One of our very favorite jokes to make around here at stately IPB Manor, where the living is easy, is drawn from this “That Mitchell & Webb Look” sketch about a pediatrician who treats children with dire illnesses and his ice-cream-factory taste-tester companion. When we have bad days but are still able to retain at least a shred of perspective on how good we have it, we complain that we’ve had a bad day at the ice cream factory. Well, the last week or so has been a bad one at the ice cream factory, and today’s news of the Lemaire/Tremblay hiring has only made it worse. Here is a transcript of our gtalk exchange immediately following the announcement.
Pookie: We were planning to have a good week at the ice cream factory, but Lou came along and shut the ice cream factory down. And when it started back up again, Lemaire had replaced all the fun flavors like Parise’s Pistachio Praline Party and Paulie Martin’s Leader of Young Gopher Gumball Surprise with low-fat vanilla frozen yogurt.
Schnookie: And Coconut Clutch & Grab Frozen Milk. And Trap Torture Surprise.
Pookie: Yeah, low-fat vanilla yogurt sounds too appetizing. The surprise is that the ice cream cone is empty. And that there is no cone. But you still spent $5.75 on it.
Schnookie: So right.
Pookie: Boring Bonanza. It’s a cardboard box filled with blank shredded newsprint.
Schnookie: Rocky Road Retread.
Pookie: The marshmallow is Rolston. The peanuts are Marty.
Schnookie: The chocolate is — JUST KIDDING! THERE IS NO CHOCOLATE!
Pookie: And the rest of the crap that goes into Rocky Road is Lemaire.
Schnookie: It’s more shredded newspaper.
Pookie: It’s really less an ice cream factory and more a shredded newspaper factory. If you’re really, really, really lucky, you might go for ice cream on a day when they’re serving Funfetti conFection. It’s shredded newsprint with the teams Goals For stats typed on it. Just kidding! There are no goals for!
And so it went, Gentle Reader. And until we see otherwise from the 2009-2010 New Jersey Devils, we’re going to gird ourselves for a long series of bad days at the shredded newspaper factory.
The perception is greater than the reality and I am afraid you Ookies have fallen for it. When the Canadians of the ’70’s or the Red Wings play good defense they are praised for their all-around quality of play. When the Devils play good defense, no matter how many goals they score (a la 2001), they are “ruining the game.” Go figure. Anyone notice that the Penguins trapped this year when they got a lead? Oh wait they are just trying to “protect the lead” or as Doc says “playing the 1-2-2.”
ted5th, I know exactly what you mean, but I also remember all too well what the last Lemaire Era was like. When I hear the name Lemaire, I get vivid, chilling flashbacks to that Rangers series in ‘97. *Shudder*
When the Devils play good defense, no matter how many goals they score (a la 2001), they are “ruining the game.”
If Lemaire had coached that team, I might be singing a different tune! :D
Ahh but the 1997-98 team finished 2nd in the NHL in goals scored with 248. Jacques did coach that team.
Actually 98-99. All the years blend in when you get old. And robbie ftorek coached then.. I am digging myself deeper.
You’re looking at ‘98-’99. The Devils finished 9th in the NHL in goals scored in ‘97-’98 with 225, a total that would have put them in the bottom third of the league last year. Of course, it’s hard to compare stats between the two eras, and the regular-season numbers alone don’t paint a bad picture of Lemaire’s Devils. My problem with the hiring is that the team very gradually ossified under his charge during his last go-round, and whatever regular-season success they had didn’t translate, after ‘95, to the postseason. Considering that that’s been the story the last two seasons as well, I can’t help but be skeptical now.
Oh, whoops! You left your comment while I was writing mine! Sorry, Ted! I didn’t mean to be a jerk there! (For once I actually had to go look at the stats — normally I just accept them — but I had to see for myself that Lemaire had managed to wring a “second in the league in scoring” from the team. It sounded so preposterous! Of course, 9th overall isn’t exactly terrible, either. That came as a pretty big surprise.)
Actually, the 1993-94 team did finish second in the league in scoring. But that was in Jacques’ first year with the team and he hadn’t decided to go more toward defense and ban the offense yet.
I still don’t like it. I don’t believe Lemaire when he says he’s changed. People rarely change and he’s had no reason to change.
Zach’s projected stats for next season: 20 goals, 25 assists
Ugh.
Even first-run Rocky Road is pretty gross, if you ask me.
Zach’s projected stats for next season: 20 goals, 25 assists
19 goals and one “if I don’t get to 20, I’m stupid”. :D
Even first-run Rocky Road is pretty gross, if you ask me.
