The Flyers broadcasts have this promotion where one entrant gets his or her name drawn at random before each Philadelphia power play, and if the Flyers score on that PP, the lucky person wins $25. And if the Flyers don’t score, the next person drawn on the next PP could win $50; if the Flyers don’t score then, the next PP is worth $75, and so on and so on. At one point this season, we happened to be watching on a night when a PP drought was ended, and the lucky prizewinner got in excess of $700. With this as background, the following was overhead at stately IPB Manor during last night’s Devils/Flyers game as a New Jersey PP was winding fruitlessly to a halt:
Boomer: “It’s a good thing the Devils don’t have that power play promotion, otherwise it would be like Powerball.”
I hate to think what the Stars would have gotten up to at some points in the season.
Sinning, probably.
Do I get points for call-backs?
What I love most is that I’m very, very bad with statbits, so I have a hard time remembering exactly how bad the PP is. The McDonald’s Payout, or whatever it’s called, however, makes it super easy to contextualize how good or bad the PP is! It’s perfect for “math is hard” fans like me!
It’s perfect for “math is hard” fans like me!
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That lucky patron would own the team.
That lucky patron would own the team.
HAHAHAHAHA! I’m not sure I would want to enter the Devils power play giveaway contest, when you look at it that way. :P
Good point, Kim. :D
I’m not sure I would want to enter the Devils power play giveaway contest, when you look at it that way. :P
If I won, first order of business would be trade Andrew Peters for an ice cream cone. Second order of business would be to sell the team back to Vanderbeek for another ice cream cone.
And I was saying on the other thread before we moved over here, Stars fans, that you might end up liking the new guys! Trades can be fun! (Or so I’ve learned in the last week. Sure, my team doesn’t seem much better, but I’m all energized by it. :D)
It’s like a story problem. I was always good at those. It helps to form a picture in my mind.
If I won, first order of business would be trade Andrew Peters for an ice cream cone. Second order of business would be to sell the team back to Vanderbeek for another ice cream cone.
I hope somewhere in there you set up your very own Zach of affairs for a day or two.
And Myra, I was (mostly) just joking about not saying what’s-his-name’s name. It’s really just a rule I go by personally. :P
I hope somewhere in there you set up your very own Zach of affairs for a day or two.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: When you put it THAT way, I suddenly DO want to enter this Devils power play cash giveaway promotion…
It’s like a story problem. I was always good at those. It helps to form a picture in my mind.
Exactly! If the Devils have no power play goals and the other team has four short handed goals, how quickly should the coach be fired?
It’s kind of a disgusting name to begin with and consider who it is? Blech.
I can’t stop thinking that this could be the last game for Turco in a Stars jersey. So sad.
Unrelated to hockey, I just want to gloat here that I’ve already found out that I have a snow day tomorrow. :D
Exactly! If the Devils have no power play goals and the other team has four short handed goals, how quickly should the coach be fired?
How quickly should the coach’s train leave the station? :P
I can’t stop thinking that this could be the last game for Turco in a Stars jersey. So sad.
Gosh. I didn’t think of it that way. It IS sad. Turco’s been our goalie for just short of as long as I can remember.
Who’s gonna babysit Morrow’s little kids and vice versa?
How quickly should the coach’s train leave the station? :P
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How quickly should the coach’s train leave the station? :P
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I hate trades.
How quickly should the coach’s train leave the station? :P
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: And how many apples will Sergei Brylin be as tall as?
Trades can be fun! You don’t want your team to just ossify! Just think — you’ll get something NEW in return! Something that might be GOOD! Isn’t that fun? And if it’s for Turco, it means you’ll get something for him, instead of the nothing you were going to get at the end of this season, right? (Am I helping? :P)
Maybe Turco will stick around another few games.
And how many apples will Sergei Brylin be as tall as?
And how many peppers could Parise and Peters pick if Parise and Peters could pick peppers?
How quickly should the coach’s train leave the station? :P
My first act would be to sell the coach’s train. That’s just an unnecessary expenditure.
Maybe Turco will stick around another few games.
