Canucks/Hawks! Wings/Ducks! Open Thread!

May 7, 2009 by Schnookie

We’re all excited for some hot Western Conference playoff hockey tonight! WOO HOO! Here’s hoping it’s ass-grabbingly good and full of Red Wings failure!

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on May 7, 2009 at 7:02 pm Schnookie

We’re watching Jeopardy! right now (it’s the college tournament) because hockey is stupid and doesn’t start until ridiculously late, and you know what? I don’t trust Alex Trebek without his mustache.
on May 7, 2009 at 8:24 pm alix

God. I want to take my team’s PK behind the barn.
on May 7, 2009 at 8:33 pm Schnookie

I think that’s totally what’s motivating them. They love going behind the barn with you, alix.
on May 7, 2009 at 8:35 pm alix

HAHAHA. They would. :D
on May 7, 2009 at 8:42 pm Pookie

The PK leaders have a whole powerpoint presentation to motivate each other full of clip art of barns and photos of you, alix.
on May 7, 2009 at 8:48 pm alix

Pookie, AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
on May 7, 2009 at 8:49 pm mcguffers

I have yet some more advise for Versus:

It sounds dumb when you call it a “scoreless first period” at only 1 minute 27 seconds into the game.
on May 7, 2009 at 8:54 pm mcguffers

I would also appreciate it if GE would stop using the Sabres’ playoff song for their commercial. Too soon, ass clowns. Too soon.
on May 7, 2009 at 9:04 pm Schnookie

It sounds dumb when you call it a “scoreless first period” at only 1 minute 27 seconds into the game.

Joe Beninati: “It might sound dumb, but it’s also TRUE.”
on May 7, 2009 at 9:06 pm carolbrowne

Hey guys. It’s a scoreless 2nd period over here.
on May 7, 2009 at 9:11 pm mcguffers

Got me again, Beninati.

Ooooh.. That was pretty.
on May 7, 2009 at 9:12 pm carolbrowne

Oh hell to the yah! That was AWESOME!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
on May 7, 2009 at 9:12 pm carolbrowne

Everybody assgrab!
on May 7, 2009 at 9:14 pm alix

WOOOOOO!! Ass grab Ass grab! Gotta love those 4th liners.
on May 7, 2009 at 9:14 pm Schnookie

Hey guys. It’s a scoreless 2nd period over here.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: And not anymore, it isn’t! :D
on May 7, 2009 at 9:14 pm mcguffers

She didn’t mean everybody Engblom!
on May 7, 2009 at 9:28 pm Schnookie

Poor Engblom. No one ever wants to hug him. And he even put on his nicest hair critter tonight.
on May 7, 2009 at 9:31 pm alix

What a fuckin joke of a call.
on May 7, 2009 at 9:31 pm Schnookie

“Hug”? I meant “assgrab”. Where is my brain today?
on May 7, 2009 at 9:33 pm mcguffers

And he even put on his nicest hair critter tonight.

Looch’s lunch?
on May 7, 2009 at 9:35 pm carolbrowne

I just googled Engblom. Yeesh. :-( Nobody assgrab him. EW.
on May 7, 2009 at 9:35 pm Schnookie

Ack! Soupy just looked like PETER FORSBERG in that shot. *Shudder* That’s a double-whammy of gross.
on May 7, 2009 at 9:36 pm carolbrowne

The Blackhawks looked a little downtrodden just then.
on May 7, 2009 at 9:36 pm Pookie

Maybe he is Forsberg? That’s why this playoffs has sucked so much!
on May 7, 2009 at 9:37 pm Schnookie

Looch’s lunch?

Nah. You said yourself that Looch is off his feed after that sad, sad loss last night. He no want fuzzy kitty. Or fuzzy… uh… whatever that is.

I just googled Engblom. Yeesh. :-( Nobody assgrab him. EW.

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on May 7, 2009 at 9:37 pm alix

Oh my gooooshhhh. I am swooning. This is hott, hott, boring defensive hockey. Hee.
on May 7, 2009 at 9:39 pm mcguffers

Oooohhhhh, a movie with Joey Lawrence and Melissa Joan Hart! WTF am I doing watching hockey??

Yeesh. :-( Nobody assgrab him. EW.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::: The only reason Engblom tried out for the football team was because he thought they’d HAVE to assgrab him then. And yet his ass still got no love.
on May 7, 2009 at 9:40 pm Schnookie

Oh dear GOD. Mr Beefy is almost comically hot.
on May 7, 2009 at 9:42 pm mcguffers

This is hott, hott, boring defensive hockey. Hee.

Ya know, sometimes you don’t need your hockey to throw you up against the wall and have it’s way with you. Sometimes nice, hott, boring, cuddly hockey is good too.
on May 7, 2009 at 9:47 pm Schnookie

Sometimes nice, hott, boring, cuddly hockey is good too.

It’s true. I speak from many, many years of experience. Of course, sometimes you think nice, hott, boring, cuddly hockey is enough, but then one day you wake up in a loveless, unrewarding relationship. I speak from experience on that front, too. *Glares at this year’s Devils*
on May 7, 2009 at 9:48 pm alix

Oh it’s hugely refreshing. Past Canucks teams would have given me an ulcer by now.
on May 7, 2009 at 9:49 pm Schnookie

I just wrote a comment about nice, hott, boring, cuddly hockey and the Devils, and it was totally insightful and witty, and the interwebs ate it. And now that I’m complaining about it, it will magically reappear.

And that’s my story.
on May 7, 2009 at 9:51 pm Schnookie

The hell? I just wrote a comment complaining about how my comment had disappeared into the ether, and as soon as I hit “submit”, my disappeared comment appeared, and my complaining comment disappeared. Hm. Is WordPress trying to kick me off my own blog?
on May 7, 2009 at 9:54 pm Pookie

That’s WordPress’s way of saying you’re banned. Sorry, Schnookie. It was nice knowing you.
on May 7, 2009 at 9:54 pm Schnookie

Oh, NOW my comments are all here. Fine. I’ll shut up.
on May 7, 2009 at 9:55 pm Schnookie

That’s WordPress’s way of saying you’re banned. Sorry, Schnookie. It was nice knowing you.

Thanks, Pookie. Am I still allowed to talk to you in person, or am I banned banned?
on May 7, 2009 at 9:57 pm mcguffers

That’s WordPress’s way of saying you’re banned. Sorry, Schnookie. It was nice knowing you.

Wow. All those times you guys almost banned me. I thought you were just bluffing. I didn’t know it actually happens. I should probably behave better, huh?
on May 7, 2009 at 9:58 pm mcguffers

I like the shot of both Kane and Toews with Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” in the background. Well played Versus camera guy.
on May 7, 2009 at 10:03 pm Pookie

Thanks, Pookie. Am I still allowed to talk to you in person, or am I banned banned?

WordPress is my master, I must do as it commands. So, uh, no talking! Except when my dinner’s ready. Then you can say “dinner’s ready”. No more, no less.
on May 7, 2009 at 10:03 pm Frisby

Good evening, IPB! Remember last week when I was bitching about not being able to keep up during the day? Well guess what, that will no longer be a problem. I just got layed off! Recession, WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
on May 7, 2009 at 10:08 pm Schnookie

I should probably behave better, huh?

Yeah, we’re not kidding. We rule IPB with an iron fist.

So, uh, no talking! Except when my dinner’s ready. Then you can say “dinner’s ready”. No more, no less.

Right. Gotcha. Can do. (Whoops. I’ve said too much.)
on May 7, 2009 at 10:09 pm carolbrowne

Oh crap. Sorry to hear that Frisby. That just sucks.
on May 7, 2009 at 10:10 pm Pookie

Frisby, I’m so sorry to hear that! That’s terrible! I hope you find something new soon.
on May 7, 2009 at 10:14 pm Schnookie

Oh no! Frisby, that’s TERRIBLE! I’m so, so, so sorry!
on May 7, 2009 at 10:16 pm mcguffers

Uh, there’s a few missing comments now. Am I banned? I’m not taking back the stuff about Looch and kittens.
on May 7, 2009 at 10:18 pm Schnookie

Am I banned? I’m not taking back the stuff about Looch and kittens.

Well, your comments are disappearing because of Looch and the kittens, but everyone else’s are disappearing because WordPress is being an asshole tonight. :P
on May 7, 2009 at 10:19 pm mcguffers

Frisby, that’s horrible!
on May 7, 2009 at 10:22 pm carolbrowne

Very tense…
on May 7, 2009 at 10:26 pm carolbrowne

Well. That’s a turd sandwich.
on May 7, 2009 at 10:26 pm Frisby

Meh, I look at it as a year overdue. My last few jobs I held for three years and this one I was at for four.

Chicago! WOOOOOOOOO!!!
on May 7, 2009 at 10:26 pm Pookie

FUCK! I don’t want this go to OT! Come on, someone, please, just score another goal and quick!
on May 7, 2009 at 10:27 pm Schnookie

My last few jobs I held for three years and this one I was at for four.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Well, when you put it that way… :D

And dude, I want to watch Ducks/Wings. This game better not go to OT!
on May 7, 2009 at 10:28 pm Pookie

My last few jobs I held for three years and this one I was at for four.

Well, at this rate, you’re looking at 5 years at your next place, so make it something cool. Like, getting paid for watching hockey!
on May 7, 2009 at 10:30 pm carolbrowne

Yelly coaches make me laugh, too. Anyone having a spaz, really.
on May 7, 2009 at 10:31 pm mcguffers

so make it something cool. Like, getting paid for watching hockey!

There are some days I can think of where that job would blow. And not in a good way.
on May 7, 2009 at 10:32 pm Schnookie

There are some days I can think of where that job would blow. And not in a good way.

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on May 7, 2009 at 10:34 pm Schnookie

DUDE! We just got off-air Versus on our satellite! The studio guys were sitting around talking about what they were going to do next! Was that on everywhere? Or was I imagining it? (Dammit, I want to be watching GETZI right now!)
on May 7, 2009 at 10:35 pm Frisby

There are some days I can think of where that job would blow. And not in a good way.

