Where We're Going, We Don't Need Roads...
Good morning from beautiful California, where currently, I'm still in bed, posting from the past, into the FUTURE! typing at a blistering 88 wpm into this handy dandy future machine. Welcome to my first FTB, and now that we've gotten the nerdiness out of the way, let's have some links!
- TSM has the skinny on what makes Brian Burke so angry (hint - it's got nothing to do with being Irish)
- Sidney Crosby has been called many names in such a short career, and Mike Babcock is suggesting a new one already
- The honeymoon is over, and it's now Jacques Martin's time to answer for his crimes against hockey. I for one look forward to this coming Habs season
- Speaking of Jacques, the venerable Down Goes Brown has put his hockey centric Patriot Act to work once more, and produces the painstaking job interview poor Mr. Martin suffered through.
- Penguins fans love Coldplay. Take that however you'd like.
- We all have Puck Daddy to thank, as he travels to Pittsburgh, so that we don't have to. Oh, he's there because of the playoffs? OK, that makes a little more sense now...
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Good start blurr
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thanks!
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by blurr1974 on Jun 2, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Blurr
You have touched my heart by using a ZOMG BACK TO THE FUTURE GREATEST MOVIES EVAR reference and have forever endeared yourself to me.
Consider yourself a proud resident of my list of people/things that I don’t hate (it’s a short one so its an exclusive club).
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Do not meddle in the affairs of Winkle, for he is fickle and quick to anger.
Join me on the Hockey Blog Adventure!
by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 2, 2009 8:03 AM EDT up reply actions
thanks Winkle!
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by blurr1974 on Jun 2, 2009 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
the list includes you, pandas, star trek, star wars and yelling at Karina
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 2, 2009 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Star Wars and Indiana Jones were promptly removed from the list in May of 2005 and 2008 respectively but you got the other 3 correctly although I’m not sure how you left off BTTF.
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well I went with starwars because of the Lego Falcon, should have been more specific I suppose
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 2, 2009 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
The page break threw me off. I came here this morning wondering where the FTB was but thought “Meh at least I have something to read” and then BAM! it was right there.
I believe in Karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it. - Dogbert
that’s Blurr for you. Clever in the ways of the interwebs!
Side note: that’s got to be the last smile Martin will have in front of the media in Habland.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jun 2, 2009 8:35 AM EDT up reply actions
They’re gonna eat him alive like the way Biff did to Marty until he got his hands on a ZOMG HOVER FREAKING BOARD OF AMAZINGNESS although that technically that was Biff’s son but WHO CARES.
Chris Lloyd, the man who can play a crazy physics professor, an angel rigging baseball games and a Klingon without breaking a sweat
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
all that and Judge Doom, Uncle Fester & Reverand Jim!
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jun 2, 2009 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions
he was also the bad guy in the Dennis the Menace movie
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
he is man, myth and legend. Probably so awesome that he loves hockey too
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jun 2, 2009 8:57 AM EDT up reply actions
His nephew is Sam Lloyd who plays the lawyer Ted in Scrubs
LEGENDARY
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his genius is passed down to younger generations
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jun 2, 2009 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions
HAH you said Judge Doom and I thought the Judge Dread movie and had to go to IMDB because all I could think was. Damnit he wasn’t in that was he?
Completely forgot that the bad guy in Roger Rabbit was named that.
I believe in Karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it. - Dogbert
dood could play a live action cartoon character without missing a beat.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jun 2, 2009 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions
and a taxi driver
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that’s the Rev…
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jun 2, 2009 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions
The Brian Burke interview is gold.
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it makes me sooooo happy that he hates the media in TO as much as we do….
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by Karina on Jun 2, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Hmm...
Somehow FTB just seems “Hipper” and more with “It” this morning ;-)
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I credit the lack of British.
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That’s what makes it less refined. And don’t get too comfortable with surfese because Mattblack still runs weekends!
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i believe the twitter feed for this says half as British and twice as sunny…
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by blurr1974 on Jun 2, 2009 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah
That’s hilarious.
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it’s a certain south west flavor they’ll never understand Odin…
thanks btw!
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by blurr1974 on Jun 2, 2009 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Only two franchises have ever won a series after trailing 2-0, the Leafs (1942) and the Canadiens (1966, 1971). It just doesn’t happen.
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So
does that mean that next season we’ll get that stupid Nike commercial with Crosby talking about how he never wants to be in the situation of losing in a Cup Finals… again?!
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
but has anyone won a series in November? You know, when it matters…
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Never.
