Pens/Canes Game 2

May 21, 2009 by Schnookie

Because we’re nothing if not thorough in our coverage of these playoffs, here’s an open thread for tonight’s Pens/Canes game.

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277 Responses

on May 21, 2009 at 7:31 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I detect a theme here. :P
on May 21, 2009 at 7:32 pm mcguffers

I’ve gotten so tired of people asking me who’s still left in the playoffs that I now say black vs. red. (which actually works for both series)
on May 21, 2009 at 7:34 pm Schnookie

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Black vs. red! I love it! (I just had to think very hard about who was in WCF. But notice I didn’t ask!)
on May 21, 2009 at 7:35 pm Pookie

That’s a great answer, mcg! I have a coworker who will sometimes joke with me about how irrelevant hockey is (he’s a big golf fan, ::eyeroll::) but this Spring I haven’t even had the energy to respond.
on May 21, 2009 at 7:40 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Black: Yay!
Red: Boooo! :P
on May 21, 2009 at 7:41 pm mcguffers

A golf fan talking about the relevancy of hockey. I think there’s a joke in there, but it’s too hot.

You know, I could make fun of the Pens fans with their mom’s old sofa in the parking lot, but honestly, I’m kind of jealous. I seriously hate the Sabres.
on May 21, 2009 at 7:43 pm Pookie

I think there’s a joke in there, but it’s too hot.

That’s what I thought, too. Heh.

Wooooooo! Go Sid.
on May 21, 2009 at 7:43 pm mcguffers

Uh, Red team? We gonna try some defense tonight?
on May 21, 2009 at 7:43 pm Patty (in Dallas)

SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID!
on May 21, 2009 at 7:44 pm Schnookie

Mmmm… Sid.

Oh, and I have to say, when Beninati was saying a few moments ago that “consistency is the hallmark of Ward’s game,” all I could think was that it’s actually the hobgoblin of little minds. *Kittenosaurus roar*
on May 21, 2009 at 7:47 pm Schnookie

Heh. Hal Gill isn’t very good at hockey. Heh.
on May 21, 2009 at 7:48 pm Patty (in Dallas)

You know what? Stop trying to side-step hits.
on May 21, 2009 at 7:54 pm mcguffers

I went to heat up my dinner and the Furry Canes score. Yeah, Red. woo. ya.
on May 21, 2009 at 7:55 pm Schnookie

Your enthusiasm is almost contagious, mcguggs.
on May 21, 2009 at 7:57 pm Schnookie

Red, to the earlier question about whether they’re going to play D tonight: “No.”
on May 21, 2009 at 7:58 pm mcguffers

Your enthusiasm is almost contagious, mcguggs.

Hey! I’ve been taking my medicine for…. oh… enthusiasm. Uh, nevermind.

uck. black.
on May 21, 2009 at 7:58 pm Schnookie

Black: “Us neither.”
on May 21, 2009 at 7:59 pm Patty (in Dallas)

The Red goalie may have reached his ceiling already.

Oh, well. Never mind. :D

(Jay, Jussi!)
on May 21, 2009 at 7:59 pm mcguffers

Hmm. Maybe this game will be batshit crazy enough to keep my attention. Promising, very promising.
on May 21, 2009 at 8:00 pm alix

In soviet Russia goal wears you.

God. I love Malkin.

This game is a little crazy.
on May 21, 2009 at 8:00 pm Pookie

Maybe this game will be batshit crazy enough to keep my attention.

That’s all we can really hope for.
on May 21, 2009 at 8:01 pm mcguffers

Black: “Us neither.”

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: this game looks like my dad’s old foosball table where the handle on the defensive row broke, rendering them useless.
on May 21, 2009 at 8:01 pm Patty (in Dallas)

In soviet Russia goal wears you.

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on May 21, 2009 at 8:02 pm Patty (in Dallas)

this game looks like my dad’s old foosball table where the handle on the defensive row broke, rendering them useless.

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on May 21, 2009 at 8:04 pm mcguffers

In soviet Russia goal wears you.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I would love to read Malkin’s summer blog.
on May 21, 2009 at 8:08 pm alix

I would love to read Malkin’s summer blog.

This might have to be my summer project. I don’t have anything else to wirte about at the moment. Heh.
on May 21, 2009 at 8:09 pm mcguffers

alix, do it do it do it!!
on May 21, 2009 at 8:10 pm Schnookie

alix, I can’t wait to read your excerpts from Malkin’s summer blog! (I mean, they would be written by him, right?)

And man, I get up to pour some Grand Marnier on some strawberries, and when I come back I find out that Red has switched the order the teams are scoring in.
on May 21, 2009 at 8:14 pm alix

Wow. Cam Ward is making me feel…ass grabby. Weird. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him without his helmet though.

Schnookie, oh yeah. It’s totally Malkin writing. We’re like BFF.
on May 21, 2009 at 8:16 pm mcguffers

Cam Ward is making me feel…ass grabby. Weird. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him without his helmet though.

He’s cute in a looks like he wouldn’t cheat on his wife kind of way. But I think he’d turn down a romp behind the barn until at least the seventh date.
on May 21, 2009 at 8:18 pm mcguffers

So far they’ve compared the play by the crease to baseball and NASCAR. Versus really hates hockey, don’t they?
on May 21, 2009 at 8:19 pm alix

He’s cute in a looks like he wouldn’t cheat on his wife kind of way. But I think he’d turn down a romp behind the barn until at least the seventh date.

Seventh?!?! Sweet Swede, I’m not a nun! :P
on May 21, 2009 at 8:19 pm Schnookie

Cam Ward is making me feel…ass grabby. Weird. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him without his helmet though.

He’s cute in a looks like he wouldn’t cheat on his wife kind of way. But I think he’d turn down a romp behind the barn until at least the seventh date.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Yeah, I think he’d want you to wait until after marriage. (And he’s cute in a watery-eyed, inbred puppy-mill puppy way.)
on May 21, 2009 at 8:24 pm mcguffers

Seventh?!?! Sweet Swede, I’m not a nun! :P

Connolly: “But have you ever worn a nun costume?”

“watery-eyed, inbred puppy-mill puppy” had better be an option for Physical descriptions on Match.com
on May 21, 2009 at 8:25 pm alix

LOL!! Free bratwurst! That’s funnier than the bar that gives away drinks when Burr scores.
on May 21, 2009 at 8:26 pm alix

Connolly: “But have you ever worn a nun costume?”

I’ll think about it if you wear 3 condoms and I get to hose you down first.
on May 21, 2009 at 8:28 pm mcguffers

That’s funnier than the bar that gives away drinks when Burr scores.

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on May 21, 2009 at 8:32 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Don’t tell me what happens in The Hangover!!

I’m starting to worry about that movie. I want to see it, but they are killing me with all the ads for it, so I’m starting to think it’ll be out of the theaters by the second week.
on May 21, 2009 at 8:32 pm mcguffers

Uh, alix, what are you’re people doing to the Olympics?

http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/636701
on May 21, 2009 at 8:35 pm Schnookie

I’ll think about it if you wear 3 condoms and I get to hose you down first.

