Thursday Caps Clips: Sharks @ Caps Gameday
by J.P. on Oct 15, 2009 7:00 AM EDT
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Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight's game featuring the NHL's top two post-lockout scorers (and two of the top three goal-getters) from Vogs, NHL.com, Peerless, Cap Centre and Hockey Mom, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Fear The Fin for pregame coverage from the other side of tonight's match up.
- Since he "finally" scored a goal, it's ok to write about Mike Green again. [Sporting News, Washington Post]
- The answer to our "sell outs" question from a couple of days ago? [Washington Times]
- David Steckel's 66.7% success rate in the faceoff circle leads the League (minimum 28 faceoffs), and he talks a bit about the art of the draw with Vogs. [Caps365 (video)]
- The Caps are "sometimes brain dead but always talented." Sigh. [Sporting News]
- Great stuff (from the photo on down) in this Brooks Laich interview. [Homer McFanboy]
- Mike Knuble's fitting in well with his new team... [Homer McFanboy]
- ... as is the top line's new pivot, Brendan Morrison. [Washington Times]
- Pictures from yesterday's practice. [Caps In Pictures]
- So the nerds (term of affection, believe me) have set the over/under for Alex Ovechkin goals this season at 56.6. Which way are you betting? [Puck Prospectus]
- Greatest Cap of All-Time: Keith Jones. [ESPN]
- Michael Nylander for Tomas Kaberle? That makes a lot of sense... for... um.... [Hockey Independent, FanPost]
- Voice of the Bears John Walton will be hosting a live chat on Comcast SportsNet during tonight's game, so if you've got Hershey-related questions, here's a great opportunity to get 'em answered. [CSN Washington]
- Speaking of radio voices, Steve Kolbe did a podcast-y spot with Dirk Hoag last night. [On The Forecheck]
- Five questions for the ECHL Kelly Cup champion Stingrays. [The Post and Courier]
- Get to know Caps prospect Phil DeSimone. [Foster's Daily Democrat]
- "An Ovechkin-Crosby hybrid." Yeah, that's not over-hyping a kid. [Sportsnet.ca]
- Matt Pettinger is trying to make it back to the NHL and has signed a PTO with Manitoba of the AHL (where he'll join former Caps properties Daren Machesney, Lawrence Nycholat and Nolan Baumgartner). [Winnipeg Sun]
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Finally looks like non-Verizon users will have cell service in the tunnels, starting with the Saturday game.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
As an iPhone guy, this excites me.
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really?! that just made my day so much better!
as did finding that the server is no longer down – i thought i was going to have to find something else to do with the 20 minutes it’ll take my 1st period to take this quiz!
"No Brooks Laich, no win. Know Brooks Laich, know win."
I have a BlackBerry… skip the phone service, maybe I’ll try to buy an NHL team.
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Oct 15, 2009 8:11 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
did EVERY teacher give a test/quiz today? I had a test on To Kill A Mockingbird, a quiz on macromolecules, and a Spanish test. Not to mention we took the PSATs yesterday. At least there’s a 3 day weekend because of a teacher’s convention.
"Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast." - Joe Garagiola
Chowdah Chatter - an outlet for my random thoughts and such.
Now if they could just let me get a decent signal in the friggin’ building…
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You know the weird part? I have signal in the building before and after the game, and I get GSM during the game, but it’s like they deliberately cut the Internet during the game or something. Weird stuff.
Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But, if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. If you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.
It’s weird. Full bars, etc, but nothing works.
One guy just drove his semi as a float. I guess semis are cool.
At&t works fine for me on my crappy WinMo phone. I was reading analysis tweets through the whole home opener.
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
It’s really spotty for me. In the lower concourse I can’t make a call. In my seats I have to sit just right and things will work 50% of the time.
One guy just drove his semi as a float. I guess semis are cool.
Maybe it’s because I’m usually up near the roof. Not that I mind.
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
yeah, i’m up in the corner and have never had problems with my at&t in there
"No Brooks Laich, no win. Know Brooks Laich, know win."
by kellobellow on Oct 15, 2009 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions
So they’re screwing us elitists in the 100’s? Figures.
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I suppose so, oh well. Meet you outside 118 to burn some more money tonight? I think it’s my turn to light cigars with 100’s.
One guy just drove his semi as a float. I guess semis are cool.
I bet you 100’s have gold plated ticket stubs and drink imported French wine at games.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Elite commenters have to have elite seating, yes?
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Oct 15, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
I would rec that except my butler is on vacation and do not involve myself in such menial affairs.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
How are you posting, then? Surely you do not waste your manicure on punching keys!
This message entered by dictaphone.
