This is the 21st in our summer series in which we are drawing hockey cards at random from a box and writing about them.
Eight years ago, Schnookie decided she wanted to lease a Saab; as a new-car gift, Pookie bought her a Playmobil version of a Saab, and, with the use of some model paint, included a little Mats Sundin to go with it.
We named him Victory Euro Mats, and he was established in a place of honor on Schnookie’s dashboard, held in place by double-sided tape, with his arms over his head like he was lifting a Stanley Cup.
Those were Victory Euro Mats’s glory days, along with the real-life Mats.
However, the years have not been kind to Victory Euro Mats, in an eerie parallel with his namesake. His Stanley Cupless hands remained empty, held aloft over his head in a mockery of the “Victory” part of his moniker. Schnookie, ever fickle, terminated her lease early and bought a Prius. His double-stick tape got fried by too much sun and he was no longer able to support his own weight. He was moved into her glove compartment, and was forgotten.
And now here we are, waiting on the real-life Mats to decide where his real-life glove compartment is going to be. Will it be back in Toronto? How about Vancouver? Or a retirement in Sweden? It may very well be months before we find out, but in the meantime, Victory Euro Mats is just happy that the PBS dispenser regurgitated real-life Mats’s card, so he could see a bit of daylight just this one more time.
Oh my. I love Victory Euro Mats, and yet I am frightened by his “hits too close to home” vibe.
Victory Euro Mats is a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in Playmobil.
HAHAHAHAHA!!! Victory Euro Mats is ADORABLE! I think this must be a sign he’s coming to Vancouver. Matty is a very good salesman. Heh.
Victory Euro Mats is a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in Playmobil.
Wrapped in bacon and dipped in club sauce.
alix, how can Mats say no to the Swedish Touch massage parlors? I know Victory Euro Mats loves massages. And the backs of cabs.
alix, how can Mats say no to the Swedish Touch massage parlors? I know Victory Euro Mats loves massages. And the backs of cabs.
I don’t think I could. Hee.
Victory Euro Mats, like the real Mats, is showing his age a little. :D
(What a hilarious gift! Did Pookie paint the hair on his chest?)
Well come ON, alix. Matty wouldn’t even barely have to break out the hard sell to make YOU want to stay in town. (And by “hard sell”, well… I think you know what I mean. :P)
(What a hilarious gift! Did Pookie paint the hair on his chest?)
No, he was a biker, I think. His base shirt was black, I think. She changed out his hair to make him more Matsy. :D
And yeah, the real Mats is looking just as threadbare as Victory Euro Mats. They’ve both got chipped paint and look a bit sun-tired…
By the way, when teams started introducing those Nike sweaters with the dumb collar shapes, we were startled how much they looked like Victory Euro Mats’s collar. Just… not down the players’ navels, mind you.
Euro Mats has held a very important job here at stately IPB Manor — offering scale for seedlings. Here he is modeling baby corn stalks.
LINK TO EURO MATS IN GARDEN
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Baby Corn Stalk: Hiiiigh tree!
Baby Corn Stalk: Hiiiigh tree!
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The real-life Mats is kind of intimidated by corn, ever since his Playmobil double had that run-in with it.
Well come ON, alix. Matty wouldn’t even barely have to break out the hard sell to make YOU want to stay in town.
This is true. :D
(And by “hard sell”, well… I think you know what I mean. :P)
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Y’all. Totally off topic, but RudyKelly cracks me up.
He said: Ducks fans might feel this deal is a little one-sided. (“Why should we trade a good defenseman for some guy and also I’m a douche bag?”)
Victory Euro Mats is awesome. Pookie appears to have put more effort into it than John Buccigross put into writing “Jonesy”
Good morning everyone! I hope y’all are having wonderful Fridays so far. I’m trying to enjoy my last few hours of freedom before New Orleans. (And by “last few hours” I mean “24 hours”. Heh.)
