Today we don’t need to be looking for that baby deer one more time, because we’ve found a baby turtle:
This is what Boxworthy looks like after he’s been shrunk to the size of a silver dollar. Or rather, this is what he looks like after he’s been shrunk and has somehow managed to crawl out of his suddenly comically-oversized butler’s uniform.
We don’t know what this is a sign of, because the reason this baby turtle was even spotted in the first place was because Schnookie was desperately searching the grounds at work for her missing iPod. While Pookie was at the dentist getting three fillings. After having picked up some kind of stomach bug yesterday. While on vacation. So was it a good day or a bad day? Is the turtle a harbinger of joy or fate mocking us? The only way we can find out for sure is to see how the Devils play, and how the rest of the hockey action tonight pans out.
So was it a good day or a bad day?
I vote good! Aside from the iPod and fillings, of course.
Turtles are awesome, he had to be a sign of positive things to come. Or a representation of hilariously slow defensmen…not sure.
I’m not sure you’re helping, andrew. :P
And :^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: to the REM and Pearl Jam crack on the last thread. Stupid Bucci. The fact that I’ve heard of all the bands he thinks are “obscure” really tells the whole story. I bet even this turtle’s heard of them all, and it was probably literally born yesterday. (Oooh, BURN!)
Perhaps it’s an omen. Maybe tonight is the night PL3 or (shudder) Peters get a misconduct for wailing on someone who refuses to drop gloves.
MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED! NO MOTTAU! NO MOTTAU! NO MOTTAU!
Maybe tonight is the night PL3 or (shudder) Peters get a misconduct for wailing on someone who refuses to drop gloves.
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And when I read earlier today that Mottau was getting rested tonight, I thought, “It’s like a valentine for gunner!”
I’m not sure you’re helping, andrew. :P
Ha! Yeah, sorry. My perception is totally skewed today. I won a dvd giveaway! Best day ever. I never win anything!
I bet even this turtle’s heard of them all, and it was probably literally born yesterday.
Seriously! Literally yesterday. Stupid Bucci.
Oooh, congratulations! What dvds did you win? And how? I’m so impressed! I think that definitely makes it a good day, or at least explains the turtle (he was clearly traveling the land, spreading the news of your big win).
Let’s look at this scientifically:
Good: Baby Turtle
Bad: Multiple Fillings
Good: Hockey is on TV
Bad: Lost iPod
Good: No Mottau
Bad: Is Peters in the lineup?
I think the Good outweighs the bad.
Good: No Peters in the lineup.
Bad: Playoff match-ups mean we must root for the Capitals tonight.
I just saw Derek Roy defend Tyler Myers. Baby turtles indeed.
Oh ookies! I heard a silly Devils story this weekend. Do you want to hear it?
I won a dvd giveaway!
The C.H.U.D. collection? Cause that would be awesome!!
I heard a silly Devils story this weekend. Do you want to hear it?
Um… yes? :P
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Hambone!!!!
I heard a silly Devils story this weekend. Do you want to hear it?
Does it involve Pando or Paulie and a taxi cab? :D
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Hambone! ::tosses baby turtle confetti in the air::
::tosses baby turtle confetti in the air::
The baby turtle totally was the size of confetti!
Good: Hambone scored.
Bad: We’re three games from the playoffs and we still don’t know what the lines will be. Or who the defensemen will be.
No taxi cabs and no Paulie and Pando but scooters!
I met someone this weekend that’s from Rod Pelley’s hometown. The last time the Devils were in Vancouver the Devils went out to a bar after the game and Zach and Clarkaround paid little kids to borrow their scooters so they could drunkenly ride them down the street.
Zach and Clarkaround paid little kids to borrow their scooters so they could drunkenly ride them down the street.
Best. Mental picture. Ever.
Bad: We’re three games from the playoffs and we still don’t know what the lines will be. Or who the defensemen will be.
I’m going to go look for that baby deer that ate the team’s playbook and line-ups.
Zach and Clarkaround paid little kids to borrow their scooters so they could drunkenly ride them down the street.
:^:::::::::::::::: I bet Zach wrapped his around a tree (Clarkson tried but failed) and then fled the scene, leaving Boxworthy to deal with the police.
Zach and Clarkaround paid little kids to borrow their scooters so they could drunkenly ride them down the street.
I bet Zach wrapped his around a tree (Clarkson tried but failed) and then fled the scene, leaving Boxworthy to deal with the police.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: to the story and to Pookie. That’s so like Zach, to total a kid’s scooter and run. Of course, Boxworthy was on hand, because he was the one who brokered the deal in the first place.
I bet Zach wrapped his around a tree (Clarkson tried but failed)
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I’m guessing that Clarkson is the best drunken-shenanigans-buddy ever. If the cops show up, he’ll totally fight them for you.
I bet Zach wrapped his around a tree (Clarkson tried but failed) and then fled the scene, leaving Boxworthy to deal with the police.
HA! “I say man! Deal with the po po while I go give that child a shiny penny and then hide in a bush!”
Patrick Kane probably would have given the little kid $5 and then punched him for not giving him back change.
“I say man! Deal with the po po while I go give that child a shiny penny and then hide in a bush!”
OK, Zach referring to the police as the po po might be the best mental picture ever!
I’m guessing that Clarkson is the best drunken-shenanigans-buddy ever.
You are so right. Because in addition to fighting the police, he’s also able to charm anyone into doing whatever he wants them to.
Patrick Kane probably would have given the little kid $5 and then punched him for not giving him back change.
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If the cops show up, he’ll totally fight them for you.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: This is why he’s so popular with his teammates.
“I say man! Deal with the po po while I go give that child a shiny penny and then hide in a bush!”
Patrick Kane probably would have given the little kid $5 and then punched him for not giving him back change.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: to both of you!
And WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! That shift was bonkers! The shot that looked like it was going in didn’t, and then the one that looked like it was stopped wasn’t. That’s more than my tiny little brain can cope with!
Good: Zach scored again!
Bad: This could lead to drunken shenanigans in Atlanta, which never ends well for athletes. Also, this means I can’t make a reworded Careless Whisper joke until the playoffs.
That’s more than my tiny little brain can cope with!
I’m trying to watch the game and research laptops at the same time. It’s messy.
We just chased the Prawn from the net. Not to seem like a total moron, but when did Auld become a Ranger?
Bad: This could lead to drunken shenanigans in Atlanta, which never ends well for athletes.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Yeah, I suspect Zach could do a lot worse than wrapping some kid’s scooter around a tree…
We just chased the Prawn from the net.
NICE! That’s one of my very favorite things! Thanks, Sabres!!
mcguffers, go with a Toshiba! They have the most wonderful keyboards ever.
We just chased the Prawn from the net.
Woo-hoo! Nicely done!
I suspect Zach could do a lot worse than wrapping some kid’s scooter around a tree…
Yeah, in Atlanta, he’d wrap a kid’s scooter around a tree outside the Gold Club.
Yeah, in Atlanta, he’d wrap a kid’s scooter around a tree outside the Gold Club.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Thank you. I was trying to take that somewhere, make some sort of joke, but my tiny little brain just isn’t working. I suck. :P
mcguffers, go with a Toshiba! They have the most wonderful keyboards ever.
One of theirs is on my top 3. Dell seems to have way too many complaints about customer service. There’s an Acer that’s caught my eye.
Yeah, in Atlanta, he’d wrap a kid’s scooter around a tree outside the Gold Club.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: There aren’t any trees on the Chip Strip here, but they could run into the Metro.
