FTB - Plan the (Injury) Parade!
by Chemmy on Nov 7, 2008 8:12 AM EST
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- Torontosportsmedia thinks it's time to call in some reinforcements.
- He also thinks Bill Clement has a good perspective on the Leafs.
- eyebleaf wants to send down Schenn.
- Stephen Brunt puts on a clinic on sportswriting in his article about Ron Wilson.
- And then MF37 puts on a sportsblogging clinic. Be warned, this one will make you sick.
- Also, look at the Leafs getting eliminated in 1979. Good think Imlach came back and saved the Leafs from being good in the 80s.
- Our old pal Darcy Tucker is not making any friends.
- Mo' Money Mo' Problems Mats.
- jrwendelman takes a deeper look at Jason Blake's shooting percentage vis-a-vis his ice-time cross-referenced with his age. It's telling.
- Blurr's getting a new addition to the family.
Toss any others in the comments.
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Those are valid reasons for sending Schenn down
But I think we’re underestimating the mindset of an 18 year old… I dunno
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
He’s already up, we’ve already burned a year of RFA status, keep him.
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19 year old
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by PPP on Nov 7, 2008 9:10 AM EST up reply actions
Good point
I was well past my emo-stage by the time I hit 19.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I just go back to the fact that we aren’t trying to develop a kid to be great in the WHL. The infrastructure is here in Toronto to maximize his development. In Kelowna they are giving up control which I don’t like.
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by PPP on Nov 7, 2008 9:17 AM EST up reply actions
What about
zee Marlies or can they not send him down to AHL?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
No
Not as long as he has junior eligibility left.
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also
I told eyebleaf if he brings it up again, it’s a stabbin’. I don’t want to do it, but he’ll force my hand.
Seriously though, he has valid concerns, all of which, I think Cliff and Ron have probably discussed and addressed internally. We all know Cliff’s working the phones for a trade, and I still think it’s Kubina or Kaberle that go before Cola, White or even Van Ryn. They have this imaginary line in the sand at the age of 30, so I think those that are under it have a better chance of sticking around than those that do
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 10:22 AM EST up reply actions
Well
30 is old. I mean, you may as well get into your rocking chair and start telling stories about how things were much harder when you were a kid once you hit 30. You may as well walk into traffic, cuz your life is ova! (At least, that’s what they tell me.)
i had to...
walk up hill to school both ways in the snow, with paper bags for shoes!
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
I remember a time
When cell phones were actually used as phones
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
oops
I remember having to use barbed wire on my feet to get traction in the ice and snow
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I’m so old I have no idea what “emo” means.
My first cell phone was also the size of a shoebox and we all referred to it as the “tumor-maker”
A life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...http://bitterleaf.blogspot.com
wow...
you’re so emo, even your cell phone story makes me sad
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
I remember
having to handwrite essays for school.
not having a computer at home.
living without the internets.
using a typewriter.
(Yes, I am old. At least according to people at school. We were working on a project, and someone said “We’ll do this for old people, you know, people over 30.” I nearly punched them.)
Funny but true story
I went to a snowboard show in T.O. a few weeks back (ski, snowboard and travel show), and the whole time I was there I kept mumbling to my girlfriend “what the hell are these kids wearing these days” and “all these gang and hip-hop snowboard graphics make me sick” and then it hit me, I’m old.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
i remember
not having cable, or a color tv, but i’m only a hair over 30…just kinda poor after the recession in the late 70’s…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 10:43 AM EST up reply actions
I'm only a hair
over 30 too, but I do feel old sometimes. Iblame school. I can only listen to so many people talk about “old people” and then define them as being over 30 so many times without going “I don’t get these kids today and their rock music.” Unironically, of course.
yup
I told my wife the other day something about how “kids these days are” blah blah blah, and I realized, I sound like i’m 70 years old!
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 10:53 AM EST up reply actions
I actually
said to someone earlier this week “Well, you’re only 22, what do you know? Wait till you get some life experience, then come talk to me.”
I’m old. And apparently grumpy.
dude, I’m 21 and I already feel that way. I think it’s due to “the bubble” that’s around the university. I’m fourth year so I’m freakin OLD to these people.
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pfff..
you’re not old, wait until you get to be our age, and then talk to us about being old you whipper-snapper!
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
Or what? you gonna yell at me to get off your lawn?
Actually, wait, can I watch Price is Right with you?
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sure
so long as you rub my feet and get me a glass of prune juice before we sit…
and, stay off my lawn!
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
Wait
Fourth year uni-student and only 21?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I'm confused
I was 19 when I started uni
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
also
prolly cuz she’s smart
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 11:05 AM EST up reply actions
I LOL'd
at your attempt to kiss ass
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
that was no attempt...
i puckered up and planted one firmly on said cheeks!
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
You like big butts
and you cannot lie?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
you other brothers can't deny!
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 11:08 AM EST up reply actions
I still like creeping her out
by saying “I have unlimited LD at work”
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
In American, you graduate High school (usually) at 18 (unless you have been held back or you have a late birthday (like my sister, born in October, who graduated at 17))
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
Oh yes
I forgot, Ontario was on the 13-grade system when I was in high school so I didn’t graduate till 18 (I’m Sept 20 so I turned 19 a few weeks after starting uni).
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
And
I’m a dumbass such that it took me 5 years to do a 4 year uni program so I was 23 when I graduated
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I’m really trying my hardest to graduate on time…also the province will kick me out at that point
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You're fine
If I managed to finish uni, anyone can
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
is there still hope for me?
I took a year off about 13 years ago…it’s been a long year.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 11:11 AM EST up reply actions
Whatevers man
Uni is for suckers unless you become a doctor or dentist, everything else is a lie!
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
agreed
i quit because I got a promotion at my old job and doubled my salary 6 months after starting there. Kind of no point for me after that…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
I'm not old enough
to believe that you will fail in life if you don’t have a uni-education (unlike my grandparents)
hells, I probably should’ve gone to college to become an electrician or plumber or some sort of trades-person and make way more money then I am now or most likely ever hope to make!
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
it's true
i’m being emo right now
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 10:22 AM EST up reply actions
Bruins make everyone emo, We should avoid any New Jersey Bruins game or else we might emo ourselves to death
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
Good point
I will try to avoid all future bruin/devil games. Unless I’m so drunk I can’t tell what I’m watching. That should be ok, right? I won’t overdoes on the emo then, will I?
or else have some happy music in the background, or eat a lot of candy
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Mmmm candy...
