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There are at least two fan buses going, captained by Siouxperfans and Al Pearson. Duluth is always a great trip.

Thanks, jerseychaser & ihategophers. We'll start a sign thread closer to the Wookie series, I'll make some and, if you'll give me your seat numbers leave them for you. BTW, I'm going to Duluth on Al Pearson's bus and will resurrect the "Season's Beatings from the FIGHTING Sioux" sign from last year to take with me. I'm sure our seats will be way way up in the DECC but I'll get there for warmups and stand with it by the glass.

Diggler: If you want me to make some signs for the Wookster, just say the word or post the post.

As one of the sign-making/creating usual suspects I'm stilling willing and able to do my part (as I did at this year's Gopher series) but the students who held the signs last year got sent to the upper deck gulag. If any lower bowl seat holders will commit to holding signs, we'll start a thread for ideas and I'll get out the poster board, the scissors and the rubber cement and go to town.

For the Goldilocks Picture: Dude Looks Like A Lady For the shorn picture: Dude Looks Like a Dud

I think there is a lot of interest in this game. Al Pearson has cancelled the hockey trip to Houghton because people want to stay here and see the football team get its revenge against the Lakers. I'll be at the ticket window on Wednesday and will invite the neighbor kids to go with me to the game. There's 3 butts for you, though at my age, I think my butt ought to count double.

So much for accuracy in the media. The Friday loss was 1-0, not 3-0. Sheesh, kick us when we're down!

I have some signs from last year's St. Cloud series, including the "Chokers Available in 3 sizes, slim, regular and Husky)." We lost to over-zealous enforcement the best one that said "Neuter the Huskies" and had a picture of a Husky puppy with criss-crossed Band-aids in the anatomically correct spot. I think we also lost the "Rub Their Noses In It" sign which had a Huksy puppy having his nose rubbed in a yellow puddle.

Al Pearson is taking a bus to Houghton, Michigan again this year; last year was a blast and this year promises more of the same. We leave at 6 a.m. the day after Thanksgiving. Transportation & tickets are $100; meals and hotel extra (food was great at Franklin Square Best Western). If you aren't a regular one of Al's Pals, I'm sure he can make room for you. You can call him in the evening at 701-775-6859. His letter to me said that the next trip will be to Duluth so he must have a line on tickets for that series.

sosiouxme--If you make the M-E-D-I-O-C-R-E-! cards, it might be a good idea to number them so the spelling doesn't get screwed up. Supertrex--by all means bring "Deja Sioux All Over Again."

I offered to make them but couldn't get anyone to agree to hoist them so as far as I know they have not been made. I have, however, made about 16 signs (8 signs, which are two-sided) and will leave them on the seats of those who asked for them. There will be some left over so if you see me wandering about the student section about an hour before the game and would like a sign, just ask. I'll be the person walking through the student section who's enough to be your mother's older sister.

siouxnami: didn't I bring you the Crappie/Crappy sign at the Xcel? Do you still have it?

I believe I suggested the M-E-D-I-O-C-R-E countercheer but I think a line of Sioux fans at the Final Five last spring did something similar, hoisting cards with each letter of that word (or something like it) while the Goph fans were participating in their spelling ritual. It would be nice if the gang of students who spell out S-E-X=Score and C-O-N-D-O-M=Defense (which have lost their shock value for me) would get the M-E-D-I-O-C-R-E cheer going. It would take some organization but would be worth it. If a group of 9 or 10 would commit to leading it, I'd be willing to make the cards that spell out M-E-D-I-O-C-R-E! Anyone? This would be especially cool in light of the front page story in today's Herald about the rivalry that indicates how much national press is going to be at the game.

Last call if you want to get a sign--PM me with your seat number. Just thought of a good one if I can work out the graphics. Carl Spackler saying, "I gotta get into this dude's pelt..." while a thought bubble shows the dude in question is Don Lucia. We all love Lucia's pelt...er...hair.

champs*7 said: "I don't know how to make a sign out of this, but Fuhrer, Bina, Schneider are all from Grand Forks and defensemen and then there's Lammy from Grand Forks whose a goalie vs. Potulny and Irmen who are forwards." champs--Something like this? Fuher, Bina & Schneider: TRUE stay-at-home defensemen or North Dakota Boys: The ones that stayed are better than the ones that got away

The line is from "Dirty Dancing" as any chick can tell you.

