YaneA
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M U rray
Pari S e
St A fford
[i'm sure my formatting screwed up but the idea is to use a letter from each name to spell out vertically U-S-A.]
Gold Minors
Fournier:
Still doing the Unskinny Bop?
Skate for 8
America, the Golden
Now Playing
"The Lords of the Rink:
The Return of the Kings"
U.S. Switches to the Gold Standard
The Golden Rule!
Sioux Get the Gold Mine;
Anchorage [or Canada?] Gets the Shaft
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Thanks, siouxgrad. Please keep posting the updates. They are much appreciated.
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Time to post ideas for signs for the Alaska series. Some ideas, in the McDonald's genre, were posted earlier in a different thread. If I can find them, I'll copy them here. Let's hear your ideas.
Since Saturday night is 80s Night at the Ralph, I thought that might make a good theme. So, these are the ideas that came to me right away.
Penalty Box:
[two Seawolves in the box] Demented & Sad...But Social
Really Low Tolerance for Dehydration
Neo Maxi Zoom Dweebie
"Strike Hard! Strike Fast! No Mercy, Sir!"--The Hockey Kid
[not necessarily referencing any former Sioux player] Pushing Maximum Density
The Brat Pack starring in "St. Elmo's Fire"
The Matt Pack starring in "St. Deano's Choir"
or, along the same lines:
The Matt Pack: Got Game
The Bratt Pack: Got Lame
Here's some of the McDonald's stuff:
"Alaska Fats"
A drawing in which the goalie cage looks like a golden arch with the caption,
"Chris: We love to see you miss by a mile" [remember the old Mickey D's slogan "We Love to See You Smile"?]
Or, a sign directed to Chris, asking the question, "Don't Your McNuggets Get Cold In Anchorage, Too?"
Or, a picture of the Lost Boy (Fournier) with the caption, "What Really Killed the McDLT" [fits in with the 80s Night theme since McDLT was marketed about 1985] or "What Really Killed the McLean Deluxe" [that was Mickey D's attempt at a lower fat burger that nobody wanted to eat, circa early 90s]
Or, "You Deserve a Breakaway...but You'll Fan on the Shot" [would student-age types be too young to remember the jingle "You Deserve a Break Today"?]
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Redwing:
Why don't you students have your regular seats for this series? Is there some quirk in student season tickets related to school being on a break? I think your ticket book doesn't include the Subway Tourney or the playoffs, right?
Let's start the signs thread. In addition to the Mickey D's allusions, I think we should use the 80s Theme, especially Saturday night. I'll make the signs that you, the fans, want to see as well as bring back some of the golden oldies from earlier this season.
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NDH--Al Pearson is taking a bus to Houghton and our group is staying at the same hotel as the team. But I'll be darned if I can remember the name of it. I'll look at his letter when I get home tonight and let you know tomorrow. I think the name has "Square" in it, Franklin Square, maybe?
Edited to say: Yah, I believe it's the Best Western Franklin Square in Houghton where the team & pearson's crew will be.
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Oh, lots of ideas forming...
A drawing in which the goalie cage looks like a golden arch with the caption,
"Chris: We love to see you miss by a mile" [remember the old Mickey D's slogan "We Love to See You Smile"?]
Or, a sign directed to Chris, asking the question, "Don't Your McNuggets Get Cold In Anchorage, Too?"
Or, a picture of the Lost Boy (Fournier) with the caption, "What Really Killed the McDLT" [fits in with the 80s Night theme since McDLT was marketed about 1985] or "What Really Killed the McLean Deluxe" [that was Mickey D's attempt at a lower fat burger that nobody wanted to eat, circa early 90s]
Or, "You Deserve a Breakaway...but You'll Whiff on the Shot" [would student-age types be too young to remember the jingle "You Deserve a Break Today"?]
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Made it up all by my little self.
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Separation of Church & Skate! That's got me laughing out loud. Very funny.
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"Jesus Saves but Parise scores on the rebound."
That's hysterical. And won't make it past security. Remember, these are the guys who censored "Fix the Huskies." Not even sure I'll be able to get "3 Wise Men/Guys" in but I'll try.
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Kirk: Not sure about the illustration but I'll make a two sided sign: "3 Wise Men" for the right call (against Duluth); "3 Wise Guys" for the wrong call (any against us)
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The idea is sound, jerseychaser, just needs work. Something like:
CHORUS:
Junior got run over by a Greene Moose
Walking in from the point on Christmas Eve
You can say there
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NorthStar--Yeah, I may have to find a real sprig of mistletoe because I am not happy with any of the illustrations. There was student last week on Kiss Cam who had some. Any idea where I can buy it?