Or hang out with unicorns. That would keep the emo level down. No one can be emo with unicorns around.
well...
maybe all except this guy…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
U2
Can de-emo-ify anyone quite quickly
Just turn on Beautiful Day and BAM, instant happiness and world-loving-joy
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
dirty hippy...
pecae love and happiness…next you’ll tell me to sit in on a drum circle.
btw – favorite south park ever, with cartman as the hippy exterminator.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
I disagree
For me, the U2 is filled with emo-ness. Bad relationship memories. I hear any song my the boys, and I start getting all poetry-writing, black-wearing mopey.
ha!
Back a few years, in one of the (many) bands I was in, we had a song called “I Hated You (and U2 To)” and it was all about how a girl who liked U2 broke my buddy’s heart and made him angry and hate U2. It sounds emo, but we played it all punk rock and yelled a lot…good times.
non-sequitor and TMI…?
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
this will cheer you all up!
Well, it cheered me up…check out my reason for joy
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 10:41 AM EST up reply actions
nope...this
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 10:43 AM EST up reply actions
if only
they offered the 3rd jersey for women…
by Karina on Nov 7, 2008 4:12 PM EST up reply actions
One of the NHL’s biggest failures is not offering women’s cut jerseys and instead figuring that pink was good enough.
Women look amazing in jerseys and when they are form-fit it’s even better.
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by PPP on Nov 7, 2008 4:31 PM EST up reply actions
I hate the pink jersey
I’m a girl and like sports, but my team colours don’t include baby pink, so don’t provide me with pink jerseys and pat me on the head.
I’m surprised they havn’t gone the other way and made “X-TREAM” jerseys" you know like the sharks would have a bloody toothed great white on theirs, the phoenix coyotes would have a rabid coyote and shudder the Maple Leaf would be all torn and rugged looking.
God I hope no one in merchandise is reading this
Because Taking The Leafs Seriously Is Not An Option
by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 4:42 PM EST up reply actions
I won’t have a head for you to beat in, if that happens I’ll to the dirty work myself with my shotgun
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 5:52 PM EST up reply actions
They do
have women’s cut jerseys in the proper colours now. I’ll probably get one… but I love the 3rd jersey so much more than their current ones, I wish they’d come out with that in a women’s cut as well.
So…. Mabel… you should switch to marketing and see if you can get hired by the NHL after uni. They seriously need to hire 1 female hockey fan for their merchandising department.
by Karina on Nov 7, 2008 8:15 PM EST up reply actions
I
like the third, compared to their current home and away which is too plain for my tastes… I still need to go shopping for one but with Schenn all over it
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
agreed...
i’ve already got a regular home and away jersey (Domi and Tucker respectively)
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 10:44 AM EST up reply actions
Sure fire cure for emo-ness: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKcDa0Kp2K8
by LeafFanInVan on Nov 7, 2008 12:27 PM EST up reply actions
Oh that cures it alright
But why do we want to? Emo-ness is the awesome!
(And pray tell, how did you find that gem?)
YES! we need more eurotash-ish techno in the world!
also a great cure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp_PIjc2ga4
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
Thinking a bit about Blake, using the numbers. It ain’t Mirtle, but what do you think?
http://heroesinrehab.ca/blog/2008/11/07/jason-blake-when-more-is-less/
jrwendelman
The Artist Formerly Known as "Junior"
Nice job on Blake
I don’t want to hate any Leaf, but I really can’t imagine ever liking him or thinking he’s a valuable member of this team. He has never won anything, not even a playoff round.
3 career playoff goals in 24 games, never once made it out of the first round.
DGB made a good point in the comments to that post:
…from watching him the past two years, Blake must lead the NHL in shots that result in a whistle. His long shots, almost without exception, are easy glove saves that result in a faceoff.
It’s like icing the puck, only in reverse. A lot of his shots have that “looking to slow things down, or get a line change” feel to them.
Long story short: Blake sucks. JFJ double sucks.
by general borschevsky on Nov 7, 2008 10:16 AM EST up reply actions
Thanks!
Agreed re: DGB’s comment. I think you could probably track that sort of thing with the RTSS reports at NHL.com. I may yet take a Saturday afternoon and try to figure that out.
I haven’t warmed up to Blake either; the fist pumps on meaningless goals and a lack of commitment to get involved in tight are not the way to encourage Junior to start filling out an application for membership in your fan club. That being said, I have to believe it has been very difficult for him to really bring the focus on hockey over the last two years, given his health problems and the fact that he has a young family. I think it’s difficult to fault him as a person for that; he’s only human.
Whatever the reason, his contribution to the team has been shite.
jrwendelman
The Artist Formerly Known as "Junior"
FTB - Plan the (Injury) Parade!
in honor of last night, it’s more like Plane the Black Parade
/punches self in the face
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
you're so emo...
it makes me want to cry
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 10:24 AM EST up reply actions
I love how
a discussion on Schenn morphs into one about brick-like cell phones and emo-ness. I’m surprised bacon was not involved.
I get tired of seeing the Leafs surrender so many fucking goals. I can’t help but think Schenn doesn’t either. It just can’t be good for his mindset. And we’re at 73.4% on the penalty kill. Dead last in the league.
I think his entry level deal has kicked in, but his eligibility only kicks in after 41 games in the NHL. We still have time to send him down.
And if Cliff is working the phones for a trade, teams will likely be more interested in guys like Colaiacovo. If he does want to trade Carlo, and I hope he doesn’t, he’s got to be showcasing him, not having him up in the press box. I don’t imagine anyone taking Kaberle or Kubina’s contract
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serious...
knives out, hand at the ready. i may be a bcaon loving emo kid with a breaking heart, but i will cut you! =)
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 10:45 AM EST up reply actions
I will keep calling
for Schenn’s demotion until game 41.
73.5% on the penalty kill! That’s fucking brutal. And Wilson is putting Finger out on the second power play unit before Schenn. That is downright awful. Schenn should be on the power play as well, and would be down in Kelowna.
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now i’m too emo to stab you…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 10:51 AM EST up reply actions
I think Schenn's Fine
You’re like that over-protective mother
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Word
Schenn is all kinds of awesome, and who knows what they’d teach him in Kelowna?
