Saturday Bonanza Open Thread

April 25, 2009 by Schnookie

We’ve got a goofy lineup today of afternoon and late-night hockey with nothing in between, so we’re planning to sit back, put our feet up, and spend the ridiculously beautiful day here (seriously, it’s 85, sunny, and heavenly) parked in front of the TV. Please join us and enjoy an open thread!

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on April 25, 2009 at 3:14 pm Mags

*twiddling thumbs, waiting for the hockey to start*
on April 25, 2009 at 3:22 pm Schnookie

I’ve been having a lovely day today, and NBC was so nice to give us that darling little interview with Beaker to kick things off. Thanks, NBC. Heh.
on April 25, 2009 at 3:26 pm Mags

I’ve been cleaning every surface in my house and packing to go to Bern for a week to see the IIHF tourney and play instructor at goalie camp. And now the radio wouldn’t pick up the game. At least my house is sparkly clean.

Ah, and it opens with the asshole chant. Nothing ever changes.
on April 25, 2009 at 3:30 pm Schnookie

Cleaning the house? Sounds fun! :D (Although going to Bern for a week does sound fun, so I guess that’s the trade-off…) (We’ve been taking pictures of the blooming things in our yard and going out to the nursery to buy more raspberry and blackberry plants. It’s just INSANELY beautiful here today.)

The best thing about Philly sports fans is that they are literally my only exposure to Philadelphia. Sure, it’s the closest major city to stately IPB Manor, but I’ve never been in the city proper. So I like to think that if you go downtown there, you’d find that all the people walking down the street are just doing the “asshole” chant and throwing batteries and shit. :P
on April 25, 2009 at 3:36 pm Mags

It’s just INSANELY beautiful here today.

Sounds like it! Careful or y’all will get tans with all that being outside :P

So I like to think that if you go downtown there, you’d find that all the people walking down the street are just doing the “asshole” chant and throwing batteries and shit.

Awww, poor Philly. In my mind, based on watching Cold Case entirely too much, most, if not all, the murder cases in Philly go cold and land with them. And people from Philly have uncannily good memories. I guess they have lots of space to remember, because chanting “asshole” and throwing batteries don’t take too much mental capacity ;)
on April 25, 2009 at 3:38 pm Pookie

I guess they have lots of space to remember, because chanting “asshole” and throwing batteries don’t take too much mental capacity

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Have fun in Bern! It sounds fun!
on April 25, 2009 at 3:39 pm Schnookie

And people from Philly have uncannily good memories. I guess they have lots of space to remember, because chanting “asshole” and throwing batteries don’t take too much mental capacity

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I had no idea “Cold Case” was set in Philly. Maybe we’ll have to watch it this summer. As part of our Tranny Bride cultural research. Heh.

Careful or y’all will get tans with all that being outside

Hee! We’re Irish-German. There is no tanning in our family. :D
on April 25, 2009 at 3:48 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
on April 25, 2009 at 3:48 pm Pookie

WOOO!!! Everybody hug!
on April 25, 2009 at 3:48 pm Mags

Excellent. Good job Beaker :D
on April 25, 2009 at 3:50 pm Mags

And hug again!
on April 25, 2009 at 3:50 pm Pookie

Woo-hoo! *tosses batteries in the air*
on April 25, 2009 at 3:50 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! Did MAF think that was offsides or something? How did that go in?
on April 25, 2009 at 3:51 pm Schnookie

*tosses batteries in the air*

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And I am not AT ALL ashamed that we’re having hugs all around for Flyers goals. NOT. AT. ALL. :P
on April 25, 2009 at 3:53 pm Mags

*tosses batteries in the air*

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on April 25, 2009 at 4:00 pm alix

Everybody ass grab! Wooooooooo!
on April 25, 2009 at 4:08 pm Schnookie

Why do I get the feeling you would say that whether there was hockey on or not, alix? :P
on April 25, 2009 at 4:08 pm Schnookie

And say, are you Canucks fans getting bored of waiting for the rest of us to catch up to you?
on April 25, 2009 at 4:12 pm alix

Why do I get the feeling you would say that whether there was hockey on or not, alix? :P

HAHAHA! You know me so well, Schnookie! I did in fact say that last night as I drunkenly sang along to Rock Band with nary a hockey game in sight :D

And yes, Canucks fans are hugely bored. I’m going through withdrawl. I got the shakes. It sucks. I’m not used to having such a good team. HAHA.
on April 25, 2009 at 4:17 pm Pookie

Wooooo! *batteries and ass grabs all around!*
on April 25, 2009 at 4:17 pm Mags

WOOOO!
on April 25, 2009 at 4:18 pm Schnookie

I did in fact say that last night as I drunkenly sang along to Rock Band with nary a hockey game in sight

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Sounds like a fantastic night! Heh. I mean, as long a there wasn’t a long, uncomfortable silence after you said it, and then you having to be like, “Uh, it’s a joke. Just a joke.” :P

And WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on April 25, 2009 at 4:18 pm Mags

I’m not used to having such a good team. HAHA.

Careful!

Oh hai, Carcillo. (Don’t chuck things at me)
on April 25, 2009 at 4:20 pm Mags

Oh piss it.
on April 25, 2009 at 4:21 pm alix

Sounds like a fantastic night! Heh. I mean, as long a there wasn’t a long, uncomfortable silence after you said it, and then you having to be like, “Uh, it’s a joke. Just a joke.” :P

It really was! Heh. And yeah it was all good. Apparently my buddy likes his ass grabbed by me. Who knew :P
on April 25, 2009 at 4:24 pm Pookie

Oh hai, Carcillo.

Ick. Such a step down in the looks department from Scottie Upshall. (And, it seems, pretty much the same in the douchiness department. That fight was stoopid.) But I won’ throw things at you, I promise. Not even this handful of batteries I’m holding. :P
on April 25, 2009 at 4:26 pm Schnookie

Apparently my buddy likes his ass grabbed by me. Who knew

Well that’s always a nice thing to find out! :D
on April 25, 2009 at 4:26 pm Mags

Damn Flyers, stop this immediately!
on April 25, 2009 at 4:28 pm Katebits

You know what? The orange-out looks awesome on television. It’s the best color-out I’ve seen.
on April 25, 2009 at 4:31 pm Mags

But I won’ throw things at you, I promise. Not even this handful of batteries I’m holding. :P

You almost should, seriously.

I don’t know why I’m so fascinated by Carcillo. He’s not a looker, that’s for sure. I guess there’s no accounting for tastes.
on April 25, 2009 at 4:32 pm Pookie

I hope Hooters is ashamed of how easily Gronk falls to the ice.
on April 25, 2009 at 4:34 pm Mags

I hope Hooters is ashamed of how easily Gronk falls to the ice.

Gronk can’t help it. Gravity is just very strong around him.
on April 25, 2009 at 4:34 pm Pookie

The orange-out looks awesome on television.

It’s so extraordinary because it’s such a unique color, you know? The sweaters made be hideous, but you gotta give it to the Flyers — they’re not falling for the teal and black and silver trends.
on April 25, 2009 at 4:39 pm Katebits

but you gotta give it to the Flyers — they’re not falling for the teal and black and silver trends.

Totally.

Last year I went to the lacrosse championship game. The Buffalo Bandits have the same orange in their jerseys, and that was the first time I realized how good that color looks in a crowd. The orange at the Bandits game wasn’t as uniform as this Flyers game because everyone was just wearing whatever random orange stuff they could find, but it still looked good. Normally I would frown upon a franchise handing out t-shirts at the door, but this look great. The uniformity of the shade of orange is key.
on April 25, 2009 at 4:42 pm Pookie

The uniformity of the shade of orange is key.

Exactly. Normally I’d pooh-pooh yet another recessive color out, but the orange has a nice noxious edge to it. A je ne sais quo d’Flyers.
on April 25, 2009 at 4:45 pm Mags

It’s so extraordinary because it’s such a unique color, you know?

Oh definitely. Coming from a field hockey team where the crowd wore nothing but orange and cobalt blue, and going to a team where it’s all navy blue all the time, I can tell you the orange was a lot more fun to see in the crowd than all this navy.
on April 25, 2009 at 4:45 pm Katebits

The orange ISN’T recessive! It pops!

A je ne sais quo d’Flyers.

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I’m cheering for the Pens in general in this series, but I’ve so enjoyed these games that now want it to go to a seventh game. I guess I better switch allegiences here.
on April 25, 2009 at 4:46 pm Katebits

Hee! woo.
on April 25, 2009 at 4:46 pm Schnookie

Aw, poor Trannies. They’re just so bad at playing hockey.
on April 25, 2009 at 4:47 pm Pookie

Biron is… not very good.
on April 25, 2009 at 4:47 pm Mags

A je ne sais quo d’Flyers.

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They’re just so bad at playing hockey.

Yes, yes they are.
on April 25, 2009 at 5:13 pm Schnookie

Wait, so Biron’s not the goalie who’s going to lead the Flyers to the Stanley Cup? I was so sure he was. :P
on April 25, 2009 at 5:18 pm mcguffers

Wait, so Biron’s not the goalie who’s going to lead the Flyers to the Stanley Cup? I was so sure he was. :P

I think even Biron is pretty sure he’s not.

Oh, and school bus racing is on Versus right now. Eff hockey. That is truly the most fun I have ever had watching a, uh, “sporting” event on tv. The announcers are awesome and a school bus on two wheels is almost as foxy as a penalty kill.
on April 25, 2009 at 5:23 pm Schnookie

SCHOOL BUS RACING? That’s AWESOME!
on April 25, 2009 at 5:24 pm Schnookie

Poor Beaker has a neck-beard wound!
on April 25, 2009 at 5:33 pm mcguffers

Poor Beaker has a neck-beard wound!

Beaker’s… kinda… uh… hot. WTF is happening to me?
on April 25, 2009 at 5:39 pm Schnookie

Beaker’s… kinda… uh… hot. WTF is happening to me?

Welcome to my world. :P (And HANDS OFF! HE’S MINE!)
on April 25, 2009 at 5:44 pm Schnookie

My tranny heart is broken. So long, my dirty, orange-clad sweethearts. Until next year. Heh. :P
on April 25, 2009 at 5:45 pm Pookie

RIP Tranny Brides.
on April 25, 2009 at 5:46 pm mcguffers

There, there, Schnookie. Dry your eyes on my Habs’ Centennial Stanley Cup t-shirt.
on April 25, 2009 at 5:53 pm Pookie

Dry your eyes on my Habs’ Centennial Stanley Cup t-shirt.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::: It was the best of seasons, it was the worst of seasons.
on April 25, 2009 at 5:54 pm Schnookie

Dry your eyes on my Habs’ Centennial Stanley Cup t-shirt.

