Are the Canadiens Not Approving Draft Tickets for Americans?
This is a map of the northeast corner of North America:
That circle is centered on Montreal and is a circle meaning all points on the thick black line are equidistant from Montreal. To include Toronto and part of the golden horseshoe inside that circle, we need to extend its radius to 375 miles. You know what else is 375 miles from Montreal? New York City. So why is it that the Montreal Canadiens aren't sending draft tickets to people in America? Their website clearly says:
For your chance to obtain tickets, please register by completing the form on Monday, June 15, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m available exclusively on canadiens.com . Tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis until all tickets are gone.
Well that's funny, SkinnyFish refreshed their page until the registration box popped up and didn't get an email about tickets, while people who registered afterwards and live in Canada (including people in British Columbia) got theirs. First come, first serve, my ass.
Are the Habs not sending tickets to people who live in America? Their website didn't have a way for us to enter the state we lived in. If you're a New York Islanders fan who wants to see his team pick first overall sorry, Montreal doesn't mail tickets to you folks south of the 49th parallel. What's Montreal's motivation for this? I hope this was some sort of oversight, but since it's unlikely to be corrected this seems like a pathetic move on the part of les Canadiens.
I'll get tickets somehow, and I'll get in to the draft, but I plan to show Montreal how I feel about their "warm welcome" by not buying a single thing while I'm at the Bell Centre, I hope some of you join in too.
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i also have not received an email….what the shit
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 16, 2009 2:57 PM EDT reply actions
Chemmy, who has got tickets so far from PPP and how many do we need?
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ah okay. you said people from B.C. and I assumed you meant people in this group.
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I think
you’re the only one so far
I registered at just before 10am because I forgot about it and I’ve got nothing so far
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I did so at about 9:15 – also nothing. But perhaps for good reason.
Sorting the awkwardly feminine from the possibly Canadian.
I did what SkinnyFish did and kept refreshing until the form opened. My friend registered after I had finished so SkinnyFish should have got it before him.
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This line here
Tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis until all tickets are gone.
I find highly suspect… if it is really first-come first-serve basis then why wait almost a whole day after closing the registration to distribute them? It would make more sense that they start dishing out the ticks when registrations started coming in.
Either way you can tell they’re just winging it.
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probably a “first come from Montreal first serve, the rest will be dolled out randomly”
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 16, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Bingo
More half-assery from the Canadiens franchise.
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Sorry guys I registered (albeit a bit late)
But I haven’t got anything either, I would of gave them to Jared before he took off for Montreal.
'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.
and they would have made it too……
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 16, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Those who registered right at 9 like SkinnyFish might want to e-mail
Vente billets individuels
Individual ticket sales
Canadiens de Montréal
its@Canadiens.com
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Personally
I think the tics were distributed randomly
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I don’t think so. I think they just went with first come first serve with the Canadian registrations and didn’t bother with the Americans.
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I would but am currently too tired to be more creative than “Where are my tickets you fucks!”
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 16, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
My sister registered for me at 9AM(and registered herself)
Does their web page give you some sort of confirmation? All I know is I didn’t get an email and my sister hasn’t contacted me to let me know if she got one.
Still waiting to hear back from 4 other people who also tried around 9AM.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 16, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I got an e-mail
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that’s the only confirmation I got.
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Email sent. Social engineering in progress.
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With their lovely organization, they probably didn’t fix their daylight savings time and deleted all the emails sent between 9 and 10 Monday morning
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 16, 2009 3:36 PM EDT reply actions
Imagine if the draft were held in TO. How fast would tickets go? Exactly. So it’s not unlikely the tickets were gone in 60 seconds.
As much as I enjoy seeing them lose, the Habs are a very well-run organization, especially when it comes to selling tickets and stuff. They do good work in that regard. I’d be surprised if there is some geographical firewall or whatever. It may have honestly not occured to them to allow you to pick a state as opposed to a province, but how many US websites do the same thing?
If I hear anything around town about how to get some tickets, I’ll post.
by Leaf in Habland on Jun 16, 2009 3:42 PM EDT reply actions
I have to disagree
Three years of buying tickets in Montreal and they get worse each year, cultivating in last year’s 4 day delay after their more royal fuckup.
People in Toronto don’t care about the Marlies even though one of the Leafs draft picks, Jiri Tlusty, is dominating as a 21 year old.
I doubt people in general in Toronto are interested in sitting in the ACC to hear names being called.
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But ACC is sold out every night and people beg to be able to go, complain about the platinum seats, etc.
I had a very good experience buying tickets last year. I even got tickets three Leaf games (2007-08 season) which are obviously a tough ticket, just by standing in line outside the Bell Centre. This past season I heard it was a little tougher, but I was away that weekend, so I got tickets through someone who had season’s seats.
Maybe I had a good experience because I got to watch Grabovski make Price look like Aladdzi from the second row in that 5-2 win…
by Leaf in Habland on Jun 16, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
There’s obviously a reason that they went through the process the way that they did. Whether they were too cheap to let you just get your tickets right away or they wanted to screen the applications to prevent scalpers it sure seems odd so far.