There aren’t any trees on the Chip Strip here, but they could run into the Metro.
Yeah, Zach will have to settle for wrapping the kid’s scooter around Derek Roy’s drunken prone body. Heh.
I can’t vouch for Acer, but I had two Toshibas and then needed a new one, so I did all this research and settled on a Sony. The Sony? Total crap. I’m never not getting a Toshiba again.
I’m guessing that Clarkson is the best drunken-shenanigans-buddy ever. If the cops show up, he’ll totally fight them for you.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: (to the entire comment section, actually.) And a turtle the size of a silver dollar??? *girly squee*
There aren’t any trees on the Chip Strip here, but they could run into the Metro.
Ha! They’d only do that if they mixed up the clanging of the Metro warning bell with the enticing bell of an ice cream truck.
Yeah, Zach will have to settle for wrapping the kid’s scooter around Derek Roy’s drunken prone body. Heh.
Can’t top that.
They’d only do that if they mixed up the clanging of the Metro warning bell with the enticing bell of an ice cream truck.
Dude, if the Devils had a dime for every time one of their players made that mistake, they’d be rich.
And a turtle the size of a silver dollar??? *girly squee*
I KNOW! I keep staring at the picture of it and making noises only dogs can hear.
They’d only do that if they mixed up the clanging of the Metro warning bell with the enticing bell of an ice cream truck.
There’s a lesson Derek Roy learned the hard way!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! Travis didn’t want to wait for us to turn the sound back on. He just had to score that acorn RIGHTTHEN.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
I love beating the rangers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. WE WANT 12!!!!
yes please.
It would be pretty funny if the Sabres/Devils last match up was the game to see who gets to play the Bruins in the first round. *pause* Maybe “funny” isn’t the right word…
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. WE WANT 12!!!!
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I still can’t believe the crowd in Columbus didn’t chant that. As a Devils fan, I’m fairly confident I will never be in the situation where I can count up to 8 and then demand 9.
Yes! Get 12! Please get 12!
McG, I HOPE the Sabres get Boston. Seriously.
I love when Doc is cheering for Marty to get a shot at an empty net.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Is that… is that… a baby deer? Do I really see one this time? (This was a surprisingly quiet game, wasn’t it? The Thrashers really didn’t put up much of a fight.)
Pookie, I got to do the chant once at an Amerks game. I think that chant should be embraced by hockey fans! You can’t do it in football (American or European) or basketball, and baseball’s to boring to chant anything at.
Kathleen, I’d even take Philly or the Rangers. Wait, no. It’s so much more pleasurable to watch the Rangers NOT make the playoffs. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
It would be pretty funny if the Sabres/Devils last match up was the game to see who gets to play the Bruins in the first round.
All I want is to not be stuck watching the Rangers. Seriously, that’s the only thing I’m asking of these playoffs.
did I just hear “Kennedy flattens Shelley”? Because someone should be ashamed of himself, and it isn’t Timmykins.
Crunchy’s gonna cut a bitch!!!
Oh, and since he was ashamed, he took it out on Crunchy. And then Derek Roy(!?!!!!!) had to tell him to knock it the eff off.
This game is AWESOME.
Flyers would be funnest for sure. But I think Bruins would be easiest. Really, I do.
and baseball’s to boring to chant anything at.
Word. I’d lose count between 1 and 2, and then nod off.
and baseball’s to boring to chant anything at.
Word. I’d lose count between 1 and 2, and then nod off.
Yes. And yes again.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eeeaaak, the Sabres are so cute. I love them so.
This game is AWESOME.
Hells muthafrakkin ya, YO!!! Staffy gets a goal, and assist and 2 penalties, then serves a roughing penalty for, say it with me now, MILLLLLLLEEEEEEEERRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!
Flyers would be funnest for sure. But I think Bruins would be easiest. Really, I do.
Oooh, that’s always a dangerous game, saying shit like that out loud. The Hockey Gods love to feast on the souls of hockey fans who pick their first-round opponents that way. :P (I generally just hope for whichever team it would hurt the least to lose to. In other words, anyone but the Rangers. :D)
I think it IS a baby deer, Schnookie!
And yay for Buffalo!
I had a good day. For the first time ever, I saw a famous person in the grocery store. I was in line RIGHT BEHIND Michael Young of the Texas Rangers (the good Rangers). (Well, not good, but not EVIL.)
He looked perfectly normal. Except hawt.
Staffy is back from the dead. I am SO happy about that.
I’d lose count between 1 and 2, and then nod off.
I’m bored just thinking about it.
I’m bored just thinking about it.
I know! And I’m dreading all the dirty looks I get for not standing for “God Bless America” during the 7th inning stretch.
Last season I was at the game against the Rangers where we got to chant, “We want 10!” And then we GOT IT!
That high lasted several days. :D
And I’m dreading all the dirty looks I get for not standing for “God Bless America” during the 7th inning stretch.
And the people sitting around us are dreading my loud protests of, “This is NOT our national anthem, MORONS!”
I just Googled Michael Young. He IS hawt!! I’m always afraid that the one time I see a Sabre in Wegmans is going to be the day I’m buying feminine products.
Flyers would be funnest for sure. But I think Bruins would be easiest.
Go outside, turn around three times and spit. And curse. You’re tempting the hockey gods.
And was tonight Marty’s 600th win?
And I’m dreading all the dirty looks I get for not standing for “God Bless America” during the 7th inning stretch.
And the people sitting around us are dreading my loud protests of, “This is NOT our national anthem, MORONS!”
We always sang “Take Me Out To The Ballgame”. I guess we’re not very patriotic. Or we’re not morons. :D
Last season I was at the game against the Rangers where we got to chant, “We want 10!” And then we GOT IT!
It’s like a Disney movie ending!
And was tonight Marty’s 600th win?
Yes it was! And 110th shutout! It was a surprisingly workmanlike effort from the Devils. They have me very confident that if they could just draw a non-playoff team in the first round, they’d be set.
It’s like a Disney movie ending!
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Seeing your team score 10 against the Rangers would be the best fairy tale of all time.
Awww, Staffy is tonight’s winner of the hideous white jacket.
We always used to sing “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” but then the Yankees ruined it for everyone. If it weren’t for Derek Jeter… ::shakes fist in the direction of Yankees Stadium::
Alright, what is the significance of the white blazer? Why does it say “Will” and #10 on it. I get the best player of the game, but why?
Funfetti tastes like Derek Jeter.
Alright, what is the significance of the white blazer? Why does it say “Will” and #10 on it.
I have no idea. I figured it came from the closet of Derek Roy, but since the sleeves don’t end at Staffy’s elbows I guess now.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I was thinking the same thing about it being D Royz, but it’s adult sized. And it was big on Gerbe.
I don’t mind the singing of God Bless America, but don’t go all psycho on me for daring to have to go to the restroom while they’re singing it. It’s called a stretch for a reason.
Funfetti tastes like Derek Jeter.
Stop it! You’re going to make me like funfetti! :P
We’ll agree to disagree about Jeter then. I’ll keep Komisarek, you can have Jeter and his goofy shaped head. :P
you can have Jeter and his goofy shaped head. :P
And all his championship rings. Mmmmmm…
Seeing your team score 10 against the Rangers would be the best fairy tale of all time.</i?
Ah, memories.
Ah, tags.
:tosses baby turtle confetti in the air::
The baby turtle totally was the size of confetti!
I say, a VERY lucky day! The Chinese believe that turtles bring wealth. I hope you were nice to him. You didn’t hit him with your car like a baby hamdeer, did you? Just checking!
Ah, tags.
