 pm Katebits

AAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!
on April 30, 2008 at 9:21 pm Schnookie

HAHAHA!!! There go Biron’s wheels!
on April 30, 2008 at 9:22 pm Schnookie

Comcast is giving me long, lingering looks at stunned Flyers fans right now. HAHAHAHAHAHA! (And Montreal, don’t be getting any ideas from this laughter — I still don’t like you.)
on April 30, 2008 at 9:22 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Have the Stars scored 20 yet? How’s the other game going?

Not yet. As soon as we get past our obligatory 3 PKs in a row, we’ll get started on that. :D
on April 30, 2008 at 9:23 pm Schnookie

As soon as we get past our obligatory 3 PKs in a row, we’ll get started on that. :D

It’s good that they’re sticking with the game plan that got them here.
on April 30, 2008 at 9:25 pm Katebits

Has Soupy spinoramaed a million dollars off his market value yet? :D
on April 30, 2008 at 9:25 pm Caitlin

Myra and Caitlin did a good job, though. :D

Yeah, I kinda failed.

Hi, IPB! It only took me almost three hours to get home from work, run errands and get settled so I’m a tad late, but it looks like there’s still some hockey leftover! Woo!
on April 30, 2008 at 9:27 pm Patty (in Dallas)

A friend just called and said he’s not getting the game on the non-HD FSN. Caitlin? Are you getting it?
on April 30, 2008 at 9:29 pm Caitlin

Patty, I’m getting my feed on FSN perfectly fine! He might have a potential service problem in his area. If he has Blime Blarner Blable…the bastards.
on April 30, 2008 at 9:31 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Caitlin, I blet he does!
on April 30, 2008 at 9:36 pm Katebits

That was TERRIBLE! Put the Stars on STAT, VS!
on April 30, 2008 at 9:39 pm Caitlin

Caitlin, I blet he does!

Poor friend of Patty! Bless him. It’s a cross to bear, that’s for sure.

Did Niskanen just destroy Roenick?
on April 30, 2008 at 9:40 pm Schnookie

Can I even tell you all how much more enjoyable this matchup is now that I’m seeing it in HD, and not listening to Drew and Randy broadcasting from the bottom of the sea?
on April 30, 2008 at 9:41 pm alix

BOOOO! Stupid Habs! They’re killing me!

That was a bullshit call on happy meals. But a nice hit on JR.
on April 30, 2008 at 9:46 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Did the Habs lose?
on April 30, 2008 at 9:49 pm Katebits

Yeah, they lost miserably.
on April 30, 2008 at 9:49 pm Schnookie

Patty, please, put a more positive spin on it: my muscle-bound tranny Vegas bride won.
on April 30, 2008 at 9:51 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Woo hoo! Yay for muscle-bound trannies! Does that make them 3-1? I thought the Habs were the unstoppable speeding train!
on April 30, 2008 at 9:53 pm Schnookie

Yeah, I don’t know what happened to that Montreal juggernaut. I guess if you riot after Round 1, you’re just asking to be smote by the Hockey Gods.
on April 30, 2008 at 9:57 pm Caitlin

I’m really kinda bummed about the Habs juggernaut failing to live up to expectations. I doubt they’ll be able to come back from a 3-1 series lead…yuck.

I guess I have to fully hop on that Pens bandwagon now.
on April 30, 2008 at 9:58 pm Katebits

Arg! Your glee is KILLING me! Those are the FLYERS! Sure, he’s a delightful muscle-bound tranny, but underneath that awesome exterior HE’S A FLYER! *SPLASH* :P
on April 30, 2008 at 9:58 pm Patty (in Dallas)

That’s so it, Schnookie! It’s the Mayor Laura Miller curse! (The Mavericks were up 2-0 on the Heat two seasons ago in the NBA Finals and lost 4 games in a row, after Miller announced that the parade route had been set. ANNOUNCED IT! Didn’t accidentally leak it. Announced it.)
on April 30, 2008 at 10:03 pm Caitlin

Patty, I remember that! God, people around here were so flippin’ pissed.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:08 pm Meg

Let me just take a moment to say how glad I am to have missed that Habs game. (My roommate and I were watching The Wire for hours while our cats starved to death because we were too engrossed to feed them–damn you -Ookies for talking it up so much…)
on April 30, 2008 at 10:09 pm Patty (in Dallas)

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
on April 30, 2008 at 10:10 pm Katebits

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
on April 30, 2008 at 10:10 pm Schnookie

I doubt they’ll be able to come back from a 3-1 series lead…yuck.

Oh, don’t be too sure of that. We were LOVING when the Flyers feed was telling us all about the Flyers have won 16 of 18 series in which they’ve taken a 3-1 lead. One of those two losses? To the Devils. In the 2000 ECF. BEST. SERIES. EVAH.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on April 30, 2008 at 10:11 pm Caitlin

WOOOOOOOOOOOOO SCARY JERE!
on April 30, 2008 at 10:11 pm Schnookie

My roommate and I were watching The Wire for hours while our cats starved to death because we were too engrossed to feed them–damn you -Ookies for talking it up so much…

I’m so glad you’re enjoying it! Well, maybe not “enjoying”. I’m so glad you’re engrossed in it! Even though your cats are suffering for it. :D
on April 30, 2008 at 10:13 pm Katebits

I do hope that whoever wins the Habs/Flyers is all worn out by a 7 game series. The Pens can sit around for a week sipping mojitos and relaxing.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:13 pm Myra

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Excuse me, good evening everyone!!!!

WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! JERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on April 30, 2008 at 10:13 pm Schnookie

(The Mavericks were up 2-0 on the Heat two seasons ago in the NBA Finals and lost 4 games in a row, after Miller announced that the parade route had been set. ANNOUNCED IT! Didn’t accidentally leak it. Announced it.)

Ooohhh… that’ll always get you. The Avs leaked their parade plans in 2001 during the SCF, and then the Devils then-coach Larry Robinson managed to reverse the curse by bragging, “We love pissing on parades.” THANKS A FUCKING LOT, LARRY.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:14 pm Meg

I’m so glad you’re enjoying it! Well, maybe not “enjoying”.

Yeah, enjoying wouldn’t quite apply but we’re totally into it and think it lives up to the incredible amounts of hype we’ve heard.

Now Dallas taking the lead? That I totally enjoyed.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:17 pm Pookie

damn you -Ookies for talking it up so much…

Heh heh heh!

I’m glad you guys are enjoying “The Wire”! It’s so hard to turn off. That little bit of the theme starts playing at the end and it’s like, “Oh, just one more episode!”

As for the Montreal-Philadelphia game, uh… Look at that hobo!

Now, GO STARS! (sorry andrew)
on April 30, 2008 at 10:17 pm Schnookie

Sure, he’s a delightful muscle-bound tranny, but underneath that awesome exterior HE’S A FLYER! *SPLASH* :P

Oh yeah, like it’s that easy. I see you’ve been so successful breaking things off with Blobby, Katebits. *Death glare, while hugging my beloved muscle-bound tranny bride.*
on April 30, 2008 at 10:18 pm Katebits

FUCK! The Stars need to stop letting stupid old Marleau do that!
on April 30, 2008 at 10:18 pm Schnookie

Hm. That sucked.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:18 pm Caitlin

Ryan Clowe, you are dead to me. What the fuck was that?

Boooooo, San Jose.

Gah, that bench shot of Russian just fried my brain.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:19 pm Katebits

Oh yeah, like it’s that easy. I see you’ve been so successful breaking things off with Blobby, Katebits.

Hey, man. You can say a LOT of things about Blobby, but at least he’s not a Flyer. :P
on April 30, 2008 at 10:21 pm Caitlin

Guys, I have something that I know is breaking news for all of you — Brian Campbell is hideous. They just showed a shot of him and I practically recoiled in my chair, thinking, “What is THAT THING?”

God, Soupy’s gross. I’m beginning to not like this game.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:21 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I was just thinking how great it was to see Zubie on the PP. Poor Zubie. It’ll just piss him off and he’ll get it back himself.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:21 pm Erin

Hey All,

Missed the Habs/Flyers game but it sounds like my new dirty crush on Biron/Huskie is working out for them. Sexy. I can’t wait for the regular season to begin.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:21 pm Schnookie

Hey, man. You can say a LOT of things about Blobby, but at least he’s not a Flyer. :P

My muscle-bound tranny Vegas bride OWNS what he/she/it/they is! Blobby is a LIAR and a THIEF and he has SLIME HANGING OUT OF HIS MOUTH. And he spends all his time telling you he’s going to change BUT HE DOESN’T MEAN IT. My Vegas bride doesn’t CARE if I hate him/her/it/them. In fact, he/she/it/they WANTS me to hate him/her/it/them. And you know what? It just makes me love him/her/it/them that much more. (My playoff goggles are unhealthily fogged up.)
on April 30, 2008 at 10:22 pm Katebits

They just showed a shot of him and I practically recoiled in my chair, thinking, “What is THAT THING?”

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Caitlin, when you get a chance you should watch his commercial for the excessive sweating clinic on YouTube. If you think Soupy is hideous now, wait until you here him list the symptoms of excessive sweating.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:23 pm Myra

Man, I can’t believe we just did that again. Russian still a little rusty but somehow I bet he’ll make it, if I know Russian!
on April 30, 2008 at 10:23 pm Schnookie

They just showed a shot of him and I practically recoiled in my chair, thinking, “What is THAT THING?”

