Brian Burke Announcement
by Chemmy on Nov 12, 2008 1:54 PM EST
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Mirtle emailed me to let me know that the Ducks have an important announcement relating to Brian Burke today.
Hopefully he doesn't come to Toronto.
2pm Update: As per TSN, Bob Murray will be taking over as GM of the Ducks. What does this mean for the Leafs? No one is sure yet.
2:10pm Update: As per Wikipedia, this is now official.
2:15pm Update: Earl Sleek chimes in:
I'll have a proper good-bye for the guy at some point, but for now, welcome to the new Ducks' GM, Bob Murray. Sleek = Stunned.
2:26pm Update: MF37 has the roundup on Brian Burke's bonafides while he and David Johnson wondered during the heady days before Bob Murray how the Toronto media would have treated their anointed rainmaker if he made some of the moves he made in Anaheim. And maybe not all of the guys that predicted it (if it actually happens) are dummies. Just kidding, Proteau still doesn't know what he's talking about.
2:44pm Update: From Dr. Mirtle:
He's coming to Toronto guys -- he wouldn't step down with nowhere to go
NO!!!!
3:02pm Update: So it looks like it's just a matter of when he'll join Toronto
Sources tell TSN Burke will remain in a senior advisory capacity with the Ducks for now but that the final word on any hockey operations decisions in Anaheim will be made by Murray. Sources say Burke will, in this advisory capacity, have the ability to freely negotiate future employment opportunities as a GM in the NHL.
That would pave the way for Burke to be hired as president and GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the days, weeks or months ahead, if the Leafs and Burke so desire. And there is strong reason to believe that is precisely what will happen.
In any case, it would seem all but certain that Burke will find his way to Toronto as the Leafs' top hockey man.
I guess we might as well welcome our new angry Irish overlord.
4:02pm Update: The Boss has some quotes up from the world's most boring press conference.
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I'm rather sure
I had a dream the other night about Brian Burke signing a contract extension with the Ducks.
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by Winkle on Nov 12, 2008 1:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
If he signs a contract extension you win the next pin.
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by Chemmy on Nov 12, 2008 2:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's a done deal allegedly...
Bob Murray is now GM in Anaheim.
Let the media frenzy begin huh?
by The Muppet on Nov 12, 2008 2:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Why are there
so many Murray’s in the NHL?
Are they related?
Does Bob have a lisp too?
by Karina on Nov 12, 2008 2:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
crap...
i really don’t wnat him as GM
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 2:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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by Chemmy on Nov 12, 2008 2:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m kind of excited, I liked having him in Vancouver as he was such an entertaining media presence.
I dunno if he would be better than Uncle Cliffy, but he’s probably pining for his arizona hacienda these days anyway.
But then, nothing is done yet..
by LeafFanInVan on Nov 12, 2008 2:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Burke
Should be GM of the Leafs within days. I can’t see it any other way at this point.
by The Muppet on Nov 12, 2008 2:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
that's the feeling i get as well...
but we’ll see. Burkes supposed to be speaking as well, so who knows the reasons for the change.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 2:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I e-mailed some friends for thoughts and the first reply was:
he’s on the next flight to toronto
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by PPP on Nov 12, 2008 2:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
it's happening too fast...
i gotta go home and sit on the can and think this through.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 2:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, he was in Toronto on Monday and Tuesday...
chairing a Sports Management Conference at the Westin Hotel on Queen’s Quay. I was in attendance so I can conform that he was there both days. BTW, Kirke and Peddie were also in attendance…
by Shack23 on Nov 12, 2008 2:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
WHAT THE CRAP
I’m not gonna link it, but Berger’s got a piece up over on hockeybuzz saying that the Leafs may have waived Jason Blake…?
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 2:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Not surprised
Zeisberger said it was probably coming to this from what he heard from his sources.
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by PPP on Nov 12, 2008 2:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Good point
At least there is some good news today.
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by PPP on Nov 12, 2008 2:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That would be great news to dump Blake, hope it’s true.
by LeafFanInVan on Nov 12, 2008 2:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
well...
fletch game berger a “no” when asked, but something must be up…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 2:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
game=gave
fail
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 2:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow that would be a huge surprise! I just hope they don’t buy him out though. Yestarday on sportsnet they were saying how Blake was making a scene in the locker room (or that they could hear loud noises from the room)? This is getting interesting.
I really hope there’s no buyout though – that would cripple the cap we’ve got.
by WildWolfdog on Nov 12, 2008 3:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Aww
I was hoping the Burke thing would go away. Like maybe Anaheim winning another cup this year so he’d have to stay there. I live in Victoria and saw enough of Burke out here already. He’s not one to hold his tongue, which can be funny sometimes, but also costly. Who needs more reasons why other GMs won’t trade with the Leafs? It’ll be hard enough turfing Blake as it is…….
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by Haeyena on Nov 12, 2008 2:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Burke
There was a time late last year when I thought Burke to the leafs was a great idea. I was thinking that at any minute I would be reading about his signing. Now I’m not so sure.
Uncle Cliffy is doing an awesome job and I don’t want to see him go yet. So far this year he and Wilson have created a great culture for the team, I don’t want Burke to come in and screw it all up.
If Blake is waived and we get his salary off the cap we’ll have close to 12 million in space. Burke would go wild.
by Likely on Nov 12, 2008 2:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
yup
Loving Cliffy, and I’m liking the idea of Joey in the wings, stepping in as GM some point down the road.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 2:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What about those stories having him going to Boston? Or even if he comes to Toronto, can he have the same position he was offered in Boston – ie president of all hockey ops not just GM. If that would be the case for him in Toronto, we might see Burke here and Peddie goes buh-bye.
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by puckbuddy on Nov 12, 2008 2:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I did hear from an unimpeachable source who heard from the man’s wife herself that Peddie is in fact counting down the days to ending his involvement with the hockey team. No word on whether it’s Burke but he wants to leave.
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by PPP on Nov 12, 2008 2:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So no peddie is a win win for us!
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by puckbuddy on Nov 12, 2008 2:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s hard to believe, but if this happens we should have a parade with a fake stanley cup made with cardboard and tinfoil.
by Likely on Nov 12, 2008 2:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The Cup is a long way off, it would be more on message to just burn Peddie in effigy.
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by mf37 on Nov 12, 2008 2:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, I prefer effigies.
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by PPP on Nov 12, 2008 2:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Just be sure your effigies of him have a big flapping mouth and the words LIER everywhere. You don’t even need it to look like him, we’ll all know who it is.
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by puckbuddy on Nov 12, 2008 2:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Woooo...
we should start our own holiday, like Guy Fawkes night, but make it Richard Peddie night….
by Karina on Nov 12, 2008 2:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha
Great idea. Effigies and fireworks.
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by PPP on Nov 12, 2008 2:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
and booze
and bacon!
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
by loser domi on Nov 12, 2008 2:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The owners in Boston have to be pretty happy with their current setup.
by Likely on Nov 12, 2008 2:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s certainly cheap enough.