Aw, thanks. That’s so much softer than my Sing-Sing jumpsuit, so it won’t scratch my eyes as much.
on April 25, 2009 at 5:55 pm mcguffers

I’m sorry ookies! I only got to see the third period, but I thought they were gonna pull this off.
on April 25, 2009 at 5:57 pm Schnookie

Well, when they were up 3-0, I thought they were gonna pull it off. Then the wheels fell off, and I knew they were done. :P
on April 25, 2009 at 5:58 pm Schnookie

Fortunately, they’re just trannies. The pain is short-lived when it’s your secondary team. Out of sight, out of mind. :D
on April 25, 2009 at 5:59 pm Pookie

Out of sight, out of mind.

Who know?
on April 25, 2009 at 5:59 pm mcguffers

It was the best of seasons, it was the worst of seasons.

Except for the “best” part, I agree!

That’s so much softer than my Sing-Sing jumpsuit, so it won’t scratch my eyes as much.

That’s why Briere wears a cotton ascot under his jersey.
on April 25, 2009 at 6:14 pm alix

WOW. I think that Malkin drop pass like impregnated me.
on April 25, 2009 at 6:17 pm Schnookie

That’s why Briere wears a cotton ascot under his jersey.

Well, that’s one of the reasons he does.

WOW. I think that Malkin drop pass like impregnated me.

Too soon, alix. Too soon. :P
on April 25, 2009 at 6:18 pm Schnookie

They keep cutting away from our Trannies post-game show to talk about the Eagles at the NFL Draft. I just want to see mopey Beaker in HD, and then get on with my day! Come ON, Comcast!
on April 25, 2009 at 6:19 pm Schnookie

We just harvested something from our garden! Green garlic! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
on April 25, 2009 at 6:28 pm Amy

I get home just in time to see the Pens pull ahead. I can’t believe the Trannies blew a three goal lead.

I was at Borders earlier and was paging through a book about Sid. Turns out his nickname for CheeseTed is “Armpit.” I have to say I kind of like it. It’s creative for sure.

And that’s my story.
on April 25, 2009 at 6:29 pm alix

Too soon, alix. Too soon. :P

I apologize, Schnookie!

Max Talbot wears women`s panties.
on April 25, 2009 at 6:29 pm Pookie

Much better, alix.

Amy, wait, you mean Sid doesn’t call him CheeseTed?! I bet the editor of the book changed it.
on April 25, 2009 at 6:32 pm Schnookie

I bet the editor of the book changed it.

I bet he did! We ALL know he calls him CheeseTed.

And we just determined for sure that we’re not in too deep with our Trannies — Bill Clement, in the postgame on Comcast, just said of Ed Snider that he hates to lose, “which is why the Flyers are always poised to do what they can in the playoffs.” To which we collapsed on the floor laughing uproariously.
on April 25, 2009 at 6:34 pm Amy

you mean Sid doesn’t call him CheeseTed?! I bet the editor of the book changed it.

That has to be it. Some small part of me was expecting his nickname to be something cheese related though.
on April 25, 2009 at 6:41 pm mcguffers

I was at Borders earlier and was paging through a book about Sid. Turns out his nickname for CheeseTed is “Armpit.”

:^::::::::::::::::::: Honestly, when I first read this, I totally forgot CheeseTed is an IPB nickname, so i was trying to figure out why Sid needed to give him another nickname. S-M-R-T.
on April 25, 2009 at 6:46 pm mcguffers

And I now realize the reason Danica Patrick does all her commercials in bikinis. She’s really fucking annoying. Clearly someone else realizes this, so they use her boobs to make her words sound better.

But the e-trade baby has won me over with his “shank-opotomus.” A trash-talking investor baby is kind of funny when he’s not puking on his keyboard.
on April 25, 2009 at 6:53 pm Amy

And I now realize the reason Danica Patrick does all her commercials in bikinis. She’s really fucking annoying.

That’s the main reason she’s known as “Princess Permapout” in the little racing corner of the internets. No matter what happens, it’s never her fault.
on April 25, 2009 at 6:55 pm Schnookie

Clearly someone else realizes this, so they use her boobs to make her words sound better.

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And yeah, it’s hard sometimes to remember that the IPB nicknames don’t exist beyond here. Heh. Wait, Sid doesn’t call everyone some kind of variation on “Ted”?
on April 25, 2009 at 8:32 pm EJGRgunner

Everybody ready to root for the Tranny Arranged Marriage?
on April 25, 2009 at 8:40 pm Myra

I’m tired of waiting. I want to see the Hawks, NOW!
on April 25, 2009 at 8:49 pm Schnookie

I AM ready for my Tranny Arranged Marriage, now that my chosen Tranny Marriage has come to a bitter, choking end.
on April 25, 2009 at 8:51 pm Pookie

I’m ready for the arranged marriage! I have my ten goats all ready to go to give to the Hawks, and I’m pretty sure they’ve got three camels to give to Boomer in exchange for me.
on April 25, 2009 at 8:58 pm carolbrowne

Hi there, hockey fans! So I hear that 3 whiskers Fleury’s team won tonight. I’m watching TSN right now.

I’m all set for the Saturday Bonanza Open Thread Night.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:00 pm EJGRgunner

Ten goats? TEN GOATS!

You said TWELVE!
on April 25, 2009 at 9:02 pm Schnookie

You said TWELVE!

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on April 25, 2009 at 9:04 pm carolbrowne

Oh God, I can’t figure out why Pookie is marrying the Philadelphia Flyers.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:05 pm Kellyn

So I hear that 3 whiskers Fleury’s team won tonight.

I suppose the silver lining of the Devils being one of the oldest teams in the league (Brendan Shanahan was drafted before I was even born) is that we don’t have to put up with barely post-pubescent twerps who cannot grow facial hair (except for Zach – Gronk is, like, nineteen and he even grows a better playoff beard than poor Zach).
on April 25, 2009 at 9:05 pm Schnookie

Pookie and I married the Flyers last year! Now we’re trying an arranged marriage to the Blackhawks. It doesn’t seem to be taking — I had no idea we’d have so much confusion on the dowry.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:07 pm EJGRgunner

Maybe if you throw in some blog posts or cute nicknames we can make this work. Or maybe if you can just come up with a name for the the Blackhawks team boy band.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:08 pm Kellyn

Marital law concerning secondary teams can be quite tricky, especially if you’re trying to forge the union in a hurry.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:08 pm carolbrowne

Aha! Got it. And I absolutely LURVE Canada’s national anthem being sung like a Christmas Carol.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:09 pm Schnookie

I dunno… I mean, I’m cheering for the Hawks, but I’m just not sure they have anyone to replace Beaker in my heart. Can they expansion-draft Beaker for the rest of their games? :P
on April 25, 2009 at 9:10 pm carolbrowne

What the heck is going on? Why are the people just cheering like crazy right now? Is this normal?
on April 25, 2009 at 9:11 pm Schnookie

Marital law concerning secondary teams can be quite tricky, especially if you’re trying to forge the union in a hurry.

You are SO right. It always helps to REALLY hate the secondary team’s opponent. While I have no love lost for the Flames, I think the only teams I REALLY hate are in the EC…
on April 25, 2009 at 9:11 pm EJGRgunner

Pretend that you’ve been forced to go without sex for ten years. What do you think that first week back in the sack would be like?

That’s what’s going on in Chicago.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:11 pm carolbrowne

Khabibulan is my favourite hockey name right now. I like to say it the same way you say “Happy Birthday”.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:11 pm Amy

Marital law concerning secondary teams can be quite tricky, especially if you’re trying to forge the union in a hurry.

A shotgun tranny arranged marriage? Is there something you would like to share with the rest of the class?
on April 25, 2009 at 9:12 pm Schnookie

Pretend that you’ve been forced to go without sex for ten years. What do you think that first week back in the sack would be like?

That’s what’s going on in Chicago.

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And now I understand why we were spared Pierre on NBC this afternoon. Hm. Good thing Ducks/Sharks is on in an hour. :P
on April 25, 2009 at 9:13 pm Schnookie

A shotgun tranny arranged marriage? Is there something you would like to share with the rest of the class?

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on April 25, 2009 at 9:13 pm carolbrowne

Pretend that you’ve been forced to go without sex for ten years. What do you think that first week back in the sack would be like?

That’s what’s going on in Chicago.

Oh yah! I get it. SNORT!
on April 25, 2009 at 9:13 pm EJGRgunner

I like Khabiboulin because of the great goalie nickname. “Boulin Wall” pushes all of the right hockey buttons.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:15 pm EJGRgunner

I think my only issue with Chicago is my finely conditioned dislike of players who wear 88.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:17 pm Pookie

Twelve goats? Fine. That’ll be five camels.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:18 pm carolbrowne

5 camels? Boomer will be so pleased! Jackpot!
on April 25, 2009 at 9:18 pm EJGRgunner

…Four camels.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:20 pm Pookie

I think my only issue with Chicago is my finely conditioned dislike of players who wear 88.

Thank you! It’s been driving me nuts that Kane doesn’t get more shit for that! Of course, then I hear that Getzlaf didn’t know what the Legion of Doom was, and I wonder if the NHL has gone around with those Men In Black memory zapper things making everyone other than Devils fans forget the horror of the 90′s Flyers.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:21 pm EJGRgunner

I think they just erased everybody’s memory of John LeClair.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:23 pm Pookie

Four camels and you make Pete Kane change his number.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:23 pm Pookie

Oh, and it has to be said: Joooohhhnnn LeClair. Heh.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:24 pm EJGRgunner

Four camels and I make Pat change his name to Pete.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:24 pm Amy

It’s been driving me nuts that Kane doesn’t get more shit for that!

In Kane’s defense, he was born in ’88.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:25 pm EJGRgunner

Wait, that’s why he wears 88? That’s a TERRIBLE reason to pick a jersey number.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:26 pm Myra

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
on April 25, 2009 at 9:26 pm carolbrowne

Yahoo Chit-Kagoh!
on April 25, 2009 at 9:26 pm Pookie

Four camels and I make Pat change his name to Pete.

It’s a deal. Wooooo! *tosses goats in the air*

Also, I don’t care if Kane was born in ’88. There are things that override birth year and the laughableness of Eric Lindros is unquestionably one of those things.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:27 pm Schnookie

In Kane’s defense, he was born in ‘88.