Well as long as those games don’t involve watching Pens, Caps, or Devils, I think I could handle it. :P
on May 7, 2009 at 10:36 pm alix

Oooooh…there’s the ulcer! Hooray!
on May 7, 2009 at 10:41 pm mcguffers

Well as long as those games don’t involve watching Pens, Caps, or Devils, I think I could handle it. :P

They better allow you to drink on the job.
on May 7, 2009 at 10:42 pm mcguffers

“Corey Perry” has been said twice in 32 seconds. Take two shots everyone.
on May 7, 2009 at 10:42 pm mcguffers

and another shot
on May 7, 2009 at 10:43 pm Pookie

WOOO!!! Go Ducks, go!

Twice in 32 seconds? They’re just getting warmed up! Corey Perry! Corey Perry!
on May 7, 2009 at 10:51 pm mcguffers

haha. You can tell I really don’t care about hockey right now. I looked back at the tv and went, “1-1. When did the Red Wings score? Oh. Other game. Awwwwesome.”
on May 7, 2009 at 10:51 pm carolbrowne

Shit. Shit. Shit.
on May 7, 2009 at 10:52 pm Frisby

HAWKS!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

er, um, sorry alix.
on May 7, 2009 at 10:52 pm alix

FUCKITY FUCK FUCK!!
on May 7, 2009 at 10:52 pm Myra

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My Sweet Young Things are still in it!!!
on May 7, 2009 at 10:54 pm carolbrowne

“That sucked ass. A big dirty sweaty butt crack.” – Malcolm, our houseguest for the evening.
on May 7, 2009 at 10:55 pm mcguffers

sorry carol, alix, alix’s ulcer, and Malcolm.
on May 7, 2009 at 10:57 pm Pookie

Sorry, ‘Nucks fans! But, hey, 2-2 series means more hockey!
on May 7, 2009 at 10:59 pm Schnookie

“That sucked ass. A big dirty sweaty butt crack.”

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I feel like that very accurately sums up my feelings for most of this hockey season! Thanks, Malcom the houseguest!

And I say tonight, Frisby, you don’t have to say sorry for cheering against the Canucks. :P
on May 7, 2009 at 11:00 pm Schnookie

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
on May 7, 2009 at 11:01 pm mcguffers

Someone’s gotta go mush Babcock’s face into a different expression when they score. He’s like Mr. Potato Head. Put his happy-ish mouth on.
on May 7, 2009 at 11:02 pm mcguffers

CoreyPerry.
on May 7, 2009 at 11:06 pm Schnookie

He’s like Mr. Potato Head. Put his happy-ish mouth on.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I hate Mike Babcock. That is all. :P
on May 7, 2009 at 11:10 pm Myra

Sorry Canucks fans.

And so sorry, Frisby. Hub knows just how you feel. Y’all can hang out together here while job hunting.

It has been one weird transition here as I’ve gone to full time and Hub is doing the dishes and the laundry and picking up the Kid from school. Up is down and left is right.

Tomorrow he is going as a chaperone for band contest. I’m thinking, Hey, that is my job! Bummer.
on May 7, 2009 at 11:13 pm alix

Mike Babcock rawks! He’s a Saskatoon boy!
on May 7, 2009 at 11:15 pm carolbrowne

My husband, too, Myra and Frisby. We don’t have kids, but Mike DID do the dishes today. Which was totally excellent, by the way.
on May 7, 2009 at 11:17 pm Frisby

Wait, you mean I have to do dishes now? Awe crap, this sucks!
on May 7, 2009 at 11:19 pm Schnookie

Wait, you mean I have to do dishes now? Awe crap, this sucks!

Yeah, this news is getting worse and worse.
on May 7, 2009 at 11:19 pm Myra

And don’t forget the laundry and grocery shopping!
on May 7, 2009 at 11:20 pm Schnookie

Dear Versus,

We know that Franzen’s nickname is “The Mule”. Please stop using it now.

xox,
Schnookie
on May 7, 2009 at 11:22 pm Frisby

And don’t forget the laundry and grocery shopping!

Noooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
*plugs in soldering iron*
on May 7, 2009 at 11:24 pm Pookie

Dear Schnookie,

Yes, but did you know, Franzen’s nickname is the Mule? Pretty cool, no?

XOXOXO,
Versus

P.S. If you’d please refer to him as The Mule more often on your blog, we might send you a playoff tracker.
on May 7, 2009 at 11:29 pm Frisby

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on May 7, 2009 at 11:29 pm mcguffers

Dear Schnookie,

Did you know Corey Perry’s nickname is CoreyPerry? Yeah, didn’t think so.

Love,
Versus
on May 7, 2009 at 11:29 pm carolbrowne

we might send you a playoff tracker.

How cool would that be?
on May 7, 2009 at 11:31 pm Myra

P.S. If you’d please refer to him as The Mule more often on your blog, we might send you a playoff tracker.

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

Don’t fall for it, Schnookie!!!
on May 7, 2009 at 11:32 pm Schnookie

Did you know Corey Perry’s nickname is CoreyPerry? Yeah, didn’t think so.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: And honestly, I had NO IDEA!

we might send you a playoff tracker.

How cool would that be?

I’m sure it would be VERY cool, but I wouldn’t know, because whenever I pimp Versus on my blog, despite their promises, they never send me ANYTHING. Hmph.
on May 7, 2009 at 11:33 pm Schnookie

Don’t fall for it, Schnookie!!!

Thanks, Myra. I need to stay strong, no matter how rad that playoff tracker seems…
on May 7, 2009 at 11:35 pm mcguffers

Did Versus even bother making a playoff tracker this year? Who would want to track this shit? (No offense ‘Nuck fans.)

oh, and CoreyPerry. If you can still see straight, I think that’s 12 shots so far.
on May 7, 2009 at 11:35 pm Myra

Blersus, the sleazy car salesman of cable. They make all kinds of promises but never follow through.
on May 7, 2009 at 11:37 pm Schnookie

Who would want to track this shit?

Word. I’d have burned my playoff tracker by now. If I had one.

Blersus, the sleazy car salesman of cable. They make all kinds of promises but never follow through.

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

And I don’t think the Ducks are going to win this. :(
on May 7, 2009 at 11:39 pm Myra

I do not see the attraction of Zetterberg but then I seem to have developed an unseemly attraction to the youngsters in the playoff series. (as Hiller and his cute bum)
on May 7, 2009 at 11:39 pm mcguffers

I’m sure it would be VERY cool, but I wouldn’t know, because whenever I pimp Versus on my blog, despite their promises, they never send me ANYTHING.

I think Versus has a much different definition for “pimp.” They might expect something like, “Yeah!! The Devils game is on Versus tonight, so whether they win or lose, this game’s a winner!!” Not, “No game diary tonight cause this waste of our time is on Blersus. Let’s pray for HD dammit.” And not, “Trying to decide which is worse, NBC or Versus, is like trying to decide which dead animal Brian Engblom should wear on his head tonight.”
on May 7, 2009 at 11:42 pm Myra

To be only twelve, Bobby Ryan has an amazingly good playoff beard.
on May 7, 2009 at 11:43 pm Schnookie

Wait, you really think they think that way, mcguffers? I was really hoping they hadn’t noticed the context in which I said the word “Blersus”. Rats.

but then I seem to have developed an unseemly attraction to the youngsters in the playoff series. (as Hiller and his cute bum)

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I’m blinded by Getzi and his sparkly blue eyes and sparkly green teeth.
on May 7, 2009 at 11:46 pm mcguffers

I don’t think they think at all, Schnookie. I think they have an intern to do their thinking.
on May 7, 2009 at 11:46 pm Myra

I’m sorry but there is no way that Blersus actually reads anything for context.
on May 7, 2009 at 11:50 pm Schnookie

What is UO with Blersus hiring a diligent enough intern to note the sarcasm when we were pimping them? That blows. Oh well — it’s Blersus’s loss. I mean, Jim Balsillie thought highly enough of IPB’s influence that he sent us that press release about the Coyotes earlier this week. And look how much good press we’ve given him!
on May 7, 2009 at 11:51 pm Myra

Someday I will have to find out why Getzi has sparkly green teeth, but not tonight. I’m off to bed. Enjoy!
on May 7, 2009 at 11:51 pm Pookie

And look how much good press we’ve given him!

Oh, that’s right. Hey, guys, breaking news — the Coyotes are filing for bankruptcy! News flash!
on May 7, 2009 at 11:52 pm Heather B.

“Dirty” and “difficult to play against” are not the same thing, Versus. Shut up.
on May 7, 2009 at 11:52 pm Schnookie

G’night, Myra! (And the teeth aren’t sparkly. They’re kind of furry and moldy. With black flies buzzing around them. They’re… rank. He’s so dreamy.)
on May 7, 2009 at 11:52 pm Pookie

Good night, Myra! Sweet dreams of Getzi’s teeth, and good luck to Hubby at the band contest!
on May 7, 2009 at 11:54 pm carolbrowne

Have a good sleep. I hope you have dreams of Hiller’s butt tonight.
on May 7, 2009 at 11:55 pm Erin

Can I dream of Hiller’s butt too?
on May 7, 2009 at 11:55 pm mcguffers

With IPB’s help, Hamilton should have a hockey team in no time!

CoreyPerry!
on May 7, 2009 at 11:55 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! COREYPERRY!
on May 7, 2009 at 11:56 pm carolbrowne

Hey guys! CoreyPerry has quite the release! EW.
on May 7, 2009 at 11:56 pm Pookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! It’s like Sid vs. Ovie only Corey Perry CoreyPerry vs. The Mule.
on May 7, 2009 at 11:56 pm Schnookie

CoreyPerry has quite the release! EW.

Thanks so much, Carol, for making me suddenly hate that goal. :P
on May 7, 2009 at 11:58 pm mcguffers

Sweet dreams of Getzi’s teeth, and good luck to Hubby at the band contest!

That’s something you don’t hear everyday.

CoreyPerry has quite the release!

That’s something you don’t want to hear everyday.
on May 8, 2009 at 12:00 am Pookie

That’s something you don’t want to hear everyday.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on May 8, 2009 at 12:01 am Schnookie

mcguffers, :^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on May 8, 2009 at 12:01 am Pookie

Is CoreyPerry a good spurt player from behind?
on May 8, 2009 at 12:02 am Schnookie

Is CoreyPerry a good spurt player from behind?

Wouldn’t you just like to know.
on May 8, 2009 at 12:06 am mcguffers

Is CoreyPerry a good spurt player from behind?

Wouldn’t you just like to know.