I KNOW! I have NEVER understood the “Soupy’s so cute!” thing. Now, I say this as someone who is currently in a deep swoon over the Flyers, so I realize I have no leg to stand on, but still. Soupy? Really? Her?
on April 30, 2008 at 10:24 pm Caitlin

It’ll just piss him off and he’ll get it back himself.

Did you just see that last shot of him on the bench? It scared me and I’m not anywhere near the AAC this evening. I seriously think he might pull a headlock thing again like he did in that Columbus game.

My muscle-bound tranny Vegas bride OWNS what he/she/it/they is! Blobby is a LIAR and a THIEF and he has SLIME HANGING OUT OF HIS MOUTH.

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Robi doesn’t look anything like Blobby! He is totally slime-free, thank you very much.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:24 pm Morgan

So my last backup team (the Habs) is goin’ down. Sigh. My only hope is that if any franchise can choke a 3-1 its Philly.

Anyway… forgive me if I missed this in the comments, but did anyone else notice something interesting in one of the Blersus Stanley Cup ads?

In the garbage can ad, “kicking me won’t make you feel better after a loss, yadda yadda.” Did anyone notice the number painted on the wall above the trash can? 2003. There is another number on the wall to the left, and we the viewer can only see the last three digits “000″. As in 2000, as in the trash can is in the Devils locker room after a loss. Thanks Blersus!
on April 30, 2008 at 10:24 pm alix

Mmmmmmm. It`s like Patty Marleau does those sexy shorties just for me!
on April 30, 2008 at 10:26 pm Schnookie

Morgan, I noticed that too, and decided I was going to pretend to ignore it while bristling with fury every time Blersus appeared on my television.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:26 pm Katebits

My Vegas bride doesn’t CARE if I hate him/her/it/them. In fact, he/she/it/they WANTS me to hate him/her/it/them. And you know what? It just makes me love him/her/it/them that much more.

That’s the typical refrain of the Flyers fan. So, do you have your Flyers jersey yet?
on April 30, 2008 at 10:26 pm alix

Oh yeah…go Stars…
on April 30, 2008 at 10:27 pm Pookie

Morgan, maybe it’s a secret message to Devils fans referencing the better days when Larry used to wing garbage cans at the players, a little message saying, uh, saying… um… “Devils fans, your team sucks. Love, Blersus.”
on April 30, 2008 at 10:27 pm Schnookie

That’s the typical refrain of the Flyers fan. So, do you have your Flyers jersey yet?

Nah. I’m just going to knit myself an ill-fitting, hideous orange shrug and wear it over a too-tight white long-sleeved t-shirt. That will approximate a Flyers sweater pretty well, I think.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:27 pm Pookie

Katebits, Schnookie is making a Flyers sweater out of Tastykakes as we speak.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:27 pm alix

Schnookie`s sketchy tranny marriage is going to make her buy thundersticks in her flyers sweater!
on April 30, 2008 at 10:28 pm Caitlin

Russian still a little rusty but somehow I bet he’ll make it, if I know Russian!

If he has to drag himself across the ice, bleeding and injured the whole way, screaming instructions at Happy Meals while ranting about how he was never this mistreated in the Motherland, he will.

Can I just say that I officially loathe Ryan Clowe? First Mittens, now Russian? What is this Clowe, a personal vendetta? That’s it, have your little temper tantrum in the box.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:29 pm alix

Ryan Clowe you hot crazy Newfie, this is not a good plan.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:30 pm Schnookie

Schnookie`s sketchy tranny marriage is going to make her buy thundersticks in her flyers sweater!

I’m banging my orange thunderstix and booing Santa Claus while we speak. Why? Is that a problem?
on April 30, 2008 at 10:30 pm Frisby

Good evening, IPB! I’m back online at Stately Frisby Manor!

Go Stars!
(sorry andrew)
on April 30, 2008 at 10:31 pm Caitlin

Oh please god, let Campbell have given Dallas a penalty shot, please please please.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:31 pm Katebits

Hi Frisby!
on April 30, 2008 at 10:31 pm Erin

soupy did some defense. wow. clumsy stupid defense, but it worked. he should be proud.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:32 pm Schnookie

Hi Frisby! How are things at the newer, statelier Frisby Manor?

(Dude, that should SO be a penalty shot. Soupy covered that puck in the crease!)
on April 30, 2008 at 10:32 pm Pookie

Hey Frisby! How’re you settling into the new place?
on April 30, 2008 at 10:33 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I did notice that, Morgan! I’ve been meaning to point that out! They probably got it all wrong. It probably got broken after a win when somebody tried to sit on it to smoke their victory cigar and broke it.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:35 pm Caitlin

(Dude, that should SO be a penalty shot. Soupy covered that puck in the crease!)

On the replay you can even see Morrow pointing out to the ref like, “Hey jackass, he froze the puck.”

And yay Frisby! I hope the new place is going well.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:35 pm Schnookie

I am having a very difficult time wrapping my brain around this “Brett Hull is the last guy to have scored shorties in back-to-back playoff games” stat. Brett Hull was on someone’s PK? Seriously?
on April 30, 2008 at 10:36 pm Frisby

Things are pretty disorganized with 6 different rooms piled with boxes in the middle. It took me a while to find the phone lines, ethernet cables, dsl filters, modem, and router.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:38 pm Caitlin

Brett Hull was on someone’s PK? Seriously?

Yeah, Ken Hitchcock rolled him over the bench and stationed his ass where Brett could get a good shot on goal.

(Also, back to that number 16 conversation y’all were having earlier? About guys with number 16? I personally would never call Brett a douchebag, but Hull wore number 16 for most of his career.)

Oddly enough, there have been a metric fuckton of Arby’s commercials on during these series. Coincidence? Hmm..
on April 30, 2008 at 10:39 pm Myra

Hey Frisby, how’s the wonderful world of homeownership treating you these days?

If he has to drag himself across the ice, bleeding and injured the whole way, screaming instructions at Happy Meals while ranting about how he was never this mistreated in the Motherland, he will.

Exactly, Caitlin! :)
on April 30, 2008 at 10:41 pm alix

Hee! I just saw Marty`s Delicio commerical with Luc Robitaille.

Mmmmmm…Marleau.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:44 pm Frisby

The wonderful world of home ownership is pretty overwhelming. There are so many things that I want to do and I’m trying to prioritize them. I think I may have ADD because as soon as I get involved in one project I start thinking about another.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:44 pm Meg

I personally would never call Brett a douchebag, but Hull wore number 16 for most of his career.

I would. Of course I’d call him worse as well. No. 16 is really not making a case for itself here.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:44 pm Katebits

Hee! I just saw Marty`s Delicio commerical with Luc Robitaille.

That commercial is so absurd, alix! Marty looks like he should lay off the pizza. Hee.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:48 pm alix

No. 16 is really not making a case for itself here.

Think of Trev Linden! Poor number 16!

That commercial is so absurd, alix! Marty looks like he should lay off the pizza. Hee.

Hee! He does indeed. Awww. Loveable fatty.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:48 pm Pookie

There are so many things that I want to do and I’m trying to prioritize them.

A friend of mine suggests that everyone who buys a house write a list shortly after moving in of all the things that need fixing eventually. It’s just so easy to put something off for so long that you get used to it being the way it is.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:49 pm Myra

I think I may have ADD because as soon as I get involved in one project I start thinking about another.

Nah, you’re not ADD, that’s just one of the many side effects of home ownership! Get used to it, it never goes away!
on April 30, 2008 at 10:49 pm Erin

Are we on about the fatties again?!
on April 30, 2008 at 10:52 pm Patty (in Dallas)

The one thing about the playoffs is that the amateurs come out of the woodwork to interview the players. The girl on FSN is actually not that irritating so I like her pretty well, but her off-the-cuff interview is not so good.

She was interviewing Brad and was rambling on about something, while he looked confused, then she said, “Brad, how nice would it be to finish off the Sharks tonight so you don’t have to go back to California?” Brad said, “Well, we’ll talk about that later.” And walked away!

So awesome!
on April 30, 2008 at 10:54 pm Schnookie

Brad said, “Well, we’ll talk about that later.” And walked away!

He’s such a stud! I mean, for a guy who’s also road spikes. :P
on April 30, 2008 at 10:55 pm Katebits

Brad said, “Well, we’ll talk about that later.” And walked away!

Ha! That’s awesome!
on April 30, 2008 at 10:56 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Frisby, I’m a huge list-maker and I made lists for every room. Some lists were from the day I moved in, but I also made them all through the years. Then when I trip over them in my files, or in a drawer somewhere, I realize a) I never looked at them after I wrote them, and b) I did pretty much everything on them.

So even if you never see the list again, it still helps to write it down.

Oh! And even though you already got your computer set up, you should still write it on your list, then cross it off.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:57 pm Patty (in Dallas)

He’s such a stud! I mean, for a guy who’s also road spikes. :P

He’s road STUDS!
on April 30, 2008 at 10:58 pm Myra

Brad said, “Well, we’ll talk about that later.” And walked away!

So awesome!

Hehehe! I’m finding that Brad is amazingly cool.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:59 pm Schnookie

He’s road STUDS!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

Oh! And even though you already got your computer set up, you should still write it on your list, then cross it off.

Oh, DEFINITELY. I find that the key to feeling like an accomplished homeowner is to never be ashamed of picking all the low-hanging fruit.
on April 30, 2008 at 10:59 pm Caitlin

Patty, I saw that interview for about two seconds before I was like, “Fuck this, I can try for five stars on Slayer on Guitar Hero” before flipping it over to my PS2 for five minutes.