Stop mothering him! (That’s my job)
Again, I’m not saying he’s not awesome, although we’ve only seen him play 14 games.
The transition at 19 is tough enough as it is. It’s even tougher when the team you play in is pretty shitty defensively and on special teams.
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nope
no mothering, only smothering with love and affection. Maybe turn on some of that U2 the kids are listening to these days… =)
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 10:56 AM EST up reply actions
Mo' Mats Mo' Chemmy
I wanted to show you this excellent post from Dave Hodge. This is the highlight:
…and especially if he wants to make sure he picks a team that doesn’t play a game in Toronto, he will be roundly booed in a figurative sense, and he’ll have it coming.
His Toronto legacy will become that hollow and unnecessary attempt to explain himself last season, and that’s a shame, but it’s his doing.
Perfect. I’ve always like Hodge, ever since he threw his pencil.
by general borschevsky on Nov 7, 2008 10:45 AM EST reply actions
Yeah, Sundin changed his mind, THE FIRST TIME ANYONE IN THE HISTORY OF MAN has ever done that, and his legacy in Toronto is now tarnished.
Oh, the humanity.
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Agreed
That’s stupid. They won’t boo him, they won’t love him like Gilmour but Sundin is a well respected player.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Sundin is more accomplished than Gilmour and Clark.
I hope he signs elsewhere and wins the damn thing.
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I love Sundin
But if he signs with Ottawa or the Habs, I’ll have to cut him out of my heart forever.
very emo...
what with the cutting and hearting
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 11:04 AM EST up reply actions
Mabel – How did you feel when Gilmour signed on with the Habs? (no snark intended, I’m honestly curious)
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I would love
for Sundin to go to Montreal, and finally be surrounded by talent worthy of his own.
Sundin won’t be accepted on levels like Clark and Gilmour because he’s not Canadian and wasn’t as “rugged” as them.
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i would love
Mats to sign just about anywhere. I’m over it. He was a great Leaf, will always be one of the greatest to me, but my heart belongs to another now.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
Another?
Raycroft?
(yes I am trying to make you projectile vomit)
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I love Raycroft
for playing in Denver. Best thing he ever did as a Leaf.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
Hagman Jersey
there is no sad in blurratopia today
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
If people don't accept him
because of that lame excuse, then they don’t deserve him. I’ve always loved him, well, almost always. It was kinda hard at first, what with the wendel thing, but once I got over that, I wholeheartedly embraced him. Who cares if he isn’t Canadian? He’s the awesome.
….because he’s not Canadian and wasn’t as "rugged" as them.
Only half-true, specifically the rugged part. Sundin doesn’t fight and he doesn’t really hit. We all know what Wendel could do, and in his first two years with the Leafs Dougie compltely captured our hearts because he was amazing and did everything.
It’s not fair to say “because he’s not Canadian”. Forsberg or Bure, if they had been Leafs in their youth would have been hugely popular. Nik Borschevsky is still remembered with great pride and joy. Kulemin has already found popularity. And let’s not forget Danny Markov, or Borje Salming.
But in order to be revered on the same level with Clark or Gilmour, you’ve got to fight, and hit, and fight, and hit, knock guys over, get knocked over, get back up, join the scrum and find a dance partner, back your teammates up in the corners, fight, hit, fight, hit, score the occasional goal, and get really pissed off when we’re getting screwed. Then fight and hit some more. Being popular in Toronto is more then just lookin’ pretty.
Finally, don’t get me wrong, I love Sundin, and I want him to come back. I’m just don’t deal well with rejection, that’s all.
by general borschevsky on Nov 7, 2008 11:33 AM EST up reply actions
I don't like rejection either
But so what the he didn’t fight? He played through injuries with the best of ‘em. He fought through all sorts of crap, both on and off the ice, and he has my eternal respect for that. Plus, the fact that he didn’t once punch a member of the msm in the face during his whole tenure here (and there were at least 15 occasions where I wanted to punch one of them for him.) He got hit, he got back up, he scored. He did this all with craptastic wingers.
I know I’m a girl, and as such, my opinion on this probably doesn’t count, but fighting isn’t everything. And yeah, he wasn’t Dougie or Wendel. Well, who is?
Mats is the awesome. Period. Full stop.
But
That’s the way the NHL is moving too, you see two general types of player, the ones who are more skill-oriented who can really skate smoothly, stick-handle or snipe, and the tough front-line kinda guy who crashes the net, creates traffic or screens the goalie, who fights and who checks and hits hard. You rarely see players who do both.
I think the whole “I don’t like him as much cuz he’s Swedish” is just a lazy cop-out. The player who can score, hit, and do everything in between like Gilmour are relics of the past, they just aren’t out there anymore.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
sorry
but Ovechkin and his bull in a china shop approach to his game is every bit a throw back, it’s just that people miss all that because he is mind numbingly talented to boot
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 11:50 AM EST up reply actions
True
I should’ve said that those types are a very rare breed, they are definitely not as populace as they once were even compared to the early 90’s
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
VERY RARE!
I read an article last year some time where the writer was mentioning another article about Dany (I Need Another N) Heatly being a “power forward” and how he thought if that’s what people think of when they talk power forward, the game has bigger problems than goal scoring…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 11:54 AM EST up reply actions
No kidding
Wendel and Neely were power forwards. Heatley is a big sniper.
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Good point.
A better point is – why would the owners even let bulls into their china shops? Can’t they see that it won’t end well?
that’s one of those questions we’ll never know the answer to
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 11:53 AM EST up reply actions
fight and hit
that whole tangent on being like clark and gilmour should be painted on the leafs dressing room walls.
But in order to be revered on the same level with Clark or Gilmour, you’ve got to…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
Oh I get it
Sundin, all those years, was just “looking pretty.”
All that talk of guys loving to play with him and have him as their leader was bullshit. You know, because Sundin didn’t get up when he got knocked down. He didn’t go into the corners to back up his teammates. And he didn’t get really pissed off.
He was only Mr. Clutch for the Leafs. He only led the team in scoring every year, and captained the Leafs to their most successful seasons ever, points wise.
Yeah, I totally get it now.
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clutch
most definitely. I’m fairly certain he has more third period goals than any active player.