If it’s anything like when I signed your new man in nhl2k9, he’ll ride the bench for four years, incentiving Turco to never ever retire, and what started as a young, fresh new goalie, will turn into a veteran waste of cap-space in no time!
Thanks for trying Schnookie! I’m just grumpy. Change isn’t my favorite thing right now.
And how many peppers could Parise and Peters pick if Parise and Peters could pick peppers?
2. Zach would send Boxworthy to pick for him, resulting in one pepper picked very slowly, and Peters would pick one and eat it and then run away in search of water.
My first act would be to sell the coach’s train. That’s just an unnecessary expenditure.
Next your going to ditch the training staff’s gyrocopter!
And I can’t even begin to understand that, Tim. Maybe I need Grace to interpret. God, I’m old.
And how many peppers could Parise and Peters pick if Parise and Peters could pick peppers?
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My first act would be to sell the coach’s train. That’s just an unnecessary expenditure.
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I’m just grumpy. Change isn’t my favorite thing right now.
Yeah, I’m sorry. And I’m certainly not one to talk about having an initial “BOOOO! TRADES SUCK!” reaction to your team being in the mix of that kind of stuff. But speaking from experience, after the dust settles, there’s every chance you’ll be thrilled! :D
Stars trade for Kari Lehtonen has been confirmed by both gm’s.
It’s been nice knowing you, Marty.
Ok, the Pikkarainen comment made me smile.
Maybe if the Stars moved out of Florida, God would stop hating them so much and they’d not trade for injury-prone goalies?
I’ve always liked that Lehtonen kid. I couldn’t tell you if that’s an opinion that jibes with his actual level of play, though…
Maybe if the Stars moved out of Florida, God would stop hating them so much and they’d not trade for injury-prone goalies?
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: It just took me FOREVER to get that. I was like, “Um, the Stars aren’t in Florida, Tim.” Heh. :D
It just took me FOREVER to get that.
I’m assuming that’s why nobody’s talking.
You’re too clever by half!
I’m too busy willing the library to call to tell me not to come into work tomorrow.
Yeah, I was lost, too. :P
I was pondering Lehtonen, and I think I’m calm now.
Woooo!! Stars tie it!
I’m was wandering and pondering that I hope Lehtonen is better looking than his pics. I mean at the very least he can be nice to look at when shatters into a million little pieces.
Doesn’t that Stars sweater make all the guys look cuter to you? :D
It does usually help. A LOT. :P
It does usually help. A LOT. :P
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Does that include the ovaries sweater?
Oooh, ESPECIALLY the mooterus!
The Mooterus. Not. So. Much.
Hey, the Stars made it to the shootout in road game and …. they still lost. Oh well. It was a much better effort.
Think of it as a hard-fought tie, Myra! In real life, that’s what it was! :D
So true. Just another reason why the shootout sucks.
Now I have “the girls all get prettier at closing time” running through my head. But it should be “the boys all get prettier in a Stars jersey.” And yeah, I know, it doesn’t rhyme.
Doesn’t that Stars sweater make all the guys look cuter to you?
Not really
But you look soooo handsome in your Robi sweater!!! ;)
All the ladies look good in my knock-off Gordie Howe Whalers jersey.
I dunno, I’m pretty sure my Brodeur jersey makes my butt look big.
I think my Stafford jersey makes me look pregnant due to how the slug logo hits my chest and flares the jersey outward.
And that’s my story.
Rumor has it Staffy makes a lot of girls look pregnant.* Zing!
*For the record, I have no idea if that’s true. I would have made the same joke about any Sabre except Pommers, Goose, and Butler because in my mind they will NEVER be man whores.
Good morning everyone! Looks like my walk to class is going to be particularly awesome today!
Looks like my walk to class is going to be particularly awesome today!
Do I sense a touch of sarcasm in that statement?
I feel like I was at class for forever. Almost didn’t recognise the bunnies when I walked in the house.
No class today!
Do I sense a touch of sarcasm in that statement?
Oh, just a smidgen.
No class today!