I concur. But at least it’s got chocolate in it. Rocky Road Retread doesn’t even have that going for it. :P
19 goals and one “if I don’t get to 20, I’m stupid”. :D
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And I agree, Sue. I just don’t believe a leopard can change its spots, nor can a dalmatian change its cart, nor can Lemaire change his Lemaireness.
I just don’t believe a leopard can change its spots, nor can a dalmatian change its cart, nor can Lemaire change his Lemaireness.
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Behind every great man is a woman, beneath every performing flea, a hot plate, and beside the very worst playoff losses, a Lemaire.
Behind every great man is a woman, beneath every performing flea, a hot plate, and beside the very worst playoff losses, a Lemaire.
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But at least it’s got chocolate in it.
True, without the chocolate there’s really nothing left after you’ve picked out all the marshmallows. Except shredded newspaper, I guess. :P
Except shredded newspaper, I guess. :P
Lemaire: Exactly! Shredded newspaper! Best thing for a kid like you!
Except shredded newspaper, I guess. :P
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: And nuts. And in Rocky Road Retread, probably some coconut, too. And eggplant. And eel.
Elias: And oysters?
Lemaire: No! No oysters! Just eel.
19 goals and one “if I don’t get to 20, I’m stupid”. :D
Wait…he’s been spending time with Butthead???
Marty: And dormice?
Lemaire: Um, sure–
Tremblay: No! No dormice! EVER!
Marty: I’ve killed better men than you, Tremblay.
Tremblay: Do you see my hand shaking?
Marty: No, but that other hand is your gun hand.
Tremblay: D’oh.
Marty: No, but that other hand is your gun hand.
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Wow, you guys are seriously on the ledge, aren’t you? Quit worrying – you’ve got at least three years before the entire team quits on Jacques, and by that time, he’ll be 87 years old and ready to retire. You’ll be fine – don’t forget, your boy Rolston loves him!
(All this, of course, may be carefully filed in the Easy For Sam To Say Now That His Team Is Lemaire-Free File…)
CrotchetyOriginalSam, I’d appreciate the “you’ve got three years” advice, except we’ve already done this once. I feel like we’re just going to pick up where we left off, so the three-year waiting period has already expired. :P
Tremblay: Do you see my hand shaking?
Marty: No, but that other hand is your gun hand.
Tremblay: D’oh.
Marty: My name is Marty. My friends call me…
…….Marty.
Marty: My name is Marty. My friends call me…
…….Marty.
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Marty: My name is Marty. My friends call me…
…….Marty.
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Zach: It’s HedLEY Parise! HEDLEY!
Zach: It’s HedLEY Parise! HEDLEY!
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Lemaire: ‘Scuse me… while aaahhhh whip this out.
Oh look at these Devils:
http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=662944
Haha, I love prospects.
The previous post was great, I’m sorry I didn’t comment on it earlier… The Rawk is so cosy. NHLers are really lucky to get to work in such sumptuous environments every day.
I had never heard of Mitchell and Webb until this morning, but I just spent one hour looking at their stuff on youtube. This is BRILLIANT, I loved it!
And I’m sorry about Lemaire… But maybe Lou will pull a Claude Julien and fire him just before the playoffs while the devils already have more than 100 points?
Zach: It’s HedLEY Parise! HEDLEY!
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Travis: “Travis just a pawn in game of life.”
So…Chicago has a new GM this morning. Did someone higher up the food chain realize that spending like a drunken sailor plus a contract snafu isn’t good for business?
NHLers are really lucky to get to work in such sumptuous environments every day.
They really, really are. Those poor Devils who had to play at CAA didn’t get shag carpeting on their bathtubs.
I had never heard of Mitchell and Webb until this morning, but I just spent one hour looking at their stuff on youtube.
Isn’t it a riot? Some friends of ours insisted we watch a few of the “Numberwang” sketches and we were totally hooked. I’m glad you liked it!
So…Chicago has a new GM this morning.
Really?! Weird.
Jacques Lemaire on the RAWK: “Oh, how owdinawy”.
Grrrreg, I’m so glad you enjoyed Mitchell and Webb! There were actually a ton of sketches on YouTube that I’d never seen before. Whatever weird channel it was on our dish that carried the show seemed to only carry a handful of episodes before they started repeating them over and over again. There’s a whole treasure trove of Mitchell and Webb on the internets!
So…Chicago has a new GM this morning.
Wow. That’s a franchise that really went from “feel-good story” to “batshit crazy” in a hurry, though, so I guess I can see the impetus behind firing the GM. Heh.