I think the general is saying that the perception of Mats is that he was a highly skilled guy on the ice, but he didn’t get his nose dirty much, and to be universally accepted, you have to do more than be a great leader, incredible team mate and leading points getter.
I’m not saying that’s our opinion of him, just that, the general view is he’s not as much of a grinder as the other two.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 11:48 AM EST up reply actions
Overtime goals
as well.
But none of it matters. Because he didn’t fight and hit. So Gilmour and Clark trump him.
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not saying it's right
but that’s the perception.
Also, with time, the perception of Sundin will change and it will be all sunshine and roses with unicorns and harp music when his name is brought up…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 11:52 AM EST up reply actions
What if
you already get the sunshine, roses, unicorns and harp music when you mention his name? Will it get better?
yes
you’ll eventually get strangely aroused…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
there is nothing strange about my arousal
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
clutch indeed
I’m pretty sure he has the most overtime goals too.
Mats = Awesome (please don’t sign with the hated Sens or Habs)
Thanks blurr. Ironically, yes, the general view is not neccesarily my own.
First impressions have an impact to. Sundin became a way tougher player in Toronto then he was when he first arrived.
by general borschevsky on Nov 7, 2008 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
That
general view is a complete sack of fucking bullshit.
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No it's not
the general view is he’s not as much of a grinder as the other two
That’s just an opinion. It’s just how people feel based on what they like about hockey and hockey players, but it’s not right or wrong.
I’ve had many people, to my face, say that they don’t like Sundin as much as Gilmour or Clark because he’s Swedish
That view is a complete sack of whatever you said. And that’s my whole point.
by general borschevsky on Nov 7, 2008 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
I say
it’s a complete sack of crap because just because he’s not as much of a grinder as the other two doesn’t make the other two better hockey players. Clark had two seasons of 60 points or more. Two! He was a great all around player, but offensively he simply wasn’t that gifted. To say that Sundin isn’t on his level is complete POPPYCOCK.
It may be an opinion, but that doesn’t make it right.
I’m of the opinion that Blake isn’t that bad. But that’s wrong. And I know it.
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Cheers to you, eyebleaf. Finally we get to the real issue which is that Blake is awful and he’s not Swedish or Canadian or a grinder and doesn’t shoot or hit or fight or even score above a 5% accuracy rate.
by general borschevsky on Nov 7, 2008 12:24 PM EST up reply actions
Dougie and Fight?
I get the spirit of what you’re saying, but Doug Gilmour had all of two fighting majors as a Leaf. He took on noted heavyweights Bob Errey and Roman Hamrlik.
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Not just fighhting majors that count. Have you seen the courage he showed in getting in Stu Grimson’s way when he went nuts (3:57)? Or watch him here be the first to go after Brett Lindros after a hit from behind on Gill. Dougie didn’t get many fighting majors bu he seemed to be in the middle of every scrum.
by general borschevsky on Nov 7, 2008 12:18 PM EST up reply actions
Sorry, fight to me = fighting.
Courage and grit, I’ll give you in spades.
Dougie was amazing and carried this team on his shoulders, but (not to get all Damien Cox here) Leaf fans seem to find more love for the Domi’s, Motor City Smitty’s and Lou Francheschetti’s than they do for far more skilled players like Sundin and Mogilny.
I still think that if Sundin was born in Flin Flon, he’d be far more revered.
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Flin Flon Sundin
And he’s the greatest and most popular Maple Leaf, ever. No debate. Even Down Goes Brown would love him then.
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DBG Loves Sundin
He hates the vacillating, the shifting goalposts, and the indecision.
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I think we all love Sundin. Some more than others, but that’s to be expected.
Seriously though, how freaking awesome is Nik Hagman? That’s a mancrush i can believe in!
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
I know
It was just a low blow. He knows I respect his views on Sundin.
His vacillating, shifting goalposts, and indecision is thinking things out thoughtfully to me.
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Mats is
our Frank Mahovlich. He’ll be far better remembered once he’s gone.
I know that watching some of his games on LeafsTV has already given me a better appreciation for what he did.
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I was going to say the exact same thing
The Big M was exactly like Mats Sundin, it’s uncanny. From the long, effortless strides to the heavy, booming shot, Mahovlich was always the most popular AND most criticized superstar the Leafs ever had in their existence. Well, until Mats Sundin came strolling in 30 years later. Like Mahovlich, one of the main things against Sundin is his lack of all star team selections. He’s only been a Second All Star as his highest honour, very similar to Mahovlich. Sundin is always seen negatively in outside circles, but whenever a coach sees him firsthand (for example, I remember Paul Maurice not being a big fan of Sundin until he became coach), they change their tune completely.
I still maintain if Imlach didn’t run his reign of terror against The Big M, we’re talking about one of the top 25 players ever, and one of the best left wingers to ever play the game.
Moe’s opinion on anyone is moot.
That said, you raise some interesting comparisons
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 6:35 PM EST up reply actions
In my opinion
Sundin showed just as much courage as Gilmour in a Leafs uniform.
Bottom line, Sundin never, EVER, quit on the Leafs.
Gilmour did.
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TAKE THAT BACK!
Doug Gilmour never quit on the Leafs. They quit on him.
Mats, on the other hand, has done the textbook definition of quitting on the Leafs. It’s his freedom to do it but he has.
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bullshit
Gilmour quit on the Leafs. He asked to be sent out of town.
Sundin never did. He stayed until the very end. He went down with the ship.
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playing out a contract
is now quitting on the Leafs.
I have officially heard it all.
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But if he goes somewhere else then I think he is quitting on the Leafs. He has said that to finish his career and retire a Maple Leaf is his DREAM. Cliff and Ron have made that a possibilty by not naming a Captain as successor, by leaving plenty of cap space available, by saying they would welcome him with open arms. Fletcher even went so far as to give Mats a “clear picture” of his intentions. How many free-agents are privy to the building strategies of general managers? So what’s the hold up? Do we smell?
If he retires, that’s not quitting on us. However, if he goes somewhere else, specifically – to any team other then, it will feel like abandonement.
by general borschevsky on Nov 7, 2008 12:47 PM EST up reply actions
Yup
Now you have heard it all with an explanation.
If Dougie quit because he asked to not be part of a rebuild then how is Mats leaving to not be part of a rebuild any different?
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Dougie
was under contract. Asked to be set free.
Mats fulfilled his obligations as a Leaf.