If I was a better person, I’d share in your joy.
No class today!
If I was a better person, I’d share in your joy.
What she said. I’ll just stand in this corner, kicking the cat.
Rumor has it Staffy makes a lot of girls look pregnant.* Zing!
You beat me to it! That’s exactly what I was going to say!
And good morning, everyone!! It’s a winter wonderland here! I’m keeping my fingers crossed that everyone will spazz enough that I’ll get tomorrow off, too. Heh.
All the ladies look good in my knock-off Gordie Howe Whalers jersey.
Dude, a Whalers sweater is the girl-hockey-fan equivalent of a hooker outfit. Or even Axe body spray. When I wear mine (it’s a real one, too), men seem to come crawling from all corners. When I don’t wear it, I am like man repellent. So I know it’s just the sweater they’re after. :P
Rumor has it Staffy makes a lot of girls look pregnant.* Zing!
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No work for me! It was touch and go there, though. In order to get to work even remotely on time in bad weather, I need to leave at 7:30. Everyone at work said, “Don’t worry, on the last snow day, they called us at 6:30, you’ll be fine.” So I piled all the phones up next to my bed last night and set my alarm for 6:25 so I’d be awake to answer the call. At 6:30 there was no call. At 6:35 there was no call. Then I started to curse everyone and everything. I spent the next 45 minutes obsessively checking every radio station with snowing closings and refreshing the library’s facebook page waiting for a closing announcement. Finally at 7:15 there was nothing to do but clean off my car. And at 7:25 there was nothing to do but shout angrily at Schnookie and Boomer who were trying to make nice, smart suggestions like “the weather conditions today call for snow and wind and blizzard, you really shouldn’t drive in it”. And then at 7:30 I put my hat and coat on and… The call finally came in! I realize 7:30 is early for people who don’t live 50 miles from where they work, but man, I hate that they cut it so close! But… SNOW DAY! Woo-hoo! Everyone should live in an area that’s at somewhat likely to get snow but not so often that everything doesn’t shut down when there’s 100% chance of snow all day long.
If I was a better person, I’d share in your joy.
What she said. I’ll just stand in this corner, kicking the cat.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: But aren’t you both DELIGHTED that I got to sleep until 11 today?
I’ll just stand in this corner, kicking the cat.
:^::::::::::::::::: Unfortunately, Joey’s in Rochester and he fights back.
Everyone should live in an area that’s at somewhat likely to get snow
Just enough to be cold and icky, but not enough to shut down. On the positive side, trudging a mile in snow works wonders for your calves!
Dude, a Whalers sweater is the girl-hockey-fan equivalent of a hooker outfit.
I recall disliking the Whalers as much as I dislike the Hurricanes.
I recall disliking the Whalers as much as I dislike the Hurricanes.
Well, that’s your loss. Because the men who chase girls in Whalers sweaters are generally above-average in looks (for hockey fans). Heh.
But aren’t you both DELIGHTED that I got to sleep until 11 today?
Call me selfish, buuttt no.
Call me selfish, buuttt no.
Heh heh. There was the brief break in my sleeping-in, though, during which there was much shouting and recriminations from a very cranky Pookie, but things calmed down after she got the call not to go to work. :P
When I wear mine (it’s a real one, too)
I could make a joke about you being old enough to buy a proper one while the team was around, but I’m bigger than that. I’d love a real one, but real jerseys are expensive, so I got one for $30 from Singapore.
It really is the best looking jersey though. R.I.P. the Whale.
Because the men who chase girls in Whalers sweaters are generally above-average in looks (for hockey fans).
Well I like ‘em sloppy, drunk, and belligerent, so I wear a Rangers jersey!
there was much shouting and recriminations from a very cranky Pookie,
I went to Catholic elementary school in the city, so I used to watch all the public schools close (namely the ones my cousins went to) while I put on my stupid plaid jumper.
But aren’t you both DELIGHTED that I got to sleep until 11 today?
Absolutely delighted! By that time, I’d been awake for 5 hours! It was EXCELLENT! Excellent in that I was in the mess hall with hot cocao, watching the snow come down like sparkly little shards of glass.
