HOW DID WE NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS?!?!

We have learned a valuable lesson today, Gentle Reader, about the dangers of letting yourself disconnect completely from popular culture. Behold:

Okay, we never watched “The Sopranos”. And while we were vaguely aware of what the opening credits were like, it wasn’t until today that we actually watched them. [...]

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IPB Eyewitnesses: Devils vs. Senators, 1/4/09

Today we made the long, long trek up to The Rawk to take in all the sights and sounds of the Devils facing off for a 5:00 Sunday game. Along for the ride? Pookie’s coworker Elizabeth, a Mets fan who is considering becoming a hockey fan to help pass the offseason. We [...]

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Chicken-Fried Stars Practice (In Dallas)

Gentle Reader, we wanted to have new hockey content to share with you, really we did. This morning we got up bright and early and headed out to the Stars’ practice rink, ready to see some bag skating after the sucktitude the Stars displayed in their game on Saturday. Instead, we saw this:

Yup, [...]

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You Win Some, You Lose Some (in Dallas)

Today was a whirlwind of hockey, and while we’re too busy being (in Dallas) to give it the full-on travelogue treatment (you’ll just have to wait a few days for our report about Sonic ice [hint: our conclusion? It rhymes with "blabulous"]), it’s definitely hockey- and blog-pertinent to do a quick write-up of our [...]

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Victory Euro Mats Meets The Rawk

Months ago, the one and only Frisby floated the notion of attending Devils opening night this season. Plans were made, tickets were purchased, pommerdoodling was pommerdoodled. On Friday, the dream became a reality as the three of us trekked up to the Rawk and took in a 2-1 victory over the Islanders. [...]

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So We Meet Again…

Today was an exciting day at stately IPB Manor, because we finally got something in our email inbox other than dustbunnies and tumbleweeds. “Ooh! Ooh!” we thought, “Mail! Hot diggity!” So imagine the crushing despression we felt when we opened the message and found ourselves face to face with an old [...]

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Regular-Season Hockey!!!! (As Seen From New Orleans)

Gentle Reader, we were in New Orleans this past weekend, and because we were there for our grandmother’s funeral, we weren’t exactly spending every minute of every day thinking about how we were missing four regular-season games. But there were some down moments during the family activities, and we decided to sample a bit [...]

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