He may have said he wants to retire a Leaf, but he is allowed to change his mind, as obscene as that may seem to you.
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Mats was given the keys to the kingdom and and may decide that somewhere else is better. Seems pretty similar to me…
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At 37
and with the Leafs unable to play any God damn defence, somewhere else is better.
Gilmour asked to be let out of Toronto. Mats never did. He may have said he’d like to retire a Leaf, but things change. If you can’t deal with that, that’s your issue.
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I guess it just comes down to principles and not liking someone that changes them to suit his situation.
If you admire that then that’s your burden to bear :P
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and you want
him to suit YOUR situation. And why the hell should he do that?
You wouldn’t. You’d do what’s best for you.
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It suited
Dougie damn well fine to ask out of Toronto. But that doesn’t bother you at all apparently.
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I was 12. I didn’t know he asked to leave. I just know that he got traded and that angered me. Now I know and it hurts me but at least when he wanted to retire as a Leaf he got his team to trade him back.
Meanwhile, your hero has every opportunity to do that and he’d rather lie about his desire (don’t give me change your mind because it doesn’t pass the smell test) and then maybe sign elsewhere.
Although, as I have said before, it’s all theoretical because Mats has not signed elsewhere. We’re upset over something that hasn’t happened yet.
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by PPP on Nov 7, 2008 1:01 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve got to give you the change your mind bit because I’m willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
You say that he’s doing what suits him, and that angers you, but that’s exactly what Dougie did. He did what suited him best, and that’s fine, that what these guys should do. Because that’s what we would do if we were in their position. There is no loyalty. Not on management’s side and not on the player’s side.
His reasoning behind not waving his NTC last year was because, as he says, he truly believed the Leafs would make the playoffs. Clearly, he’s as big of an idiot as I him. But I’ll admire that blind faith, cuz it kind of turns me on.
What does retiring as a Leaf do for me? How does that make him more or less of a hero to me? He gave me the best years of his hockey life, while surrounded by garbage. He did the best he could in a tough market where he was never fully embraced by media and fans, and never once complained about it. Not once.
If over the summer he thought, yeah, it would be nice to get a ring, and it’s not going to happen in Toronto, maybe it would be best to go somewhere else, that doesn’t make him less of a hero to me. Not one bit.
We tried in Toronto. We fucking tried. Getting Nolan. Getting Leetch. We had some good teams here. And we had some great playoff runs. It just didn’t happen. Our window closed. And now with that window shut, we expect a 37 year old Sundin not to think about going somewhere else? Why?
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Personally, I don’t think Gilmour’s exit was quite that straightforward. At the time, I certainly took it as him acknowledging reality far more than looking for the first ticket out of Dodge.
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A link to re-jog the situation of Gilmour
http://www.lcshockey.com/issues/64/feature4.asp
As you said, Gilmour’s exit was a little more complicated, especially with the tragic and sad details about the Gardens finally coming to light at the time of the trade.
He gave us
the best years of his hockey life.
He didn’t want to be traded, exercised a clause in his contract that was mutually agreed upon, and now is free to do what his heart desires.
Why all the hatred? Why can’t we appreciate the years he gave us, and wish him well? Why the sense of entitlement, that he owes us a damn thing?
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What hatred?
I won’t hate him, I’ll just not be able to love him like I did when he was here. And I don’t think he owes us anything, but just because he can do whatever, doesn’t mean I have to like it.
Fair enough
It’s absolutely you’re right not to be happy with where he signs. I just don’t think it should tarnish what he did in Toronto, and the years he gave us. And I’m glad you don’t feel a sense of entitlement. I’m sick to death of hearing “oh he should have waved his no-trade.”
And I’ve had many people, to my face, say that they don’t like Sundin as much as Gilmour or Clark because he’s Swedish. That’s it, that’s all. This is the type of bullshit Mats has had to deal in this fucking city. And I think he’s a better hockey player than both those guys.
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Word
I hate all those people who pull the “he should have waived his no trade” line. He had the clause for a reason, he didn’t have to waive it. Like it or not (and I totally get why he didn’t) that’s the way it is, so sack up and deal with it.
Really? People actually said that to you? Were any of them Don Cherry? Gah. People suck. He is as rugged as they come, and I wish him well (unless he signs with Ottawa or Montreal, in which case I wish a first round playoff exit. I’m only so nice.)
i don't hate him
i’m just loving the new leafs too much, of whom he’d probably love to play for.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
all good points by mr. hodge
makes me think if these early december come back dates may have something to them. The leafs do their west coast swing then, and I don’t think the pacific division goes to the northeast this year…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
I need clarification
on this picture of Kaberle…is it a shadow, or is he growing a Freddie Mercury ‘stache? (I link since it’s a large photo)
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i hope it's the latter!
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
Definitely not a shadow
But need a closer-up pic
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I can’t really get in close. I can’t (yet) find one closer
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You know what you have to do
Go to the next Leaf’s game at Montreal with one of these trained all Kabby all stalker-like
P.S. I have tried that lens before and it is like tubular-optics-sex, but at over $8000 was well out of my price-range.
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The DOmipedia search is not finding many pictures of his face…
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well, I didn;t find any better recent photos of him
but I found this one that resulted in giggles (And I don’t know why)
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it must be
it’s “FORBIDDEN,” kinda like the lambada
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 11:05 AM EST up reply actions
I like it
I can’t click on NFSW links but forbidden is kosher unless its forbidden cuz its NFSW
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I can’t really tell. if it’s the latter that means he can’t really offer us Protips on shaving any more
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no but...
he’ll look awesome. Maybe White’s the unofficial guru of cool for the locker room, and they’re all going to grow porn stache’s. We could trade hollweg for Parros and be the most amazing moustachioed team EVAR!
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
Domipedia has no (epic)fail
Don;t know when this picture was, but it’s more stache-like
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serious
close up
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that's
a really light stash
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that was also during the 2008 all star game—maybe he’s been working on it
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he's cultivating it...
like a work of art, or a delicate flower…it takes time
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 11:23 AM EST up reply actions
Czech (HA!) out the fanshot I just put up for a big example of Not fail
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+1 on the Czech
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I couldn’t resist, you guys know I love the bad puns
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LD
this one’s for you
Bacon wins.