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on May 21, 2009 at 8:36 pm SueNJ97

I don’t think I’ve ever seen him without his helmet though.

It’s a mixed blessing that we don’t with these guys. I think the league has gotten better, I mean, Mike Ricci is gone and Messier (yuck) is consigned to the occasional guest-commentator gig and, of course, yearly retirement ceremony somewhere where he can sob and cause a flood.

But, it may be bad for marketing (and it is) that we don’t see them play w/out helmets, but in some cases, we still don’t want to see them. Case in point: Butthead.
on May 21, 2009 at 8:44 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Sid looks like he might have really hurt himself.
on May 21, 2009 at 8:45 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Ooh! Nice block by Bouche!
on May 21, 2009 at 8:46 pm alix

mcguffers, I hadn’t heard that yet. I’m laughing so hard I’m crying!!
on May 21, 2009 at 8:57 pm mcguffers

alix, I DARE the Olympic Committee to get on anyone’s case about marijuana use this time.
on May 21, 2009 at 8:58 pm Patty (in Dallas)

WHOA! Who’s that kid?!?! That’s the Hansen kid? Wow.
on May 21, 2009 at 8:59 pm Schnookie

I DARE the Olympic Committee to get on anyone’s case about marijuana use this time.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! This could be the bestest Olympics ever! :D
on May 21, 2009 at 9:01 pm mcguffers

AHAHAHAHAHA!!! That’s the ref’s voice??!! When did Dr. Evil start working for the NHL??
on May 21, 2009 at 9:03 pm alix

I DARE the Olympic Committee to get on anyone’s case about marijuana use this time.

Yeah. HAHAHAHA. Michael Phelps is all “I’d bitchslap you guys and say suck it, but I’m too stoned right now. Maybe when I’m finished my doritos and cinnamon toast crunch…”
on May 21, 2009 at 9:05 pm mcguffers

Tom Petty’s going to write the Olympic song.

Yeah, Patty. Basketball may have Spike Lee and Leonardo DiCaprio, but Pens hockey’s got the son of a Hanson brother and Ben Rothelesburger. (and no, I’m not looking up how to spell that tool’s name correctly.)
on May 21, 2009 at 9:06 pm alix

Goooood. Malkin is trying to impregnate me this game. Wooooow.
on May 21, 2009 at 9:14 pm mcguffers

“Alien vs Predator” is also on. That’s kind of like watching a Rangers/Senators game. Both sides are killing humanity.
on May 21, 2009 at 9:27 pm Heather B.

A PERSON IS NOT A MOMENT, VERSUS!
on May 21, 2009 at 9:27 pm Heather B.

AN ENTIRE CAREER IS NOT A MOMENT!
on May 21, 2009 at 9:33 pm mcguffers

Now you’re getting technical, Heather.
on May 21, 2009 at 9:38 pm mcguffers

We were taking pictures of dessert

I thought that said “desert.” I was about to ask what freaking part of NJ you were in.
on May 21, 2009 at 9:38 pm Schnookie

Whose career was it? (We were taking pictures of dessert and, sadly, missed it. Now I’ll never upgrade from being just a casual fan!)
on May 21, 2009 at 9:39 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I had no idea Butthead was missing a front tooth.

This game is nutty!
on May 21, 2009 at 9:40 pm carolbrowne

Who’s got the worst facial hair? Sidney the kidney or that little guy in the goal?

I say Sid’s wispy moustache.

Everything pales in comparison to Erik Cole’s you-know-what. RAWR!
on May 21, 2009 at 9:42 pm carolbrowne

I am apoplectic!

No, I’m not, really. I just heard the announcers say that.
on May 21, 2009 at 9:43 pm mcguffers

Okay, seriously. Each team needs to get about 10 more penalties because that ref’s voice is crazy.
on May 21, 2009 at 9:45 pm Schnookie

Did Beninati just call one of the Staals a “hombre”?
on May 21, 2009 at 9:46 pm Schnookie

Everything pales in comparison to Erik Cole’s you-know-what. RAWR!

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: You’re such a sucker for a bee beard, Carol. :P

(And I’m super-excited for the llama-shearing, by the way. You’re so lucky!)
on May 21, 2009 at 9:46 pm mcguffers

carol, they’re both pretty bad. Sid’s makes him look like a pedophile and Flower’s makes him look like every sinister waiter in every Warner Bros cartoon.

Schnookie, I wasn’t watching the intermission. But, just in case anyone was wondering, “Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift” is pretty bad.
on May 21, 2009 at 9:46 pm Pookie

Apoplectic is one of my all-time favorite words. When I was in Russia, my host sister asked what my favorite English word was — hers is “encyclopedia” which seems like a really solid choice — and I was stumped. Apoplectic might not be #1, but it’s in the top five.
on May 21, 2009 at 9:47 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Joe’s been hanging around with Razor too long.
on May 21, 2009 at 9:47 pm Pookie

But, just in case anyone was wondering, “Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift” is pretty bad.

WHAT?!?!?! I’m shocked!
on May 21, 2009 at 9:48 pm mcguffers

Did Beninati just call one of the Staals a “hombre”?

It’s part of Versus’s multicultural “Hockey is for Everyone” campaign.
on May 21, 2009 at 9:48 pm Schnookie

The school Christine and Razor are talking about with the Butthead kids is the school we went to when we lived on Long Island. Just sayin’. (And the school colors there? RED AND BLACK.) (For the record, we were Reds on Field Day.)
on May 21, 2009 at 9:52 pm mcguffers

Ahhh!! I LOVE encyclopedia! There was a song on the Disney channel sung by Jiminy Cricket that I used to adore. To this very day, whenever I see or hear the word, I have to sing, “In theee INNNNN cyclo pe diaaaaahhhh E-N-C-Y-C-L-Ooo P-eeediaaaaaa.”
on May 21, 2009 at 9:55 pm Schnookie

It’s part of Versus’s multicultural “Hockey is for Everyone” campaign.

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on May 21, 2009 at 9:56 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Apoplectic is in my top 5, too. I love that word. And murmur.
on May 21, 2009 at 9:58 pm Schnookie

Based on my writing here at IPB, I think “totally” and “awesome” are in my top 5. Not words I would have chosen. :P
on May 21, 2009 at 9:58 pm Schnookie

DAAAAAMN. That was something else.
on May 21, 2009 at 9:59 pm carolbrowne

SWEET Goal. Hat trick.

Crap…gotta go. I’ll see yous all later!!
on May 21, 2009 at 10:00 pm mcguffers

The Bruins suck for getting beat by the Reds. The Habs suck for getting beaten by the team that got beat by the Reds. And the Sabres suck for losing a playoff spot to the team that got beat by the team that got beat by the Reds. Furry Canes, you’re humiliating a lot of people right now.
on May 21, 2009 at 10:04 pm mcguffers

Most of my day is spent observing stupid people doing really stupid things, so one of my top overused words is really. As in, “Really? Really. *head shake*”
on May 21, 2009 at 10:05 pm Schnookie

Hm. I think “really” is probably in my top five, too. That’s a good one.
on May 21, 2009 at 10:07 pm alix

*swoooooooooon* I am moving to Russia in the off season.

