We Always Have Our Best Ideas When We’re Watching Hockey And Drinking

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We Always Have Our Best Ideas When We’re Watching Hockey And Drinking

January 22, 2011 by Schnookie

So, here we are on a Saturday night, watching random hockey (Canes/Pens? Really? Her?), chugging two bottles of wine, and we’ve had a brilliant idea. The idea came out of a long and seriously analytical discussion of those beer commercials where the bitchy hot-chick bartenders put down dorky guys who don’t drink the appropriate shitty beer. We hate those commercials. Violently. So Pookie, who mans the zapper, suggested that she would like nothing more than a DVR/tivo option where you can hit the “thumbs down” button on a commercial that you just can’t stand, and it’ll replace it with one of those hilarious Old Spice ads. Schnookie thought perhaps that was stacking the deck unfairly in Old Spice’s favor, so a more realistic idea could be that you would also be able to hit the “thumbs up” button on commercials you like. Then, when a “thumbs down” ad comes on, your DVR/tivo box would know to replace it with a “thumbs up” spot that’s in current rotation. Why can’t this happen? Get on it, TV industry. *Hic*

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on January 22, 2011 at 8:32 pm Kathleen

Best idea I’ve heard in weeks.
on January 22, 2011 at 8:33 pm Kathleen

And yes, those shitty beer commercials are the WORST.
on January 22, 2011 at 8:35 pm SueNJ97

There’s an actual answer for this. It has to do with ad placement and the number of times advertisers pay for ads to be shown/seen (reach/frequency, etc). Just because people can avoid the ads via TIVO doean’t mean they want people going further and actively substituting other ads if you are willing to actually watch an ad. Although, as someone who used to analyze these kinds of data for a living, I think it would be interesting to look at.

However, as a viewer who also hates those f*cking beer commercials, it’s still a really, really good idea and I’m all for it.
on January 22, 2011 at 8:38 pm Meg

Brilliant. I hate those commercials too.
on January 22, 2011 at 8:59 pm Kathleen

Adorable shelter dogs in tiny jerseys = SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
on January 22, 2011 at 9:25 pm Schnookie

Brilliant. I hate those commercials too.

I’m glad we’re not alone! And just think — with the Ookie Patented Advertisement Substitution System, you could watch a commercial you LOVE instead!
on January 22, 2011 at 9:29 pm Schnookie

Dude, I am so buzzed that I only noticed Meg’s comment. Reading comprehension and alcohol don’t mix.
on January 22, 2011 at 11:44 pm carolbrowne

with the Ookie Patented Advertisement Substitution System, you could watch a commercial you LOVE instead!

It would be mini giraffe commercial in our house ALL THE TIME! In addition to crappy beer commercials, we have been subjected mercilessly to a particularly awful $5 foot long commercial for Subway. Cue the ASS (heh. Advertisement Substitution System achronyms very well) for that one as well. BLECH.
on January 23, 2011 at 12:02 pm Grrrreg

And just think — with the Ookie Patented Advertisement Substitution System, you could watch a commercial you LOVE instead!

Now that’s marketing genius. The ad for this should just be someone screeching his fork on a plate for 30 seconds, with this slogan written underneath.

And speaking of marketing genius: there’s a funeral home in France with a slogan that could be translated like this: “because life is already way too expensive” That’s kinda funny, but when you actually need to plan a funeral, sarcasm is not necessarily the first thing you’re looking for…
on January 23, 2011 at 12:24 pm Schnookie

The ASS!!! I LOVE IT!!! We’re going to make a FORTUNE on this!

The ad for this should just be someone screeching his fork on a plate for 30 seconds, with this slogan written underneath.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Grrrreg, you’re hired. You’re totally in charge of all our publicity.

And :^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: to the funeral home. Dude, I’m going to plan ahead to have my funeral needs handled by them, because they deserve a reward for that kind of sassy marketing.
on January 23, 2011 at 2:04 pm Mags

Grrrreg, there was a series of similar ads here, but they were pulled because of a massive public outcry. I personally thought they were HILARIOUS, but I’ve never pretended my sense of humour runs even close to the norm.

My diet has been reduced to ice cream, yogurt and lukewarm tea and soup. I’d complain about being sick but seriously, I have license to eat as much ice cream as I can deal with. It’s proper awesome.
on January 23, 2011 at 2:10 pm Amy

Just because people can avoid the ads via TIVO doean’t mean they want people going further and actively substituting other ads if you are willing to actually watch an ad.