Only twice.
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by Down Goes Brown on Jun 2, 2009 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions
From Burnside (thanks article)
Now they must win or risk going down 3-0, a deficit from which no team recovers."
Except for 2…the Leafs and the Islanders…oh right…
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it happened twice, BUT THAT SIMPLY DOESNT HAPPEN!
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 2, 2009 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions
it never happened because the earth wasn’t created until 1968.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
except for a brief period 100 years ago when the senators won some cups before they ceased to exist, so ive been told
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 2, 2009 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
we call them the revisionistic creationists
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I call them stupid, nice and to the point
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 2, 2009 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
however
according to whoever it was on TSN the other day, only the Canadiens did it in 1971…
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by Karina on Jun 2, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
The Leafs and Islanders both came back from being down 3-0.
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I know… wait… it wasn’t TSN… it was Jim Hughson who said the only team to come back from 2-0 was the ’71 Canadiens….
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by Karina on Jun 2, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Right, so if Montreal came back from 0-2 twice that means it’s happened at least four times.
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Math and logic have no place in sports commentary.
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by blurr1974 on Jun 2, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
I approve of Coldplay hatred in the FTB by the way.
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you just hate Coldplay b/c you can’t make it rain during their songs.
you prefer “Bling Bling” by Cash Money Millionaires.
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Every time I come around your city bling bling
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does this mean
i can come out of the basement?
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by blurr1974 on Jun 2, 2009 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
You’re not allowed in the house, so no.
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well then
where the heck am I…?
it smells funky, and Mattblack told me that was from your socks.
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by blurr1974 on Jun 2, 2009 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
No idea where Chemmy left you but I am glad that the choloroform wore off in time.
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Yeah
It’s dumb. They count being down 2-0 as different from being down 3-0
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they need to be taught about venn diagrams
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by Karina on Jun 2, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Didn’t the Penguins go down 0-2 to the Capitals this year?
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Yup. Also the Caps went down 0-2 to the Rangers. It’s referring to the Final but still it’s a bad argument by media types
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Everywhere I go on the internetz ...
there is hatred for Coldplay.
Coldplay is ILL. Stop hating.
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Ew
on both cold play and U2
just ew
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 2, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
try some Snow Patrol...
but no hate, I left it as ambiguous as I could.
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by blurr1974 on Jun 2, 2009 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions
not ambiguous enough!!!1 but you still my dawg, blurr.
I don’t know, I’ve always enjoyed Coldplay, since “Yellow” came out. I thought their last album was dope. Seen them three times in concert.
And that opening montage from Saturday night, with the greatest song ever, The Scientist, was just FANTASTIC. I almost cried.
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The Scientist and Politik are both great tunes.
I’ve also got a soft spot for Clocks, as my brother-in-law and his wife used that song for a photo montage shown during their wedding. Very dramatic and grandiose music that worked well for the moment.
Still, I’m a Snow Patrol fan when it comes to that mold of music.
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by blurr1974 on Jun 2, 2009 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed about Politik and Clocks. I’ve liked, and own, all of their albums, I proudly admit it.
I also like Snow Patrol. Just know more Coldplay.
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Snow Patrol’s “Crack the Shutters” is an amazing song. It’s on their latest. Give it a whirl
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by blurr1974 on Jun 2, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
will download that one tonight…. I do enjoy Snow Patrol
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by Karina on Jun 2, 2009 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Me Too!
I didn’t go into the same depth as Wrap in the lyrics so I all heard was the part about going back to the beginning and the action in reverse. It was amazing.
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Yeah, she be trippin’ and hatin’ for no reason.
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I guess I was alone in not liking the Cold Play opening montage…
The 2006 CBC Grey Cup opening with the Donovan Woods song My Cousin Has a Grey Cup Ring was fan-freakin-tastic. The way it merged in historical footage with the upcoming match made it one of the best I’ve seen. Wish I could find it on Youtube…
I was hoping HNIC might be able to do something similar for the opening of the finals.
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Wrap wasn’t too enamored with it.
She wrote about it at Puck The Media
http://puckthemedia.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/the-one-where-i-hate-on-something-everyone-else-loves/
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I’m not even much of a CFL fan, and I still get misty at the “Always” promo they did last year.
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by Down Goes Brown on Jun 2, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions
....
Take that back.
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by Wrap Around Curl on Jun 2, 2009 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Coldplay makes me ILL
Oh…SNAP
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you mean...
http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/66430/80604318.EQ2HeERR.ohsnap.gif
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by Karina on Jun 2, 2009 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
grrr

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by Karina on Jun 2, 2009 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I’ve decided to rec that picture everytime I see it.