That’s no kind of defense at all. Furthermore, it just makes him look like the poor man’s Sid. *Thinks for a moment about the differences between Sid and Kane* No, make that the homeless man’s Sid.

And WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on April 25, 2009 at 9:28 pm Myra

WOOO!!! Boston!!! Smokin!!! Suddenly, I’m 16 cruising the drag, again.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:30 pm Amy

make that the homeless man’s Sid.

What, just because Sid gets an entire wing of Mario’s dwelling while Kane is relegated to a room in the basement of Stan Bowman’s house?
on April 25, 2009 at 9:31 pm EJGRgunner

Is Crosby still living at Mario’s? Jeebus, what the hell did he get written into his contract? Does he get to have sex with Mario’s wife too?
on April 25, 2009 at 9:32 pm Schnookie

What, just because Sid gets an entire wing of Mario’s dwelling while Kane is relegated to a room in the basement of Stan Bowman’s house?

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And WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! again!
on April 25, 2009 at 9:32 pm Myra

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Patrick Sharp is dreamy.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:32 pm carolbrowne

I love their “Chicago got a goal” music. It’s awesome.

Pull Kippersoff!!! Holy. Walk of shame for Kipper….
on April 25, 2009 at 9:32 pm Schnookie

Patrick Sharp is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY dreamy. Almost comically so.

And seriously, way to show up for the game tonight, Flames. Heh.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:33 pm Amy

I’d like to add Versteeg to the dreamy list.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:33 pm EJGRgunner

That’s “Chelsea Dagger” by the Fratellis. Apparently they stole the idea from some EPL teams.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:33 pm carolbrowne

Iron Mike Keenan is going to stroke. out.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:33 pm Myra

Holy cow!

Versteeg is a cutie, too.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:34 pm EJGRgunner

I’m telling you, Chicago is the NHL’s boy band.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:35 pm Myra

I’m telling you, Chicago is the NHL’s boy band.

Totally!
on April 25, 2009 at 9:36 pm Pookie

I’ve never been a boy band girl. Can they find a way to be a bit more alt country?
on April 25, 2009 at 9:37 pm carolbrowne

I’m telling you, Chicago is the NHL’s boy band.

OMG OMG OMG! SQUEEE! Blackhawks!

Patrick Sharp! Aruugah!
on April 25, 2009 at 9:39 pm EJGRgunner

The best they can do is be a bit Blink182 in their boy-band-ish-ness,
on April 25, 2009 at 9:41 pm Pookie

Blink 182, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, same difference.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:50 pm Myra

We must never let our dog, Buddy, see The Beverly Hills Chihuahua. He’s Chihuahua/Jack Russell Terrier and already thinks he is a badass big dog.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:52 pm EJGRgunner

We must never let our dog, Buddy, see The Beverly Hills Chihuahua. He’s Chihuahua/Jack Russell Terrier and already thinks he is a badass big dog.

Just talk while it’s on so that he can’t follow the plot.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:56 pm Amy

Oooh, Torts is a bad boy. He’s out for tomorrow’s game against the Caps.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:56 pm Myra

Torts = Pot calling kettle black. And now he has been suspended for one game. Hmm.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:58 pm Myra

That said, arena security should have stepped in long before it go to that.
on April 25, 2009 at 9:58 pm carolbrowne

“doused with a beverage.” Teehee.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:01 pm Schnookie

Just talk while it’s on so that he can’t follow the plot.

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That said, arena security should have stepped in long before it go to that.

Yeah, I mean, Torts deserves what he got, but dude — stay klassy, Caps fans and arena staff. Heh.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:02 pm Myra

Bummer, no more cute Hawks.

Eww. Roenick. They sure know how to kill a mood.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:03 pm Schnookie

Eww. Roenick. They sure know how to kill a mood

HAHAHAHAHA! Yeah, seriously. Way to throw a bucket of cold water on us, Versus.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:03 pm Myra

CoreyPerry! Darn, I don’t have anything to drink.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:04 pm Schnookie

Crap! I forgot that CoreyPerry’s in this game! I haven’t been pacing myself — we had blackberry Moscow Mules this afternoon and wine with dinner. I don’t think my liver can take the CoreyPerry drinking game! :P
on April 25, 2009 at 10:06 pm Myra

Nope, you definitely need to start fresh for CoreyPerry.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:06 pm EJGRgunner

Wait… is this tranny arranged marriage over before it’s even been consummated? Did everyone just switch over to the Ducks game?
on April 25, 2009 at 10:08 pm carolbrowne

Oops. Crap. Oh well. Lucky shot for Calgary.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:08 pm Amy

Is the footage of Torts throwing the bottle the new version of the Zapruder film?
on April 25, 2009 at 10:08 pm Schnookie

I wouldn’t say the tranny marriage has been ended — I just have more of a vested interest in the Ducks/Sharks series… and it’s on Versus now. Heh.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:08 pm kristin

Moscow Mules? I think I need some of those!
on April 25, 2009 at 10:09 pm Schnookie

Oops. Crap. Oh well. Lucky shot for Calgary.

Wait, did they score as soon as we all abandoned the game? Hm.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:10 pm Myra

Darn Versus. No wonder they have all those male enhancement commercial. Definite PE issues.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:11 pm EJGRgunner

This whole Chelsea Dagger as a goal song thing is… habit forming.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:11 pm Pookie

I wouldn’t say the tranny marriage has been ended

No, I’d just say that Getzi booked a motel room for the afternoon.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:12 pm carolbrowne

Cue the “Chicago got a goal” music. Yay!
on April 25, 2009 at 10:14 pm EJGRgunner

carol – here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clhOnZRrmXc
on April 25, 2009 at 10:17 pm carolbrowne

The Fratellis – Chelsea Dagger = my new favourite song! Thanks EJGRgunner!
on April 25, 2009 at 10:22 pm EJGRgunner

I have to say, I think it’s unfair to have a goal song that gets stuck in your head.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:24 pm EJGRgunner

Cue the Fratellis again.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:25 pm carolbrowne

Oh dear. I’m actually starting to feel sorry for the Flames now. Including Bertuzzi.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:25 pm Pookie

And San Jose just scored, too. Joe Thornton. Up is down, left is right. (Sorry, andrew.)
on April 25, 2009 at 10:26 pm EJGRgunner

Cats and dogs living together, mass hysteria!
on April 25, 2009 at 10:28 pm Myra

Does anyone else think Rob Blake looks like he should be a middle-aged insurance salesman instead of a professional hockey player?
on April 25, 2009 at 10:31 pm Pookie

He does, Myra! And Getzi looks like a professor of awesome.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:33 pm Myra

And Hiller looks like is 18 but it says he is 27. I don’t believe them.

And NO COMMENT on Getzlaf is probably my safest response.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:35 pm EJGRgunner

How do we know Rob Blake isn’t a middle aged insurance salesman? Maybe he’s sitting on the bench talking about fixed term life policies.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:36 pm Kellyn

Oh, San Jose scored first?
on April 25, 2009 at 10:37 pm Myra

Maybe he’s sitting on the bench talking about fixed term life policies.

Now that would be some scary trash talk. Those faceoffs must seem like they last forever if you have to pair up with him.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:38 pm Pookie

Those faceoffs must seem like they last forever if you have to pair up with him.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on April 25, 2009 at 10:40 pm carolbrowne

FYI – “You cannot throw things into the stands.”

Capiche?
on April 25, 2009 at 10:41 pm Heather B.

We must never let our dog, Buddy, see The Beverly Hills Chihuahua. He’s Chihuahua/Jack Russell Terrier and already thinks he is a badass big dog.

And yet my St. Bernard is constantly getting stuck in small places because she’s convinced she can fit anywhere. Completely oblivious.

The Flames are losing AND the Ducks are winning? And Pittsburgh won? Today sucks!
on April 25, 2009 at 10:42 pm mcguffers

Props to the Hawks for The Fratellis. It’s got that na na na na na quality to it so as to piss the other team off. The Flames will probably be taking it off their iPods after tonight.

The Sabres tried an Arcade Fire song at one point this season, but I don’t think it worked too well. They didn’t like hearing it enough.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:42 pm Kellyn

Ryan Getzlaf would be a whole lot cuter if he weren’t losing his hair like Benjamin Button in reverse.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:44 pm Schnookie

Now that would be some scary trash talk. Those faceoffs must seem like they last forever if you have to pair up with him.

I can’t believe the Sharks are using Rob Blake’s powers of inconceivable boredom as a hockey tactic. That’s brilliant!

Ryan Getzlaf would be a whole lot cuter if he weren’t losing his hair like Benjamin Button in reverse.

I think that’s foxy. I love dudes who are unapologetically balding. Way to own it, Getzi!
on April 25, 2009 at 10:44 pm Pookie

That Arcade Fire song was way too dirge like to be a good goal song. I could see how it wouldn’t fire up the Sabres. I think the Devils should pick something really peppy, something fun to sing along too. Hm… That’s it! They should play “Chiquatita”!
on April 25, 2009 at 10:45 pm EJGRgunner

Capiche?

Speaking as a man of (amongst other things) Italian descent, that hurt my eyes.

“Capisci?” means “You understand?”
on April 25, 2009 at 10:46 pm carolbrowne

Oh hai, guys. Did you notice anything interesting in the frisby bowl II?

http://alex.textdriven.com/frisbyii/pool/standings
on April 25, 2009 at 10:46 pm EJGRgunner

Ryan Getzlaf would be a whole lot cuter if he weren’t losing his hair like Benjamin Button in reverse.

Wait… so like a normal person?
on April 25, 2009 at 10:46 pm mcguffers

That Arcade Fire song was way too dirge like to be a good goal song. I could see how it wouldn’t fire up the Sabres.

Agreed. Last year they used Flickerstick’s “Beautiful” which I liked.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:47 pm Pookie

Carol, I saw that earlier and it cracked me up!
on April 25, 2009 at 10:47 pm Meg

The best thing about Philly sports fans is that they are literally my only exposure to Philadelphia. Sure, it’s the closest major city to stately IPB Manor, but I’ve never been in the city proper.

I actually spent the day in Philly today (I didn’t see the Tranny Bride game but was in Tranny Bride related traffic at around quarter to three [we were all, "what the fuck is this!? Oh. Broad Street. Heh.]). It’s a lovely city. What I saw of it anyway. Their art museum is to die for. Or it would be if they didn’t charge an arm and a leg for it.

Anyway, I’m delighted to have gotten home in time for this ever-so-satisfying Hawks game. I wonder if it’s going to be one of those home-team-wins-each-game series.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:49 pm carolbrowne

Whoops, I Capisci, EJGRgunner.

