Unhandled Exception
Member
This monster is pretty distracting, albeit not off center.
It's fine. And hell, when you're in the nose bleeds you can probably still follow the fucking game!
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NHL Off-Season 2014 |OT2| - Dan Cleary
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It's fine. And hell, when you're in the nose bleeds you can probably still follow the fucking game!
Dastardly Jerks
Banned
So the taxman gave me $1.7k today. The neighbour gave me a bottle of wine because she complained about my noise. And the local pizza shop gave me a free pizza because they fucked up the pizza they made for me in the same order (all they did was forget to put red onion on it).
This is also the last weekend I have drugs, forever. The LA Kings girl had a friend whose sister died from OD (on what, I'm not sure of or how or any of the details) and she's never taken any drugs because of it. So out of respect for her I'm not taking anything while I'm with her.
Tonight's event is a joint birthday though and I had it booked for ages. Both of us are still attending the events we confirmed we were going to before we hooked up, so it's only fair.
I'll probably lose a few friends who can't keep the crack pipes away from their mouths (one of them is going into rehab next week), but I only met them half a year ago and they aren't really that close anyway. They are some very lovely, generous, hilarious, warm and beautiful people though who look out for each other and support each other. But if you become 'that guy' who isn't taking anything then your visits at social events turn more into a few hours of catch ups and funny yarns before they break out the baggies and the lighters.
OK, that's life I guess or whatever.
This is also the last weekend I have drugs, forever. The LA Kings girl had a friend whose sister died from OD (on what, I'm not sure of or how or any of the details) and she's never taken any drugs because of it. So out of respect for her I'm not taking anything while I'm with her.
Tonight's event is a joint birthday though and I had it booked for ages. Both of us are still attending the events we confirmed we were going to before we hooked up, so it's only fair.
I'll probably lose a few friends who can't keep the crack pipes away from their mouths (one of them is going into rehab next week), but I only met them half a year ago and they aren't really that close anyway. They are some very lovely, generous, hilarious, warm and beautiful people though who look out for each other and support each other. But if you become 'that guy' who isn't taking anything then your visits at social events turn more into a few hours of catch ups and funny yarns before they break out the baggies and the lighters.
OK, that's life I guess or whatever.
T.M. MacReady
NO ONE DENIES MEMBER
Shit I should have been on NHL GAF last night. There was another Isles fan and an "Iron Man 3 is a huge piece of shit" discussion.
Guys srsly, page me when you want to talk about this stuff.
Guys srsly, page me when you want to talk about this stuff.
Calamari41
41 > 38
Wow congrats, breh. I'm glad you found a keeper. The best news is that if you actually take her to a real life Kings game in Anaheim, she will probably stop being a Kings fan to begin with after seeing what happens when the cities of Hemet and East LA empty out into the Pond. Right now she is doing the equivalent of admiring Wernher von Braun's scientific work on rockets. If you take her to a game, it will be the equivalent of taking her on a tour through von Braun's torture factories. A game at Staples? Auschwitz.
And really, if you are worried about losing those friends because you've made the decision to cut back/back out of the drug use, then they are probably worth losing in the long run.
T.M. MacReady
NO ONE DENIES MEMBER
How did you forget this?
I saw that yesterday afternoon. Its a gem, no one denies this.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
Her legs are as long as JCVD is tall.
KernelPanic
Member
This thread just reminded me how awful Iron Man 3 was lol.
The Winter Soldier made me forget Marvel can pump out crap.
The Winter Soldier made me forget Marvel can pump out crap.
Some guy tried to get in an argument with me about how amazing IM3 was in the Avengers AoU thread. I just bailed out, not worth the effort.
Movie reminded me of Metal Gear Solid.
IM1 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IM3 >> IM2
T.M. MacReady
NO ONE DENIES MEMBER
I've had that argument. it devolves into the people who love it saying you need to ignore the script flaws and plotholes and embrace it as a buddy cop comedy. Because the last 15 minutes have a few buddy cop moments.
I said it best here:
The movie is shit, and I have given up on arguing with its defenders.
I'll take Iron Man 2 over IM3. At least Iron Man 2 has some really great IM and WM vs Drone action and Sam Rockwell.
The dumb "I created an element" scene would only be the like the 9th dumbest scene in IM3
Calamari41
41 > 38
I liked Iron Man 3 but I'm not going to argue that it wasn't full of holes and wasted potential.
Aside from the forgettable bad guy in IM2 its not that bad of a movie I guess.
Ive always been more critical of IM2 since it followed up on my favourite Marvel movie.
T.M. MacReady
NO ONE DENIES MEMBER
Yeah, I know that feeling. People claim IM2 was nothing but Avengers setup but it really wasn't. The story was just weak enough that a lot of the memorable stuff (Widow, Fury at Donut Shop) stand out.
Rockwell was great, Mickey Rourke was meh. But the true crime of Iron Man 2 is the drunk party scene and Rhodey/Stark fight that follows. Tony's drinking problem is important to the character (and an interesting aspect of him that the movies don't explore) and they played it for jokes and a random cameo from some stupid DJ.
Calamari41
41 > 38
The Winter Soldier could have very, very easily been Avengers 2. If you add in a few superhumans on the HYDRA side and expand the climactic attack to cover a couple of full cities, you would basically have the rough plot of Ultimates Volume 2.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
Was better for it. TWS felt tight enough where you really couldn't add much more to the plot without risking losing focus. The hand to hand fight scenes being more grounded was also a big draw for the film. Besides fly-bro the scenes didn't all that crazy for a Marvel film. It's close but IMO TWS is best Marvel film yet.
