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polite As long as they

jollyroger — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:15:42 +0000

In reply to Having most of your teeth

polite

As long as they weren't wearing skates...

Having most of your teeth

acanuck — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:00:24 +0000

In reply to True hockey fact:When I

Having most of your teeth knocked out will foster a mean streak in anyone. But they were polite, right?

True hockey fact:When I

jollyroger — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:10:21 +0000

In reply to Roger's right. Canadian

True hockey fact:

When I arrived at Brown (then a hockey power in the AAU-they hadn't even invented the NCAA back then) on account of being the capt. of my high school hockey club (I was the only one with pads) the coach sends me a note inviting me to come out for the team.

Ha, ha, ha.

The whole team was Canadian, and there weren't ten front teeth amongst the entire bunch.

And they were mean...also.

Roger's right. Canadian

acanuck — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:02:49 +0000

In reply to That's cause they are snowed

Roger's right. Canadian winters are long, cold, dark, cold and even more boring than Canadian summers. And cold, did I mention cold? We gravitate to the blogs because glowing computer monitors are often the sole source of warmth in our miserable, ice-encased hovels.

And we love our hockey -- not for its fast pace but because it holds out hope for an injury that sends us to hospital, where he will be warm, well-fed and catered to hand and foot (especially if we break both a hand and a foot). Bonus: it's rent-free until they kick us out and we have to find a way to reinjure ourselves (typically, more hockey).

That's cause they are snowed

jollyroger — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:34:43 +0000

In reply to I live in the USA...I was

That's cause they are snowed in with time on their hands, and bored....also.

I live in the USA...I was

erica20 — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:32:58 +0000

In reply to eh? Omigod, you're

I live in the USA...I was just channeling Quinn there for a minute.

I have noticed, though, that a surprising number of TPM commenters seem to be Canadian.

eh? Omigod, you're

jollyroger — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:24:51 +0000

In reply to Hey Jolly, glad to see you're

eh?

Omigod, you're Canadian...Quinn has all the luck....Your profile used to place you in Boston.

I suppose if TPM is the mother country, this makes us Pilgrims? No, wait, let's find another analogy, shall we.?

Hi artappraiser, thanks for

erica20 — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:11:57 +0000

In reply to Yup, erica was on my

Hi artappraiser, thanks for the shout out. Oddly enough, I can't follow my own comments on Disquis--it has something to do with having put punctuation in my new name. Been meaning to follow up with them on that.

Hey Jolly, glad to see you're

erica20 — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:08:57 +0000

In reply to ,anybody who remembers me

Hey Jolly, glad to see you're over here. More good times to be had, eh?

It also seems to me that I

cmaukonen — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:24:48 +0000

In reply to What I remember is going to

It also seems to me that I read somewhere, much later on, that Kuwait was also slant drilling in to Iraq's oil fields as well. Which is why Iraq destroyed the fields close to their border.