Ask Getzi. Assisting 5/6 of CoreyPerry’s releases.
on May 8, 2009 at 12:09 am Schnookie

Ask Getzi. Assisting 5/6 of CoreyPerry’s releases.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Saskatoon Airport: “Why I never!”
on May 8, 2009 at 12:14 am mcguffers

Believe me, Saskatoon Airport. That last comment was almost too gross for me to write. But I believe in pushing yourself to your limits.
on May 8, 2009 at 12:15 am Schnookie

But I believe in pushing yourself to your limits.

I appreciate it, because it makes IPB a richer place.

And you know what? This game blows.
on May 8, 2009 at 12:20 am carolbrowne

And you know what? This game blows.

And you know what else blows? These TSN announcers. How dare they compare themselves to Balki from Perfect Strangers? HOW DARE THEY???
on May 8, 2009 at 12:21 am mcguffers

I appreciate it, because it makes IPB a richer place.

I’m glad my perversion is helpful somewhere!

I better go to bed. I can’t believe this game is still on.
on May 8, 2009 at 12:24 am Schnookie

G’night, mcguggs! (I’m GLAD this game is still on, because I’m not ready to go to bed yet. I still have a mountain of 2 1/2-inch squares of blue fabric to draw seam allowances on. Ugh.)

How dare they compare themselves to Balki from Perfect Strangers? HOW DARE THEY???

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on May 8, 2009 at 12:25 am Heather B.

I don’t know, I don’t think I’m buying an entire draft as a great moment.
on May 8, 2009 at 12:35 am Pookie

Heather, you might not, but the casual fan? Is hooked for life now thanks to that draft!
on May 8, 2009 at 12:38 am carolbrowne

5 to 2? That’s a beatin’ of the week.

Good thing Hiller’s got a cute bum, because it’s going over to the bench. Hiller’s leakiness is bothering the announcer.
on May 8, 2009 at 12:39 am Pookie

This game sucks. I’m going to be ’til the bitter end, but I think I’m going to sign off here or else I might do something stupid like let on exactly how sad I am that the Wings are winning. Heh. Good night, everyone!
on May 8, 2009 at 12:39 am Schnookie

Hm. I think that’s all she wrote for the dreamboat Ducks tonight. I might turn off my laptop now to focus on drawing seam allowances. Bummer.

See y’all tomorrow! G’night!
on May 8, 2009 at 12:42 am carolbrowne

Good night guys. And thanks for another fun evening.
on May 8, 2009 at 9:52 am Pookie

Good morning, everyone! The sun was shining this morning just enough to get me to spring out of bed, open the cold frame so the tomatoes can get lots of needed sunshine, and then drive to work happy as a clam. And then as soon as I get here, the stupid gray clouds come back. Bummer.
on May 8, 2009 at 10:03 am Schnookie

Pookie, I was all like, “What is this crazy thing I see in the backyard? It’s like a warm, yellow light. Coming from the sky! Is that what the sun looks like???” Then I settled down here at my desk, took care of a few tasks, then looked out the window… and it’s gray again. Oh well. Summer was nice while it lasted.
on May 8, 2009 at 10:17 am Stalky

Bryzgalov v. Reche. Clash of the Titans? No! IIHF semis on a pirated feed!!! Hello waste of time on a Friday morning!
No literally. This game is a waste of time.
Why do they schedule the worlds during Cup playoffs?
Also, if Skoda is such a big car brand, how come no one owns one?
on May 8, 2009 at 10:18 am Stalky

I meant Esche. I think…(or maybe I just miss Chico so damn much…)
on May 8, 2009 at 10:19 am Schnookie

Damn, Stalky, you’re asking all the big existential questions this morning, aren’t you? I don’t think my brain can handle those sorts of philosophical conundrums on a Friday!

(By the way, did Gel-O ever get back to you? I was so saddened to see that he wasn’t referring to himself as Gel-O on the air, but I wonder if maybe the truncated playoff run was the problem — he just didn’t have the time to warm up to the idea.)
on May 8, 2009 at 10:27 am Stalky

I got no ‘holla backs’ from our boy Gel-O. I went back to drop some knowledge on him and all of the sudden -BANG!!!- he’s got people commenting on his blog: Ranger fans, Caniacs and reactionary agitators! I felt violated. Used. My own slice of heaven, ruined by people with names like ‘PotvinStillSux’, ‘StaaledOut’ and ‘Bircher4life!’.

BTW, is the USA hockey braintrust really Ron Wilson and Scott Gordon? Yipes!
on May 8, 2009 at 10:31 am Schnookie

My own slice of heaven, ruined by people with names like ‘PotvinStillSux’, ‘StaaledOut’ and ‘Bircher4life!’.

My god, that’s terrible! And honestly, could it be more obvious that that’s just Gel-O himself, feeling all uncomfortable with your attention? I mean, what kind of Ranger fan and/or Caniac and/or reactionary agitator would want to talk to him on his blog? No, he’s just trying to avoid you. He’s afraid you might know about the dead girls on the boat.

…(or maybe I just miss Chico so damn much…)

HAHAHAHA! I must too, because I didn’t even notice that “Esche” had been spelled in a variant of “Resch” there. Chico’s crawled under all of our skins.

BTW, is the USA hockey braintrust really Ron Wilson and Scott Gordon? Yipes!

Well that would explain why they turned Zach away.
on May 8, 2009 at 10:34 am Stalky

And gave Ok-poso the #9 jersey….
on May 8, 2009 at 10:36 am Schnookie

Well, if the fact that he’s a Marty-killer (aside: who isn’t these days? Sigh) wasn’t reason enough for me to hate Doc Ok, now I’m going to imagine a rivalry with Zach. That bastard!
on May 8, 2009 at 10:39 am Stalky

Yeah, if you check out Craigslist, you will find an ad that reads: Must sell or will be forced to scuttle! 24 ft sail boat with sangria stains that won’t come out, no matter how much borax is used. Any offer entertained (minimum 100 roses). Leave message for Sweet Stevie.
on May 8, 2009 at 10:45 am Schnookie

Must sell or will be forced to scuttle! 24 ft sail boat with sangria stains that won’t come out, no matter how much borax is used. Any offer entertained (minimum 100 roses). Leave message for Sweet Stevie.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I’d try to top that, but I’m definitely not enough on my game to keep up. All I know is that whoever managed to talk a falling-down-drunk Gel-O into actually selling the boat couldn’t talk him into not wearing his white captain’s hat all the time. In fact, he’s trying to get it worked into his contract that he gets to wear it on the air next season. He’s really gonna miss that boat.
on May 8, 2009 at 10:56 am Stalky

Captain Gel-O!!! Classic!! I can see some Joe E. Brown type outfit from Some Like It Hot: blue blazer, white pants, silk ascot. Capt Gel-O and Sugar Kane Fischler in the studio! That would be AWESOME!

IIHF update: RUS/ USA End of 1, tied @ 0′s.
International rinks are way big. It looks like 4v4 out there.
Also, Esche’s helmet looks like some Regan era nightmare of crass US patriotism(eagles, fireworks and flags) and USSR red/ gold propaganda (he must play for CSKA in Moscow). And then a picture of Shakespeare on the side?!?!
on May 8, 2009 at 11:14 am Pookie

Capt Gel-O and Sugar Kane Fischler in the studio!

And every time Fischler says something stupid we can all chorus, “Well, nobody’s perfect!”
on May 8, 2009 at 11:16 am Stalky

That line is one of the best jokes of all time in Hollywood.
on May 8, 2009 at 11:45 am Schnookie

I can see some Joe E. Brown type outfit from Some Like It Hot: blue blazer, white pants, silk ascot. Capt Gel-O and Sugar Kane Fischler in the studio! That would be AWESOME!

That is EXACTLY what I had in mind! And seriously, if we could work “Well, nobody’s perfect” into every telecast, that would be BREATHTAKING. It really is one of the best punchlines in all of moviedom.

Although it sounds like Esche’s mask is attempted to be just as much of a punchline…
on May 8, 2009 at 12:39 pm KenF

Capt Gel-O and Sugar Kane Fischler in the studio!

Doc and Chico are the do-wop backup singers.

with hits like:

A Three Goal Lead
The Defensemen from Nova Scotia
Oh Minnesota
Foreheads are better than One
Pandolfo Falls Down. Again.

and many many more.
on May 8, 2009 at 12:46 pm KenF

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For just $5.99/each with free shipping, Use Checkout Code: PCASE599

Or you can one with Doc and another with Chico…
on May 8, 2009 at 12:54 pm Schnookie

KenF, :^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Those song titles are so evocative of all the good (?) times, eh? Heh.

And jiminy, but that’s a scary-looking pillowcase! Imagine how much scarier it would be with Chico on it…
on May 8, 2009 at 1:03 pm Amy

is the USA hockey braintrust really Ron Wilson and Scott Gordon? Yipes!

You forgot Brian Burke.
on May 8, 2009 at 1:09 pm Morgan

Hey everyone! Sorry for the long time no commnets, but I have been Mr. Mom lately. To wit: NYC + Swine Flu = Son With 100 Fever Can’t Go to Daycare. Three days in with Max (who was completely fine except a low grade fever) followed by doing four days of work on Thursday. Weeeee!

The good thing being home with Max is that he likes watching hockey on the tele, and he’s too young to know how badly Versus broadcasts a game.

The things I’ve learned while watching the first 10 – 15 minutes of games in the first round:

Did you know that Ovechkin and Crosby are playing AGAINST EACH OTHER!?! Seriously.

The ‘Canes get no love.

I kinda like both the Canucks and the ‘Hawks, so I will have a rooting interest at least through the 3rd round.

Lastly, I have also been working on a super secret project (blog) and it is up today. If you want to check it out, you can click on my name above this comment. Thanks.
on May 8, 2009 at 1:10 pm Schnookie

You forgot Brian Burke.

Heh. As soon as he gets involved, we really lose the “brain” in “braintrust”.
on May 8, 2009 at 1:21 pm Schnookie

Hey Morgan! I’m glad that Max is okay and not swine flu-y, but I’m sorry you had to deal with all that!

I had no idea Sid and Ovie were playing against each other. This comes as a real shock to me, because I thought I really had my finger on the pulse of this year’s playoffs. Heh.

