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Oh WPOS, you can always make me laugh. Of course you're a punk! Nothing wrong with Gopher fans who know how to dish it out as well as take it.

Whoa, why don't you settle down there. No need to be an ass.

Too bad. I actually *gasp* had fun drinking with you guys last year at the Final Five....after I got over your constant ribbing of the Sioux. A reunion Siouxsports vs. POI hockey game would have been fun.

jk, I think he was joking. I hope he was joking. WPOS, are you making the games this weekend? Cuz I gotta beer with your name on it. Think HoneyWeiss, $3 pitchers, Brannigans after the game.

I agree, jo, but I know some hockey players' Moms and I don't think THEY would find it funny. Better we censor ourselves than have security do it. I still say you go with I got 2:00 for hooking but mom got 5. It's not like you're saying it about the SIOUX parents. Besides, you'd hope they would have a sense of humor.

I vote on these. Funny stuff. "Sign Divided in two: [illustration of a fish] = CRAPPIE [Gopher hockey icon] = CRAPPY" Woog's Words of Wisdom Pronunciation Chart: Smaby -- sounds like Baby Lundbohm -- no "l" Bochenski -- sounds like "goals"

I believe Campion said Shepard will be reffing the Sioux/Gopher games next weekend. Yay.

Why wouldn't Schneider play?

All right, so Zach with a hatty and Brady with his first goal of the year. I think now that he's past that first one, he'll play with more confidence and we'll start seeing even more of this line. Murray - 1 Parise - 3 Bochenski - 6 10 goals in 5 games. They're 1/10 of the way there.

Hey, I rock at pinochle! My grandpa and I can take anyone on. Just name the time and place.

I literally busted out laughing when I read this!

Didn't he say something about cups being thrown on the ice? I swear Blais said that there would be no warning if plastic cups were thrown on the ice, and that the home team would automatically get a penalty. I assumed the other things getting thrown on the ice that would receive a warning were certain furry little creatures.

Sure.

Do you think having players hold out for better contracts and then showing up after the season has started decreases team morale? I would think there would be some tension in the locker room when he gets back in the lineup.

Thanks anyway.

*tear* Thanks Farce! I like to think I'm a little artistic when the mood strikes. Coincidentally, the mood strikes more often when I've had my medicine. Way to go Dogs!

Hey, have you sold you Gopher tickets yet if you're not going to be there? If not, I'd like to buy them from you since they're right by me.

Pointless story... I was on a party bus last night so I only caught bits and pieces of the 2nd and 3rd period in various bars, and ended up watching the last part of the 3rd period and overtime at Muddy Rivers. When Duluth tied it up at the end, I smacked the guy sitting next to me and told him they tied it up and asked for a high five, and he and his wife started laughing. So we talked hockey for a bit, and they started rooting on Duluth with me. After Duluth won, I told them I had to call a friend in Minneapolis and rub it in that Duluth did win by 1 goal like I predicted because he was adamant that there was pretty much no way Duluth was going to win with all of the emotion of raising the banner and the tribute to Brooks Saturday night. We got his answering machine, and on the count of 3 this couple yelled "Gophers Suck!" into my phone with me. It was hilarious!! I don't even know if they were hockey fans, but they humored me at least.

Yane, the "Who's your daddy?" sign isn't that bad! I thought it was hilarious! I'd attempt to make the sign if I could figure out how to make little swimmers with helmets on them. For what it's worth, no one has stopped me coming into the arena before to check and make sure that my signs have been appropriate. Heck, when Flutie was "waving" to the BC players during warmups, the security guard by us came down just to make sure that I wouldn't have him blocking anyone's view during the game. Then he tells me that someone complained that all of Flutie's fingers except his middle one seemed to be stuck, and he told the person to let us have some fun. All of the security guards I've talked to have been pretty laid back and fun.

Yeah, sorry I've been busy. I don't know where else to get a copy of the game made except for in the Grand Cities Mall, and I think it's about $10 there. It shouldn't take more than a day for them to copy it and send it out. If you want to drop the money, let me know and I'll get a copy made and send it to you. Sorry, that's the best I can do. Unless you just want to borrow the tape and send it back to me when you're done, and pay for S&H of course. Drop me an email.

As far as scheduling the Aerosmith concert during a Sioux/Gopher game, I already know of at least one guy, let's call him "Friend" who is planning on going to the Aerosmith concert on Saturday night instead of the Gophers. This is about how the conversation went: Friend - "It's Aerosmith!!" Me - "IT'S THE GOPHERS!!" But at least I can count on him to sell his Saturday ticket to someone else.

Actually I believe Blais said 5 5x3s, even though I only remember their being 4, 2 each night. You could tell it was me just from my laugh? That annoying, huh At least you didn't mistake me for a guy. For those of you who didn't hear, I may as well let you in. Tim H. called me sir, and although he quickly corrected himself, the damage was done. My ego is completely shot. I told him I didn't realize my voice was so masculine. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a bottle of vodka and a bottle of asprin calling my name....

I'll look into it.

What kind of presentation are you doing?? I have the tape of Prpich's fight during the first game of the year. I would want it back though if you borrowed it.

The one problem that I have with the assigned seating: a lot of students don't bother showing up until right before introductions, or sometimes after the game has started since they no longer have to wait in line for a couple hours before the game to ensure a lower bowl seat. I think it sucks. And one of my biggest pet peaves of season ticket holders were the ones who didn't bother selling or at least giving their tickets away if they couldn't make it to a game, and now students are doing that too. Kind of pathetic when the upper bowl is packed by the time the doors open, and there are a bunch of scattered empty seats in the lower bowl throughout the game. I'd rather wait in line before every game and have the lower bowl and most of the upper bowl packed for warm ups.