“Oh, how owdinawy”.
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“Oh, how owdinawy”.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Nice one!
That’s a franchise that really went from “feel-good story” to “batshit crazy” in a hurry, though, so I guess I can see the impetus behind firing the GM.
I think they set a world record in the zero-to-batshit department. They’re really under the gun to win this year, as Kane, Toews are RFAs at the end of this season and there’s the potential the cap might go down.
I think they set a world record in the zero-to-batshit department.
I know! I honestly don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like it. It’s like after all those years of stinginess, the franchise just had no idea how not to spiral out of control as soon as the purse strings were loosened a bit.
I know! I honestly don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like it. It’s like after all those years of stinginess, the franchise just had no idea how not to spiral out of control as soon as the purse strings were loosened a bit.
If you read the post-mortem today on Puck Daddy it may be even weirder, the club may have intentionally screwed up the qualifying offers in order to get rid of Tallon…so that Scotty Bowman’s kid could get the GM job. If it’s true, it may rank as the stupidest move in NHL history. Just fire the guy and promote the son of your buddy, don’t f*ck your cap situation in order to do it.
I think the Hawks’ crazy transition actually started last year when they fired their coach Savard 4 games into the season. After a 4-1 win. Buffalo fans might be even more unkind, saying it started with the ludicrously large Campbell signing.
As for the Devils, I am more concerned about the roster than I am the coach at this point as even though Gionta wasn’t great, that’s still 20 goals they will have to fill from somewhere and I haven’t seen any additions that will do that. Hopefully Lemaire can at least get Rolston to play like someone worth half his salary…
As for the Devils, I am more concerned about the roster than I am the coach at this point as even though Gionta wasn’t great, that’s still 20 goals they will have to fill from somewhere and I haven’t seen any additions that will do that.
I figured from the decisions that Lou made that there would be no playoffs this coming season. I was prepared to accept that, in fact, I was sort of hoping that if they missed, they’d miss big. If they do that there is a chance they can pick up some very good draft choices and turn the whole thing around quickly.
What I don’t want is mediocrity presided over by Lemaire and made worse by Tremblay (who doesn’t exactly endear himself to people so Jacques won’t be communicating w/his players and Mario will be encouraging revolt).
However, if they had missed the playoffs under a new coach who could actually deal with the players and worked with the younger guys, with some decent drafting, the next few years could be good. I don’t see that happening now.
I can’t say I have any problems with the decisions Lou’s made about the players so far this summer. I didn’t want Gio at the price he’d command, nor did I want Madden. In fact, I’m happy to see both of them move on (although I’m still a bit misty-eyed nostalgic about the Pando/Madden PK pairing. *sniff, sniff*). And I also can’t say that there are any names elsewhere in the free agent pool that make my heart flutter. Yes, there are holes in the lineup. Definitely. But I don’t see how Lou’s supposed to fill them through the available free agents. (I am inclined to believe TG’s insistence that trade winds will be a-blowin’ once the season starts.)
I have a BIG problem with Lemaire, though, because I agree with Sue — if the team’s going into decline, I want it to be a “moving forward” kind of decline. Lemaire seems to me to be a step back. I feel like we’re committing to another year of “good regular season, crappy postseason” treading water, just like last year. That’s… not something I can really get excited about.
What I don’t want is mediocrity presided over by Lemaire
I could not possibly agree more! And based on past first-hand experience with Lemaire, I don’t think it’s too unreasonable to worry that mediocrity is exactly what we’re going to get. (Although I do believe the team will make the playoffs, just like they always do. And yes, I acknowledge that one man’s ceiling is another man’s floor, and that making the playoffs isn’t “mediocre” for all teams [it just is for the Devils].)
I am inclined to believe TG’s insistence that trade winds will be a-blowin’ once the season starts.
I’ve heard the same thing. Especially since teams are allowed to be over the cap during the summer, but need to be under it at the season start. There might be deals done and offers made for the rock bottom price in the market before the season starts.
This has just been an odd summer. I mean, there’s been no ridonk offer sheet this year and there’s still a boatload of good quality UFAs out there. And while those guys will probably end up hooking up with someone, they won’t get the money they think they deserve.
I mean, there’s been no ridonk offer sheet this year
You’re right! And we were pretty much PROMISED offer sheets this year! What gives?
Oh, by the way, sorry to interrupt, but vive la France! It’s the national day today! Booze and fireworks for everyone!
You’re right! And we were pretty much PROMISED offer sheets this year! What gives?