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by PPP on Nov 12, 2008 2:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That is correct but what i read is that they wanted a hockey man to guide the ship and Burke was the man they were after.
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by puckbuddy on Nov 12, 2008 2:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m hoping Burke takes a pass on the Leafs (or the Leafs take a pass on Burke).
I think this is a bad hockey decision.
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by mf37 on Nov 12, 2008 2:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
What if Cliffy’s last move was to pull off a trade of Blake for something useful?
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by Chemmy on Nov 12, 2008 2:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
What team in their right mind would want Blake at this point? He might as well have a NTC.
by Likely on Nov 12, 2008 2:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s Cliff Fletcher.
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by Chemmy on Nov 12, 2008 2:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He’ll trade Blake for 3 more defensemen!
by Likely on Nov 12, 2008 2:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that would be sweet...
and sad, cuz he’d be leaving us (cliffy i mean)
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 2:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Would he?
Or would he become President?
by Karina on Nov 12, 2008 2:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Vote Cliff in 08!
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by Chemmy on Nov 12, 2008 2:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Um....
Did the whole hockey world just go crazy?
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by Winkle on Nov 12, 2008 2:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
holy fuck
what the hell is happening!?!?!
Burke randomly steps down over at Anaheim. Blake is waived what in holy hell is happening. My hospital bed can’t handle this let alone me
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"THATS WHAT SHE SAID!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Nov 12, 2008 2:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Blake hasn't been waived
If you read the article, Berger said Blake is currently on the ice practicing with the team and Fletcher flatly and emphatically denied that Blake is being waived.
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by mf37 on Nov 12, 2008 2:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
arite well one thing that unfortunately isn't true
Sorry, I don’t read Working Class after his diatribe. Weird things are afoot however
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by MapleLeafs85 on Nov 12, 2008 2:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
definitely weird...
i like the idea of NASCAR peddie moving out…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 2:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I read the Berger article and wish I hadn’t. I usually do my best to avoid Berger, Cox, Simmons etc.
There’s nothing to Berger’s piece – he might as well have written “Wendel Clark Comeback Iminent” and then filed a story about how Wendel isn’t skating and quote all of the organizational spokespeople as they publicly and explicitly deny it.
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by mf37 on Nov 12, 2008 2:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ya...
my bad i jumped the gun there…saw ia summary in my feed and just about crapped my pants…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 2:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This just in: Blake waves to Berger from the ice.
by Likely on Nov 12, 2008 2:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
BREAKING NEWS
Ryan Hollweg DIES…his hair
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
by loser domi on Nov 12, 2008 2:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
as a result...
Berger, falling all over himself to wave back, falls out of the press box breaking his hand and nose, cuts his face and gets a concussion. He then back tracked on previous statements concerning such injuries by blaming the seats below the press box and that they should have seen him falling and eased up. He then called for them to be suspended for the remainder of the season. Though still saying the Van Ryn hit was nothing…
by Travis Hair on Nov 12, 2008 3:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What time is this press conference to happen? “this afternoon” is a bit vague for me. Maybe I’ll head down to the Staples to see it.
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by puckbuddy on Nov 12, 2008 2:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
1230 PST
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by PPP on Nov 12, 2008 2:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
can you stay up that late...
that’s like 3:30 in the afternoon back east…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 2:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Will it be televised?
I may have to find a TV
by Karina on Nov 12, 2008 2:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
good question...
i’m gonna check out the NHL network and ESPN, they might have something…TSN for sure will cover it
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 2:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Being at the office, I’m stuck streaming the fan590. The Burke resignation is all they’re talking about. Friend of TSM Neil Smith just wrapped up and Steve Simmons is up next.
I’m offering even odds that Simmons has the inside scoop: Burke needs hip surgery and the injury could be career threatening.
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by mf37 on Nov 12, 2008 2:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Simmons says it's done, it's only a matter of when
But consider the source…
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by mf37 on Nov 12, 2008 2:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i don't see it happening for a while
if it happens. i think it might be as long as a week before anything is official, again, if it happens…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 2:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Simmons' inside source
Is his bottle of vodka.
by Drakenlot on Nov 13, 2008 1:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
no way!
Vodka is my inside source too!
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
by loser domi on Nov 13, 2008 1:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sure
I just need a 20 minute power nap.
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by PPP on Nov 12, 2008 2:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice
Take pictures!
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by PPP on Nov 12, 2008 2:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nm I can’t go… wrong team. For some reason I was thinking LA… Argh!
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by puckbuddy on Nov 12, 2008 2:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Mirtle
saying he thinks Burke to leafs is a done deal.
by Likely on Nov 12, 2008 2:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yup
That about sums it up.
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by PPP on Nov 12, 2008 2:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If it's true...
…tomorrow’s news will bring a deluge of “plan the parade jokes” the likes of which we have never seen. It will also be interesting to see what thoughts and feelings the MSM ascribes to Leafs Nation.
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by mf37 on Nov 12, 2008 2:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, $10 says they don’t mention this thread or any of the links I posted.
“Idiotic Leafs Nation Think GM Failure Will Save Franchise”
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by PPP on Nov 12, 2008 2:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Cautiously Optimistic
Is my feeling on the situation. Really, we knew Cliffy wasn’t going to be around forever, and Burke will definitely be motivated not to suck..
by LeafFanInVan on Nov 12, 2008 2:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he's nuts to come in here...
he’s been built up by MSM as the “ANSWER” and one wrong step (of which we’ve already seen him make a few) and he won’t be witty enough to retort every negative thing being said…
it’s one thing if he were taking the attention off the on ice product, but it really isn’t that bad that we need a distraction…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 2:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
wait a minute.....
When Burke was talking/meeting with Sundin last week, was it for the Ducks or the Leafs? I believe the hold up with Sundin and Cliff was the refusal of giving him the NTC that Sundin wanted. I know he’s not supposed to do that but come on that had to come up…
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by puckbuddy on Nov 12, 2008 2:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ooooh...
that’s a pretty interesting theory….
by Karina on Nov 12, 2008 2:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
wouldn't fly
the league would be all over that signing if Burke’s name is on it now…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 2:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Burke: So we’d love to sign you to a deal to come here and play.
Sundin: Sure, I’ve always like Anaheim!
Burke: Right, Anaheim… or, you know, wherever.
Sundin: What?
Burke: Nothing. So I’ll send you a contract next week. Have a look and sign it. I’d love to have you come play for me.
Sundin: Sure, I could see myself being a Duck.
Burke: Um, sure… in fact, you know what? Just sign the deal. Don’t even read it that closely. I mean, you’re signing to come play for my team. Brian Burke’s NHL team.
Sundin: The Ducks?
Burke: Let’s not get all wrapped up in details, poker-boy.
Down Goes Brown - Because it's technically possible that things may get better before we all die.
by Down Goes Brown on Nov 12, 2008 4:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
LMAO!!!
you forgot:
Sundin: NTC right?
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by puckbuddy on Nov 12, 2008 4:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And…
Burke: OK, so we’re all ready to sign. Would you like a blue pen or a black one?