Bingo. And there’s actually research out there that shows that if your ad is eyecatching enough, people will pause to watch it during their zapping forward.
on January 23, 2011 at 2:15 pm Schnookie

My diet has been reduced to ice cream, yogurt and lukewarm tea and soup. I’d complain about being sick but seriously, I have license to eat as much ice cream as I can deal with. It’s proper awesome.

Hm. Being sick definitely sucks, but then there is definitely a HIGHLY appealing silver lining there, Mags. :D
on January 23, 2011 at 2:30 pm carolbrowne

It’s proper awesome.

I love this phrase. I think we should make that the tag line for the ASS.

ASS – it’s proper awesome. Just ask us.

I’ll get working on a logo. Wait. I think this will work – (_x_)

How about this for the marketing?

ASS
(_x_)
It’s proper AWESOME!

Substitute your favourite commercials instead of the crappy ones you hate!

ASS
(_x_)
It’s proper AWESOME!

Feel free to use that, Grrrrrrrrrreg.
on January 23, 2011 at 2:31 pm Schnookie

Wow, Carol, that’s beautiful. It brings a tear. :D
on January 23, 2011 at 2:32 pm Mags

Carol, :^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: You are a social media genius.
on January 23, 2011 at 2:33 pm Mags

How delighted am I that the Trannies are beating the stinky, stinky Blackhawks (at least for the present). So delighted.
on January 23, 2011 at 2:41 pm Schnookie

It probably doesn’t need to be mentioned how delighted we all are here at stately IPB Manor. Heh. (For now, of course. I realize there’s still plenty of hockey left to be played, Hockey Gods…)
on January 23, 2011 at 2:52 pm Mags

I feel like someone turned the intensity up to 11 a while ago. Go back to sleep, Hawks!

I think most of my delight is because of Carcillo. I’ve finally got to the point where I’m brave enough to say “Listen, he’s my Tranny boyfriend. Deal with it”. I wish he played more.
on January 23, 2011 at 2:56 pm Schnookie

I’ve finally got to the point where I’m brave enough to say “Listen, he’s my Tranny boyfriend. Deal with it”.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I’m so proud of you! And I’m happy for you two crazy kids. I hope you have as long and fulfilling a relationship as I’ve had with Beaks. Heh. (Carcillo is a GREAT tranny boyfriend, because he is all kinds of wrong. :D)
on January 23, 2011 at 2:58 pm Schnookie

Oh, and I have to agree that while this has been an extremely entertaining a game, I did like it better before the Hawks fully showed up to play.
on January 23, 2011 at 2:58 pm Amy

The consumer side of me thinks the ASS is a good idea and would love to use it during political season. The advertising professional side of me is alternating between screaming “NOOOOO!” and “how could this thing work?” It’s very loud in here right now.

For now, of course. I realize there’s still plenty of hockey left to be played, Hockey Gods…

The Hockey Gods should be leaving the Trannies & Blackhawks alone soon. The Sabres & Islanders start at three, and I’m sure that there’s new and painful ways for the Sabres to lose to the Islanders for the third time in two weeks.
on January 23, 2011 at 3:03 pm Schnookie

I’m sure that there’s new and painful ways for the Sabres to lose to the Islanders for the third time in two weeks.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I’m so sorry! (But I appreciate if the Sabres can help the Islanders stay ahead of the Devils in the standings… :P)

And speaking of the Devils, I kind of had no idea they’re also playing now. Huh. What a pleasant surprise that I can just keep sitting here in front of the TV!
on January 23, 2011 at 3:07 pm EJGRgunner

Is it in Clemmer’s contract that he plays us every time we face the panthers? Because i could really use a break from him.

And, you know, from the Devils. But still.
on January 23, 2011 at 3:09 pm Schnookie

And, you know, from the Devils. But still.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I’ve paid so little attention to them in the last six weeks, it’s been heavenly! Although I’m watching them now. What’s WRONG with me?