Hee! Euro Mats is excellent :D
Victory Euro Mats with the corn stalk is killing me.
I’m trying to enjoy my last few hours of freedom before New Orleans. (And by “last few hours” I mean “24 hours”. Heh.)
Aww! Hopefully it will be over before you know it! Schnookie, I just realized – working at a pharmaceutical R&D lab type place gives you a perfect out for trips.
“Sorry, I can’t go to New Orleans this month. Some of the guys in the lab were messing around with a couple of vials of tuberculosis, things got a little wild and crazy and now myself and eighty of my coworkers are camped out in the CDC quarantine unit. See you next year!”
And I love, love, love Euro Mats.
Some of the guys in the lab were messing around with a couple of vials of tuberculosis, things got a little wild and crazy and now myself and eighty of my coworkers are camped out in the CDC quarantine unit. See you next year!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! Why did I never think of this??? You’re a GENIUS, Caitlin! :P
And I’m so glad y’all like Victory Euro Mats! We’d kind of forgotten about him, and last night when we drew the card, Boomer piped up, “You can use the picture of Euro Mats and the corn!” It was like, “Wow. Where did that come from?” :D
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! Why did I never think of this??? You’re a GENIUS, Caitlin! :P
You don’t even have to go that over the top! This weekend, while you’re hanging out with the family, just give a really dry, deep cough a couple times over. Then say, “Oh, sorry, I must be catching something from work,” then launch into how you’re so excited because the R&D geeks have been messing around with some new diseases.
They’ll never want you to come back. :p
Boomer piped up, “You can use the picture of Euro Mats and the corn!” It was like, “Wow. Where did that come from?” :D
That is the cutest picture ever! In fact, it’s so awesome and cute that I’m debating setting it as my background at work. :D
(Victory Mats reminds me kind of Mr. Bill. I’m not sure why.)
They’ll never want you to come back.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Honestly, I’ve been working here for almost five years and I’ve never ONCE thought of that. What is WRONG with me? (I work most closely with an Oncology group, so I could totally do my coughing fit, and then say ominously, “Wow. I didn’t think a person was supposed to be able to catch these diseases…”)
That is the cutest picture ever! In fact, it’s so awesome and cute that I’m debating setting it as my background at work.
Hee hee! The best part about Euro Mats and the corn is that we took that two years ago, in our very first iteration of our garden. So the corn came up (like, ten minutes after planting it), and we were running around the house trying to find something to use for scale when we took pictures. Some people might use, say, a ruler or something, but we’re all, “Wait! Where’s Victory Euro Mats? LET’S USE HIM!”
Caitlin, you are a genuis! If only we’d thought of this a few weeks ago!
If only we’d thought of this a few weeks ago!
Dammit! Well, there’s not much you can do now unless Schnookie “catches” Ebola or something. But at least it might help your future plans! :D
then say ominously, “Wow. I didn’t think a person was supposed to be able to catch these diseases…”
PERFECT!
Some people might use, say, a ruler or something, but we’re all, “Wait! Where’s Victory Euro Mats? LET’S USE HIM!”
Ha! If it’s vertical, I don’t know what I’d use, but if it’s something laying flat on the ground, I’d immediately think of using a $1 bill. Yes, a Denzel Washington movie DID teach me something. I’m fairly shocked at that myself.
Yes, a Denzel Washington movie DID teach me something. I’m fairly shocked at that myself.
I actually don’t know what that’s from, but I’m gobsmacked that there was something of educational value in a Denzel Washington movie. That’s just incredible! :P
That picture is so adorable. I can’t get over the idea that Victory Euro Mats is saying, “I’m THIS tall!”
I can’t get over the idea that Victory Euro Mats is saying, “I’m THIS tall!”
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I actually don’t know what that’s from, but I’m gobsmacked that there was something of educational value in a Denzel Washington movie.
