Devils @ Senators: Green Bowler Edition

« Devils vs. Thrashers Open Thread, Now In Low-Def!

Devils @ Blue Jackets: Nary A Green Bowler In Sight »

Devils @ Senators: Green Bowler Edition

March 17, 2011 by Schnookie

Dear Hockey Gods,

Please don’t let this be the Devils’ [::cue ominous music::] Date With Destiny. Please let it be another joyous St. Patrick’s Day for Devils fans. Let’s keep up the tradition of St. Patrick’s Day becoming essentially just a Devils holiday, okay?

Hugs and Kisses,
The Ookies

About these ads

Posted in Open Thread | 202 Comments

202 Responses

on March 17, 2011 at 7:37 pm EJGRgunner

It seems like every time the Devils wear the throwback greens a record is set. Patty, Marty, and tonight – Travis.
on March 17, 2011 at 7:39 pm Schnookie

I know! St. Patrick’s Day should change its name to Devils Record-Breaking Day. I think even more people would party and march in parades and whatnot for that.
on March 17, 2011 at 7:40 pm EJGRgunner

Wait, no green?
on March 17, 2011 at 7:41 pm Pookie

The Devils should adopt “The Wearin’ O’ The Red” as their slogan instead of that lame-o “Rock the Red” crap.
on March 17, 2011 at 7:41 pm Schnookie

Oooh, I like “The Wearin’ O’ The Red”! Sigh. Stupid Devils would never do that. :P
on March 17, 2011 at 7:45 pm SueNJ97

Wait, no green?

They’re on the road. Throwback Night is tomorow in Newark against the Caps.
on March 17, 2011 at 7:47 pm SueNJ97

I just hope Elias managed to sneak his green plastic bowler on the road with him.
on March 17, 2011 at 7:47 pm EJGRgunner

They couldn’t break out a green road jersey? You know, since _today_ is St. Patrick’s day.
on March 17, 2011 at 7:48 pm Pookie

They couldn’t break out a green road jersey?

I feel like I read somewhere that they asked but the league said no, but I could be very wrong.
on March 17, 2011 at 7:49 pm Schnookie

I wish the Devils were all wearing green plastic bowlers over their helmets tonight.
on March 17, 2011 at 7:49 pm SueNJ97

If the Sens really are energized against NJ after being flat the past few games, someone needs to find their battery packs and turn them off.
on March 17, 2011 at 7:52 pm Schnookie

Yeah, Sue, I was thinking the same thing. What’s this stupid crap about the Sens FINALLY deciding they care about playing hockey TONIGHT? Fuck you, Sens.
on March 17, 2011 at 7:54 pm EJGRgunner

Speaking of ugly jerseys, what the hell happened to Ottawa’s jerseys? Who thought SENS looked better than a centurion?
on March 17, 2011 at 7:55 pm Schnookie

It totally seems to me that Chico was just trying to figure out how to edit out “we all sit back and laugh and laugh about Jamie Langenbrunner” from that story he was telling us about Elias.
on March 17, 2011 at 7:57 pm Schnookie

Who thought SENS looked better than a centurion?

For reals! It constantly amazes me how shitty the Sens unis look, because in theory they have a foolproof basis for solid uni design. How do you fuck up a centurion/Roman theme with red/black/white/gold colors? It’s not easy, but they’ve done it.
on March 17, 2011 at 7:58 pm SueNJ97

Schnookie, you mean, “We all sit back and laugh about how we started to win after we dumped that a-hole who stole my Captaincy” – no, I can’t imagine that Patty wpould say that, exactly
on March 17, 2011 at 8:00 pm Schnookie

“We all sit back and laugh about how we started to win after we dumped that a-hole who stole my Captaincy” – no, I can’t imagine that Patty would say that, exactly

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: He wouldn’t have to say it because he’d know we’re all thinking it.
on March 17, 2011 at 8:00 pm Pookie

I can’t imagine that Patty wpould say that, exactly

Oh, but he’d think it. Oh yes, he would.
on March 17, 2011 at 8:01 pm SueNJ97

Oh, but he’d think it. Oh yes, he would.

Yes. And try to communicate it telepathically.
on March 17, 2011 at 8:03 pm Schnookie

And try to communicate it telepathically.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: He’d have just the goofy smile to convey it. And if that didn’t work, he’d spell it out in hugs.
on March 17, 2011 at 8:04 pm SueNJ97

Chico, that’s not the mute button we want to use.
on March 17, 2011 at 8:05 pm Schnookie

Chico’s just taunting us. We’re all like, “Wait, there’s a selective mute button here? Why didn’t anyone tell us???”
on March 17, 2011 at 8:05 pm Pookie

Chico, that’s not the mute button we want to use.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on March 17, 2011 at 8:08 pm Schnookie

Funfetti.
on March 17, 2011 at 8:12 pm Kathleen

How do you fuck up a centurion/Roman theme with red/black/white/gold colors? It’s not easy, but they’ve done it.

Because it’s the Sens. Done.

It totally seems to me that Chico was just trying to figure out how to edit out “we all sit back and laugh and laugh about Jamie Langenbrunner” from that story he was telling us about Elias.