As for Clemmer, you KNOW it’s in his contract. Everywhere Devils fans go from now on, for the rest of eternity, Clemmer will be there. With Chico reminding us all about that time that Clemmer filled in for Marty and was so good…
on January 23, 2011 at 3:16 pm Pookie

Wha-huh?!? Who are these guys and what did they do with the Devils?
on January 23, 2011 at 3:17 pm EJGRgunner

Huzzah! Bravo, my good man! Your estimable value is surely on the rise! Soon all the handsomest executives shall be calling so that we might arrange introductions, perchance with an eye towards a proposal?
on January 23, 2011 at 3:19 pm Mags

Who are these guys and what did they do with the Devils?

I KNOW!
on January 23, 2011 at 3:21 pm EJGRgunner

I’m sorry. I’ve been playing a lot of Echo Bazaar lately. And I watched Young Victoria last night.
on January 23, 2011 at 3:21 pm Schnookie

Your estimable value is surely on the rise! Soon all the handsomest executives shall be calling so that we might arrange introductions, perchance with an eye towards a proposal?

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: We should be so lucky!

I love Clemmer saying beating Marty is like beating your big brother. Meanwhile Marty’s like, “Who is that guy, again?” It’s not quite as reciprocal a relationship as Clemmer would like to think.
on January 23, 2011 at 3:28 pm Frisby

Good afternoon, IPB! I may never purchase Center Ice from my cable company ever again. I purchased the Gamecenter app for my PS3 and it’s in glorious HD!
on January 23, 2011 at 3:31 pm Pookie

Hey, Frisby! Long time no see! What’s up? Other than the awesome glorious HD, of course.
on January 23, 2011 at 3:32 pm Schnookie

Hey Frisby! Good to see you!! And I’m SO glad you’re all HD’ed up. How glorious, indeed!
on January 23, 2011 at 3:43 pm EJGRgunner

Well done, sir! I’m sure many a comely franchise will be wishing to make your acquaintance as well!
on January 23, 2011 at 3:47 pm Schnookie

Gunner, that’s what I was thinking when I was in the kitchen, listening to waning seconds of the period. Only, not in those exact words. :P Either way, Arnott’s looking AWFULLY delicious right now, right, NHL GMs?
on January 23, 2011 at 3:54 pm Frisby

I’ve been living the crazy 3rd shift life. It’s awesome, especially when you stop at the liquor stor after work and you get crazy “are you drinking this early in the morning?” looks. It also makes it hard for my realtor to schedule times for people to look at the house.
on January 23, 2011 at 3:57 pm Schnookie

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! CLEMMER! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! ::happy sigh::
on January 23, 2011 at 3:59 pm Pookie

Normally I hate it when the other team pulls the goalie too early because the Devils never seem to score on the second goalie, but… DUDE! CLEMMER! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
on January 23, 2011 at 3:59 pm Schnookie

It’s awesome, especially when you stop at the liquor stor after work and you get crazy “are you drinking this early in the morning?” looks.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That’s why it’s important to establish an early-morning liquor store routine. So if you do end up working the crazy 3rd shift life, no one bats an eye. :P (That’s a total drag to have to work around showing the house, too, though. I’m so sorry!)
on January 23, 2011 at 4:13 pm Schnookie

Hm. That penalty is making Arnott look like a lot less choice a playermeat.
on January 23, 2011 at 4:31 pm Mags

I know I keep saying this, but whaaa-aaat?
on January 23, 2011 at 4:33 pm Schnookie

I know, Mags! I can’t decide whether to be happy that the Devils are finally playing well or pissed that they’re doing it after wasting half the year.
on January 23, 2011 at 4:48 pm SueNJ97

I’m wondering if the answer might be as simple as, “We have a real coach and Langer is finally gone.” Pisses me off no end.
on January 23, 2011 at 4:50 pm SueNJ97

But, it defintely feels like an alternate universe when Winky contributes again.
on January 23, 2011 at 4:55 pm Mags

I can’t decide whether to be happy that the Devils are finally playing well or pissed that they’re doing it after wasting half the year.

Me neither. I’ve settled on blaming Jamie for not fucking off soon.
on January 23, 2011 at 4:59 pm Schnookie

I’m wondering if the answer might be as simple as, “We have a real coach and Langer is finally gone.”

Honestly, it would drive me completely bonkers if that was the case. Can it be that easy? If so, does Lou lose his job over not figuring it out sooner?

I’ve settled on blaming Jamie for not fucking off soon.

Heh. I guess it’s at least good to know that we’ll always have blaming Jamie.
on January 23, 2011 at 5:09 pm SueNJ97

If so, does Lou lose his job over not figuring it out sooner?