Also, I blame google for that typo.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:49 pm EJGRgunner

Jeebus. Chelsea Dagger is everywhere… it’s even in a goddamned beer commercial.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:49 pm mcguffers

Pookie, ::^::::::::::::::::::::::: sorry, I missed the “Chiquatita”
reference. starting to get slightly tipsy.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:51 pm EJGRgunner

Whoops, I Capisci, EJGRgunner.

Actually, in the first person you say “io capisco.” But I think now I’m going to far.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:54 pm Pookie

Meg, you probably drove almost right by stately IPB Manor on your way back to the city! (Unless you took the train. Which runs a little bit further away.) In addition to Philly’s art museum, they have a kick ass science museum, too.
on April 25, 2009 at 10:55 pm Myra

After one of the Stars last games when they were interviewing Ribeiro, they were playing ABBA in the locker room. I’m not sure what that means exactly but I’m pretty sure Ott was behind it. :P
on April 25, 2009 at 10:55 pm carolbrowne

FOIGHT!
on April 25, 2009 at 11:01 pm Meg

Meg, you probably drove almost right by stately IPB Manor on your way back to the city! (Unless you took the train. Which runs a little bit further away.) In addition to Philly’s art museum, they have a kick ass science museum, too

We drove, so we probably did! We drove past the science museum and thought the Galileo exhibit looked really cool but just didn’t have time to do that and the Cezanne exhibit and going to the cheesesteak places my friend’s boyfriend had seen on the Food Network. I’ll definitely have to get back there sometime though.
on April 25, 2009 at 11:05 pm Myra

Ok, I can take Ovie or leave Ovie but he looks really lame in the NHL Portal commercial.

Thank you, I just needed to share that.
on April 25, 2009 at 11:08 pm carolbrowne

Why have the last 2 California games been so dull? I want to get interested, but just can’t seem to.
on April 25, 2009 at 11:09 pm Schnookie

Ok, I can take Ovie or leave Ovie but he looks really lame in the NHL Portal commercial.

He gets set up, though, by the shot of the guy doing a reaction shot as if he’s looking at someone disemboweling a dead hooker. Which I guess is appropriate if they’re going to cut away and show Ovie. :P
on April 25, 2009 at 11:11 pm Myra

I have a hard time getting too excited when watching Sharks/Ducks. I’m like, “OOO!!! The Ducks got scored on! But it was the Sharks that scored it. Booo!…Either way, it’s a buzzkill.
on April 25, 2009 at 11:13 pm Pookie

Which I guess is appropriate

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: What can he say? Russian Machine never pays.
on April 25, 2009 at 11:13 pm carolbrowne

I believe we will watch Slapshot after the games are over.

“Who owns the team?” “hooones! hooones!”
on April 25, 2009 at 11:15 pm Myra

He gets set up, though, by the shot of the guy doing a reaction shot as if he’s looking at someone disemboweling a dead hooker.

Agreed, the first time I saw it I was expecting to see someone wearing A LOT LESS.
on April 25, 2009 at 11:16 pm Schnookie

I have a hard time getting too excited when watching Sharks/Ducks. I’m like, “OOO!!! The Ducks got scored on! But it was the Sharks that scored it. Booo!…Either way, it’s a buzzkill.

It’s like Rangers/Caps for us. I just had to make sure ahead of time which one I wanted to lose more, otherwise it would be a non-stop misery, watching that series. :P
on April 25, 2009 at 11:20 pm Schnookie

Agreed, the first time I saw it I was expecting to see someone wearing A LOT LESS.

Exactly! I was so disappointed that first time. I was like, “Really? That’s it?”
on April 25, 2009 at 11:21 pm Myra

I’m grudgingly pulling for the Sharks, but it’s just not doing anything for me. It’s not like they are full of sweet young eye candy like Chicago.
on April 25, 2009 at 11:23 pm Schnookie

It’s not like they are full of sweet young eye candy like Chicago.

No, they’re really not. And who wants to cheer for an overdog? When you could be cheering for Getzi instead. Heh.
on April 25, 2009 at 11:27 pm Myra

Sorry, but Getzi does not over come a Parros or CoreyPerry or Selanne or ewww Pronger. Bleh. Bleh. Bleh.
on April 25, 2009 at 11:29 pm carolbrowne

Heh. You said Pronger. His name sounds dirty.
on April 25, 2009 at 11:31 pm Myra

But then, I better not look too closely at the Sharks or I’ll start remembering things and then I’m back at square one again.
on April 25, 2009 at 11:33 pm Schnookie

You said Pronger. His name sounds dirty.

Hee hee!

And yeah, I’m very good at ignoring absolutely everything about the Ducks except for Getzi. :D
on April 25, 2009 at 11:33 pm Myra

Hiller has nice eyes but can someone please shape those eyebrows for him?!?

Can you tell I’m bored?
on April 25, 2009 at 11:37 pm Schnookie

Can you tell I’m bored?

You know what I’ve been doing all night? Mapping various flight and rail routes to the hometowns of various Tranny Brides, to better understand what they’re all facing after locker cleanout and exit interview day. As I was reading off the menu that the train from Toronto to Winnipeg offers, Pookie said to me, “You know why you never finish any quilts?” I’m like, “Shut up! I can’t focus!” And that’s my story.
on April 25, 2009 at 11:39 pm Myra

Pookie said to me, “You know why you never finish any quilts?” I’m like, “Shut up! I can’t focus!” And that’s my story.

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

I’m ignoring that Setoguchi was the one who scored.
on April 25, 2009 at 11:42 pm carolbrowne

“What the Tranny Brides will be facing is golf…and husbands.” – Mike Browne

HA!
on April 25, 2009 at 11:45 pm Myra

The manufacturer my company sells for is in Calgary and the guy I deal with most is named Miro, who is Slavic and a big Flames fan. Miro in his adorable Slavic accent will not be happy.
on April 25, 2009 at 11:47 pm Schnookie

“What the Tranny Brides will be facing is golf…and husbands.” – Mike Browne

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Poor, poor Trannies. There’s nothing worse than that long, golfy summer with their husbands. :P
on April 25, 2009 at 11:51 pm Myra

Mapping various flight and rail routes to the hometowns of various Tranny Brides, to better understand what they’re all facing after locker cleanout and exit interview day.

Wait…that is sounding awfully stalkery. Just what are you planning!?? Should we be worried even more about you than we already are over your various tranny loves? Do we need to plan an intervention?
on April 25, 2009 at 11:55 pm Pookie

Wait…that is sounding awfully stalkery.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Tranny Brides needn’t worry — Schnookie doesn’t like to drive on highways, so I think they’re safe.
on April 25, 2009 at 11:57 pm Schnookie

Pookie’s right. As soon as I get to the first highway on-ramp, my stalking days are over. And that first highway on-ramp is about 10 minutes from stately IPB Manor, so it’ll be a short stalking adventure for me. :P
on April 26, 2009 at 12:03 am Myra

Schnookie doesn’t like to drive on highways, so I think they’re safe.

Just be careful, Pookie, that she doesn’t drag you into another one of her hair-brained schemes!
on April 26, 2009 at 12:05 am Schnookie

Just be careful, Pookie, that she doesn’t drag you into another one of her hair-brained schemes!

Please. Pookie’s the ringleader in all of this! I mean, she’s the reference librarian. You’d be amazed the stuff she can find out about hockey players. :P
on April 26, 2009 at 12:05 am Pookie

I’ll try to keep things under control, Myra! :D

OK, come on, Sharks and Ducks, let’s make this 3rd period super fun!
on April 26, 2009 at 12:06 am Pookie

I only use my librarian powers for good, not evil! I swear!
on April 26, 2009 at 12:07 am carolbrowne

I just signed up with wordpress.com just to see Oscar by my name.
on April 26, 2009 at 12:08 am Myra

OK, come on, Sharks and Ducks, let’s make this 3rd period super fun!

Wow, how did you do that? From your laptop to the Ducks ears and they score!
on April 26, 2009 at 12:09 am Schnookie

EEEEEEE!!!! I love zombie Oscar, Carol! He’s a GREAT avatar!!!

And Pookie was using her librarian powers for super-good by making that two-goal lead disappear. Heh.
on April 26, 2009 at 12:09 am Pookie

Wow, how did you do that?

More super librarian skills. People think it’s all about books, but really it’s all about internet stalking and fixing hockey games.

Carol, Oscar looks awesome! He and the demon dog in Schnookie’s avatar could have a rumble!
on April 26, 2009 at 12:12 am Myra

Aw. Oscar makes a great avatar. When the Kid saw Schnookie’s latest avatar her response was, “what is that thing?”
on April 26, 2009 at 12:15 am Pookie

“what is that thing?”

That thing is Jeff Carter! Oh, you meant the dog.
on April 26, 2009 at 12:15 am Schnookie

When the Kid saw Schnookie’s latest avatar her response was, “what is that thing?”

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: You should see the pug that I opted not to use from that same photo shoot!
on April 26, 2009 at 12:19 am Myra

“what is that thing?”

That thing is Jeff Carter! Oh, you meant the dog.

The Kid has discovered boys this year, so if it were of Jeff Carter(only), I can assure she would not have said that. :)
on April 26, 2009 at 12:19 am carolbrowne

Hey. Wait a minute. What happened? The game is tied? Oh jeez.
on April 26, 2009 at 12:29 am Pookie

I smell OT marathon! How awesome would that be?
on April 26, 2009 at 12:30 am Schnookie

The Kid has discovered boys this year, so if it were of Jeff Carter(only), I can assure she would not have said that. :)

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

And Carol, the Ducks heard you complain that the game was boring, then tied it up when you weren’t paying attention. :P
on April 26, 2009 at 12:34 am carolbrowne

Doh! Those stinkin’ Ducks. That will make Zombie Oscar very angry!
on April 26, 2009 at 12:38 am carolbrowne

I smell OT marathon! How awesome would that be?

What better way to spend a Saturday night?
on April 26, 2009 at 12:40 am Pookie

Exactly! OT marathons on work nights are a total waste!
on April 26, 2009 at 12:44 am Grace

Hi Ookies and IPB! It’s a long lost commenter checking back in for the playoffs. I’ve been lurking here and there for the past couple of weeks, but there’s no way I’m going to catch up on all the IPBLore that has developed over the past couple of years. I’ll just have to ask as I go…

With that said, I’m pretty much having kittens here watching this Ducks/Sharks game. I see that most of IPB Land is feeling kind of blah about this series. Can I pimp out any of the Ducks in order to get a little love from you guys? The desperately-in-need-of-an-eyebrow-plucking Hiller? The wunderkind Bobby Ryan? The prematurely-graying Drew Miller?
on April 26, 2009 at 12:45 am Myra

Yep, that Stars/Sharks OT marathon last year was so much fun, but not so much the next morning.
on April 26, 2009 at 12:50 am Schnookie

Hey Grace! It’s good to see you again! How’s it going?