You rule, Karina.
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lol
it’s Chemmy’s, I just keep the link on my desktop for easy access
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by Karina on Jun 2, 2009 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
If you’re coming to MTL with me in my ride, because of that comment, we’re listening to COLDPLAY THE ENTIRE 5 HOUR DRIVE EAST.
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Furcifer is going to regret that comment BIG TIME.
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It’s your car seats.
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Then again if the choice is between Coldplay and “bling bling” I’ll go with Coldplay.
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BG – Bling Bling ft. Lil’ Wayne, Mannie Fresh, Juvenile, & Baby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ_BA3IiNjs
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The drive from T.O. to MTL is, what, 4+ hours? Has coldplay even recorded that much music or would we get stuck on repeat?
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That song with the piano and “OOOoooooooOOOOOO” is like twelve hours long on its own.
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that description
really doesn’t narrow it down …
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by blurr1974 on Jun 2, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah well I don’t listen to Coldplay.
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Four albums, my good friend.
And I’ve got one of their albums live, so we’ll be good to go.
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They’re certainly not my favorite, but Coldplay is pretty solid for mainstream radio-fare. It’s a bit simple and overdramatic, but at least it has melody. Defintiely better than ‘bling bling’ and other crap of that ilk. That shit’s horrible, i don’t know how people listen to it.
Bling Bling was in my high school days, when I used to wear my clothes CRAZY baggy, and I looked like a douchebag driving around in my 1991 red Ford Tempo.
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hilarious. i had a friend with a white 1991 tempo we used to cruise around in. we wore baggy skater clothes and listened to fugazi and dinosaur jr.
I left my iPod at home and now I want to listen to Fugazi. :(
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he was old to begin with. By the time of Martin & Me he was already looking ancient.
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by blurr1974 on Jun 2, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
did you not see the VW Beetle in the video? honestly I think Bling Bling stands on its own merits here
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5 to 6 hours? Really? It’s never taken me that long to get there, though I do live not far from the DVP so I miss a lot of cross-town traffic.
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Last time I went there I think it was a 6 hr drive but that’s because we took my grand-folks with us and we had to pit-stop at every rest-stop for them to use the washroom
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One time I went for the Grand Prix. We left at 3 AM and were having breakfast in Montreal at 7. We might have exceeded the speed limit just a little though…
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For a low fee I will drive to Toronto and drive anyone who doesn’t want to listen to Coldplay to Montreal.
We will listen to Cannibal Corpse the whole way.
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you will listen to bling bling on repeat for five hours.
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Only because of how goofy that beat is.
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You guys need to go to the RCYC, get a motherf*ckin’ boat, some fine ladies, a bunch of bling and cruise to Montreal in style…
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This is the best idea anyone’s ever had.
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I’ll bring my flippy floppies
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jun 2, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ll bring my swim trunks.
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I am definitely fucking a mermaid
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I’ll flip some burgers.
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I’ll bring that Santana champ ‘cause it’s so crisp.
Wings fan by birth. Leafs fan by empathetic association.
the DVX…that’s my joint!
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jun 2, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions

(843): the red head has a bf
(1-843): just because there's a goalie doesn't mean u can't score
by Wrap Around Curl on Jun 2, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
hahahaha
awesome
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by Karina on Jun 2, 2009 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I also be diggin’ the Coldplay, and I don’t care who knows it; I am old enough to be comfortable with my own musical tastes. The lyrics are meh, but the music is very well done. Me likey. Not my favourite, but not everybody can be the Rheostatics.
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Speaking of music I bet Chuggo is a Leafs fan, we should interview him.
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so did anyone catch Pogge on The Dean Blundell show yesterday?
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by Karina on Jun 2, 2009 11:42 AM EDT reply actions
not i
but I do have a question regarding that.
Shouldn’t he be practicing?
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by blurr1974 on Jun 2, 2009 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
practice?
we talking about practice?
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here’s the link
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jun 2, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
yup, they rip on his blocker side……
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by Karina on Jun 2, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Do they watch hockey? His glove is the weak side.
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lol
no…. Jason said that he didn’t watch the game but he bet the winning goal went in blocker side…. (the SO game he lost) and he was right.
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by Karina on Jun 2, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Late to the party
I don’t know what this guy’s problem is (could be a chick, hah!), but congrats on the new gig blurr. Much deserved.
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