If this is really the answer, the time for Lou to have figured it out was last spring, because I think the only way to make Jaime go (w/out buying him out or putting him on waivers) was to keep Lemaire as coach. So, Lou needed to decide that he wanted his coach and not his captain, and his coach wasn’t interested in an entire new season of Jaime pouting and inciting player revolt.
on January 23, 2011 at 5:13 pm SueNJ97

It’s the Devils’ walking wounded!
on January 23, 2011 at 5:13 pm Schnookie

So, Lou needed to decide that he wanted his coach and not his captain

Yeah, it’s completely infuriating that he (from my perspective, and we all know that I know the real inside scoop when it comes to the Devils :P) chose Langer over Lemaire. How stupid.

I suppose on the bright side, this Devils resurgence is really throwing into sharp relief how shitty Johnny Mac was. This further supports my belief that everything that’s happened in the last few years in the Devils organization has simply been Lou’s long-term, diabolical revenge against Johnny Mac for demanding that trade way back when. It’s the only explanation that makes any sense.
on January 23, 2011 at 5:14 pm Schnookie

I had almost completely forgotten about all those Devils players. Who is this “Zach” they’re talking about?

(::sniffle:: That’s sad to see Iron Boar there.)
on January 23, 2011 at 5:19 pm Mags

everything that’s happened in the last few years in the Devils organization has simply been Lou’s long-term, diabolical revenge against Johnny Mac for demanding that trade way back when.

While possible, WHY DO WE HAVE TO SUFFER TOO? It’s not like we asked for trades. Ok, so we tranny married some team. And toyed with the affection of some gentleman callers. But really, Lou, we didn’t mean it!
on January 23, 2011 at 5:31 pm Schnookie

Ok, so we tranny married some team. And toyed with the affection of some gentleman callers. But really, Lou, we didn’t mean it!

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Hey, Lou’s never been shy about not caring about the fans. :P
on January 23, 2011 at 5:34 pm SueNJ97

Hey, Lou’s never been shy about not caring about the fans. :P

If Lou could manage it, the team would play home games in a locked, empty arena. Well, maybe there would be a holographic crowd. But they wouldn’t have to deal with real live human fans.
on January 23, 2011 at 6:25 pm Myra's Hub (not in Dallas)

So is Nieuwendyke becoming a favorite former Devils these days for taking Langer, or blame him and Lou for making the drafting of a young, talented Swede a remote possibility.

Are the Devils playing better now so they can have their normal March swoon?
on January 23, 2011 at 6:52 pm Schnookie

Are the Devils playing better now so they can have their normal March swoon?

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That would be pretty funny if they got to the end of February and were like, “Yup. That’s all we had in the tank.” Although I’m starting to suspect that they just do the opposite of the first half of the season once the midpoint comes along. :P

(And we saw Nieuwendyk the other night on the screen during a Stars game and Pookie referenced a joke we’d had about him back in his Devils days. It was SO WEIRD, because I am always forgetting all about the fact that he played for us.)
on January 23, 2011 at 7:15 pm SueNJ97

Are the Devils playing better now so they can have their normal March swoon?

Maybe this is the answer…they woke up and realized that there was no way to do the traditional end of the year suckage because they were already as bad as it was possible to get. So, they had to play better for a few months before the annual March debacle.

I feel better now.
on January 24, 2011 at 12:03 am Patty (in Dallas)

Your TiVo idea is GENIUS. And hey, if Old Spice makes good commercials and shitty beer companies insist on making stupid commercials, then Old Spice DESERVES a competitive advantage. That’s the very definition of it! How else are the they beer companies gonna learn?
on January 24, 2011 at 3:54 am Grrrreg

I don’t know why I didn’t think of it yesterday, but once your ASS makes you guys millionaires (uh… yeah….), you should invest in a hockey version of this.