Sundin: Um… oh man… geez… um…
(Four months later..)
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by Down Goes Brown on Nov 12, 2008 4:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Does this mean...
that be joining up so he can start giving the Coyotes all your players too?
We’ll take Van Ryn off waivers once he get better :-D
by Travis Hair on Nov 12, 2008 3:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Sooo...
Is there a post that I (a new Leafs fan) can read about why you guys don’t want Burke as your GM? I was under the impression he was welcome there? Or that it was inevitable for him to end up there?
I stopped reading that drama in depth because I hate the Ducks and because Burke talks. For. Far. Too. Long.
by Connie Kim on Nov 12, 2008 3:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Its because
We’ve actually been holding out for Scotty Bowman.
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by Winkle on Nov 12, 2008 3:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Check out the links from MF37.
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by PPP on Nov 12, 2008 3:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, it was always pretty inevitable according to the media and now according to reality. Most fans would welcome him here but there are serious misgivings about how his past performance lines up with where the Leafs are and want to go.
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by PPP on Nov 12, 2008 3:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I’m glad Leafs FANS see that Burke isn’t all that and a bag of bones.
by Connie Kim on Nov 12, 2008 3:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
shockingly
we do actually have a different opinion on the team than most media…:P
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 3:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Always a good thing. =)
I just really dislike Burke and don’t want to see him go to the Leafs. But this is from a Kings fan’s perspective, so take it for what you will.
by Connie Kim on Nov 12, 2008 3:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i agree with you
i’ve secretly been rallying the base here to covet Brown, Kopitar, Frolov and the like…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 3:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Good work!
I do love them; those guys are the heart and soul of the Kings. I’ll be curious to see what the atmosphere is like here when we faceoff on December 1st! =P
by Connie Kim on Nov 12, 2008 6:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i'll be there..
i’m about 8 rows from the ice on the goal line, penalty box side.
i’ll be the one with the Barilkosphere sign… :)
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 6:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I have a line on two ticket 4 rows up right behind the Leafs bench… Just gotta make sure work doesn’t come in the way of me going to that game here in LA.
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by puckbuddy on Nov 12, 2008 6:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i'll be sick that day...
and the next
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 7:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
awesome
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
by loser domi on Nov 13, 2008 8:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This is good news
Apparently I’m going to go against the grain by reacting positively to this news.
There’s a first time for everything.
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by Down Goes Brown on Nov 12, 2008 3:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
hahaha
Well, from that angle, if the rumour I heard via the buddy is true then it certainly is good news.
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by PPP on Nov 12, 2008 3:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Would love to know why you think this is a good thing…
From my end:
terrible draft history + bad cap management – one cup win = meh
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by mf37 on Nov 12, 2008 3:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No More MLSE Board = Party?
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by PPP on Nov 12, 2008 3:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
DGB nails it, with a personality like Burke, he would never stand for meddling by anyone like Peddie. Even if his GM tenure is lacklustre, he can set the precedent of cutting the ties that allow the MLSE goofballs to meddle in the hockey operations.
Plus, how long before he brings in Nonis as assistant GM, who we all know pulled off one of the greatest trades in NHL history?
by LeafFanInVan on Nov 12, 2008 3:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty much.
Assuming Burke is true to his (alleged) word and wants nothing to do with the MLSE board, that means that his arrival in Toronto kills off Richard Peddie once and for all as far as Leaf fans are concerned. That has to be good news.
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by Down Goes Brown on Nov 12, 2008 3:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Certainly that’s true of Fletcher and was true of Quinn…shouldn’t we as fans be asking for more?
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by mf37 on Nov 12, 2008 3:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s not true of Fletcher. He still has to answer to Peddie. He didn’t get the Colangelo Plan. Burke will.
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by Down Goes Brown on Nov 12, 2008 3:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s also true of whomever the next GM is. Peddie clearly stated at the Fletcher newser that he would no longer be President of the Leafs once a new executive was in place.
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by mf37 on Nov 12, 2008 3:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I am reserving judgment
Until I hear something official. I will not count my chickens before they hatch.
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by Winkle on Nov 12, 2008 3:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I dunno what to make of the the whole “Burke to Toronto” thing right now. Initially last year when the rumors first came out I was excited and that there was no way it could ever happen but still had hope that it would.
But since then there have been a few blogs (which PPP has linked) that have made me hesitant. I think the main problem is – no one thought Fletcher would do such a good job so far. We also have to keep in mind though that Cliffy probably won’t be GM for more than a year, maximum.
After that, do we really want to have suicidal thoughts because Peddie and co. hired JFJ version 2.0? I mean I’m guessing if Burke does come over, he will have autonomy like Colangelo with the Raptors? That’s a good thing? Plus he won a cup … that’s also a good thing? But his drafting and cap management seems to suck (maybe he’s learnt better over the years?) … besides, I’m guessing all the others Cliff has assembled around him (Newiendyk – however the hell you spell his name) and the other old guys whose name I don’t remember … it shouldn’t be that bad?
by WildWolfdog on Nov 12, 2008 3:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
HUGE
Difference between Colangelo and Leafs GM…
Leafs have an established market base, the Raptors, not so much. Raptors must succeed to draw fans and money, the Leafs don’t necessarily have to meet the same requirements.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
by Winkle on Nov 12, 2008 3:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Colangelo doesn't answer to Peddie
He reports directly to the Board
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by mf37 on Nov 12, 2008 3:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
True that – but I always thought a “BC type authority” meant all the same powers. Maybe I assumed incorrectly (won’t be the first time lol) but I thought big names like Bowman and Burke would only be willing to come here if they had complete control.
by WildWolfdog on Nov 12, 2008 3:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that was the story
on Bowman, although i don’t think the whole story…seems like he had this job with his son on his mind as well..
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 3:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t go starting that “Leafs don’t need to win to make money” stuff…
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by Down Goes Brown on Nov 12, 2008 3:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No
That’s not all of it, there are a lot of factors in play, but bottom line is MLSE realized they had to take “drastic” action to prevent the Raptors from becoming the next Vancouver Grizzlies
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
by Winkle on Nov 12, 2008 3:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
wow
wilson talks about as exciting as paint drying…
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 3:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Live Audio Feed
Follow along with the presser. FanShot on front page.
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by PPP on Nov 12, 2008 3:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
video on the ducks page..
http://www.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?catid=616&id=25247
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 3:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hey i posted that too but it didn’t stick… maybe i hit the wrong button.
...
by puckbuddy on Nov 12, 2008 3:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
A lunch-bag let down or what?
Ok. That press conference was as lame as one could be. Burke didn’t speak and Murry didn’t say much about anything. Anyone else find that conference subdued?
...
by puckbuddy on Nov 12, 2008 3:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
ya
not enough time for Canadian journalists to get out htere and ask good hockey questions.
the best was the one about the lack of cap space…made me cringe at the thought of how much he’ll have to play with up here
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 3:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Brutal
It was absolutely useless.
