- 05:28 AM
- 11/22/09
I clicked on the king.com logo and recieved the following message: We are updating the system so King.com is temporarily unavailable. WTF? Oh, well, I'm always getting my ass kicked in chess on MSN games anyway.
posted by njsk8r20 at 11:17 PM on May 17
I got my pitchfork! Where is jerseygirl with the torches?
posted by njsk8r20 at 09:18 PM on May 17
OK grum, I'll give you another chance. ax2+bx+c=0 Solve for x (and show your work)
posted by njsk8r20 at 07:53 PM on May 17
HA! I love your work grum. I just want to know, have you found the end to p yet?
posted by njsk8r20 at 10:39 PM on May 16
Ooh, sorry. The answer we were looking for is: 1 gallon=3.7854 liters (quarts are not part of the metric system)
posted by njsk8r20 at 07:05 PM on May 16
I don't think it's that big of a deal either, just disrespectful. Heck, I've seen plenty of americans being disrespectful of our own anthem. Is it really that hard to take your hat off and stand quietly for a few minutes?
posted by njsk8r20 at 01:06 PM on May 15
Every game I went to (all in the US, and none against a Canadien team) they only played the US national anthem. The games in Canada that I have seen on TV, they played both. I always wondered why, I guess this explains it. "I'm Canadian; they're just booing the team, not the anthem,'' Patrick Marleau said. "That's how I took it.'' That's how I take it too, but I still think it was disrespectful.
posted by njsk8r20 at 12:01 PM on May 15
If Roger does not sign with Debbie, do you think she should move the team to another city with more drawing power?
posted by njsk8r20 at 09:24 AM on May 12
Oh no, I'm not falling for that again. That burlap itches too much.
posted by njsk8r20 at 06:09 PM on May 11
Geeze, first dolphins, and now trees. Like my uncle Larry used to say, "It's a sick world, and I'm a happy guy." Of course he's the guy who, when a woman asked him to do her doggie style, he humped her leg and pissed on the carpet.
posted by njsk8r20 at 05:09 PM on May 11
If Roger is smart, he will ask for a "no trade" clause. Otherwise the Clemens organization could trade him for a couple of young prospects.
posted by njsk8r20 at 04:23 PM on May 11
"Son, what are you doing?" "Dad, I'm checking for squirrels."
posted by njsk8r20 at 03:14 PM on May 11
A planet of play things We dance on the strings Of powers we cannot perceive 'The stars aren't aligned Or the gods are malign...' Blame is better to give than receive You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice You can choose from phantom fears and kindness that can kill I will choose a path that's clear I will choose freewill
posted by njsk8r20 at 01:24 PM on May 11
Don't start counting those chickens yet. The Canes have a few ex-Flyers in their lineup. *cough-choke-cough*
posted by njsk8r20 at 11:50 AM on May 11
Really luther, is it that hard to hit the [.] key? Geeze man, even I don't mind misspelling and capitalization. But your lack of putting an end to a sentence is even getting on my nerves.
posted by njsk8r20 at 08:22 PM on May 10
From the article: Prior and others say evangelicals often drive a wedge between players on a team,... I have never heard of an athlete(s) being a problem in the lockerroom because they are being evangelical. I suppose though, like everything else, it has its good and bad sides. IMO christianity does promote good morals, but if there are players getting spots on teams* over someone else just because they are pretending to be be christians, well, that is just plain wrong. *Also from the article: In training camp, Prior adds, some marginal players vying for roster spots carry around their Bibles and attend religious services to impress management.
posted by njsk8r20 at 05:34 PM on May 10
/Hides bible in backpack and starts singing, "Here's to you Mrs. Robinson, Jesus loves you more than you will know." "Whoah whoah whoah."
posted by njsk8r20 at 04:16 PM on May 10
Well, let's just wait to see if they can do any better in game 2. Actually, when I think about where it may have been, I don't think I want it back either way.