It’s in The Bone Collector. Angelina Jolie’s character stumbles upon a crime scene and takes pictures of it before anyone can disturb the scene. She uses a $1 or $5 bill for scale reference in the photos.
The things I remember.
That picture is so adorable. I can’t get over the idea that Victory Euro Mats is saying, “I’m THIS tall!”
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That makes a lot of sense with the $1 or $5 bills. Very clever. I’d probably screw up and use novelty money, you know, like the teensy dollar bills and giant coins. :D
I’d probably screw up and use novelty money, you know, like the teensy dollar bills and giant coins. :D
Monopoly money! I’d use the teensy plastic houses for scale. Heh!
Victory Euro Mats is the happiest Mats I’ve ever seen in my life! I’ve always wondered how he dressed when he went clubbing (Read: I’ve never wondered that in my life because the mere thought of it disturbs me, but at least now I know!)
Morning IPB!
I love that Victory Euro Mats kind of looks like a pimp. The fact that the real life Mats is currently pimping his services out to the highest bidder is also a bit apropos.
I do not think I will ever look at Mats without seeing Victory Euro Mats chest. Not that I’ve ever seen Mats chest, nor want to see Mats chest. I’ll just stick with Victory Euro Mats, he’s much cooler!
Oh, Mats never goes anywhere, especially not clubbing, without his awesome pink glasses!
I think real-life Mats would have had a lot more success as a hockey player if he’d bared more chest hair, too. And took the ice in his pink glasses.
(Also, I can imagine that some Playmobil PR flunky is going to find this thread eventually, and then they’re going to have to have a design meeting at corporate HQ to figure out how to make Playmobil people less “pimp”y. I’m fairly confident that’s not the look they’re going for. :D)
Until today I always thought they were called Pimpmobil they’re so pimpy.
Or the “I Accept My Child’s Early Gay Tendencies” Division of the Playmobil group will contact you guys to be part of their design team.
Wow, Margee, that would be like a dream come true! (All the Playmobil people in that line that are geared toward girls would look like Patty Elias.)
I just went to the Playmobil website and guess what they have now — Playmobil ROMANS! They have a whole Colisseum and everything! That makes the zoo that I had look like a pile of puke!
Playmobil Romans? With a Colisseum? If only the Senators had known about that, they could have spared themselves the embarrassment of that actor doing that speech before their playoff games.
And what division do you think the Gladiator playset comes from? It’s for all the little Patty Eliases out there. Yay!
Good point, Margee!
(By the way, your Rangers post was fucking brilliant! Just… brilliant. Brava!)
And what division do you think the Gladiator playset comes from? It’s for all the little Patty Eliases out there. Yay!
Well, they do wear Birkenstocks…
(And I second the marveling at your genius with the Rangers post. Holy crap. I especially loved Wade bragging about being the ninth, thirteenth best player on his teams.)
They have a whole Colisseum and everything! That makes the zoo that I had look like a pile of puke!
Whaaaaa?! I want this!!
(By the way, I feel compelled to point out that I am wearing Birkenstocks today. I guess that explains my fondness for Patty Elias. :P)
Thanks. I have so much unresolved anger about the Rangers following this free agency.
How are you doing with the Federer loss? The sharps objects were hidden in stately IPB Manor, right?
OH MY GOD. The Roman Playmobil sets are HILARIOUS. There’s a little SLAVE CART and a little DORMICE-EATING MARTY. Wowza.
How are you doing with the Federer loss? The sharps objects were hidden in stately IPB Manor, right?
The what now?
How are you doing with the Federer loss?
What now? I have no idea of which you speak.
SHUT UP! SHUT UP!
ROOOOOGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!! *runs out of room and slams door*
(To answer your question — not well. Fortunately, I knew better than to watch the Final. I know, I know, I missed the match of the century, but I just… I just can’t handle it. Sniffle sniffle. Poor Rog.)
