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Now THATs funny!

Happy Birthday Dave!

Holy crap!! So even when you guys finally loose a junior tournament you have to come up with all the reasons you should have won? 5 in a row not quite enough for you? Too funny. I actually had no intention of rubbing in the fact you guys lost because it was such a great game, the players on both sides conducted themselves with such class that I thought gloating would be unseemly. But you know what, I don't feel a bit bad about it any more. Oh Say Can You See!! Mr. B, you are right. Virtually no one in the US watched and I personally don't think this game will make a drop of difference in the the popularity of the game. Too bad, its a fun game to watch. But as I've said before, in too much of the country we didn't play it because there was no opportunity to. I just can't see how it will ever be anything other than a niche game in the US. Again, that's too bad. BTW, I'm trying to be a better Canadian. Went to Blue Rodeo last night, can sing most of the songs. But I didn't do too good when they let the audience sing on December Night. I know the "Hey, hey I guess it hasn't hit me yet" part (an appropriate lyric for this thread), but not the verses. I'll try harder next time. Knocked Diamond Mine out of the freakin park though. "You say-hey the party's over. But like a druken fool I never know when to leave." (Hey, another appropriate lryic) However, the real problem in becoming a better Canadian is Hockey will never be #1. I enjoy watching, but the truth is the game between Texas and Alabama tonite (Hook 'em!!) is a WAY bigger deal to me. As is the Cowboy game Saturday night. The games you loved and played as a kid will always be the ones you identify most with.

I'm making the premature command decision that we will do it on Saturday this year.

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That and the fact the US said they copied the Canadian playing style. But using the same logic, The CFL is really just a bunch of Americans playing in Canada. And where exactly was Donovan Bailey from? Just wondering aloud. And for the record, one of the Canadians is a dual US/Canadian citizen. And I bet right now he is questioning his decision to play for Canada!! By the way, what game were you watching? Shots midway thru the third were 24 to 12. I do not deny that Canada completely owned the second part of the third, but after that it was back and forth. Man, they call Americans myopic............

I think I'm going to make a rule that Equipment Reps have to bribe me with gear.

I didn't get it.

Oops. Usually on Sunday. Early. But if there are lots of people only coming on Saturday, I could switch.

The last couple of years we have put on a pancake breakfast for the FF Expo. Last year Lynn did it, and two years ago I did. I am willing to do it again this year if there is enough interest. I need to know who would plan on coming (and if you back out, I have a long memory) and who can help out. I'll need some people to buy food, etc. Once I get an idea of how many I'll begin the delegation process...... Time: Jan 23, 8-10 AM. Place: PM me if you plan to attend and I'll send you my address. Tentative guest list Pipestone headscan Ewwber Bloom Max Smitty Taco Mrbotangles Murray Jack troutlover brunsie bhurt (but he has to wear a mask cuz he says most people can't stand the sight of him) fff (and I have a nice spinner selection to show him!!) tungsten bowbiker avalanche theboy bobloblaw cheeler reellife murray bbt Where is the Sundance contingent by the way?

I'll start another thread.

Don't know. Probably not? Do you get extra points if there are?

I could be talked into doing the breakfast thing again if there is enough interest and help.

Distant third? Hmm. The US played Canada twice. 9-9 I think in regulation. Lost one in a shootout, won the other in OT. Massively (2-1 margin) outshot the canadians up until midway in the third in game two. They were also outshooting them in game 1 until midway in the third (if memory serves). Canada was in the lead for maybe 5 minutes total in the two game. First goal in both, with pretty quick replies by the US. US blocked WAY more shots, and their team speed was an issue for Canada, so much so that they changed tactics in game 2 to try to counteract the speed. Oh, and the US beat Sweden too, if memory serves and Finland. Canada only beat the US (of the teams that had a significant chance at medalling). So while I certainly can see an argument for team talent on Sweden and Canada being superior, they certainly are not far superior, at least from what I saw, though I am in no way qualified to make such an assertion. To use a Jim Rome phrase: "Scoreboard"

Holy crap, that was fun to watch. Must feel great for those guys to beat the best.

First off, I'm not directing this reply at anyone in particular..... There is quite often a bit of hypocrisy when discussing picture taking, or more specifically not picture taking. As we mature as fishermen, quite often our frequency of picture taking slows as we start to feel we've taken enough. But we tend to forget that many newer fishermen still have a sense of accomplishment on each fish and may want a picture. It is up to us to try to help them handle the fish in the best way possible. I don't think it is however up to us to say "no picture for you" now that we have all the ones we think we need.

AAARRRRRGGGHHHH!!!! Overtime. Oh well, I would have felt bad for Allen had that bounce off his glove been the game winner.

3-3 going into the Third. I no likey.......the Red Horde tends to own the third....

Another Definition Diving/faking injury: What members of other teams do. Particularly ones from Europe.

Uhh, wrong! My wife among them. Maybe better looking, but certainly not cooler. All hail PerchKing and Perch Whisperer. You both must be very proud.

I prefer the winky guy.

Thanks for the support guys, but I did mean the shove it up your ass part!! Ok, I really didn't mean that either. I just like the way it sounded with the fake cheer Pepsi keeps trying to jam down your throats. BBT- I hate your Red Horde Avatar. I would make mine an American Flag, but I fear some may not get it!

Good Lord!!!!!! IT WAS A JOKE!!!! Is it really that hard to figure it out. Do I actually need to use the sarcasm emoticon when the sarcasm is really that obvious.

Dude, thanks so much for the laugh. I don't even know how to respond. Uhhh, it was a joke? See, if the refs really were trying to screw the US, don't you think they really would have called penalties against the US? To explain, I was using this thing called "irony" (you can look it up in a dictionary if you like. While you are at it, how about you look up "obtuse") while also making a tongue in cheek reference to the proclivity (Click here for definition of Proclivity) of a board member (who is a friend of mine) to dwell on a NHL referee conspiracy theory. So to be clear, I enjoyed the hockey game, though I wish my home country would have won. I think the Canadians are very, very good. I don't think the refs screwed anybody. Sorry I did not make that more clear. All hail Canada. While I'm at it, all hail Literal Canadians. They make the internet so much more fun.

Nice Avatar there Marc. How bout them Badgers? My son played HS Football here for Bishop O'Byrne. They had a pretty good team and lost in the Div 1 finals to Notre Dame. Good football, and fun to watch. But no comparison to HS football in Texas. Reason is almost all of your best athletes are living somewhere else playing junior hockey. All our best athletes were playing football for their home town school.