Claude was so upset about the lack of ridonk offer sheets that he just walked all over the laptop trying to type one out himself. I had to calm him down and assure him that GMs were still stupid and could go 10% over the cap in the summer. There was still hope.
He has hopped on top of the laser printer and settled in for a nap.
So, what do we think…Kevin Lowe is back on his meds & Bobby Clarke really just has a VP title and no power in Philly – that’s why we have seen no offer sheets so far?
Oh, by the way, sorry to interrupt, but vive la France! It’s the national day today! Booze and fireworks for everyone!
Happy Bastille Day, Grrrreg!!!! I have some of the French wine that my brother imports set aside to be opened later today in celebration.
He has hopped on top of the laser printer and settled in for a nap.
Sometimes I wish I could just hop on a printer and take a nap when life is too hard.
Happy France Day, Grrreg! :D
Happy Bastille Day, Grrrreg! I can’t believe I forgot! So do you have big cook-outs and go to the beach like we do for the 4th of July? :P
So do you have big cook-outs and go to the beach like we do for the 4th of July? :P
Ooh, I’d love to be at the beach, but I’m in Paris right now. Usually, I just have a quick dinner with some friends and we go out to see the big fireworks at the Eiffel Tower. But this year, I’ll stay home with a friend of mine. It’s going to be awfully crowded (even more than usually) because there is a huge special free concert right in front of the Eiffel Tower this year. They expect like 700 000 people for the concert and the fireworks… going home afterwards with the metro is going to be such a pain that I’d rather not go at all! :P
They expect like 700 000 people for the concert and the fireworks… going home afterwards with the metro is going to be such a pain that I’d rather not go at all!
Holy cow, that’s a lot of people. I wouldn’t go either, but then again, I hate crowds. Do they show the fireworks or anything on TV? Here they show them on TV, so I was able to watch fireworks displays from Washington DC, New York and Boston all in one night (plus have a sing-along to Sesame Street songs with the DC fireworks).
That is a lot of people, it’s the kind of crowd I try to avoid. I watched the 4th of July celebrations on TV as well, unfortunately, CBS joined the Boston festivities after they finished the 1812 overture, which is one of the main reasons I loved to watch that one. They do the whole thing and not just the last bit. They used to end with it.
Not on tv, but they made a special website where they’ll show it.
(if anyone’s interested, it starts in 3h1/2 here: http://www.14juillet2009.com )
It’s going to look great, because it’s the 120th anniversary of the Eiffel Tower, so I think the fireworks will be shot right from the tower itself.
Staying in sounds like the best bet, Grrreg. I once went to the fireworks on the Mall in DC and it was a NIGHTMARE.
Happy Bastille Day, Grrrreg – those fireworks look amazing.
I don’t have any hockey news to share, guys. BUT I did want to tell you that today I was “talent mapped” by an outside party hired by my employer and was told I have “excellent employment maintenance skills.”
How about them apples?
I think I’ll be putting that on my resume. Hachacha!
“excellent employment maintenance skills.”
HA! What does that mean? That you’re good at keeping a job? That’s a GREAT thing to have on a resume! :D
That you’re good at keeping a job?
Yup. I guess so. Very admirable, no?
And thanks for the birthday funfetti on my blog on Sunday. I cracked right up! Yay! Nun birthday funfetti!
Not to circle back to the Hawks, but Marty Havlat’s twittering maniacally again following the Tallon firing. Sticking to his previous theme of “I can’t tell you what’s really going on in Chicago, but holy shit, you wouldn’t believe what’s really going on in Chicago. Man, am I glad to be out of there.”
First Havlat was glad to get away because Tallon didn’t want him and now he’s glad to get away because they fired Tallon? I realize he felt unwanted and is glad to be somewhere that wanted him but I think he needs to be happy and just concentrate on going forward w/his new team.
Otherwise, he’s going to start to look like Gomez did when he blamed everything that went wrong in NY on NJ.
Yup. I guess so. Very admirable, no?
It’s a rare and enviable quality! :D (And happy birthday again — happy birthdays really can’t be said enough, can they?)
And as for Havlat, dude, you’d think he’d have a friend or someone close to him who could pull him aside and tell him how dumb he looks going on and on like this. Heh.
And as for Havlat, dude, you’d think he’d have a friend or someone close to him who could pull him aside and tell him how dumb he looks going on and on like this. Heh.
Calling Patty Elias. He has lots of practice shutting up in situations where he couldn’t be blamed for saying something. Patty, please call your BFF and slap him around some….
…you’d think he’d have a friend or someone close to him who could pull him aside and tell him how dumb he looks going on and on like this. Heh.