Lemme go check out your blog now!
on May 8, 2009 at 1:28 pm Pookie

Morgan, sorry to hear Max has been unwell! The blog looks fantastic! Scott outdid himself on the header. I’m terrible and word puzzles, so your first one’s stumped me, but good luck to all the other puzzlers out there! And good luck to you with the blog! Congratulations!
on May 8, 2009 at 2:15 pm Amy

I had no idea Sid and Ovie were playing against each other.

Me neither, but then again, its awfully comfy under this rock I’m staying under.

Does anyone else find it funny that the Caps aren’t allowing CBC into their locker room anymore because CBC broadcast an image of the Caps white board “keys to victory” against the Pens and discussed them on the air?
on May 8, 2009 at 2:32 pm Schnookie

I’ve only heard second-hand about the CBC whiteboard issue (since I’m very much enjoying my time under this rock too). Pookie and I were discussing it this morning, and she remarked that Bruce Boudreau has an awfully high opinion of himself if he thinks his “keys to victory” are some kind of state secret. Heh. (Also, Caps? Why not cover up your whiteboards with the state secrets on them when you’re opening your room to the media?)
on May 8, 2009 at 2:33 pm Schnookie

Also, I don’t want to hear another Caps-leaning fan use the word “whiner” as an epithet against another team’s players, coaches, or fans. :P
on May 8, 2009 at 2:45 pm Amy

Bruce Boudreau has an awfully high opinion of himself if he thinks his “keys to victory” are some kind of state secret.

You mean “shut down Crosby, et al” and “don’t take dumb penalties” aren’t brilliant strategy and state secrets? (I honestly don’t know if these were his actual keys to victory, but they seem to be quite common sensical based on how the series has gone.)
on May 8, 2009 at 2:46 pm carolbrowne

OMG! You guys, according to Laineygossip, “Hello! Canada </b? is naming Canada’s 50 Most Beautiful and Sid the Kid made the list. So did Sheldon Souray.”

Whateves about Sidney the Kidney, but Jeez, Sheldon Souray is a dreamboat! http://www.highheelsgambling.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/nhl_souray.jpg

EW. He plays for the Oilers. Just forget it, then.
on May 8, 2009 at 2:48 pm carolbrowne

I’ve got some mad HTML skillz. Obviously. I only meant to bold “Hello! Canada”. Duh.
on May 8, 2009 at 2:50 pm Schnookie

You mean “shut down Crosby, et al” and “don’t take dumb penalties” aren’t brilliant strategy and state secrets?

I know, right? I mean, the UNMITIGATED GALL of CBC to go and publicly air the TOP SECRET playbook of the Caps! Those were genius bits, and now, if the Caps lose the series, they are going to blame CBC fully for it. :P

Carol, Sheldon was originally a Devil, back in the days when we had season tickets in the fourth row. Oooh, was he EVER a dreamboat. I was devastated when we traded him, but had to admit even then that it was solely because he was so hott. :D
on May 8, 2009 at 2:50 pm Myra

Carol, once you hear Souray speak, you really won’t care that he plays for the Oiler. Major Dreamboat.
on May 8, 2009 at 3:00 pm carolbrowne

Oh. Alright Myra and Schnookie. I’ll re-instate his dreamboat status then.
on May 8, 2009 at 3:03 pm Pookie

Sheldon Souray can make a velvet waistcoat look good. Definitely a dreamboat.

I honestly don’t know if these were his actual keys to victory, but they seem to be quite common sensical based on how the series has gone.

From what I could make out of the screenshot it was things like “We must keep the puck deep” and shit like that. Wow. The other NHL coaches around the league could learn so much from Boudreau.
on May 8, 2009 at 3:08 pm alix

Ewwwww! Souray’s gross. He’s an Oiler. And he hit Matty in the face. He looks like Oscar the Grouch to me.
on May 8, 2009 at 3:56 pm Morgan

Sheldon Souray contributed mostly hot-ness for the lay-dies when he was a Devil. We had him before he figured out that blistering shot from the point thingy, but we got all of his glorious defensive gaffs. Oh well.
on May 8, 2009 at 4:03 pm Schnookie

We had him before he figured out that blistering shot from the point thingy, but we got all of his glorious defensive gaffs.

Yeah, it really wasn’t Sheldon’s heyday back then. Heh. Pookie still laughs at herself for defending him by saying “He’s got great hand-eye coordination!”
on May 8, 2009 at 7:56 pm Schnookie

*Crickets chirping*

Anyone watching hockey tonight?
on May 8, 2009 at 8:11 pm mcguffers

As if I would miss seeing Lucic getting knocked around.
“Usually he’s the hammer, but tonight he’s the nail.” That kind of sounds like Versus is insinuating homosexual tendencies. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Just saying.
on May 8, 2009 at 8:13 pm Schnookie

That kind of sounds like Versus is insinuating homosexual tendencies. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Just saying.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: We’re watching the NESN feed. It’s much more overtly homosexual when Jack Edwards is calling it.
on May 8, 2009 at 8:13 pm Heather B.

The Caps look like garbage tonight. That’s about all I got.
on May 8, 2009 at 8:15 pm Pookie

Heather, they have to look like garbage. You see, their game plan was to play well, but Boudreau is paranoid that there’s a leak in the dressing room, so he has to have the team play the opposite of that to throw the other team off. He’s a coaching genius. They should rename the Jack Adams The Boudreau.
on May 8, 2009 at 8:16 pm Amy

“Usually he’s the hammer, but tonight he’s the nail.”

Are we sure Versus wasn’t describing Tim Connolly’s birthday celebrations last night?
on May 8, 2009 at 8:19 pm Schnookie

Are we sure Versus wasn’t describing Tim Connolly’s birthday celebrations last night?

Timmy: “I was the hammer AND the nail.”
on May 8, 2009 at 8:19 pm mcguffers

We’re watching the NESN feed. It’s much more overtly homosexual when Jack Edwards is calling it.

The Carolina guys must be more genteel. (Yeah, I didn’t mean Versus. The Sid-Ovie show is over there.)
on May 8, 2009 at 8:21 pm mcguffers

Are we sure Versus wasn’t describing Tim Connolly’s birthday celebrations last night?

Timmy: “I was the hammer AND the nail.”

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

Roy-Z: “Hey, what can I be??”
TC: “You can hold the nail, while I hammer.”
Roy-Z: “Sweet.”
on May 8, 2009 at 8:21 pm Schnookie

Hm. We seem to have turned on the Versus game in time to see the “Ovie’s Dirty Hits” reel.
on May 8, 2009 at 8:22 pm Pookie

Ovie was just having so much fun he had to knee Gonchar in the thigh! I mean, that’s how guys have fun!
on May 8, 2009 at 8:23 pm Schnookie

TC: “You can hold the nail, while I hammer.”
Roy-Z: “Sweet.”

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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on May 8, 2009 at 8:23 pm Heather B.

Yeah, he took out Gonchar with a knee on knee so we’ve been seeing a lot of his “punishing hits.”
on May 8, 2009 at 8:24 pm mcguffers

My feed switched over to show Royz score twice for Team USA. Hey Derek, next season when you’re back with the Sabres, pretend it’s Team USA and you’re playing for the all important, uh, um, thing that you guys are playing for now.
on May 8, 2009 at 8:25 pm Amy

Roy-Z: “Hey, what can I be??”
TC: “You can hold the nail, while I hammer.”
Roy-Z: “Sweet.”

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::snort::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on May 8, 2009 at 8:27 pm Schnookie

pretend it’s Team USA and you’re playing for the all important, uh, um, thing that you guys are playing for now.

Roy-Z: “You mean an extra paycheck?”
on May 8, 2009 at 8:30 pm Schnookie

And there’s Exhibit 2,512 in my ongoing highlight reel titled “Don’t Leave Your Feet, You Dipshit Defenders”.
on May 8, 2009 at 8:30 pm mcguffers

Roy-Z: “You mean an extra paycheck?”

Well, I certainly didn’t mean honor and pride.

Say what you will, but Mike Green is pretty.
on May 8, 2009 at 8:30 pm Schnookie

Say what you will, but Mike Green is pretty.

It’s at times like these that I wonder if you and I have completely different definitions of the word “pretty”. Or if you have some kind of vision defect. :P
on May 8, 2009 at 8:31 pm Amy

Roy-Z: “You mean an extra paycheck?”

Lindy: “You mean my respect and a ‘get-out-of-my-doghouse-free’ card, right?”

I read Vanek’s post WCs blog and I hope they’re keeping sharp implements away from him. Dude sounds down as hell.
on May 8, 2009 at 8:32 pm Pookie

Gotta be a vision defect. Or maybe she means “Patrick Sharp” when she says “Mike Green”.
on May 8, 2009 at 8:34 pm Heather B.

Say what you will, but Mike Green is pretty.

I’m gonna have to pretend you didn’t say that, mcguffers.

Oh, Van. This tournament is supposed to be FUN! Fun! Try it some time!
on May 8, 2009 at 8:35 pm mcguffers

It’s at times like these that I wonder if you and I have completely definitions of the word “pretty”. Or if you have some kind of vision defect. :P

Schnookie:

pretty- slight hunchback, furry teeth, balding, ape-like appearance. Eats kittens.

ex. Lucic, Milan Getzlaf, ryan.

mcguggs:

pretty- tall, beautiful eyes, strong manly arms, white toothy grin. Kind to children and elderly women. Genetically superior to all others.

ex. Gaustad, Paul Komisarek, Michael.

Yeah, I’m the one who’s wrong.
on May 8, 2009 at 8:40 pm Schnookie

Look, I’ll give you Goose, and if you insist, Komisarek, but MIKE GREEN? You forgot to include “looks like he should be wearing overalls with one strap undone and no shirt” (TM Patty) and “idiotic tribal tattoos and one that says ‘Family’ in fancy script on his bicep” and “Generally looks like his mouth should be slack-jawed agape, with a giant plug of tobacco dribbling its juices out his simpering lips”. For starters.
on May 8, 2009 at 8:42 pm mcguffers

You forgot to include “looks like he should be wearing overalls with one strap undone and no shirt” and “idiotic tribal tattoos and one that says ‘Family’ in fancy script on his bicep” and “Generally looks like his mouth should be slack-jawed agape, with a giant plug of tobacco dribbling its juices out his simpering lips”.