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
Telekinesis.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Excuse me for breaking character for a moment, but how does one use elite status to obtain telekinesis?
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
Privileged access to experimental genetic engineering? I don’t know, it’s the first thing I thought of.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Proof reading my comments falls under the category of menial affairs as well.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, and you need to get a nice duck to take to a bar and feed whiskey.
If you're after gettin' the honey, then you don't go killin' all them bees.
by Rob Parker on Oct 15, 2009 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Season 2. Rec’d.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m in the 400’s and nothing works…
…damn you AT&T!!!
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Oct 15, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Yep.
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Oct 15, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Full bars, etc, but nothing works.
What’s Danny Heatley got to do with it?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Oct 15, 2009 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Why trade for Kaberle
He’s a good puck mover and a good skater, but he’s not the best defender. The Caps need a stopper, not another offensive player
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Oct 15, 2009 8:10 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
The Caps save $600K (annual) in cap hit. On that basis alone, this doesn’t seem to me to be a good deal. Add is what SW said, and I’d be shocked if this trade got past the “ok, George, let’s get this out of the way, because I have to offer it” stage.
If you've read this far...seek help.
Heh. Once you think about (a) what we have to trade, (b) cap situations around the league, and © who we might be looking for, suddenly feasible pickings for that uber defenseman look mighty slim, yes?
Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But, if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. If you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.
And Burke wants a King’s Ransom in return… not Michael Nylander. Taking Nyls would double that ransom, I’d suppose. Kaberle is really overrated and not the kind of guy I want on this team.
If you're after gettin' the honey, then you don't go killin' all them bees.
And we can get rid of Nyls after this season when his NMC expires, but we’d have Kaberle at that cap hit for all of next season.
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Oct 15, 2009 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Btw, you guys almost got this as your morning Clips post pic:
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by J.P. on Oct 15, 2009 8:12 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Someone here a couple weeks ago was talking about how they hated mascots. This will not please him/her.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 8:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t hate all mascots…but I’m not a fan of Slapshot and absolutely LOATHE eating disorder Screech.
I’m sensing some deeper psychological issues. Beat up by an eagle when you were little?
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 8:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Puppet-phobia is a real medical condition. You couldn’t pay my wife enough money to be photographed with any one of these guys. Weird!
Slapshot looks like he’s not roughing up the shark, but rather doing CPR chest compressions with the Thrasher mascot dutifully checking for good pulse in the waist region (wait, I thought you were supposed to check the carotid for that?)
Funny pic, love the mascot WWE No Holds Barred action.
Lou Albano, R.I.P. by the way…
"I am... *grins* ... 'Nobody' "
- Odysseus
by war_capitals on Oct 15, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s birds v fish.
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
No wonder the Bruins and Panthers mascots seem “lost” then! : )
"I am... *grins* ... 'Nobody' "
- Odysseus
by war_capitals on Oct 15, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
He only hates Badgers.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 8:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Finley's Favorite
http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Oct 15, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
i love mascot on mascot violence. this pic just made my f’in day.
by ns on Oct 15, 2009 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Is that Sidney Crosby I see in the backround searching for a ref to whine to?
If you've read this far...seek help.
Nah...that's Iceburgh...
He’s actually entertaining.
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Oct 15, 2009 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Judging by the beak I’d say it’s Colby Armstrong.
If you're after gettin' the honey, then you don't go killin' all them bees.
by Rob Parker on Oct 15, 2009 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Zing! So rec’d.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Oct 15, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
The Razor would approve.
If you're after gettin' the honey, then you don't go killin' all them bees.
Come on boys. Make something happen out there tonight. This losing sh*t is getting really, really old, really, really fast.
I’m interested to see what the line shuffle does, though.
Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But, if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. If you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.
Amen.
Per @WashCaps, the Caps’ first seven opponents averaged 104 points in the standings last year (and that includes the Leafs). So we knew it was a brutal stretch out of the gate that ends tonight. Of course, to be the best, you’ve got to beat the best, so a win to close out the tough first seven sure would be nice…
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No kidding. Of course, I seem to recall a slow start out of the gate last year too, but not this slow. Well, I guess nobody ever won the Cup in October, and hell, look at Pittsburgh last year. That doesn’t make this any easier to deal with from a fan perspective.
Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But, if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. If you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.
In thier first 7 games last year, they were 3-3-1. Going through the first 11, they were 5-4-2, then won 5 in a row before falling to the Devils in OT in the back half of a home and home, then went 1-4 on the November west coast trip. After that trip, they were 11-7-3. Doesn’t really seem like they were lighting it up, but if my math is correct (and it certainly may not be) I think that 11-7-3 start works out to a 98 point pace.