“We all sit back and laugh about how we started to win after we dumped that a-hole who stole my Captaincy” – no, I can’t imagine that Patty wpould say that, exactly

I don’t even know the context of this, but still :^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on March 17, 2011 at 8:30 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I’m kind of dreading this Stars game. I’m not sure it’s going to go well. Our holiday is New Years’ Eve, not St. Patrick’s Day. :P
on March 17, 2011 at 8:31 pm Patty (in Dallas)

An air-conditioner salesman came by today. To replace my whole system, including the out-of-date-but-still-working-fine furnace, SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS. Ugh.
on March 17, 2011 at 8:33 pm Schnookie

Our holiday is New Years’ Eve, not St. Patrick’s Day. :P

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Well, as long as you have a holiday, it’s all good.

And SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS????? ::Faints dead away:: How much does it cost without the furnace?
on March 17, 2011 at 8:33 pm Pookie

Isn’t being a homeowner fun?
on March 17, 2011 at 8:36 pm Kathleen

To replace my whole system, including the out-of-date-but-still-working-fine furnace, SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS. Ugh.

No thank you. If it works, it works, right?
on March 17, 2011 at 8:38 pm SueNJ97

Bleh. When I did the furnace & AC I got it for 4K, but that was 7 years ago, and I did it throught he gas company on a service contract, so I got a huge discount on the installation.
on March 17, 2011 at 8:40 pm SueNJ97

Oh, please. Why activate pretty Ricky? He’ll pull his groin tying his skates.
on March 17, 2011 at 8:46 pm Schnookie

Oh, please. Why activate pretty Ricky? He’ll pull his groin tying his skates.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::: Such cynicism in someone so young. ::shakes head:: It’s a shame. :P (And he truly has become the new Eric Lindros, hasn’t he? Just when you think there’s no possible way he could REALLY get injured on some dumb thing again, he goes and gets injured on some dumb thing again.)
on March 17, 2011 at 8:46 pm Patty (in Dallas)

It’s $4k without the furnace. I should probably get some more estimates. I think it’ll sound much better someday when I tell a potential buyer I got both new in 2011, but is it worth it? I’ll have to think about it.
on March 17, 2011 at 8:48 pm SueNJ97

Patty, how old is the furnace?
on March 17, 2011 at 8:49 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Did Ricky get injured again?

That idiot we call our coach scratched Fistric again. Even after Woywitka was directly responsible for 2 of our goals against last time. And he was responsible for about half the time the Sharks spent in our zone because he just waves his stick at people instead of KNOCKING THEM DOWN! GAH!

Sorry. I can’t seem to stop ranting. :P
on March 17, 2011 at 8:50 pm Schnookie

I think it’ll sound much better someday when I tell a potential buyer I got both new in 2011, but is it worth it?

Do you anticipate trying to woo potential buyers any time super-soon? If not, then just do what you need done. The furnace can wait, right?
on March 17, 2011 at 8:52 pm Pookie

I wish I had a green version of Oddjob’s hat so I could throw it at the Devils.
on March 17, 2011 at 8:52 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Patty, how old is the furnace?

The air conditioner is probably 25+ years old and I assume the furnace is the same. The guy said it didn’t have a scratch on it. :P
on March 17, 2011 at 8:55 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Schnookie, I think some of the extra stuff that is included if I get the furnace would be extra if I didn’t. Like moving one of the vents. The extra room is hot in the summer and cold in the winter and it needs an adjustment to the duct work to fix it.

I’m gonna get some more estimates. This guy put booties on before he came in the house, so he gets weighted a little extra for that. :P
on March 17, 2011 at 8:55 pm SueNJ97

I’d get a few more quotes. Find out what it would cost to get them done together and separately. Because even though it’s working and in good shape, if it is that old, it’s probably past the warranteed life and if something goes, you should have some idea of what it would cost you to do it if you decide to just do the AC and you have to do the furnace 2 years from now.
on March 17, 2011 at 8:56 pm Pookie

At least your bills should go down for having more efficient units, right? Still. Six smackeroos is tough. I’m so sorry.
on March 17, 2011 at 9:00 pm Patty (in Dallas)

That’s kind of what I’m thinking, Sue. The furnace has been fine now, but you never know when it’ll go off and never come back on. It would be my luck to not do it now and then have to do it next winter after all.

And yes, Pookie, the difference in efficiency between current technology and that of 1985 is probably not even measurable, it’s so vast. :P
on March 17, 2011 at 9:02 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Although I think I’ll feel the difference much more with the air conditioning than the heating.
on March 17, 2011 at 9:14 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Soooo…how’s hockey?

(Sorry I derailed the convo there.)
on March 17, 2011 at 9:20 pm Schnookie

OH MY GOD!!!!! STOP-MOTION ANIMATION CHUCK THE DUCK????? ALCOHOLIC CHUCK THE DUCK? BRILLIANT!
on March 17, 2011 at 9:20 pm Pookie

Soooo…how’s hockey?

Pretty poopy, but Chuck the Duck was just on and was hilarious!
on March 17, 2011 at 9:22 pm Schnookie

Stupid Devils! Way to ruin my Chuck the Duck high.
on March 17, 2011 at 9:24 pm EJGRgunner

Looks like we’ll be down to two wins after tonight.
on March 17, 2011 at 9:26 pm Schnookie

Yeah, Gunner. And this was supposed to be one of the freebies. I preferred the thought of having some breathing room against the actual good teams coming up on the schedule. Sigh.
on March 17, 2011 at 9:29 pm EJGRgunner

*losses
on March 17, 2011 at 9:30 pm Patty (in Dallas)

There’s still time!
on March 17, 2011 at 9:31 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on March 17, 2011 at 9:36 pm Kathleen

Winky? Huh.
on March 17, 2011 at 9:36 pm Patty (in Dallas)

See?
on March 17, 2011 at 9:39 pm EJGRgunner

Startled the GF with my fist pump. Not happy to see us run around headless afterwards. And why is Jacques scrambling lines? Isn’t that what screwed us last year?
on March 17, 2011 at 9:41 pm Kathleen

he just waves his stick at people instead of KNOCKING THEM DOWN! GAH!

