Watch out tomorrow night

Ahh, Hallowe’en. One of my favourite holidays. And now, this cartoon, from my buddy Jake (no blog/link available), as a public service announcement to not make a certain mistake…

An in depth meme

Stolen borrowed from Laura

The Personality Resume
Would you rather be an African elephant or an Asian elephant? Why?:	An African Elephant, only because it’s ears are bigger (and shaped similarly to the continent). I know it’s silly, but I have big ears anyway
Would you rather freeze to death or burn alive? Why?:	Freeze to death, only because being so cold would numb you and you wouldn’t feel so much pain.
Name three movies you like:	Star Wars Saga, The Godfather Trilogy, Bowling for Columbine (which I’m watching right now).
Name three books you like:	Lord of the Rings, The Art of War, Tao Te Ching.
Have you ever fallen in love with a fictional character? Which one(s)? Why?:	No. I’ve had crushes (like Colleen McMurphy from China Beach), but I’ve been grounded enough not to take these things so far.
Republican, Democrat or other? Why?:	Liberal. First, we’re in Canada. Second, the Liberals are a much better alternative to Conservatives like Stephen Harper.
Attendance percentage at high school dances?:	99%
What television shows do you watch regularly?:	Trailer Park Boys, Family Guy, South Park, Hell’s Kitchen
Abortion is…:	More necessary than the religious right would have you believe.
The death penalty is…:	Flat out wrong.
How do you take your coffee?:	Black, with an espresso shooter.
How do you take your tea?:	Black. Except it’s usually green tea, so green.
Who’s your favorite teacher/professor?:	Hmm.. High School, gotta be Sarge, my Phys. Ed./Football/Ski Coach. University, gotta be Oostie, who taught Applied Thermodynamics. Film School, gotta be Andy A.
How do you feel about your parents?:	They’ve always tried to be there, though sometimes misguided.
What sort of music do you listen to?:	Anything but two kinds. One being country, the other being western.
List five or ten bands you listen to.:	Nine Inch Nails, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Smashing Pumpkins, Barenaked Ladies, The Tea Party, Bob Dylan, The Beatles
Do you use public transportation?:	When I can. In Vancouver, the system isn’t terribly efficient or expansive.
Ever told someone you love him/her?:	Yes, most importantly, my Dawn.
Morning person, night person or both?:	Night Person.
Siblings?:	Just Jana, ma wonderful sis up in the Cariboo.
What are your friends like?:	Few and far between. But those friends of mine I will cherish always.
Amusement parks are?:	Too far east to get to now. All we have is Playland. Blech. Make a Wonderland out here dammit!
Cafeterias are?:	Poor servers of pasta. It’s always crunchy.
Dogs are?:	Dawn’s favorite pets. I’m more a cat person.
Any phobias, traumas or other weirdnesses?:	Heights, but it’s weird. Just in certain conditions.
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Thank you fans

Well, as all of you who watch hockey, well, read NHL hockey have noticed by now, all the arenas in the NHL have painted THANK YOU FANS in big clear letters right behind the blue lines. Not that this one little token will erase the missed 2004-2005 NHL season, but rather, as a token that both the players and owners recognize who really got hurt during the lockout, us, the fans. It’s not much, but a start, so long as they maintain the attitude that our enjoyment is paramount.

Well, except for two exceptions. Both Canadian. In Montreal, the message is more universal, as on one blue line it reads THANK YOU FANS, whereas the other blue line reads MERCI A NOS PATRONS, the obvious en francais version, to reach yet even more hockey fans.

So, not to be outdone by the greatest hockey franchise in NHL history, the assholes of the universe Toronto Make Me Laughs Maple Leafs, the only franchise, modified this phrase to read the following:

THANK YOU LEAF FANS.

I wonder if these village idiots realize something. There’s this lovely invention. Let us call it television. Now, Maple Leafs, and Maple Leaf fans, there’s something to realize about the power of this “box” called “television”. It allows the fans of your opponents to watch the game at home when their team visits Toronto to play. And you, Toronto, have singlehandedly, by being different, tainted the solidarity of thanking all the fans as a group, making your fans paramount, and by virtue, giving the bird

just to play to your fans, the suckers they are, so they’ll spend more money on your team than any other NHL fan in North America, despite the 38 year championship drought, and that you’re replacement leader

Eric Lindros, will never, EVER reach the promised land.

Leaf fans, Leaf management, for being elitist, clique minded, and overall whiny and irritating, by not playing as a team (hey, maybe that’s your first hint), I hereby give you

which will not only continue your championship drought, but create a playoff drought of 88 years, the equivalent of the White Sox championship drought. You sorely deserved the 8-0 thrashing defeat at home, to the hands of your provincial rivals, Ottawa.

Cha Gheill!