They could end up 2-1-1 against four division winners that averaged 113 points last year.
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Oct 15, 2009 8:28 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
to be the best, you’ve got to beat the best
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
by jordanDC on Oct 15, 2009 8:30 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The Hurricanes are the best???
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Oct 15, 2009 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
From Homer’s Laich interview:
We see other teams’ best every night and we have to be better than what we’ve shown. There’s no excuse for it. We’ll look for a better efforttomorrow[tonight].
Mark the tape. I’m holding you to that Brooksie.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 8:37 AM EDT reply actions
So I guess nobody’s heard anything about what the D will look like with Erskine out (and based on what I saw Tuesday night, I really doubt he’s playing tonight, not while we’ve got two D scratches every night).
Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But, if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. If you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.
Even if Ersky was healthy, I’d rather have Schultz in there against San Jose… or any of the League’s other 28 teams.
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but… but… what if we need an enforcer?
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 8:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Tonight, tough luck for us if we need an enforcer.
I can go either way with Schultz or Sloan – arguments can be made for both. I like having Sloan’s skating ability, but Schultz is a better PK’er and I have a little birdie telling me that we’re going to need that. Given that, give me:
52-26
3-23
2-55
Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But, if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. If you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.
I was kidding about the enforcer, but I can dig those D pairings. 2-55: a puck mover and a poke checker.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Flip 55 and 23 and I’m on board.
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Oct 15, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t know, Pothier-Schultz looks like a pretty good second pairing to me these days.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Oct 15, 2009 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I seem to recall wanting to gouge my eyes out the last two or three times I watched Poti and Schultz together.
Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But, if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. If you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.
Kind of off topic, but a stupid observation — with all the compression supposedly in the schedule because of the Olympics, what genius gave the Caps four days between games in October?!? (Sunday through Wednesday of next week) Wouldn’t that kind of break be more useful later in the season?
Scheduling 82 games x 30 teams is damn hard. Sometimes you end up with oddities like this – certainly not intentional and probably nearly unavoidable.
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Imagine the headache in baseball with 30 teams, 162 games, and each team playing almost every day of the week.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions
They usually don’t have to worry about basketball, minor league teams, or the circus, though.
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
Or Yanni.
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by J.P. on Oct 15, 2009 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Good points all around.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions
And they schedule 60 or so series per team, not 182 individual games…
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Oct 15, 2009 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions
OK, OK. I take it back!
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions
There’s an app for that?
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Have they scheduled any Redskin games yet?
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Oct 15, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
And, um, it’s summer, instead of winter? So the weather’s better? I guess…
OK I might be done.
Oh, wait one more — there’s only one Canadian team so there are fewer international travel problems. Or something. Um, yeah, now I’m done.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Oct 15, 2009 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Scheduling82 games x 307 games for 2 teams is damn hard. Sometimesyou end up with oddities like thisYanni gets in the way –certainlymaybe not intentional and probablynearly unavoidableavoidable with even minimal forethought considering your team was a freaking SCF finalist the year before and should have been expected to be playing hockey in April/May again.
If you're after gettin' the honey, then you don't go killin' all them bees.
But it’s Yanni!
I wonder if they etched his name into the cup for his involvement…wasn’t that the second time he’s interfered with the NHL Playoff schedule in Pittsburgh?
Could be worse—Flyers have 1 game in 11 days here in October.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 15, 2009 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Weird...
Olympic years usually mean weird scheduling.
In the next 2 weeks, we play both Atlanta and the Islanders twice (including two straight Thursday nights in Atlanta), and the last 4 home games in DC are:
4/1 Atlanta
4/5 Boston
4/9 Atlanta
4/11 Boston
We don’t see the B’s here in DC all year until the last week of the season when they come here twice…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Oct 15, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
yes, and I’m planning on selling my seats to the Monday night Boston game to some poor Bruins fan who hasn’t been able to see his team all season for an exorbitant mark-up. (evil cackle)
Last night’s moment of zen (via PensBlog) – check out Tim Gleason (#6 in black) quit on this play. Clown.
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Yeah fine, but he should have in no way had the option of making that save. It was like Jeff Carter shooting the puck right back at MAF in the playoffs last year. Everyone gave MAF tons of credit for the save but really that whole play was on Carter.
If you're after gettin' the honey, then you don't go killin' all them bees.
I dunno…you got to have some set of hands to pick a corner on a quick shot like that. There are guys that have the skill to do it, but I don’t generally think of Guerin as one of them.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
Nope. He didn’t need to pick a corner. If that puck is on the ice with authority then it’s in the net. If that puck is aimed at the short side half of the net (far side from Ward) then that puck is in. He didn’t need to snipe a corner, he just needed to not shoot it right back at Ward.