O M G.
on May 21, 2009 at 10:08 pm alix

*Swoooooon*

O M G!!

I might have to move to Russia in the off season.
on May 21, 2009 at 10:09 pm alix

Swooooon!! I’m moving to Russia in the off season

O M G!!
on May 21, 2009 at 10:10 pm alix

Ohhhhhh WOW. Swooooon!!
on May 21, 2009 at 10:14 pm Patty (in Dallas)

The school Christine and Razor are talking about with the Butthead kids is the school we went to when we lived on Long Island.

That’s so cool!
on May 21, 2009 at 10:15 pm Patty (in Dallas)

The school Christine and Razor are talking about with the Butthead kids is the school we went to when we lived on Long Island.

That’s so cool!
on May 21, 2009 at 10:15 pm mcguffers

I’m may just be reading between the lines here, but I think alix wants to go behind the сарай and make a человек out of Malkin.

And barbary? WTF? Versus, spell check doesn’t even know what you’re trying to say.
on May 21, 2009 at 10:15 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Okay. My comments are not showing up. Can anybody hear me?
on May 21, 2009 at 10:18 pm mcguffers

:^::::::::::::::::::::: Patty, that’s like the main office making the announcement over the PA that “if anyone can’t hear this announcement, please call the office.”
on May 21, 2009 at 10:19 pm Pookie

Sorry, WordPress was out to lunch there, I guess. I can hear you Patty. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to call the office.
on May 21, 2009 at 10:19 pm Schnookie

And barbary? WTF? Versus, spell check doesn’t even know what you’re trying to say.

We were wondering exactly the same thing!

And nice one with the Cyrillic there, mcguggs. I even know one of those words! :P

I have no idea what’s going on with WordPress, Patty, but I can hear you.
on May 21, 2009 at 10:20 pm mcguffers

Woah. West Side Story is on. That is always better than this debacle of a playoff year. It’s at “Maria.”
on May 21, 2009 at 10:24 pm mcguffers

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to call the office.

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Schnookie, I had to do some cut/paste there. I can’t even remember how Patty said to do the “e” with the accent mark.
on May 21, 2009 at 10:24 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Sorry about the double post!
on May 21, 2009 at 10:24 pm Pookie

Oh, thanks for the heads up on “West Side Story”, mcguggers!
on May 21, 2009 at 10:27 pm mcguffers

No problem, Pookie! I’m not saying that I’m dancing around the living room singing “America,” but I’m not saying I’m not either.
on May 21, 2009 at 10:29 pm Schnookie

I’m not saying that I’m dancing around the living room singing “America,” but I’m not saying I’m not either.

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on May 21, 2009 at 10:30 pm Pookie

Patty, you’re banned. Twice.

Hey, wanna know my fun fact about “West Side Story”? All the choreography is meant to be as vertical as possible. If watch the guys, their movements are directed upwards rather than out to emphasize how hemmed in they are by the city and their situation in life. Also it was filmed where Lincoln Center stands now. And that’s all the interesting information I learned in my required Musical Theater History course I had to take freshman year. (Oh, wait, I also learned that “Oklahoma!” is really good. That was actually valuable information to learn.)
on May 21, 2009 at 10:34 pm Patty (in Dallas)

That IS a fun fact, Pookie! I’ve only seen clips from it, but they do dance like they don’t have a lot of room. That’s pretty cool.
on May 21, 2009 at 10:36 pm mcguffers

Pookie, I actually love little uh, factbits (?) about classics. I just bought Maureen O’Hara’s book, and I definately skipped right to the part where she talks about “The Quiet Man.”

And oddly enough, Oklahoma is the other word I learned to spell using a song. Ever see anyone sing through a spelling be?
on May 21, 2009 at 10:37 pm Pookie

Thanks for appreciating my fun fact, Patty, but I have to tell you, the level of shock is palpable here at stately IPB Manor that you haven’t see all of “West Side Story”! No “Some Like It Hot”, no “West Side Story”! Next up you’ll say you’ve never seen “Arsenic and Old Lace”! (I will add that I think I’ve only seen the first half of “West Side Story” once or twice. I always catch it on TCM and I always come in during “America”.)
on May 21, 2009 at 10:38 pm SueNJ97

Oh, wait, I also learned that “Oklahoma!” is really good. That was actually valuable information to learn.

I like Oklahoma!, for a reason that I can’t quite pinpoint. My brother laughs at me for it.

Of course, he just spent good money to see an ‘updated’ version of Wagner’s Ring Cycle. In ‘Siegfried’, the dragon Fafner is now a piece of land-moving equipment. Apparently, someone is in the thing singing the part. And my liking Oklahoma! is silly.
on May 21, 2009 at 10:42 pm mcguffers

Apparently, someone is in the thing singing the part. And my liking Oklahoma! is silly.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::: Clearly.

I would love an NHL commercial with a bunch of players singing “Officer Krumke” to a ref.
on May 21, 2009 at 10:42 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I occurred to me to duck when I said I’d never seen West Side Story. :P

I HAVE seen Arsenic and Old Lace! WOO! And also, You Can’t Take It With You.
on May 21, 2009 at 10:43 pm Pookie

Another fun fact — “Gee Office Krupky” is based on the Flyers. Heh.

And my liking Oklahoma! is silly.

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on May 21, 2009 at 10:43 pm alix

Dude. Sorry my Malkin lust kind of exploded there (that’s what she said)

Damn wordpress.

I’ve never seen westside story.
on May 21, 2009 at 10:51 pm mcguffers

Another fun fact — “Gee Office Krupky” is based on the Flyers. Heh.

So true. Ya know, if Winnipeg gets their Jets back, there would be games with the Sharks vs the Jets. Thornton and Doan could lead their teams in dance offs.
on May 21, 2009 at 10:53 pm Pookie

Thornton and Doan could lead their teams in dance offs.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I’d pay good money to see that. ::jazz hands::
on May 21, 2009 at 10:59 pm mcguffers

HAHA “jazz hands!”

I vow to start everyday by singing “I Feel Pretty” to myself in the mirror. A major part of Ice Dancing is self esteem.
on May 21, 2009 at 11:01 pm Pookie

mcguffers, :^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I pity any Ice Dancer that isn’t you tonight!
on May 21, 2009 at 11:05 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I vow to start everyday by singing “I Feel Pretty” to myself in the mirror.

I pity any Ice Dancer that isn’t you tonight!

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on May 21, 2009 at 11:05 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I’ve seen enough of it to get that, Pookie.
on May 21, 2009 at 11:07 pm mcguffers

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And I totally forgot to tel you guys that the Thrashers are letting their fans choose the Ice Dancers by voting online. I think I could take a few of those girls.
on May 21, 2009 at 11:09 pm mcguffers

If Natalie Wood can play a Puerto Rican, I can be an Ice Girl, dammit.
on May 21, 2009 at 11:10 pm Pookie

I’ve seen enough of it to get that, Pookie.

:^::::::::::::: Good! You’re off the hook just this once.

I think I could take a few of those girls.

Of course!

