Nearer my God's Team to Tavares
by PPP on Jan 6, 2009 10:02 PM EST
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PrintWhat does it look like when a team only starts playing in the third period? A lot like tonight's game. The Leafs gave up the first 11 shots and the valium didn't wear off until the second intermission.
Also, The Whale is dead!
Post your instant reactions here. Try not to throw anything through your computer monitors.
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Thanks to Meatriarchy for the title.
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I NEED TO SEE THIS GAME RECAPPED 10 SECONDS AFTER IT ENDS THANK YOU TSN!!!
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:04 PM EST reply actions
They all do it
except Leafs TV oddly enough….
I believe in Karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it. - Dogbert
leafs lose, fuck me boots, sex shops are fun
there, I did it for you
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Suddenly
I feel better
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And Britney rules.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 6, 2009 10:06 PM EST up reply actions
mmm flight attendant suit
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
perfect
except for the crushing realization I’m single and that means nothing to me.
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
Welcome to the club :(
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And how much do the pros charge these days?
by The Meatriarchy on Jan 6, 2009 10:08 PM EST up reply actions
so does being a Canucks fan, they have Luongo
but no thank you
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:08 PM EST up reply actions
they have Mats.
swoon
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New Canucks Blog Coming :P
BenedictLeaf!
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Terrible Game
Wilson was losing it all game on the bench.
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which is nice to see after Maurices foot shuffling and watching the game over his glasses
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
Hey anyone get the feeling that Stralman is buried in the minors for good.
by The Meatriarchy on Jan 6, 2009 10:07 PM EST reply actions
they might get one more shot depending how bad this team gets gutted, there might not be enough bodies to do otherwise
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:08 PM EST up reply actions
Hmmmm I think that I can see them closing out the year from March 4th onward after everyone else is gone too.
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I think tlusty had his chance recently and didn’t impress at all.
by The Meatriarchy on Jan 6, 2009 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
12 minutes is no chance. that was retarded. so was playing joseph back to back.
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I think Toskala was injured but they don’t want to say that because then people will think his groin is Gaborik-like.
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injury
that would explain a lot as to Toskala’s play
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he needs to take some of the heavy stuff out of his man bag, its offsetting his balance when walkiong
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:13 PM EST up reply actions
not nearly as stylish
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:15 PM EST up reply actions
maybe
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
and it was the size of a normal manpurse?
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that would just confuse him, he’d try to carry it in one hand
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:18 PM EST up reply actions
I personally think both should get another look, Sifers isnt playing even at Stralmans level
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:12 PM EST up reply actions
I will reiterate my prediction that STralman and Tlusty will be traded by our Irish overlord.
by The Meatriarchy on Jan 6, 2009 10:08 PM EST up reply actions
He’ll need to give them some prime ice-time in order to induce a buyer, no?
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Nope. We shall continue our tradition of selling at the absolute lowest.
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I think they will be throw ins to make a deal work. Boy I would love to see him try to pry a goalie from LA they have three dynamite rookies.
by The Meatriarchy on Jan 6, 2009 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
I’d rather have Kopitar
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:11 PM EST up reply actions
We need to put a Stempniak over on another team. Get some of the spare parts going on a hotstreak and then unload them.
I hate to say it, but Moore might be the best trade bait the Leafs have – cheap salary+career year.
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Ok Kopitar and Quick (the goalie prospect) for stralman tlusty and anybody but schenn
by The Meatriarchy on Jan 6, 2009 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
that might actually be viable with Kabby or Kubby on the plate
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
Pogge’s still the man.
We need to find some guys who can kill a fucking penalty. This shit is ridiculous.
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The goals against and penalty killing deem Wilson a failure to me.
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Wait
So after less than half a season you’re in Wilson’s grill for not working miracles but for everyone else you have yards of patience?
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sorry, WILL deem. He’s got nothing but time. But for a team that could sneak into the playoffs, those numbers are just fucked up.
And he was supposed to fix them. He said as much. It’s disappointing.
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to be fair, he doesn’t have much to work with
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
Sneak into the playoffs? Did anyone really go out on a limb back in September and suggest this club could be in the top 8 in the East?
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i was thinking more, sneeking into the top 3 draft pics
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
sneaking into dirty thoughts?
I will try to stop, but no promises
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those are usually quite prevelent
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
I need to sneak in the clean ones. Thank God for filters.
I fear for the nursing home staff when my family finally has enough of me as a senile old man and puts me in a home.
Bitter Leaf Fan: a life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...
I just worry what I’d be like if I had no filters. I don’t think it would be very pretty…might be funny for neutral observers though.
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I can’t wait for the age of senility, that way I can get away with saying rediculous things
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
Regardless of how many points we have today….73% penalty killing is absolutely unacceptable.
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Agreed, but how much of that is just craptastic goaltending?
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definitely a huge part of it.
sigh
i miss eddie. and the good cujo.
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can we have like one amazing goalie in his prime? please?
when was the last one? Felix?
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
Raycroft won again.
I need a cigarrette.
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me too, dipped in opium please
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
mixed with opium?
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
Raycroft is 7-1.
Raycroft.
7
and
1
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yeah, but i bet he did it really poorly!
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
How many of those games were won because his team scored 5 or more goals?
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22 saves
on 23 shots
only 1 goal against
sadness
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I dont want to be that guy but...