Clearly I thought that was a given. Chris “Christine” Simpson was giving him the “Take me now” eyes during that interview.
on May 8, 2009 at 8:43 pm Heather B.

Yeah. Yeah. Lucic and Getzlaf are… questionable. But if I’m categorizing Mike Green I’m putting them with him and not Goose and Komisarek. Gross :P
on May 8, 2009 at 8:43 pm Schnookie

Pookie’s too polite to leave this comment herself, but she just said, “Little known fact about Mike Green. His idea of ‘dating’ is to take Ovie’s cast-off dead hookers into the woods so he can stroke their hair until Boudreau sends someone out to retrieve him and dispose of the girls’ bodies.”
on May 8, 2009 at 8:44 pm Schnookie

Chris “Christine” Simpson was giving him the “Take me now” eyes during that interview.

Please. If that’s an indicator of hotness, apparently the only qualifier anyone needs is “has a pulse”. :P
on May 8, 2009 at 8:45 pm Schnookie

And Heather, you’re on notice for grouping Looch and Getzi with Mike Green. *Angry glare*
on May 8, 2009 at 8:48 pm Pookie

Lucic and Getzlaf are… questionable.

Questionable in that you ask questions like, “Is Lucic the baddest bad-ass to ever breathe?” and “Are Getzlaf’s eyes the bluest eyes in hockey?” Whereas Mike Green makes me ask, “Where’s my mace? I don’t feel safe around this guy.”
on May 8, 2009 at 8:49 pm mcguffers

Oh my gawsh, Pookie via Schnookie :^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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See that one Saskatoon?? Pookie brought up dead hookers waaaay before me!
on May 8, 2009 at 8:49 pm Heather B.

All right, I’ll remove Looch. I don’t think he’s terribly ugly or anything. From the right angle he’s almost cute. And if he was a Sabre I’d adore him. Getzi has to stay though.
on May 8, 2009 at 8:49 pm Amy

In the straight ahead photo on the Club Scarlet site, Green doesn’t look too bad. In the other ones, he looks like the unholy love child of Staffy and Zach.
on May 8, 2009 at 8:49 pm Schnookie

Whereas Mike Green makes me ask, “Where’s my mace? I don’t feel safe around this guy.”

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on May 8, 2009 at 8:51 pm mcguffers

Heather, I’ll agree to take Green out of the Komi/Goose grouping. But he makes some pretty plays. And I wouldn’t mind seeing him with a banana slug on his chest.
on May 8, 2009 at 8:51 pm Schnookie

Getzi has to stay though.

:(

In the other ones, he looks like the unholy love child of Staffy and Zach.

Amy, leave Zach out of this!

And yeah, Pookie’s got no leg to stand on when she’s trying to police the dead hooker comments around here. :P
on May 8, 2009 at 8:52 pm Pookie

Saskatoon Airport agrees with me on the Green front.
on May 8, 2009 at 8:53 pm Heather B.

mcguffers, for reasons I can’t even explain I’ve decided I hate Mike Green. I don’t really know why.
on May 8, 2009 at 8:54 pm mcguffers

In the other ones, he looks like the unholy love child of Staffy and Zach.

*picturing in my head* That’s bad right?

Pookie, I think by “questionable” Heather meant, “We’re questioning what genus/species Looch actually is.”
on May 8, 2009 at 8:58 pm Pookie

“We’re questioning what genus/species Looch actually is.”

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: He’s a rare breed — a badassman. It’s like a superman but cooler.
on May 8, 2009 at 9:02 pm Amy

He’s a rare breed — a badassman. It’s like a superman but cooler.

Are you sure he’s not the Looch Ness Monster?
on May 8, 2009 at 9:03 pm mcguffers

It’s like a superman but cooler.

And it’s funny you say that because I’ve always like Batman better! :P

Heather, I feel the same way about the Staal brothers.
on May 8, 2009 at 9:07 pm mcguffers

Alright, I need help with my homework. Creative writing is hard when you’re not creative. Here’s my question:

If you met someone online that you never expect to meet in person, what is one activity that you would lie about having done to impress them? An example would be skydiving.
on May 8, 2009 at 9:08 pm Heather B.

I hate the Staals too. The only other guy I hate for no good reason that I know of is Phil Kessel. Can’t STAND that guy.

Ookies, Mike Tomlin was just shown in the front row of the Penguins game.
on May 8, 2009 at 9:12 pm Pookie

Looch Ness Monster

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

I don’t like 50% of the Staals. Gronk and Mose are nasty; Hooters and Henry are foxy/silver foxy.

Hm, what would I lie about to impress someone… I’d say I once caught a live adolescent giant squid the one time I went fishing with my grandfather.
on May 8, 2009 at 9:13 pm Pookie

Hey, wait, I missed a Coach Foxy (Football Edition) sighting?! Did he look at the game, make a phone with his fingers and mouth “Pookie — call me!”?
on May 8, 2009 at 9:15 pm Heather B.

Pookie, he did! It was very subtle though because he had his adorable small children with him.
on May 8, 2009 at 9:19 pm Heather B.

Wow, Varlamov is dookie tonight.
on May 8, 2009 at 9:19 pm Pookie

Woooo! Way to go, Penguins!

Pookie, he did!

:^:::::::::::::::::::
on May 8, 2009 at 9:19 pm Schnookie

Looch Ness Monster

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
on May 8, 2009 at 9:19 pm mcguffers

I’d say I once caught a live adolescent giant squid the one time I went fishing with my grandfather.

Why does it sound like you actually did that?

The only other guy I hate for no good reason that I know of is Phil Kessel. Can’t STAND that guy.

Agreed. He reminds me of an actor that I can’t remember right now.
on May 8, 2009 at 9:21 pm Schnookie

Why does it sound like you actually did that?

Because it’s true. Oh, wait, are we planning to ever actually meet in person someday? :P

And the actor Phil Kessel reminds me of is Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Scent of a Woman”. He’s totally the bully/rapist rich kid at the snooty boarding school, who makes life miserable for blue-collar Chris O’Donnell (or whatever that actor’s name is).
on May 8, 2009 at 9:22 pm Pookie

Why does it sound like you actually did that?

Dude, how awesome would that be?! My resume would consist entirely of “Skills: Catching live giant squid”.
on May 8, 2009 at 9:27 pm Schnookie

Ooooh, I love Blersus cutting to that shot of Boudreau shaking his head at the buzzer. I wonder what he’s going to whine about from this game!
on May 8, 2009 at 9:29 pm Myra

Creative writing is hard when you’re not creative.

mcguffers, I cannot believe you said that. You are one of the most creative writers on IPB! Perhaps you should write something nice about Lucic. That would have to be very creative.

And Taylor Pyatt has the bluest eyes in hockey.

And Mike Green is creepy. School bully if I ever saw one and being a geeky nerd, I saw a few.
on May 8, 2009 at 9:31 pm Amy

I wonder what he’s going to whine about from this game!

The gatorade (or “G”) was too cold, which lead to the players suffering from debilitating cases of brain freeze.
on May 8, 2009 at 9:31 pm Schnookie

mcguffers, I cannot believe you said that. You are one of the most creative writers on IPB!

I was thinking the same thing, but decided mcguggs was fishing for compliments. :P (Just kidding.) (About the fishing for compliments, not about the creative writing.)

And Mike Green is creepy. School bully if I ever saw one and being a geeky nerd, I saw a few.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: And he totally thinks he’s hotter than he is. That makes his actual hotness decrease significantly.
on May 8, 2009 at 9:33 pm Schnookie

The gatorade (or “G”) was too cold, which lead to the players suffering from debilitating cases of brain freeze.

That was probably it! It’s so UNFAIR! Or maybe he’ll whine that it’s just really hard to win games when you’re playing in front of fans who aren’t sucking on pacifiers.
on May 8, 2009 at 9:33 pm mcguffers

Because it’s true. Oh, wait, are we planning to ever actually meet in person someday? :P

I’m visiting my cousins in the Pocono Mts this summer. Is that near NJ?

And yes, Kessel totally looks like PSH in “Scent of a Woman.”

Dude, how awesome would that be?! My resume would consist entirely of “Skills: Catching live giant squid”.

Along with Nunchuk skills and computer hacking skills… (sorry that’s my “Napoleon Dynamite” reference for the night)
on May 8, 2009 at 9:35 pm Schnookie

Hey, the Poconos aren’t really that far from us at all! (Um, I don’t know, though about where in the Poconos you’d be…)
on May 8, 2009 at 9:36 pm Myra

Jussi, again?!? He was definitely not “The Finisher” when he was a Star. But I’m very happy for him now.
on May 8, 2009 at 9:39 pm mcguffers

mcguffers, I cannot believe you said that. You are one of the most creative writers on IPB!

I was thinking the same thing, but decided mcguggs was fishing for compliments. :P (Just kidding.) (About the fishing for compliments, not about the creative writing.)

I’m not creative when forced to be! But thanks guys. And you’ll know when I’m fishing for compliments. I’m anything but subtle! :)
on May 8, 2009 at 9:40 pm Schnookie

And you’ll know when I’m fishing for compliments. I’m anything but subtle! :)

That’s good to know!

And I would tell this fictional person I’m never going to meet face-to-face that I am a highly influential person in the hockey blogosphere. Assuming this fictional person is Jim Balsillie.
on May 8, 2009 at 9:42 pm Pookie

Assuming this fictional person is Jim Balsillie.

Breaking news! The Coyotes are filing Chapter 11! (Sorry, I don’t want to let Jimmy down and not report that breaking news he sent us. After we read about it on Martle’s site.)
on May 8, 2009 at 9:45 pm mcguffers

(Um, I don’t know, though about where in the Poconos you’d be…)

If they’d stay in one place for more than a year, I’d have a better idea. One aunt lives in Bartonsville, one cousin is in Henryville(?) and one is in Bushkill.
on May 8, 2009 at 9:49 pm Schnookie

Those locations are all about 90 minutes away from us. So I guess that could be either prohibitively far or totally a reasonably short distance. :P
on May 8, 2009 at 9:50 pm mcguffers

Breaking news! The Coyotes are filing Chapter 11!