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I have the Kiss Cam sign and I'll look for a mistletoe illustration, to spruce it up. I'll go through the leftover signs and see if any others can be recycled for Duluth.
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Let's get those votes in; the polls are closing.
Last night I made "Season's Beatings," "Not the Brightest Bulb" & "Five Ho-Ho-Holed." Tonight I'll paste up Naughty-Nice-Chippy which I've tweaked somewhat. It'll say, "He's making a list; hip-checking it twice" and then there'll be an illustration of Santa with a single list of names followed by the designation "Naughty," "Nice" or "Chippy." Since statistics don't lie, the "nice" will be one of our players with few PIMs; the "naughty" designation" for Prpich and "chippy" I guess is Peluso, Anderson or Stauffacher, Duluth's PIMs leaders. Terms may not fit exactly but you can chalk it up to fan bias or poetic license.
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Thanks, everyone, for the input. I still like the Santa Ref sign so I'll bring it mostly because I did such a great job on the illustration. As always, whether--and when--it's displayed depends upon the mood of my students helpers.
Does anyone here see anything objectionable on the list? Remember, security screens these twice. Once, on Friday night when I bring in the whole batch and then again on Saturday when the students bring them back. What's been approved one night has been censored the next. So if you think any of these ideas are problematic, please let me know.
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Still haven't gotten Sioux Illustrated but I have to run lunch time errands and will pick one up at Scheels. "Season's Beatings" caption for that picture sounds inspired, NorthStar.
I've finished "R-Zach Beats I-saac" and Santa Referee ("He sees you when you're slashing; he knows your fall's a fake"). The way this usually works is I make the ones that get the most posts of approval plus ones I'm particularly fond of-- yes, whether you like them or not! So post the number that corresponds to your favorite(s) from my original list or tell me which other ideas you like. As always, if inspiration strikes you, post your brillance here but please do it soon. Thanks.
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I'll have to go get a copy of Sioux Illustrated at the Pro Shop. How big is the picture? What is it--the centerfold?
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I'm sure CoteauRinkRat will forgive my starting a duplicate thread...
Here are the ideas I have for signs for the Duluth series. Your comments, as always, are requested, as are additional ideas. Since 'Tis the Season, you'll see a holiday theme dominates.
1. [santa in Duluth colors as goalie] Five Ho-Ho-Holed
2. Scrooge Duluth
3. [penalty box] Only 12 Slashing Days 'Til Christmas
4. [illustrated with ribbon & bow] Wrap 'em up, Sioux
5. R-Zach Beats I-saac
6. [penalty box--pic of Santa with his lists, which are labelled:] "Naughty." "Nice." "Chippy." [candidates for the respective lists?]
7. [not exactly "The Twelve Days of Christmas" but...] Four lines a-rolling;Three forwards scoring; Two D-men hitting and J. Parise as the goalie
8. [To our Goalies] Merry Crease-mas
9. [Not sure I've got the spelling right--French majors, correct me but...] Joyeux Goal
10. 'Tis the Season to Beat the Goalie
11. [illustrated with boughs of holly] Deck the Dogs
12. Season's Beatings
13. [after Caig has be tapped, wrapped and hung out to dry] T.S. for T.J. !
14. [illustrated with mistletoe] Merry Kiss This!
15. [penalty box] Not the Brightest Bulb on the Tree
16. [penalty box thought bubble] That Swan Lake Barbie is Hot!
17. [santa in referee stripes, to tune of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town] "He sees you when you're slashing; he knows your fall's a fake..."
18. [to our beloved refs, who are doing the best they can] We Asked for 3 Wise Men; they sent us 3 WISE GUYS
19. The Matt Pack: Serving Up a Heapin' Helping of MACHOS Navidad [quien es mas macho: Matt, Matt or Matt?]
20. Sleigh the Dogs
21. [illustrated with stockings in Duluth colors] Knock Their Stockings Off
22. Hang 'em Up By the Blueline With Care
23. [penalty box, see #17] You Better Not Pout.
24. [illustrated with pic of who? maybe both with Sioux goalie] Dog Catcher. Dog Blocker.
25. [penalty box; divided poster] Cinn-a-bon [arrow pointing to pic of carb-laden treat]. Sin-a-bin [arrow pointing down to penalty box]
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PCM:
I was there, sec. 203, row L. But I didn't see you or hear your swearing daughter. You must teach her to "project."
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Who has a link where we can read up on the players on the U-18 team? I don't like to do a Google search using the phrase "under 18" for reasons that should be obvious.