And as for “West Side Story” I just have to say, “Fuuuuck.” Every time I turn it on I say, “Don’t get sucked in. You’re only going to cry.” I had about three minutes there were I could have turned it off before getting emotional invested and looked for the NBA somewhere, but noo-OOO-ooo. It’s Crysville for me. ::throws jazz hands up in air in exasperation::
on May 21, 2009 at 11:11 pm Pookie

If Natalie Wood can play a Puerto Rican, I can be an Ice Girl, dammit.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: OK, now I’m crying from laughing too hard. Thanks, mcg!
on May 21, 2009 at 11:16 pm mcguffers

I know!! But I keep hoping maybe this time they’ll kick-ball-shuffle their way to a peaceful understanding!
on May 21, 2009 at 11:17 pm Schnookie

You are so right, mcguffers, that all we need to make it as Ice Girls is a daily dose of “I Feel Pretty”. (And yeah, isn’t this the time that kick-ball-shuffle works? Come on — for ONCE these kids should be able to figure it out, right??? WAAAAH!)
on May 21, 2009 at 11:18 pm Pookie

But I keep hoping maybe this time they’ll kick-ball-shuffle their way to a peaceful understanding!

One of these days it’s totally going to happen.
on May 21, 2009 at 11:20 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Are you saying it doesn’t have a happy ending?!
on May 21, 2009 at 11:20 pm Schnookie

(Okay, I gots to turn off my computer for good now. I gots stitchin’ to do. And some cryin’. Because… I don’t think this is going to end well.)
on May 21, 2009 at 11:23 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Good night!
on May 21, 2009 at 11:23 pm Pookie

Are you saying it doesn’t have a happy ending?!

As Schnookie said a few minutes ago, “I’m sorry to spoil it, but there is no time and place for them.” *sobs*

I too should probably shut down before I soak my keyboard in tears. :D I think I need something completely different — “Sex and the City” anyone?

Goodnight everyone!
on May 21, 2009 at 11:24 pm mcguffers

Are you saying it doesn’t have a happy ending?!

Well, if you turned it off 15 minutes ago, you could pretend it did…

g’night, Schnookie! Good luck with the stichin’.

And why do I have a mental picture of Derek Roy using those dance/fight moves to choreograph his dives, uh, er, legitimate penalty draws?
on May 21, 2009 at 11:25 pm mcguffers

but there is no time and place for them.” *sobs*

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g’night everyone!
on May 22, 2009 at 5:51 am Grrrreg

hello!

did you read this little ESPN article on Patrick Kane? It lists 20 random facts about him, it’s pretty funny.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t say if he can swim, but you’ll be happy to learn that he is super competitive when he does handwriting contests with his sisters.
on May 22, 2009 at 8:04 am Amy

Good morning!

I vow to start everyday by singing “I Feel Pretty” to myself in the mirror.

I’ve heard (unsubstantiated, of course), that Derek Roy does the same thing.

West Side Story has been completely ruined for me, after I saw an Animaniacs parody of it. The Goodfeathers were arguing with a rival bird flock over who had the rights to perch on the head of the Martin Scorsese statue. Of course, the whole thing was sung to the tune of “America.” It was absolutely brilliant, in a twisted sort of way.

And that’s my story.
on May 22, 2009 at 10:09 am mcguffers

Amy, I too have heard (allegedly) that when Roy-Z was an Amerk, he used to drive everyone else crazy by demanding that West Side Story get played on the bus before and after every game. Pommers would sing Tony’s part in “Somewhere” for him though. (Obviously Roy-z would be Maria)

And you had me at Animaniacs. I still love Slappy and Skippy Squirrels’ “Who’s on Stage?”… “Yes, is on stage?!” “No, Yes isn’t even AT this concert!”
on May 22, 2009 at 11:14 am Myra

Ok, we order a lot of stands for flat panel monitor screens, which in the biz are referred to as “mounts”. For oversized screens that are free standing we order from a particular website who’s tag line is “Professional Mounting Solutions”. I giggle every time I have to go there.

For some reason I thought y’all might appreciate it as well. :P

And that is my story.

Also, love, love, love West Side Story and Oklahoma! and almost every musical ever made from that era except Carousel. HATE IT.
on May 22, 2009 at 11:25 am Patty (in Dallas)

I loved the Animaniacs! And I was grown. :P

Myra, that’s just the kind of thing that would make me giggle, too. I think we listen to the Ticket too much.
on May 22, 2009 at 11:28 am Myra

I think you are right, Patty. I used to be so much more mature than that. :D
on May 22, 2009 at 11:56 am Schnookie

Tim Connolly’s business card reads “Professional Mounting Solutions”. Heh.

And good morning, y’all! We just had quite the jaunt around town picking strawberries, getting my strawberry cake from the bakery, and then buying even more strawberries. It’s, um, strawberry season here in Jersey.
on May 22, 2009 at 12:00 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Mmmm…strawberries.

I made some lime coolers last night with club soda and they were dee-lish. It’s basically summer now, isn’t it? :(
on May 22, 2009 at 12:01 pm SueNJ97

Here’s a ‘West Side Story’ moment: when I was a freshman in college, around the holidays, as part of the ‘tradition’, people played relatively harmless tricks on each other (someone moved the bed, desk, etc. for the person she was assigned down to the dining hall, for example).

I’m fairly old, this was the early ’80s. Someone took my record collection (this was pre-CDs, PCs, downloads, etc.,) and in order to get it back, I had to get up at formal dinner (we had that a few times a semester) and sing “I Feel Pretty”.
on May 22, 2009 at 12:05 pm Schnookie

Patty, your lime coolers with club soda have totally inspired our cocktail for today!
on May 22, 2009 at 12:19 pm Mags

in order to get it back, I had to get up at formal dinner (we had that a few times a semester) and sing “I Feel Pretty”.

Hee! In the grand scheme of pranks, that’s actually a pretty good one :D
on May 22, 2009 at 12:31 pm Amy

Tim Connolly’s business card reads “Professional Mounting Solutions”.

Ooh, that’s an idea for a blog post. What would your favorite player’s business cards read? Not that I’m scraping the bottom of the barrel or anything.
on May 22, 2009 at 12:43 pm Schnookie

HAHAHAHA! Amy, that IS a good idea for a blog post! You should do it!
on May 22, 2009 at 12:53 pm SueNJ97

What would your favorite player’s business cards read?

Doesn’t even have to be a favorite player, Marty’s not my favorite, but I’ve got a few for him:

“Blame-Avoidance Management Consultant”

“Junk Food Expert”
on May 22, 2009 at 6:34 pm mcguffers

Okay, I have another “die-hard hockey fan/I work with idiots” story. One of the guys I work with is a “die-hard” Penguins fan. (which is one of the reasons I was rooting for the Caps last series). Today when I walk in, he’s got a huge grin on his face because of last night’s game. So I told him and the “Red Wings fan” that they are no longer allowed to talk smack and then turn around and ask me for their team’s playoff schedule. And the rest of the conversation was this:

Me: “In fact, [Pen's fan], do you even know the name of your back-up goalie?”
Him: “I’m crappy with names.”
Me: “Do you know the name of your starting goalie?”
Him: *laughs* “Alright, fine! I suck! Who is it, anyways?”
Me: “Garth Snow.”