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So...
How many extra tickets are we looking at, and how many do we need?
As far as I know right now I need three. I should hear back from some people tonight or tomorrow on if they received confirmation and hopefully I will have extras.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 16, 2009 3:58 PM EDT reply actions
I need one for me and one for SkinnyFish, so two. If we can’t get in I guess we’ll hang out at a bar. :\
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Screw that
I have snuck into better places than the freakin Bell Centre… we will crash that bitch.
Now… if we get caught and not arrested, we will watch it in a bar.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 16, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Person working Bell Centre gate: “Tickets please”
Me and Chemmy: “Why of course. They’re right here….ZUT ALORS!! We left the tickets back in NYC! How could us being Canadiens fans (wink) have been so stupid?!?! Oh please oh please Mr/Miss Gate operator, won’t you please let us in?”
Gate worker: “Oh but of course boys. Come right on in. I sure do love American Canadiens fans.”
Jackpot
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Make sure to remove your Leafs Jersey… some people are dumb, but few are dumb and blind
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 16, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
No worries. I’ll beat up some French sissy down the street and steal his.
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Don’t bother fighting. He’ll give it up without a fight if you use a German accent.
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We came here to kick ass or watch the draft in person, and we don’t have tickets.
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Junk mail folder?
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First place i checked, and I mentioned to everyone else before registering to check there.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 16, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn. Something must have gone wrong with their server (giving them the benefit of the doubt) if so many people who registered early got screwed over.
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not sure
they deserve the benefit of the doubt :P
how the organization handles regular season and playoff tickets have no effect on draft tickets, because they’re not selling these things
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Didn't think it was Possible
But my disdain for the Habs has grown.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 16, 2009 4:06 PM EDT reply actions
Was talking to FantasyRealm, he suggested that whoever got an email confirmation should print out several copies of it and bring it to MTL (Minus your specific email address)
Everyone who did not get a ticket, bring the copy of the email and complain that you did not get your tickets in the mail.
Might work, maybe?
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 16, 2009 4:22 PM EDT reply actions
Get a life
Have you nothing better to complain about?!?! Yes you go to the draft and don’t buy a thing …that will really show them.
WHO CARES.
er…what?
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 16, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, because having the draft at the bell centre certainly isn’t a way to generate income or anything for the Habs.
Any other wisdom you care to share with the group?
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 16, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
heh
Here’s the previous wisdom that he left us.
Always nice to have trolls come around and provide us with a good laugh.
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by the way
I try to say I’ll be there… waiting for…
Standing in line to see the show tonight…
great song
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Right…a Habs fan trolling a Leafs blog telling one of the writers of the blog to get a life…Makes so much sense.
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I dunno, I assumed the Habs were hosting the draft because they wanted me to spend fifty or a hundred bucks on things.
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Standing in line
To see the show draft tonight
And there’s a light on
Heavy glow
By the way I tried to say
I’d be there… waiting for
DaniCarey the girl
is singing songs to me
Beneath the marquee… overloady gay
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lolololol
I thought the exact same thing
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Lets all go to the habs fan site and troll around there…
oh wait, we would have to read through what, 5 posts?
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 16, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s not Robert’s fault that the fanbase he writes for is retarded, his site has some interesting stuff.
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True
bytheway should be congratulated on making his second comment here less stupid overall than his first. That’s progress and it should be applauded.
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That’s why you’re the resident Wings fan.
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I like to think that I earn my keep around here. No handouts.
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It’s ok, I like you. Even though you are a dirty Wings fan… ;)
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 16, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
One thing that will stick with me from this years playoffs
Gonchar playing with a torn MCL? Bahhh.
Lidstrom played with only one functioning Swedish meatball… talk about manning up.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 16, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought Ericcson was tough gettng his appendix out on a Wednesday and playing a few days later. BUt damn, Lidstrom thought he was from Red Deer or something
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Recchi had a kidney stone operation the night before the bruins/hurricanes game seven.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 16, 2009 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Hell yeah
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 16, 2009 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
He also tried to correct Mirtle on some statistics over at From the Rink. Foolish.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 16, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions
and that douche btw isn’t even a member of the habs blog.
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Thats cool
I just don’t see any reason to read the fanposts of a team that is not mine, and then be a dick.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 16, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s cool I’m a bigger dick and enjoy the opportunity to flex nuts.
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Saying that reminds me of
poor Lidstrom. He only has one undamaged nut to flex.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 16, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Still more flexing than bytheway
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At least be funny. Suggest that it’s part of the same conspiracy that keeps the Leafs from winning the puck.
Things bytheway does in his free time:
- kick puppies
- steal candy from babies
- club seals
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Things bytheway does in his free time:
- Drool
- Get into arguments because he doesn’t understand the bus schedule
- Write letters to the editor
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Thank you for reading the site and increasing our advertising numbers bytheway (pun intended heyoooo).