I hate the amateur reporters!
on April 30, 2008 at 10:59 pm Pookie

I never made a list at all for any part of Stately IPB Manor and as a result I couldn’t think of a single example to leave in my comment save for our floors. Katebits and CC can attest to the fact that it would be very difficult for us to forget to get the floor refinished. Everything else? I’m like, “Nope, it’s all perfect!” The house is crumbling down around us and I’m like, “Tra la la! The windows and kitchen are done! That’s it! Tra la la!” I really wish I’d made a list.
on April 30, 2008 at 11:01 pm Katebits

I totally did not notice any issue with your floors.
on April 30, 2008 at 11:01 pm Myra

He’s road STUDS!

Yeah, baby.
on April 30, 2008 at 11:02 pm Katebits

Boo!
on April 30, 2008 at 11:02 pm Schnookie

I totally did not notice any issue with your floors.

Hm. You’ll just have to visit again so we can point out everything that’s terribly wrong with our floors.

Okay, Stars, it’s time to wake up and win this game. That wasn’t cook!
on April 30, 2008 at 11:04 pm Pookie

I totally did not notice any issue with your floors.

Oh right. The house tour didn’t include the third of Schnookie’s bedroom floor that is literally unfinished, and the areas in my bedroom that were only half-finished under the carpeting!
on April 30, 2008 at 11:05 pm Myra

Crap, I hope I don’t have to eat it with andrew tomorrow!
on April 30, 2008 at 11:07 pm Erin

Why do the ice girls have to stand so close to the rink like that? Will they suddenly bust out and start cheering like DURING the game?
on April 30, 2008 at 11:10 pm alix

Mihalek is really dirty hot. Oh sorry….bad Stars, bad.

HAHAHAHA Brad seems funny!
on April 30, 2008 at 11:11 pm Schnookie

Crap, I hope I don’t have to eat it with andrew tomorrow!

This is why I don’t do the trash talk thing very often. :P
on April 30, 2008 at 11:13 pm Caitlin

Is Heather around tonight? NKOTB Sven is here to remind you that tour dates are being posted!

And come on Stars – you’ve pulled yourselves out of worse before!
on April 30, 2008 at 11:13 pm Pookie

Yeah, I much prefer to wait until we win the series and then I sweetly say, “Better luck next year!”
on April 30, 2008 at 11:14 pm mcguffers

So, the Habs lost tonight. That should just make they’re comeback all the more exciting! I debating whether or not to watch the game on dvr.
on April 30, 2008 at 11:15 pm Schnookie

I debating whether or not to watch the game on dvr.

If you’re into good performances by ex-Sabres and muscle-bound trannies, then it’s the game for you.
on April 30, 2008 at 11:17 pm mcguffers

If you’re into good performances by ex-Sabres and muscle-bound trannies, then it’s the game for you.

*racing to tv*
on April 30, 2008 at 11:19 pm Schnookie

*racing to tv*

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on April 30, 2008 at 11:19 pm Frisby

Well at least I managed to fix the drywall and get the painting done in the living room and hallway before I moved in. However I still have to remove all of the blue painters tape. I should have took Patty’s advice last week though because I poked a spot on one of the master bedroom walls and had to patch that.

I still need to finish the master bathroom. I haven’t even picked out the colors. I found a green that matches the tile but it’s too dark for the whole wall. I’m thinking of painting it that color halfway up the walls but I can’t decide how to transition it. I was thinking of a wallpaper border but I haven’t found one that I like. Somebody suggested doing a chair rail.

I also bought a wall mounting bracket for my HDTV so I can swing it out and view it from the kitchen but I’m not sure if I should mount it right away or wait until I have everything else organized first.
on April 30, 2008 at 11:22 pm Myra

This is why I don’t do the trash talk thing very often.

I’ll be ok, if I have to eat crow, I will. I come from a family of “don’t dish out what you can’t take”. And boy could they dish it out! Makes one develop thick skins early on. :)

Why do the ice girls have to stand so close to the rink like that? Will they suddenly bust out and start cheering like DURING the game?

No, they never actually say anything. They can only smile. Their sole purpose is to show off their flat stomachs and make every woman in the arena feel bad.

Do I sound old and bitter? Good, because that’s what I was aiming for.

I’m ignoring the game at the moment.
on April 30, 2008 at 11:25 pm Schnookie

Wow, Frisby! That’s quite a list! You’ve been really busy! (I think a chair rail is a great choice for the color transition issue. It’s more timeless than a wallpaper border.) Oh, and my recommendation for being a successful homeowner is to have a Boomer. She takes care of everything for us. And when painting, use a Pookie. After her years in technical theater, she’s a very adroit painter, so she does all the edging free-hand and I fill in the walls with the roller. That way we don’t have to deal with the blue tape at all. So yeah, get a Boomer and a Pookie, and housework is a piece of cake.
on April 30, 2008 at 11:26 pm mcguffers

Why do the ice girls have to stand so close to the rink like that? Will they suddenly bust out and start cheering like DURING the game?

No, they never actually say anything. They can only smile. Their sole purpose is to show off their flat stomachs and make every woman in the arena feel bad.

In one of the Sabres/Stars game, Gaustad got checked into the door so hard it opened right next to where the ice girls were standing. I was so proud that he didn’t acknowledge them and kept on going. Roy would have dove out of the arena and had the girls help him to his feet.
on April 30, 2008 at 11:27 pm Schnookie

Okay, does NEITHER of these teams realize you need to SHOOT THE PUCK?
on April 30, 2008 at 11:29 pm Caitlin

Re: The Ice Girls; they stand in the tunnel like that because they have to be ready to go clean the ice. That’s only half of our Ice Girls; the other half are up in the stands area with pom-poms doing horrifically unsynchronized dance moves.
on April 30, 2008 at 11:29 pm Frisby

So yeah, get a Boomer and a Pookie, and housework is a piece of cake.

Do they sell those at Home Depot? :P
on April 30, 2008 at 11:30 pm mcguffers

Good Grief! this is frustrating enough, but the play by play guy is gonna have an aneurysm
on April 30, 2008 at 11:30 pm Schnookie

Do they sell those at Home Depot? :P

I could make a FORTUNE renting them out!
on April 30, 2008 at 11:31 pm Pookie

Man, we’d make a fortune if we could license Boomer out to Home Depots! (Seriously, though, don’t bother with painter’s tape — it doesn’t really help enough to warrant the time spent putting it up and taking it down. Those little edging devices they sell now work really well.)
on April 30, 2008 at 11:31 pm mcguffers

Re: The Ice Girls; they stand in the tunnel like that because they have to be ready to go clean the ice.

Don’t you guys have a Zamboni? (ahem, spellcheck, which doesn’t recognize itself, requires Zamboni to be capitalized.)
on April 30, 2008 at 11:31 pm Schnookie

I think the moral of the story for the Stars is to let the Sharks score first.

Sorry, Stars fans. And congrats, andrew!
on April 30, 2008 at 11:31 pm Katebits

RATS!
on April 30, 2008 at 11:31 pm Caitlin

WELL, FUCK.
on April 30, 2008 at 11:33 pm Katebits

Sorry Stars fans!
on April 30, 2008 at 11:33 pm Caitlin

Don’t you guys have a Zamboni?

We have several! But they come out during TV timeouts and sweep up the snow.

Oh yeah, and they ride on a tricked out Zamboni called “The Fan Zam” with kids, too.

Why they don’t give those girls some benches, I don’t know. But they just stand there, pretty much.
on April 30, 2008 at 11:34 pm Pookie

I’m so sorry Stars fans! Congratulations, andrew!
on April 30, 2008 at 11:34 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Crap.

No more trash talk until the series is over!
on April 30, 2008 at 11:37 pm Frisby

Well, I did call Dallas in 6 (pay no attention to my other picks), so I guess I should be happy.
on April 30, 2008 at 11:38 pm mcguffers

You really didn’t want this series to be over yet right? It’s too exciting to end so soon. (I dunno, looking for a bright side)

And how about Avery’s spleen? Who knew? the little douche bag was actually injured
on April 30, 2008 at 11:38 pm Katebits

I think it was in Dallas that Goose somehow accidentally opened the Zamboni door during play and practically killed/seduced all the Ice Girls.
on April 30, 2008 at 11:40 pm Myra

No more trash talk until the series is over!

Ok, Patty, I’ll try to restrain myself. It’s just so darned fun. Rats. I already have all these great comebacks running through my head. Must stop trash talk…Must stop trash talk…Must stop trash talk……

Oh, Caitlin, the Ice Girls can’t sit down. It would shatter their flat stomachs. I can still trash talk the Ice Girls can’t I?
Please?…Please?…Please?
on April 30, 2008 at 11:40 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I think that intermission interviewer jinxed them. She was asking fans for predictions before the games. LAME!

And all those fans that brought brooms have been smote.
on April 30, 2008 at 11:41 pm mcguffers

I think it was in Dallas that Goose somehow accidentally opened the Zamboni door during play and practically killed/seduced all the Ice Girls.