If you're after gettin' the honey, then you don't go killin' all them bees.
No way. Tripp Tracy said that Guerin didn’t do anything wrong, so that must have been the perfect shot.
Of all our iniquities ignorance may be the worst
by Killer_Carlson on Oct 15, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
And your finalists for the WORST calls in all of sports....
Drum roll please….
Forsythe: “Hey Hey Whatddya Say”
goes up against
Michael Kay: “The Yankees win. Theeeeeeeeeee Yankeeeeeeeeees win.”
And
Anything else that Michael Kay says. (“An A Bomb, From A Rod” or “Backa to back, aaand Belly to Belly” and “The Giiiaaaambino”)
If you're after gettin' the honey, then you don't go killin' all them bees.
Watched the 3rd period of that one last night. Pens coughed up a 2-goal lead in the third, MAF let a shot leak through him (granted, on a slick redirect, but still…), and they couldn’t find a way to solve Ward. It happens sometimes.
Gleason played that play as poorly as you can.
Lastly…Free Schultz!
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
I don’t blame MAF for either of those goals. They would have been real tough saves. Plus, OT kept his GAA down for me.
If you're after gettin' the honey, then you don't go killin' all them bees.
I mostly agree with you here. Particularly the second goal was just a seeing-eye deflection that no one could stop.
I was just making the point that even real good teams can cough up a two goal lead in the third.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
Yeah. I’d make the argument that despite PIT’s record they haven’t been playing anything close to their best hockey yet.
If you're after gettin' the honey, then you don't go killin' all them bees.
They’re 6-1-0 on cruise control?!?! Uh-Oh!
Seriously hoping that we’re on somewhat of a cruise control despite what we’re hearing from the bench boss. I felt better today when I read the stats above about our QualComp we’ve been facing lately.
Sure would be nice to avenge last season’s waxing at the Shark’s hands, eh Caps?
"I am... *grins* ... 'Nobody' "
- Odysseus
by war_capitals on Oct 15, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
You mean QualComp the stat or just the caliber of the teams we’ve been facing lately?
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions
You nailed it, sorry if I confused the issue by bringing up a stat usually used to analyze individual players…
"I am... *grins* ... 'Nobody' "
- Odysseus
by war_capitals on Oct 15, 2009 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
2 shootout wins will make the W-L look a lot prettier.
If you're after gettin' the honey, then you don't go killin' all them bees.
I realize that the North American Hockey media does a full swoon just thinking about the Penguins, but before we get all breathless over Sid and the Crosbettes, the combined record of the Penguin opponents outside of decisions against Pittsburgh is 16-11-4. Sounds nice, until you also realize that six of those wins are by the Rangers alone.
It’s a long season. Pittsburgh will regress to the mean. Here’s a freebie prognosto… the top six teams in the East will finish within five points of one another at the end. That’s how close they are bunched (last year #1 was separated from #6 by 19 points).
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Oct 15, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously? WTF. I don’t even think I noticed that on my first ten views because I was so taken by Guerin’s fail. Rutherford is a decent GM, but he gets so much credit for marginal positive moves (Sergei Samsonov was an amazing pick up!) but never gets skewered for trading away Jack Johnson because he was so damn impatient, or the fact that they haven’t had anything more than a mediocre prospect pool for years now.
If you're after gettin' the honey, then you don't go killin' all them bees.
Laich
I know how all those guys play. I’ve been here five years now and have played with lots of these guys a majority of that time. You get familiar with how these guys play, adapt to their style and it makes the game pretty easy to play."
psssst, Nylander. pay attention and you realize see why you’re not in the lineup.
i hope Laich sticks around this team past 2010-11…
The flip side of that coin is, “familiarity breed contempt.” If these guys don’t win something this year or next, these guys aren’t going to be these guys any more. They’ll be playing in different places.
If you've read this far...seek help.
i think the guys you speak of can be easily replaced, no? whether they go deep in the playoffs or not, i can’t see them dumping any of their core players (Young Guns – which i believe also include Laich).
Outside of the the top 2 lines, I can see GMGM replacing most of the 3rd or 4th liners without really setting back the team.
by ns on Oct 15, 2009 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Adapt? What is this “adapt” of which you speak?
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Pensblog re. Chris Bourque
We’re trying to be nice about this Chris Bourque dude.
But we’ve been more impressed with kitchen appliances.