posted by njsk8r20 at 06:27 PM on May 06
I watched it all the way to the bitter end wingnut. I just hope it was because they were rusty from not playing for a whole week. Of course that's no excuse for getting outplayed in every aspect of the game.
posted by njsk8r20 at 06:19 PM on May 06
Good enough, I guess I'll have to take what I can get. I'll send you a keychain. Just be careful of the horns and tail. I don't want you to hurt yourself. 
posted by njsk8r20 at 12:07 AM on May 06
Ah, now there's the wingnut I know. Damn it though, what do I have to do to get another Devils fan in here? I can't even buy one.
posted by njsk8r20 at 07:54 PM on May 05
It's a little hard to see, but it was all in the question mark.
posted by njsk8r20 at 03:36 PM on May 05
If Lindstrom does not win the Norris trophy I will lead a group to go to either New Jersey... If you are talking about Niedermeyer, he is in Anaheim now. And I'll be part of that group. I know Neidermeyer is better than what the +/- stat shows, but I think his nomination is more because of name recognition and past performance.
posted by njsk8r20 at 06:24 PM on May 04
Wingnut4life, if you are selling your Red Wings loyalty, I'll start the bidding at $25.
posted by njsk8r20 at 05:06 PM on May 04
Did they read the description of Norris trophy when they selected the finalists? The James Norris Trophy is awarded annually "to the defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-around ability in the position," When you look at the stats the article shows, they all have good offensive numbers but Neidermeyer was only a +8 (ranked 46th). Doesn't sound like an all around ability to me. Of course, I could just be bitter.
posted by njsk8r20 at 02:59 PM on May 04
Elias has been playing on both lines, but mostly with Langenbrunner and Brylin. If times get tough and the Devils really need a goal, Lou will put the E-G-G line back together. And yes, the Rangers were not at thier best. But I'm not buying into the 'Rangers were that bad', I prefer to think that the Devils were that good.
posted by njsk8r20 at 12:50 PM on May 03
The Devils lack of scoring depth will be exposed in this round. John Madden and Jamie Langenbrunner have found thier scoring touch. The Devils scored 17 goals in 4 games, with goals coming from 3 different lines. Besides scoring over 4 goals per game they also only allowed 1 goal against per game. The Canes will put up a good fight, I see all 6 games being won by only 1 goal, but the Devils will prevail. You hear me NoMich? It's on beeyatch! The Ottawa/Buffalo should be great one with probably 6 or 7 goals scored in each game. I see another Sabres team winning all of thier home games. They will have to steal one on the road to win the series, which they will, in game 7.
posted by njsk8r20 at 12:23 PM on May 03
Well what do you know, Yahoo! is showing the Mtl/Car game. So I got that game on the cpu and the Buf/Phi game on the boob tube. Freakin sweet!
posted by njsk8r20 at 06:36 PM on May 02
I hope wingnut is just doing the locked in a dark room in the fetal position listening to the Cure thing. I kind of feel sorry for Legace, he looked really pissed at himself. The worst tongue lashing we could give him is probably nothing compared to what he is putting himself through.
posted by njsk8r20 at 05:33 PM on May 02
I thought the winner of the Buf-Phi series faced NJ. You have to excuse NoMich, he is assuming that the Canes will beat the Habs. If Montreal wins that series then they will face Ottawa and NJ will play the winner of the Buf/Phi series. Both game sixes are on tonight too, man, decisions decisions decisions.
posted by njsk8r20 at 03:57 PM on May 02
Jagr may need surgery and Renney blames the Rangers demise on the olympic break.
posted by njsk8r20 at 11:43 PM on May 01
My friends and I used to do that to each other in pickup games, but this was no pickup game and I don't think these guys were friends. I think Kaman showed a good deal of restraint. It was a dirty play though for a professional and Evans should receive some kind of penalty. Nothing major like a suspension, just a little monetary fine.