He was checked into the door and they had it coming. And I heard he wasn’t into them cause Goose likes fat chicks
on April 30, 2008 at 11:41 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Trash talking the Ice Girls is perfectly acceptable.
on April 30, 2008 at 11:43 pm Katebits

He was checked into the door and they had it coming. And I heard he wasn’t into them cause Goose likes fat chicks

:^::::::::::::::::::: Good old Goose!
on April 30, 2008 at 11:44 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Congratulations to andrew. *grumblegrumble*

Oh no! I just remembered. My cube neighbor was working on getting some tickets for the game. I have been giving him a hard time because every time he goes, they lose. I told he was NOT allowed to go to the game tonight. I swear, if I find out he went…
on April 30, 2008 at 11:44 pm Anne

He was checked into the door and they had it coming. And I heard he wasn’t into them cause Goose likes fat chick

Guys, I totally saw Goose at Wegman’s today and on Saturday at Toro. It’s fate. He should just stop fighting it.
on April 30, 2008 at 11:45 pm Myra

PS. I’m in the dog house with Hubbie. He has no sense of humor about trash talk. Well, actually he has no sense of…um…never mind. :)
on April 30, 2008 at 11:46 pm mcguffers

Oh, Oh, OH, Kate, I was reading something about Pommers and Staffy, and Pommers made a comment about Goose how is doing well and recovering nicely. For some reason I couldn’t stop giggling thinking about how close these two are. I can picture them calling each other three times a day and texting non stop while they’re apart. It’s our version of Vinny and Brad. and They’re so attractive.
on April 30, 2008 at 11:47 pm mcguffers

Guys, I totally saw Goose at Wegman’s today and on Saturday at Toro. It’s fate. He should just stop fighting it.

WTF?? The only people I see in Wegman’s are crotchety old women who bitch about prices and ask me to get stuff on the top shelf for them, then mow me down with their carts.
on April 30, 2008 at 11:48 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Myra, I think it’s probably for the best. They were cruising a little and now they’ll have to ramp up their game again. If they had swept, they might have gotten the big head.
on April 30, 2008 at 11:49 pm Katebits

What the hell is Goose still doing in town? Everyone is seeing him everywhere. It’s like he’s never been MORE in town than he is right now!

mcguffers, Goose and Pommers are the cutest little couple ever.
on April 30, 2008 at 11:49 pm Patty (in Dallas)

WTF?? The only people I see in Wegman’s are crotchety old women who bitch about prices and ask me to get stuff on the top shelf for them, then mow me down with their carts.

Do they put you into the wall? Like Warren Wallace?
on April 30, 2008 at 11:50 pm Katebits

If they had swept, they might have gotten the big head.

I agree COMPLETELY. This is only going to make them more steely.
on April 30, 2008 at 11:52 pm mcguffers

Do they put you into the wall? Like Warren Wallace?

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on April 30, 2008 at 11:53 pm Schnookie

This is only going to make them more steely.

Exactly! Steely is EXACTLY what they’re going to be!
on April 30, 2008 at 11:55 pm Myra

If they had swept, they might have gotten the big head.

Agreed Patty, plus they don’t do well if they have too much time to sit around in between games.

Ok Andrew, bring on whatever you got, I deserve it, and if you go with the Mr. Nice Guy routine, I will reach through your computer screen and strangle you. :P

Wait, that doesn’t count does it? I’m asking him to trash talk me, hockey gods, just to be clear.
on May 1, 2008 at 12:01 am Patty (in Dallas)

They did seem a little tired from the back-to-back, so the day in between should help.

By the way, interesting tidbit: The reason these two games were back to back was because of scheduling conflict at the AAC with the Mavs. But the Mavs got knocked out and now that game isn’t gonna be played after all.
on May 1, 2008 at 12:04 am Patty (in Dallas)

Good grief. I don’t wanna hear from the fans. I’m easily irked by real people on TV. :D
on May 1, 2008 at 12:06 am alix

And all those fans that brought brooms have been smote.

Yeah. Yikes. As soon as I saw those people in the stands, I knew Dallas was going to lose. You just don`t do that before the game has been played. It`s asking for trouble.

I am SO sad the Sharks won. Patty Marleau is not insanely hot…booooo.
on May 1, 2008 at 12:06 am Myra

The reason these two games were back to back was because of scheduling conflict at the AAC with the Mavs. But the Mavs got knocked out and now that game isn’t gonna be played after all.

Yes, I read that, too. Amazing how the Mavs can annoy me even when they are not playing.
on May 1, 2008 at 12:08 am Patty (in Dallas)

I am SO sad the Sharks won. Patty Marleau is not insanely hot…booooo.

Okay, alix. Now I’m confused! :D
on May 1, 2008 at 12:11 am Patty (in Dallas)

The headline on Yahoo sports is “Roenick and the Sharks rally to win game 4.” Roenick? He didn’t do anything!
on May 1, 2008 at 12:13 am mcguffers

Oh, and randomly, it snowed here today! just a quick 20 minute shower with nothing sticking, but still. How am I supposed to let beautiful summer weather distract me from lack of hockey, when I DON’T HAVE beautiful summer weather??
on May 1, 2008 at 12:13 am alix

HAHAHA! Sorry to tell you this Patty, but that was sarcasm :D I`m sorry, but the Sharks have become my full on playoffs marriage. But as soon as the Stars aren`t playing the Sharks anymore, I am rooting for the Stars again.
on May 1, 2008 at 12:14 am Schnookie

“Roenick and the Sharks rally to win game 4.”

Wow. Soupy and Joe have sure fallen in the “name recognition” category, haven’t they?
on May 1, 2008 at 12:16 am mcguffers

Wow. Soupy and Joe have sure fallen in the “name recognition” category, haven’t they?

that’s not generally a bad thing for Soupy. It means he hasn’t assisted in opposing teams goals in awhile.
on May 1, 2008 at 12:17 am alix

The headline on Yahoo sports is “Roenick and the Sharks rally to win game 4.” Roenick? He didn’t do anything!

What? Yeah, if you count getting destroyed by Nisky. Psssh. Maybe Marleau or Mihalek. Geez.
on May 1, 2008 at 12:17 am Patty (in Dallas)

Sorry to tell you this Patty, but that was sarcasm :D

DAMMIT!! :P
on May 1, 2008 at 12:23 am Myra

Sorry about the snow, Mcguffers. I can’t imagine that. It’s in the 80′s here already. Before we know it, it will be around 100 everyday, if that makes you feel any better.

I`m sorry, but the Sharks have become my full on playoffs marriage.

Patty, this is me biting my tongue. :|

Well, I’m calling it a night.

Good night all.
on May 1, 2008 at 12:26 am alix

You bite your tongue, Myra! Schnookie`s over there in love with the Flyers Hee. :D

Night, Myra! Don`t worry, history still says that the Stars will win this series.
on May 1, 2008 at 12:27 am mcguffers

G’night Myra! And I can’t complain too much about the snow. I chose to live here! but yes, knowing it’s 80 degrees somehow makes me feel a little better about summer coming…. I think.
on May 1, 2008 at 12:40 am Patty (in Dallas)

Good night, Myra! You know I was just kidding around with you, right? :D

It’s totally my cube-neighbor’s fault they lost, not your trash-talking with andrew!
on May 1, 2008 at 8:34 am Amy

Good morning!

And all those fans that brought brooms have been smote.

Seriously. Brooms and homemade Stanley Cups are like the kiss of death.

What the hell is Goose still doing in town? Everyone is seeing him everywhere. It’s like he’s never been MORE in town than he is right now!

I wonder if the Sabres medical staff wants to keep an eye on him after his surgery? Or maybe, like everyone else, he’s fixing up his little abode, painting, planting flowers, etc.
on May 1, 2008 at 9:47 am Caitlin

Patty, why is it your cube-neighbor’s fault?

Seriously. Brooms and homemade Stanley Cups are like the kiss of death.

No lie! When I saw people had brooms, I internally groaned. Goodness.

And morning, IPB!
on May 1, 2008 at 9:48 am Pookie

The thought of Goose planting flowers is too adorable to bear!

Good morning, everyone! This morning I dragged myself out of bed and as I was lurching the car the strangest thing struck me — yes, I was up early and that sucks, but I wasn’t up early because I had to go to summer camp and that rocks. For a moment my entire being was focusing on how once upon a time I dreamed of the day I would never have to get up early to go to summer camp and how now that that’s the case, I need to appreciate it more. I’m declaring today “National Pookie Doesn’t Ever Have To Go To Summer Camp Again Appreciation Day”. I’m hoping the Penguins will find a sufficiently exciting way to commemorate this exciting new holiday.
on May 1, 2008 at 10:03 am Schnookie

Good morning everyone! Weighing in on the “brooms and homemade Cups” issue, I agree about brooms, but homemade Stanley Cups are a birthright of all hockey fans! I see them less as a “WOO HOO! My team’s winning this thing!” statement and more just a celebration of how kick-ass the Stanley Cup itself is. You don’t see fans of the NBA, NFL, or MLB carrying around tinfoil replicas of their league championship trophies, do you? Or better yet, dressing up like it?

Pookie, I’m expanding your national holiday to make it “National Pookie And Schnookie Don’t Ever Have To Go To Summer Camp Again Appreciation Day”. It totally FELT summer camp-y today, and I am SO GLAD I don’t ever have to go again. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
on May 1, 2008 at 10:12 am Pookie

Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

You’re most welcome! I’m pretty good at remembering to be appreciative about not having to do math and science homework anymore, but the absence of summer camp and swim team in my life is something I really need to take time to be thankful for more often. That’s my hockey off-seaon resolution for this year.
on May 1, 2008 at 10:15 am Amy

You don’t see fans of the NBA, NFL, or MLB carrying around tinfoil replicas of their league championship trophies, do you?