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by PPP on Nov 12, 2008 3:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That was a vegan press conference. Stupid, smelly, and unfulfilling.
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by PPP on Nov 12, 2008 3:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I missed it
…but it doesn’t sound like I missed much.
By the way, Kypreos was just on the Fan and he claimed he knew all about the Burke situation and it’s no surprise…he sounds about as convincing as Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf or Gary Bettman claiming the NHL’s in great shape!
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by mf37 on Nov 12, 2008 3:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I heard that. He was also talking about how the Hall of Fame weekend is too much for him. As if he was partying all night and not fetching the HHOFers drinks.
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by PPP on Nov 12, 2008 3:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey! When Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf talks hockey I listen. If he says the NHL is in great shape then the NHL is in great shape.
by Mirinov's Nose on Nov 12, 2008 5:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
why wouldn't it be?
not exactly a banner day in anaheim when your biggest front office guy refuses to sign a deal and just jumped ship. i wouldn’t have taken questions if i was burke either. though as a fan, i wished i could have heard burke dryly and sarcastically dismiss and side step all of those “is the ink on your contract in TO dry yet?” questions. i can’t wait for his tenure to start.
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by TorontoPassion on Nov 12, 2008 3:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You’d expect more of a show of defiance maybe. Or something. This was like “meet our new skate sharpener!”
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by PPP on Nov 12, 2008 3:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"not his players or my players but our players"
Interesting statement made by Murray… might of there been some internal turmoil there – a clash of the super egos? It might just be a way to calm down media and players of potential rumours and stuff that comes with a move like this. I just thought of it as an odd thing to say like that, sort of like out of left field.
...
by puckbuddy on Nov 12, 2008 4:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
his piece on Burke finding a new job
in the very near future, or something to that effect was telling…
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 4:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What happened to Dec?
I wonder if Burke asked them to resolve this before then as not to make too much of a stink (with thanks to the Toronto Media – that wont be doable). I think they knew his intension and had to decide if having a lame duck GM or not (replacing him) is what would be best for the team.
So if he doesn’t come to Toronto, I can see him in Boston or Chicago as the pres of hockey operations.
...
by puckbuddy on Nov 12, 2008 4:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
At this point
Its hard seeing him going anywhere but Toronto, in terms of probability.
Doesn’t mean it’s set in stone, but hell what do we know? The only person on this planet who knows exactly where Brian Burke is going to end up is Brian Burke.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
by Winkle on Nov 12, 2008 4:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
a little too much being read in on our end...
the “lame duck” GM (a fitting metaphor if ever there was one) is what it is. The ducks have not gotten off to the start they wanted, and before they start shuffling deck chairs at the player level, the team probably thought it best to nail down the GM situation first. Just my two cents
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 4:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
LAWLZ
Just checked Burke’s Wikipedia entry…
Already…
Burke stepped down as GM of the Anaheim Ducks on November 12th 2008 so that he can sign with the Toronto Maple Leafs.6
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
by Winkle on Nov 12, 2008 4:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ah... wikipedia...
cheaper than the neighbourhood fortune teller
by Karina on Nov 12, 2008 4:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The best Wikipedia page ever was when someone edited Seth Binzer’s (the lead singer of Crazy Town) page.
Someone saved it to their myspace, but it was on Wikipedia for a while:
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=1328090&blogID=352223006
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* Blog contains less than 2% puppet content by weight.
by Chemmy on Nov 12, 2008 4:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Burke's T.O. Entrance
This is how I picture it should go:
Location: HNIC Hotstove. Present are Ron Maclean, Al Strachan and Mike Milbury. LeBrun is via Satellite.
Strachan: Well with the economic realities as they are I just don’t see how Atlanta can sign Kovalchuk..
Suddenly Dropkick Murphys are being blasted through the sound system. Burke enters through a previously unnoticed archway with smoke and flames shooting up from either side
Burke: Enough of your bull-BLEEP, Strachan! We’re taking you out!
Strachan: We? Turns to his left, notices Milbury is now wearing the spiked shoulder pads a la ultimate warrior
Milbury: We’re putting you on waivers, PERMANENTLY!
Burke and Milbury grab Strachan and double suplex him through the table. Because it isn’t a flimsy breakaway table, it takes several tries. Strachan blubbering like a little girl.
Burke (to camera): Toronto Media! Consider yourselves ON NOTICE! You’re next, COX! Milbury makes exaggerated motions of breaking a bundle of twigs.
Ron: (insert stupid pun here)
Aaaand.. Scene!
by LeafFanInVan on Nov 12, 2008 4:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
You forgot Ron Wilson running in. Preferably with Paul Maurice’s head on a spike.
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by Down Goes Brown on Nov 12, 2008 4:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nah, Ron Wilson would Super Fly off the top of a camera onto Strachans prone corpse
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 12, 2008 4:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think
You’ve been watching far too much WWE
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
by Winkle on Nov 12, 2008 4:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, well real life could benefit hugely if it was more like WWE! Course I havent watched since it was called WWF but still..
by LeafFanInVan on Nov 12, 2008 4:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
dropkick murphy's
nice touch…but what tune? I’m thinking this would be apropos
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 4:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nah, doesn’t kick off right, Shipping up to Boston would fit better as entrance music.
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 12, 2008 4:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
it could be a long intro
like the undertaker…you hear the bells, you look around…
in comes the bagpipes, al keeps prattling on about nonsense and made up stuff, milbury’s rage softens, and a wry smile eeks it’s way across the edge of his mouth, ever so slight.
al continues not to notice the impending doom for quite some time, and just when it starts to pick up steam and the drums and guitars kick in, the fire explodes…
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 5:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
it would be awesome for him to walk in all slow, under a dark blue spot light, arms out, face down.
Strachan would crap himself
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 12, 2008 5:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s the song I was thinking of but then I don’t want him to be the bruins GM.. heh
by LeafFanInVan on Nov 12, 2008 5:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
the Lyrics would be cleverly re-worded to shipping up to Tee Oh
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 12, 2008 5:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And maybe Blurr has a friend that can sing it…
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by PPP on Nov 12, 2008 5:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i have no friends...
why do you think i hang out here all day and night…? :P
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 5:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
God help us
They say in french that the enemy of good is better. I like things the way they are. Cliff has his mojo back and neuwie is learning to take his place. The last thing we need is yet another executive fulfilling his passion for self aggrandisement on our watch (or dime if you pay). You know that we have seen enough of Leaf executives looking to make their mark, show that they piss farther, have the biggest dick or are the smartest person in any room they occupy. Let the coach do all the talking, take the glory or goat horns as the case may be. People worship the ground that Gainey walks on here in Quebec, but I rarely see him on the news. He does his thing, collects his ginormous paycheck and responds to questions when absolutely necessary. Does this sound like Brian Burke? Fuck Burke, his outsized alien head, his Harvard haircut, his extended family, his american hubris and his effort at penis enlargement at our team’s expense.
by blue with age on Nov 12, 2008 4:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
All I hope
Is that if Burke (or whomever) do come in, that a good set plan with no quick fixes is installed/continued. I don’t care who does it (for the most part) as long as it’s done well and properly.