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The Chinese believe that turtles bring wealth.
Sweet!
Ah, tags.
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The Chinese believe that turtles bring wealth. I hope you were nice to him. You didn’t hit him with your car like a baby hamdeer, did you? Just checking!
That’s good to know about the wealth! I suppose this turtle is going to bring itsy-bitsy wealth, since it can’t handle anything much bigger. (I couldn’t have hit this thing with my car like a baby hamdeer if I tried. It would have just slipped between the treads of my tires. :P)
I suppose this turtle is going to bring itsy-bitsy wealth, since it can’t handle anything much bigger.
Hmmm…I’m so curious about this teeny tiny turtle. Was there a pond nearby? Or maybe a pet store? Or maybe a Turtle Egg store?
This tiny turtle is crazy.
Or maybe a pet store? Or maybe a Turtle Egg store?
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: A Turtle Egg store would be awesome. Alas, it’s just a pond. There are many at my worksite, as well as some pretty hardcore wetland/marshes. There’s a stream maybe 100 yards from where the turtle was on one side, and a pond maybe 30 yards away on the other side. He could have come from ANYWHERE!
He could have come from ANYWHERE!
You know, there could be an army of tiny turtles slowly surrounding your worksite. He could have been a scout.
And in other news, Luongo is choking as we speak. I’m so sorry to be a turn-coat about this. I don’t like it. But COME. ON.
I’ll try not to complain too much more about him. I promise.
Someone in my office is convinced he needs a sports psychologist.
carol, is it a game-or-two choke by Luongo? Or is he going to take it into the playoffs?
This game is stupid.
Nice shot of the lights of downtown Dallas, though. *sigh*
You know, there could be an army of tiny turtles slowly surrounding your worksite. He could have been a scout.
OH MY GOD! You’re right! We’re in danger at work! Sometime, many, many months from now, they’ll have us completely pinned in!
And I am so sorry about Luongo. It is SO annoying to have a top-tier goalie who melts down in the playoffs every year, but whom everyone still seems to think is awesome. It’s like, “People, but he SUCKS!” Or maybe that’s just my experience with Marty. (Who, to be fair, has managed not to suck thrice, so I shouldn’t complain TOO much. :P)
Oh. Just checked the Stars score. Sorry. :(
Patty, who the heck is that in the Stars goal?
Or is he going to take it into the playoffs?
Based on the last 2 seasons? I think he’s going to blow it right into the playoffs.
Oi noi. The Stars are not doing so well right now. Sorry, Patty (in Dallas). Oof.
Based on the last 2 seasons? I think he’s going to blow it right into the playoffs.
Heh. Sounds like you need to go look for that baby hamdeer one more time. :P
Patty, who the heck is that in the Stars goal?
Some guy named Climie. Up from Austin.
Be-lated WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
I was sitting an exam, then practice, then walked home and bought beer, so I missed everything.
It was workmanlike and no-nonsense, Tim. Clearly, your being out was good for the Devils. :P
The whiteboard behind Brad Richards says,
“–Light flush
–Drink”
I think I’ll skip the flush ride and so straight to the drinking.
That seems to be the pattern, I must be bad joo-joo.
Any time I hear of turtles, I think of this:
A well-known scientist (some say it was Bertrand Russell) once gave a public lecture on astronomy. He described how the earth orbits around the sun and how the sun, in turn, orbits around the center of a vast collection of stars called our galaxy. At the end of the lecture, a little old lady at the back of the room got up and said: “What you have told us is rubbish. The world is really a flat plate supported on the back of a giant tortoise.” The scientist gave a superior smile before replying, “What is the tortoise standing on?” “You’re very clever, young man, very clever”, said the old lady. “But it’s turtles all the way down!”
The whiteboard behind Brad Richards says,
“–Light flush
–Drink”
I think I’ll skip the flush ride and so straight to the drinking.
I shudder to think what they’re drinking if it needs a light flush first.
Yea for
The Devils Win
The Sabres Win
Teenie Baby Turtles
Seeing Mike Young in the Grocery Store (Which One?!?)
Anytime you can score 10 goals against the Rangers
Drunken hockey players on kids’ scooters
The Stars W…..oh wait. Never mind. Poop.
“You’re very clever, young man, very clever”, said the old lady. “But it’s turtles all the way down!”
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Seeing Mike Young in the Grocery Store (Which One?!?)
The Tom Thumb over at North Park! Wanna meet me there for grocery shopping next week? :D
“You’re very clever, young man, very clever”, said the old lady. “But it’s turtles all the way down!”
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That reminds me that I get email every now and then for Carol Browne at the University of Sydney, Australia who is a turtle specialist. She was quoted in this article here – http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2003/04/03/2045569.htm
And that’s my story.
“But it’s turtles all the way down!”
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! What a great way to start my morning! (Sadly, no baby turtles were on the sidewalk on my way into the building, though.)
Carol, that’s so cool that your doppelganger is a turtle expert. I should get in touch with her about the tiny turtle army here. I bet she could shed some light on the situation.
Oh, I wanted to comment on the Zach/Clarkson story. How adorable is it that when they got drunk they chose to ride on kids’s scooters?!? That is not the usual Vancouver postgame activity you hear about from players, is it. Loved it!
But the mom in me is still trying to figure out why there were kids on scooters near a bar that late? But this is Zach we are talking about. He probably has a self imposed curfew of 9pm.
But the mom in me is still trying to figure out why there were kids on scooters near a bar that late? But this is Zach we are talking about. He probably has a self imposed curfew of 9pm.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I suspect, rather the way that Boxworthy often has to murmur discretely in Zach’s ear, “That lady is no lady”, he also had to pipe up about how those “kids” were no kids. :P
Yeah, I thought that too. But it’s more fun to think of them paying a couple of nine-year-olds at 8pm. :P
You’re right, of course. Or, more accurately, swiping a bunch of 8-year-olds’ scooters and throwing wads of cash at them while scootering off into the night. :P
<And I’m dreading all the dirty looks I get for not standing for “God Bless America” during the 7th inning stretch.
And the people sitting around us are dreading my loud protests of, “This is NOT our national anthem, MORONS!”
I’m with you guys…
What was the fate of this cute small turtle? Did he go on his merry way, or did you kidnap him?
We had 5 (!) turtles many moons ago. It’s very hard to keep the tank clean! Plus, it’s illegal to buy turtles in NJ, so we had to cross the state line to get them.
To quote Patty, “Ah, tags!” :^::::::::::::
It’s illegal to buy turtles in Jersey??? Wow! I had no idea. I guess I should let this little guy go, now that I know I can’t sell him… (Just kidding. He and I, after a brief photography/hissing session, went our separate ways. Turtles carry salmonella, yo. I would never even consider picking a wild turtle up! No matter how minuscule!)
Yup. So Zach, must have acquired Boxworthy out of state! He must also have gone to the pet store in Pearl River, NY!
A wild turtle must be all kinds of unsavory, plus that little bastard hissed at you! I like to see them swimming by when we go rowing in Princeton. But that water is nasty!
I adore turtles, but they don’t make good pets.
swiping a bunch of 8-year-olds’ scooters and throwing wads of cash at them while scootering off into the night.
At least he didn’t ask if they accept credit or debit.
I just wrote “must” a lot.
At least he didn’t ask if they accept credit or debit.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Maybe he threw a handful of credit cards at them, instead of cash?
A wild turtle must be all kinds of unsavory, plus that little bastard hissed at you!