I actually have a harder time dealing with Federer losing than I do with the Devils losing. I literally can’t even watch his matches anymore, because I get so tense. So… I didn’t see even a second of Wimbledon, and frankly, considering what happened, I’m glad of it! (The strange thing is that, while I love Rog, I certainly don’t love him more than the Devils. I just really irrationally can’t cope with him not being at his peak anymore.)
That slave cart is something else! Also, Marty’s surprised that dormice look a lot like grapes.
Look, it’s YAYSON SPEZZA
I console myself after Federer losses, though, by knowing he’s going to go back to his palace in Dubai, where he will be fed honeyed dormice by his legion of gold-armored white tiger butlers, and he and his adorably chubby girlfriend will wile away the hours by spending vast amounts of money on designer goods. It could be worse for him.
Pookie, that Playmobil Yayson doesn’t look like he’s wearing a Devils sweater. I don’t get it.
I just really irrationally can’t cope with him not being at his peak anymore
I’m trying to view it as training wheels for when Marty really starts his decline. I think it’s a sports rite of passage to deal with your own fading hopes and dreams through the lens of a great becoming less great with every passing tournament. Rog is filling the role for me, I guess, since Scott Stevens left under bizarre injury circumstances. I didn’t much care for Wayne or Mario, so their declines didn’t really mean anything to me. Rog, meanwhile, has resonated with me from day 1. It’s harder than I thought it would be to see him being dismissed as a washed up loser now. I was hoping he’d keep at the level where David Foster Wallace woudl write about how watching him play is a religious experience until one day five years from now when he’d win the US Open and then ride into the sunset. Sigh.
That set even has a trebuchet! Like that MVP show! :D
And I’d like to sixth, ninth Pookie on the brilliance of your Rangers, post, Margee!
Oh well, Pookie. Rog will always have his legion of gold-armored white tiger butlers, if nothing else.
Rog will always have his legion of gold-armored white tiger butlers, if nothing else.
Right. They bring him a new Rolex to wear every hour on the hour. And his platinum-armored falcon brings him dormice from the finest honey’d valleys in Dubai.
And his platinum-armored falcon brings him dormice from the finest honey’d valleys in Dubai.
How could I have forgotten Sir Shriekston?
That set even has a trebuchet! Like that MVP show!
Speaking of that show, I was reading its thread on the Television Without Pity forums, and someone actually asked what the Canadian version of the Stanley Cup was. I almost needed to lie down after reading that.
and someone actually asked what the Canadian version of the Stanley Cup was.
Oh my god. What a nightmare. Just… ouch. Now I need to lie down, too.
Personally, I think the news of Federer’s demise have been gratly exaggerated. If Nadal can push him a little bit, then you won’t have to deal with critics later saying that Federer isn’t that good because he never had any competition. If there can be a little Frazier-Ali thing, Federer can be Scotchguarded against all of the bullshit Marty faces about being a goalie behind the Devils defense-first system. No matter what happened at Wimbledon, there is no way that Federer isn’t still the best player in the world.
But, damn, it was a great match.
I was reading its thread on the Television Without Pity forums, and someone actually asked what the Canadian version of the Stanley Cup was. I almost needed to lie down after reading that.
Seriously? TWoP is the only forum I’ll read because it’s generally free of stupidity. But…wow. Posters like that are probably the demographic “MVP” is going for though given the relatively low actual hockey content on the show.
Looks like Jay Feaster is out.
Not surprising, I guess. He’s probably lucky.
No matter what happened at Wimbledon, there is no way that Federer isn’t still the best player in the world.
Damn straight! And no way he still doesn’t have the distinction of being the best tennis player ever*! Also, Rafa only won because Rog is doubtless still feeling the effects of playing through mono (and no one can convince me otherwise!).
*I actually know nothing about tennis before Rog. I don’t know if Rod Laver was better than Rog.
asked what the Canadian version of the Stanley Cup was
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! That’s awesome!