by lordosis on Nov 12, 2008 4:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
brownscombe
has some good points on the move, hoping they come true. letting Cliff set the table by staying GM up to the deadline at the very least is one. personally, i’d rather see him at the draft table as well, given Burke’s track record there…
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 5:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
But Burke drafted the Sedins! .. Oh, right..
by LeafFanInVan on Nov 12, 2008 5:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
and Bobby Ryan...
who may turn out alright.
but his draft picks over the last 6-8 years have not been stellar.
that piece about him trading a draft pick for Linden, and the pick turned into Semin, well, that’s almost as bad as us trading athe pick that turned into Scott Niedermeyer
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by blurr1974 on Nov 12, 2008 5:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't
count on Bobby Ryan to all of a sudden bust out as a solid NHLer. And I really hope he doesn’t get traded to the Leafs..
by Connie Kim on Nov 12, 2008 10:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I won't
count on it. But take heart, there’s a good chance that if he is traded to the Leafs, he’ll never turn into a solid NHLer, as our track record would indicate that we tend to get the short end of the stick on those deals (Grabbo aside, of course) so you probably wouldn’t be missing much.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm lost...
…there’s no game tonight. I’m having so much fun watching the games in PPP’s basement.
Alas, I am forced to watch a replay of Glenn Anderson blubbering his way through his HOF speech.
That guy is a whole lot of flaky.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 9:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...
I didn’t really understand that Mark Messier story.
Larionov’s speech was good though.
by Karina on Nov 12, 2008 9:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Larionov looks like he could still play…
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 9:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oooh...
Leafs-Oilers from Jan 1980 on LeafsTV…sold!
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 9:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
dammit
I wished I lived in LeafsTV region.. :(
by Karina on Nov 12, 2008 9:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I can give you highlights if you want…It’s 6-5 Oilers in the 3rd.
I have no life…
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 9:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
lol
don’t be so hard on yourself. The Leafs, clearly, are your life.
by Karina on Nov 12, 2008 9:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dammit!
Gretzky just spent about 30 seconds behind the Leaf net waiting for an opening and put a perfect pass on Don Ashby’s stick for the 7-5 goal. The defenceman who let Ashby go? Ron Wilson.
Coach Wilson would have torn a strip off that guy.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 9:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome
Dave Lumley faked Palmateer out of his jock to make it 8-5. I don’t sense a comeback is imminent.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 9:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, you've got a lot of time on your hands, doncha?
If you’d like to be helpful, you could study for my test tomorrow as I nave no interest in doing the studying myself. How does that sound?
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 9:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I do have some work I should do...
…but I’m supremely unmotivated. What’s the test?
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 9:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Professional selling. Yup, it is as thrilling as it sounds.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 9:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
you can’t go into that one drunk, Mabel?
by Karina on Nov 12, 2008 9:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well
I usually do, and I was trying to be a good student and be sober tomorrow, but the more I look at the textbook, the more I think sobriety is overrated.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 9:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Truer words...
…have never been spoken.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 9:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This is the class I actually bring booze to, so I am not looking forward to being without it tomorrow. :(
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 9:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It does sound
rather dull, but if I was in your area I’d take the test for you if you went to my training.
Honestly, there’s nothing as boring as drawing random pipes and being told how to create each and every different connection type when you just don’t care ‘cause you’ll never, ever use it.
by Karina on Nov 12, 2008 9:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sorry
I was reading all about the random pipes, and then I fell asleep. I don’t know how you stay awake through all that.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 9:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was...
….VERY briefly in a band called “Random Pipes”.
4 bassists, one string each. E-string was a primadonna so we fired him. The whole thing fell apart shortly thereafter.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 9:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So...
…you play bass? That’s a skill/interest in my book…
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well ok...
…that may have been a falsehood.
I do play guitar and drums (poorly).
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, playing them poorly has nothing to do with anything. You play them, they count. End of story.
If we only counted things we did well, some people (like Cox) would have nothing going for them.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Fair point...
…in that case, I am a musician!
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly
I’m a baker, chef, literary critic, writer and wine taster.
At least, that’s what I’m telling people. What? I have done all those things, some of them even to high acclaim. So that counts, right?
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Absolutely!
And that’s an impressive resume…
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
When I see it in print like that, you’re right, it is impressive.
I should also add smartass to that list. I’m damn nearly professional at being that.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd go so far as to call you...
…a legend.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Excellent
Will you provide a testimonial for me? I’m putting together a video resume, and I want to include people testifying to my many skillz. I think you’d add the right touch of je ne sais quoi.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Happy to do so
Tell me how much time you want me to fill and I’ll make it work. Mr. One-take.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm thinking
2-4 minutes, or three really good anecdotes.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh.
You want money? I was kinda hoping you’d do it out of the goodness of your heart. I am an impovrished student, after all.
Oh, I could totally let you win a round if you did it for free. Please?
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
For an impoverished student...
…I’ll waive my fees. And sign away all residuals and royalties.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
awesome
I appreciate it, and the waiving of your residuals and royalties is a nice touch.
Just so we’re clear, I don’t have to lose a round to you now, do I?
(Note: I excluded the words ‘on purpose’ because it is obvious that would be the only way I’d ever lose, so it seemed moot.)
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No charity
You’ll be roundly beaten on the strength of my intellect, wit and cunning.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 11:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Intellect, wit and cunning?
Oh, now I’m scared. No, wait, I’m the total opposite – fearless.
Bring it on, you timorous wretch!
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The gauntlet has been thrown down...
…and I demand satisfaction.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 11:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll be a second!
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by PPP on Nov 12, 2008 11:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Mine, right?
C’mon, you like me more than C4C, don’t you?
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
PPP
is the ultimate officiant. He will assist in weapon selection and rules of engagement.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 11:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I know
which is why I totally called dibs on him. You can find your own second.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Fine.
I draft LD, because she will write the ultimate revisionist fanfic history regardless of outcome.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 11:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No!!!!!
You can’t have LD. We think we might be twins split up at birth. Plus, she can’t go against a fellow fanfic-keteer. That means Jared is off-limits too.
Besides, what makes you think she’d write the outcome in your favour anyhow? I’m the one she wants to poke on stalkerbook…
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We'll see...
…and she won’t need to write fiction – she’ll merely be a witness to history as I draw and quarter you with my mindgrapes.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 11:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
BTW
I love that PPP stuck his head down in the basement for a moment and then disappeared…
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 11:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
probably had to go put something in the shed for his mom or something. He’ll be back when she has no more odd jobs for him.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Draw and quarter me?
I’d like to see you try. I’ll take you down, and won’t even break a sweat doing it.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll be lounging...
…with a cocktail in one hand, and my other loosely grasping my wit rapier, slicing through you with the precision of a neurosurgeon.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 11:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You talk better than you fool…or slice through with wit rapier, as the case may be.
And what kind of cocktail? I like cocktails, and could totally go for one too.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Depends on the time of day.