“And just think — with the Ookie Patented Hockey Team/Player Substitution System, you could watch a team/player you LOVE instead!”
on January 24, 2011 at 8:28 am Amy

Wait, the Devils & Sabres both scored five goals and won and a Sandra Lee recipe looked semi-decent. Surely the apocalypse is nigh, right?
on January 24, 2011 at 9:54 pm Patty (in Dallas)

The Squeezins are droppin’ like flies.
on January 24, 2011 at 9:57 pm Schnookie

The Hobos have the opposite problem, Patty. The flies are coming off the IR and the Hobos are like, “Uh… you really didn’t have to do that.” :P
on January 24, 2011 at 10:13 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Do they run up to the guy and kick him in the shins to put them back on IR?
on January 24, 2011 at 10:24 pm Schnookie

I’ve tried to make them do that, but they’re not coordinated enough for it.
on January 24, 2011 at 10:32 pm Kathleen

The flies are coming off the IR and the Hobos are like, “Uh… you really didn’t have to do that.” :P

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on January 25, 2011 at 1:46 pm carolbrowne

Not hockey related: we just had a resume workshop staphylococcus meeting – as in: writing resumes for ourselves “in the event” we need to look for other work.

I must say, mine’s all done. Still, it felt a little like planning your own funeral. As in, “What kind of music and sandwiches would you like for your funeral?”

WEIRD.

Anyway, I had to type this somewhere. You guys are the lucky recipients. Sorry.

Hockey related: How about those Canucks? Heh.
on January 25, 2011 at 3:20 pm mcguffers

Hockey related: How about those Canucks? Heh.

Burrows is a DeadlEE and so is (only goal scorer for the Stars of the night) Ric Hards. So that was pleasant. Unfortunately so is Lehtonen. This won’t be the first week my goalie stats started out abysmally.

I’m watching the news report on dressing your children properly for the weather, while they show a bunch of teenage girls dressed like hookers. Maybe it’s just because I graduated high school a year before Britney made midriff baring popular, but my HS looked like an eskimo convention from December to March. Fashion was NEVER more important than freezing my ass off in physics class.
on January 25, 2011 at 4:07 pm Pookie

Carol, I’m so sorry! I’m sure your resume rocks, though!

Fashion was NEVER more important than freezing my ass off in physics class.

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

I’m freaking out, guys. I have my first big state-wide professional association presentation a week from tomorrow. I was sort of doing okay with it until I realized people will be paying money for me to teach them about collaborative technology tools. Me! WTF?! And then today I found out that 3 of my library heroes are registered for the event! ::gulp:: And… WTFF?!?
on January 25, 2011 at 4:54 pm Amy

my HS looked like an eskimo convention from December to March

Mine looked like an Eskimo Catholic Schoolgirl Convention. The uniform was the art of layering. A T-shirt was worn under a polo shirt, which was under a sweater. Then skirt was on top of boxer shorts which were then on top of tights with socks on the bottom. And yet we were still cold.

Pookie, I know you’re going to do fine at your presentation. And don’t worry about your library heroes; they’re just as in awe of you and your tools as you are of their hero-ness.
on January 25, 2011 at 5:31 pm alix

Carol, I’m working on my resume right now too. It’s such a drag!

I wish you could just write “Not a reprobate. Need to eat” on it and be done with it.

Hockey related: How about those Canucks? Heh.

*Cue dreamy boy band song*

Pookie, your presentation will kick ass! I’d listen to you talk for hours no problem.
on January 25, 2011 at 6:19 pm Schnookie

BOOOOO! to having to work on resumes! That’s such a major bummer! It’s actually one of the reasons I’m letting my employer kick me around so much lately — I’m like, “I can stay here and take this abuse, or I can pull my CV together and look for other jobs. Yeah, abuse sounds really good right now.”

I wish you could just write “Not a reprobate. Need to eat” on it and be done with it.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I might try that!

my HS looked like an eskimo convention from December to March.

You’re talking to someone who graduated HS in ’94, at the height of grunge. We looked like a plaid eskimo convention year-round. :P
on January 25, 2011 at 7:04 pm SueNJ97

The uniform was the art of layering. A T-shirt was worn under a polo shirt, which was under a sweater. Then skirt was on top of boxer shorts which were then on top of tights with socks on the bottom. And yet we were still cold.

I went to jr high and high school in CT in the mid-late 70s and early 80s. My classmates were people who could have been the research matter for The Official Preppy Handbook. I swear, they were born with pink and green pre-layered.
on January 25, 2011 at 8:13 pm Myra

First, the ASS system is GENIUS! This needs to happen.

Second, if the Canucks have broken Jamie Benn, this will not go well.