Okay, I’m moseying out now, off to the store and to bake up some chocolate zucchini muffins. See y’all later!
I’m moseying out now
Lucky duck! I’m going to mosey back to the reference desk so I can have that creepy guy said to me, “I have a question. Actually, I don’t. I just want to be closer to you.”
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! That’s awesome!
Yea, sadly awesome.
Add me to the list of people who think the reports of Federer’s downfall are exaggerated. The man won five (?) consecutive Wimbledon championships. Statistically, he was due to lose. It would have been a different story if he had lost in straight sets, but he took Nadal to a tiebreaker in 5 sets. You can’t ask for much more than that.
You can’t ask for much more than that.
Yes I can! I can ask for the tennis gods to smite Nadal for wearing those stupid pants and for playing an ugly game!
Lucky duck! I’m going to mosey back to the reference desk so I can have that creepy guy said to me, “I have a question. Actually, I don’t. I just want to be closer to you.”
…Ewwww! Gross, I’m so sorry you have to deal with that!
off to the store and to bake up some chocolate zucchini muffins.
That sound you heard was me in Dallas crying over my lack of chocolate zucchini muffins.
I want a little playmobile giraffe that comes in a cab. Heh.
Nazzy fly on the wall might be the greatest thing I’ve ever read.
Howdy everyone, how’s Friday treating us all?
Must be going pretty well! Everyone’s out having fun, while I’m trolling IPB looking for someone to BS with.
Hey andrew! I just settled down after finishing with the muffins. That was the wackiest-assed recipe EVER. I’ve never whisked sugar and vegetable oil together before.
Howdy everyone, how’s Friday treating us all?
Its brutal. Why is it only 2:35?
I’ve never whisked sugar and vegetable oil together before.
Sounds like fun. Reminds me of the oddball recipes we have to make at my house (the little lady can’t eat gluten, sugar, or egg whites).
You haven’t lived until you’ve made cookies from tapioca flour, with no eggs, sweetened with honey or stevia or carob (or all three). If baking is a science, the shit we have to concoct makes us like a couple of Dr. Frankenstiens.
Its brutal. Why is it only 2:35?
Shoot! I should be so lucky. It’s 11:39 here. Lame.
Wow, that really makes baking hard-core at stately andrew Manor, doesn’t it? I’m impressed!
Its brutal. Why is it only 2:35?
Agreed. :sob:
Howdy everyone, how’s Friday treating us all?
Olla Andrew! My Friday is almost done, and thank goodness for it too. Bah, not a great day.
I don’t wanna go to goalie camp y’all. They’ll take away my phone again *sob*
Wow, that really makes baking hard-core at stately andrew Manor, doesn’t it? I’m impressed!
Nonono, don’t be impressed…9 times out of 10 we end up making inedible stuff. It’s cool though, just means we eat less sweets.
Doesn’t help that I’m a lousy baker in the first place. I swear, it takes talent to bake. I just don’t have it.
I don’t wanna go to goalie camp y’all. They’ll take away my phone again *sob*
Hey Mags, glad to hear your Friday is almost done!
And don’t worry about your phone, those things are overrated anyway.
9 times out of 10 we end up making inedible stuff.
Happens to everyone! I once ended up with cupcakes that tasted like soap. Stupid heart cupcake cups. Stupid dishwasher.
I once ended up with cupcakes that tasted like soap.
mmmm….soapcakes.
mmmm….soapcakes.
Yeah, laugh. You didn’t bite into one.
It’s cool though, just means we eat less sweets.
Yeah. That’s my problem — we’re in the opposite boat. :D
We just got back from Stars Development camp’s Skills Competition. So I’m pommerdoodling over hockey! I basically had no idea what kind of drills they were doing half the time then they just scrimmaged which was great fun.
Chocolate zuchini muffins are one of our favorite ways to use zuchini around here. Our recipe calls for you to cream oil and sugar as well.
Yeah, laugh. You didn’t bite into one.