I know! The hissing was pretty hilarious, because again, this turtle was unimaginably tiny. But it packs a lot of bravado into that itsy-bitsy little turtle body, I guess. And salmonella. :P
Meanwhile, Zach’s like, “Pet store? What are they talking about, Boxworthy?”
I’ve never seen such a tiny little beast! At least you know he couldn’t jump on you, like a frog. That would have made him more intimidating I think.
Oh my god, frogs horrify me. I hate them SO MUCH. If that had been an itsy-bitsy frog, believe me, there would have been no stopping to take pictures. There would only have been a shriek of terror, perhaps some vomiting with disgust, then some running into the building to get away from its vileness. ::shudder::
I’ve only seen a frog outside of an aquarium once in my life, and that was last summer. We came home at night, and the little brown thing was in front of our door. I got a picture on my cellphone, and tried to act all cool and not scared. But then it jumped and some girly screaming ensued. Thankfully, it didn’t touch either of us.
We had a pond in our backyard when we were kids, and these ENORMOUS frogs used to wander away from it, when it was rainy, to hang out next to our driveway. I have twice STEPPED on frogs (one of them a DEAD FROG) with bare feet. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEE! I feel sick just thinking about it.
(That said, I love listening to frogs. There’s one that lives in the artificial pond in our neighbor’s backyard, and it’s just so wonderful at night to hear him ribbiting away.)
Good morning everyone! What a great frickin Sabres game last night! Holy shit! And the Sharks beat the Lames!
And it’s not just wild turtles that hiss at you, mine hisses and snaps all the time, but we love him just the same.
I think I would have died on contact. Thinking about my skin coming in contact with a big slimy frog sends shivers down my spine.
That is pretty gross. Stepping on a frog with bare feet?
Tracie stepped on a snail while wearing sandals last week. She almost had a gross-out heart attack from that. I can’t even imagine what a frog would have been like.
We get them all over the place out here. Dozens and dozens. It’s sad, but every once in a while one is hiding in the tall grass and I accidentally catch it with the lawn mower. Very gross.
Good morning, andrew! It was an AWESOME day for hockey yesterday, wasn’t it? The turtle (and the DVDs you won) turned out to be a good sign after all! :D
And it’s not just wild turtles that hiss at you, mine hisses and snaps all the time, but we love him just the same.
Wow, I had no idea. I figured domesticated turtles would be hissless… :P
And stepping on a SNAIL? In SANDALS? I would die. That is SO disgusting. As is catching a frog with a lawnmower, but dude, the frogs need to learn. If they don’t hide in the grass, they don’t get mowed (or stepped on by barefooted, 13-year-old me. ::SHUDDER::).
Good: Froggies ribbiting away by a pond.
Bad: Stepping on Froggies in bare feet. That’s so gross.
Good: Free lunch at the office.
Bad: My brownie had sneak coconut it it. I couldn’t taste it, but the texture was there. Ick.
Bad: My brownie had sneak coconut it it. I couldn’t taste it, but the texture was there. Ick.
It’s the culinary equivalent to stepping on a frog or snail! How horrifying!!
The turtle (and the DVDs you won) turned out to be a good sign after all!
They did! And I realized I left you hanging yesterday on the movie question. Sorry about that. When 4:30 hits, I’m out the door!
I won a copy of The Baader Meinhof Complex (about the German RAF in the 60s/70s) and I Sell the Dead (an 18th century graverobbing comedy)! They were giving away copies over at Twitch so I e-mailed in. Still can’t believe I won. I’ve entered like a thousand of their giveaways.
When 4:30 hits, I’m out the door!
I would expect nothing less! (I was stuck hanging around my office until 6:00 last night waiting for someone to get back to me about travel arrangements for today. He never did. Gah.)
That is so awesome, though! I read some reviews of The Baader Meinhof Complex when it came out — sounds like a good one. I can’t speak for I Sell The Dead, other than that graverobbing comedy is a genre that gets entirely too little play. Pookie regularly enters fabric giveaways like that one, and has won once or twice. It’s such a rush to win!
It’s the culinary equivalent to stepping on a frog or snail!
Ew, it totally is!
The grossest wild animal I ever dealt with was while picking cherry tomatoes. I reached into the tomato plant and was like, “La di da, picking tomatoes, picking tomatoes, la la la! Hey, why won’t this tomato come off?! Why ::tugs:: won’t ::tugs:: this tomato :: tugs:: come off?!? [looks at tomato and discovers fingers are pinching the head of an extremely annoyed green hornworm] SCREEEEEECH!” But that’s a lot less disgusting than a snail or a frog.
It’s the culinary equivalent to stepping on a frog or snail!
And everyone knows you don’t want to step on frogs or snails, you want to EAT them because they are deliiiicious! :P
I entered a big, big, big giveaway last month and the winner should be announced soon. Everyone keep your fingers crossed! I am so going to win 220 fat quarters of solid-colored fabric! :D
(sorry, I forgot to close the tag on my previous comment.)
DAMN YOU TAGS, that was supposed to be a joke with a */French* tag that I supposedly forgot to close. And now it’s completely incomprehensible.
that was supposed to be a joke with a */French* tag that I supposedly forgot to close. And now it’s completely incomprehensible.
I got it! It was totally comprehensible to me! And I was going to respond with a hearty :^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: until I saw what angst it caused you. :D (Seriously, though, :^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::)
I read some reviews of The Baader Meinhof Complex when it came out — sounds like a good one. I can’t speak for I Sell The Dead, other than that graverobbing comedy is a genre that gets entirely too little play.
We went and saw TBMC when it came through town. Very good movie. I haven’t seen I Sell the Dead but it looks great and has some really good actors in it. And to be sure, there are lots of graverobbing comedies out there, you just have to look for them! (Plan 9 From Outerspace being the all time great, albiet the comedy is entirely unintentional)
looks at tomato and discovers fingers are pinching the head of an extremely annoyed green hornworm
Oh man. That is F’d up. Those things are nasty looking little buggers. When we were kids we loved picking them off our plants and throwing them to the ducks.
I entered a big, big, big giveaway last month and the winner should be announced soon.
Awesome! Good luck!
Thanks Schnookie!
Aaaand I spelled albeit wrong. I swear I’ll start proofreading my comments one daiye.
And everyone knows you don’t want to step on frogs or snails, you want to EAT them because they are deliiiicious!
I concur! Just not the ones from my back yard.
Aaaand I spelled albeit wrong. I swear I’ll start proofreading my comments one daiye.
Dude, the day you guys start proofreading comments is the day we start feeling like we have to provide quality blog content, so please, just don’t. Heh.
Grrreg, :^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
When we were kids we loved picking them off our plants and throwing them to the ducks.
Ooh, maybe I’ll get a pet duck and chain it up in the garden to eat the hornworms! In other exciting garden insect news, I’m pleased to report I saw my first lady bug on one of the apple trees today! Woo-hoo! Goodbye aphids, hellooooo apples! Or something…
This was not a good day to read IPB while eating lunch. Bleh.
More snails a la sandal, Myra?
Double bleh.
We used to have tons of frogs growing up. We had this huge pair that lived under my parents house. I swear they were the size of a hockey glove and must have lived like 10 years. We used to chase them in the yard.
As a kid, I stepped on a smaller one (not bare foot, thank goodness) but it screamed just like a girl. I don’t think I hurt it but it sure scared the heck out of me.
the day you guys start proofreading comments is the day we start feeling like we have to provide quality blog content, so please, just don’t.
Deal!
maybe I’ll get a pet duck and chain it up in the garden to eat the hornworms!
HAHA! A chained up pet duck? Love it. You can name it Sloth.