Sorry about the required resume writing, Carol. I do not look forward to having to find a new job once we move. I’m going to take the summer off to settle in and run around with Grace but then it will be back to the grindstone. :(

Finally, I am constantly amazed at what the kids were these day. Granted it doesn’t get that cold here but I’ll be dropping off Grace and it will be in the 20′s and there will be boys in those floppy basketball shorts and short sleeve shirts. Half the time they won’t even have a sweatshirt on with it. Even with one, their legs are visibly purple. At least the girls will have on jeans, although sockless with skimmers. And everything the girls wear is impossibly skintight and low cut. And this is middle school. I don’t want to know what they wear in high school.

End rant.
on January 25, 2011 at 8:28 pm Schnookie

I’m going to take the summer off to settle in and run around with Grace but then it will be back to the grindstone.

I’m so sorry you’ll have to find a new job, but that sounds like a fun summer, at least! :D

And this is middle school. I don’t want to know what they wear in high school.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Yeah, kids these days make me feel old. I can only assume that it keeps getting worse from here. Heh.
on January 26, 2011 at 11:39 am Kathleen

Last week, when it was -12, I saw a teen girl wearing PJ pants and tissue-thin tee with about a yard of stomach hanging out. But she was wearing furry boots, so she was totally fine.
on January 26, 2011 at 12:12 pm Schnookie

But she was wearing furry boots, so she was totally fine.

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

Dude, you guys, we are getting CRAZY snow today, but do you think my employer has given us a snow day? Of course not! I was in at 8:00 this morning, and, in the course of my three-mile commute, had considered turning around and going home more than once. I can’t even imagine the people who come from 50 or 60 miles away. Yeesh. (Yes, I finally made the executive decision to leave at 11:15 and work from home the rest of the day. And that’s my story. It’s really pretty, though!)
on January 26, 2011 at 2:41 pm Mags

But she was wearing furry boots, so she was totally fine.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::: And the rest of her nerve endings had died off, no doubt.

Schnookie, GOOD FOR YOU! Enjoy ~~looking at the pretty snow~~ working from home.

Just FYI, they have wi-fi on trains now. I know this, because I am on a train with wi-fi. It’s wild!
on January 26, 2011 at 2:47 pm Mags

And I’ve just realised I left my camera card reader at home. Excuse me, conductor sir, you need to turn this train around! It’s a matter of great urgency!
on January 26, 2011 at 2:53 pm Kathleen

Just discovered that insurance snafu is NOT resolved and I have to call Allstate again. I’d be throwing a screaming fit right now if not for that fact that I’m near tears by the prospect of having to deal with them again. Worst customer service EVER.
on January 26, 2011 at 2:55 pm Mags

Kathleen, whaddayaneed? Hugs? Tea? Cookie? For me to kick Allstate in the balls? Cupcake?
on January 26, 2011 at 3:07 pm Kathleen

The dozen or so customer reps I had the joy of speaking with last week all told me their records showed my accident as closed with me not at fault. So of course they faxed my agent a report that says the claim is open and I sideswiped another car (a remarkable feat, since I was going straight and another car hit me while making a left-hand turn from the far right lane.) Mayhem is running the claims department. I should want to punch him in the face, but I can’t because he makes me laugh. Bastard. I hate Allstate. I want cheese. *flops on the floor and feels sorry for self*
on January 26, 2011 at 3:08 pm Kathleen

Thanks Mags! I feel a little better. I love whining.
on January 26, 2011 at 3:11 pm Mags

I want cheese.

*gives you cheese* *and some wine*

You’re welcome.

I got on this train straight after sitting my Intermediate International Economics exam, and I very conveniently neglected to bring any of my books to check my answers. Best decision I’ve ever made, although I’m in real danger of turning into a puddle of extreme relaxedness.
on January 26, 2011 at 3:24 pm mcguffers

*flops on the floor and feels sorry for self*

Awww!!! *throws Four Cheese Flavored Cheez-Its*

Mags, the Metro in Buffalo is underground for half of my trip so I don’t even get cell phone service. But I usually get some crazy dude who yells at the door, so it all evens out.

Speaking of some crazy dude, not sure WTF is going on with Komisarek, but I hope the rumors aren’t true. Unless the chick he punched is one of the girls on Teen Mom 2. Then I approve.
on January 26, 2011 at 3:25 pm Kathleen

I very conveniently neglected to bring any of my books to check my answers.