And just so you know, I’m not at all blah for this series — I’ve just been keeping my feelings to myself to spare andrew’s feelings. I’m VERY MUCH in the Getzi camp. No worries. :D
on April 26, 2009 at 12:55 am Grace

Glad to have you in our corner, Schnookie! Over at BoC, Bobby Ryan has been chipping away at Getzlaf’s “future of the franchise” tiara. I’m sure Getzi would be glad to know he’s still got you on his side.
on April 26, 2009 at 12:57 am Grace

AAAAARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH
on April 26, 2009 at 12:57 am Schnookie

What the fuck? That is NOT a goal! *Watches the replay* Oh. Okay. So it was.
on April 26, 2009 at 12:58 am carolbrowne

What? That’s it? I just put on some coffee.

Sorry, Grace.
on April 26, 2009 at 12:58 am Schnookie

Oh, and I do love that Bobby Ryan kid, but he’s no Getzi. :D
on April 26, 2009 at 1:00 am Myra

Bummer, no marathon.

But congrats to andrew!
on April 26, 2009 at 1:01 am Pookie

Grace, it’s great to see you again! I hope all is well with you! As for Bobby Ryan, I was prepared to scoff at him for his whole career because of that whole “Picked After Sid” thing, but day-um, he’s a fun player to watch! I mean, he’s no Getzi, but I’m quite fond of him!
on April 26, 2009 at 1:02 am Grace

*takes a deep breath*

Okay. I’m okay. Thanks, Carol. I’d already begun to resign myself to the necessity of a Game 6 after the first two periods. At least the Ducks came back to tie it up and force the OT. I’m going to hang all my hope on a win on Monday.
on April 26, 2009 at 1:09 am Grace

Hi Pookie, it’s good to be back here. Hope you and Schnookie and Boomer and the cats are all doing well. And I see IPB has a new resident since I’ve been around — who is that LegoMan in the neon shades?? And what is his mythology?

And poor Bobby Ryan (and by the way, thanks to you guys, I have to bite my tongue to keep myself from calling him “Blobby Ryan”) — he could have easily been smothered by the “picked after Crosby” mantle/king-sized-bed-quilt. But I think he and his slight lisp have done a good job of throwing it off this year.
on April 26, 2009 at 1:13 am Pookie

That Playmobil dude is Victory Euro Mats, IPB’s official totem. He was introduced in this post (LINK) and has stuck around ever since.
on April 26, 2009 at 1:13 am Schnookie

and by the way, thanks to you guys, I have to bite my tongue to keep myself from calling him “Blobby Ryan”

It’s nearly impossible not to call the Bobbies of the NHL “Blobby”. It’s just apt for Blobby Holik. :P

As for everyone here at stately IPB Manor, not a lot has changed since we last talked. Life for us is a flat, unwinding road. :D
on April 26, 2009 at 1:17 am Myra

Hey, we actually get to see the Devils/Canes game tomorrow. I’m shocked.

Go Devils!

And on that note, I bid you all good night!
on April 26, 2009 at 1:19 am carolbrowne

Well, I guess that’s it. See yuse guys tomorrow. Holy, hockey will start here at 11:00 am tomorrow. Awesome.

I love Stanley Cup time.
on April 26, 2009 at 1:22 am Grace

Thanks for the link, Pookie. I see I have a lot to catch up on. Should help pass the time between now and Monday. ;)

And Schnookie, it really is hard not to turn “Bobby” into “Blobby”! It just rolls off the tongue. Even if Ryan doesn’t deserve to be … blobbed.

Anyhow, I know it’s getting late — don’t want to keep you ladies up too long. I just wanted to reconnect. Good night, thanks for welcoming me back, and good luck to the Devils tomorrow!
on April 26, 2009 at 1:24 am Pookie

Good night, everyone! I hope the fact that the Devils will be on VS won’t freak them out.
on April 26, 2009 at 2:09 pm Schnookie

Dude, Mike Green looks A) like he’s wearing an ornate, starched ascot under his sweater when he’s got that sweater-over-the-fleece combo going on, and B) like a puffy drunk. Yikes.
on April 26, 2009 at 2:12 pm Schnookie

OH MY GOD! The Devils cribbage tourneys have finally borne fruit — no one will play poker with Clemmer now because all the card players are busy playing cribbage! I LOVE IT!
on April 26, 2009 at 2:12 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Man, I wish I hadn’t missed the day yesterday!

The wedding out in the countryside under a HUGE cottonwood tree was very nice, though. I got sunburned. I like to think I’m not the only one that didn’t automatically think I should wear sunscreen to a wedding.
on April 26, 2009 at 2:12 pm KG

Hehe a puffy drunk. Poor Green.

Did you hear about Zach, Travis, Pando and Jamie playing a 5 hour cribbage tournie? Good god. And no winner.
on April 26, 2009 at 2:20 pm Patty (in Dallas)

…no one will play poker with Clemmer now because all the card players are busy playing cribbage!

Hahaha! Poker is sooooo ESPN, dude.
on April 26, 2009 at 2:20 pm Schnookie

I like to think I’m not the only one that didn’t automatically think I should wear sunscreen to a wedding.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I didn’t think to wear any to Morgan’s wedding and got sunburned. Not that I hold that against him or anything. :P

Pookie and I have had many a five-hour cribbage tourney. I can’t believe we’re soulmates with Pando and the Poppers!
on April 26, 2009 at 2:21 pm Amy

I was slightly amused by the details regarding Torts suspension and where he could be and what he could do within the arena.
on April 26, 2009 at 2:22 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Is Torts going to wear a wig and glasses and hang out in the tunnel like Bobby Valentine? :P
on April 26, 2009 at 2:23 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I can’t believe we’re soulmates with Pando and the Poppers!

Is that their new band?
on April 26, 2009 at 2:26 pm Amy

Is Torts going to wear a wig and glasses and hang out in the tunnel like Bobby Valentine?

That would be awesome if he did. Instead, he’s just up in one of the suites.
on April 26, 2009 at 2:28 pm Schnookie

Is Torts going to wear a wig and glasses and hang out in the tunnel like Bobby Valentine? :P

If he has any kind of balls at all, he TOTALLY would. That was the fucking funniest thing EVER.
on April 26, 2009 at 2:28 pm carolbrowne

I was slightly amused by the details regarding Torts suspension and where he could be and what he could do within the arena.

Me, too! But then the Rangers completely lost me when the announcers said they accused Washington of not providing adequate security.

Big Babies.
on April 26, 2009 at 2:31 pm jmu_capsgirl

carolbrowne, The email the Rags sent to the league.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitalsinsider/rangers-ask-that-caps-are-disc.html
on April 26, 2009 at 2:36 pm carolbrowne

Teehee! The rags! I’m not sure if it’s just me, but that stinks of spoiled brats crying. Take your stupid 1 game suspension like a man, would you? Sheesh.

*Says me, safely at home, in another country.*
on April 26, 2009 at 2:37 pm Heather B.

Not having the security certainly doesn’t excuse Torts from throwing something at a fan but if the Rangers did request extra security at the bench, the league should have provided it or at least looked into it.
on April 26, 2009 at 2:38 pm Grrrreg

Wow, this email is hilarious.

“assault the Rangers with some of the most obscene language imaginable”
“one patron was screaming at the team, in graphic language, about whether Dan Girardi and Marc Staal have a sexual relationship.”

Awesome.
on April 26, 2009 at 2:39 pm Amy

assault the Rangers with some of the most obscene language imaginable

If the Rangers have their panties in a twist over the Caps fans language, what do they think about Philly fans and their comments?
on April 26, 2009 at 2:39 pm carolbrowne

Oof. That hit looked like it hurt.
on April 26, 2009 at 2:41 pm Heather B.

Okay, if all we’re talking about is Caps fans swearing perhaps the Rangers need thicker skins.
on April 26, 2009 at 2:41 pm Schnookie

Considering the way MSG encourages homophobic chanting in their crowds, I’m not sure the Rangers really have much of a leg to stand on. That said, I agree with Heather that there is still a responsibility by the Caps and/or the league to be providing sufficient security. No matter how heinous the people being secured are. :P
on April 26, 2009 at 2:43 pm Grrrreg

Grrrrr, I almost can’t watch the game, the web stream I’m trying to watch is really choppy… I missed both goals and the big hit. It sucks, because it sounds like an exciting game.

Oh, and all this Torts story makes me want a 7th game even more than before. Go Caps!
on April 26, 2009 at 2:44 pm carolbrowne

That said, I agree with Heather that there is still a responsibility by the Caps and/or the league to be providing sufficient security. No matter how heinous the people being secured are. :P

Oh, alright. When you put it like that, you guys are right.
on April 26, 2009 at 2:46 pm jmu_capsgirl

I’m not sure how it works, but I don’t the Caps have any control over the security at the VC since they’re just tenants, and third rate tenants at that, behind the Wizards and any circus that needs a home. The ushers and security aren’t the best though. They could really care less.

C’mon Schnookie, we’re not all that heinous. I’ve also heard it wasn’t our fans, but a disgruntled Rags fan.
on April 26, 2009 at 2:47 pm Schnookie

Oh, alright. When you put it like that, you guys are right.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: It is still the Rangers, though, and they are being big babies. :P
on April 26, 2009 at 2:48 pm Patty (in Dallas)

*tiny voice* woooooo!
on April 26, 2009 at 2:48 pm Schnookie

I find it interesting that the MSG organist is playing one of the songs to which we sing “The Rangers suck” right after they give up a goal. How apt!
on April 26, 2009 at 2:49 pm Schnookie

Of course, we sing “The Rangers suck” to EVERY arena song.
on April 26, 2009 at 2:50 pm Grrrreg

I find it interesting that the MSG organist is playing one of the songs to which we sing “The Rangers suck” right after they give up a goal.

Maybe he’s a closet Devils fan.
on April 26, 2009 at 2:50 pm Schnookie

C’mon Schnookie, we’re not all that heinous.

I meant the Rangers are heinous, not Caps fans. :P
on April 26, 2009 at 2:50 pm Schnookie

Maybe he’s a closet Devils fan.