I’m picturing that and :^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::! But I suppose if you’re expecting this guy to act like an actual defenseman it might be more frustrating than hilarious.

Still, looks like your boys are doing okay nonetheless ;)
on March 17, 2011 at 9:49 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Shoutout to IPB from Razor!
on March 17, 2011 at 9:51 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Still, looks like your boys are doing okay nonetheless ;)

Just like Joe Sakic did back in ’96, Jamie Benn is making Crawford look better than he is. :P
on March 17, 2011 at 9:56 pm Schnookie

Poopy poop poop poop. Hockey blows.
on March 17, 2011 at 9:57 pm Pookie

Funfuckingfetti.
on March 17, 2011 at 9:57 pm EJGRgunner

Funfetti on a stick.
on March 17, 2011 at 10:04 pm Kathleen

Is there anything poopier than getting scored on my Chris Neil? Yes. Getting scored on by Chris Neil twice. Condolences. The Sabres have been there WAY too many times.
on March 17, 2011 at 10:36 pm Patty (in Dallas)

So sorry about that game. I was way off on the “still time” claim. WAY off.
on March 17, 2011 at 10:46 pm Kathleen

Hah. Catching a bit of the Sharks-Wild right now. The Sharks announcers are still VERY indignant about the Heatley suspension.
on March 17, 2011 at 11:03 pm Patty (in Dallas)

The Sharks announcers are still VERY indignant about the Heatley suspension.

Well, boo hoo. :P
on March 17, 2011 at 11:04 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Are they saying it was an accident that his elbow flew up like that? Just as he was leaning closer to Ott’s head?
on March 17, 2011 at 11:11 pm Myra

The Sharks announcers are still VERY indignant about the Heatley suspension.

HeHeHe My petulant little ice troll leprechaun.

Patty, when I get home I’ll email you the name and number of our AC guys. We have used them for nearly twenty years and they have been great. They told me the other day that it would be about $6500 for a whole new unit for our house and I’m assuming since your house is smaller, that the unit sized for your house would be less.
on March 17, 2011 at 11:17 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Ooh, Myra, that’d be great! Thanks!
on March 17, 2011 at 11:31 pm Kathleen

Are they saying it was an accident that his elbow flew up like that? Just as he was leaning closer to Ott’s head?

They’re insisting that the elbow landed in Ott’s chest, not to his head. But hilariously, they admitted Heatley was probably trying to knock him in the head – but he didn’t! And that’s all that matters! So there!
on March 18, 2011 at 12:14 am Kathleen

How have the Kings managed only six shots in 40 minutes? Are they all drunk? Baffling.
on March 18, 2011 at 9:06 am Amy

This guy put booties on before he came in the house, so he gets weighted a little extra for that.

My electrician did that last winter, even after we told him it didn’t bother us if he walked on the carpet since it was just getting ripped up anyway. He also brought his own vacuum to clean up the plaster mess he made. That got him double brownie points from us.
on March 18, 2011 at 1:27 pm Mike in Idaho

Have no fear everyone! I was at the Caps’ stadium this week while sightseeing in D.C. and put a hex on them to lose tonight. Their stadium is so lame that their store is only open during games.
on March 18, 2011 at 7:13 pm Schnookie

Mike, thanks so much! I’ll know whom to give the credit to if things go well, but dude, I’ll know who to blame if they don’t. ::Glares:: :P
on March 18, 2011 at 7:15 pm carolbrowne

I was at the Caps’ stadium this week while sightseeing in D.C. and put a hex on them to lose tonight.

Hahahahaha! That’s it! Ovie’s done for!
on March 18, 2011 at 7:32 pm Schnookie

Hey Carol! How’s the panda painting doing? Are you looking at it RIGHT NOW? (I love that panda painting.)
on March 18, 2011 at 8:26 pm Schnookie

Ew. This game is disgusting. (Unsurprisingly.)
on March 18, 2011 at 8:30 pm SueNJ97

With the weird exception of the Atlanta game, they haven’t really had any offense for the last few weeks. There’s no way they could keep winning games 2-1 and 1-0. It was bound to stop at some point.
on March 18, 2011 at 8:41 pm Schnookie

Yeah, but it’s always a bit depressing to be confronted with reality. Against the Caps. Heh.
on March 18, 2011 at 8:50 pm SueNJ97

Oh, well. At least they’re getting it over with now.
on March 18, 2011 at 8:54 pm Schnookie

Oh, well. At least they’re getting it over with now.

Heh. Boomer pointed out that actually getting the 8 seed would just mean four more games of this, so I’m suddenly seeing the value of NOT making the playoffs.
on March 18, 2011 at 8:56 pm SueNJ97

Yep. They’re just sparing us longer, more drawn-out misery.
on March 18, 2011 at 9:17 pm SueNJ97

On the next segment of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, they’re going to cook Boxworthy (or one of his relations) – someone is serving snapping turtle soup
on March 18, 2011 at 9:22 pm Schnookie

On the next segment of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, they’re going to cook Boxworthy (or one of his relations) – someone is serving snapping turtle soup

WHAT??? Poor Boxworthy! He loved that beatnik poet cousin of his so much! The world will be a much less jazzy place without him snapping at poetry slams.
on March 18, 2011 at 9:23 pm Schnookie

Chico: “It’s tough to win when you only score two goals.”