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One really good thing about Bytheway
We have thourghly enjoyed bashing him, but we should stop. His trollish kind get off on negative attention.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 16, 2009 4:44 PM EDT reply actions
That’s cool if he keeps coming back I can ban him with a creative message.
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Actually creative or Ari Gold “GET THE FUCK OUT!” creative?
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Sometimes Ari Gold is creative because most people aren’t ready for the tsunami of creativity. Like that time Brian Rolston took a slapshot in the shootout. It’s not that fancy but in the end it’s its own kind of clever.
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It’s like he’s spent a few months between comments trying to get smarter and wanted to see if he had made any progress.
Sorry pal, you’re still an idiot.
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Question about banning
When you ban someone, is it by IP? Who is to stop the person to creating another account and posting somewhere else?
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Also
We ban on our site but we can ban by IP address if a troll is persistent or network-wide if he is prolific.
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Does the person’s user name get blocked as well? Im not trying to be an agitator, but someone who trolls at work or somewhere else, can go home and come back cuz it is a different IP
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No problem
Yeah, the account can no longer comment, post stories, fanshots, etc. They’d have to make an entirely new account to continue trolling. Then we can IP ban the troll.
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Very cool.
Considering the amount of times I have had the phrase banned thrown at me for professing my love for Manchester United and Italy, I was curious.
Also, that Giuseppei Rossi is something eh?
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Yeah
Huge traitor. Can’t believe Siralex let him go. Nice finisher though.
Oh yeah, if we wanted to ban you for real you’d know.
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Ya I lurked enough before I joined I know how you guys are, plus been here for a long time now.
Rossi is one of those guys who always wanted to play for Italy. He went to Parma at 13 and his parents are italian immigrants.
Although I would be a hypocrite if I flat out said what he did is ok then crucify Hull, Pominville etc
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two words
“f*#$ tank”
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by blurr1974 on Jun 16, 2009 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh God
Remember that nut? I’m still shocked that he’s been the only loonie to get banned from here other than those random dating sites.
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his madness was baffling
the mystic 8ball gif will haunt my dreams
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 16, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
“The tongue is the only edged instrument that gets sharper with use.”
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Talking to PPP, I think I’m going to teach my kids about Annual Gift Man instead of Santa Claus just to fuck with everyone my kids ever meet in school.
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Tell them about Santa, and then Reverse Santa.
He comes to your house if you’re bad and takes all your shit.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 16, 2009 4:51 PM EDT reply actions
I’ve been out this morning so I am late to this.
I have nothing. But I expected nothing because the form looked like Canada only. And the post wasn’t going to get to me in time anyways.
Did you send this to Wysh?
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(1-843): just because there's a goalie doesn't mean u can't score
by Wrap Around Curl on Jun 16, 2009 5:24 PM EDT reply actions
Stop your consipiracy theories you guys
I asked for my tickets at 9:03 on the first day, and I haven’t got jack sh*t.. My office is a 7 minute walk from the Bell Centre, my apartment a 5 minute walk. Geography has nothing to with it. It’s just Habs’ incompetence.
the only conspiracy theory we are putting any legit stock in is that Americans seem to be exempt from getting tickets at all. Unless there are some Americans who havnt spoken up here, we dont know of any that got a ticket.
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 16, 2009 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
Toronto people have gotten them so it’s not that it’s that no Americans that we know of have gotten tickets so it’s suspicious.
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P.S. Welcome to Montreal in advance you guys
FHF will have to come up with some sort of “Welcome to Montreal” blogger meetup. It will be at a strip club. Look forward to meeting you all.
WOOOOOO
Strip club!
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by Wrap Around Curl on Jun 16, 2009 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions
WOOOOO!!!
You’re coming out with us right? I look forward to putting a face to a screenname.
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He told me he was joining us for Hurley’s I do believe…
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by Wrap Around Curl on Jun 16, 2009 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions
this is exciting!
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 16, 2009 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Wish I was going…sigh…
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 16, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Tickets, Shmickets!
Montreal is going to be ridiculous regardless
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strippers, sports and shenanigans, my thee favourite S’s
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 16, 2009 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Schenn isn’t in there?
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 16, 2009 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions
he falls under the last two
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 16, 2009 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Personally, I would like to fall under the first one.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 16, 2009 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions
literally
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 16, 2009 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions
BCWW
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 16, 2009 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Word About tickets
My sis and FantasyRealm – Ziltch.
Three down, 3 to go…
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jun 16, 2009 6:18 PM EDT reply actions
Nothing
Darn. That’s two less the group have a shot at.
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no word on tickets for the draft on my end. seems that a lot of us are getting the shaft. sorry I couldn’t have helped out for the invasion
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jun 16, 2009 6:48 PM EDT reply actions
Maryland Got Theirs
Late to this, but my friends in Maryland were able to get approved for tickets and got three sets of them— so it could have been first come first serve and were just a little late to the party.
DAMN!
No conspiracy theory? This makes things less intriguing.
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Did any of you apply twice for the same address?
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roommates etc.
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