Wait, what??!! I wonder if anyone has mentioned southern Ontario as a possible site for a new team…
on May 8, 2009 at 9:51 pm Myra

Everytime I see the name “Balsillie”, I keep thinking, why are they talking about that lizard thing from Harry Potter on a hockey blog? Oh, wait, that’s Basilisk. Never mind.
on May 8, 2009 at 9:53 pm mcguffers

Those locations are all about 90 minutes away from us. So I guess that could be either prohibitively far or totally a reasonably short distance. :P

Does it change anything if we factor in that my cousin drives about 110 mph?
on May 8, 2009 at 9:54 pm Schnookie

Oh, wait, that’s Basilisk. Never mind.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Does that mean I’m a parselmouth because Jim speaks directly to me, in personal “cold call” emails? :P

And I can’t speculate about Southern Ontario. I only report what Jim tells me. (Wait… I think he told me Southern Ontario.)
on May 8, 2009 at 9:55 pm Schnookie

Does it change anything if we factor in that my cousin drives about 110 mph?

Oh, that makes it more like a 15 minute drive!
on May 8, 2009 at 9:58 pm Myra

Does that mean I’m a parselmouth because Jim speaks directly to me, in personal “cold call” emails?

Hmmm. I don’t remember any odd markings on your forehead.

Boy, this Carolina crowd is really loud and the sound guys are really bad because I can’t understand a word the announcers are saying. Somehow, you would think they could figure out how to balance the two? Blersus? Anyone? Anyone?
on May 8, 2009 at 9:59 pm mcguffers

It didn’t occur to me why Buffalo should be freaking out about a team in Hamilton until I looked at a map and realized Hamilton is closer to Buffalo than Rochester is.

Myra, I always see Basilica instead of Balsillie.
on May 8, 2009 at 10:01 pm mcguffers

I heard them call Cam Ward a monster. I very quickly shouted back, “NO! Looch is a MONSTAH!! Don’t take that away from him now!”

I can’t imagine what it’s gotta be like in that arena right now, but they’re giving me chills.
on May 8, 2009 at 10:02 pm Pookie

Boy, this Carolina crowd is really loud and the sound guys are really bad because I can’t understand a word the announcers are saying.

The Canes do have a good crowd, but they also crank their sound system waaaaaaay up. They pride themselves on having really, really, really loud sound there. I… don’t get it.
on May 8, 2009 at 10:03 pm Schnookie

“NO! Looch is a MONSTAH!! Don’t take that away from him now!”

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: And Cam Ward can be a MONSTAH too, as long as he makes that kittenosaurus sound all the time.

My only problem with the volume at the Canes games is that I feel like their PA system is too loud. I wish they would turn that down a bit so we can appreciate how awesome that crowd gets, but as it is, I’m always suspicious that they’re piping in fan noise. :P
on May 8, 2009 at 10:04 pm Myra

Ok, I’m actually starting to feel sorry for Tim Thomas.

And who are the red leprechaun dudes supposed to be?

Their ice girls are not very peppie. I guess they don’t want to mess up their hair.
on May 8, 2009 at 10:05 pm mcguffers

I’m always suspicious that they’re piping in fan noise. :P

It’s the power of Ice Dancers.
on May 8, 2009 at 10:05 pm Schnookie

Jack Edwards has floated that this series would be different if Hunwick hadn’t gone out with that spleen problem. I… am not sure that’s a very valid excuse.

And while I loves me some Looch, I’m certainly not sorry to see Claude Julien’s team losing. Heh. (Poor Looch. He deserves better. When this series is over, he can come stay with me. I’ll tenderly hand-feed him fluffy kittens and goblets of motor oil. I’ll nurse his broken heart back to health.)
on May 8, 2009 at 10:07 pm Schnookie

It’s the power of Ice Dancers.

They blare pre-recorded crowd noise from tiny transistor radios in their navel rings.
on May 8, 2009 at 10:09 pm mcguffers

Did you see how Seidenberg tried to divert attention from the puck he batted out of the air by also chucking his glove? Sabres opponents use a similar tactic with Roy-Z. they keep shiny objects in their pockets to throw on the ice.
on May 8, 2009 at 10:11 pm mcguffers

Jack Edwards has floated that this series would be different if Hunwick hadn’t gone out with that spleen problem.

The spleen problem he got from Komisarek’s face wash?
on May 8, 2009 at 10:12 pm Myra

I am so glad I’m not a male hockey fan. Apparently, they have a lot of serious male health issues, judging by the commercials on Blersus.
on May 8, 2009 at 10:14 pm Schnookie

Sabres opponents use a similar tactic with Roy-Z. they keep shiny objects in their pockets to throw on the ice.

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

And yeah, hockey must make guys impotent. No wonder it’s so unpopular.
on May 8, 2009 at 10:14 pm mcguffers

<Apparently, they have a lot of serious male health issues, judging by the commercials on Blersus.

How does Cialis help prevent flat tires? Literally speaking. I get the metaphor.
on May 8, 2009 at 10:15 pm carolbrowne

Oh man. I missed nearly all of it! But the Hurricanes looked pretty good to me.

Stupid Ice Dancers.
on May 8, 2009 at 10:16 pm Myra

Perhaps I should limit the Hub’s hockey viewing?
on May 8, 2009 at 10:18 pm mcguffers

Hey Blersus, has it occured to you yet that maybe Boston wasn’t really that great in the first round? Maybe Montreal just blew. I mean hard. core. blew.
on May 8, 2009 at 10:20 pm Myra

They blare pre-recorded crowd noise from tiny transistor radios in their navel rings.

I knew there was a reason why those navel rings creep me out.
on May 8, 2009 at 10:20 pm mcguffers

Perhaps I should limit the Hub’s hockey viewing?

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

Actually, I don’t know if it’s a bad thing that watching hockey doesn’t cause erections. Not many of these guys do it for me, so I’d question any guy that got turned on.
on May 8, 2009 at 10:21 pm carolbrowne

Maybe Montreal just blew. I mean hard. core. blew.

Exactly. I don’t get why so many people just love the Habs. They stink. And why do the fans always say, “My Habs”? Like they own them? They are not YOUR Habs. They are THE Habs. Get it?

“Habs suck a dick” – Mike Browne
on May 8, 2009 at 10:24 pm Myra

Careful, Carol, there are a few Habs fans who hangout here. Right, mcguffers? :P
on May 8, 2009 at 10:24 pm mcguffers

And why do the fans always say, “My Habs”?

That’s why I say “fucking habs.” Uncapitalized.
on May 8, 2009 at 10:27 pm Schnookie

That’s why I say “fucking habs.” Uncapitalized.

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

And we might see a FIHT between Carol (as a proxy for Mike) and mcguffers if this keeps up! WOO HOOO! :P
on May 8, 2009 at 10:27 pm carolbrowne

I’ll go yell at Mike then for saying that. Heh.

But really? The Habs? Really?
on May 8, 2009 at 10:32 pm Schnookie

But really? The Habs? Really?

I often wonder the same thing. But don’t tell mcguffers I said that. :P
on May 8, 2009 at 10:53 pm mcguffers

I often wonder the same thing. But don’t tell mcguffers I said that. :P

Clearly the Sabres have turned me into a masochist.
on May 8, 2009 at 10:56 pm Schnookie

Clearly the Sabres have turned me into a masochist.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I was talking with a Devils fan at work today, and after some chitchat about how terrible the loss was, he chortled, “At least we’re not Flyers fans, right?” I was like, “Uh… funny story…”
on May 8, 2009 at 11:01 pm mcguffers

“At least we’re not Flyers fans, right?” I was like, “Uh… funny story…”

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That’s why everyone should use the universal “At least we’re not Rangers fans.” That never fails.
on May 8, 2009 at 11:02 pm Schnookie

We’re watching an old episode of Medium right now that involves a serial killer who strangles hookers with their own underwear. Pookie and I said in unison: “It’s Mike Green!”
on May 8, 2009 at 11:04 pm Schnookie

That’s why everyone should use the universal “At least we’re not Rangers fans.” That never fails.

EXACTLY! No one would rather be a Rangers fan.
on May 8, 2009 at 11:09 pm mcguffers

Pookie and I said in unison: “It’s Mike Green!”

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on May 8, 2009 at 11:15 pm Pookie

That’s why everyone should use the universal “At least we’re not Rangers fans.” That never fails.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: So true. So true.
on May 8, 2009 at 11:55 pm alix

Dude, I’ve seen Looch in person. Trust me. He’s divine. As is Luke Schenn.

Mike Green, god, it pains me because he’s a prairie boy. But dude could be on hot girls and douche bags. Icccck.

And Myra, good call on Pyatt. Although I can’t think of him lately without weeping about him and how adorable the guys are being to him right now.
on May 9, 2009 at 7:06 pm carolbrowne

What’s going on? Where is everybody???
on May 9, 2009 at 7:08 pm Pookie

I’m here! Go Pens, Go!
on May 9, 2009 at 7:10 pm carolbrowne

Yay! Hi Pookie! It feels weird to watch hockey without you guys now. Yay! My internet friends are here!
on May 9, 2009 at 7:21 pm Pookie

The modem broke here this winter and we had to go something like three days without IPB. It felt so strange to watch hockey (particularly Saturday night hockey) with out the gang here!
on May 9, 2009 at 7:21 pm Schnookie

It’s TERRIBLE watching hockey without the IPB gang now! We’ve had a few modemless nights this season, and we’ve been like, “How did we do this for so many years, this watching with only ourselves for company?”
on May 9, 2009 at 7:23 pm carolbrowne

How did I ever make it through the day BEFORE the internets? I have no idea. I’m glad that’s all behind me now.
on May 9, 2009 at 7:24 pm Schnookie

Dude. We pulled up some green garlic from the garden today and made pesto with it and some parsley I froze last summer. Holy jumpin’ but this stuff is DELISH.

And that’s my story.
on May 9, 2009 at 7:26 pm carolbrowne

Green garlic shoots? Oh, great idea. Is the garlic taste milder? And so healthy!
on May 9, 2009 at 7:27 pm Schnookie

How did I ever make it through the day BEFORE the internets? I have no idea. I’m glad that’s all behind me now.

My god, yes. I mean, how did people SURVIVE at work? Did people actually work 8-hour days in which all they had to do at their desks was… work? That’s AWFUL! (I guess people took longer lunches and made more personal phone calls back then, eh?)
on May 9, 2009 at 7:28 pm Pookie

Every now and then I think about what my life would be like without the internets and I realize that in that awful scenario I would suck at my job. I’d be like, “I’m sorry, you need driving directions? I literally have no idea how to do that without Google Maps.”
on May 9, 2009 at 7:28 pm Schnookie

Green garlic shoots? Oh, great idea. Is the garlic taste milder? And so healthy!