Schnookie: *Checks scoreboard, sees “0″ next to “Devils”.* “Oh, Chico.”
on March 18, 2011 at 9:24 pm SueNJ97

I just watched them braise, dismember and make Boxworthy’s cousin Abernathy into Snapper soup
on March 18, 2011 at 9:25 pm SueNJ97

Obviously, reading and math aren’t necessary to be the NJ color commentator
on March 18, 2011 at 9:28 pm Pookie

The world will be a much less jazzy place without him snapping at poetry slams.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on March 18, 2011 at 9:37 pm Schnookie

I just watched them braise, dismember and make Boxworthy’s cousin Abernathy into Snapper soup

Good grief! And good thing Zach was busy yawning through the Devils game so he didn’t have to watch that. He’d be hiding under his couch yelping, “I say man! Boxworthy, are you still there??”

Obviously, reading and math aren’t necessary to be the NJ color commentator

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on March 19, 2011 at 2:21 am carolbrowne

How’s the panda painting doing?

Terrific! Thanks for asking. I’m looking at the panda men right now! *shudder* STOP STARING AT ME!
on March 19, 2011 at 7:33 pm Schnookie

*shudder* STOP STARING AT ME!

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

And how’s everybody doing today? Is anyone even around?
on March 19, 2011 at 7:52 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I just wandered in. How’s the Devils game going? Are y’all gonna try not to hear the Tranny score? Or should I say, the Trannies being scored against! HAR! Take that!
on March 19, 2011 at 7:56 pm Schnookie

Or should I say, the Trannies being scored against! HAR! Take that!

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: You wish! And the Devils aren’t playing tonight, so there’s NO ESCAPING our gleeful taunting when the Trannies smack the Stars around*!

*Um, the Trannies are terrible lately. So… there’s no threat of that. :P
on March 19, 2011 at 8:07 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Oh. Heh. I could have sworn the Devils were playing tonight. I’m not very observant.
on March 19, 2011 at 8:10 pm Schnookie

Well, they played the last two nights, so based on recent trends, it seemed like they should be on tonight, too. (I’m more than a little relieved to have a night without them. I can’t deal with the nauseated feeling that comes with them losing.)
on March 19, 2011 at 8:14 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Y’all can get a real good look at the great Jamie Benn. :D
on March 19, 2011 at 8:16 pm Schnookie

And you can get a real good look at the great Beaks!
on March 19, 2011 at 8:25 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Um… Yay!
on March 19, 2011 at 8:28 pm Pookie

Right back at ‘cha, vis a vis Benn. :PPPPPPPPPPPPP
on March 19, 2011 at 8:30 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Yeah, I knew that was coming. :P
on March 19, 2011 at 8:31 pm Schnookie

Yeah, I knew that was coming. :P

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Let’s all just agree to disagree about which team/players are our favorites in this game. :P
on March 19, 2011 at 8:31 pm Patty (in Dallas)

There’s another Gustavsson out there?!
on March 19, 2011 at 8:34 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Unfortunately, you’ll also get a look at the likes of Woywitka and Barch.
on March 19, 2011 at 8:36 pm Pookie

Unfortunately, you’ll also get a look at the likes of Woywitka and Barch.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Aren’t you glad that Pronger isn’t playing? See, the Trannies love you! They knew you would have to watch them soon and so then sent Pronger off for hand surgery! And you want them to lose tonight. Tsk, tsk.
on March 19, 2011 at 8:37 pm Schnookie

There’s another Gustavsson out there?!

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::: That reminds me of the famous “Owl Too Many” incident at pre-Maple Hoo. We were moving several houses ago, and in packing up Boomer’s copious collection of books, discovered a title that completely cracked us up — “An Owl Too Many”. The room happened to have a wall lined with bookshelves, and when we looked at the next shelf over, right next to the copy of “An Owl Too Many”, we discovered a second, completely randomly shelved copy of the same book, literally right next to the first one but for the sides of the two adjacent bookshelves. Oh, how we laughed at “An Owl Too Many” too many. And so it was with the Gustavsson too many. Or, um, something.

(Meanwhile, Pookie just told me that she was going to comment about Beaks but backed off because she has had entirely not enough wine yet tonight. Anyway, what she was going to say was, “I agree about Beaks, that he’s the breasts of Venus and King Kong’s penis.” Thanks, Pookie!)
on March 19, 2011 at 8:38 pm Myra

FREE FISTRIC!

Evening all! We are back in Big D! Yay!

For now.

Boo.
on March 19, 2011 at 8:38 pm Schnookie

Unfortunately, you’ll also get a look at the likes of Woywitka and Barch.

See, the Trannies love you! They knew you would have to watch them soon and so then sent Pronger off for hand surgery! And you want them to lose tonight. Tsk, tsk

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: to both of you!
on March 19, 2011 at 8:40 pm Pookie

“I agree about Beaks, that he’s the breasts of Venus and King Kong’s penis.” Thanks, Pookie!