I’ll get a pet duck and chain it up in the garden to eat the hornworms!
Watch your neighbors come over and start feeding the duck, too.
Does anyone here think the BJs have a shot at beating the Wings tonight? They play a home and home with Detroit to wrap up the season, and I have to decide whether or not to start Mason for either game. We’re down to the wire in fantasy hockey playoffs! I can’t afford a blowout (or two) with the Puckbusters championship trophy on the line.
This was not a good day to read IPB while eating lunch.
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I’m okay with frogs, turtles, spiders, bugs, anything with legs. But get me near a snake, worm, slug, or fish and I’m done. One time this guy caught an eel right next to where we were picnicking and ever since then I refuse to swim in lakes or ponds. Well, I think Lake Ontario’s okay because Kodak killed anything that could live there… wait, maybe that’s not okay.
Our nosy, nosy neighbors will never be able to resist feeding Sloth the duck! It’s gonna be awesome!
Does anyone here think the BJs have a shot at beating the Wings tonight?
I’m… inclined to think not. Especially not with Mason in net. Which means, based on my track record predicting these sorts of things over the last few years, that Mason’s going to get back-to-back shutouts.
And you guys, it is NINETY DEGREES here today. 90! Nine zero!
That’s my story.
I’m going to train Sloth to attack the nosy neighbor. I don’t think that will get me in trouble with animal control at all!
Which means, based on my track record predicting these sorts of things over the last few years, that Mason’s going to get back-to-back shutouts.
Hmmm…interesting. I just don’t know.
And you guys, it is NINETY DEGREES here today. 90! Nine zero!
WTF dude! That’s crazy. Wasn’t it snowing like, two weeks ago?
And you guys, it is NINETY DEGREES here today. 90! Nine zero!
It’s cold and rainy here. Which is why people choose to go away on their vacations.
Wasn’t it snowing like, two weeks ago?
Something like that. We’re hurtling headlong into summer already, that’s for sure. (I have to say, this year the end of winter really sneaked up on me.)
Which is why people choose to go away on their vacations.
Pish posh! Those people are wimps! And they’re devaluing the lovely weather in the summer. I mean, it’s like hothouse strawberries in wintertime. Don’t you enjoy the real thing so much more when it finally gets here if you’re not gallivanting off to soak up warm weather elsewhere at every opportunity? :P
I grew up with frogs-in-a-pond. Used to catch them all the time bare-handed. It was a little man-made pond though, so it wasn’t too hard. Once my dad found one eating another frong, it had little froggy legs sticking out its mouth, still kicking.
It’s cold and rainy here. Which is why people choose to go away on their vacations.
Bummer. We’re getting beautiful weather right now…during the week. It feels like it rains every weekend.
But the garden is loving it. Lettuce is booming, zucchini and okra are budding!
Don’t you enjoy the real thing so much more when it finally gets here if you’re not gallivanting off to soak up warm weather elsewhere at every opportunity?
I’ll treat that as a rhetorical question.
Once my dad found one eating another frong, it had little froggy legs sticking out its mouth, still kicking.
Now there’s a design idea for a plastic lawn ornament.
And you guys, it is NINETY DEGREES here today. 90! Nine zero!
Gah, and here I was, all excited about it being 66 degrees. Thanks for the put down, New Jersey weather!
Once my dad found one eating another frong, it had little froggy legs sticking out its mouth, still kicking.
*gagsplutterdie* Frogs are nasty. But not as nasty as toads.
Guys, the most terrible thing has happened here. Boomer stopped at the fabulous, awesome, extraordinary ice cream place in town — the ice cream place that’s been here at least 20 years, the place we grew up with — and it’s cleared out. It’s 90 degrees on April 7th and there’s no ice cream to be had! WTF?!?!
Sorry, I should have said cleared out as in all the freezers, booths, everything, is all gone. Not like, cleared out as is “everyone else had the same idea today and bought up all their ice cream”.
It’s 90 degrees on April 7th and there’s no ice cream to be had!
That’s terrible!! After 20 years?! Want me to send Ryan Miller down with his “Breakaway Berrier”?
I’m actually not too devastated by the weather because it’s giving me an excuse to not go running and instead watch season three of a British show with a slightly offensive sounding title.
Once my dad found one eating another frong, it had little froggy legs sticking out its mouth, still kicking.
Now there’s a design idea for a plastic lawn ornament.
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Frogs are nasty. But not as nasty as toads.
The ONLY thing toads have going for them is that they don’t seem as slimy as frogs. But honestly, it’s sort of splitting hairs trying to choose which one is grosser.
We’re getting beautiful weather right now…during the week. It feels like it rains every weekend.
But the garden is loving it. Lettuce is booming, zucchini and okra are budding!
Dude, I hate when it’s rainy every weekend! But that’s awesome about the garden. Our garlic is growing like gangbusters, and the orchard is all abloom. We’ve got scads of seedlings doing their wee little seedling thing, but nothing booming yet. Because of how hot it’s been, I’m totally turned inside-out, and think it’s late May already. I’m like, “Why is the garden being so remedial? Isn’t it time for harvesting shit?” Um, no. That’d be a few more months from now…
Want me to send Ryan Miller down with his “Breakaway Berrier”?
Yes please!
I’m actually not too devastated by the weather because it’s giving me an excuse to not go running and instead watch season three of a British show with a slightly offensive sounding title.
Peep Show? Never Mind the Buzzcocks? The F Word? Coupling?
Peep Show? Never Mind the Buzzcocks? The F Word? Coupling?
Never heard of Peep Show. LOVE Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Coupling. Had quite enough of Gordan Ramsey for this lifetime.
It’s Spooks, which isn’t the best word to use in the neighborhood I grew up in. I’ve seen in called MI5 though, so I’ll just use that. :)
It’s 90 degrees on April 7th and there’s no ice cream to be had! WTF?!?!
No way! That’s TERRIBLE!
It’s Spooks, which isn’t the best word to use in the neighborhood I grew up in.
Really? Call me sheltered, but may I ask why?
I’ve been watching series “G” of QI instead of studying for Sadistics. I’ll probably regret it, but I have the approximate attention span of a cocker spaniel at the moment, so it’s for the best. Letting Stephen Fry teach me things definitely beats freaking out because I can’t read more than 2 sentences before falling asleep.
Peep Show is amaaaaazing. David Mitchell and Robert Webb are comedy geniuses.
I’ve never seen Spooks, I tend to shy away from serial dramas and things of that ilk.
Did you grow up in a town full of spies? Was that awesome? What gadgets did your lunch box turn into?
QI holds the record for best show in the history of anything forever with Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Want me to send Ryan Miller down with his “Breakaway Berrier”?
Yes please!
He is going to be in Newark this weekend…
Did you grow up in a town full of spies? Was that awesome? What gadgets did your lunch box turn into?
*shifty eyes* Hmmmm… what have you heard?
Really? Call me sheltered, but may I ask why?
It’s a derogatory term similar to the N-word.
I think I saw David Mitchell on that end of the year quiz show.
Want me to send Ryan Miller down with his “Breakaway Berrier”?
Yes please!
He is going to be in Newark this weekend…</i?
He could be at the -Ookies darn house, but he wouldn't bring anyone anything. Let alone ice cream. That's fatty food!
It’s a derogatory term similar to the N-word.
Oh-ho! Got it. Really? That reminds me of the time I demanded one of my friends take me to the red light district, because I’d never seen a Fille de Joie before.