Oooh! How subversive!
on April 26, 2009 at 2:51 pm carolbrowne

Thank you, Schnookie. :-)
on April 26, 2009 at 2:51 pm jmu_capsgirl

Oh. Sorry, I’m having to watch this game on a pair of really fuzzy rabbit ears and its making my brain mushy. And not in the “cute overload” sort of way.
on April 26, 2009 at 2:56 pm Schnookie

My brain is fuzzy too, but that’s just because we were out doing yardwork in the zillion-degree heat today. It sure became summer in a hurry in these parts. :D
on April 26, 2009 at 2:58 pm jmu_capsgirl

Seriously. This 95 degree stuff is overrated. My Canadian-ness will overpower living in the South no matter how long I’m here. I hate the heat.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:00 pm Schnookie

I hate the heat, too, but I’ve learned to make my peace with it… during the summertime. I have no patience for it at all in April. We’re supposed to have a few nice weeks for getting the garden installed, and then just have to deal with the oppressive heat when it’s harvesting time. *Glares out the window at the sunshine*
on April 26, 2009 at 3:01 pm Pookie

The one good thing about the heat is that our fruit trees look awesome today! One of the peaches got zillions of leaves literally overnight.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:04 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I want to claw my ears off! I didn’t get the channel changed before Pierre frantically claimed that Tortorella is missed because look at how the Rangers are off their game! Pierre, did you see their last game? He was there and they were more listless.

You can’t just make up shit to start a debate. Because then how can you continue it?
on April 26, 2009 at 3:06 pm Schnookie

You can’t just make up shit to start a debate. Because then how can you continue it?

Pierre: “Easily. I just change what I’m debating about while pretending I’m still on the same point.”
on April 26, 2009 at 3:06 pm Amy

It’s supposed to be 80-something here tomorrow and then drop into the 60s for the remainder of the week. It’s good weather for bringing the gophers out to frolic behind my office building.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:06 pm EJGRgunner

Hey Grrrreg, there’s a good sopcast stream you can find on myp2p. It’s buried on page 4 of the NHL live thread.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:06 pm Patty (in Dallas)

We’re getting heat too soon, too, and I hate not getting my month without A/C! It’s too hot to go without it.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:06 pm Heather B.

Ugh. I hate “Rags.” It doesn’t even look or sound like “Rangers.” Dumbest nickname ever.

All right, Torts. I expect to see you on the bench in a Schoenfied disguise next period.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:09 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Pierre: “Easily. I just change what I’m debating about while pretending I’m still on the same point.”

Good point. It keeps the debate opponent guessing.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:10 pm Pookie

I expect to see you on the bench in a Schoenfied disguise next period.

He’s going to be there in a fake mustache and glasses saying in a fake stuffy businessman voice, “Ahem, you should, uh, go have another donut. Yes, I’m Jim Shoenfield. That’s me. Jim. Jim Schoenfeld. Mr ‘Have Another Donut’. That’s me.”

Also, I have to agree with you, Heather. I’m not a big fan of the “Rags” nickname either. It doesn’t have enough oomph to really express how much I hate them. Whereas “Rangers” does. Heh.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:10 pm EJGRgunner

The stream I’m watching just started playing “Tears in Heaven.” That’s got to be in the Top 20 of songs that it’s inappropriate to play during a hockey game, right?
on April 26, 2009 at 3:10 pm Grrrreg

Thank you EJGRgunner! It’s way better thn Ustream… I was pissed off to miss a nice game at a reasonable time!
on April 26, 2009 at 3:12 pm Heather B.

I don’t think Mike Milbury understand that it’s all that hitting at 21 and 22 that catches up to a body eventually.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:13 pm Schnookie

It’s good weather for bringing the gophers out to frolic behind my office building.

Wait, you’ve got Paulie frolicking behind your office building? That’s AWESOME!

I’m not a big fan of the “Rags” nickname either. It doesn’t have enough oomph to really express how much I hate them. Whereas “Rangers” does. Heh.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I agree. “Rangers” sounds vile and repulsive. “Rags” sounds like… I don’t know. Something different.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:16 pm carolbrowne

Oh! I just saw Naslund. Weird.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:18 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I think, instead of “Rags” we should call them the “Texas Rangers.” Cuz they’re losers! Ha! Oh, wait. Um…
on April 26, 2009 at 3:18 pm SueNJ97

Pierre frantically claimed that Tortorella is missed because look at how the Rangers are off their game! Pierre, did you see their last game? He was there and they were more listless.

Well, it is Pierre.

But, last game at least a significant proportion blamed the game on the fact that Tortorella sat Avery – despite the fact that the goaltender turned in a sub-par performance along with the rest of the team and that just can’t happen with the team they have. So, I guess the working theory is that they need to have both of them – plus, Lundqvist has to shut the other team out.

Not my theory, mind you. Mine is that they should not have signed Gomez, Drury or Redden. Well, maybe Drury would have been OK, but not at that $$$. If it really was his dream to be a Ranger, he should have been happy with his ‘dream’ and considerably less money. Yeah, right.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:19 pm jmu_capsgirl

Maybe its my years as Cinderella for my older brother, but I have extremely negative connotations of the word “rag”. Gross, dirty, smelly, what you hide when you have guests over. My Southern upbringing in a baseball town also make me think of the Texas Rangers, and I have no real negative feelings towards them. So it makes more sense to me.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:19 pm Grrrreg

The stream I’m watching just started playing “Tears in Heaven.” That’s got to be in the Top 20 of songs that it’s inappropriate to play during a hockey game, right?

Yeah, that was weird… Now I’m waiting for “I Want to Know What Love Is” by Foreigner during the second intermission. Why are you watching the game on the Internet EJGRgunner?
on April 26, 2009 at 3:24 pm Amy

Wait, you’ve got Paulie frolicking behind your office building? That’s AWESOME!

Why didn’t I think of naming one of them Paulie? We could have called them Paulie and Vanek (or Tommy). Instead, we named them Marsha and Garvey. I just don’t know which one’s which. Nor do I care to get close enough to find out.

Now I’m waiting for “I Want to Know What Love Is” by Foreigner during the second intermission.

Continuing with the inappropriate music theme, some idiot was playing James Brown in the Rangers locker room after the last game. Chris Drury was NOT amused.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:25 pm SueNJ97

I was slightly amused by the details regarding Torts suspension and where he could be and what he could do within the arena.

I read that as well and was wondering if the league could issue one for Holik, just because, while they were at it. Pretty please?
on April 26, 2009 at 3:25 pm Heather B.

Amy, that Chris Drury/James Brown video was one of the most hysterical things I’ve ever seen.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:27 pm Schnookie

Nor do I care to get close enough to find out.

That’s a good plan. I bet they carry plague. (Prairie dogs do.) That said, if you’d named them Paulie and Vanek, they’d be charmingly disease-free. Just like their namesakes. HAHAHAHAHAHA! :P
on April 26, 2009 at 3:28 pm EJGRgunner

I actually don’t own a TV.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:28 pm Grrrreg

Amy, that Chris Drury/James Brown video was one of the most hysterical things I’ve ever seen.

That’s intriguing, where can I see it?
on April 26, 2009 at 3:29 pm SueNJ97

Amy, that Chris Drury/James Brown video was one of the most hysterical things I’ve ever seen.

The look on Drury’s face when he heard it was probably the most emotion I’ve seen from him in an off the ice interview in…well…ever.

Either he is the dullest man on the face of the earth, or someday, he’s going to go through a mid-life crisis to end all mid-life crises and everyone will say, “I never saw this coming.”
on April 26, 2009 at 3:30 pm Amy

Grrreg, try this link.

http://www.thegoosesroost.com/2009/04/why-new-york-is-in-trouble/
on April 26, 2009 at 3:30 pm EJGRgunner

I think Babylon by Don McLean would be much worse than Foreigner.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:33 pm Heather B.

Sue, I think he’s just dull.

When Drury came to Buffalo one of the first things he allegedly did was ban the playing of music after the game, while he media was in the room. So seeing that video was pretty hilarious. He looks like he wants to kill someone. Heh. Guess you shoulda stayed in Buffalo, Dru :P
on April 26, 2009 at 3:34 pm Pookie

That Drury video is great, although I have to ask — why he is wearing Ray Bourque’s awful hair?
on April 26, 2009 at 3:35 pm SueNJ97

That Drury video is great, although I have to ask — why he is wearing Ray Bourque’s awful hair?

Ray must have left it to Drury when the Avs retired his number. Maybe Chris pulls it out for the playoffs when he thinks he needs it.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:36 pm mcguffers

Hey Chris, bet the Sabres didn’t play that song when they got eliminated. I’m pretty sure Spacho had REM’s “Everybody Hurts” playing.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:39 pm Grrrreg

That video is pretty amazing. But I do understand that having to listen to “I feel good” while you’re looking devastated and answering questions after a loss musn’t be really pleasant!
on April 26, 2009 at 3:40 pm Amy

mcguffers, and I’ll bet Roy-Z was singing along into his hairbrush.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:40 pm mcguffers

*getting on soapbox*

No offense to Drury, but people have been criticizing Price for doing his best Patrick Roy impression because he was not mature enough to show poise when his HOME crowd was taunting him. However, I think showing absolute disgust with your teammates in the locker room during an interview is proof that anyone can let emotions take over. Even a clutch player.

*stepping down*
on April 26, 2009 at 3:40 pm Heather B.

Grrrreg, the choice of song really is particularly funny.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:42 pm mcguffers

No doubt, Amy :D
on April 26, 2009 at 3:43 pm Schnookie

However, I think showing absolute disgust with your teammates in the locker room during an interview is proof that anyone can let emotions take over. Even a clutch player.

Heh. Or perhaps it’s proof that Drury’s got some personal/emotional problems that are causing trouble in the dressing room. Maybe he’s NOT the be-all, end-all of captains after all. :P
on April 26, 2009 at 3:43 pm mcguffers

I’m willing to bet Avery started playing that song just to be a douche.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:45 pm Grrrreg

I’m rooting for the caps today, but I’d like to see the rangers score one to make it an exciting game again! Hockey IS fun when you don’t really care about either team…
on April 26, 2009 at 3:46 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Boy, that video of Drury IS great. He has the look of somebody that knows he’s stuck there for years and years.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:47 pm mcguffers

Schnookie, blasphemous!!
on April 26, 2009 at 3:47 pm EJGRgunner

Ever since Spies Like Us, I’ve blamed Eastern Europeans/Russians for the proliferation of inappropriate soul music. I’d bet on Zherdev or Rosival as the James Brown culprit.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:48 pm Grrrreg

I’m willing to bet Avery started playing that song just to be a douche.