::slurs:: And you can quote me on that! ::walks into a wall and passes out:: (I made the mistake of picking a chardonnay for my second glass. Oopsh.)
on March 19, 2011 at 8:41 pm Myra

And Daley scores for the Trannies. Great.
on March 19, 2011 at 8:41 pm Pookie

WOOOO!!! Y’all just got a nice look at the great case of Tastykakes! (Heh. Sorry. Couldn’t resist.)
on March 19, 2011 at 8:41 pm Schnookie

FREE FISTRIC!

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

And welcome back to Big D! How was Big KC? It sounded to me like y’all had a good visit. (How soon is the move? I’m sorry you have to go, but seriously, I can’t wait to visit you there. SURELY that’s a huge carrot, right?)
on March 19, 2011 at 8:42 pm Patty (in Dallas)

“I agree about Beaks, that he’s the breasts of Venus and King Kong’s penis.”

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
on March 19, 2011 at 8:42 pm Pookie

Speaking of book titles, I’ve been working in the Mystery section a lot lately and I came across a figure-skating-theme novel called “Axel of Evil”. I bet Beaks came up with that title. He’s that clever.
on March 19, 2011 at 8:47 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Oh, how we laughed at “An Owl Too Many” too many.

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

And “Axel of Evil” is GENIUS.
on March 19, 2011 at 8:49 pm Schnookie

I think if I’d been the author who thought up “Axel of Evil”, I’d be constantly amazed that no one had thought of it first. It’s just THAT brilliant.
on March 19, 2011 at 8:50 pm Myra

KC was good. I only got lost 3 times. (One day didn’t have GPS and the other two times the GPS couldn’t connect with satelite.) I have found that my sense of direction no longer exists. Living 19 years in the same place will do that for you. But I’ll get it figured out.

It’s really small and compact and traffic is non-existent. Rush hour? There is none. Everyone seemed really friendly and chattie. I liked that a lot.

And of course the house is awesome. So lots of positives. Just not looking forward to all that has to be done between now and then.
on March 19, 2011 at 8:53 pm Schnookie

I have found that my sense of direction no longer exists. Living 19 years in the same place will do that for you.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That’s awesome that it’s such a traffic-free city. For all that it sucks to have to leave Dallas, that’s a major silver lining there. Y’all won’t know what to do with yourselves not having Dallas traffic to cope with! Think of all the time you’ll gain! :D

And I also don’t blame you for dreading all the stuff that has to happen between now and moving. ::shudder:: Last time we bought a house, sold a house, and moved, I just wanted to be put into a medically-induced coma and woken up when it was all over.
on March 19, 2011 at 8:54 pm Myra

Oh, I meant to tell y’all earlier, there is a distinct lack of billboards for Gun Shows and Gentlemen’s Clubs. So there is that as well.
on March 19, 2011 at 8:56 pm Pookie

KC sounds fabulous! Moving? Not so much. I’m so, so, so sorry. I wish I had gleaned any good advice from the three times I’ve moved in the last nine years, but I’ve got nuthin’. The only good things I can remember about moving are: 1. getting new cats when we moved from our rental to the townhouse and 2. the movers breaking out tv when we moved from the townhouse to IPB Manor thus forcing us to get a nice, new tv. So… I my advice is to get 3 new cats and make the movers break your outdated appliances.
on March 19, 2011 at 8:57 pm Pookie

there is a distinct lack of billboards for Gun Shows and Gentlemen’s Clubs.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! That’s so sad!
on March 19, 2011 at 8:58 pm Schnookie

there is a distinct lack of billboards for Gun Shows and Gentlemen’s Clubs.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! But… how will you know that you’re at home without those billboards??
on March 19, 2011 at 9:01 pm Myra

I’m trying to remember if I even saw any gentlemen’s clubs. I don’t think we did. Maybe I just didn’t notice them. We drive by literally a dozen or so on our way to the Stars games.
on March 19, 2011 at 9:03 pm Pookie

WOOOOO!!! Beaks!
on March 19, 2011 at 9:04 pm Schnookie

Oooh, King Kong’s penis just scored!

Maybe I just didn’t notice them. We drive by literally a dozen or so on our way to the Stars games.

Heh. Maybe you’re just totally inured to it. You’re so desensitized now. :P
on March 19, 2011 at 9:06 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I’m not enjoying this game so far. Of course, now that Grossman is out, we have no hitting defensemen left. Since Fistric is scratched! GAH!
on March 19, 2011 at 9:08 pm Myra

I’m not enjoying this game so far. Of course, now that Grossman is out, we have no hitting defensemen left. Since Fistric is scratched! GAH!

Same here. Why on earth would you scratch Fistric for a game against the Flyers???
on March 19, 2011 at 9:13 pm Schnookie

Same here. Why on earth would you scratch Fistric for a game against the Flyers???

Maybe… if you wanted the Flyers to win? :P

Seriously, though, don’t worry. The Flyers have fallen off the rails recently. It is EASY to come back against them — in fact, it’s almost guaranteed. (Also, fun fact: they’re the only team in the NHL this year without a shutout.)
on March 19, 2011 at 9:18 pm Patty (in Dallas)

We finally got Razor to stop mentioning the shutout with a minute left and now Lehtonen has two in one week. Up until last week, there were two teams with no shutouts. :P
on March 19, 2011 at 9:20 pm Amy

And “Axel of Evil” is GENIUS.