Morning? Caesar
Early afternoon? G&T
Evening? Bourbon and bitters or martini
After dinner? B&B
Anytime? Margarita!!!
Also, anything with booze.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 11:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously?
Let’s be BFF. I like the way you think.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Let’s celebrate with a cocktail.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 11:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. I could really go for a G&T right now.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Done…they’re mixed. Where are you?
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 11:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Still in the ’coke. Getting to south central is tougher than I thought at this hour.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
GDMFingSOBTTC
Fine. I shall drink them myself. Next time.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 11:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And hey...
…not to be a Dougie Downer, but how’s the studying going? :)
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 11:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Meh. I keep reading the same paragraphs over and over. I really am not looking forward to the test. I don’t care about handling objections!
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm probably not helping
…and objections are for suckers.
You got the prospects coming in – you think they came in to get out of the rain? A guy doesn’t walk on the lot unless he wants to buy…
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 11:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You're helping...
…helping me not study. And I must thank you for that.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m still in the ’coke. I thought you were going to bring them over.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not sure how well they’ll travel…
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 11:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
wow
you guys are fighting over who has me as a second? I’m touched, but I can’t pick sides.
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
by loser domi on Nov 13, 2008 8:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
I could probably give you some tips on UNprofessional selling. But that likely doesn’t help your cause.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 9:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know
My prof always goes on about how we’re just learning, so maybe if I was able to talk about unprofessional selling, I’d get marks just for knowing what selling is.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 9:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
tee hee. I think I’ll put that as the answer to at least one question.
I heart Mamet.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 9:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Me too...
I also love Baldwin and he just chews up the screen and upstages half a dozen legends in a single scene.
“Third prize is you’re fired.”
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 9:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I never
understood what would be so bad about steak knives. I mean, a nice set of steak knives is a good thing to have. I was pleased as punch when I won a set at curling a few years ago.
And yes, Baldwin is delightful in that.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Decent steak knives...
…cannot be underrated. They make a table, create a sense of anticipation for the meal to come, and of course, cut through delicious maillard-crusted beef like buttah.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I love mine. One solid piece of stainless steel, so it looks classy and won’t get crud stuck in between the blade and handle.
The only prize I enjoyed more was the bucket of margaritas.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nothing goes better with steak than a bucket of margaritas.
Nothing goes better with anything than a bucket of margaritas.
I’m thirsty. For a bucket of margaritas.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I’m thirsty for a bucket of margaritas too.
My friends and I have agreed that we all have to try to win the buckets when the playoffs role around. We try to have enough so we can have one bucket per party.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That plan cannot fail.
Unless you don’t win enough buckets.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We told our non-curling friends, and now they scour the city looking for buckets to add to the collection. This past summer, we had three buckets o’booze. I dimly recall the events of that evening, though there are pictures.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Which you will post in fanshots, yes?
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hells no.
Those must be hidden from the light. The only way to see them is to actually attend one of the gatherings. We’re exclusive like that.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Damn...
…I butchered that like Jason Blake in the slot.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Heh.
butchered that like Jason Blake in the slot.
Very nice. And very apt. Just be more subtle next time, you know, work up to it instead of blurting it out. You never know, you might convince me with a lighter touch.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the tip coach...
Just don’t make me a healthy scratch. I will lose my shit like you wouldn’t believe, despite the blame for my failure being entirely on my shoulders.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll make you a healthy scratch
if I want to! You’re not playing hard enough, so sit down and pipe down, and when I feel like it, I’ll give you a shot and if you don’t do anything with that, I’ll sit your ass down again.
And if anyone in the media has a problem with this, I’ll explain it to them in an exasperated tone and roll my eyes.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I hate you coach!
I thought Maurice was bad last year, but you are just mean. Maybe it’s just not gonna work out for me here in Toronto.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Whatever
You’re playing like total suck, and that’s not accpetable. We’re working on building for three years from now, not today. I’m not worried about what you think.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I scored 40!
You have to respect me! I had cancer!
You own owe me!
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You scored 40 ages ago. You haven’t done squat for me, except give me a delightful new drill in practice, the “let’s skate around for the length of a JB shift to see how stupid he is for not getting off the ice”.
I’m the coach, and I own you. You don’t like it? Quit.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll trade you when I want to trade you, you jackass! And just so you know, if you’d like to get traded to some other team, a good way of doing that would be to NOT SUCK so someone might actually want you!
Now get on the ice and bag skate!
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Tears off equipment, storms out to Escalade, gets on the cell phone to Alexei Yaahin, in a blind, teary, albino rage
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 11:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
(muffled question from the msm)
Yes, I know that Blake was upset by being made a healthy scratch. I don’t know what his problem is. He isn’t doing the job, and someone needed to sit. I don’t know what else to say.
(press person states there will be no more questions. MSM rush off to write stories about l’affaire Blake. Wilson rolls his eyes.)
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Scene indeed.
Bravo. You were excellent.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Throw in
some hot ruskie man on man love, and I think we’ve got some fanfic for the ages there.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll leave the...
…hot ruskie man love to you and LD…
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 11:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh come on
everyone loves hot ruskie man on man love, don’t try to deny it!
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know, I think you’re denying a little too vociferously. I think you secretly like it…
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They do hold a significant place...
…I do have some other interests, but I’m a sucker for old games.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 9:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Every now and then I’ll watch one on google video. And when they had those free NHL network previews, all I did was watch old hockey games. But that was in the middle of the summer when I was starved for hockey.
by Karina on Nov 12, 2008 9:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But never you mind
I’m actually watching the story about Wellwood’s diet on TSN.
That’s how bored I am.
by Karina on Nov 12, 2008 9:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
His diet?
You mean how he crams sugar covered doughnuts into his gullet every chance he gets?
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 9:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Haha
no, the one the canucks have put him on.
Apparently it’s a small breakfast, chicken and salad for lunch, veggies for snacks and lean protien for dinner
by Karina on Nov 12, 2008 9:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What?
They put him on a diet? Good lord. I can’t wait till that experiment blows up (pun intended.)
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 9:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Who’d have thought? Veggies for a snack…for a professional athlete. Genius!
What a tool.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 9:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I kinda feel bad for him
I mean, I wanted him to do well, but he kept letting me down, and I hate being let down. Then he went to Vancouver and talked mild smack about Toronto on the radio, and now I just want Mr Stuffs-his-face to fail, but then I remember him from when he was a Leaf, and my heart gets all soft for him.
I’m so confused.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 9:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I watched his interview on After Hours on Saturday. He was all disheveled and looking like the home-schooled spastic that he is. Gah.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 9:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It his looks
that finally swayed me to the hate side.
by Karina on Nov 12, 2008 10:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You hate to judge someone on looks…but I’m with you there. He doesn’t look like a hockey player. He looks like a space cadet.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I try not to judge people on looks, and for the most part I don’t. The only time it comes into play is if already have an opinion of you. If I like you, then you seem more attractive and I’ll defend you from all critics. If I hate you, then you can be the most attractive person on the planet and I’m made nauseous by the sight of you.