This is random, but one year for Christmas my older sister was determined to make these really pretty cookies. She bought new cookie cutters, the whole nine yards.
Those stupid cookies were the worst things I have ever eaten. That was the year Older Sister learned of the difference between “baking powder” (which should have gone in the recipe) and “baking soda” (which was what went in the cookies).
The only person that could actually eat the damn things was Younger Sister, who continually begs Older Sister to make them again (!) every year, but Older Sister has no idea what recipe she used or how she entirely screwed up the recipe (the baking soda issue was not the only problem with those cookies).
I once ended up with cupcakes that tasted like soap.
I’m so sorry! Poor Mags. :(
I’m pommerdoodling over hockey
Yay hockey! I’m glad you had fun :D
Sounds like camp was fun! I can’t wait for training camp now!
I was just over on Mirtle and he mentioned the Iowa Chops again. He quoted the team president saying the new nickname for the arena can be the Meat Locker! I love it.
He quoted the team president saying the new nickname for the arena can be the Meat Locker! I love it.
Clearly, the man has been reading IPB. That goal triangle is totally going to happen.
And yay, I’m so glad you had fun, Myra!
Myra, I’m so glad you had a good time! I love watching hockey drills while not knowing what on Earth is going on!
That goal triangle is totally going to happen.
God, I hope so. I don’t eat meat, but I’d be a die-hard Chops fan if they used that :D
I was just over on Mirtle and he mentioned the Iowa Chops again. He quoted the team president saying the new nickname for the arena can be the Meat Locker! I love it.
That IS awesome! And the perfect place to store dead bodies in.
I love the whole Chops logo and the Meat Locker is fabulous!
That IS awesome! And the perfect place to store dead bodies in.
Sherry, do we need to send someone over to check that you’ve taken your guilt meds? They’re not going to let you into England without a conscience you know.
Sherry, do we need to send someone over to check that you’ve taken your guilt meds? They’re not going to let you into England without a conscience you know.
Seriously? I knew that was why my Visa was taking so long! The Queen totally knows what I’m up to! I will never call you a symbolic figurehead ever again!
Myra, I’m so glad you had a good time! I love watching hockey drills while not knowing what on Earth is going on!
They were moving really fast and taking lots of shots and the goalies were flopping all over the place. 6″4″, eighteen-year-old goalie doing snowangels was awesome. As Tim Taylor would have said, “Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh!”
The baby Canucks did yoga at their development camp. I really hope they all had to wear Lu Lu Lemon pants too. Hee.
They also had to climb up the Grouse Grind carrying mini Stanley Cups after an inspirational speech and workshop with Ryan Walter. I swear y’all, Ryan Walter is the gift that keeps on giving.
The baby Canucks did yoga at their development camp. I really hope they all had to wear Lu Lu Lemon pants too. Hee.
My impression of those pants was that you didn’t even have to know what Yoga was to wear those pants.
They also had to climb up the Grouse Grind carrying mini Stanley Cups after an inspirational speech and workshop with Ryan Walter.
I totally read that as an inspirational speech workshop with Ryan Walter. Maybe it’s all part of the audition process for who gets the ‘C’ next? (Sorry, too soon?)
My impression of those pants was that you didn’t even have to know what Yoga was to wear those pants.
Yeah, a ton of girls just wear them around town shopping and stuff. They make pretty much anyone’s caboose look awesome. But I don’t think male hockey players would even think about wearing them…heh.
I totally read that as an inspirational speech workshop with Ryan Walter. Maybe it’s all part of the audition process for who gets the ‘C’ next? (Sorry, too soon?)
Ooooh! You might be right. Sigh. I don’t know if I can handle an ugly captain. Ha. I’m so shallow.
I’ve heard that Willie Mitchell is the front runner. I would love Bieksa too. Matty is the longest standing Canuck now, but he’s quiet. And looks like he wants to punch the media every time he talks to them. Heh. But I wouldn’t mind adding a C to my Matty sweater…
Yeah, a ton of girls just wear them around town shopping and stuff. They make pretty much anyone’s caboose look awesome.