Maybe constantly being reminded of how much he sucks and constatnly being bothered by the media about wether or not he should ever play and asked why he’s playing so poorly had an adverse effect on his performance.
Big Smoke Sports - We Burn The Buds, Roll The Raps, and Smoke The Jays
or maybe he’s only played 8 games and is rested and able to maximize his time
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 11:07 PM EST up reply actions
Well
He only played 19 games last year, so it’s not like he was exhausted from constantly being used
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poor tlusty…buried in the minors
heheh, tlusty buried in minors…
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your frisky tonight
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
I am frisky tonight, I dunno why
also, biting’s popular in Vermont as well as in hockey: http://www.wptz.com/news/18421013/detail.html
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A 47-year-old Fairfax man faces multiple charges after allegedly assaulting a police officer and biting the hood of a state police cruiser.
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I love those cars.
Never had the desire to eat one tho
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
you know, I needed more minerals in my diet
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Try the Chevy, more flavour
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:15 PM EST up reply actions
Raycroft didn't he used to suck??
6-1 this season
2.25 GAA
.928 Save%
by The Meatriarchy on Jan 6, 2009 10:12 PM EST reply actions
let’s not talk about it, man
he’s winning again
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How can that be? Could a change of goalie coach really make that big of a difference?
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Apparently so...
Jeff Hackett is some sort of Goalie Whisperer.
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Hackett? My wife went to high school with him – he was a few years ahead of her but she said he was one of the more level-headed junior players.
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not playing behind Bryan McCabe?
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
/headdesk
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:12 PM EST up reply actions
Don't be fooled!
Those numbers make me angry though Avs fans still hate him.
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Uhm so in other news provided no technical issues, I have a cameo in tonights Leafer Reactio Video that Steve Dangle makes.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 6, 2009 10:12 PM EST reply actions
Nice
Are you going to do funny voices?
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No I may have sounded like Kelly Kapoor though.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 6, 2009 10:15 PM EST up reply actions
Hasta Manana
I am out…far too tired still…
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Stop that!! now my wife will be all “leave me alone I’m trying to sleep”
by The Meatriarchy on Jan 6, 2009 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
oh
that was for PPP. A weakness to keep in the memory banks. (evil grin)
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Me too.
night zombie leaf virtual nation
by The Meatriarchy on Jan 6, 2009 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
brains….
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
viva forever
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Spice up your life@
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
London, its where the party is at
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
internet party!
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
PARTY MUSIC!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3xSW0nu8ns
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:22 PM EST up reply actions
Nay,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN88HIuhA3o
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 6, 2009 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
I am grooving to it a lot.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 6, 2009 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
COUNTER!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lutqplLMvfk&feature=related
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
We are NOT playing this game…are we?
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 6, 2009 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
just because I always win
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:27 PM EST up reply actions
Lies. A dirty pack of lies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqGnsP4wOf0
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 6, 2009 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
BOOM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmxT21uFRwM
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
Weak. You can have a do over.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 6, 2009 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
We are the world is not weak! Neither is the Ukrain.
but since you insist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsCXZczTQXo
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:32 PM EST up reply actions
i beat both of you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVlw9iWvE5k
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9vZ_akgmXU
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 6, 2009 10:34 PM EST up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQaU4qwa3sI
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKaVBVikysw
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:36 PM EST up reply actions
This may be too 1980s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L_X8NC8AvA
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REElUors1pQ
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:39 PM EST up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTXcRrb7drI
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 6, 2009 10:40 PM EST up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fumgOJLFSHw
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:42 PM EST up reply actions
I'm honestly surpised
nobody brought this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=897zysJHE74
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I counter attack
with the last thing you expect!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=840B27zYfOk
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:48 PM EST up reply actions
need antro and poni
but: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtuyYAL-nNY
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ5LmQmQZqg
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 6, 2009 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
well played
both of you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=788H0K5KrYI
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:51 PM EST up reply actions
he did, but he wont do that
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:53 PM EST up reply actions
Cheese version is aweomesauce
“wee arrre the worrrld….keep Michael Jackson away from your childreennnnn…”
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Say you will be there.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 6, 2009 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
remember the pavarotti remix, wrap?
big mutha fuckin tune
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it just works so god damn well
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I’m not sure if Paovorotti knows wher he is
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i was thinking the same thing about Posh
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
ok, niether know where they are. better?
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a little
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
spinning hugs!
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:33 PM EST up reply actions
then probably some falling
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
always with the giggling, but thats what vodka does
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:43 PM EST up reply actions
vodka
the cause of, and solution to all our giggling!
if that makes sense
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:46 PM EST up reply actions
it does, make sense, even though weed has caused much giggling on my part
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i usually just got very and wanted to go for drives (me not driving)
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
i liked to go for stoned car rides, i thought it was the best thing ever
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:52 PM EST up reply actions
i love your positivity
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Small victories.. At this point I don’t think things can get lower, woo!
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 6, 2009 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
they could, we could be Senator fans, they actually had a good thing going not to long ago. now they are crippled hilarity
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:40 PM EST up reply actions
Or Tampa fans, although at least they got a cup in recent memory..
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 6, 2009 10:41 PM EST up reply actions
or Cubs fans
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 6, 2009 10:43 PM EST up reply actions
I pray to the hockey gods Tokarski gets rescued from Tampa.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 6, 2009 10:44 PM EST up reply actions
peas out
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