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

I can really picture him smiling behind the cameras.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:48 pm Schnookie

Schnookie, blasphemous!!

I know, I know. But still… I’m counting his rings, and I’m really just not all that impressed. :P
on April 26, 2009 at 3:50 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Or maybe the Rangers locker room is such a huge beating, that anybody would have given up trying to hide it by now.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:50 pm carolbrowne

OMG…pull the goalie already. Or something. This game is just dragging on and on. 5 to 1 and it’s only the 2nd period.

Spies Like Us? Ha!

Boy, that video of Drury IS great. He has the look of somebody that knows he’s stuck there for years and years.

That’s exactly it. The perfect description.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:50 pm Grrrreg

The organist is not even bothering playing the “The Rangers suck” song anymore.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:51 pm mcguffers

Hockey IS fun when you don’t really care about either team…

The only problem is that dirty feeling I’m going to have when I realize I’ve been rooting for the Caps, Flames, Sharks, Flyers, and that team that played Detroit. The next round is even dirtier when my options are Broons and Pitts or Caps. Ew.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:51 pm Schnookie

The organist is not even bothering playing the “The Rangers suck” song anymore.

I know! He’s like, “Nah. I’m too good to go after that low-hanging fruit.”
on April 26, 2009 at 3:52 pm Amy

I’m counting his rings, and I’m really just not that all impressed.

Yet that one little ring on Drury’s hand is the stuff legends are made of.

Why haven’t the Rangers pulled Prawn yet? Is Schoney waiting for some sort of smoke signal to come from Tort’s box as to what to do next?
on April 26, 2009 at 3:52 pm EJGRgunner

That was the saddest “We Will Rock You” ever.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:53 pm mcguffers

and by “Pitts or Caps” I meant Pitts or Rags.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:53 pm Schnookie

The only problem is that dirty feeling I’m going to have

That was one of my concerns when we started blogging. I was like, “Hm. Can I admit for all to see, without being able to erase the record, that I’m cheering for [Team X] in the playoffs?” Then I was all happy for the Ducks winning the Cup, and I was like, “Eh, fuck it. You do what you have to do.” :D
on April 26, 2009 at 3:54 pm Pookie

I’m counting his rings, and I’m really just not all that impressed. :P

RingS? Ring-SUH?
on April 26, 2009 at 3:54 pm Erin

The Drury video is an instant classic. First his irritated look because of the loss, then his more irritated look because of the music, and then his insane ‘oh no he didn’t’ embarrassment when he hears ‘I feel good!’. Awesome. So awesome.

Hey Chris, it’s not just the man who makes the team, sometime the team helps make the man.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:54 pm mcguffers

I’m counting his rings, and I’m really just not all that impressed. :P

RingS? Ring-SUH?

Isn’t he married? Wedding bands count, right?
on April 26, 2009 at 3:55 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Is Schoney waiting for some sort of smoke signal to come from Tort’s box as to what to do next?

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

He’s probably watching for a flying water bottle with a note inside it.
on April 26, 2009 at 3:58 pm mcguffers

Is Schoney waiting for some sort of smoke signal to come from Tort’s box as to what to do next?

He’s probably watching for a flying water bottle with a note inside it.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: both of you

I love that the biggest difference between NBC and Blersus, is that on Blersus, Danica Patrick is a bitch and on NBC, she’s a whore.
on April 26, 2009 at 4:01 pm Grrrreg

Didn’t Milbury once beat up with his own shoe one of the “great fans” of NY he’s now talking about?
on April 26, 2009 at 4:02 pm Amy

I love that the biggest difference between NBC and Blersus, is that on Blersus, Danica Patrick is a bitch and on NBC, she’s a whore.

And on ABC, she’s an angel.
on April 26, 2009 at 4:04 pm mcguffers

“Hm. Can I admit for all to see, without being able to erase the record, that I’m cheering for [Team X] in the playoffs?”

Like I’d ever hold anything against you! *mumbles Looch under breath*
on April 26, 2009 at 4:07 pm EJGRgunner

Good God, “Tears in Heaven” is back! Why?
on April 26, 2009 at 4:07 pm carolbrowne

“This game is not lost”

What? Did he just really say that? SNORT!
on April 26, 2009 at 4:08 pm carolbrowne

He just called Avery and idiot. Teehee.
on April 26, 2009 at 4:08 pm Grrrreg

*mumbles Looch under breath*

mcguffers, I wanted to say that a few days ago, but you REALLY helped me to get through the last weeks of the habs debacle with your comments. So thank you! :)

And “Tears in Heaven” is back!
on April 26, 2009 at 4:10 pm EJGRgunner

Anybody watching this Bulls-Celts game? It’s headed to double OT.
on April 26, 2009 at 4:12 pm Amy

“This game is not lost”

What? Did he just really say that? SNORT!

Oh, but Pierre did. He said that the Rangers need to focus on tiring out the Caps in the third period so that they’ll be tired for Game 7.
on April 26, 2009 at 4:15 pm Schnookie

Is Schoney waiting for some sort of smoke signal to come from Tort’s box as to what to do next?

He’s probably watching for a flying water bottle with a note inside it.

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

And wait, when asked to describe the flatness of the Rangers’ bench, why can’t Pierre come up with some kind of frat party analogy? I mean, wasn’t he all patting himself on the back last year for his “clever” frat party joke that he kept telling over and over again?
on April 26, 2009 at 4:17 pm Schnookie

Did Pierre just backhandedly blame the Rangers’ fans for this?
on April 26, 2009 at 4:17 pm SueNJ97

I love that the biggest difference between NBC and Blersus, is that on Blersus, Danica Patrick is a bitch and on NBC, she’s a whore.

One of my clients is a significant participant on Formula 1 racing (well, until this year when up is down and none of the usual powers are winning – I guess they are still ‘significant’ but not in the standings). Anyway, I have to understand it – and although the racing holds no interest for me the rest of it is one big soap opera and the drivers and the rest of the people involved are, well, whiny boys and divas (male).

In any case, there is a point to this. As F1 costs are brought down, the US is going to have a team next year – at least they pinky-swear they will. You only get 2 drivers. Ms. Patrick is at least #4-5 on the depth chart of those who should be chosen, but guess who I’ll probably be reading about as either the #1 or #2 driver for the US team next season? And why? It’s not just the jiggle factor (her personal choice to promote herself) – although that helps, I’m sure. It’s that there is no way the US team will have good enough drivers or (probably) equipment to win, so, she’d be the first female F1 driver. They are probably going for the PR and nothing else.
on April 26, 2009 at 4:17 pm mcguffers

No problem, Grrrreg! Same to you! Did you happen to see the post game 4 interviews of the players? I think I love Laroque a little bit more.

Anybody watching this Bulls-Celts game? It’s headed to double OT.

Yeah, I’m flipping back and forth. I’m rooting for the Celtics, so the three point shot with 4 seconds left made my heart hurt a little.
on April 26, 2009 at 4:17 pm don

carolbrowne
That said, I agree with Heather that there is still a responsibility by the Caps and/or the league to be providing sufficient security. No matter how heinous the people being secured are. :P

Oh, alright. When you put it like that, you guys are right.

that is true…it is just that my dislike for the rangers is so strong, try as i will, i just can’t be objective about it :P
on April 26, 2009 at 4:21 pm Schnookie

that is true…it is just that my dislike for the rangers is so strong, try as i will, i just can’t be objective about it :P

Fair enough! (And maybe my dislike of the Caps in this series is shading my objectivity a little? Nah. That couldn’t be it. :P)
on April 26, 2009 at 4:24 pm Pookie

Dear MSM,

Here is a list of three things I don’t want to hear on TV ever again:

1. family jewels
2. bra
3. wooden sticks never break

XOXOXO,
Grandma Pookie
on April 26, 2009 at 4:24 pm Schnookie

1. family jewels
2. bra
3. wooden sticks never break

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I’ll add “Russian machine never break” to the list too.
on April 26, 2009 at 4:25 pm carolbrowne

Exactly, don! I’m so turned off by Avery…and then the coach…and then I couldn’t contain myself and would be all “Burn the witch!” if Schnookie & Heather hadn’t calmly pointed that out.

Phew. Thanks guys!
on April 26, 2009 at 4:28 pm Schnookie

and then I couldn’t contain myself and would be all “Burn the witch!”

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: “Burn the witch!” PERFECT! :D
on April 26, 2009 at 4:29 pm jmu_capsgirl

Can we put “Sidney Crosby” somewhere on that list if its not a Penguins game? Pretty please? And “Sid the Kid” for all the time? I realize its is auditorily pleasing, what with the catchy rhyming and all, but at some point he’s no longer a “kid”, no matter how whiny he gets. And I think that point was August 7th of last year.
on April 26, 2009 at 4:30 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I couldn’t contain myself and would be all “Burn the witch!”

Hahahaha!

1. family jewels
2. bra
3. wooden sticks never break

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

And I’ll add: Pierre’s voice.
on April 26, 2009 at 4:32 pm Pookie

And I’ll add: Pierre’s voice.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on April 26, 2009 at 4:34 pm Grrrreg

Did you happen to see the post game 4 interviews of the players? I think I love Laroque a little bit more.

Yeah, Laraque is definitely a good interviewee, he always says everything he has on his mind.
But above all, I LOVED how Gainey responded to the crowd booing Price. He said that booing young players out of town will bite you in the ass when they sign somewhere else. I loved how he used the example of Darryl Sydor, that he was able to get in Dallas after he was booed out of LA by “rude, obnoxious assholes” (actual quote).
on April 26, 2009 at 4:34 pm mcguffers

It’s that there is no way the US team will have good enough drivers or (probably) equipment to win, so, she’d be the first female F1 driver. They are probably going for the PR and nothing else.

I was going to say something about ruining the integrity of F1 racing, but, uh, just nevermind.

Hey, they’re talking about Rochester!!
on April 26, 2009 at 4:42 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Pierre: I said it was a great faceoff! Is this thing on?! *pout*
on April 26, 2009 at 4:42 pm mcguffers

And I’ll add: Pierre’s voice.

Pierre reminds me of every character in every movie where sports broadcasters are being spoofed.

I loved how he used the example of Darryl Sydor, that he was able to get in Dallas after he was booed out of LA by “rude, obnoxious assholes” (actual quote).