See? Even this Coyotes blogger thinks Buffalo is getting the short end of the stick
http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=61907
http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=61907
God the comments section in these things always makes me laugh
To add some interest to this long, boring offseason, tell us a surprising fact or anecdote about your team from the past year.
This is mine. Giroux and Voracek both did slightly better in terms of Corsi and goals scored/conceded playing with Austrian rookie Michael Raffl than they did playing with Scott Hartnell. Even though Hartnell was a significantly better finisher.
This is mine. Giroux and Voracek both did slightly better in terms of Corsi and goals scored/conceded playing with Austrian rookie Michael Raffl than they did playing with Scott Hartnell. Even though Hartnell was a significantly better finisher.
The Demon in a Bottle story line would have been humanizing for Iron Man, more so than his PTSD from space. But since they played out in different movies it doesn't really matter.
The PTSD in a sense grounded Iron Man in the third movie and showed how mortal he was in comparison to characters from future Marvel films.
I could write a huge ass post about this. But really it all comes down to the direction of the Marvel franchise.
Fata1moose
Banned
You need glasses if you can't follow the game from the nosebleeds. Though I usually go for tickets in the lower bowl, so maybe the jumbotron does make the upper bowl more enjoyable.
You don't know what nose bleeds are till you sit in the ones in the saddle dome. 
The way the roof slopes down its right in front of you and you can't even see the jumbo tron or the other side of the arena. They have big screen tvs on the back of the press box for that..lol
Kinda give you the picture. It's very steep too. Seen people tumble more than once.
The way the roof slopes down its right in front of you and you can't even see the jumbo tron or the other side of the arena. They have big screen tvs on the back of the press box for that..lol
Kinda give you the picture. It's very steep too. Seen people tumble more than once.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Yahoo Fantasy is open. Anyone want to start the GAF pool? I won't mind hosting it either.
I disagree with you, but felt your pain enough that it wasn't worth arguing yesterday. I get it.
But... that's a silly article. For a number of reasons. But to address one point - if the presumptive reason behind the NHL changing the draft lottery is to curb Buffalo from landing McDavid, why have they made 2016 more aggressive. Not to mention that the odds of McDavid landing in a desirable market early haven't improved much.
I'm not really suggesting the league is out to get us. I'm upset about the timing, but I truly believe it's purely coincidence. I just wanted to carry on convo in here haha
Fata1moose
Banned
Maybe the league is out to get you, it's such a blatant tank job.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
I mean just look at that hair. Magical.
They could be. But it would be silly, we're hardly the first city to have done that, and it's within the rules. It's worked out for some teams, and not for others. But I refuse to actually take it personally.
Unhandled Exception
Member
Dibs on a spot in the yahoo league. I'm busy today or I'd get it started.
I don't mind starting it~
What type of league do you guys want? Head-to-head?
I'll start it! I'm assuming that means you want a spot right?
LIST:
19&21
Lone_Prodigy
Samyy
Fata1moose
Also league size? I feel like 16 might be too many but if theres enough interest we could do that.
What type of league do you guys want? Head-to-head?
I'll start it! I'm assuming that means you want a spot right?
LIST:
19&21
Lone_Prodigy
Samyy
Fata1moose
Also league size? I feel like 16 might be too many but if theres enough interest we could do that.
Fata1moose
Banned
I'd like in, you can never have too many ugly Avalanche fans.
I mean just look at that hair. Magical.
Why is he holding a condom?
The Internet
Member
You don't know what nose bleeds are till you sit in the ones in the saddle dome.
The worst part is that you're sitting amongst Flames fans, the worst kind of fan.
But I have sat there many times, I'm a cheap-ass.
Unhandled Exception
Member
Actually it looks like we can just renew last year's league? Which was 12 people, Rotisserie. I think BigJonsson was the commish. I dunno, if we want to get more people in (assuming everyone from last year is still in) we could prob modify the cap.
You don't know what nose bleeds are till you sit in the ones in the saddle dome.
The way the roof slopes down its right in front of you and you can't even see the jumbo tron or the other side of the arena. They have big screen tvs on the back of the press box for that..lol
Kinda give you the picture. It's very steep too. Seen people tumble more than once.
I've been to one game there and you weren't kidding, holy shit.
The worst part is that you're sitting amongst Flames fans, the worst kind of fan.
But I have sat there many times, I'm a cheap-ass.
Go back under your rock.
But there might be people who want to do it this year, and maybe some who don't want to do it from last year?
Can we change the people around?
This fantasy league, it is of interest to me.
I've actually never participated in this kind of thing, despite my hockey obsession.
Someone hold my hand. No but seriously, how much of a time commitment is required? I'm still furthering my education, moving into a new house with a basement to finish, and may be heading off to Winnipeg for training for a few weeks at some point in October. Basically I'm kinda busy.
I've actually never participated in this kind of thing, despite my hockey obsession.
Someone hold my hand. No but seriously, how much of a time commitment is required? I'm still furthering my education, moving into a new house with a basement to finish, and may be heading off to Winnipeg for training for a few weeks at some point in October. Basically I'm kinda busy.
Not that much really...maybe an hour a week?
Fata1moose
Banned
If you have a losing attitude, maybe an hour a week. Personally, I put in 16 hours per week into my team, analyzing their possession numbers, whether their stock is trending upward. I scour the waiver wire for some hidden gems and do research on various fantasy hockey articles for advice.
An hour is good though.