Yea, Mitchell was on the quiz of the year thing with Jimmy Carr, he also pops up on QI a bunch, has two or three sketch shows with Webb in addition to Peep Show, a radio show, captains a team on Would I Lie To You, and hosts The Bubble. He’s a busy, angry little bee.
because I’d never seen a Fille de Joie before.
Is that that new McDonalds sandwich?
He could be at the -Ookies darn house, but he wouldn’t bring anyone anything. Let alone ice cream. That’s fatty food!
That jerk! :D
Is Peep Show on BBC America? “That Mitchell and Webb Look” was a big hit here at stately IPB Manor.
Is that that new McDonalds sandwich?
*shifty eyes* Yeah, totally. It was introduced alongside the McGangBang.
Isn’t Mitchell on Mock the Week sometimes too? I feel sure I’ve seen him on that. He’s not nearly as angry as Frankie Boyle on that.
Is Peep Show on BBC America? “That Mitchell and Webb Look” was a big hit here at stately IPB Manor.
I honestly don’t know. My exposure to BBC America is severely limited to the approximately 10 weeks a year I spend at my dad’s in Jersey. I do know it’s on youtube, along with lots of other champion comedies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePejwCWPwwg
It was introduced alongside the McGangBang.
Well, then they’ve certainly got my $0.99
because I’d never seen a Fille de Joie before.
Is that that new McDonalds sandwich?
Tim Connolly: “If I ruled the world…”
Isn’t Mitchell on Mock the Week sometimes too? I feel sure I’ve seen him on that. He’s not nearly as angry as Frankie Boyle on that.
Yep, and I think Have I Got News For You? at least once.
Tim Connolly: “If I ruled the world…”
Sandwiches for everybody!
Also, I still can’t believe how many games Timmy played this year. Hope he makes it back by next week. Vanek can stay hurt. He’s more effective that way.
Okay, now I feel bad. I really do hope Vanek gets better. At hockey.
Thanks for the link, Tim! I was actually just watching Episode 1 Part 1 as you were typing that! It’s hilarious.
Well, then they’ve certainly got my $0.99
I really do hope Vanek gets better. At hockey.
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As for hockey talk, I can’t believe that Jamie Langenbrunner is being such a dick again, being all assy to the media without giving any reason why. I don’t buy into all the “captains have to be great leaders” shit, but seriously, all employees in all areas of work are expected to be at least minimally cooperative with the other people they work with, and employees who are given responsibility above others are even more expected to act professionally. GAH
Mags, “McGangBang” made me spit my orange juice out on the floor.
I really do hope Vanek gets better. At hockey.
Word. Although I do like his explanation of his injury. I’m paraphrasing but it was something like, “I tripped over his stick and it made me do the splits. I can’t do the splits.”
For all the ripping on Timmy I do, I miss that little man whore and his play-making… on the ice.
“I tripped over his stick and it made me do the splits. I can’t do the splits.”
Clearly he needs to be watching more Van Damme movies. Everyone needs to know how to do the splits at some point in their hockey/fighting-to-the-death career.
Also, semi-unrelated but I found out the other day that my next door neighbor went to high school with Joe Pavelski and college with Thomas Vanek. Small world.
For all the ripping on Timmy I do, I miss that little man whore and his play-making… on the ice.
I’m still here. Not cool.
I can’t believe that Jamie Langenbrunner is being such a dick again, being all assy to the media without giving any reason why.
Yeah, what’s that all about? He pissed at Lemaire or what?
I can’t believe that Jamie Langenbrunner is being such a dick again
Maybe he’s pissed Zack and Clarkson didn’t invite him to go scooter-ing with them.
I got my friend started on The Inbetweeners now that it’s on BBC America on Demand. He’s trying to get me to watch Little Britain because the David Walliams character that goes “Eh eh ehhhhhh” cracks him up. I usually like the comedies better than the dramas, but MI5 has Rupert Penry-Jones. *sighs* So there you go.
Maybe he’s pissed Zack and Clarkson didn’t invite him to go scooter-ing with them.
Yeah, that’s got to be it. Or he’s pissed at Lemaire. Either way, he makes me want Captain Hugs back.
For all the ripping on Timmy I do, I miss that little man whore and his play-making… on the ice.
I’m still here. Not cool.
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Clearly he needs to be watching more Van Damme movies.
Heh. It’s better than watching The Love Guru or The Tooth Fairy to get him pumped up for games.
I’m still here. Not cool.
HA!
For all the ripping on Timmy I do, I miss that little man whore and his play-making… on the ice.
I’m still here. Not cool.
:^::::::::::::::::::::: Well played.
I can’t believe that Jamie Langenbrunner is being such a dick again.
I think it’s that Jamie REALLY doesn’t want to win that stupid Messier award thing he’s up for. I’d act like a total bitch if it got me out of that.
Mags, I think you’ve totally gotten to the nutmeats of the matter here. That is ABSOLUTELY what’s wrong with Langer!
I, um, hope andrew didn’t start Mason on my recommendation…
The Versus guys do not like the Maple Leafs. At. All.
Well, looking at the score, I don’t like the Leafs at all either!
Yeah, I’m not too happy about them letting the Rangers win either, but they’re all pissed at Colton Orr for getting an instigator penalty for going after some Ranger than hit him earlier in the season. It’s a dumb penalty, but seriously, if the Leafs win, they’re out of the playoffs. If they lose, they’re out of the playoffs. We’re not talking life or death here.
Yes, but if the Leafs win, the Rangers lose. Surely that’s life or death enough for them! I mean, this is the Rangers were talking about!
I totally agree, but I don’t think the Leafs hate the Rangers as much as we do. Avery’s not playing, so Phaneuf can just call this one in. The Leafs despise the Sabres and the Senators, hence why they were able to pull those off. I think they’re just trying to get to golf season without too many injuries.
I think they’re just trying to get to golf season without too many injuries.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I suppose you can’t blame them, but honestly. Count on the Leafs to not consider the greater good. (They’re probably like, “We thought us losing in general was for the greater good. Make up your mind!”)
And look at me, the super-genius, waiting until the hottest day of the year to make chili for dinner and cook the custard for some homemade ice cream. I was just literally slaving over a hot stove. And it’s a billion degrees. And we refuse to turn on the AC because it’s supposed to break tomorrow. Me so smrt.
The eff? I left the Chi-STL game at 0-0 about 3 minutes in to attend to the cookies for my mom’s hen party (TM Dad), came back at 13 minutes & it was 4-1. And Seabrook got a game for… something. Okay then.
Oooh, what kind of ice cream?
Kathleen, I was once doing a crossword puzzle at the same time Boomer was. I got stuck on a clue that was “______ party”, three letters long. I was like, “I have NO clue what it’s looking for here.” And Boomer says, in the most supercilious voice ever, “Hen party. Hen party.” I’m like, “What the fuck are you talking about?!” And then it turned out hen party actually is a phrase people use. Heh.
It’s chocolate ice cream, and we’re going to make ice cream cookie sandwiches with it. Perhaps with some mixed-berry sauce somewhere in the mix, to use up some of the blackberries and strawberries I froze last summer. I am VERY excited, but it’s going to be a couple days before it’s all done. So, once it’s 50 degrees again, we’ll have delicious frozen treats. Stupid ice cream shoppe closing without warning. Grumble, grumble…
Heheh. I use it around the house because of 20-odd years of listening to my dad say it, but I don’t think I’ve ever used it in public. I’m pretty sure the reaction would be “…the hell?”
So, once it’s 50 degrees again, we’ll have delicious frozen treats. Stupid ice cream shoppe closing without warning. Grumble, grumble…’.