Today is your last chance to tell me which signs you want to see. Post about one previously suggested that you like or come up with a fresh idea. PM me with your seat number if you want to have a sign to hoist; just bring it back with you on Saturday night. Or, is there a student out there willing to take a batch of signs and distribute to others in the lower bowl? I've pasted up quite a few already and found some leftovers from last year (unfortunately not crappie/crappy or the lost jock).

for Grand Forks' own, Potulny & Irmen: "You Guys Ever Heard of the Patriot Act?" "Local Boys Make Good (Targets)" "Ryan & Danny: Transfer Now! (Tutors Are Standing By)" "Why Minnesota? Didn't Al Qaeda Show Any Interest?" " Pot U lny & Irme N D isowned"

The Arrogant Worms - The Hockey Song Me work hard five days a week Sweeping garbage from the street Come home not want book to read Not 'nuff pictures for me see Sit right down in favourite chair Wearing only underwear Favourite night is Saturday night 'Cause me can watch hockey fights Me like hockey! Me like hockey! Me no like pro basketball 'Cause me short and they all tall Baseball slow like Forrest Gump 'Cept when Robbie spits on ump Wrestlemania not so great Me like to see Hulk Hogan skate TV soccer not that hot You play bad then you get shot Me like hockey! Me like hockey! Swedish players must be geeks 'Cause they still got own real teeth Not like Finnish players names What's a Teemu anyway? Russians worst in history Got stupid names like Valerie Me like Sergei Federov Me like him more if head were off Ha ha ha! Me like hockey! Me like hockey! Me like hockey! We like hockey! Please mister linesman let the players fight Please mister linesman let the players fight Please mister linesman let the players fight Please mister linesman let the players fight Let them fight, let them fight, let them fight Let them fight, let them fight, let them fight Let them fight, let them fight! Friends come over put game on Argue then we lay bets down Got bag of chips and case of Bud Should last 'til end of first period But yankees they win the world cup Me think they cheat use glowy puck Maybe if we want to win her Maybe we should play in winter Me like hockey! Me like hockey! Me like hockey! Me like hockey! Yeah! and a variation on a theme... Not Hockey Monkey all the bartenders are run aground looking for their drinkers but they can be found cause they

I'm kicking this up to the top. I need to know which signs you want to see and I need volunteers to hoist them. A few people have e-mailed their seat numbers (thanks, you guys) but it would be nice to have all the "freshmen girls," who took lower bowls seats away from the real fans, play along. Sign holders can usually count on getting face time on the Daktronic or the broadcast. Any additional sign ideas would be greatly appreciated. Please post away.

I can make the pronunciation guide but I'll probably have to shorten it. Used this one last year: "Who Ya Gonna Call? Goph-Busters!" I found some pictures of gophers at http://www.funny.co.uk/stuff/art_175-2768-...am-Stuffed.html http://www.funny.co.uk/stuff/art_175-2729-Attack-gopher.html Captions anyone? Something like: "Move Away from the Buffet, [name of pudgy Gopher here]" for the first and "Weapons of Mass Delusion" for the second. Surely, someone can do better?

No doubt the formating will screw up but this should read as a WDAZ acrostic... W oog: D id You Pr A ctice Saying " Z ajac"?

Green: If you want a sign for a friend, e-mail me your seat number.

"Briggs is to Positioning As Your Sister is to Prom Night" "Gophers: You're Gonna Need These [file labelled "UM Dental Records"]" One side of poster: Picture of the Ralph labelled "Rink" Other side: Picture of Mariucci labelled "Rinky Dink" "Minnesota: The State of Decay" "Minnesota: Land of 10,000 Dinks" This would work better for Wisconsin but I'll throw it out there... Eades: "The Water Bottle is Half-Full"

let's see... after we spell out M-E-D-I-O-C-R-E, how would the rest of it go? "So bad! So bad! Go to hell Gophers"?