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I saw the altered photos in the "Huskies in the NHL" gallery at the National Hockey Center in St. Cloud and could not believe my eyes. First, I seriously doubt SCSU had the photographer's permission to alter his or her work. Second, I doubt SCSU had the player's permission to alter his image (celebrities, unlike you and I, have monetary value in their likenesses). Third, if it's so vile a thing that a former Husky played for the Blackhawks, then don't display that player's picture in the first place. This reminds me of the UND law prof who plays on the law school's hockey team, wears a Sioux jersey but uses black tape to cover up the name and logo. He could, of course, wear a plain practice jersey in a matching color but then he wouldn't get to make his political statement.
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Jerseychasher:
Funeral march played when the Sioux have been scored upon? Surely, you don't mean, "Fight On Sioux," which is, in my opinion, the best damn fight song there is. The words go a little something like this:
Fight on, Sioux
We're all for you
We're thousands of strong and loyal souls
We know you'll win every game you're in
No matter how distant the goals
And, as we go, we'll show each foe
That we're the toughest tribe ["team," in PC parlance] between the poles.
We're rough and tough, it's true
But we're sportsmen through and through.
We're the Fighting Sioux
from North Dakota U.
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I feel I have a stake in this discussion since I have been the chief sign-maker for the student section (no, not the only sign-maker since there were plenty of signs from different sources at the Minnesota series) for the last three weeks. Now, everyone get out their tiny violins while I say that each week I have spent at least 16 hours printing and pasting up the signs. Right, big deal, because I have nothing better to do. Anyway, I believe that the signs are a good addition to the Ralph and I would love to see them become our "signature." That's why I've been willing to devote so much time and energy to making this happen. And, yes, I am still willing.
What we need to decide is whether it's worth the perceived hassle and whether or not we can design signs that will pass the REA sniff test. I was young once, too, and I know that part of the thrill of youth is tweaking authority and trying to put something past the "establishment," as we called them in the 60s. The students who have held up the signs want ones that are funny and edgy and not safe. The powers that be at the Ralph don't want to hear complaints from the good citizens that the students' signs are out of hand.
While I appreciate PCM's cries for cooperation and concilation, I don't know how to apply his PG-13/R-rated test. None of our signs had the "F-word" and as long as I'm pasting them together, they never will. Thus, none of them were rated "R." Yet, some of them made use of good ol' double entendres and perhaps that's what some fans took issue with. We defintely could use some guidelines but the question is what should they be? Is "Mom got 5 years" for hooking beyond the pale? Is "Couldn't carry Zach's jock (or fill it)"? Or "Fix the Huskies"? Remember, only the last of these three was actually confiscated and then only on the second night. And, BTW, I don't think the fact that the signs are two-sided is any kind of problem. It's no big deal to pull a disapproved message off one side. They are pasted up with rubber cement and the paper pulls right off without tearing the posterboard.
What do you guys want to do? Continue with the kind of signs we've been making and if security confiscates them, who cares? Forget about it all together because we refused to be censored? Or, actually approach REA about guidelines?
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Yes, there definitely needs to be a single standard, consistently enforced on both nights, but I don't know that my non-student status is any kind of guarantee that I can get away with more than a student would. Forecheck, did the guard say what was wrong with "Fix the Huskies"?
Did any one of you notice the poll about profanity-laced chants that was on USCHO a while back? I voted that such cheers were okay, if clever. I give a lot of points for cleverness. But, most of the voters said that the chants were just fine, without any sort of qualification.
I don't understand why Kupchella would be in charge of setting any polcies at the Ralph. The facility hasn't been turned over to UND yet and, as far as I know, is being run as a private enterprise.
I agree with Pat that we don't want to do anything that makes UND look bad in the eyes of the viewing public but I haven't heard anything but compliments about the signs, and not just from you guys here who are, admittedly, invested in the process.
Do you think our signs would have a better chance if they were "Sioux-centered" as opposed to bashing the opponent? I'm sure we'd have to be careful about using our nickname but I'm thinking we could come up with signs about individual Sioux players instead.
Alaska series signs
in Men's Hockey
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As much fun as this is...and there are some great ideas here...are we sure there are going to be students in the lower bowl willing to hold up the signs? Forecheck, Redwing, NorthStar?
For previous series, I've gone way overboard with the sign-making and as a result some never saw the light of the Ralph. Looking for some guidance here: after we decide which ones we like best, how many should I make? Anyone, besides the usual suspects, willing to hold up a sign? If you are, I'll make the one you prefer and bring it to your seat, after fighting my way through security.
Assuming this is do-able, let's decide on the short list of signs by tomorrow. I'll have enough time left then to make maybe 6 or 8. Of course, if anyone else wants to make signs, from our unused list or on their own, the more the merrier.