That’s like the hockey romance series that I’ve been reading with titles like “Body Check,” “Power Play,” “Chasing Stanley,” etc.
on March 19, 2011 at 9:26 pm Patty (in Dallas)

WOooo! Also, you can get a look at Goligoski! :P
on March 19, 2011 at 9:27 pm Schnookie

Up until last week, there were two teams with no shutouts.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Chico and Doc are big fans of being all, “OOOH, WE TOTALLY DON’T BELIEVE IN THAT CRAP ABOUT NOT SAYING ‘SHUTOUT’.” And then Doc is all, “Marty’s got the most shutouts ever in history, so there’s proof that it doesn’t mean anything,” and I’m always like, “Just think how many MORE he’d have if not for YOU, Doc!”

And BOOO! That was goaltender interference!

Amy, I remember some of those titles! I haven’t read any of them, but I remember being all excited when the subgenre of hockey romances came out. I was like ,”Finally! A niche I could write in!” (The only one of them I read was HORRIBLE. The author knew NOTHING about hockey.)
on March 19, 2011 at 9:28 pm Pookie

Also, you can get a look at Goligoski! :P

Yeah, I think I’d seen enough of Goligoski when he was a Pen. He can have that goal back. :PPPP

“Body Check,” “Power Play,” “Chasing Stanley,”

:^:::::::::::::::: I always wanted someone (namely, Schnookie) to write a baseball-themed romance called “He Touched Them All”.
on March 19, 2011 at 9:28 pm Schnookie

Also, you can get a look at Goligoski! :P

Did you enjoy your look at King Kong’s penis? DID YOU???? :P (Beaks is like, “Really, you can stop talking about me now.”)
on March 19, 2011 at 9:29 pm Pookie

The author knew NOTHING about hockey.

The author made the main character a forward… who won the Norris. I’m all, “Hey, Zach, why haven’t you won the Norris yet!”
on March 19, 2011 at 9:32 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Did you enjoy your look at King Kong’s penis?

Normally, that’s the kind of thing I do enjoy, but not this time. :P

The author made the main character a forward… who won the Norris.

You’re making that up! No way!
on March 19, 2011 at 9:33 pm Schnookie

I’m all, “Hey, Zach, why haven’t you won the Norris yet!”

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Zach: “Because I haven’t started dating a single mother who is borderline psychic, owns a wedding planning business, found a dead drifter in the woods, and I’m not going blind. THAT’S WHY.”
on March 19, 2011 at 9:33 pm Schnookie

Normally, that’s the kind of thing I do enjoy, but not this time.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: King Kong: “::sad face::”
on March 19, 2011 at 9:34 pm Pookie

Normally, that’s the kind of thing I do enjoy, but not this time. :P

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: And to think Gunner was complaining about the last thread!
on March 19, 2011 at 9:35 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Maybe it was a metaphor for the author’s feelings about how the Norris has become an offensive award, and that a real defenseman, that defends, can’t win it.
on March 19, 2011 at 9:37 pm Amy

Zach: “Because I haven’t started dating a single mother who is borderline psychic, owns a wedding planning business, found a dead drifter in the woods, and I’m not going blind. THAT’S WHY.”

Not to mention that I’m sure the fine print in the Norris voting criteria excludes those players with turtle butlers.
on March 19, 2011 at 9:37 pm Myra

Zach: “Because I haven’t started dating a single mother who is borderline psychic, owns a wedding planning business, found a dead drifter in the woods, and I’m not going blind. THAT’S WHY.”

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

Boxworthy would never allow such shenanigans.

Oh, and I missed commenting on it earlier but the bit on the beatnik snapping turtle was fabulous.
on March 19, 2011 at 9:38 pm Pookie

Patty, I’d say that that was the author’s intent, but she also wrote about the glassed-in, ice-level “wives’ box”, so I’m guessing she’s just never seen a hockey game.
on March 19, 2011 at 9:40 pm Myra

the glassed-in, ice-level “wives’ box”

So that is what the penalty box is really for?!?
on March 19, 2011 at 9:45 pm Schnookie

Maybe it was a metaphor for the author’s feelings about how the Norris has become an offensive award, and that a real defenseman, that defends, can’t win it.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I’m sure that was it.

the glassed-in, ice-level “wives’ box”

So that is what the penalty box is really for?!?

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Remember the old days of the fantasy penalty box around here, where there was frolicking in fields of daisies with foxy players? Maybe the author was just anticipating that?
on March 19, 2011 at 9:49 pm Amy

it was a metaphor for the author’s feelings about how the Norris has become an offensive award, and that a real defenseman, that defends, can’t win it.

Heh. Considering that the book of hers that I’m reading now specifically has the female lead ask the male lead what exactly it means to be a defenseman, your guess is as good as mine.

And now I’m going to be on alert for hockey inaccuracies rather than focusing more on the story.
on March 19, 2011 at 9:54 pm Pookie

And now I’m going to be on alert for hockey inaccuracies rather than focusing more on the story.