Apparently, he has several. This was one of his first tweets today: “Lot’s [sic] of people are telling me to stay quiet but shouldn’t the fans know the truth? It’s your loyalty, season ticket money and emotions here.”
He has lots of practice shutting up in situations where he couldn’t be blamed for saying something.
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“Lot’s [sic] of people are telling me to stay quiet but shouldn’t the fans know the truth? It’s your loyalty, season ticket money and emotions here.”
Hm. Sounds to me like Havlat needs a friend or someone close to him pull him aside and tell him that when they tell him to just shut up about all this, they really mean it. :P
But if Havlat shut up we would be denied the entertainment. No good there. :P
I’m so glad whistle-blower Havlat is here to tell us in petulant 140-character bursts all about the inner workings of Scotty Bowman’s master plan to screw over the city of Chicago.
Um… sorry, that comment sounded way harsher than I meant!
Pookie, I’d be interested in knowing what’s going on in Chicago because it may be that there is more than we think going on (not just Tallon stupid, so he gets fired), but I’m just not sure a player with an axe to grind is the best person to let us all know, especially right after he’s left when he’s still really angry.
Then again, apparently the only person who was even close to telling the truth about MLB and steroids was…Jose Canseco. So, you never know!!!!
I’m just not sure a player with an axe to grind is the best person to let us all know
Yeah, exactly! And I’m all over hearing all about the crazy shit going down in Chicago! I just am kind of sick of hearing about how Havlat sending these whiny tweets is somehow the future of hockey coverage. I’m all for increased access to the players, but I’m not sure I want to be hearing more of this kind of stuff directly from the players. I guess I read too many Larry Brooks articles during the Sullen Elias Years. I’ve had my fill.
Happy birthday, carol! And Happy Bastille Day, Grrrreg!
Did I mention it’s hot here? Oh, I did? Sorry.
Good morning and happy schedule day, everyone!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! SCHEDULE DAY!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good morning, everyone! It feels SO MUCH like September here, that I’m going to spend all afternoon looking at the new schedule and thinking it’s all starting in a couple of weeks. I’m not sure that’s healthy. :P
It’s schedule day! I’ll just be happy if my idiots have a home game on my birthday. That’s not asking for too much, right?
I’ll just be happy if my idiots have a home game on my birthday. That’s not asking for too much, right?
I certainly don’t think so. In fact, I’m going to demand the same from my idiots. Come on, guys! Let’s see a game at The Rawk on May 28, mkay?
Sadly, I think there will be no games on September 4th. And it’s a Friday this year, so I can’t even demand an NFL game.
Maybe there’ll be college football on your birthday, Pookie? :P
Happy Schedule Day, Everyone!!!
Hockey is just around the corner!
I can smell it in the 105 degree air!!!
Uh. Maybe. Not.
It’s schedule day? At least that’s one plus. Zubov’s leaving the Stars, it’s burninatingly hot outside and I’m researching cyberstalking laws. It’s a great day to be alive!
(Is it too early for the soldering iron? What the hell, it’s never too early for that. ::jabs soldering iron into eye repeatedly::)
It feels SO MUCH like September here
I am envious, since it was so hot by 7:15 am here I stuck my head in the freezer before I stepped outside.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! SCHEDULE DAY!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Schedule Day, Everyone!!!
Yay! Good morning IBPers!
My BDay is Oct 11th, so sometimes, the home opener falls on it! In fact, my first Devils game ever was 10/11/01 against the Islanders. They lost 6-4 of course.
I can smell it in the 105 degree air!!!
Uh. Maybe. Not.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I have to say, you guys are reminding me why I’m glad we moved back from Arizona (or rather, reminding me of one of the many reasons we moved back) — I hated that it didn’t generally dip below 100 until a full month into the hockey season.
Caitlin, your day sounds like so much fun! (Are you being cyberstalked, or are you planning on doing the cyberstalking and just want to know all the loopholes? :P)
Today we can excited for our next road trip! It was this day last year that I started thinking about St-Louis and Dallas!
Are you being cyberstalked
Pretty sure I’m being cyberstalked, yeah.
I hated that it didn’t generally dip below 100 until a full month into the hockey season.
You’d think I’d be used to it because this is all I’ve ever know, but no. No, I’m not used to it. I do not know how people survived down here before air conditioning.
Speaking of schedules, hey! The Stars play the Devils three times! Woo. We also play Carolina three times. …Boo.
In fact, my first Devils game ever was 10/11/01 against the Islanders. They lost 6-4 of course.