Yeah, it’s a much mellower, milder garlic taste. If you ever plant garlic in your own garden, I recommend planting double the amount the space calls for. Then you can spend all spring pulling up half of the shoots and enjoying them, then you let the rest grow up into garlic bulbs! (Plus, you get scapes in the in-between time. For more mellow garlicky flavor.) (Garlic is a wonder plant.)
on May 9, 2009 at 7:31 pm Amy

Schnookie, that pesto sounds delish.

I don’t think I can watch hockey anymore in my living room without being connected to the internet. It’s like having the community experience of being at the arena without having to deal with drunk people, ignoramuses, parking and traffic.
on May 9, 2009 at 7:35 pm alix

Mmmmmmm pesto.

OK. I have my Matty t-shirt and my naughty school girl mini skirt on. I will probably get ass grabbed at the Shark Club. They better not blow this.
on May 9, 2009 at 7:39 pm carolbrowne

I will probably get ass grabbed at the Shark Club.

Ha! If you’re at the Shark Club, you WILL get ass grabbed. By a douchebag for sure.
on May 9, 2009 at 7:40 pm Schnookie

It’s like having the community experience of being at the arena without having to deal with drunk people, ignoramuses, parking and traffic.

It is! WOO HOOOO! :D (Maybe we should start charging parking fees…)

And alix, you like the assgrabbing, admit it! :P
on May 9, 2009 at 7:41 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I’m glad things went well for my teams while I was gone.

And hey, defenders, if you insist on leaving your feet to slide to block a shot, ONE AT A TIME!
on May 9, 2009 at 7:48 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I can’t believe Jussi got another goal!

I hate watching games all by myself, too! I don’t know how I used to do it! (I probably paid better attention, but that’s no fun.)
on May 9, 2009 at 7:51 pm alix

If you’re at the Shark Club, you WILL get ass grabbed. By a douchebag for sure.

Yeah, I’m guessing he’ll have a tribal tattoo like Mike Green. Lols.

And alix, you like the assgrabbing, admit it! :P

Maaaayyyybbbe… :D
on May 9, 2009 at 7:53 pm Myra

It’s TERRIBLE watching hockey without the IPB gang now!

I don’t think I can watch hockey anymore in my living room without being connected to the internet.

Ditto! Even when I was at a game, I’d be thinking, I wonder what the IPB gang would say about that?

Good evening everyone! Spent the day at a family reunion….Looooong day.

Let’s just say, I’m not fond of family reunions. How’s everyone else’s Saturday been!
on May 9, 2009 at 7:56 pm Schnookie

Yeah, I’m guessing he’ll have a tribal tattoo like Mike Green. Lols.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: *Shudder*

And Myra, I don’t blame you for not liking family reunions. I’m so sorry you had to go to one today! My day’s been great — we went into Princeton to get Boomer’s Mother’s Day cake, and had a lovely brunch of pastries from that bakery. And then I IM’ed with Pookie all day while she was at work. I live a very, very thrilling life, don’t I? :P
on May 9, 2009 at 7:57 pm Patty (in Dallas)

You didn’t have fun, Myra? At least it was within driving distance, right?
on May 9, 2009 at 7:57 pm carolbrowne

Don Cherry’s jacket was particularly insane today. Great big flowers on it.
on May 9, 2009 at 8:02 pm Patty (in Dallas)

THAT’S how you block a shot. Knee down, SKATE on the ICE.
on May 9, 2009 at 8:03 pm Myra

You didn’t have fun, Myra? At least it was within driving distance, right?

It’s still hard since losing both of my parents. It was in Cleburne and the weather was really nice, so I really shouldn’t complain. I just don’t have much in common with most of my family.

OOOOO!!! The lovely Mr. Boucher is playing!!!
on May 9, 2009 at 8:05 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Gosh, Myra. I’m so sorry. That’s even worse than the run of the mill family reunion misery.
on May 9, 2009 at 8:05 pm Amy

I live a very, very thrilling life, don’t I?

About as thrilling as mine. I went to Wegmans and Kohls and came home and typed up cheat sheets for a co-worker for a presentation she’s giving on my behalf on Monday.
on May 9, 2009 at 8:07 pm Pookie

Myra, sorry you had a looooong day — here’s hoping a big day of hockey will make up for it! By the way, I meant to congratulate you the other day about going to full time at work!
on May 9, 2009 at 8:09 pm Schnookie

I went to Wegmans and Kohls and came home and typed up cheat sheets for a co-worker for a presentation she’s giving on my behalf on Monday.

Oooh, spicy!
on May 9, 2009 at 8:10 pm Pookie

Amy, that does sound exciting! My day was deadly dull up until 4:55 when I got to go to spend a good five minutes shouting at a guy to “WAKE UP! THE LIBRARY IS CLOSING! SIR! SIR! WAKE UP! Why isn’t he waking up? Should we call the cops? HELLO? HELLO! WAAAAAAKE UP! PLEASE, WAKE UP! I HAVE TO GO HOME TO WATCH HOCKEEEEEEEEY!”
on May 9, 2009 at 8:12 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I liked the way Staal just… Oh, dammit.

Woo and boo.
on May 9, 2009 at 8:12 pm Myra

I was about to type WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! for the Pens. Bummer.

That Caps siren is sooooooooooooo annoying.
on May 9, 2009 at 8:14 pm Patty (in Dallas)

WTF! The game went to commercial! What. In. The. Hell.
on May 9, 2009 at 8:16 pm Patty (in Dallas)

GROSS. I can’t believe they got free advertising for Scarlet Whatsis.
on May 9, 2009 at 8:16 pm Amy

Did Versus really need to promote Club Scarlet with a ginormous picture of Mike Green?
on May 9, 2009 at 8:19 pm Myra

Did Versus really need to promote Club Scarlet with a ginormous picture of Mike Green?

Um. The other option would have been Ovie….Let’s just say they have limited options.
on May 9, 2009 at 8:20 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Did Versus really need to promote Club Scarlet with a ginormous picture of Mike Green?

They were probably passive-agressively making fun of it.
on May 9, 2009 at 8:30 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Ick.

Hey, I only saw the highlights, but why isn’t Ovechkin suspended for kneeing? Stupid question, right?
on May 9, 2009 at 8:32 pm Myra

Hey, I only saw the highlights, but why isn’t Ovechkin suspended for kneeing? Stupid question, right?

Exactly, the other night, Chara did something and

Hub said, “Why didn’t they call that?”

I said, “Because it was Chara.”

It’s just the way it goes. If Otter had done what Ovie did, he would have been crucified by now.
on May 9, 2009 at 8:54 pm Patty (in Dallas)

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
on May 9, 2009 at 8:56 pm Patty (in Dallas)

(I wanted to get my woo in before it was nullified.)
on May 9, 2009 at 8:56 pm Myra

WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on May 9, 2009 at 8:58 pm Myra

Patty, I think we have lost everyone else. Did they open a new thread and not tell us?

**rushes off to check**
on May 9, 2009 at 8:59 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Yeah, where is everybody?
on May 9, 2009 at 8:59 pm carolbrowne

This one can’t go to an OT marathon. Canucks start at 7:30.

Also, I want to hear more about why the Blackberry Guy can’t buy the Phoenix Coyotes.
on May 9, 2009 at 9:00 pm Myra

Nope.

Hello!?! Is this thing on?
on May 9, 2009 at 9:03 pm Myra

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on May 9, 2009 at 9:03 pm Patty (in Dallas)

WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

I couldn’t see it go in!
on May 9, 2009 at 9:04 pm carolbrowne

Wow! Matt Cooke FTW! I didn’t understand why the Canucks traded him. I always liked him when he played here.
on May 9, 2009 at 9:07 pm Pookie

Sorry, we went off to wrap Boomer’s Mother’s Day/Half-Birthday presents and then after that we stopped to watch her open them. Then we had to photograph her fancy cake. Heh. In the meantime, I’m glad to see the Pens are winning!
on May 9, 2009 at 9:09 pm Schnookie

Wow! The Pens are clearly really excited for Boomer’s presents!
on May 9, 2009 at 9:13 pm Pookie

The Pens are like, “Woo-hoo! A seltzer maker!”
on May 9, 2009 at 9:14 pm Myra

When do we get to see the cake!?!
on May 9, 2009 at 9:15 pm Pookie

Schnookie’s uploading the pictures now! The Pens can’t to see it. I’m sure they’re going to score promptly after it’s posted since they love Boomer Day so much!
on May 9, 2009 at 9:17 pm carolbrowne

The Pens are like, “Woo-hoo! A seltzer maker!”

Boomer is so lucky! *sigh* You will be making all kinds of fuzzy beverages, I’m sure.

I’m with Myra. We need to see the fancy cake!
on May 9, 2009 at 9:18 pm Myra

Hee! **claps hands**

My first thought when I read about you picking up Boomer’s cake was, “EEEE, when do we get to see it’s awesomeness!” I’ve been waiting impatiently ever since.
on May 9, 2009 at 9:19 pm carolbrowne

Malkin’s mom sure doesn’t look like she’s having much fun right now. I’m sure she’s thinking, “Why is my son such a non-performer during The Playoffs? All the announcers keep saying this, so it must be true.”
on May 9, 2009 at 9:21 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Woo hoo! A Seltzer maker! The Pens are hoping to win this game so they can spray homemade Boomer-Seltzer all over the visitors dressing room!
on May 9, 2009 at 9:23 pm Pookie

Aw, fuck. I was hoping to not have to hear that stupid siren again.
on May 9, 2009 at 9:23 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Dammit!! I did it again!
on May 9, 2009 at 9:23 pm Myra

POOPY! POOPY! POOPY!
on May 9, 2009 at 9:23 pm Pookie

I can only assume the Caps hate Boomer and her seltzer maker.
on May 9, 2009 at 9:23 pm carolbrowne

they can spray homemade Boomer-Seltzer all over the visitors dressing room!

That makes me want a seltzer maker even more now.
on May 9, 2009 at 9:24 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Aw, fuck. I was hoping to not have to hear that stupid siren again.