Guys, I really wish I was making these stories up. I will no longer feel shame around a group of guys when I’m admitting I find a hockey player attractive, because at least I can freaking explain icing. Boys are tools. (no offense Grrrreg, KenF, or andrew)
on May 22, 2009 at 6:58 pm Schnookie

HAHAHAHAHA! Nice one, mcguggs! (Although is knowing how to explain icing a detriment when you want to be an Ice Dancer? Should we leave that part off the application?)
on May 22, 2009 at 7:49 pm carolbrowne

Iron Mike Keenan – got the boot – that cranky old fart!
on May 22, 2009 at 8:05 pm Patty (in Dallas)

mcguffers! :^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

You really have your hands full at work. :D

Here come the Hawks!
on May 22, 2009 at 8:07 pm Amy

Don Cherry is dressed like a bad mafioso tonight. You would think with him being in Chapel Hill that he would be wearing a nice shade of Carolina blue, but instead he’s wearing a dark burgundy coat, with fedora and shades.

I saw this e-card on Someecards today and couldn’t stop laughing since it’s such an Ice Girl related card.

http://www.someecards.com/upload/seasonal/i_hope_months_of_starvation.html
on May 22, 2009 at 8:11 pm Schnookie

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Amy, that e-card is AWESOME!!!

And Carol, I’m not even in the NW Division and I’m giggling with glee about Keenan. The league is always a happier place without him.
on May 22, 2009 at 8:16 pm Pookie

Amy, that card is hilarious!

mcguffers, your coworkers are real winners, aren’t they? I love that — “I’m bad with names.” Heh.
on May 22, 2009 at 8:17 pm carolbrowne

Totally. I just don’t see the inner Mike Keenan at all. He’s a complete joykill.
on May 22, 2009 at 8:24 pm Schnookie

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: “The inner Mike Keenan”. Heh. What an hilarious concept! (I remember the New York Times describing him as a “sewer rat” after he left the Rangers. That’s kind of stuck in my mind since then.)
on May 22, 2009 at 8:27 pm Pookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Go Red!
on May 22, 2009 at 8:27 pm Schnookie

Now THERE’S the Chris Osgood we all know and love.
on May 22, 2009 at 8:28 pm Patty (in Dallas)

WOOOOOOOO!! Doot dudda doot dudda doot!

I love their song!

That one should count! WOOO!
on May 22, 2009 at 8:29 pm Amy

Go Black Hawks!

Patty, the Fratelli’s CD that the Hawks goal song is on is really good.
on May 22, 2009 at 8:32 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I got that one song, Amy, but I haven’t listened to the rest. It’s a good one!

Now THERE’S the Chris Osgood we all know and love.

That’s definitely the one I love.
on May 22, 2009 at 8:34 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Did y’all hear that Roenick thinks Babcock hates Americans and that’s why he’s not playing Chelios?

That’s the guy everybody thinks would be a good TV analyst.
on May 22, 2009 at 8:35 pm Schnookie

Aw man, that JR is priceless, isn’t he? Heh.
on May 22, 2009 at 8:36 pm Patty (in Dallas)

OH MY GOSH! He’s out cold and they’re all swinging their skates around his wrists!

Kronwall needs his clock cleaned for that one. Legal or not.
on May 22, 2009 at 8:37 pm Amy

If Kromwall gets out of the building in one piece tonight, I’ll be surprised.

And how scary is that for Havlat that as he’s out cold the entire free world is piling on top of him.
on May 22, 2009 at 8:38 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I hate it when they do that! They try to get the guy that hurt their teammate, but they have no regard for the guy that’s down.
on May 22, 2009 at 8:39 pm Patty (in Dallas)

That was a lot of Steve Moore’s trouble. His buddies trying to make Bert pay just all jumped on unconscious Moore.
on May 22, 2009 at 8:47 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I hate the Wings and all, but I wouldn’t call for any further discipline on that one. I think the refs gave him that penalty just to keep everything from exploding.
on May 22, 2009 at 8:47 pm Schnookie

Unrelatedly, we just finished dinner, and I have to say, I always forget how much better a grilled turkey burger is than one cooked on our griddle. Mmmm.
on May 22, 2009 at 8:48 pm Myra

Woah, I got home just in time to see Havlat get knocked out cold. That was pretty scary.

But WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
for the Hawks being up 2-0!
on May 22, 2009 at 8:48 pm alix

I think that’s really what hurt Moore. Not to be a Bert apologist, but I do.

That was a weird call. It looked bad and I’m sorry Havlat was hurt but it wasn’t actually interference.

That Chelsea Dagger song gives me nightmares! *shudder* Stupid Hawks ruined a perfectly good song.
on May 22, 2009 at 8:49 pm Schnookie

I hate the Wings and all, but I wouldn’t call for any further discipline on that one. I think the refs gave him that penalty just to keep everything from exploding.

I agree. I actually really like the call, though, and think it stands as a pretty good example of how putting in some sort of “hits to the head” rule would be a good one. I mean, it was, in slo-mo, a pretty clean hit, but other than knuckle-dragging Edzo, who doesn’t want to see a major penalty on that?
on May 22, 2009 at 8:49 pm Pookie

I wouldn’t call for any further discipline on that one.

I would call for the NHL to formally rescind the suspensions to Carcillo and Lucic and give poor Coach Foxy his $10,000 back.

And yes, that grilled turkey burger was phenomenal!
on May 22, 2009 at 8:49 pm Patty (in Dallas)

You grilled outside? Nice!
on May 22, 2009 at 8:50 pm Schnookie

I would call for the NHL to formally rescind the suspensions to Carcillo and Lucic and give poor Coach Foxy his $10,000 back.

Word. Poor little Coach Foxy’s son, having to give up his birthday presents to pay his dad’s bogus fine. :P
on May 22, 2009 at 8:52 pm Patty (in Dallas)

MMMMMM…BEEFY!
on May 22, 2009 at 8:53 pm Myra

Dang, Mr. Beefy just keeps looking better and better. Yum.
on May 22, 2009 at 8:54 pm Schnookie

Mr Beefy is just CRAZY handsome. And that’s my story.
on May 22, 2009 at 8:55 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Mr. Beefy in a sideline interview is what HD was invented for.
on May 22, 2009 at 9:01 pm Pookie

Good point, Patty. I had been trying to sell my non-sports fan coworkers on HD by waxing poetic about watching Looch’s knuckles bruise in the penalty box after a foxy fight, but that usually is met with revulsion. (Because they don’t know Looch, natch.) Maybe now I should sell them on by saying, “Imagine a guy so hot his nickname has to be ‘Mr. Beefy’. Now imagine he’s being interviewed… IN HD!!!” :D
on May 22, 2009 at 9:07 pm Patty (in Dallas)

That is a foolproof plan, Pookie! Especially if they’re girl non-sports-fan coworkers.
on May 22, 2009 at 9:07 pm Schnookie

You know what amazes me? Our girl non-sports-fan friends don’t ever seem to buy our “but the players! They’re HAWT!” arguments in favor of being a girl who watches sports. I just… those girls are stupid.
on May 22, 2009 at 9:09 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I love this game!
on May 22, 2009 at 9:09 pm Myra

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on May 22, 2009 at 9:11 pm Amy

I always forget how much better a grilled turkey burger is than one cooked on our griddle.