Really? I may have to rethink my stance on them then because my impression of them is that I wouldn’t be able to pull them off at all. I’m short, so low rise just doesn’t work for me. Plus, I think they’re a tad overpriced…and also I live in jeans.
But I don’t think male hockey players would even think about wearing them…heh.
No, aren’t they all about the Under Armour stuff?
But I wouldn’t mind adding a C to my Matty sweater…
It could be a secret one like the one Crunchy has. Matty can give it to Mitchell so he’s the one who has to talk to the media.
Really? I may have to rethink my stance on them then because my impression of them is that I wouldn’t be able to pull them off at all. I’m short, so low rise just doesn’t work for me. Plus, I think they’re a tad overpriced…and also I live in jeans.
Some of them are a slightly higher rise, which look great on a lot of people. And they’re super comfy. But yeah, I have only ever had a couple of pairs, and they were gifts, because I can’t really bring myself to spend 100+ on pants.
No, aren’t they all about the Under Armour stuff?
Hee. I think so.
It could be a secret one like the one Crunchy has. Matty can give it to Mitchell so he’s the one who has to talk to the media.
Brilliant!
They make pretty much anyone’s caboose look awesome.
I love hearing statuesque alix say that! It’s probably not hard to make YOUR caboose look good! :PPPP
It could be a secret one like the one Crunchy has.
I think we just found #7 on the list of Crunchy’s contract demands: make his C real and not imaginary.
They make pretty much anyone’s caboose look awesome.
Pffft, not true. I can’t pull them off. They magnify my caboose to, oh God I don’t know something BIG, proportions. It ain’t a pretty sight. (that doesn’t mean I don’t wear them for yoga… but ONLY to yoga)
I love hearing statuesque alix say that! It’s probably not hard to make YOUR caboose look good! :PPPP
Hee! Awww. That’s so sweet, Schnookie!
They magnify my caboose to, oh God I don’t know something BIG, proportions
Well now you and Sid can be caboose soul mates! :D Totally joking! I’m sure your caboose is totally not as bad as you think.
Well now you and Sid can be caboose soul mates!
That’s perfect, since he’s roughly the only human on the planet who can make me feel better about the size of my caboose :P
Here’s one for everyone:
The “Don Cherry Outfit or Clown Costume?” quiz:
http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=373&p=1
The “Don Cherry Outfit or Clown Costume?” quiz:
That’s a good one.
Don Cherry’s wardrobe choices are mystifying. He needs to be put down.
He needs to be put down.
With a baseball bat!
How goes it, andrew?
Don Cherry’s wardrobe is actually one of the only things I like about him. Hahaha.
Awwwww! Pavol Demitra loves the Vancouver fans and the city and thinks we can win a Cup(I think he’s the only one). I like him already.
Pretty good! Just waiting for the clock to run out…you know how it is.
And you?
He needs to be put down.
With a baseball bat!
Hear, hear!
Same, same, andrew. I still have an hour to go! An HOUR! What the hell?
Me too. One more hour! Can’t.freakin.wait.
Luckily, I don’t have to be back at the office until Wednesday. So that’s pretty sweet. (I’ll still be working, just not at my desk. But whatever, I’ll take what I can get.)
Lightning just re-signed Chris Gratton. A foward.
Man, I love those goofy bastards. Tampa is going to be my “team to watch” this year, but not for any of the right reasons.
Mirtle just wrote:
Tampa Bay is apparently going to ice two NHL teams next season, all forwards.
Awesome.
Hmmm….also looks like Sarge is off to play in Russia. I hear St. Petersburg is lovely this time of year.
Tampa Bay is apparently going to ice two NHL teams next season, all forwards.