Just sayin’…
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
Pensblog is the “Mad” magazine of blogs. Pensburgh is more “Scientific American.” It depend on how serious you want your hockey reportage…
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by ThePeerless on Oct 15, 2009 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The more I watched that game, the less I missed Chris Borque (not much to begin with…). He looked to me to be completely out of his league last night.
by mechanicsville on Oct 15, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Them refrigerators with the ice and water dispensers are really cool.
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by ThePeerless on Oct 15, 2009 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions
If Pitt ended up with Ovie, in some sort of cosmic karma bitchslap to Washington, Pensblog would still bitch about him. As far as they’re concerned, Washington players are forever tainted.
They were also not amused by the “David Steckel kills Penguins, Saves Kittens” photoshop project……They define “Can’t take what they dish out.”
by RedBirdie on Oct 15, 2009 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
it started with this picture, which Mr. Bird made for the playoffs (inspired by “Every time the White Sox win, God kills a kitten”):
And then what happened in Game 6 just screamed out for Steckel saving kittens.
Pensblog was not amused by his artistic vision.
by RedBirdie on Oct 15, 2009 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Dude over Stecks’ left shoulder = stunned
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by J.P. on Oct 15, 2009 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Of course he’s stunned, an important goal was scored with Stecks and Brads on the ice.
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Yeah, the beard doesn’t help him much there. He looks angry that his bag of cans is missing.
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by jordanDC on Oct 15, 2009 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
From the deepest reaches of my soul, thank you so much for re-posting these. I must’ve somehow missed these before and I’m literally crying from laughing so hard!
Totally awesomesauce…
"I am... *grins* ... 'Nobody' "
- Odysseus
by war_capitals on Oct 15, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Could have been worse; it could have been Wes DeLancey.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Oct 15, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
As does the lady over Brads’ left glove. Oh, to see more pics like this come May 2010…maybe in the context of a series clincher this time around.
by mechanicsville on Oct 15, 2009 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Perhaps the wrong time to ask: Why do Pens fans wear visitor white to games? Is it that hard to find a baby blue track suit in Pittsburgh?
by redlineblue on Oct 15, 2009 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
(busts out laughing….baby blue tarcksuits….classic)
Pittsburgh fans wear white because…….ok, I can’t remember the reason, except that it was lame, and they have to hand out white t-shirts at the door because apparently not one it Pittsburgh is bright enough to remember to wear white. Its very difficult to remember important details like that.
They used to do white outs back in the day like us and the Jets and half of all the other teams in the league. I guess they’re grasping for the past or something, who knows.
Sad that you have to give out shirts to complete your [color]-out, Pittsburgh and Philly.
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
When I was a poor college student, I looked at shirt giveaways at sporting events more as opportunities to expand my wardrobe…
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Apparently it’s a safety issue to do blackouts; goalies lose the puck in the crowd.
by Knee high to a duck on Oct 15, 2009 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions
it started with this picture, which Mr. Bird made for the playoffs (inspired by "Every time the White Sox win, God kills a kitten"):
since you’re a Twins fan and he’s a Tigers fan (iirc), I guess that “inspirational” quote is usually common ground.
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If Pitt ended up with Ovie, in some sort of cosmic karma bitchslap to Washington, Pensblog would still bitch about him. As far as they’re concerned, Washington players are forever tainted.
They really need to read “It’s An Ovie-ful Life.”
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by ThePeerless on Oct 15, 2009 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Keith Aucoin recalled from Hershey? Maybe Gordon isn’t fine after all?
http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=502215
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FanShot on the move is up on the front page.
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Whew!… I almost looked here
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by ThePeerless on Oct 15, 2009 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
From Corey on Twitter:
John Erskine has been placed on IR, so he’s out for tonight and Saturday for sure.
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Is that available at Harris Teeter?
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Oct 15, 2009 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Caption for the Photo...
“Hey… I thought you said I was gonna be number 19!!! No Fair!!!”
Let's go Caps!
He’s being a shark.
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Nah, the Sharks aren’t the whiniest team in the league. The Rangers win that with Sather’s letter to the NHL last year… nothing will top that, ever….
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Oct 15, 2009 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Btw, no comments on Tarik pegging @WeightGain4000’s @GreenLife52’s mid-season weight gain at 29 pounds? That’s mighty impressive for a professional athlete. I was, um, not an athlete in college (unless you count 12-ounce curls) and I don’t think I put on that much in four years.
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by J.P. on Oct 15, 2009 10:45 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
But you were no pro athlete
Those people eat like crazy! I remember reading an interview about Ovie, and they asked him “Do you have a particular diet about what you eat?” and he just responded “No, I eat whatever I want.” Green is probably the same way, works out, then eats a ton. Then he got injured, and ate a ton, but didn’t work out. That gives you weight gain pretty fast.