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wow
i love fries, and i love bacon…that would have been too close to call in my cholesterol clogged heart
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
Bacon always wins, it has too much potential to be used in any dish
Fries top out at poutine or dipping it in your wendys frosty
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 11:56 AM EST up reply actions
true
but then there’ Outback’s Cheese Fries wich also have bits of bacon mixed in with the melted cheese…i could eat those every day for breakfast lunch and dinner, and weigh about 3000 lbs in a weeks time…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
DIPPING IT IN YOUR WENDY’S FROSTY?!?!?!?!?
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you haven't lived yet...
that is freaking awesome! love dipping the fries in my frosty, love it. I taught My daughter to love it as well. It must be a canadian thing as the wife is thouroughly disgusted by it…i know wha ti’m having for lunch today though!
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
this is
new to me.
The thought never even crossed my mind.
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I have heard of it but never tried it.
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I was thinking
a wrap from Subway.
Y’all are a bad influence.
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Mine is “I plead the 5th”
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 12:09 PM EST up reply actions
mine is X
because i was never given one…i’m so emo
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
if you were truely emo, you’d have one but it would have been blacked out with a sharpie
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 12:13 PM EST up reply actions
you're just saying that
because you want to be as emo as me…and that’s sad
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
what is
the exact definition of emo?
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apparantly it’s this
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
or this
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 12:17 PM EST up reply actions
I've got
none of those. Especially not the “faggotry emo hair” lol
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i've got...
the belt and messenger bag (for when I ride my scooter, which also qualifies me as emo i think…)
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
maybe if...
i’m sad while riding my scooter?
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 12:21 PM EST up reply actions
ha...
i just realized my hairs kinda long at the front…score another for my emo-ness.
still no girls jeans or glasses (thank u lasik)
wow, i might be kinda emo, if i wasn’t so happy all the time.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
real emos wear glasses when they dont need them
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 12:37 PM EST up reply actions
Now I don;t have any of those emo definitions, but the way my hair is cut, I have these bangs-like things that get in my face all the time.
So I’m like emo light—the Tab of emos, if you will
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Nah, I’m a recovering emo’holic, my medicine include alcohol and rage
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
Note of warning, soggy fries dont work in frosty, and the saltier the fries the better.
Also good, honey on McDonalds fries
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
also...
i love steak fries and marinara sauce. well, any fries will do actually…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
you want heaven? Put McCain super fries and bacon on a grilled cheese sammich and dip that in mayo
I put some basil in my mayo, adds some nice zest
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
I would do that if there were any wendy’s near me
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I have one in walking distance
After this convo i bought 2 frostys and a ton of fres so i could eat em all day
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 5:26 PM EST up reply actions
Wow
This is what happens when I go away for an hour?
Also, Mats + Montreal = Dead to me. Dougie signing there was okay because the Leafs turned their back on him (undeservedly) rather than the other way around.
Commence another 100 posts!
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Dougie wanted out of Toronto when he was traded back in 96.
That wasn’t turning his back on us?
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But he came back
And couldn’t wait to, unfortunately his return lasted the whole of like 5 seconds…
So sad, I cried
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i'm crying right now
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
Revisionsim?
Dougie quit on the Leafs and asked for a trade. It was an ugly time and I’m still stunned that this hasn’t stuck to him at all.
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It’s like your example of Tucker.
People remember what they want to remember.
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sunshine and rainbows gang
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
you forgot lollipops.
oh, and let’s send Schenn down.
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But schenn is destined to put Spezza into the next time zone, i wanna see that this year damnit
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
I remember
and was mad. But still didn’t want him to play for the Habs. And have now forgiven his treason.
I’m complicated.
all women are.
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I just pretend he was a secret agent destroying the Habs from the inside, they are only now recovering
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
he orchestrated the Roy Feud single handedly crippling the Canadians in goaltending for 10 years, Mats is going after Price
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
WHAT?
When did this happen? I need documents, affadavits, and depositions.
I have no recollection of this. I remember Fletcher having to tear the Leafs apart and Dougie being an unfair victim.
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Gilmour
said he did not want to be part of a rebuild. Fletcher granted him his wish.
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Lies
Stavro made Fletcher do it. Next up Eyebeleaf tells blurr’s daughter that Santa doesn’t exist.
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dude
seriously…a stabbing…i’m so full of emo rage right now.. =)
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
rage turns emos into goths.
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
LOL.
Dude, you’re going to seriously get Blurr to kill me.
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look in that face and tell her Santa Claus isn't real, you heartless MONSTER!
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
I can't do it man
I can’t do it………
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Now....
Pretend she represents us and Dougie is like Santa.
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Mats
is my Santa
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also
say MONSTer like Pierre…cuz it’s kinda fun to do now
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 12:43 PM EST up reply actions
ZOMG!
Look at those eyes! She’s so cute. I had that same hat when I went to Disneyland…last year.
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I've never been
to Disneyland
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that's pretty emo
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 12:43 PM EST up reply actions
you've always been emo though
so i’m not surprised you view the happiest place on earth like sunlight to dracula…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 5:28 PM EST up reply actions
I love disney land, tea cups are the bomb
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 5:30 PM EST up reply actions
my daughter loves the matterhorn. she’s all about the roller coasters. kiddie rides are for pansies.
Anybody throws me against the boards I'm gonna piss all over myself.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 5:32 PM EST up reply actions
the tea cups are not a kiddie ride, especially when you’ve been sucking on a flask full of JD all day
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 5:35 PM EST up reply actions
strangely enough...
my daughter hasn’t tried that approach yet…
i love the tea cups, and the Star Wars ride, and Space Mountain. The California Adventure park isn’t as much fun, but it does have some bigger rides than Disneyland proper.
Disney World is more of a proper vacation. Disneyland is the place where kids go hang out after school, or when they ditch, and all the stay at home moms head down there with their little ones to waste the day. Disney World is more secluded and confined as a world within itself.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 5:38 PM EST up reply actions
I didn’t say anything like that, I just said I had not gone there.
She also kinda looks like me when I was that age, which kind of scares me.
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
and me!
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 5:39 PM EST up reply actions
It’s not like a carbon copy, but enough of a resemblance where it should be noted. Fair?