I felt the same way when the pork chops came off the grill earlier in the week.
on May 22, 2009 at 9:14 pm Schnookie

I felt the same way when the pork chops came off the grill earlier in the week.

It’s always so mind-blowing, isn’t it, that first grilled meal of the summer? (I actually think I grilled something about a month ago, but it was still cold out, so that doesn’t count.)
on May 22, 2009 at 9:15 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Should I get a grill? I’ve often thought I should get a tiny Weber kettle for the porch. To learn on.
on May 22, 2009 at 9:19 pm Schnookie

I adore grilling, Patty, and would totally recommend getting one. We can give you a grilling tutorial when you visit in October! (I had a couple of false starts figuring out how to grill over the years, but once I discovered the joys of a chimney starter, the sky was the limit. I’ve even smoked a 7-pound pork butt in my Weber kettle grill! :D)
on May 22, 2009 at 9:23 pm mcguffers

I had been trying to sell my non-sports fan coworkers on HD by waxing poetic about watching Looch’s knuckles bruise in the penalty box after a foxy fight, but that usually is met with revulsion. (Because they don’t know Looch, natch.) Maybe now I should sell them on by saying, “Imagine a guy so hot his nickname has to be ‘Mr. Beefy’. Now imagine he’s being interviewed… IN HD!!!” :D

heh. I showed a picture of Komisarek to a friend of mine and now she’s all about going to a Habs game with me. Maybe you just need to use an example of a HAWT guy. heh.

And this game could get confusing cause “Black” is wearing red and “Red” is wearing red. WTF?
on May 22, 2009 at 9:29 pm Patty (in Dallas)

And this game could get confusing cause “Black” is wearing red and “Red” is wearing red. WTF?

We can go by their pants! Red pants are always bad. Black pants are good in this case. :P
on May 22, 2009 at 9:29 pm carolbrowne

Why is it called a Weber Kettle? That’s a BBQ. I don’t get it.

They look lovely, though. We have a run of the mill BBQ and I grilled steaks tonight. Very nice!
on May 22, 2009 at 9:31 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I think the Weber Kettle is just the little round one. The cheap one. That’s the one I meant, at least. It’s, like thirty bucks or something.

I do want a lesson when I come up, Schnookie! I saw Alton Brown cook some beef directly on the coals once. I’ll consider that advanced and not try it.
on May 22, 2009 at 9:33 pm mcguffers

Good call, Patty. Go Black pants!
on May 22, 2009 at 9:34 pm Schnookie

I showed a picture of Komisarek to a friend of mine and now she’s all about going to a Habs game with me. Maybe you just need to use an example of a HAWT guy. heh.

Or maybe we just need to find friends with as questionable taste as you and your friend. :P

Why is it called a Weber Kettle?

Because it’s kettle-shaped, of course! :D (I’m from a devout Weber family. Our dad had the classic Weber kettle, then we inherited one from our uncle [it was Devils red. I'm so sorry I let that grill get all rusted...], and then I finally had to buy my own. I can’t imagine not having a Weber kettle grill — I think the aesthetics of it help me cook better! :P)
on May 22, 2009 at 9:34 pm carolbrowne

$30? Great deal. It’s cute, too.
on May 22, 2009 at 9:35 pm Myra

I think whoever is doing the music for the game must have found my old eight track tapes to use.
on May 22, 2009 at 9:36 pm Schnookie

Oh, Carol, how was the llama shearing?
on May 22, 2009 at 9:36 pm mcguffers

Or maybe we just need to find friends with as questionable taste as you and your friend. :P

*pauses to think about ex-boyfriends* I have nothing to respond to that with.
on May 22, 2009 at 9:37 pm Myra

BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
on May 22, 2009 at 9:38 pm mcguffers

I think whoever is doing the music for the game must have found my old eight track tapes to use.

If they start playing “Puttin’ On The Ritz” by Taco, we’ll know they stole the records my grandma gave me.
on May 22, 2009 at 9:38 pm carolbrowne

Do you guys get this awful McDonald’s commercial where the little girl asks her dad if he wished she was a boy? UGH. So. Sick. Of. It. Already.
on May 22, 2009 at 9:39 pm carolbrowne

If they start playing “Puttin’ On The Ritz” by Taco, we’ll know they stole the records my grandma gave me.

LOLLERSKATES!!! Where fashion sits!
on May 22, 2009 at 9:40 pm alix

God I love watching Lidstrom.
on May 22, 2009 at 9:40 pm Schnookie

I saw Alton Brown cook some beef directly on the coals once. I’ll consider that advanced and not try it.

Ooh, yeah, I saw him do something like that once, too. I’m… not that advanced. I actually did a two-day BBQ and Grilling class at the Culinary Institute of America once because I wanted to learn more about how to cook over fire/coals. That particular course taught me a ton about how awesome an electric smoker is, and very little about cooking over direct heat. The grilling we did involved building the biggest, hottest fire possible, and cooking things impossibly quickly.

*pauses to think about ex-boyfriends* I have nothing to respond to that with.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on May 22, 2009 at 9:40 pm mcguffers

Do you guys get this awful McDonald’s commercial where the little girl asks her dad if he wished she was a boy?

I asked my dad that once and he said, “Nah. You’re cleaner.”
on May 22, 2009 at 9:42 pm Schnookie

If they start playing “Puttin’ On The Ritz” by Taco, we’ll know they stole the records my grandma gave me.

Where fashion sits!

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

And how is it that you guys have a vile McDonalds commercial up there that we don’t, Carol? I thought Canadian commercials were better than ours! (I love when we get HNIC during the regular season, because it comes out of PEI on our satellite. I love the PEI PSA’s instructing us to use snow chains.)
on May 22, 2009 at 9:42 pm Myra

OH NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
on May 22, 2009 at 9:43 pm alix

LOLS! Suck it Blackhawks!
on May 22, 2009 at 9:44 pm carolbrowne

Llama shearing was FUN! I’m editing my pics as we speak. I only saw one llama spit and none bit. They were a little finicky and stubborn at times, but for the most part they were very agreeable.

The owner explained to me that llamas’ personalities are just like cats – they prefer to approach you on their terms and don’t really like to be touched on the face. I was thinking maybe you guys could get some kitty llamas for the stately manor?
on May 22, 2009 at 9:45 pm Myra

CRAP!!! GET TO INTERMISSION ALREADY!!!
on May 22, 2009 at 9:45 pm Schnookie

I’m so glad that the llama shearing was so awesome! That’s crazy that they’re like cats… I think we definitely need some to patrol the stately lawns. Heh. Especially now that you’ve reported that they don’t bite or spit. Except that one. Heh. I can’t wait to see the pictures!
on May 22, 2009 at 9:45 pm mcguffers

I’m clearly not helping the Black pants here.

It is kind of cool though when the water bottle goes flying.
on May 22, 2009 at 9:46 pm Patty (in Dallas)

My grilling expert friend gave me the Cooks Illustrated book about grilling and the first part of it talks about managing the heat on the coals. And after skimming it, I thought it might not be that hard after all.