That’s true. Its just that pulling out the homemade cup replica in Game 1 of Round 1 is a bit much, in my opinion.
on May 1, 2008 at 10:21 am Pookie

I have to agree with Schnookie on this one — homemade Cups are a celebration of the history of the sport, not an assumption of what’s to come for one’s team. I love them!

OK, I’m off the help people play with the demo photos on Picnik for an hour — and get paid for it! Sometimes my job RAWKS!
on May 1, 2008 at 10:25 am Schnookie

Its just that pulling out the homemade cup replica in Game 1 of Round 1 is a bit much, in my opinion.

I think it all kind of depends on the spirit in which the replica Cup is being weilded. I mean, if it’s just sort of a “Whee! I’m at my first playoff game! The Stanley Cup is awesome!” thing, then I’m all for it. But yeah, if it’s some kind of arrogant, “There’s no question that my team is winning it all this year” thing, then there’s a problem. :D

Oh, and I can’t believe I didn’t explode with Pommerdoodlocity when I got into work this morning and realized it’s time to change my calendar. IT’S MAY!!!!! THE BEST MONTH OF THE YEAR!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Farm starts in a few weeks for strawberry season, Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and then… MY BIRTHDAY!!!!! I love May.
on May 1, 2008 at 10:28 am Erin

Good morning!

I just wanted to add to the conversations about how awesome the Stanley Cup is. I went and picked out my outfit to meet the Stanley Cup last night. I decided on a purle silk blouse. I think it’s regal and will go with both the Cup and the Hart trophy my two favorites!

Is it possible to be trophy groupie?
on May 1, 2008 at 10:36 am Caitlin

OK, I’m off the help people play with the demo photos on Picnik for an hour — and get paid for it! Sometimes my job RAWKS!

Wanna switch for a day? Have fun!

I appreciate the Stanley Cup thing, but I see more and more of the inflatable kind – which just feels wrong to me, personally.

I hate the broom thing though. Feels like a jinx.
on May 1, 2008 at 10:42 am Amy

I appreciate the Stanley Cup thing, but I see more and more of the inflatable kind – which just feels wrong to me, personally.

Inflatable ones are just lazy. You buy it and fill it up with an air compressor. Homemade cups require effort and creativity. There’s Tupperware to arrange, jello molds to position, not to mention wrapping the entire thing in tinfoil.
on May 1, 2008 at 10:43 am Schnookie

but I see more and more of the inflatable kind – which just feels wrong to me, personally.

The inflatable ones are so lazy! I hate them so much! The next thing people will probably introduce is inflatable Stanley Cups that you bang together to make the arena sound artificially louder.
on May 1, 2008 at 10:43 am Schnookie

There’s Tupperware to arrange, jello molds to position, not to mention wrapping the entire thing in tinfoil.

HAHAHA!!! Exactly! That’s not a simple thing to do! :D
on May 1, 2008 at 10:56 am Caitlin

The next thing people will probably introduce is inflatable Stanley Cups that you bang together to make the arena sound artificially louder.

That is the stuff of nightmares, Schnookie.

Seriously, if you’re just going to buy a Stanley Cup replica, why buy the inflatable kind? Go the whole hog and buy the authorized 2/3 replica or whatever it is that’s like $300.00.

There’s Tupperware to arrange, jello molds to position, not to mention wrapping the entire thing in tinfoil.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

This is why I have never once thought of making my own replica Stanley Cup (besides the fact that I’m lazy, and who wants to cart around a tinfoil Stanley Cup?).

Guys, I am totally shocked! There are movies out there I’ve seen that Roger Ebert HASN’T! Who would’ve thought! Huh. Okay, that’s my story – carry on, IPB, carry on.
on May 1, 2008 at 10:58 am Schnookie

There are movies out there I’ve seen that Roger Ebert HASN’T! Who would’ve thought!

Wow! Between that and me being a peer of Robert Parker, this is like the coolest corner of the interwebs!
on May 1, 2008 at 11:03 am Pookie

Sometimes my job really rawks — as much as I would have loved to play with Picnik, I admit, I’m also pretty stoked that once again the group that was supposed to come in forgot! Woo-hoo! Free hour!

Between that and me being a peer of Robert Parker, this is like the coolest corner of the interwebs!

No kidding! That’s so awesome, Caitlin! (By the way, I loved your review of “Basket Case”. I saw a few minutes of it on WPIX11 once when I was a wee lass and it made a strong impression on me.)
on May 1, 2008 at 11:14 am Amy

This is why I have never once thought of making my own replica Stanley Cup

Same here. My cousin made one last year, and almost had kittens when my aunt wanted to dismantle it to get her jello mold back.

Is Picnik really easy to use?
on May 1, 2008 at 11:15 am Schnookie

Picnik’s SUPER easy to use! The only complaint I’ve ever had with it is that it’s sometimes slow, and sometimes flat-out won’t load at all. But when it’s working, it’s a blast!
on May 1, 2008 at 11:17 am Caitlin

Between that and me being a peer of Robert Parker, this is like the coolest corner of the interwebs!

I don’t know if I ever mentioned how cool that was that you got mentioned alongside Robert Parker, but yay, Schnookie!

This is a pretty cool place to hangout, from what I gather. :D

(By the way, I loved your review of “Basket Case”. I saw a few minutes of it on WPIX11 once when I was a wee lass and it made a strong impression on me.)

Aww, thanks. Guess what? You’ve seen a few minutes more of Basket Case than Roger Ebert has – a reader wrote to him asking him what he thought of movies like Night of the Lepus and Basket Case — essentially movies that were made specifically to be bad. Ebert’s response was that he’d never seen them so he didn’t know.

I like reviewing older movies. I don’t know how film critics go see 8,000 new movies because I’m like, “Eh, I’d rather sit at home and watch Nightmare on Elm Street Part III for the nine millionth time.”
on May 1, 2008 at 11:22 am Pookie

Is Picnik really easy to use?

SO EASY! If you’re bored, give it a whirl! You don’t need an account to play with the demo photos. Just go picnik.com and click on a demo photo. The most fun tab to play with is the “Create” tab which does all kinds of Photoshop-y type things. But Picnik is also a blogger’s best friend because it’s super easy to resize and crop photos, as well. The only reason we got Photoshop is that Picnik went through a phase of not loading a few months ago; I haven’t had that problem with it recently.

“Eh, I’d rather sit at home and watch Nightmare on Elm Street Part III for the nine millionth time.”

I love rewatching movies I’ve seen 800 times!
on May 1, 2008 at 11:25 am Caitlin

But Picnik is also a blogger’s best friend because it’s super easy to resize and crop photos, as well.

Is it easier than Photoshop? Huh. I have Photoshop and I might have to check out Picnik.
on May 1, 2008 at 11:27 am Amy

I love rewatching movies I’ve seen 800 times!

Same here. Also fun is rewatching TV shows you’ve seen 800 times.
on May 1, 2008 at 11:31 am Schnookie

Caitlin, I’m really happy to have Photoshop, and haven’t even considered going back to Picnik since we got it.
on May 1, 2008 at 11:34 am Pookie

Caitlin, it is most definitely easier to learn than Photoshop, but not nearly as powerful. Picnik takes about 30 seconds to figure out. Now that I have a feel for Photoshop, though, I’d never give it up, but if you just want to resize photos and don’t want to buy a program to do it, Picnik is your man. If you’re going to be resizing lots of photos, and want to be able to fix them up at all, and you don’t want to have to rely on an internet site (and if you don’t like ads), Photoshop is your man.
on May 1, 2008 at 12:00 pm Schnookie

Okay, I’m getting antsy for strawberries. It’s May now. It should be strawberry season!
on May 1, 2008 at 12:08 pm Pookie

I am so pommerdoodly for strawberries it’s a little insane. I don’t usually get this antsy for them.
on May 1, 2008 at 12:15 pm andrew

Okay, I’m getting antsy for strawberries. It’s May now. It should be strawberry season!

Strawberries taste good!

One of the vendors at our farmer’s market drives up from Santa Maria every week (which is insane). She’s had fresh strawberries for almost a month already! Love it! Santa Maria is like, Strawberryville USA though. I think they grow almost year-yound over there.
on May 1, 2008 at 12:15 pm Erin

Ookies,

Do you grow strawberries? I have wild french strawberries that grow in the ivy in my yard. They are so cute and delicious.
on May 1, 2008 at 12:21 pm Schnookie

I am SO JEALOUS, andrew! Although my Farm’s website is promising an early strawberry season this year, so maybe the wait won’t be too long…

Erin, we’ve had no luck at all with our strawberries. We get a few of those adorable little wee wild ones, but every time we try to plant any, they just don’t take. We’ve been hesitant to put them in our garden, because once they take, they’re like mint, but we’re thinking about building another raised bed in our backyard and dedicating it to Spring strawberries, and then, when the trees leaf out and we lose the sun, High Summer lettuces.
on May 1, 2008 at 12:26 pm Erin

Dang,

you have like a full farm operation going on over there. There is nothing better than fresh strawberry pie. Really, the only fruit pie I like. And nothing worse in the whole world than those year round terrible brazilan strawberries at the supermarket.

sometimes we do the ‘u-pick’ strawberry thing but they are so covered in pesticides it kind of ruins the fun (and the taste).
on May 1, 2008 at 12:28 pm andrew

but we’re thinking about building another raised bed in our backyard and dedicating it to Spring strawberries, and then, when the trees leaf out and we lose the sun, High Summer lettuces.