Yes, but… 29 freakin’ pounds! I know he was still scoring like crazy so no one said anything… but 29 freakin’ pounds!
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by J.P. on Oct 15, 2009 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
29 freakin’ pounds!
Perspective: that’s about three infants!
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
For guys like me and Green that have a genetic predisposition (read: fat dads), it blows. I’m a big dude, but I still have to eat like 1800 calories or less to not explode.. even when I play hockey two or three times a week.
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Yes and no. Very, very good burger, but probably not worth the wait now that it’s so popular post-Obama, etc. You can get burgers that are just as satisfying faster at other places (Good Stuff, Burger Joint, etc.) and get gourmet burgers with a lot less hassle (Palena, Central).
"Let the rest be scared of us." - Sasha Semin
by Scott in Shaw on Oct 15, 2009 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m personally a fan of making the trek to Dogfish. Not so much the burger as much as for the awesome fries and beer.
I like Dogfish too, but their crab cake is fried and not the greatest. Sadly, that is my standard for judging a restaurant.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
And the potato chips and onion rings that come on the fried platter!
There’s one in Gaithersburg and I haven’t been in a while. Shame on me.
by Knee high to a duck on Oct 15, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
the burgers are wood-grilled, which makes them soooo good, i get one almost every time i work… bbq burger is monstrous but amazing
you all should come visit me at the falls church location sometime :)
or not because the school year is driving me crazy and i rarely serve anymore… but still
"No Brooks Laich, no win. Know Brooks Laich, know win."
haha i’m a server, not a bartender – but it is fun! a nice different summer job that i haven’t exactly been able to quit yet… but that’s ok by me :)
"No Brooks Laich, no win. Know Brooks Laich, know win."
by kellobellow on Oct 16, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Good Stuff Eatery? Spike’s new place in town? I haven’t made it yet, but now that decent hockey folk are proclaiming its coolness, I’ll make it over there.
True story… Spike got himself caught on TV one night at Verizon during one of the concourse pan shots they do while they prattle on about sponsors…
"I am... *grins* ... 'Nobody' "
- Odysseus
by war_capitals on Oct 15, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of Top Chef, a couple of local boys are tearing it up on the current Vegas season. Bryan Voltaggio (owns Volt in Frederick) and also the head chef at Zaytinya, near the VC.
I might start watching now that it’s been going for a while. They started with like 20 chefs and it turned me off.
Maybe play with an edge, be a little more physical -- maybe be more of a prick out there.
I don’t watch Top Chef, but I caught wind that the guy from Zatinya is an ass. I’ve never eaten there, but a good chance I never will.
I’m not sure how many chefs you have been exposed to, but talented chefs are almost always total arrogant assholes. Just goes with the territory I ’spose.
If you're after gettin' the honey, then you don't go killin' all them bees.
Understood. I was trying to stay off the sexist soapbox. He apparently is playing the role (giving him a probably undeserved benefit of the doubt) of saying the the female chefs are no good because they’re female.
Gotcha. I don’t watch the show so I don’t know about the sexist stuff. I have worked in the service industry, as has soon-to-be-Mrs.-F&B and our combined experience with chefs has me pretty convinced that they are ego driven assholes. I don’t know if it’s a selection bias for the job (kinda like cops) or what, but it seems to be a strong correlation.
If you're after gettin' the honey, then you don't go killin' all them bees.
I’ve never worked with an actual chef, but my experience working in kitchens is that every cook’s way of doing things is better than every other cook’s way of doing things. If you work under multiple cooks then there is a slim chance that you are doing things correctly at any given time. The phrase “too many cooks spoil the broth” is 100% true.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Concur with Scott. The food delivers as advertised, but the service shortfalls (rude staff, dirty tables) and other annoying quirks (cash only, no fries, etc) bring down the experience somewhat.
He was on the Michael Phelps diet
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by ThePeerless on Oct 15, 2009 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
PEOPLE!!! This link is awesome, you MUST check it out!
<< shakes head in utter amazement >>
"I am... *grins* ... 'Nobody' "
- Odysseus
by war_capitals on Oct 15, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
He claims to have a great diet, although maybe a chef/nutritionist would be a worthy investment for him.
"Camaraderie, that's what the Washington Capitals are all about."
by CapitalCentre on Oct 15, 2009 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
My understanding is that he actually does have his own chef. The problem, of course, is when you’re eating what your chef makes you and going out, etc.
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and all the personal chefs in the world cannot prevent you from opening a bag of Doritos…or eating cake…or drinking a beer…you get the idea.
You just named my three biggest problems.