And yet, you keep coming back for more. Our first Devils game was a 3-1 loss at home to the Whalers that pretty much cemented their missing the playoffs in ‘96. I think it’s safe to say that we all got fair warning, didn’t we? :P
Schnookie, as if that wasn’t bad enough, I somehow missed out on a schedule magnet that night!
The goals were scored by Arnott and Sykora – they each had two I think. In fact, Arnott had a four point night. Oct. 11th is his Birthday too!
Caitlin, I’m so sorry to hear that!
Pretty sure I’m being cyberstalked, yeah.
Okay, that is WAAAAAY not cook. I am so sorry! What sorts of actions are you supposed to take?
The Stars play the Devils three times! Woo. We also play Carolina three times. …Boo.
Are you serious? THREE times? It’s like they’ve taken our cries of “no more unbalanced schedule!” and gone completely overboard! Sweet! There’ll be tension galore here at IPB on Devils/Stars day THREE TIMES OVER!!! (And come now — Carolina’s not SO bad, are they? I mean, I can even say that after these last playoffs!)
I’m going to demand the same from my idiots. Come on, guys! Let’s see a game at The Rawk on May 28, mkay?
That sounds like a plan. My birthday is 10/24, which is a Saturday this year, but since the Sabres don’t seem to like Saturday home games, I’m not holding my breath.
And two of my cherry tomatoes are almost ready to be picked. They’re orange now and hopefully will be red in the next couple of days. Both tomato plants look like death on a triscuit, but they’re full of tomato-y goodness on the vine.
Oooh, almost-ripe tomatoes! How exciting! We have gobs and gobs of fruits on our plants but they’ve all been the same shade of green for like three weeks. I’m getting very anxious.
Devils-Stars three times, eh? Bring. It. On! :D
Where is this Devils-Stars new coming from? Has the schedule been secretly leaked? I can’t wait until 3:00 dammit!
There’ll be tension galore here at IPB on Devils/Stars day THREE TIMES OVER!!!
I’ll take the Devils over the Flyers any day! We play the stupid Flyers three times too. God, I effing hate the Flyers. (Sorry, -Ookies.)
I am so sorry! What sorts of actions are you supposed to take?
I have no idea. After I very politely brushed this guy off, I got a creepy and bothersome e-mail, whereby I informed him not to e-mail me again. I’ve already been e-mailed again twice and now I get this creepy Facebook request from someone I don’t even know that has no picture and no real info.
If it’s not cyberstalking, it’s at least venturing into harrassing so I have an e-mail in to an online group that’s a cyberharrassment/stalking non-profit that is supposed to offer help and advice. So we’ll see.
(At least I’m careful about my personal information on the ‘net, I will say that.)
Pam if you go here:
http://starsblog.dallasnews.com/
The Stars/Devils news is in the very first post. (Sorry, I am not good with the HTML tags. :( )
Thanks Caitlin, I see it’s only a partial leak, but fun to know anyway!
Both tomato plants look like death on a triscuit, but they’re full of tomato-y goodness on the vine.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Death on a triscuit aside, I am SO jealous of your ripening tomatoes!!! (We’ve got all kinds of fungus issues with our tomatoes because of how cold and wet it was here, but the real looming threat is early blight, which is apparently taking out tomatoes and potatoes the Eastern Seaboard over. So we keep seeing random leaf fungus and completely freaking out that it’s early blight, and then spend the rest of the day stressing wildly. Lather, rinse, repeat. At this point it might just be easier to take the tomatoes out and stop worrying! :P)
Caitlin, that sucks SO HARD about this stalker person! What a complete drag!
but the real looming threat is early blight, which is apparently taking out tomatoes and potatoes the Eastern Seaboard over
Seriously? That’s such a bummer! It’s too hot out here for any of the plants to set fruit. They keep flowering but not producing tomatos! But I’d rather have that than a blight, my god.
What a complete drag!
Once I find a way to get “Mr. Letter Writer Who’s Probably In Prison” to stop e-mailing me, I’ll be golden. :D
Once I find a way to get “Mr. Letter Writer Who’s Probably In Prison” to stop e-mailing me, I’ll be golden.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Ain’t that the truth? It kind of applies to life in general, no? :P
And now I’m wondering — do the extra Stars games mean fewer Rangers games for us? Heh.
And now I’m wondering — do the extra Stars games mean fewer Rangers games for us? Heh.
I guess so, which means fewer Ducks games for us! Wooooooo!
do the extra Stars games mean fewer Rangers games for us?
God I hope so! I hate Rangers and Flyers games. The crowds are so distracting, that I can’t even enjoy the game.
The crowds are so distracting, that I can’t even enjoy the game.