Y’know I was thinking of doing that too. Having one bed dedicated to strawberries and asparagus and all the things that you can’t really rotate. But then I remember how much money and work it took me to get the first 3 beds going, and I come to my senses.
on May 1, 2008 at 12:38 pm Schnookie

But then I remember how much money and work it took me to get the first 3 beds going, and I come to my senses.

Give it a few years and you’ll be all rarin’ to go again. :P We had actually planned to expand our garden by one more row of raised beds last summer, but got lazy and didn’t want to spend the money on it. Then we decided we wanted to be kind of dilettantish with the garden anyway, so we put in the permanent fence, declared once and for all that the garden was at its final size, and that was that. Fast forward to this Spring, and we’ve realized we would actually not have minded having more bed space after all. And two years removed from the work of putting in the first beds, the thought of installing more doesn’t seem so awful. Oh, regrets.

And as for those awful grocery-store strawberries, just ugh! They don’t taste like anything, they are LADEN with pesticides, and they’re ridiculously expensive. I’ve been so glad to be able to wean myself off the thought of year-round strawberries, and just go for locally-grown, in-season ones. We might only get them for three or four weeks out of the year, but the scarcity makes them that much more delicious. :D
on May 1, 2008 at 12:41 pm Pookie

But then I remember how much money and work it took me to get the first 3 beds going, and I come to my senses.

Yeah, the effort of building the bed, busting the sod, and filling the bed is putting a damper on this plan. However, I discovered we have enough boards left over from the first go-round that are already cut to the right length and which are already mitred and everything. And then I saw the picture of strawberries on this site today and I’m like, “Ooooh, I want strawberries in the yard so badly!’
on May 1, 2008 at 12:42 pm Erin

With regard to seasonal fruit: Can you even get a cantalope that tastes like cantalope any more? I can remember being a kid (back in my day) and I would be excited to eat cantalope. Now when cantalope appears on my brunch plate I feel a kind of dread. I still eat it but it’s like eating fiberous and mealy water.
on May 1, 2008 at 12:50 pm Schnookie

I’m not sure where cantaloupe grows well. I’m not a big muskmelon fan (although we tried to grow some of our own and failed), and I get a couple a year from our Farm, but they’re not cantaloupes. We’re kind of more in watermelon country here.
on May 1, 2008 at 12:54 pm Erin

Hey, Crunchy just updated his blog. He’s in a cheerful mood!

I love watermelon. I guess any ripe, in season fruit is pretty good. Ooooh, just started thinking about cherries. And nectarines!
on May 1, 2008 at 12:56 pm andrew

(although we tried to grow some of our own and failed)

They have to be pollinated, like apples. You guys probably just didn’t have enough bees around.

5 minutes and counting. Tickets for Game 5 go on sale at 10:00. I’m trying to get a pair.

Wish me luck!
on May 1, 2008 at 12:58 pm Erin

Good luck Andrew!
on May 1, 2008 at 1:00 pm Schnookie

The problem with our muskmelons was actually that we planted them in our pumpkin patch and they got choked out. And we decided to prioritize the pumpkins in the end, because we don’t really like melon that much. :D

Ooohh!!! Good luck with the playoff tickets!
on May 1, 2008 at 1:00 pm Amy

Good luck, Andrew.

Erin, did Crunchy answer any reader questions, or was he all about the sunshine, puppies, kittens and rainbows?
on May 1, 2008 at 1:04 pm Schnookie

Erin, did Crunchy answer any reader questions, or was he all about the sunshine, puppies, kittens and rainbows?

He didn’t answer any questions because he was too busy revelling in the Rangers “devastating” loss (his word) and being completely effin’ HILARIOUS about the hysteria about goalie equipment. It was a work of art, his latest blog post. He’s really hitting his stride as a blogger.
on May 1, 2008 at 1:04 pm Erin

Amy,

Crunchy was talking about his trip to NY and the goalie equipment. I let you read what he said but he was being cute.

Ookies, Crunchy mentions Marty wanting ‘proportionality’ on goalie equipment. I’ll bet!
on May 1, 2008 at 1:04 pm Myra

Good luck, Andrew!!

Hope you can get them! Very fun times!

National Pookie And Schnookie Don’t Ever Have To Go To Summer Camp Again Appreciation Day.

Count me in. If you remember our previous conversation, I don’t think their is anyone who loathed summer camp than me. :)
on May 1, 2008 at 1:05 pm Amy

It was a work of art, his latest blog post. He’s really hitting his stride as a blogger.

Yay! Something to read after work tonight. Much as I love the Crunchster, his blog is definitely on a NSFW site.
on May 1, 2008 at 1:06 pm Myra

Ok, I didn’t proofread that before I sent it. Sorry.
on May 1, 2008 at 1:07 pm Pookie

Best of luck to you, andrew! I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you!

Amy, I’m hoping that Crunchy loves blogging so much he starts his own on a Safe-For-Work site. (I tried typing SFW but that look liked Slag Faced Whore, which we know Crunchy is not.)
on May 1, 2008 at 1:07 pm Pookie

Sorry’s not enough, Myra! BANNED! :PPPP
on May 1, 2008 at 1:10 pm andrew

GOT ‘EM!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
on May 1, 2008 at 1:11 pm Schnookie

Much as I love the Crunchster, his blog is definitely on a NSFW site.

Yeah, I had to have the text emailed to me. Shockingly, my employer blocks Maxim. Who would have thunk it?

And Myra, I’m glad you’re also relishing not having to go to summer camp today! Sleepaway camp, day camp, whatever your camp, WOO HOOOO!!!! for not having to go to it today!!!
on May 1, 2008 at 1:14 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That’s awesome, andrew!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!
on May 1, 2008 at 1:14 pm Pookie

Way to go, andrew!

Sleepaway camp, day camp, whatever your camp, WOO HOOOO!!!! for not having to go to it today!!!

WOOOOOO-HOOOOOOO!!! NEVER FORGET!!!
on May 1, 2008 at 1:15 pm Amy

I’m hoping that Crunchy loves blogging so much he starts his own on a Safe-For-Work site.

I remember seeing on the Steadfast Foundation’s site that Crunchy has his own site, and one of the tabs on the site is “blog,” but the only content in there is “Coming Soon.” I really hope it’s not the Maxim text just copied and pasted, because that would be stupid.

Congrats on the tickets, Andrew! How far away from the ice are you?
on May 1, 2008 at 1:19 pm andrew

That’s awesome, andrew!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

I know! Thanks!

How far away from the ice are you?

Hella.

The seats are terrible, sec 223 row 18….two rows down from the ceiling. But I don’t care, as long as we’re in the building!
on May 1, 2008 at 1:20 pm andrew

Tags! They kill me!
on May 1, 2008 at 1:21 pm Myra

WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Congrats Andrew!!! You are going to have a blast!!!!

Hope this goes through since I’ve just been banned for my ineptitude. :P

Also, Patty has banned me from any more trash talk, Andrew. You are on your own. :(
on May 1, 2008 at 1:23 pm Schnookie

Wow, Myra — a double banning! That’s rare!
on May 1, 2008 at 1:24 pm Anne

Guys! How can Crunchy be so entertaining in his blog and so low-voiced and nearly comatose in interviews?
on May 1, 2008 at 1:25 pm Myra

The seats are terrible, sec 223 row 18….two rows down from the ceiling. But I don’t care, as long as we’re in the building!

If it’s like the AAC, it doesn’t matter because you can still see the action so well. We were just under the press box on the defensive end and it was still great!
on May 1, 2008 at 1:26 pm andrew

Congrats Andrew!!! You are going to have a blast!!!!

Thanks Myra, and hell yes I am, especially when they WIN!

Also, Patty has banned me from any more trash talk, Andrew. You are on your own. :(

Bah! You can trash talk all you like! I might have to goad you back into it…
on May 1, 2008 at 1:28 pm andrew

If it’s like the AAC, it doesn’t matter because you can still see the action so well.

Not only that…but just the fact that we got a pair. Not too easy.

After I got ‘em, I went back and checked to see if there were any left, just for shits and giggles. All gone.
on May 1, 2008 at 1:31 pm Amy

Not only that…but just the fact that we got a pair. Not too easy.

That is impressive. When you’re at the game, can you do something about SJ Sharkie’s ginormous hands that he bangs on the glass? They creep me out.

Guys! How can Crunchy be so entertaining in his blog and so low-voiced and nearly comatose in interviews?

I watched the NHL Live interview that Katebits was raving about yesterday, and he was alive and animated. Maybe some time off is allowing his funny bone to regenerate?
on May 1, 2008 at 1:31 pm Myra

Wow, Myra — a double banning! That’s rare!

You know how it is, one playoff game and the power just goes right to your head. “Yah, I can trash talk and I don’t even need to proofread. I am that good.”

Next thing you know you are double banned.

**lowers head in shame**

Sniff, so so sorry.
on May 1, 2008 at 1:35 pm andrew

When you’re at the game, can you do something about SJ Sharkie’s ginormous hands that he bangs on the glass?

Sharkie’s a little tough to control. But I’ll do my best.