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Watch out — they just came out with Frosted Beeritos
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Oct 15, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
The four major food groups…
beer, pizza, doritos, and ice cream
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by ThePeerless on Oct 15, 2009 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
those are methods, as in “pizza wrapped in bacon” or “chili-covered doritos”
If you've read this far...seek help.
Highly recommend that you save ALL your animal fat – beef fat, pork fat, lamb fat, and if you hunt, duck fat, etc – and freeze it in ziplocs.
When you cook anything like jambalaya, stews, grillades, etc, render out a good measure of the fat and use that as the oil base for your roux. The taste quotient of your cooking will shoot through the roof.
I am making jambalaya tonight, and I will start with a few chunks of beef fat in the bottom of the pot.
"You're gonna eat that g**d**n Koho, three!"
All this tasty pig talk is making me crave some Matambre. If you haven’t eaten this, make it and eat it immediately.
Or find an Argentine restaurant that serves it.
by ns on Oct 15, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
no, what struck me more was Mike admitting he essentially went anorexic in Hershey and Bruce is terrified of of triggering that again.
here it is, in case anyone else is wondering.
“The same thing happened in Hershey,” Boudreau added. “I said, ‘Mike, you have to look after your weight.’ So he starved himself and he was so weak. So I said, ‘Mike, forget about it. Just play the way you’re playing. I don’t want you to kill yourself.’ So when he put on a few pounds last year, I wasn’t really ready to bring it up in the middle of a playoff run because I didn’t want it to affect him.”
we’ve all seen Mike’s dad “Big Dave”. If Mike Green is having trouble keeping the pounds off now….
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Oct 15, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Green’s dad might be the coolest dad in the organization.
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Btw, seeing a lot of references to backstrom19.com today, as if it’s brand new. Weren’t we talking about it two weeks ago?
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According to Corey, Varly gets the start in the next three games.
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No, Corey clarified that Varly will get a start at some point in the next three games.
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(But yeah, the initial tweet wasn’t well-worded.)
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@cmasisak22: Bruce Boudreau said Semyon Varlamov will play in the next three games (vs. San Jose, vs. Nashvile, at Atlanta).
@CraigCustance: @cmasisak22 All of them?
@cmasisak22: @CraigCustance Sorry, Boudreau said Varlamov will at some point in the next three games.
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The real question is ‘Why does my stupid twitter feed only show the first update and not the clarification.’
I’m a computer guy and I hate the hell out of twitter.
Hear, hear, I also got the first T and not the clarification. I’m definitely not a computer guy though. I just blame tweetDeck, what are you using?
TweetDeck at home, web from work.
I’m guessing it has to do with the @reply nature of the second ‘tweet.’
yeah. I’m not sure, but I think you only see a reply tweet if you A) go to that person’s page, or B) follow both the tweeter and the person being replied to (in which case it shows up on your feed of tweets you follow). I hope that made sense.
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My money would be on this Saturday against the Preds.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
“Part of it is that people think we’re sold-out,” Leonsis said.
Maybe it’s because you virtually doubled ticket prices for some games, Ted. I refuse to pay gate price and get assigned a shitty view when I can pay half that price or less for something better.
Maybe people think you’re sold out because, um, you told everyone you sold out all the home games before the season started. For a team that has done so many good things with developing the fan base they sure botched this whole “full season sell out” BS.
If you're after gettin' the honey, then you don't go killin' all them bees.
by Rob Parker on Oct 15, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Agreed times infinity. If you’re gonna say the tix are scarce, they better darn well be scarce.
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Yeah when you have the equivalent of an NFL offensive line asking you to buy tickets (and hats, shirts, etc.) right outside the arena it kinda detracts from the whole “we sold out” thing. I gotta say though, I was infinitely more pissed off that there were scalpers at the Frozen 4 than any NHL game. Fuck the NCAA in the eye with a sharp stick. Possibly the worst run non-government organization in the history of civilization.
If you're after gettin' the honey, then you don't go killin' all them bees.
The VC scalperazzi drives me nuts. I had a guy come up to me opening night, “Got any tickets, got any extras?” So I said, “I don’t, but I know someone who does, come with me.” Guy followed me around the corner and I said, “This guy” – and pointed to his buddy who, two minutes earlier was on me with, “Need any tickets, need any?”
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by J.P. on Oct 15, 2009 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Hahaha. That is awesome. What exactly is the deal that they can do that legally in front of an army of DC cops?
If you're after gettin' the honey, then you don't go killin' all them bees.
I forget the exact details, but it’s completely legal. They work for reseller companies or something similar, and are licensed to do it.
I think you are right. If you don’t sell for more than face value it’s legal and I think the team gives large brokers a discount so that they ensure that they sell all tix. Then the brokers sell for face value and make money.