posted by njsk8r20 at 11:30 PM on May 01
Well, I must admit the Predators have really grown on me, and since relocating, Nashville is the closest hockey city to me. I felt a little saddened as I left the arena, but I still had a great time. The place exploded when the Preds scored to cut the Sharks lead down to 2-1. It seemed like the Predators responded and really turned it on at the end. Too bad it was too little, too late. And btw, Joe Thornton looks a lot bigger in person. And about this Philly/Buffalo series, for the record I also picked it to go 7 games. But not to put all my eggs in one basket I gave the series to the Sabres in the pick'em but placed the Flyers higher in the confidence points.
posted by njsk8r20 at 01:02 PM on May 01
Holy Karate Elvis in a Sundial Jumpsuit, guys, I was watching that! I know, wtf? I have Center Ice, if I wanted to watch the other game I would of had it on. At least I got to see the whole Nashville/SJ game. 
Nice seat eh?
posted by njsk8r20 at 07:56 AM on May 01
Buffalo is up 3-0 in the 3rd period. The Flyers just had a powerplay but the Sabres had more scoring chances on it than the Flyers did. Apparently NBC thought the end wouldn't be worth watching and switched me to the Dallas/Colorado game, which is tied 2-2.
posted by njsk8r20 at 03:41 PM on April 30
John Davidson said that the biggest success for the Rangers, was how they reconnected with the fans. The blueshirts had a much better season than any of us expected, they just ran into injuries at the wrong part of the season, the end. for New Jersey, my biggest hope right now is that the upcoming week off is going to throw them off their rhythm. That's something that has me a little concerned, but it gives the players time to rest while the remaining teams beat the snot out of each other. I have faith in Lou that he will keep the devils players in the game by scheduling the right amount of practices at the right times. And DrJohn, we also did it one fewer games.
posted by njsk8r20 at 12:08 PM on April 30
I remember that. Can't say I'm sad about it being missing though. Forgive me, I'm not a baseball fan (yet, but the spofites are working on me), but how often do they actually stop a game to recognize someone breaking a record? or moving up a ladder? I haven't seen that happen in the sports I follow. It's always a pregame or postgame thing. (well, except for hat tricks, but that's only to pick the hats up off the ice)
posted by njsk8r20 at 09:44 PM on April 28
After all, you can only score your first playoff goal once. Scott Gomez wasted no time grabbing the puck for Zach Parise on Wednesday. Yeah Zack! Speaking of the Devils, the ever so pessimistic Stan Fischler reminds us it takes four wins to win a series.
posted by njsk8r20 at 03:02 PM on April 28
"My friends better be cheering for me," said Getzlaf, unaware of the whereabouts of the puck commemorating his milestone moment. Yeah, because if he had any friends on the team, they would have got that puck for him. (joking) It is a shame he doesn't have that puck though.
posted by njsk8r20 at 12:47 PM on April 28
Ahhhh! WTF? Who left the italics door open? What were you born in a barn or something?
posted by njsk8r20 at 11:26 AM on April 28
I think the ball should sue Mientkiewicz for punitive damages.
posted by njsk8r20 at 06:40 PM on April 27
We have a nice size mob here. I call shotgun.
posted by njsk8r20 at 04:14 PM on April 27
I remember this reference, but that wasn't you NoMich. Sorry, guess I'm not any help.
posted by njsk8r20 at 04:06 PM on April 27
I always liked Blernsball. Imagine hitting a ball attached to a bungee cord. Surely nothing bad could happen if one of us tried it at home.
posted by njsk8r20 at 10:05 AM on April 27
I'll do even better, here is my $12.50 Wingnut, I told you not to remove the keychain.
posted by njsk8r20 at 08:26 PM on April 26
I have a pitchfork. 
posted by njsk8r20 at 06:44 PM on April 26
It may not have been downright dirty, but it still was boarding nonetheless. And it looked like Fedotenko turned towards the boards because he was going after the puck so it wasn't like the scenario I described earlier. I wish Chara would of got a better piece of Vinnie though.