Sabretooth does that all the time too. For the longest time, I was always like, “Who the hell keeps banging on the damn glass?!” Then I realized it was Tooth. He gets loud!
on May 1, 2008 at 1:35 pm Pookie

Such a tale of woe, Myra! If it helps at all, your psychiatrist trash talk was some of the best I’ve ever heard; it kept me laughing all day.
on May 1, 2008 at 1:39 pm Myra

When you’re at the game, can you do something about SJ Sharkie’s ginormous hands that he bangs on the glass?

I agree those ginormous hands are really scary.
on May 1, 2008 at 1:39 pm Schnookie

For the longest time, I was always like, “Who the hell keeps banging on the damn glass?!” Then I realized it was Tooth. He gets loud!

Boomer stands by her belief that he should be tossed out for that.
on May 1, 2008 at 1:45 pm Myra

Such a tale of woe, Myra! If it helps at all, your psychiatrist trash talk was some of the best I’ve ever heard; it kept me laughing all day.

Thank you, thank you so much…Sniff…I enjoyed it, too. But I made a promise, so I must remain strong…
on May 1, 2008 at 1:46 pm andrew

You know, now that I stop to think about it….this is going to be tough.

I have spent the last 2 or 3 games being as disintereseted as possible, because of the Sharks’ inevitable failure. I’ve emotionally distanced myself from this series. But now, we’re actually going to the game. There is no distancing when you’re in a crowd like that. I can’t be un-passionate! So now, if they lose…..it’ll suck. Bad.
on May 1, 2008 at 1:53 pm Amy

Boomer stands by her belief that he should be tossed out for that.

Then every mascot would have to get tossed. Then the Mascot Union would get involved, and then we’d have the great Mascot Strike of 2008.

I had to laugh the first time I saw Tooth mooning the guy in the penalty box. Then I realized that Tooth is really mooning all of us, since he’s not wearing any pants!
on May 1, 2008 at 1:53 pm Myra

There is no distancing when you’re in a crowd like that. I can’t be un-passionate! So now, if they lose…..it’ll suck. Bad.

Sorry dude, but that is the price we pay for being the devoted fan. You gotta take the lows with the highs. Personally, I think the prospect of the highs are worth it. Ok, now I’m being philosophical about hockey. Somebody slap me……………….
on May 1, 2008 at 1:53 pm Pookie

andrew, that’s how I felt about the Devils-Rangers series until the Devils managed to win a game and I didn’t even have tickets! I’m so sorry!
on May 1, 2008 at 1:57 pm andrew

Then I realized that Tooth is really mooning all of us, since he’s not wearing any pants!

Like Donald Duck…he only wears a shirt, but then if he goes swimming or takes a shower, he’s got a towel around his waist. The hell?
on May 1, 2008 at 2:09 pm Schnookie

Like Donald Duck…he only wears a shirt, but then if he goes swimming or takes a shower, he’s got a towel around his waist. The hell?

That’s becuase total nudity is obscene, but half-nudity is totally decent. :P
on May 1, 2008 at 2:18 pm andrew

That’s becuase total nudity is obscene, but half-nudity is totally decent. :P

Yes, but when it’s different halves…then it’s just weird.

So we watched The Bourne Ultimatum last night. I hadn’t seen it yet. Not bad! I really didn’t like the second one so my expectations were about as low as could be. But color me surprised, I liked it!
on May 1, 2008 at 2:22 pm Schnookie

Yes, but when it’s different halves…then it’s just weird.

Well, yes. But at least something’s covered at all times! :P

We managed somehow to miss “Born of Ultimatum”, but I think it’s the first thing up on our list this summer.
on May 1, 2008 at 2:24 pm Caitlin

The Bourne Ultimatum is really good! I enjoyed it. They’re kicking around the idea of doing a fourth, but I seriously hope not. It’s fine to end it here, Hollywood!
on May 1, 2008 at 2:27 pm andrew

It was good! I was shocked!

Then again, I was fairly drunk. (had to numb the senses for the game, you know how it goes.)
on May 1, 2008 at 2:43 pm Myra

…had to numb the senses for the game, you know how it goes.

Well, if I were a Sharks fan, I….Ouch! :|

**bites tongue really hard**
on May 1, 2008 at 2:45 pm Schnookie

Myra, I’m not sure if that counts as not trash-talking.
on May 1, 2008 at 2:46 pm alix

Ooooh, the Canucks have hired a capologist. Sounds fancy.
on May 1, 2008 at 2:47 pm alix

(had to numb the senses for the game, you know how it goes.)

Do I ever! Heh.
on May 1, 2008 at 2:51 pm Myra

Myra, I’m not sure if that counts as not trash-talking.

Darn! I thought I could slip that one in. Don’t tell Patty or the hockey gods! :)

Ooooh, the Canucks have hired a capologist. Sounds fancy.

What is a capologist?
on May 1, 2008 at 2:56 pm alix

What is a capologist?

I believe it’s a dude that is super good with numbers, and understands the NHL salary cap through and through. Clearly, our newly chosen asshole and a capologist means we’re months away from a Cup :D
on May 1, 2008 at 3:05 pm Pookie

I thought that said “crapologist”. I’m like, “Oh the Devils always have plenty of those on hand. Langenbrunner, Elias, Gionta…”
on May 1, 2008 at 3:07 pm Schnookie

Pookie’s right. If any of your teams need crapologists, we’ve got them aplenty on the Devils roster.
on May 1, 2008 at 3:10 pm alix

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Poor Devils.
on May 1, 2008 at 3:15 pm Amy

I believe it’s a dude that is super good with numbers, and understands the NHL salary cap through and through. Clearly, our newly chosen asshole and a capologist means we’re months away from a Cup

Shouldn’t a GM be the guy on the team that’s most familiar with the cap? Hiring a capologist sounds like your newly chosen asshole is saying “math is hard.”

Our crapologist is a speedy little Russian. Likes to take penalties at inopportune moments and causes his teammates to go offside a heck of a lot, since they never know how many dipsey-doodles he’s going to make.
on May 1, 2008 at 3:18 pm Myra

Wow! I just Googled capologist. I think I may have found my calling! My degree is in Marketing with a concentration in Accounting and I was tops in my statistics and personnel management classes. Plus I can shovel “cap” really well. Maybe I should give the Stars a call. :D
on May 1, 2008 at 3:32 pm Schnookie

I think I’m highly qualified to be a crapologist, actually.
on May 1, 2008 at 3:42 pm Pookie

Myra, I think if you send Hullie your cover letter and a resume written on an Arby’s wrapper, you’re all set!

Why is it only 3:45?!?
on May 1, 2008 at 3:43 pm Mags

*pokes head through the door*

Hi everyone! Had a good couple of days? I’ll just go catch up on the comments now.
on May 1, 2008 at 3:47 pm Myra

Myra, I think if you send Hullie your cover letter and a resume written on an Arby’s wrapper, you’re all set!

Ouuu! Arby’s! My ace in the hole! Yes!
on May 1, 2008 at 3:51 pm Schnookie

Myra, I think if you send Hullie your cover letter and a resume written on an Arby’s wrapper, you’re all set!

Ouuu! Arby’s! My ace in the hole! Yes!

That CAN’T FAIL. What a brilliant idea! :^:::::::::::::::::::::::

Hi Mags!
on May 1, 2008 at 3:54 pm alix

Shouldn’t a GM be the guy on the team that’s most familiar with the cap? Hiring a capologist sounds like your newly chosen asshole is saying “math is hard.”

As someone who finds math hard, I kind of like that he’s not being the asshole with the big ego and trying to do everything himself. This might be wishful thinking though. I might be over at IPB whining next season about how my GM is a dunce and he’s sending my team into the toilet.
on May 1, 2008 at 4:03 pm Mags

Myra, I think if you send Hullie your cover letter and a resume written on an Arby’s wrapper, you’re all set!

:^:::::::::::::::::::::

I might be over at IPB whining next season about how my GM is a dunce and he’s sending my team into the toilet.

Awww, Alix, surely not? I mean, I assume he’s not a dunce, he’s proven to be an astute businessman in the past. Or perhaps that is just because he was dealing with dunces at the time. Then again, results achieved in the past offer no guarantees for the future.
on May 1, 2008 at 4:07 pm Amy

I’ve tried to figure it out, but what’s the story behind Hull and Arby’s?
on May 1, 2008 at 4:09 pm alix

Awww, Alix, surely not? I mean, I assume he’s not a dunce, he’s proven to be an astute businessman in the past.

He sounded really smart in his press conference. And he sued Alan Eagleson and was totally bad ass in Money Players. I actually have fairly good and positive feelings about Gillman. But being positive and not expecting the worst is foreign for a Canucks fan :D
on May 1, 2008 at 4:12 pm Schnookie

I’ve tried to figure it out, but what’s the story behind Hull and Arby’s?

I’ve always just figured it’s because he’s a barge. But I might be missing something. :D
on May 1, 2008 at 4:12 pm Mags

I’ve tried to figure it out, but what’s the story behind Hull and Arby’s?

I have no idea, but I suspect this may be because I’m reading way too much into it. Probably it just has to do with the fact that Hully eats a lot…

But being positive and not expecting the worst is foreign for a Canucks fan :D

Yeah, I can see that. *mad hugs for Alix* It’ll get better.
on May 1, 2008 at 4:14 pm Schnookie

Oh, and alix, maybe Gillis hired a capologist to save him from himself? I mean, on the one hand, you can say he might be really good for the job because he’s made a very successful career of preying on the idiots who GM elsewhere around the league. But on the other hand, what if he actually believed Bobby Holik was worth $9 million per? :PPP
on May 1, 2008 at 4:17 pm alix

Thanks, Mags :D

HA HA HA. That’s exactly what I think, Schnookie.
on May 1, 2008 at 4:18 pm Myra

I’ve tried to figure it out, but what’s the story behind Hull and Arby’s?