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
i kid..
if she grows up loving hockey like you…it’s all good
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 5:42 PM EST up reply actions
do you think she’ll end up writing fanfics like me? :P
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
this can go nowhere good
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 5:46 PM EST up reply actions
why not? she can do whatever she wants (yes i’m that kind of dad…) so long as it doesn’t involve dancing around a pole, I think i’ll be ok with it.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 5:51 PM EST up reply actions
I ment the implication of your daughter one day growing up and writting fan-fic, that conversation would go nowhere good
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 5:53 PM EST up reply actions
garsh, thanks! =)
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 6:37 PM EST up reply actions
You’re welcome!
My dad, who I love very much, openly disapproves of pretty much everything I do, so I think it is wonderful you’ll be happy as long as she’s not a ‘dancer’.
The world needs more dads like you.
you'll love this...
in our house, couches and beds were made to be jumped on.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 6:46 PM EST up reply actions
hahaha
What she typed:
Her mother must be gorgeous.
What she meant:
Cause Daddy is homely.
Just kidding!
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damnit, beat me too it.
Except the kidding part
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
ha
beat me to the self deprication!
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
she is...
how she ended up with that emo loser on the right is beyond me…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
Probably the big smile.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
never underestimate
how cool you look with a guitar. that’s my motto.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 12:57 PM EST up reply actions
No kidding. I had a great friend in university that was turned from quiet kid to ladykiller with a guitar.
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Hey, I'm not that mean
What I meant was since she is so gorgeous, her parents must both have passed on excellent genes.
just because they can share pants
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 1:09 PM EST up reply actions
i'm not sure...
is that a compliment?
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 1:35 PM EST up reply actions
Lies
I can claim that from first-hand experience
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Truths
You obviously hang out with the wrong kind of ladies. I can’t get enough of the emo losers. As my terrible dating track record will confirm.
You =/= General Female Popluation
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Actually
That is a compliment, an unintentional one but a compliment nonetheless
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Whadya mean, unintentional? You don’t want to give me a compliment on purpose? I haven’t been calling you emo all day, so what’s your problem?
I'm a cold, heartless monster
But mostly a douchebag, and it’s a Friday, a GORGEOUS Friday and I’m stuck in this office for another 2.5 hours
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
we had one of those last week...
but then the pants weather showed up
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 2:04 PM EST up reply actions
seriously..
all this calling me an emo loser is making me a little sad… :(
i like cars, and loud punk rock and hockey and hockey fights and stupid comedies and movies with lots of explosions and little story…
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
ok..
sorry for the delayed response, i was in the bathroom having a good cry, and then i had to fix my masscara…(kidding, it’s maybelline, it never runs!) =)
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
I can
Because I’m a cold, heartless monster
I’ll even work it out how it is mathematically and physically impossible for Santa to exist for her, that’s what I did when I was 8!
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
knives are still out...
want a stabbing?
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 1:17 PM EST up reply actions
you are
stab happy today.
A Toronto sports blog, where we unequivocally and unapologetically support the home team...
i was having a great day
and then i read your Schenn rant, and the rage took over, like Mr. Furious says:
Okay. Right now, I’m kinda like a powder keg, and you’re the match.
I am a ticking time bomb of fury.
and so on
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
you might
want to speak to someone about this need to stab people. Or, at least channel it and stab people who really deserve it – like Sens fans.
I was at that game...
Two nights earlier, I was front row behind the glass at the Edmonton goal, when Sundin scored to register point 1000 in his career. I cried tears of joy.
Two nights later, I was there when Gilmour shattered his knee. I cried tears of immense sadness, and proceeded to get crazy drunk. Somehow, me and my brother knew that Gilmour would never return…
A Toronto sports blog, where we unequivocally and unapologetically support the home team...
fail
on the reply button.
A Toronto sports blog, where we unequivocally and unapologetically support the home team...
Threadjack
I’ve put up a new post with video of the 1979 Leafs’s playoff.
The MLG crowd is rocking and Tiger Williams goes b*tshit crazy when the Leafs are eliminated from the playoffs while he’s in the box.
Such a shame that that Leaf team would be gutted within a year and done for a decade…
A life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...http://bitterleaf.blogspot.com
Imagine if every threadjack was actually noted ;)
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john lennon dared to imagine...
and look at him now.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 5:33 PM EST up reply actions
I'm listening to Welly on the radio
and I think he just took a shot at the dressing room in Toronto last year. I think that if you spend the entire season stuffing your face with sugar-covered doughnuts, you aren’t allowed to have an opinion on the dressing room.
Go fly a kite you tubby bastard!
It was kinda muffled
apparently he can’t afford a good phone line, but when asked about the dressing room differences, he mumbled something about Toronto, and then went on about how great Vancouver is because they play soccer before games. Like they don’t do that in Toronto? Gah I hate that unfit, face-stuffing dillhole.
I’ll see if they upload it to the website and listen again.
Well
It’s stylish in the rest of Canada to trash Toronto in any way, shape or form.
Plus this way, those Vancouverites can keep deluding themselves into thinking there’s actually a rivalry between the Leafs and the Canucks.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
wait a second….didn’t he break his foot last year playing soccer before a game or practice?
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 1:24 PM EST up reply actions
i read that last part as
a unit stuffing dillhole…but unfit works too
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 1:39 PM EST up reply actions
Found it!
Man he needs a new phone line. And to stop mumbling. Hard to hear him most of the time.
He claims he is “watching the fatty foods as much as anyone right now.” And that his mom gets upset hearing all the stuff about his weight, which I get, but put down the fork!
Then he talked about the injuries taking their toll.
Luongo wearing the C. Boring.
And finally, dressing room/media stuff:
“on edge in the room in toronto… not comfortable…taboo to sit around and watch tv with a coffee”
“get out the soccer ball…west coast relaxation…get a coffee” (man, that guy like his caffeine)
And then, he claims that the media in both cities are the same. But that in Toronto the guys pay attention, but in Van they don’t. Bwahahaha!
Get bent, Welly.
Don’t worry, the fans will hate his ass soon enough.. They are the definition of fickle. The media here, are the definition of stupid, though.
Please
have it happen soon.
The Wellwood love-in that they’ve had around here lately is making me sick.
And oh, I’m sorry they didn’t let you watch TV and drink coffee, Welly, perhaps it was because you’re a professional athlete like them, and shouldn’t be fat?!?
God, I hate that pasty, pudgy little puke.
by Karina on Nov 7, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions
Canucks fans have a history of jumping on a player bandwagon for a few weeks then abandoning it and forgetting about the player completely..