Unfortunately, Joey’s in Rochester and he fights back.
We haven’t got a cat, and I’d feel bad about kicking the bunnies. I might reconsider, once I find out which one gnawed on the table legs of our coffee table.
If I was a better person, I’d share in your joy.
What she said. I’ll just stand in this corner, kicking the cat.
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Ok then, congrats to everyone else who got a Snow Day! It’s a long shot but we might get one tomorrow.
On the jersey comments, I get a lot more looks from men when I wear my Otter jersey away from the arena but I think it’s more of the variety of “she’s a hockey fan?” or even more specifically “she’s an Ott fan?” I don’t exactly fit the model for that around here. A lot of double takes.
I could make a joke about you being old enough to buy a proper one while the team was around, but I’m bigger than that.
Heh. That’s cool. I can take it. I’m proud that my very first hockey game in person was Whalers/Islanders, when both teams stunk! If you want to keep watching the sport after witnessing those two teams in person, you’re the real deal. (And now, obviously, the real old deal. :P)
Well I like ‘em sloppy, drunk, and belligerent, so I wear a Rangers jersey!
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Mags, I am so sorry your morning was so long, and not snow-day-y! That’s just awful! I’ll try to enjoy my day off extra, on your behalf. :P
I don’t exactly fit the model for that around here. A lot of double takes.
I can vouch for how unexpected Myra looks to be wearing an Ott sweater! You rock the “cute suburban mom” look quite well, Myra! :D
I can vouch for how unexpected Myra looks to be wearing an Ott sweater! You rock the “cute suburban mom” look quite well, Myra! :D
Aw. Thank you, Schnookie. The thing is, I only “look” harmless. Heh. Heh. Heh.
Well I like ‘em sloppy, drunk, and belligerent, so I wear a Rangers jersey!
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You better be careful out there, McGuffs!
I’ll try to enjoy my day off extra, on your behalf. :P
You do that :). I really don’t begrudge you the snow day. I got enough rain days and typhoon days in Hong Kong. And stoic as the Dutch are (although they like to pretend they’re not) we’re about as likely to get a snow day here, as I am to become Queen of England. Given that we don’t expect them, it’s hard to argue that I’m disappointed by the lack of them.
The thing is, I only “look” harmless.
That first impression is really all you need :D
Rumor has it Staffy makes a lot of girls look pregnant.* Zing!
I walked right into that one, didn’t I?
I am so not in the mood to work today. I have stuff to do, just don’t want to do it.
So instead, I was checking to see what the game schedule was tonight and it says “Flyers/Devils”? Didn’t they just play them, like day before yesterday??? Are they trying to confuse me???
So instead, I was checking to see what the game schedule was tonight and it says “Flyers/Devils”? Didn’t they just play them, like day before yesterday??? Are they trying to confuse me???
If you run into Bill Murray, you’ll know it’s Groundhog Day.
“Flyers/Devils”? Didn’t they just play them, like day before yesterday??? Are they trying to confuse me???
Home-and-home, baby! WOOOOOOOOOOOO! Sigh. I am impressed that the game hasn’t been canceled yet. We’re getting a blizzard warning now, complete with the National Weather Service advising us that since we almost NEVER have blizzards here, we have NO IDEA how dangerous it is to be out and about. They’re all, “ONLY GO OUTSIDE IN CASES OF EXTREME EMERGENCY!” Like, apparently, Devils/Flyers games. :P
“ONLY GO OUTSIDE IN CASES OF EXTREME EMERGENCY!” Like, apparently, Devils/Flyers games
And watch tomorrow there be no columns written about how dangerous it was for the league to dare play a hockey game when a raging snowstorm had just hit the region.
And I would bet good money that the streets around the arena would be the most immaculately plowed streets in all of Newark. (That is, if Newark thinks anything like Buffalo.)
You guys, I have never seen anything like this snow. It’s BIZONKERS. I’m sure you guys in Buffalo call this a flurry, but it is literally a white out. CRAZY!