posted by njsk8r20 at 06:04 PM on April 26
Well Jay Pandolfo is definitely guilty of it. The worst part was the ref noticed it too. Jay was saying "I'm cut it should be 4 minutes" and the ref says "you turned around". I may be Devils fan but I am still a realist. Every team has players that do it. I can't count how many times I saw it last night. This has been happening for years now.
posted by njsk8r20 at 11:35 AM on April 26
I was fighting to stay up but at the end of the 1rst OT I gave up and went to bed. The officials looked confused too. First they were checking the net for holes, then they kept picking the net up and feeling the bottom of it. Then they scraped the ice down to make sure it was flat and finally they just brought out a new net. And about the hitting from behind, I think half of the time the player with the puck turns to face the boards trying to draw a boarding penalty or is hoping that will stop him from getting checked.
posted by njsk8r20 at 10:49 AM on April 26
Now they say You don't tug on Superman's cape You don't spit into the wind You don't pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger And you don't mess around with Vin' Zdeno
posted by njsk8r20 at 10:28 AM on April 26
Of course, I may be biased. You are biased DrJ, but your account is still 100% accurate. I have to give the ref mad props for backing off and let Vinny get what was coming to him. I thought it was kind of a pansie move to wait until the ref was about ready to get inbetween them to throw a punch.
posted by njsk8r20 at 09:24 AM on April 26
Yeah -- Forsberg looks lost. Now all the rumours are that Primeau's coming back for Game 3. Will that really matter? Maybe, as long as he does not pull an Eric Lindros. Keep your head up Keith.
posted by njsk8r20 at 02:27 PM on April 25
How does someone go from age 15 to 28 without the thought his feet have grown entering his mind? I've been wearing a size 12 since I was 16 (and I'm over 29 now) and haven't had any problems. Depending on the brand of the shoe, sometimes I can fit in an 11 1/2. My bowling shoe size is like a 10 I think, I'm not sure, it's been awhile. Normally when my shoes feel too small it means I need to trim my toenails.
posted by njsk8r20 at 11:23 AM on April 24
Well so far, the refs have been calling penalties, and I haven't seen a bad call yet.
posted by njsk8r20 at 08:11 PM on April 21
Leclair was definitely a big gamble and they paid way too much for Gonchar. Those are the only two things I can fault Patrick for. Nobody had a clue that Palffy was gonna give up at the beginning of the season or that Recchi was going to be such a disappointment. And when you're aging player is also part owner, you can't scratch him or trade him. The Penguins did look real good on paper though at the start of the season.
posted by njsk8r20 at 04:08 PM on April 20
I really don't see Elias going anywhere, he doesn't seem to me to be a show me the money kind of guy, or Madden for that matter. I don't think Gionta is going to give NJ any problems in resigning. And just to make sure they don't have another Scott Neidermeyer incident, they already have the younger Gionta in the system. I can see Gomez going for the money though.
posted by njsk8r20 at 01:52 PM on April 20
Well, I guess this marks the new Leafs heading forward into the new NHL. a year late I guess I don't think it was necessarily a bad a thing to wait a year. Now they have a better understanding of the new NHL, and they know which players have adapted and which can't hack it. Elias ain't going anywhere, this is his team now. But just in case, stay the hell away from him! You guys already ruined Mogilny dammit. Who you guys should go after is Jeff Freisen.
posted by njsk8r20 at 01:04 PM on April 20
I just hope the refs still let them play hockey. I don't want to see 20 penalties called every game because a ref thinks he needs to call some penalties to keep his job. If it is a penalty though, absolutely call it. Just don't think because there have only been 4 penalties all game that you need call something/anything to meet some sort of quota.
posted by njsk8r20 at 10:35 PM on April 19
Mic can't think straight (or hit straight!)
Strike 2