Jason King, Cowan, Pyatt, Anson Carter are just a few off the top of my head.. Most will remember Carter though because he held out for the big bucks and then ended up with no career at all..
speaking of abandoning and forgetting, when was the last time you heard ANYTHING about Naslund?
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 4:30 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, what happened to the Swedish Gretzky? Or how about how quickly they turned on Bertuzzi after defending him as a martyr after he tried to kill Steve Moore.
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by PPP on Nov 7, 2008 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
When I think about it Vancouver fans are probably the laziest fanbase ever
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 4:34 PM EST up reply actions
Wellwood must love the Bud out there, gives him an excuse for his “munchies”
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
Nah, its for his abdominal “injuries”
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by JaredFromLondon on Nov 7, 2008 5:29 PM EST up reply actions
God, I hate that pasty, pudgy little puke.
Word. And yes, perhaps they were less than impressed with his lack of fitness and commitment? Plus, I’ve found that most offices frown on you spending the day watching tv and drinking coffee. Just a tip there, Welly.
Offices, do, however...
look kindly upon you spending the day staring at a computer screen and drinking coffee…..
by Karina on Nov 7, 2008 8:19 PM EST up reply actions
Isn't it?
I really should be working on my essay, or my stats homework, but instead, I’m here.
My ability to prioritize is beyond compare.
School is the awesome
I like being back after almost a decade away.
I got drunk in class yesterday. Yup. In class. Jealous?
Madam, I was an ENGINEERING student
There were more days where I showed up to class drunk than days where I showed up sober.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
don't miss it...
because i’m still getting paid while i’m on here.
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
Good point
Can someone pay me to be on here? I keep looking for a job that requires sass and sarcastic comments, but for some reason, those positions aren’t paid.
That's a whole new can of worms
I get paid, but a good chunk of my money goes to the government or to the welfare-bums, all of which I’ll never see again and the other chunk goes to my retirement savings, which leaves me with pennies.
Sigh.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
i always say
Why save for tomorrow when today is already here?!
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by blurr1974 on Nov 7, 2008 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
Well
I would like to retire early :P
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
And actually
I’m mostly referring to the student life-style… and how flexible and carefree it was.
I could not get up for my morning classes, stay up as late as I wanted, partied whenever I could, or just do whatever I wanted… life was so less rigidly structured… I mean there was a guideline but it was up to you as to how closely you wanted to follow it.
Now my life is completely structured, work has made life routine and I basically live weekend to weekend, whereas before every day was a weekend. And once you’re in you can’t get out until you’re old and retired, because now I’m making money I’m tied down to retirement savings, paying for bills, saving up for a house and a car, and lets not even speak of marriage and having kids… those are massively long-term investments that requires huge funding as I’m sure you’re well aware of Blurr…
Yea, i just find it all very depressing. I’m trying to enjoy it as much as I can before I get tied down but its like I’m only delaying the inevitable. It’s like my life ended once I graduated from school.
/emo
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
But I'm a business student
and usually the only drunk one. Plus, I like to get drunker as class goes on. It makes things all better.
Ah
You’re a commie
That explains a lot
Booze numbed the pain of my classes… mostly by helping me pass out 5 minutes in
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I don’t like to pass out, I prefer to spend my time doing useful things, like singing the Bacon Yada song over and over.
And who you calling a commie?
At mah school
Business department is called Commerce, so hence we referred commerce students as “commies”, in a further ironic twist of calling students in the art of capitalism as communists.
Anyway, you know not of the pain I suffered in my engineering courses, if you did you would understand why passing out in class sounds so appealing.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I see
that makes sense. Weirdo.
And no, I don’t know the pain of your classes, but I do know the pain of my classes. The problem is I’m trying to keep my 4.0, and passing out in class makes it tough, but being drunk seems to help.
True dat
We have different goals. I was only concerned with passing my courses, if I didn’t fail it was a win.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I wuz like that
Through elementary and secondary, anything less than an A or 80% I considered a failure, I wasn’t one of those “ZOMG 95% I SUXXOR” type of crazy kids, but I strove to maintain an 80 average at the very least.
But I sooooo coast through high school and still maintained an 80 average.
However once I got to university and was struggling just to pass, well I lowered my standards.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I knew someone like that
She annoyed the bloody hell out of me. We were in a bunch of the same classes in high school. Once after we got a test back, I had like 82, was happy with it, she started arguing with our teacher to get more marks, and I looked at her test paper and she had 98 and she was trying to squeeze like that 1 mark she lost back, it was bullshit! I talked to her and she was so pissed off and upset and was calling herself a failure and everything after the teacher refused to budge. I wanted to bitch-slap her so bad.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
But see
I don’t do it to get a higher mark, I do it when I’m right.
Do you hate it when someone asks what they should have done to answer a question right, even though they got a great mark? Cuz I only want to learn, and try not to be annoying…
Also, I don’t seriously think I suck if I get a not perfect mark, but I do hold myself to higher standards than most sane people.
Do you hate it when someone asks what they should have done to answer a question right, even though they got a great mark? Cuz I only want to learn, and try not to be annoying…
Nah that’s cool, cuz I (and any smart or logical) person should do. I get pissed off when the person was wrong, and they’re arguing for the mark back even though they knew they were wrong but they just can’t accept that they’re not perfect.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
So
you’re saying I’m not perfect?
And agreed – if you’re wrong, deal with it. I find drinking heavily helps.
And totally
didn’t spend time arguing with my prof earlier this week to get my mark bumped up from 97% to 99%. (I know, lame. But he was wrong to not give me the marks as I did include what he had asked for.)
I’m hardcore like that.
If that 2% was yours, god dammit, you should have fought for it.
Hmmm 2%…reminds me of Jason Blake’s shooting percentage.
That's what I'm saying
plus, this prof is insane. When marking our midterms, he actually gave my friend no marks for a multiple choice question where he wrote a capital D instead of a lower case d (d was the right answer). And when my friend mentioned it, the prof stuck to his guns.
And 2%? Blake wishes his percentage was that good.
I've had insane profs
I had one who had this really detailed and bureaucratic system in place for his course where you can fight for additional marks on a midterm and assignment, however if you had the balls to use the system only one thing happens, he knocks down your mark/grade regardless of whether you were right or not.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
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