And BOOOOOOOOOOOO! I hate the WINGS with the heat of a Kettle grill full of red-hot coals!
on May 22, 2009 at 9:49 pm Schnookie

You don’t have to manage the heat of the coals if you only make things that cook super-quickly. I don’t do big cuts of meat on the grill — just kebabs and burgers and boneless chicken breasts. Over volcanic heat, all those things cook in mere seconds. Heh.
on May 22, 2009 at 9:52 pm mcguffers

I don’t do big cuts of meat

That explains Lucic. AAAOOHHH!! Burn!!
on May 22, 2009 at 9:52 pm alix

I want to get a llama. And a giraffe. And a pig. They’ll fit in an apartment, right? LOL.
on May 22, 2009 at 9:52 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I like your style, Schnookie!
on May 22, 2009 at 9:53 pm mcguffers

alix, just breed the llama and the giraffe with a poodle. They’re mixing poodles with everything else nowadays.
on May 22, 2009 at 9:55 pm alix

I don’t do big cuts of meat

Oh well, Schnookie. More Matty for me.
on May 22, 2009 at 9:57 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Dude. This shit is from before I was born.
on May 22, 2009 at 9:58 pm Schnookie

That explains Lucic. AAAOOHHH!! Burn!!

Oh well, Schnookie. More Matty for me.

Whoops. I forgot the crowd I was in. I walked right into that one, didn’t I? :P

just breed the llama and the giraffe with a poodle. They’re mixing poodles with everything else nowadays.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on May 22, 2009 at 10:00 pm mcguffers

Dude. This shit is from before I was born.

Nothing keeps a casual hockey fan’s attention better than history. This is coming from a serious hockey fan who’s been watching XXX: Enemy of the State since the third Red Pants goal.
on May 22, 2009 at 10:00 pm Myra

Fanarchy better not last long. I don’t think I can handle many more of these commercials. Even mild mannered Hub is ready to cut a …. over them.
on May 22, 2009 at 10:04 pm alix

This is coming from a serious hockey fan who’s been watching XXX

Oh mcguggs, speaking of big cuts of meat… Vin Diesel. RAWRRR. Who incidently plays Dungeons and Dragons.

just breed the llama and the giraffe with a poodle. They’re mixing poodles with everything else nowadays.

AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
on May 22, 2009 at 10:05 pm mcguffers

Schnookie, did you honestly think you could get away with talking about raw meat around us? *rolls eyes*

Myra, I don’t think popularity/ratings/quality really affect a show’s longevity on Versus. *cough*Sports Soup*cough* Now about that hamster commercial for the KIA Soul… I’d watch a show with those little furballs in it.
on May 22, 2009 at 10:05 pm carolbrowne

just breed the llama and the giraffe with a poodle. They’re mixing poodles with everything else nowadays.

I’ve heard of that. I think they call that a Loodle.

OH! A back up goalie? I love it when they pull the goalie!
on May 22, 2009 at 10:06 pm alix

Weird. I would not have changed ma petit goalie. But what do I know.
on May 22, 2009 at 10:07 pm Schnookie

Fanarchy better not last long. I don’t think I can handle many more of these commercials. Even mild mannered Hub is ready to cut a …. over them.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Fortunately the hockey’s almost over. I can’t imagine Fanarchy will still be around when next season starts. Right? RIGHT???

I’ve heard of that. I think they call that a Loodle.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I was thinking of a Gillamoodle. :P

Schnookie, did you honestly think you could get away with talking about raw meat around us? *rolls eyes*

I know, I know. I just get so excited about raw meat. Which explains why I love Looch.
on May 22, 2009 at 10:09 pm mcguffers

Oh mcguggs, speaking of big cuts of meat… Vin Diesel. RAWRRR. Who incidently plays Dungeons and Dragons.

Sooooo Hawwwwttttt. He could definitely use his twelve sided dice with me.

But this is the one with Ice Cube, or Ice T, or Ice Pick… whichever. Scott Speedman’s nice to look at though. I think he’s Canadian.
on May 22, 2009 at 10:10 pm carolbrowne

I wish Khabibulan was twittering from the dressing room – explaining why he just got pulled. Inquiring minds want to know!
on May 22, 2009 at 10:11 pm Myra

Fortunately the hockey’s almost over. I can’t imagine Fanarchy will still be around when next season starts. Right? RIGHT???

That is true. Once hockey is over, I won’t be watching Versus until next season. Whew.
on May 22, 2009 at 10:12 pm Myra

Corey Crawford looks petrified. A very cute petrified, but petrified.
on May 22, 2009 at 10:14 pm Myra's Hub

Dude. This shit is from before I was born.

Patty,

You calling me old? I can remember watching Stan Mikita play. Yes, even with 3 channels in empty West Texas we got Hockey on Sunday with the BlackHawks just about every week. Mitika was the one with the wicked curved stick.
on May 22, 2009 at 10:14 pm mcguffers

I can’t imagine Fanarchy will still be around when next season starts. Right? RIGHT???

20 years ago…

TV exec 1: “Well, we could try televising a fishing show.”
TV exec 2: “You mean a show where they fish?”
1: “Yeah. In a boat.”
2: “That’s putting me to sleep just thinking about it.”
1: “Well, it’s either that or a show where a bunch of moron sports fans get together and talk about stupid shit from their homes.”
2: “Fishing it is.”

Present day…

1: “What do you think? Lightening striking twice?”
2: “Do it. I’ve lost faith in humanity.”
on May 22, 2009 at 10:15 pm carolbrowne

A very cute petrified, but petrified.

Yah, but he also looks like he’s in kindergarten. He’s just not rough enough.

Yet.
on May 22, 2009 at 10:18 pm Myra

Hey Ookies, Hub tried to leave a comment and it is not showing up. Can you check to see if Senor Spam ate it?
on May 22, 2009 at 10:20 pm Myra

Yah, but he also looks like he’s in kindergarten. He’s just not rough enough.

He is 24, that is about the same as Kindergarten age to me. But for a Blackhawk that is pretty old.
on May 22, 2009 at 10:20 pm Pookie

1: “What do you think? Lightening striking twice?”
2: “Do it. I’ve lost faith in humanity.”

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

I think Versus should spend whatever time they’d be spending airing “Fanarchy” showing random footage of hockey players in street clothes. We’d all be setting our DVRs now.
on May 22, 2009 at 10:21 pm Schnookie

1: “What do you think? Lightening striking twice?”
2: “Do it. I’ve lost faith in humanity.”

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

(And Myra, we’re looking in Senor Spam right now…)
on May 22, 2009 at 10:23 pm Pookie

All that talk about grilling made Senor Spam hungry! Hub’s comment is retrieved and if only they hadn’t take our precious comment numbers away, I could point you all to it. Stupid lack of comment numbers.
on May 22, 2009 at 10:24 pm Schnookie

Here’s what Hub said:

Dude. This shit is from before I was born.