That picture doesn’t even do it justice. Since I sat down to upload it, visibility has dropped even further, and, in the craziest thing ever, our mailman just drove up. Pookie’s all, “I guess what they say is true…”
Hi guys. Just here to dine and dash. So rude. I know. But, I thought you’d all like to see Sidney Crosby with no shirt on:
http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/Sports/gallery/2010/02/10/12825171.php?img=2
You can thank me later.
SNORT!
The thing is, I only “look” harmless. Heh. Heh. Heh.
I can vouch for the fact that Myra’s harmless look is deceiving. :P
Just kidding! *ducks*
Aw. You’re safe, Patty. Most people are as long as they don’t do anything mean to someone I care about. Then the momma she-bear comes out in full force.
Stupid Red Wings fan… had it coming to him….
Stupid Red Wings fan… had it coming to him….
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Stupid Red Wings fan… had it coming to him….
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The snow is amazing, btw. How many inches do you think you have gotten. It looks like a lot but then I’m from Texas. 2″ looks like a blizzard to me.
Looks like a hoot, Ookies.
Hey I think I see your lettuce sprouts!
We just went outside (to knock off the troubling amount of snow building up on the power lines running from the street into the house…) and the snow is literally up to our knees. I think it’s safe to say we’ve got upwards of 20 inches by now. With no sign of it stopping. In fact, it’s snowing harder now than it was an hour ago…
Hey I think I see your lettuce sprouts!
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Hey I think I see your lettuce sprouts!
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I can’t get over all that snow!
I can’t stop staring out the window at it. It’s so pretty!
Someone just skiied down our street.
I can’t stop staring out the window at it. It’s so pretty!
I will admit, it’s quite scenic here too! But I can say that now that I’m home and warm and smell like dead cat. Actually that last part kind of sucks.
Someone just skiied down our street.
Okay that’s crazy.
Can you even do that? Surely that can’t be legal.
Actually that last part kind of sucks.
Well, I never said it smells nice here! (Just kidding. It’s about to start smelling like fresh baked chocolate chip cookies. And dead cat.)
For the record, it always smells like dead cat here. You know how it is when you’re a crazy cat lady…
Here’s a better view of the depth of snow we’ve gotten, taken about two inches ago:
Someone just skiied down our street.
Ha! That’s kinda cool!
20+” Wow! The most I’ve ever seen is 9″.
And our house has a tendency to smell like wet dirty dog. Not pleasant. He’s such a small dog to have so much smell. I don’t get it.
Y’all should enter this photo contest! Maybe Chuck the Duck could star!
It’s about to start smelling like fresh baked chocolate chip cookies. And dead cat.
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For the record, it always smells like dead cat here.
My sophomore year I lived in a quad with a soccer player, a cross country runner, and another lacrosse player, so I remember walking into our common room one day and yelling, “Why does it always have to smell like feet in here?!” We started hanging our sneakers out the window after that.
And I guess I smell more like the crap they use to preserve the dead cat for dissection. Which still isn’t pleasant.
And our house has a tendency to smell like wet dirty dog. Not pleasant. He’s such a small dog to have so much smell. I don’t get it.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: It’s the small ones you have to watch out for. :P (Our crazy ex roommate had a cat who farted all the time. Dude, that was WAY unpleasant.)
And this is DEFINITELY the most snow I’ve ever seen, too. I think my previous high was somewhere in the 15-18″ range. Obviously, we have winter weather here in Jersey, but nothing like real wintry places. We get, on average, one significant snowfall a year. This is well outside our norm. :D
OH MY GOD, PATTY, WE ARE SO ENTERING THAT CONTEST!!! I was just reading the stuff from the site to Pookie and Boomer, without mentioning your comment, and when I got to “Devils-themed picture of the snow”, they pointed, in unison, to Chuck.
I knew y’all would jump to that same conclusion!
And I guess I smell more like the crap they use to preserve the dead cat for dissection. Which still isn’t pleasant.
Ew. No offense. :P
So you’re using my mom’s recipe?
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