I’m sure they’re planning to reopen in a state of the art, MUCH larger location. Bummer for now, though.
But at least you’ll have homemade Ryan Miller ice cream soon!
Hmm, and I thought the Leafs were going to launch a comeback. Guess not.
I’m sure they’re planning to reopen in a state of the art, MUCH larger location.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: If that’s the case, it won’t be less than five minutes from our house, which kind of defeats the purpose. :P (This is not the first time a beloved neighborhood eatery has pulled up stakes with no warning. I think there are some issues with the township or something.)
But at least you’ll have homemade Ryan Miller ice cream soon!
Exactly! Although I thought someone was sending him our way with ice cream. Why isn’t he here yet??
A British friend of mine said hen party once, but I didn’t bother to ask what it was because I figured it was one of those crazy English holidays.
Although I thought someone was sending him our way with ice cream. Why isn’t he here yet??
He had to make a pit stop up in Boston to play some pansy ass jerks first.
I figured it was one of those crazy English holidays.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Yeah, it’s like Boxing Day, but for chickens.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: It’s fun to tease her about her accent and different phrases. I don’t think she appreciates it when we yell, “You’re in America now!! Speak English!!”
I don’t think she appreciates it when we yell, “You’re in America now!! Speak English!!”
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I would say that ALL THE TIME. (My boss’s boss is British. I’m currently working directly with her while she’s trying to hire a new admin, and have been very tempted to say that once in a while. Hilariously, I haven’t been able to, because she beats me to it. She’s this total dragon lady of a boss, but one who makes constant fun of herself for being British.)
I figured it was one of those crazy English holidays.
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Dear Blackhawks,
I want 10.
My boss’s boss is British. I’m currently working directly with her while she’s trying to hire a new admin, and have been very tempted to say that once in a while. Hilariously, I haven’t been able to, because she beats me to it.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I do it to my Canadian manager all the time, but I do it when he suggests something perfectly normal, like having his employees come to work on time. He was annoyed that someone what 35 minutes late one day and I said, “Look, I know you guys use the metric system in Canada, but you should learn to tell time in US standards now.” I only get away with it cause I’m adorable.
He was annoyed that someone what 35 minutes late one day and I said, “Look, I know you guys use the metric system in Canada, but you should learn to tell time in US standards now.”
Hah, awesome!
“Look, I know you guys use the metric system in Canada, but you should learn to tell time in US standards now.”
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Wait, what?? I have to watch the Bruins/Sabres on Versus tomorrow?? Oh come on!!
“Look, I know you guys use the metric system in Canada, but you should learn to tell time in US standards now.” I only get away with it cause I’m adorable.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Yeah, that’s how I get away with that stuff too. Being adorable helps with so many things. Wait, what’s that? I’m not adorable? Huh. I had no idea… :P
Wait, what’s that? I’m not adorable?
Anyone who can pull off sparkly-assed pants that say “Klassy” is adorable in my book!
What’s not adorable? Not being able to see the Coyotes/Predators game. That’s the opposite of adorable. That’s Chris Neil.
Anyone who can pull off sparkly-assed pants that say “Klassy” is adorable in my book!
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Aw, thanks. You’re right, of course.
What’s not adorable? Not being able to see the Coyotes/Predators game. That’s the opposite of adorable. That’s Chris Neil.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: And BOOOOOOO! That’s awful! I’m counting on being able to watch the end of it after we finish up with ANTM and Mythbusters…
Heh. This STL-Chicago game is hilarious. The Blackhawks are SO DUMB.
What did the Hawks do?
They were leading 6-1… then there was a meltdown, then it was 6-4, then Quenneville called a TO and turned purple while they all utterly ignored him, then they got 5 for slashing on a breakaway with 30 seconds left and the Blues scored on the penalty shot to make it 6-5. Oh, how I wish the Blues had tied it up and made chicago play an entire 3-4 OT. That’s what you deserve for playing like dumbasses, dumbasses.
…and that’s their story.
“You’re in America now!! Speak English!!”
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Once, on the midday radio dorks show, they were playing homer calls (they have a tournament every year for the best homer play-by-play calls). They had a baseball game (I think it was) called in the Navaho language. The only Navaho-language station/game broadcast in the country. When the clip was over, one of the guys said, “LOOK. This is America! We speak English! You people come to our country….”
…and that’s their story.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That sounds like a hell of a game — and perhaps an indication that I shouldn’t be betting the farm on them, eh? :D
When the clip was over, one of the guys said, “LOOK. This is America! We speak English! You people come to our country….”
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Good morning, everyone! It’s a beautiful day today, and at 8:15, I’m ready to take a nice, long nap. That’s a good way to start the workday, right? :P
When the clip was over, one of the guys said, “LOOK. This is America! We speak English! You people come to our country….”
*headdesk*
Can someone explain to me what is going on with Miss Tyra’s outfits at panel on ANTM? She needs to fire her stylist ASAP.
It’s a beautiful day today, and at 8:15, I’m ready to take a nice, long nap. That’s a good way to start the workday, right? :P
Couldn’t be better.
She needs to fire her stylist ASAP.
Tyra has a stylist?! She seems like such a force of personality that the thought of her being styled by someone else boggles the mind.
Can someone explain to me what is going on with Miss Tyra’s outfits at panel on ANTM? She needs to fire her stylist ASAP.
Dude, for reals! She seemed to be bragging last week that she’s had a different pantsuit for every week, and I was hoping that would be the end of it. But no. There she was again this week with one… ::shakes head:: Also, that episode was really boring. If Anslee isn’t going to be in the top two or bottom two, I don’t care about how she invented having a kid. Shut up, Anslee. I can’t believe the producers couldn’t find anything more interesting to focus on this week.
And that’s my story.
I don’t care about how she invented having a kid.
Heh. There’s a lot of that going around this season. It’s like 16 & Pregnant met Top Model and well…had a kid.
It’s like 16 & Pregnant met Top Model and well…had a kid.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I always love the one contestant on ANTM who’s all “blah blah blah I have a kid AND THAT’S WHAT MAKES ME SPECIAL blah blah blah” when there are other contestants in the house who also have kids, but who never talk about them. The lack of self-awareness is what makes ANTM so great. Heh.
Morning everyone!
I, um, hope andrew didn’t start Mason on my recommendation…
You’ll be glad to know I didn’t! I started Garon, just in case he got sent in for mop up duty. He didn’t but whatever….my opponent started Deslaurieas (or whatever the fuck his name is, his name is so French, I’m surprised there’s not an ‘x’ in there), who gave up 4 last night, so my gamble paid off. I know what you’re thinking, the championship week, with Mason and Deslaurieas (sp.) facing off against each other? That is so rad. You’re right. it is.
“You’re in America now!! Speak English!!”
Awesome. We have a friend who’s English and when we use any American slang, he always pipes up, “Speak the Queen’s, you colonists!”
Also, one of my brothers’ co-workers is originally from England. He’s got a super thick accent so they always send him out to do all of their undercover drug buys…because no one suspects he a cop. Kind of a dirty trick, but pretty funny nonetheless.
I know what you’re thinking, the championship week, with Mason and Deslaurieas (sp.) facing off against each other? That is so rad.
I was actually wondering how you got that far with Mason.
Guys, today is my first day back at work in 2 weeks. It’s AWFUL! And that’s my story.
I was actually wondering how you got that far with Mason.
I didn’t. I traded Huet for him at the deadline. Huge gamble, but Huet is likely going to be buried in the AHL next year, and I couldn’t get anyone to take him. Dude traded for Mason, who I figure will most likely bounce back next year, so that was that. Keeper league…what can ya do?