If you're after gettin' the honey, then you don't go killin' all them bees.
Are these guys generally a rip-off? I had pretty good success with StubHub last year for the 5 games I got up for. And now with our very own ticket exchange… Just curious about prices on the sidewalk.
by mechanicsville on Oct 15, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
So far, the Caps have — officially — sold out all their games played at home to date. OK, so it’s only three.
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by ThePeerless on Oct 15, 2009 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Despite some predictions that the team would sell out all games at Verizon Center, it was left holding about 300 tickets for Monday’s game against the New Jersey Devils and has tickets in all sections available for Thursday’s game against the San Jose Sharks.
Did Ted buy those 300 up before it was too late?
The NHL thinks so. They recorded attendance at all three Caps games thus far at 18,277.
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by ThePeerless on Oct 15, 2009 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Via Fear the Fin, here’s how the Sharks are handling their six-game East Coast swing. BTW they left Cali on Tuesday so they won’t be all jet-laggy tonight.
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Game notes have been posted…
Tonight’s refs are Martell and St. Pierre
by PaintDrinkingPete on Oct 15, 2009 12:53 PM EDT reply actions
The pen and ink changes give them that homey touch.
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by ThePeerless on Oct 15, 2009 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I chuckled at that. Also very beneficial: the pronunciation guide under the skater bios in the back pages.
BRAD-lee, MAT
FAIR
LIKE
POH-tee
Sadly, Nylander’s name was not given a recommended pronunciation. It’s not like his is a no-brainer like Green, Sloan, or Schultz. The hits just a keep on comin’.
For what it’s worth, I was watching a documentary about the guys building the turning torso in Malmo, and one of the guys was named Nylander—pronounced NU-lander. This is in line with normal Swedish pronunciation.
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Sadly, Nylander’s name was not given a recommended pronunciation. It’s not like his is a no-brainer like Green, Sloan, or Schultz. The hits just a keep on comin’
Nylander = ded meet
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Also acceptable: Ded wait
If you're after gettin' the honey, then you don't go killin' all them bees.
Nah. He’s not dead. He’s actually giving something to that organization, even if it is mostly off-ice stuff. He’s a great role model and example for the young guys, he’s housing John Tavares, and he actually dresses for them when healthy. He’s also one of the best American players ever. He also fucked up that Sutter boy playing for CAR. You won’t find me say a single bad word about Dough Weight.
If you're after gettin' the honey, then you don't go killin' all them bees.
(saw this on the notes and thought I’d bring it up)
One stat that bugs me is the goals-assists-points stat. Is it really necessary to put the points out there?
Prepare to be mesmerized by sparkly shark!
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by J.P. on Oct 15, 2009 2:27 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Well HELL, we’re CLEARLY in over our heads this evening, huh?
Quick, everyone grab some macaroni and some glue! We’ll beat these teal pansies at their own crafts!
"I am... *grins* ... 'Nobody' "
- Odysseus
by war_capitals on Oct 15, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
We’re gonna need a bigger boat.
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Sparkly shark > scarlet cap?
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Oct 15, 2009 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions
"I am... *grins* ... 'Nobody' "
- Odysseus
by war_capitals on Oct 15, 2009 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
sometimes i doubt your commitment to sparkle motion
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by kellobellow on Oct 15, 2009 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
YES! Rec’d harder than I’ve ever rec’d before!
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Spinny shark is equally threatening…
The Daily Forehand -- SB Nation's Tennis Destination.
Broad Street Hockey.
by Ben Rothenberg on Oct 15, 2009 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
And to continue your trip down memory lane, back to Badly Designed Websites of 1998, here’s a link to a MIDI file of the Jaws theme, hosted on a Geocities page.
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What AOL keyword did you use to find that MDI file?
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
thankfully there is no spinny sparkly shark. checkmate.
by ns on Oct 15, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Everyone here has seen Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus, right?
One guy just drove his semi as a float. I guess semis are cool.
With Debbie Gibson? Hell yeah.
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Never saw the movie, but I handle Giant Octopus the way a man does it. I don’t need some stinkin’ shark to do my heavy lifting.
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Even our players are elitists
Check out what Laich has for dinner and who’d he’d like to dance with.
According to Steve Smith, Jesus wrote the bible. Never knew that.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
which Steve Smith?
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the Giants one.
"If you're gonna die after 24, might as well jump out at 23:59, no?"
by Laich It Or Lump It on Oct 15, 2009 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
which I just found out when I finally bothered to click the link. smart, right?
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I was wondering about that, but hey, who am I to judge?
Also, spending $10,000 on a coat should be a crime.
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