Word. And for those of us at home, those are the only Devils games that end up on Blersus and NBC, so the fewer of them the better, I say. Heh. (Considering that the Pens are now the powerhouse Atlantic team, and the Flyers and Rangers made big off-season moves, I’m hoping our “division rival” games with them all will be more off-the-radar this year, so we get less national coverage. Let those three teams have at it, and leave us off Blersus.)
I loathe Blersus…
Looks like the Winter Classic is Bruins-Flyers
http://twitpic.com/afp9p
I guess I can’t complain about Bruins/Flyers. At least it’s not the Red Wings!
Yea, it’s okay with me. I think it’s super-lame when people bitch: “where are the Rangers? The Flyers aren’t original six!” God, what is the big deal with the original six? Who cares?
I’m also tired of the “It shoulda been the Caps, not the Flyers!”, but that shouldn’t come as a surprise. Heh.
I loathe Blersus…
Seriously. I’ve been watching some of the Tour de France and it’s been driving me nuts. How can they do one sport so well and the other so terribly. Get your act together, Blersus!
Boooo! I read the schedule was coming out at 2, and now I find out I have to wait until 3?!? BOOOOO!!!
How can they do one sport so well and the other so terribly.
You really, really have to wonder. (I’ll still take Blersus over NBC, though.)
I read the schedule was coming out at 2, and now I find out I have to wait until 3?!?
I think 2pm was the announcement of the Expletive Deleted Stupid Ice Bowl III.
Holy crap! I thought I missed Schedule Day! I had no idea there was a schedule day until now.
I’m so amateur.
Besides, the Canucks only seem to play the Oilers anyway, so any way to shake that up would be very appreciated by me.
I don’t see why they have wait until 3. Im sure this just could have easily been done at like noon.
Wow, my grammar sounds just awkward there.
(I’ll still take Blersus over NBC, though.)
True . . . which is a bit like taking a root canal over wisdom teeth removal.
Besides, the Canucks only seem to play the Oilers anyway, so any way to shake that up would be very appreciated by me.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Well, today we’ll get some proof that they do more than play the Oilers, or at least that they set out in October to try to do more than play the Oilers. By the end of the season, though, they’ll probably give in to their baser urges and just revert back to all Oilers, all the time. :P
And it’s not like the schedule is still being assembled as we speak! It’s probably been set for AGES. There’s NO REASON to make us wait until 3!
Not to be my usual pedantic self or anything, but I think we play those teams twice. And all the other Eastern teams once. As opposed to the old unbalanced-schedule way of two seasons ago where only played some Eastern teams once, and the rest not at all.
And Caitlin, I’m so sorry about your stalker! I hope that website can help you get rid of him. If not, maybe the cops can.
I think 2pm was the announcement of the Expletive Deleted Stupid Ice Bowl III.
Yeah because we all need an hour to digest how bad the outdoors games are on television. Whoopee.
I had no idea there was a schedule day until now.
Schedule Day is one of the greatest days of the year! Right up there with Christmas, my birthday, and ANTM make-over night.
And it’s not like the schedule is still being assembled as we speak!
I know! What’s the big secret?
I love schedule day, too! I’m thinking of feigning a headache so I can go home and just hang with it the rest of the day. :D
I’m thinking of feigning a headache so I can go home and just hang with it the rest of the day.
I was considering doing the same thing! :P
Yeah because we all need an hour to digest how bad the outdoors games are on television. Whoopee.
On the other hand, I’m kind of enjoying imagining what January 1st is going to be like. Nice and chilly, maybe a flurry or two, me all curled up on the couch under a blanket to watch the game. :D
On the other hand, I’m kind of enjoying imagining what January 1st is going to be like.
Oh, well, when you put it that way! And hey, January 1st is a Friday this year! Nice! We can get the Outdoor Game out of the way early and then have the rest of the weekend for hockey! Sweet!
ANTM make-over night.
Whoa. Now THAT is saying something. I had no idea it would be nearly as important as girls crying over their short haircuts and too-tight weaves.
I’ll mark next year’s Schedule Day on my calendar STAT! :-)
I didn’t see one minute of last year’s “Classic” regular season game. (But maybe that’s because I was recovering from the events of New Year’s Eve!) I stand a better chance of watching this year’s though.
Nice and chilly, maybe a flurry or two, me all curled up on the couch under a blanket to watch the game.
Oooh, that does sound nice. I’m imagining that, too… wait, what’s that? We have to do what? Take down the Christmas tree ornaments? Then return all the decoration boxes to the attic? And carry the tree out to the curb? Man, January 1 SUCKS! :P
Whoa. Now THAT is saying something. I had no idea it would be nearly as important as girls crying over their short haircuts and too-tight weaves.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Is it 3:00 yet?