Oh, noes! I’m so sorry! With “Summer Light”, it was impossible not to notice the inaccuracies, they were that bad. After our review of it, Morgan declared he was going to write a cricket romance since he knew as much about cricket as Luanne Rice new about hockey.
on March 19, 2011 at 10:07 pm Schnookie

Amy, I’m pretty sure the hockey romance we watched is not by the same person as the titles you’ve mentioned! NO WORRIES! :D
on March 19, 2011 at 10:09 pm Schnookie

Oh my god. The hockey romance we “watched”? Dude, I am SO drunk right now.
on March 19, 2011 at 10:14 pm Myra

Ow. Poor Otter looks awful.
on March 19, 2011 at 10:15 pm Schnookie

What happened to Otter? (We were just outside looking at the moon. It’s HUGE. I highly recommend taking a gander at the moon tonight.)
on March 19, 2011 at 10:20 pm Myra

He got high sticked but there was no call on it. Even with him bleeding all over the place.
on March 19, 2011 at 10:23 pm Schnookie

This is not the first time that a badly missed opportunity by Claude Giroux has led, shortly thereafter, to a goal by the opponent. ::GLARES AT GIROUX::

(Wait, how is that not a penalty for delay of game?)
on March 19, 2011 at 10:25 pm Schnookie

He got high sticked but there was no call on it. Even with him bleeding all over the place.

I’d say I’m sorry, but… GO TRANNIES! ::runs away::

:P
on March 19, 2011 at 10:25 pm Myra

What? I’m so confused, but, WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
on March 19, 2011 at 10:26 pm Patty (in Dallas)

It’s Razor’s theory that it was more of a deflected shot than a puck he controlled then batted out. Just a theory.
on March 19, 2011 at 10:29 pm Schnookie

It’s Razor’s theory that it was more of a deflected shot than a puck he controlled then batted out. Just a theory.

Please. Razor would try to find a way to justify even the most OBVIOUS penalty against the Stars. I’m not buying it! BOOOO! :P
on March 19, 2011 at 10:29 pm Pookie

Just a theory.

I’ve heard a lot of Razor’s theories and let’s just say, I’ll stick with my own theory of “the Star directed the puck out of play and thus a penalty should have been called”.
on March 19, 2011 at 10:30 pm Schnookie

Also, it should be noted that Razor’s no more objective than any of us here. :P

(Seriously, is it clear in Dallas tonight? You should totally check out the moon!)
on March 19, 2011 at 10:32 pm Patty (in Dallas)

As homers go, Razor’s not that bad. He actually agreed that Woy got away with one, but he was just taking guesses about why the refs didn’t call it.
on March 19, 2011 at 10:33 pm Schnookie

Oh, so THIS is a penalty now? Nice officiating, assholes.

::staggers around indignantly::
on March 19, 2011 at 10:33 pm Pookie

If tonight’s moon is a “super moon”, I’m voting that this game be called a “poopy game”. Poop.
on March 19, 2011 at 10:34 pm Schnookie

As homers go, Razor’s not that bad.

Snort. I like Razor quite a bit, but as homers go, he’s as bad as they get. :P
on March 19, 2011 at 10:34 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I just looked out the window at it and it’s crazy! The moon, that is. It looks like a theater light that’s about 20 feet away.

I wish I were out in the country so I could see it light everything up.
on March 19, 2011 at 10:36 pm Schnookie

It looks like a theater light that’s about 20 feet away.

It does! It’s insane! We went outside and I was shouting, “Look how close it is!” Then, realizing we have neighbors, I decided to add as drunkenly as I could, “It looks like it’s trying to hit us!”
on March 19, 2011 at 10:37 pm Patty (in Dallas)

“It’s coming right at us!!”
on March 19, 2011 at 10:37 pm Myra

Snort. I like Razor quite a bit, but as homers go, he’s as bad as they get. :P

Um. I beg to differ. JACK EDWARDS HELLO????
on March 19, 2011 at 10:37 pm Pookie

I wish I were out in the country so I could see it light everything up.

I can’t imagine what it’s going to be like after all the lights here are off. Normal, old non-super moons are often too bright for me (I’ve been known to get up in the middle of the night to visit the loo and think “Holy shit, it snowed in July! The roof of the garage is all white! Oh. Wait. It’s just the moon. Nevermind.”) so I’m imaging tonight is going to be like trying to sleep in the middle of the day.
on March 19, 2011 at 10:38 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Myra’s got a point there. And don’t forget that guy in Anaheim with the 70s teenager haircut. :P
on March 19, 2011 at 10:39 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Boy, Langenbrunner sucks.
on March 19, 2011 at 10:40 pm Patty (in Dallas)

After all the lights are off, it’ll look like a bad 50s horror movie day-for-night shot. :P
on March 19, 2011 at 10:43 pm Schnookie

JACK EDWARDS HELLO????

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Well, he’s the play-by-play guy, so it’s different. And worse. Heh.
on March 19, 2011 at 10:44 pm Schnookie

After all the lights are off, it’ll look like a bad 50s horror movie day-for-night shot. :P

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: It will! I’ll feel like it’s a Gunsmoke episode, and I’m in Southern California, pretending to be Kansas!
on March 19, 2011 at 10:45 pm Myra

POOP. Shootout.
on March 19, 2011 at 10:45 pm Pookie

After all the lights are off, it’ll look like a bad 50s horror movie day-for-night shot. :P

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

As for the homer broadcasters, it’s like Doc says of fans calling for penalties, we all hear with our hearts, not our heads. :D
on March 19, 2011 at 10:46 pm Pookie

I’ll feel like it’s a Gunsmoke episode, and I’m in Southern California, pretending to be Kansas!