That being said, Welly does look like a space cadet. And yes, my dislike of him could have something to do with my opinion.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sure you do
Are you hoping that we’ll believe it just because you’ve said it? Cuz I’m not that naive.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 9:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dammit
Fine. You have pulled back the curtain on my little operation. I have no discernible interests, skills or motivations. I exist only to ingest Leaf content in any form.
I am unaware of anything or anyone else. Way to ruin the facade.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 9:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't mean to ruin the facade
I figured you’d defend yourself and list your various interests and skills.
Want me to start? Fine.
1. witty comments
2. impressing mabel with quotes
3. ability to use the word moxie in a sentence
Now you go…
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 9:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What's this?
Blog kindness?. Mabel sparing the snark?
It’s like a game where people throw ducks at balloons and nothing is at it seems.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
I didn’t know you thought I was so heartless and mean. Yes, my stock and trade is sarcasm, snark and quick witted insults, but behind all that is a nice, kindhearted girl who just wants some friends and hides behind her verbal dexterity.
Sniff.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Aw now come on...
…I was just joshin’ ya. I think you’re quite lovely and you’re fun to verbally spar with. And you get most of my obscure quotes, which always means big points in my books.
Here…take a kleenex…I didn’t mean it like that.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I hoped you didn’t, but again, I’ve got to be careful. I’ve been hurt before, you know? ;)
I can take it, don’t you worry.
Plus, it occurs to me that maybe you’ll be even easier to beat in our battle of wits because you’ll be all sympathetic towards me. And that would be a nice bonus.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, the slightly hurt female is a weak spot for me…I’d definitely drop my guard.
In other news, do you think we’re annoying people? You know, people who come here to talk about hockey?
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Heh. I knew I’d discover your weakness sooner or later.
I don’t know. Maybe? But then again, extended convos about other non-hockey things are taking place and that seems to be okay. I figure if we’ve worn out our welcome someone will gently (or not so gently) yell at us to stop.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Cool…just checking.
I’m thoroughly enjoying our extendo threaded conversations, I just wouldn’t want to engender hate amongst our fellow basement-dwellers.
Our convos do seem to threadjack of late ;)
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You’re asking me to judge the rightness or wrongness? Not a good plan.
I’m also enjoying the convos, and the routine beatdowns I’m delivering. Thx.
I suppose if it was enraging people we could always do a fanpost and chat there. That way we could be as threadjack-tastic as we wanted. Call it my backup plan.
Threadjacking 4 Evar!
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Solid plan
South-central represent!
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm
Westside, actually.
//throws westside gang signs
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Former Westsider here...
…brought my shit downtownz.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh good
so you’re not one of those people who are all “Westside? You mean like Bathurst?” I hate those people. Getting them to com visit me in the ’coke is like pulling teeth.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ha...
no, I don’t have geographic prejudices. Though I don’t go north of Bloor.
The ’coke rocks though. Cheese Boutique!
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Though I suppose CB is more Swansea than ’coke.
Airport!
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm glad
you corrected your statement. Didn’t want to have to go upside your head.
In addition to the CB, Swansea is also home to many of the bars in which I passed many an hour in my younger years.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I sensed it coming and fixed my error right quick.
Swansea is nails. In a previous life I seriously considered living there.
You? Hanging out in bars? I refuse to believe this.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’d consider living there, if I had a boatload of cash to spend. That place ain’t cheap. A house near my rents was listing for 1.19 mil. I nearly choked when I read that.
I know, I’m sorry to shatter your illusions, but I do spend time in bars. In time, you’ll come to accept this, and will be able to move on with your life.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 10:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well...
…that may in fact raise my opinion of you…if that’s even possible.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 10:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure it is possible
I haven’t even told you about my run in with the dean after some antics, or the boxing glove story, or the telephone cords and the trussing, or the rules for seduction, or the scrawls.
I’m sure I can rise much higher in your estimation. Or lower, depending on your standards.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I am highly intrigued...
…and the titles of those stories alone have me wanting more. I eagerly await the raising of your standing.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 11:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
as well you should be
I have a plethora of good stories. I just don’t put them in print. I figure if there is no written trace, they can’t come back to bite me. You’ll have to wait for the raising of my standard.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I shall wait...
…for oral delivery.
TWHS, BCWW, ad nauseum
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 11:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I shall wait for oral delivery
Ah, le mot juste!
(You do have quite the knack for these turns of phrase, don’t you?)
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The English major in me. Had to be good for something, no?
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 11:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It sure did. I find that majoring in Semiotics allows me to laugh at jokes about signifiers and Roland Barthes, but that’s about it.
English seems much more useful.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ack...
Semiotics was an Friday 8:30 class that I never went to.
Barthes is a hack.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 11:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You know Semiotics?
And now it is my turn to be impressed. Everyone I’ve ever told that to looks at me like I’m insane.
+1000
(I’m more of an Sebeok girl, myself)
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
FAIL
a Sebeok girl. My typing is not of the good.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well...
…“knowing” Semiotics might be a stretch.
I know OF it…and I’ve read some Eco…
I’m more of a rhetorician.
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 11:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You know of it, and that is far more than most people. Don’t sell yourself short.
Reading Eco is impressive as well.
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
For some reason
my screen keeps going all kablooey when I try to respond to your comment.
The studying is going meh. I hate this class. I’d rather be drinking a G&T. Are you doing the work you were supposed to?
by Mabel on Nov 12, 2008 11:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
We're breaking PPP
…with the spamming.
Not a scrap of work being accomplished here. I will wake up early and do some. Or not.
In case you missed it above, objections are for suckers…
You got the prospects coming in – you think they came in to get out of the rain? A guy doesn’t walk on the lot unless he wants to buy…
by clark4calder on Nov 12, 2008 11:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We are?
Awesome. I love breaking things with spamming. It’s my new hobby.
I feel the same about studying. I may or may not do more. I figure I’ll probably do about the same on the test regardless of how much I study, so why not trade barbs with someone of equal intellect?
Hee. Do you have the whole thing memorized?
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Equal intellect?
So you’ve come around on that point then?
I don’t necessarily have the whole thing memorized, but pretty close. That scene anyway. I may have watched it once or twice.
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 12:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Damn
you caught that, did you? Of course, I consider you a most worthy adversary, and as such, you must be at least close to my level of intellect and skill. And if I didn’t think you were such a challenge, I’d have moved on long ago. I say otherwise as I don’t want you to get a swelled head from the compliments.
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m onto you, Mabel of the ’coke.
And thank you for tempering my swelled head.
And once again, I say, TWHS, BCWW, etc, etc.
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 12:10 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m counting on you not remembering this tomorrow (or whenever the negotiation takes place). I don’t normally let down my guard like that, and I’m hoping it doesn’t pose a problem later.
Don’t worry, anytime you need your swelled head tempered, I’ll be there for you.
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey-O!
Mabel’s my temperer-designate…
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 12:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Temperer-designate
That’ll look boss on a business card.