Patty,

You calling me old? I can remember watching Stan Mikita play. Yes, even with 3 channels in empty West Texas we got Hockey on Sunday with the BlackHawks just about every week. Mitika was the one with the wicked curved stick.
on May 22, 2009 at 10:25 pm carolbrowne

Corey Crawford is 24? Whoa. That’s old man in Blackhawk years.
on May 22, 2009 at 10:26 pm Myra

Thank you!
on May 22, 2009 at 10:28 pm mcguffers

I think Versus should spend whatever time they’d be spending airing “Fanarchy” showing random footage of hockey players in street clothes. We’d all be setting our DVRs now.

Pookie, that idea is so perfect. I’d buy the all the seasons on DVD.

Mitika was the one with the wicked curved stick.

They say “wicked” in Texas?
on May 22, 2009 at 10:32 pm Myra

They say “wicked” in Texas?

Hub has been spending a lot of time with around the Kid lately. I think she may be affecting his speech patterns.
on May 22, 2009 at 10:34 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Patty,

You calling me old?

The part where he started in 1955 is before I was born (and you, too!). By the time he retired, I been around a while, apparently. :D

I never heard of him back then, though.
on May 22, 2009 at 10:43 pm Patty (in Dallas)

They say “wicked” in Texas?

Sure! It’s all settled out here, you know. :P
on May 22, 2009 at 10:51 pm mcguffers

Sure! It’s all settled out here, you know. :P

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::: I’ve seen pictures.

I just thought wicked was a Boston thing.
on May 22, 2009 at 10:52 pm alix

Ewwwwww! Mike Milbury just said on air that Chicago has the best ice girls in the league.
on May 22, 2009 at 10:56 pm Pookie

I just thought wicked was a Boston thing.

Me too. Maybe they leave the “awesome” off in Texas. :D
on May 22, 2009 at 10:58 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Just kiddin’ ya mcguffers! I just like to use that joke whenever I get a chance. :P

I think it’s a teen thing here.
on May 22, 2009 at 11:01 pm Schnookie

BEEFY! BEEFY! MISTER BEEFY!!!!
on May 22, 2009 at 11:01 pm carolbrowne

Wow. Didn’t think that was going to happen. I just assumed Detroit would win that one.
on May 22, 2009 at 11:02 pm Pookie

Wow. I was really thinking sweep. Mr. Beefy sure proved me wrong!
on May 22, 2009 at 11:02 pm Myra

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

THAT WAS WICKED AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
on May 22, 2009 at 11:03 pm Schnookie

THAT WAS WICKED AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

As all good Looch-lovers would say. :D
on May 22, 2009 at 11:03 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Mr BEEFY!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

That was a direct shoutout to the IPB thread!

WHOA! I wanna see the postgame interview! Where ya going!!?
on May 22, 2009 at 11:04 pm mcguffers

Aww. Mr. Beefy’s pretty sexy. Too bad I’m a vegetarian.

It’s all good, Patty. I’ve spent a lifetime trying to explain to people how I can be a New Yorker without a Brooklyn accent. Apparently people don’t realize there’s a state outside of the city.
on May 22, 2009 at 11:07 pm Patty (in Dallas)

And I say it’s a teen thing, so I don’t have to admit I’m too old to have picked it up. :P
on May 22, 2009 at 11:08 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Oh, my gosh. *Swoon*
on May 22, 2009 at 11:09 pm Myra

WWOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Mr. Beefy interview. Two in one night.
on May 22, 2009 at 11:11 pm carolbrowne

I finally figured out who Mr. Beefy is! Yay! Patrick Kane! He is rather dreamy.
on May 22, 2009 at 11:12 pm mcguffers

carol, ya gotta ask why he’s Mr. Beefy…
on May 22, 2009 at 11:12 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Close, Carol! It’s Patrick Sharp!
on May 22, 2009 at 11:13 pm mcguffers

I finally figured out who Mr. Beefy is! Yay! Patrick Kane! He is rather dreamy.

ooops, all I saw was the Patrick part
on May 22, 2009 at 11:15 pm Patty (in Dallas)

He does kind of blind you. :P
on May 22, 2009 at 11:15 pm mcguffers

Hey Engblom! Does Dwight Schrutt know you raided his closet?
on May 22, 2009 at 11:21 pm carolbrowne

ACK! Again…attention to detail OFF the resume. :-(

Because I did look up Patrick Sharp, I just typed Patrick Kane. DUH.
on May 22, 2009 at 11:25 pm Schnookie

Patrick Kane is like the opposite of Mr Beefy. Heh.
on May 22, 2009 at 11:26 pm Schnookie

And just for old time’s sake, here’s the Mr. Beefy video again. You can’t link to it too many times, right?
on May 22, 2009 at 11:28 pm mcguffers

And there it is!!
on May 22, 2009 at 11:28 pm Pookie

Patrick Kane is like Mr. Celery to Sharp’s Mr. Beef.
on May 22, 2009 at 11:30 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I figured you knew which one!
on May 22, 2009 at 11:32 pm Schnookie

If we can be good for one thing this playoffs, it’s linking to that video at every opportunity. Someone has to, right?
on May 22, 2009 at 11:33 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Remember in old Warner Bros. cartoons when the mouse gets the cat to eat Alum, and his mouth shrinks closed and he can’t jam the mouse into it?
on May 22, 2009 at 11:34 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I think it’s your civic duty, Schnookie. And you do a fine job.
on May 22, 2009 at 11:34 pm Schnookie

Remember in old Warner Bros. cartoons when the mouse gets the cat to eat Alum, and his mouth shrinks closed and he can’t jam the mouse into it?

Um… yes? :P
on May 22, 2009 at 11:37 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Um… yes? :P

I think of it every time I watch/hear Mike Babcock talk. :P
on May 22, 2009 at 11:38 pm mcguffers

Remember in old Warner Bros. cartoons when the mouse gets the cat to eat Alum, and his mouth shrinks closed and he can’t jam the mouse into it?

Um… yes? :P

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Oh, where can this be going?…
on May 22, 2009 at 11:39 pm Schnookie

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I think that’s a really apt comparison!
on May 22, 2009 at 11:39 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Programming alert: They’re going to be interviewing Patrick Sharp and they’re live-streaming it on chicagoblackhawks.com
on May 22, 2009 at 11:40 pm Patty (in Dallas)

http://blackhawks.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?catid=616&id=42386

Sorry. There’s a link.
on May 23, 2009 at 4:33 pm don

mike keenan fired as coach of calgary flames…gee, i’ll bet brent sutter would like to coach there because the GM is his brother and it is close to red deer…but he has a year to go on his contract with the
devils…hmmmm…their #1 draft choice this summer looks pretty good to me, that’s all i’ll say
on May 23, 2009 at 6:41 pm Mags

Hmm, anyone home? Bobby’s gone. It’s safe to come out now.
on May 23, 2009 at 6:58 pm Pookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! My world feels so Blobby-free now!
on May 23, 2009 at 7:03 pm don

blobby left and is taking his salary cap hit of 2.5 million with him :D
on May 23, 2009 at 7:11 pm Pookie

don, I’ll eat my hat if Sutter’s not in Calgary — or at least not in NJ — next season.

We opened up a new thread just to celebrate this wonderful Holik news! Thanks, Mags, for the heads up on it!