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Totally! I can’t wait to see Marshall Dillion riding through the backyard tonight!
on March 19, 2011 at 10:50 pm Pookie

This shootout sucks! Uh… because all the other shootouts in history haven’t? Heh.
on March 19, 2011 at 10:51 pm Schnookie

Seriously, Langer? What’s WRONG with Crawford?
on March 19, 2011 at 10:51 pm Schnookie

Seriously, Timonen? What’s WRONG with Laviolette?
on March 19, 2011 at 10:52 pm Pookie

What’s WRONG with Crawford?

Maybe Patty can tell us!
on March 19, 2011 at 10:52 pm Pookie

This shootout is going to come down to Carcillo vs. Barch, isn’t it?
on March 19, 2011 at 10:55 pm Myra

What’s WRONG with Crawford?

Maybe Patty can tell us!

Are there any words for it? Sigh.

Segal? You don’t play him all game and you put him out there for the shootout?

Just….Just……..Sigh.
on March 19, 2011 at 10:56 pm Patty (in Dallas)

What’s WRONG with Crawford?

The thing that’s most wrong about him is that he’s our coach. I’m surprised he didn’t send Woywitka out there. He obviously has something on Crawford.
on March 19, 2011 at 10:57 pm Myra

Wait. Carcillo vs Barch would have been awesome!

In a not so awesome kind of way. I think.
on March 19, 2011 at 10:58 pm Schnookie

The thing that’s most wrong about him is that he’s our coach.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I shouldn’t laugh, but I survived the John MacLean Era, so I can laugh through that sort of pain. Sigh. (I think John MacLean was my karmic retribution for laughing so hard at Rangers fans during the Bryan Trottier Era and at Red Wings fans during the Dave Lewis Era.)
on March 19, 2011 at 10:59 pm Myra

He obviously has something on Crawford.

Nah. It’s just his latest mancrush. Was Barch, now Woy.

Woy is very pretty.

I love Genna Miller’s dress.
on March 19, 2011 at 10:59 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Not sure why he refuses to put Morrow out there. He’s 1 for 1. Even if he missed, he’d still have a better percentage than frickin’ Langenbrunner. (I assume.)
on March 19, 2011 at 11:03 pm Schnookie

It’s just his latest mancrush. Was Barch, now Woy.

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Well, I guess it’s good to at least be able to anticipate the bad decisions he’s going to make.

Even if he missed, he’d still have a better percentage than frickin’ Langenbrunner. (I assume.)

The Flyers broadcasters said it was Langer’s first attempt this year, but the math is beside the point. Anything that involves Langenbrunner is going to be a worse percentage than an actually GOOD hockey player.
on March 19, 2011 at 11:10 pm Myra

Goligo just gave a good interview, seems like a bright guy. It still surprises me when a hockey player gives a good interview. Seen way too many with basketball and football players.
on March 19, 2011 at 11:13 pm Pookie

The thing that’s most wrong about him is that he’s our coach.

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

Seen way too many with basketball and football players.

I would have totally agreed with you about the NBA players until a friend sent me this clip of a Knicks guy:

LINK TO ADORABLE NBA PLAYER
on March 19, 2011 at 11:15 pm Schnookie

If the Knicks weren’t morally reprehensible (any team that shares an arena with the Rangers is no team I can watch), I’d be a huge fan of theirs based just on the adorableness of that video Pookie’s friend sent us. Seriously, that guy should play for the Devils.
on March 19, 2011 at 11:19 pm Pookie

Seriously, that guy should play for the Devils.

I’m trying to imagine a Devil trying to sell his own jersey undercover at the sporting goods store. ::imagines:: Nah. All I see is Lou looking stern. Maybe Landry Fields should be on, I dunno… the Blue Jackets?
on March 19, 2011 at 11:21 pm Schnookie

Nah. All I see is Lou looking stern. Maybe Landry Fields should be on, I dunno… the Blue Jackets?

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Lou would be horrified to find out that they sell player-specific jerseys.
on March 19, 2011 at 11:23 pm Myra

Oh my word. That kid is freakin adorable!
on March 19, 2011 at 11:28 pm Pookie

I know, right?! I mean, I’d never watch a Knicks game to see him, but dude! That’s one of the most adorable athlete clips ever.
on March 19, 2011 at 11:32 pm Myra

Absolutely, the Knicks PR people have a gold mine on their hands.
on March 19, 2011 at 11:35 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Oh my gosh! He’s adorable! I love how he swats that guy’s shot away. :P

By the way, stupid Red Wings can’t even beat the stupid Preds! They are NO HELP!
on March 19, 2011 at 11:43 pm Schnookie

They are NO HELP!

Dude, NO ONE is! Man, we’re just trying to make up 27 standings points here, and there isn’t anyone else trying to help us. Would it KILL some of the other teams to win games we need them to win once in a while?
on March 20, 2011 at 12:10 am Patty (in Dallas)

I know! First we LOWER ourselves to root for them since we need it for the standings, then they lose anyway. Now we’ve rooted for scum AND we get nothing out of it.
on March 20, 2011 at 12:18 am Schnookie

Now we’ve rooted for scum AND we get nothing out of it.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Speaking from experience, it’s probably best that way. Because otherwise you end up married to a tranny. No one should have to live that way. :P
on March 20, 2011 at 12:37 am Margee

Awww… Landry Fields.

I’m still bitter that they traded this guy. Talk about adorable.
on March 20, 2011 at 12:41 am Margee

By this guy, I mean, Gallo, not Landry. Tired.
on March 20, 2011 at 3:39 pm Schnookie

Oh. My. God. Margee, that is AMAZING. Ly adorable. (And hey there! How’s it going?)