Good move. Why make yourself crazy when you can’t do anything about it?

Int Econ (which I thought I was going to love) was the class where I finally snapped and said “Yeah, no way am I doing this for my whole life.” Unfortunately, I didn’t want to admit it to myself and wasted another two years on it for nothing. Whoops.
on January 26, 2011 at 3:25 pm Schnookie

Excuse me, conductor sir, you need to turn this train around! It’s a matter of great urgency!

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: It’s true, though! That’s very important! That’s awesome that you’ve got wi-fi and relaxedness! Trains are the best!

Kathleen, I’m sorry about your insurance sitch.
on January 26, 2011 at 3:26 pm Schnookie

Speaking of some crazy dude, not sure WTF is going on with Komisarek, but I hope the rumors aren’t true. Unless the chick he punched is one of the girls on Teen Mom 2. Then I approve.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: and wait, what?? Komisarek punched a girl? What’s all this??
on January 26, 2011 at 3:29 pm Kathleen

It’s hanging pretty below-the-radar for an incident of that caliber so I feel like that must mean they’re flat-out false or at least a gross misrepresentation of what really happened. Hopefully. It’s pretty indefensible if they are true.
on January 26, 2011 at 3:31 pm Mags

WTF is going on with Komisarek. [...] Unless the chick he punched is one of the girls on Teen Mom 2. Then I approve.

Ok, I’ve clearly been out of the loop. WHAT?

Int Econ (which I thought I was going to love) was the class where I finally snapped and said “Yeah, no way am I doing this for my whole life.” Unfortunately, I didn’t want to admit it to myself and wasted another two years on it for nothing.

Yeah, that was Cranial Anatomy for me. Fuck.that.noise.
on January 26, 2011 at 3:38 pm mcguffers

Hopefully this is all bullshit.
on January 26, 2011 at 3:46 pm Mags

I assume anything off TMZ is basically giant fucking lies.
on January 26, 2011 at 3:49 pm SueNJ97

and wait, what?? Komisarek punched a girl? What’s all this??

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/TMZ-Mike-Komisarek-accused-of-punching-woman-at?urn=nhl-311005
on January 26, 2011 at 4:48 pm mcguffers

The counter story (by more reputable sources than TMZ) is that Komi and some teammates were in a bar, when a few drunk women wondered over after finding out they were professional athletes. One was getting increasing obnoxious, and Komisarek “lifted her out of his personal space”, then when he set her down, she slapped him. When she went to slap him again, he stuck his arm out to shield the blow, and instead knocked her in the face.

I admit I wear Komi-colored glasses in most cases, but I find this account a bit more believable than Komisarek lifting a girl over his head then punching her in the face. Unless it was really Lucic dressed as a woman. And even then, Komi would have dislocated his shoulder and gotten knocked out. If he really had punched a chick, the bouncers would have been right over there and there would have been an immediate arrest. The RPD is no LAPD, but up here, if there’s bloodshed and it’s from a guy hitting a girl, they arrest first and sort it out at the precinct. Not let days pass while TMZ gathers evidence for them.

And if I’m wrong and TMZ is actually the true story, then I’ll fully admit Komi’s a fucker. (As if I’m ever wrong! Haha!)
on January 26, 2011 at 5:10 pm Kathleen

Unless it was really Lucic dressed as a woman.

Well, it would be a more socially acceptable way for him to be out and about pants-free.
on January 26, 2011 at 5:12 pm Kathleen

And the counter-story and your points make much more sense.
on January 26, 2011 at 5:16 pm Schnookie

Unless it was really Lucic dressed as a woman. And even then, Komi would have dislocated his shoulder and gotten knocked out.

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on January 26, 2011 at 5:17 pm Mags

Unless it was really Lucic dressed as a woman.

Well, it would be a more socially acceptable way for him to be out and about pants-free.

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I’ve just realised I also forgot my pyjamas. First my camera card reader, then my pyjamas. Why do you people let me out of the house?
on January 26, 2011 at 6:48 pm Mags

Trains might be cool with internet and all, but they haven’t managed to create a good environment for sleeping. Boo.
on January 26, 2011 at 7:37 pm Schnookie

First my camera card reader, then my pyjamas. Why do you people let me out of the house?

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on January 26, 2011 at 7:48 pm Tim

WOOOOOOOOOOOOO