Same here. Ever.
on May 9, 2009 at 9:29 pm Schnookie

Okay, the first of our series of pictures of the cake is here (LINK). :D
on May 9, 2009 at 9:37 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Mmmm! Cake!
on May 9, 2009 at 9:38 pm Myra

YUM!!!
on May 9, 2009 at 9:39 pm Patty (in Dallas)

That’s a really nice cake! Tell Boomer I said Happy Boomer Day!
on May 9, 2009 at 9:41 pm Schnookie

Thanks, guys! And I’ll pass along your happy wishes. Boomer says thank you, too!
on May 9, 2009 at 9:44 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I’m afraid to say anything about this game.
on May 9, 2009 at 9:47 pm Pookie

We turned it off. I don’t want to hear that siren again.
on May 9, 2009 at 9:48 pm Patty (in Dallas)

That should be a penalty shot!
on May 9, 2009 at 9:48 pm carolbrowne

Gimme a Break theme song? LOLLERSKATES!
on May 9, 2009 at 9:51 pm Patty (in Dallas)

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
on May 9, 2009 at 9:52 pm Patty (in Dallas)

OH MY GOSH!! An OWN GOAL!
on May 9, 2009 at 9:52 pm Myra

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on May 9, 2009 at 9:53 pm Schnookie

WHAT??????
on May 9, 2009 at 9:53 pm carolbrowne

That was a surprise ending. Yay Penguins!
on May 9, 2009 at 9:55 pm Patty (in Dallas)

If I didn’t love Philippe Boucher with all my heart, I miiiiiight have thought he committed a little interference. Maybe. Although I’d like to see a replay to see if the dirty Cap didn’t just run into him.
on May 9, 2009 at 9:55 pm Pookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Hey, jackass, DON’T LEAVE YOUR FEET! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Ah, man, that’s so sweet!
on May 9, 2009 at 9:56 pm Schnookie

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! BEAUTIFUL! (And that’s exhibit 2,868 in my ongoing highlight reel “Don’t Leave Your Fucking Feet, You Stupid Fucking D-Man!” Of course, there’s no hope for Tom Poti. It just… Poti. Heh.)
on May 9, 2009 at 9:57 pm Schnookie

I miiiiiight have thought he committed a little interference. Maybe. Although I’d like to see a replay to see if the dirty Cap didn’t just run into him.

Heh. After the Ovechkin/Gonchar hit and the ensuing defenses of Ovie that include blaming Gonchar for it all, they deserve to not get any calls. :P
on May 9, 2009 at 10:01 pm Patty (in Dallas)

After the Ovechkin/Gonchar hit and the ensuing defenses of Ovie that include blaming Gonchar for it all, they deserve to not get any calls. :P

So true!
on May 9, 2009 at 10:02 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I’ll be glad when Sid finally eclipses Mario so we can stop talking about him. :P
on May 9, 2009 at 10:02 pm Pookie

they deserve to not get any calls.

How can that be? I thought the hockey gods are with them now!
on May 9, 2009 at 10:02 pm Pookie

I’ll be glad when Sid finally eclipses Mario so we can stop talking about him.

Amen to that!
on May 9, 2009 at 10:03 pm Heather B.

If one more person says Ovechkin’s hit was “reckless” but not “dirty” I’m kicking their ass. What exactly IS the difference?

That said, GO PENS, GO!
on May 9, 2009 at 10:05 pm Heather B.

I followed the link to last year’s cake and got distracted by an incredible looking chocolate cake and thought, “Dude, I would LOVE to try that.” And then realized I did in Ottawa. Yum.
on May 9, 2009 at 10:05 pm Patty (in Dallas)

What exactly IS the difference?

Exactly! And if there is a difference, I’m sticking with DIRTY.
on May 9, 2009 at 10:08 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Mmm. It’s Coach Also-Foxy!
on May 9, 2009 at 10:09 pm Heather B.

I guess I get that people are saying while it wasn’t a GOOD hit, Ovechkin was purposely going for his knee… but he still clearly stuck his leg out in Gonchar’s path and took his knee out. I’m not sure “unintentional” and “dirty” are mutually exclusive.

I’m really enjoyed the Caps choking away their 2 game lead though. Let’s keep that up, Caps.
on May 9, 2009 at 10:10 pm Heather B.

I screwed up my own comment. Should’ve said people saying he WASN’T going for his knee. Ah, just forget it :P
on May 9, 2009 at 10:11 pm Schnookie

“Dude, I would LOVE to try that.” And then realized I did in Ottawa. Yum.

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

I’m not sure “unintentional” and “dirty” are mutually exclusive.

They’re totally not. I mean, I get that there are DEGREES of “dirty”, in which unintentionally dirty is not as bad as intentionally dirty, but it’s still dirty.
on May 9, 2009 at 10:13 pm Pookie

And then realized I did in Ottawa. Yum.

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

With all that talk about whether Ovechkin should get a suspension or a fine, I wanted to say, “OK, let’s say no to the suspension and the fine, and instead all just agree that he’s a dirty player. That’s the best result that could come out of this. Dropping the facade of him not being a dirty player.”
on May 9, 2009 at 10:14 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Sticking your leg out instead of trying to avoid taking out a guy’s knee is only slightly less dirty than crossing the ice for the sole purpose of taking out somebody’s knee.
on May 9, 2009 at 10:27 pm Patty (in Dallas)

That game made me very happy.
on May 9, 2009 at 10:32 pm Schnookie

It made me really happy too! HAHAHAHAHAHA! What a lovely evening this has turned out to be. :D
on May 9, 2009 at 10:41 pm carolbrowne

Game on!
on May 9, 2009 at 10:56 pm Schnookie

Go Hawks! (Are the Hawks winning yet?)
on May 9, 2009 at 10:58 pm Patty (in Dallas)

(Are the Hawks winning yet?)

How ’bout now?
on May 9, 2009 at 10:58 pm carolbrowne

Go Hawks! (Are the Hawks winning yet?)

Nope. Not yet. But they are looking pretty good right now. Even I have to acknowledge that.
on May 9, 2009 at 11:03 pm carolbrowne

Please keep Dudley the toothless cat in hiding, okay?
on May 9, 2009 at 11:07 pm Schnookie

Please keep Dudley the toothless cat in hiding, okay?

Oooh, not Dudley! The NHL’s most secretest top secret weapon. :P
on May 9, 2009 at 11:08 pm carolbrowne

POOP.

Luongo’s hanging his head in shame.

This sucks.
on May 9, 2009 at 11:09 pm Patty (in Dallas)

(Are the Hawks winning yet?)

How ’bout now?

Okay, now they are.
on May 9, 2009 at 11:11 pm Schnookie

Okay, now they are.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (Um, sorry, Canucks fans…)
on May 9, 2009 at 11:14 pm carolbrowne

Yay! Thank the Pope!
on May 9, 2009 at 11:16 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Okay, now they’re not again.
on May 9, 2009 at 11:17 pm Schnookie

Hm. That was short-lived.
on May 9, 2009 at 11:21 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I have always loved the Michelin commercial where he’s so sad to see the tire he’s inspecting move on, then forgets it immediately when a new one shows up for inspection.
on May 9, 2009 at 11:30 pm Steve

Have you guys seen Weeksie do On the Fly tonight? He’s running circles around Larry Murphy!
on May 9, 2009 at 11:38 pm Pookie

We haven’t had On The Fly on, but I’m glad Weeksie’s putting on a show!
on May 9, 2009 at 11:51 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Hahaha! They just made a snide remark about how Versus is hard to find. Then one of them reminded the other that they were on Versus as they speak.
on May 9, 2009 at 11:53 pm carolbrowne

Wax Hands scored!!! W00T!
on May 9, 2009 at 11:57 pm Schnookie

Dudley seems to not be getting the job done tonight…
on May 9, 2009 at 11:59 pm carolbrowne

Who greased the hockey sticks in this game? Sticks are just flying all over the place.
on May 10, 2009 at 12:06 am carolbrowne

I <3 all this testosterone. Good times.
on May 10, 2009 at 12:07 am Schnookie

Mmmmm… sweet, sweet testosterone.
on May 10, 2009 at 12:12 am carolbrowne

Ah. BOO. :-(
on May 10, 2009 at 12:13 am Schnookie

Dudley: “WOO HOOO!!!!”
on May 10, 2009 at 12:37 am carolbrowne

Oh good one. He just hurt himself while hitting the Blackhawk. UGH.

There are 2 very grumpy people sitting on our couch right now.
on May 10, 2009 at 12:39 am Pookie

What’s the score, Carol?
on May 10, 2009 at 12:40 am carolbrowne

2 – 2

Blackhawks tied it up last period.
on May 10, 2009 at 12:42 am Schnookie

There are 2 very grumpy people sitting on our couch right now.

Hey now! There’s plenty of Brahms left to be played! They’ll turn it around! (What’s it that Patty always said to us when we were bitching about the Devils?)
on May 10, 2009 at 12:45 am carolbrowne

Oh. Alright. And it’s not very nice to be mad at a 10 year old cat without any teeth, is it? Poor guy. All he can eat is soft mushy food.
on May 10, 2009 at 12:49 am Schnookie

Poor guy. All he can eat is soft mushy food.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Exactly. I mean, win or lose, you get the last laugh. You don’t have to gum your food. Yet. :P
on May 10, 2009 at 12:59 am carolbrowne

Well. I think this is it.

Stupid Canucks. Doubtful they’ll win the next game.

Hockey is dead to me.
on May 10, 2009 at 1:01 am Schnookie

Hockey is dead to me.

Oh noes! I’m so sorry! That’s the saddest music in the world. :(
on May 10, 2009 at 1:04 am carolbrowne

Mike just got up and left. I think he’s going to play WoW and drown his sorrows there. LOLS.
on May 10, 2009 at 1:05 am Pookie

I’m so sorry, Carol!
on May 10, 2009 at 1:13 am Schnookie

Oooh. Drowning his sorrows in WoW? That’s a bad, bad scene. Poor Mike.
on May 10, 2009 at 1:29 am Patty (in Dallas)

I’m so sorry, Canucks fans! There’s still plenty of time!

(Weeksie is pretty good against Larry Murphy, but geez, who wouldn’t be?)
on May 10, 2009 at 1:52 am Schnookie

Weeksie is pretty good against Larry Murphy, but geez, who wouldn’t be?

That’s a good point. :^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::