I’ve read a couple players’ quotes earlier in the season speaking favorably of Gainey, but he definitely won me over with all of his post season interviews. Especially the Tampa Bay thing. Stay classy, Bolts.
on April 26, 2009 at 4:43 pm don

on April 26, 2009 at 4:17 pm SueNJ97

One of my clients is a significant participant on Formula 1 racing (well, until this year when up is down and none of the usual powers are winning – I guess they are still ’significant’ but not in the standings). Anyway, I have to understand it – and although the racing holds no interest for me the rest of it is one big soap opera and the drivers and the rest of the people involved are, well, whiny boys and divas (male).

i don’t follow either one, but i’m told that the same idea of “My Driver Against The World” holds true in NASCAR as well
on April 26, 2009 at 4:43 pm Schnookie

Is this thing on?! *pout*

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

Hey, you know what I just learned? If you drink a slushy alcoholic beverage really quickly, it will all of a sudden dull your pain a few moments later. Thanks, strawberry-lemonade slushie! Now I can’t read the score on the TV screen!
on April 26, 2009 at 4:45 pm Pookie

You know what I’ll say about the nickname “Sid The Kid”? It sounds a little old school. Like old timey baseball old school. Meanwhile, “Gr8″? What the fuck is that supposed to be? It’s like if lolcats ruled the NHL.
on April 26, 2009 at 4:45 pm Schnookie

Wait, Boudreau’s still skating Ovie in this game? After the way he went on and on and on about the Flyers skating their star players late in the third period of a lopsided win in Philly earlier this year and how classless that was? Nice, Boudreau. Real nice. *Eyeroll*
on April 26, 2009 at 4:46 pm don

well, if you are really going to cheer for the rangers this series, might a suggest a refill also downed quickly? :P
on April 26, 2009 at 4:47 pm jmu_capsgirl

Pookie, lol! True. I’m not a fan of it either. He’s just Ovi.
on April 26, 2009 at 4:47 pm Schnookie

It’s like if lolcats ruled the NHL.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on April 26, 2009 at 4:48 pm carolbrowne

Can you stand it? Ovechkin AND Pierre? LOLS!
on April 26, 2009 at 4:48 pm Pookie

Nice, Boudreau. Real nice. *Eyeroll*

Yeah, but, he was in Slap Shot!
on April 26, 2009 at 4:48 pm Patty (in Dallas)

You know what I’ll say about the nickname “Sid The Kid”? It sounds a little old school. Like old timey baseball old school.

Yeah! Like Newsy Lalonde! (Although that could be his real name.)
on April 26, 2009 at 4:49 pm Amy

Meanwhile, “Gr8″?

Grape Ape, Grape Ape!
on April 26, 2009 at 4:53 pm mcguffers

Like Newsy Lalonde! (Although that could be his real name.)

I KNEW you guys didn’t believe me!!! He totally played on the barbershop striped Habs team. George Vezina people!

Wow. “New York State of Mind.” Get the razor blades away from Torts.
on April 26, 2009 at 4:56 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I KNEW you guys didn’t believe me!!!

Newsy’s a real guy. Did you think I didn’t think so? Sorry! I didn’t know he was a Hab, but I knew he wore an actual wool sweater. :P
on April 26, 2009 at 5:00 pm mcguffers

I believe you, Patty! I think his actual first name is French Canadian, though. I just remember reading about him after our Stan Fischler night so at first I thought the Canadiens were reading IPB and having some fun. :)
on April 26, 2009 at 5:04 pm carolbrowne

Weird. It’s a like a 2 hour break until the next game, right? What am I going to do for 2.5 hours until more hockey starts? Stanley Cup season has made me a glutton for hockey games – sometimes more than one game at a time.
on April 26, 2009 at 5:06 pm mcguffers

Basketball?
on April 26, 2009 at 5:08 pm Schnookie

Grape Ape, Grape Ape!

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Right, of course! :D

And Carol, we’re spending our break now watching “Medium” on DVD. We are nothing if not totally hip and cutting-edge.
on April 26, 2009 at 5:15 pm Grrrreg

Well, I don’t think I’ll stay up to watch the next game. Have a great evening everyone, and see you soon!
on April 26, 2009 at 5:15 pm Pookie

Goodnight, Grrreg!
on April 26, 2009 at 5:17 pm mcguffers

g’night, Grrrreg!
on April 26, 2009 at 5:19 pm alix

Dudes, why are the Canucks still not playing?!?!? WHY?!??! I’m in major sexy Swede withdrawl. Watching Nazzy just doesn’t work when he’s wearing a Rangers sweater.
on April 26, 2009 at 5:28 pm Pookie

alix, no worries! Sex Swede Oduya is on in two hours!
on April 26, 2009 at 5:28 pm carolbrowne

I don’t think they play until May, Alix! EEP! Poor us.
on April 26, 2009 at 5:32 pm alix

Ooooooh Oduya! Nice!

Poor us indeed, carol. Old wax hands is off twiddling his…waxy thumbs. Hopefully his waxy groin is ready to go for round 2. He doesn’t want to miss out on the ass grabbing (I’m sorry I will retire the ass grabbing eventually)
on April 26, 2009 at 5:45 pm Schnookie

Old Wax Hands would be MELTING here. Dude, it’s a swelterhouse here at stately IPB Manor!
on April 26, 2009 at 5:47 pm don

let’s hope his hands don’t get too waxy, until recently he hadn’t had any more stick dropping adventures :D
on April 26, 2009 at 5:49 pm alix

That blows, Schnookie! We had a blizzard here the other day.
on April 26, 2009 at 5:54 pm carolbrowne

Twiddling his waxy thumbs? Heehee! Wax groin, huh? I wonder if it’s possible…Anyway…

My sister in Calgary said it snowed yesterday. Boo to that. I’d rather be too hot than too cold. But we’ve got some nice warm weather right now. Not too warm…not too chilly.
on April 26, 2009 at 5:57 pm Schnookie

SNOW???? I can’t even imagine. It feels like August here. Only not humid. Which, I guess, doesn’t feel like August at all… Huh. Don’t mind me. My wax brain is dribbling out my ears right now.
on April 26, 2009 at 5:58 pm don

Schnookie

And Carol, we’re spending our break now watching “Medium” on DVD. We are nothing if not totally hip and cutting-edge.

are you a serious enough fan that your cellphone has the same distinctive ring as alison’s?
on April 26, 2009 at 6:05 pm Schnookie

are you a serious enough fan that your cellphone has the same distinctive ring as alison’s?

Hm. Not yet, but we’re only on season 2. Give it time. :D
on April 26, 2009 at 6:09 pm don

i heard someone with that ring at work the other day, she isn’t a fan of the show (i asked her) so it must be up there somewhere on a menu of rings that can be chosen without mention of ‘medium’
on April 26, 2009 at 6:22 pm Pookie

My ringtone is Japancakes but only because I can’t have the “Murder She Wrote” theme. Heh.
on April 26, 2009 at 6:27 pm carolbrowne

Can I tell you something? It’s not related to hockey at all. But I just wanted to tell you I had 12 people stop following me on Twitter after I posted “Thank you for being a friend, Dorothy Zbornack. RIP Bea Arthur.” yesterday! What is wrong with those 12 people, anyway?

And yes. My feelings are hurt. I’m crazy. I know. I thought if I told you, I’d feel better about it.
on April 26, 2009 at 6:33 pm Pookie

Carol, if I were on Twitter, I’d follow you especially because you said that! (Even though I’ve never seen Golden Girls.)
on April 26, 2009 at 6:35 pm carolbrowne

There. I feel instantly better. You know exactly how to make me feel better, Pookie. But never seen the Golden Girls? How is that possible?

Only 1 more hour until Devils time!
on April 26, 2009 at 6:41 pm Pookie

But never seen the Golden Girls? How is that possible?

Never seen “Brady Bunch” or “Gilligan’s Island” either.
on April 26, 2009 at 6:43 pm carolbrowne

Wow. Well, to be fair, you really only have to watch one of each show and you catch the drift of every episode. No hard hitting drama there. Except when Marsha got hit in the face with a football.

Heh.
on April 26, 2009 at 6:44 pm Schnookie

I’ve seen just one episode of “Golden Girls”. It had an “Apartment 3G” joke in it that cracks me up to this day. See? I’m SUCH an old lady!

(And Carol, CLEARLY those people are NOT worth having follow you on twitter. JERKS.)
on April 26, 2009 at 6:50 pm jmu_capsgirl

Golden Girls was a staple of my childhood. Good stuff.

So allegedly one of our players bit Dubinsky and he had to get a tetanus shot. His game misconduct was because he was trying to show the ref the bite marks.
on April 26, 2009 at 6:53 pm carolbrowne

A biting incident? Seriously?
on April 26, 2009 at 6:57 pm carolbrowne

I read something that said Shaone Morrisonn was the biter.

Born in Vancouver, BC.

Not. Good.
on April 26, 2009 at 6:59 pm Pookie

That’s great news! After Travis Zajac was bit by Hatcher, he went on a tear! I think we can expect Dubinsky to guarantee a win and seal it with a hat trick!
on April 26, 2009 at 7:03 pm mcguffers

My ringtone is Japancakes but only because I can’t have the “Murder She Wrote” theme. Heh.

I recorded myself playing the theme for “Murder She Wrote” on my clarinet, then turned it into an mp3, then downloaded it to my phone. And you call yourself a fan. :P
on April 26, 2009 at 7:04 pm don

i would think that the only player on either roster who might be rabid is a certain individual who played with the dallas stars earlier in the season… :D
on April 26, 2009 at 7:04 pm Amy

I think we can expect Dubinsky to guarantee a win and seal it with a hat trick!

On the other hand, Andrew Peters was a small snack for Ruutu and nothing came of that.
on April 26, 2009 at 7:07 pm mcguffers

I stopped biting when I was two years old. Which is quite a feat seeing that my brother wasn’t born for another year and a half after that. So honestly NHL players, WTF?
on April 26, 2009 at 7:08 pm carolbrowne

I recorded myself playing the theme for “Murder She Wrote” on my clarinet, then turned it into an mp3, then downloaded it to my phone.

LOLLERSKATES! I would LOVE that.
on April 26, 2009 at 7:11 pm Schnookie

I recorded myself playing the theme for “Murder She Wrote” on my clarinet, then turned it into an mp3, then downloaded it to my phone. And you call yourself a fan. :P

Oooh. That’s intense.

And I’m serving as the town crier to report that there’s a fresh comment thread for the Devils game. I don’t want to sully it with all the bad vibes from the wrong teams losing in EVERY GAME affiliated with this thread. :P
on April 26, 2009 at 7:13 pm jmu_capsgirl

I’m fervently hoping for Dubi to go the Andrew Peters route. Can’t have them winning another game anytime soon. And lets face it, you would be more likely to be injected with radioactive “game changer” material after a bite from Hatcher than from ShaMo.
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