I made it this far riding Miller and Huet most of the season.
Guys, today is my first day back at work in 2 weeks. It’s AWFUL!
And this? Total garbage! You should protest!
Guys, today is my first day back at work in 2 weeks. It’s AWFUL!
Put in for a mental health day!
Y’all, I did so much damage at the yarn shop today. I now have enough 4 ply and thread cotton to last me a lifetime. It was all Schnookie’s mini turtle’s fault. I want a microscopic turtle.
I know what you’re thinking, the championship week, with Mason and Deslaurieas (sp.) facing off against each other? That is so rad. You’re right. it is.
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Y’all, I did so much damage at the yarn shop today. I now have enough 4 ply and thread cotton to last me a lifetime. It was all Schnookie’s mini turtle’s fault. I want a microscopic turtle.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Eensy-weensy yarns go a long way. Heh. I hope you’re knitting your microscopic turtle on, like, 00000000s. I can’t wait to see how it goes!
He’s got a super thick accent so they always send him out to do all of their undercover drug buys…because no one suspects he a cop.
That’s awesome! My dad’s best friend came over from Ireland in his early 20′s and they couldn’t understand a word he said for the first year he was here. When he became a bus driver, he’d always get one of the more difficult inner city routes because while he was cursing out his passengers, no one ever complained. He just sounded like he was being a funny leprechaun.
Guys, today is my first day back at work in 2 weeks. It’s AWFUL!
I’ll try not to complain about another rainy day on my vacation then.
He just sounded like he was being a funny leprechaun.
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My dad’s best friend came over from Ireland in his early 20’s and they couldn’t understand a word he said for the first year he was here.
When we went to Dublin I honestly couldn’t tell half the time whether people were speaking English or Gaelic.
You guys, how is it not time to go home yet? And how have I reached the end of the interwebs?
When we went to Dublin I honestly couldn’t tell half the time whether people were speaking English or Gaelic.
I felt the same way when I went to Indiana. Except it was more like English or Gibberish.
And how have I reached the end of the interwebs?
Try a search for “skelewags”. They’re my new find of the day.
how is it not time to go home yet?
I know! My morning like flew by and now the afternoon is dragging.
While waiting for my computer system to load, I’ve been writing an NHL themed Trivial Pursuit style quiz for my co-workers. (We do these quizzes to break up the monotony of the day and see who has the most useless knowledge/the best Google skills.) I feel like I’ve hit the wall on basic trivia (# of playoff wins needed to win Stanley, # of NHL teams, match the mascot to the team), but I know there’s so much more out there.
While waiting for my computer system to load, I’ve been writing an NHL themed Trivial Pursuit style quiz for my co-workers.
My best friend is from Seattle and he found somewhere that Seattle was the first American team to win the Stanley Cup. He really likes trivia. He likes to rub it in that his hometown team has more Stanley Cups than mine. He’s also a douche.
Amy, you should throw in one completely insane question, just for kicks. Like, which team has one the most Tuesday night playoff games in the past 10 years? Then, don’t even bother looking up the answer.
He likes to rub it in that his hometown team has more Stanley Cups than mine.
Man, that is some cold blooded shit right there. I mean really.
Ahem, won the most games. Sorry.
When we went to Dublin I honestly couldn’t tell half the time whether people were speaking English or Gaelic.
I spent 2 weeks at hockey camp with 2 Irish and 2 Scots. By the end of the 2 weeks, I could at least tell the Irish from the Scottish, and those two from the Gaelic. But Scots Gaelic and Irish Gaelic? Not a clue.
I did learn that there are no swearwords in the Gaelic, just like in Japanese.
I know there’s so much more out there.
Origins of the octopus? Why did they make minor/major penalties? What are the consequences of the Martin Brodeur rule? (other than a gross miscarriage of justice) Which NHL team spends most money on bedazzlers?
When we went to Dublin I honestly couldn’t tell half the time whether people were speaking English or Gaelic.
When I was driving around the Scottish Highlands I had a difficult time understanding people, once I stopped for dinner at an inn way up in the mountains and wound up pointing at the menu to order – which I don’t even do when I am traveling somewhere where I don’t speak the language, like Italy. The menu was in English, but I couldn’t understand the waiter and he couldn’t understand me.
What are the consequences of the Martin Brodeur rule? (other than a gross miscarriage of justice)
1. Bobby Clarke is much, much happier than he deserves to be.
2. We don’t get to see goalies who can’t play the puck (but think they can) give the puck away to the opposition, which is unfair.
3. Marty doesn’t get to try and score.
4. It’s much more difficult for NJ to get the puck out of the zone and start the offensive breakout.
Which NHL team spends most money on bedazzlers?
SABRES!!!!!!!!!!! Right now, D-Royz is trying to fit “Confrenz Champz” on a sun visor.
Man, that is some cold blooded shit right there. I mean really.
I usually just point out that the Seahawks are almost as old as the Sabres and have also not won a championship. Then I start doing some Steelers chants.
Definitely meant Division Champs, but I’ll just play that off as D-Royz is just as dumb as I am.
OK, now I just feel old. Malcolm McLaren died, and I can remember buying the Sex Pistols album when it first came out. Bleh.
Definitely meant Division Champs, but I’ll just play that off as D-Royz is just as dumb as I am.
Don’t you mean Davizion Champz?
Ha! Exactly! While he sings “D is for Duh-vision, that’s good enough for meeee!”
Right now, D-Royz is trying to fit “Confrenz Champz” on a sun visor.
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Don’t you mean Davizion Champz?
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OK, now I just feel old. Malcolm McLaren died, and I can remember buying the Sex Pistols album when it first came out.
*sadface* For Malcolm McLaren. Not for your being old. Would you like me to bust out the “age is just a number” sayings?
Malcolm McLaren died? Man, those old punkers are dropping like flies. Makes me sad. Except when Lux Interior died, no one knew how old he was because they couldn’t find a birth certificate. That was funny. But still very sad because the Cramps are one of the greatest bands to ever live.
when Lux Interior died, no one knew how old he was because they couldn’t find a birth certificate. That was funny.
That IS pretty funny. And sort of sad. Randomly: I once met two people who couldn’t get married because the lady didn’t have a birth certificate. She was a refugee, and they hadn’t had any in her home country. I thought that was awful.
What are the consequences of the Martin Brodeur rule?
Marty gets much less exercise during a game?
That IS pretty funny. And sort of sad.
Sad that he died. Funny that his obituary said “he was either 60 or 62″
Fun fact: Lux Interior and Poison Ivy met in 1972 in….Sacramento. That’s right, my city has produced exactly one cool thing.
I once met two people who couldn’t get married because the lady didn’t have a birth certificate.
That is sad. I wonder if you can get a SSN without a birth cert.
I wonder if you can get a SSN without a birth cert.
I dunno. She had a passport, so I assume she had a CSN (EU equivalent of an SSN). I remember when I applied for a passport I had to go through this massive paper mill (because I’m Canadian, but I have a Dutch parent, so I don’t have to take the integration test blablabla) to get a CSN before I got a passport. She just didn’t have a birth certificate and the county was making that an issue. I really don’t see why. She had all the info, just not on an official piece of paper.
Marty gets much less exercise during a game?
SNORT! Wait. I really shouldn’t be laughing at goalie jokes these days.
Hi Mags! What are you having for breakfast? I’m nearly finished work and am hoping for dinner of pasta. Yum.
I am very pleased to of joined this particular forum and I look forward to talking with everyone in here soon.