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Totally
Almost as good as “Analrapist”
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 12:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s not the pronunciation that bothered me.
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That's a whole lotta points there.
Maybe I don’t even have to break out all my stories orally now.
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think so
…that just sealed the deal. There are no higher rungs.
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 12:29 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I sealed the deal?
Oh no, my seal deal! Yes, I sell seals, I’ve told you like a thousand times…
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Stop!
…or you’ll have to temper my head…
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 12:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh please
your head is just begging for tempering.
(twss, bcww, etc .ad infinitum)
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It may mean that. I haven’t decided.
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 12:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
When will you make that decision? Soon? Should I be holding my breath? I can do it really long, one time for twenty minutes…
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
20?
Wow…that’s impressive. And dangerous…
Alright, fine. You win. This round. Tell no one.
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 12:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yay!
I win! I win! But don’t worry, I won’t tell a soul. It dies with me.
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn’t go that far. I’ve done many an unhonourable thing. But in this case, I’ve got your back.
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not sure that “Solid as a rock” will make people forget that we built houses in Iraq.
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s so bland and watery, and yet, there’s a smack of ham to it.
(Fair warning – I could go all night)
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:51 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Everyone’s laughing and riding and cornholing, except Buster.
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 12:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Now, will someone please have the decency to punch me in the face?
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The mere fact that you still call it pop-pop tells me you’re not ready…
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 12:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My schedule, however, is as open as my relationship with my wife, so why don’t we pair up…and hit the town?
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 1:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Plate or platter?
I don’t understand the question, and I won’t respond to it.
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 1:03 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Take it back! If I wanted something your thumb touched I’d eat the inside of your ear!
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 1:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What do you do, Cherith?
I’m a maritime lawyer….lawyer of the sea.
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 1:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Did you drift off to sleep? Or are you rewatching episodes to get better quotes?
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 1:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sleep? Not me
My post just took forever to load. And I wouldn’t cheat on a quote war. I have some standards.
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 1:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Once again...
…your honour shines through.
OK – i should probably get to sleep, as much as I could continue this for the next 4 days.
Let’s go out big. One more awesome quote each?
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 1:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sounda good to me
I’m looking for something that says “Dad likes leather”
Something that says “Leather Daddy”?
Oh, do they have that?
Nighty night, and thanks for the company. Let me know about the negotiations, and I can’t wait for the AD and G&Ts…
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 1:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Do you like ham?
No. I love it.
—————————
I had a blast, as usual.
We should negotiate times for negotiations, and AD and G&Ts.
Seriously – the AD thing is so insanely filled with win, I can’t tell you.
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 1:22 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. And back attcha. We’ll talk soon, no doubt.
I’m glad I can provide you with win like that.
Night!
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 1:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Close it Oscar, you look like the window of a butcher shop.
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 1:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
BTW...
…a hockey related note. Wellwood just got shut down in the shootout.
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 12:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Suck it, Welly!
Yes, I hold a grudge. Sue me.
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:44 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Now I need to have an AD marathon this weekend…it’s been too long.
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 12:35 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That sounds
like an excellent plan. And I think I shall do the same.
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I look forward to this
with breathless anticipation. G&Ts, AD, and C4C and his wit rapier. Delightful.
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:38 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
As will I.
I can think of nothing better frankly.
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 12:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
so many acronyms I don’t know…god I’m lame
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
by loser domi on Nov 13, 2008 8:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
bueller?
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Nov 13, 2008 12:13 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
you guys are up late...
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Nov 13, 2008 12:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Another person!
Hey blurr! we’re spamming it up, though there is a quite nice Blake/Wilson scene in the middle of all the spammage.
How’s tricks?
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hot blake on wilson action?
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Nov 13, 2008 12:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i'm not interrupting am i?
thought i’d poke in and see what the happy haps was
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Nov 13, 2008 12:16 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No no...
…we’re just trying to break the site is all. You’re more than welcome to join…
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 12:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
umm, i dunno
i kinda like the place
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Nov 13, 2008 12:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
we do too
but it’s either break the site, or study (me) and work (C4C) and no one wants that.
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
no, no we don't want that...
i’m busy playing nhl09…
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Nov 13, 2008 12:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sweet...
….you winning? What console are you on?
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 12:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yes...
and 360
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Nov 13, 2008 12:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
leafs...
i traded kulemin for perry, and grabs and tlusty for toews…pretty decent first line with hagman
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Nov 13, 2008 12:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You traded Too-lusty?
Noooooooo!!!!!! Who will provide the team with much needed naked facebook pics? Did you even think of that?
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe
blurr can be your second. What says you, blurr?
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
second what?
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Nov 13, 2008 12:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We're having a duel
…pistols at dawn. PPP is backing Mabel up. I need someone in my corner…you in?
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 12:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
against Mabel?
i may be crazy, but i’m not insane…
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Nov 13, 2008 12:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Fair enough...
…I’ll stand on my own then. I can take her.
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 12:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Do I have to go through this again?
I can kill you where you stand. You stand no chance.
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:22 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Just sayin...
…a man has to be confident in his ablities…
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 12:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Aw, thanks blurr
you can stalkerbook me anytime!
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hit me up...
are you a fan of Pensin Plan Puppets on there?
If so, I’m the only fan of PPP who’s in a CA network
I think I’m also LD’s only CA friend
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Nov 13, 2008 12:22 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I will indeed
I have done the fannning of PPP yet, but I’ll get round to it and add you. I’ll track you down. Is Jared on there? He seems to be all sad that no one wants to stalk him, and I want to make him feel better.
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m gonna have to fan that shit too…
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 12:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
pretty sure he is...
i haven’t hit him up yet, just PPP, LD and Archimedes so far
k, gotta go, kiddo wants a story..ttfn
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Nov 13, 2008 12:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nite nite blurr
…thanks for spammin with us ;)
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 12:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
All right, I can’t wade through this comment pool, but I have to say it: can’t Burke go somewhere else? Don’t Atlanta or Florida badly need some new leadership? Isn’t Tampa crazy enough to fire the GM they just hired last month?
That was an excellent post by MF37. I’m in complete agreement.
I've been looking at the sky
by Back In Black on Nov 13, 2008 12:45 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hee. The spamming can't be stopped!
But yes, he could still go somewhere else. We don’t know for sure he is coming to the Leafs. Many, many other teams need his help instead. Fingers crossed.
by Mabel on Nov 13, 2008 12:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
At this point...
…I’d be happy with the Fletcher – Nieuwendyk handoff. Call me crazy.
Finger crossed.
by clark4calder on Nov 13, 2008 12:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, here we go. I actually wouldnt mind Cliff Fletcher staying on as the GM, and seeing out the rebuild he started. He made some smart moves with the Hagman and Frogren signings, and not to mention the Grabovski trade!
I guess if Burke winds up here though, it can be any worse that JFJ. (or so one would think)
The Maple Leafs News Ticket. Yes, its another Leafs blog.
by Drake15 on Nov 13, 2008 1:35 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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