I think we’ll need to check with Caitlin for the specifics. He apparently has been seen eating Arby’s numerous times along with the whole weight issue, but I can’t remember where it all started.
on May 1, 2008 at 4:20 pm Caitlin

I’ve tried to figure it out, but what’s the story behind Hull and Arby’s?

Oh, Amy, here is the unnecessarily long story:

When Hull became Co-GM, Cat, Jen & I were horrified at how blobby he had become. So then I started cracking jokes about how all Brett Hull did all day was sit around and eat fast food while Les Jackson did the real work.

I actually own and have read “Brett: His Own Story”, where there’s this one line where Brett discusses his weight and shares an anecdote about how his friends would come over and eat 35 roast beef sandwiches at a time but his mother always assumed Brett ate them all because he was fat. (Honestly, dude’s got some eating issues.)

Arby’s serves roast beef sandwiches (that’s where I made the connection) and they have a very cost-conscious menu, such as the 5 roast beef sandwiches for $5, which we have always speculated makes Hullie happy.

So from then on Hull just equaled Arby’s, I guess.
on May 1, 2008 at 4:28 pm Amy

Brett discusses his weight and shares an anecdote about how his friends would come over and eat 35 roast beef sandwiches at a time but his mother always assumed Brett ate them all because he was fat.

I kind of want to give him a hug after reading that.

Thanks for the explanation!
on May 1, 2008 at 4:43 pm Pookie

Marty’s like, “What, only 35?!”
on May 1, 2008 at 4:44 pm andrew

I kind of want to give him a hug after reading that.

Amy, don’t hug Brett Hull! Think of the Sabres!
on May 1, 2008 at 4:44 pm Schnookie

Marty eats 35 roast beef sandwiches a day, but where the bread has been replaced with jelly donuts.
on May 1, 2008 at 4:44 pm Myra

Caitlin, you know how I love to check out the slideshows, here’s a fun shot of Ribsy and the next one is of Road Spike & Russian. Thought you might enjoy!

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/pt/slideshows/2008/04/pho_043008_stars/
on May 1, 2008 at 4:47 pm Myra

Marty eats 35 roast beef sandwiches a day, but where the bread has been replaced with jelly donuts.

Marty is my kind of guy! :D
on May 1, 2008 at 4:49 pm Amy

Amy, don’t hug Brett Hull! Think of the Sabres!

I know, I know. I’m blaming low blood sugar for a moment of weakness. I had some Runts. Now I’m better.
on May 1, 2008 at 4:51 pm Anne

I was like: “Amy! Nooooo!! That’s part of Brett Hull’s evil plan! He wasn’t really fat! It’s all a ploy! Don’t hug him!”
on May 1, 2008 at 4:52 pm Caitlin

Okay, two things on those pictures, Myra:

1. Richards looks like he’s about to go chuck some wood;

2. Russian looks like he’s plotting to murder Richards. I don’t know how I feel about that.

But SO AWESOME! Thanks for passing that along!

I kind of want to give him a hug after reading that.

Yeah, the book is really depressing because it’s just as much about what Brett Hull did/didn’t eat as it’s about hockey.

and :^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: to all the Marty stuff. :D
on May 1, 2008 at 5:02 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! There’s the work whistle! See you all later!
on May 1, 2008 at 5:12 pm Mags

Bye Schnookie! See you later :)

My mom just suggested I get on the Marty/Hully diet. No mom, no. I don’t need to gain weight THAT badly.

Damn, I wish Pens/Rangers wasn’t on tonight. I really wanted to watch that, but I have to get up early in the morning. Bugger.
on May 1, 2008 at 5:12 pm Myra

2. Russian looks like he’s plotting to murder Richards. I don’t know how I feel about that.

I know the way he is holding his stick, it reminds me of a riding crop. “You will do as I say or I will call alligator!”

Richard’s thinking, “Is he for real? Could he really have an alligator? I’ve heard stories but…?”
on May 1, 2008 at 5:21 pm Caitlin

“You will do as I say or I will call alligator!”

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: *gasp* ::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Richard’s thinking, “Is he for real? Could he really have an alligator? I’ve heard stories but…?”

Oh, yes, Road Spikes, the alligator does exist. Poor Brad; he apparently hasn’t gotten his invitation to visit the Fortress of Zubovitude yet. Clearly, he has not passed Russian’s rigorous background checks, blood tests, DNA analysis and miscellaneous investigation.
on May 1, 2008 at 5:25 pm Mags

I know the way he is holding his stick, it reminds me of a riding crop. “You will do as I say or I will call alligator!”

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::

And on that very disturbing visual that will no doubt be in my dreams tonight, I’m out. Good night everyone! Have fun watching hockey!

Clearly, he has not passed Russian’s rigorous background checks, blood tests, DNA analysis and miscellaneous investigation.

And this paddleball game. (It had to be done)
on May 1, 2008 at 5:25 pm Caitlin

And this paddleball game. (It had to be done)

:^::::::::::::::::::: Before you can be let in the gate, you have to do the paddleball test first. :D

Night, Mags!
on May 1, 2008 at 5:29 pm Myra

Night, Mags! Sweet dreams!

See ya later, Schnookie!
on May 1, 2008 at 5:42 pm alix

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::: to Russians and paddleball games!

Did you know that the village in Saskatchewan that Patty Marleau is from has less than 60 people? Crazy!
on May 1, 2008 at 5:46 pm andrew

Did you know that the village in Saskatchewan that Patty Marleau is from has less than 60 people? Crazy!

Aneroid! 45 people!

Marleau is awesome. I know the Sharks are destined to lose this series, but I love that he’s tearing it up out there.
on May 1, 2008 at 5:59 pm alix

Marleau is awesome. I know the Sharks are destined to lose this series, but I love that he’s tearing it up out there.

He is awesome! His short handed goals were sooooo pretty! I’m having a full on playoff marriage with Marleau, I swear. (Don’t worry Matty, it’s just a playoff/Vegas/shot gun wedding)
on May 1, 2008 at 6:00 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Y’all stop calling Brad Road Spikes! You’re making me feel guilty! I don’t think he’s road spikes! It’s going to get back to him and he won’t want to be friends with me. :D
on May 1, 2008 at 6:06 pm andrew

He is awesome! His short handed goals were sooooo pretty!

They were! It’s not easy making Zubov look like a spastic clownbaby out there….two nights in a row especially! But Marleau’s the man.
on May 1, 2008 at 6:06 pm alix

He should be delighted to be called Road Spikes! It’s a bitchin nick name :D
on May 1, 2008 at 6:09 pm andrew

Why do you guys call him Road Spikes, Patty? I think I missed the boat on that one.
on May 1, 2008 at 6:15 pm Caitlin

It’s going to get back to him and he won’t want to be friends with me. :D

Well, I know Russian and Hull probably don’t want to be friends with me automatically, so what the hell, why not alienate Road Spikes, too! (Don’t feel bad, Patty! I know YOU don’t think he’s road spikes.) Heh.

It’s not easy making Zubov look like a spastic clownbaby

Spastic clownbaby? That description disturbs me for some strange reason. Ugh; I just got a horrific image of Russian in harlequin makeup. Great, now I’m scarred for life. Thanks A LOT, andrew.
on May 1, 2008 at 6:17 pm andrew

Great, now I’m scarred for life. Thanks A LOT, andrew.

That’s what I’m here for!
on May 1, 2008 at 7:05 pm Myra

Wow, Andrew, Caitlin took that much better than I thought she would. As soon as I read “spastic clownbaby”, I thought, andrew is so dead. Caitlin is going to kill him for that. You should be glad she’s had an off week. What am I saying! You should be ashamed of yourself! Trash talking a girl’s favorite player when she’s down. I have a feeling you are going to regret you ever said anything bad about Russian…The Hockey gods are listening, you know…
on May 1, 2008 at 7:10 pm Myra

Y’all stop calling Brad Road Spikes!

I think Road Spike is a pretty good nickname for a hockey player. He’s not a road spike to us, he is to the other team. That goal he made on that turnover in game 2 caused total “deflation” of the Sharks. Hee.
on May 1, 2008 at 7:14 pm andrew

As soon as I read “spastic clownbaby”, I thought, andrew is so dead. Caitlin is going to kill him for that.

I thought so too! She didn’t seem to mind too much though. Eh…it’s all in good fun.

I have a feeling you are going to regret you ever said anything bad about Russian…The Hockey gods are listening, you know…

Then I guess it’s a good thing I’m not superstitious, huh!

And hey…I already know that the Stars are taking this one, it’s a foregone conclusion. Might as well get a few kicks in while I still can!
on May 1, 2008 at 7:24 pm Pookie

andrew, that’s so sad.

By the way, Town Crier, says “The game’s started — there’s a new thread.”
on May 1, 2008 at 7:27 pm Myra

Then I guess it’s a good thing I’m not superstitious, huh!

Me neither, but I don’t want to ruffle any hockey feathers!

Eh…it’s all in good fun.

Might as well get a few kicks in while I still can!

Heh! Agreed! After all I’ve been through in the last couple years, losing a hockey game is the least of my worries!