10 minutes Carol!
Yeah because we all need an hour to digest how bad the outdoors games are on television. Whoopee.
They need a full hour for commentators to get all the whining for different versions of this in: “But WHY can’t we have the Pens-Caps play a double-header outdoor game on New Years Day??? WHYYYYYY? I know one of the games is supposed to be in Boston so that should mean the Bruins but they could just borrow Fenway Park and have the Pens-Caps play there for both games…WHY??????”
I tell you, it takes a full hour for them to get that out of the way.
I tell you, it takes a full hour for them to get that out of the way.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: So true! Now that the unmitigated joy (or whatever) at watching a game that’s being played OUTSIDE!!!! has gotten stale, now the central plot line of the Winter Retreads is how it’s all the wrong teams involved. What a GREAT annual showcase tradition!
I’m shocked that there’s bitching and moaning going on regarding the Winter Classic. We all know hockey fans never bitch and moan. Never, I say! Never!
And I have the massive giggles over a Greg W. twitter post mentioning that the Green Monster at the WC will be played by Pierre dressed as the Incredible Hulk.
IT’S HERE! IT’S HERE! WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
2009-2010 SCHEDULE!!!
And, first on the docket…the Tranny Brides at the Rawk.
Someone should ask them about the decorating.
Amy I laughed at that too!
No home game on my birthday. Must find another game for Birthday Claus to gift me with tickets.
Okay, so which game should Val and I attend:
@ Chicago 12/31
@ Minnesota 1/2
@Montreal 1/9
@ Phoenix 1/14 (unlikely, but I would LOVE to)
@ Colorado 1/16 (bonus that this is Val’s BDay!)
@ Toronto 3/18
Birthday Claus
Birthday Claus? LOLS! Love that, Amy.
FINALLY, I was able to see the schedule. An October 1st start? W00T! Hockey season is nearly here!
We also get a 2 week break in the middle because, I’m not sure if you heard, but the Olympics will be in Vancouver this year.
Carol, say Hi to Quatchi for me!
http://www.vancouver2010.com/mascot/en/profile_q.php
I love that thing!
No home game on my birthday. Must find another game for Birthday Claus to gift me with tickets.
Man, that BLOWS! You should write the Sabres to explain the situation. Maybe they’ll move a game for you!
And our schedule looks suspiciously Monday-heavy with the “sexy” match-ups (like the Rangers and Flyers). Look, NHL, the only thing worse than having to watch Devils/Rangers games is having to watch them broadcast by Blersus. Throw us a bone here! :P
If you go to Phoenix, we can give you some restaurant advice for Scottsdale! (Which, now that I think about it, isn’t anywhere near the arena.)
Nashville, Edmonton and Calgary are our first three games. This schedule is kinda poopy!
Carol, say Hi to Quatchi for me!
Will do! Heh!
Val put the kibosh on Colorado because she sucks. She’s all “I’m starting a new job…”
Um hello, I don’t care! :)
Pam, Toronto is a great city and you can detour to Niagara Falls and see it iced up. It’s very pretty.
You should write the Sabres to explain the situation. Maybe they’ll move a game for you!
I’ll settle for Goose at my doorstep instead. I think Sabres/Flyers could be entertaining. Ray Emery and Chris Pronger? The heckling writes itself!
you can detour to Niagara Falls and see it iced up. It’s very pretty.
Yes, I’ve seen it, and it is spectacular! We visited Niagara Falls (the American side) when we went to Buffalo in early ‘06. The we went to the Canada side in March of 08 (sans hockey game!).
Okay folks…I’m heading out early. My new quest is to convince Val that “post-doc” is not a real job anyway, and she can take time off!
Happy rest of schedule day!
My new quest is to convince Val that “post-doc” is not a real job anyway, and she can take time off!
Good luck with that! :^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Man, the schedule is so overwhelming! All that hockey! EEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
I should have taken Schedule Day off work instead of UFA day! I can’t sit and stare at it!
I just realized we don’t play the Rangers or Philly once in April! WOOOO!! What a nice change of events from past years!
I just realized we don’t play the Rangers or Philly once in April!
That’s so cool! Now you’ll be all refreshed when you meet the Rangers in round one!
*gritted teeth* Not. Funny.
Patty, that’s just an evil, evil thing to say. :P
I’m so sorry! I take it back! @@@@@@@@@
I’m sure you’ll meet the Caps in the first round! :P