Seriously, what the hell? This makes the “WHY CAN’T WE BE MORE LIKE TAMPA?!” outcry from Buffalo fans look even stupider. Funny stuff.
Hmmm….also looks like Sarge is off to play in Russia. I hear St. Petersburg is lovely this time of year.
Aww, poor Sarge! Well, I hope he enjoys Russia.
I have no idea what in the WORLD Tampa Bay is doing. Seriously, does no one just slap the new owners upside the head like, “Hey, moron! You shouldn’t do anything like what you’re doing?” Jesus.
Hey Andrew, did you like Rob Davison when he was a Shark? The Canucks just signed him.
Hey Andrew, did you like Rob Davison when he was a Shark? The Canucks just signed him.
Yeah I liked him. But then again, I’m a complete fanboy and probably the wrong person to ask, as I’ll say that about almost any player who’s ever worn a Sharks or Sabres sweater.
Robby can be summed up simply: He’s an average player, at best. The thing that he brings to the ice every night is his willingness to throw down with anyone. Doesn’t matter if its Sidney Crosby or Donald Brashear. Robby will fight anyone who messes with his teammates. But he’s not a goon. That’s why I like him.
Plus he’s the guy who scored on Toskala from 362 feet away last year. So he’s got that goin’ for him.
Robby can be summed up simply: He’s an average player, at best. The thing that he brings to the ice every night is his willingness to throw down with anyone. Doesn’t matter if its Sidney Crosby or Donald Brashear. Robby will fight anyone who messes with his teammates. But he’s not a goon. That’s why I like him.
Perfect. He’ll be a depth defencemen, so it’s not like he’ll have to play 20+minutes a night. And I wanted the Canucks to get tougher…I kind of love the idea of Rob and Bieksa both being on the ice at once.
And it would pretty much make my year if he scored one of those on Kippersoff or Raycroft/Budai
Yeah, he’ll definitely bring a bit of toughness to the team. But you’re right, he’s definitely a depth guy. He was the Sharks 7th d-man for a lot of his time in SJ. (but did you see how big he is? 6’3″ 220 lbs! That’s a lotta beef.)
Mmmmm…defence beef. That’s Matty size. Heh.
I’ve also heard “he’s a good guy to have in the room” Whatever that actually means, it’s probably good.
I’ve also heard “he’s a good guy to have in the room” Whatever that actually means, it’s probably good.
He’s funny, watch some Shark Byte clips, he’s on a few. I know he’s on the “How well do you know your teammate” segment.
My favorite part is Drew asking Ehrhoff when Kyle MacLaren took his last vacation. His answer, “all last season”. Too funny.
And I’m outta here! See you all later, have a great weekend!
My favorite part is Drew asking Ehrhoff when Kyle MacLaren took his last vacation. His answer, “all last season”. Too funny.
HA! Nice!
Have a great weekend, Andrew!
Tampa is going to be my “team to watch” this year, but not for any of the right reasons.
Signing Chris Gratton and releasing your GM in one day has to be some kind of record, right?
Chris Gratton is still around to be signed!? Wonders never cease.
Sarge is going to Russia? Well, good luck, Sarge! Thanks for the memories!
Well, I hope Sarge has all kinds of success in Russia, and that if his team wins any big games, that the boards in front of the bench are lower than they are here. (And no, I’ll never NOT bring that up.)
I don’t get it, Schnookie.
When the Devils won the Cup in ’95, Sarge tripped over the boards when he was trying to get over them and out onto the ice for the celebration. Needless to say, the footage of that was trotted out in ’00 and ’03, poor guy. He was just too short to celebrate Cups! :D
Awww! Poor guy! How could y’all let him go?? He needs a home.
Dude, the choice came down to adorable, last-three-Cup-winner-on-the-team-besides-Marty Sarge and Pando. THAT’S how we let him go.
Okay. I’ll give you that one. :D
Next time, don’t let it get that far, where there are two choices and one of them is Pando.