Tech support people who read from a script...and have ZERO technical skills beyond that. Good grief...whenever we call our internet provider (TWC) or my cell provider, we only get people who are reading from a script. I'm not a flipping idiot...and, yes...I've verified that I've turned the item I'm...

Don't want to rehash the whole beer at the stadiums debate, but CCO has an article today about suite sales being down because of the ban.

http://wcco.com/local/alcohol.suites.go ... 11465.html

Another Woogism tonight:

"He (Ness) is cute, clever. I don't mean physically"

Greyeagle wrote:Matt Thomas (AM1500) just Tweeted FOX9 is reporting he is toast.
Hope so, he's a knucklehead and Tubby doesn't need the crap White carries with him.

It is an old PR trick to do press releases/news conferences on weekends to hopefully get less attention.

Question: Has there ever been one of those "All-Time Gopher Teams" (like the all-metrodome team)? If not, I think this could create an interesting debate on the subject. Thoughts? Lines? Goalie? Greg Zwakman would have be on D. :wink: p.s. As much as he is my favorite player, I'm not all ...

The rumor I heard was that Lofquist left the team was so he could attend the GPL outing at Campus Pizza.

Okay...I will probably be there...with the wife and kids in tow for awhile. Sounds like we might be making a weekend of it in the cities now. I think I know how we will recognize you. http://rwethereyetrwethereyet.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/11/family_truckster.jpg Don'...

Those squiggly security words you have to type in to register for a website. Most of the time they are nearly impossible to read. http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:8idZBt4plljiUM:http://www.clipartguide.com/_named_clipart_images/0511-0810-2000-1428_Old_Man_Reading_E...

Those squiggly security words you have to type in to register for a website. Most of the time they are nearly impossible to read.

Article from Strib about poor student attendance at games.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/69721747.html

Article from the Strib today about signing day. No names we didn't already know. Confirms that Bjugstad will likely be signing in spring so he can play next season.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/69722117.html

Go4rhockeyguy wrote:

Breakaway wrote:OMG... SCHACK SCORED! 4-1!

When this happened I said "OMG Ogletorpe scored!!!" On a very nice shot too

The Gophers are unbeaten when Schack scores a goal. He needs to play more.

Don't mean to hijack your thread, but I saw this link and thought of you. 5 best and 5 worst NHL jerseys of the decade. http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/The-5-best-and-5-worst-NHL-jerseys-of-the-last-d?urn=nhl,200390 This almost became the Blues 3rd jersey buy Mike Keenan banned the ...

Jupiter wrote:

Zwak wrote:Count me in!

Maybe we could get you to do a special GPL trivia night that night too????

Now that you twisted my arm, I suppose I could whip something up

Count me in!

freighttrain wrote:Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports that the Brewers have traded J.J. Hardy to the Twins for Carlos Gomez.

Strib reporting it too.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/69381532.html

Im trying to think of other players who have come back for a 5th year. Tyler Hirsch is the only I can think of (and I may be wrong on him too.)

House is still the absolute best show on television (IMNSHO) I am a big fan of House, Hugh Laurie is brilliant as that character. Towards the end of last season the whole hallucination thing bugged me then the season finale totally bowled me over...I didn't see the ending coming. So far this season...

dxmnkd316 wrote:House is still the absolute best show on television (IMNSHO)

Couldn't agree more. It would be very easy for this show to become stale as the premise is the same each week, but the writing keeps it fresh.

30 Rock is the (intentionally) funniest show on TV right now, IMO

PPress is reporting he is out for the season.

http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_13714290

I was at the game on Saturday and I really only noticed empty seats in the upper level of the horseshoe. I would say it was 1/3 - 1/2 empty.

Also telling to me was that 5 suites were dark with no one in them.

Apparently Royce has lots of buddies who are telling him that he is good enough to be "one and done", and he is listening.

Thanks for running a great board. Keep enjoying your 30's. Not too many left

Favorite Woog - Mazzocco exchange from the weekend and in a long time (slightly paraphrased).

Frank (talking about Budish): "He's a very imposing figure"
Doug: "Yeah, and he's a big guy too"
Frank: "That would make him an imposing figure"

3. The band was great. I loved Thriller, but the voice over guy was a little lame. Great job Band. Wow...you better apologize to Jamie next time you are at Mariucci ;) Pretty sure that's a reference to the band's announcer not Jamie. Yeah...I was referring to whomever voiced the Vincent Price parts...

On the bright side, if a guy is going to miss 6 - 8 weeks with an injury, I'm glad it's an injury that should not hamper his development. Better a jaw than a knee. Not sure how much he will be able to do while he is out if his jaw is wired shut (not sure if it is or not). Try breathing hard with you...

Attended my first game at TCF yesterday. First some game thoughts. 1. I was the only person in the stadium who thought the roughing the passer call was a good one. He put his arm to the QBs head and they will call it all the time. 2. Taunting call was lame. Had he turned to the DB and did a similar ...

WI woman calls 911 to report herself as a drunk driver.

http://www.wqow.com/Global/story.asp?S=11415190

There is a spot at the above link where you can listen to the audio of the 911 call. Pretty classic.

SouthTexGopher wrote:If you want to "prune" a couple more, I have two other accounts that I registered under...but never was able to get the logins to work (AlanInSA and AlaninSanAntonio).

Here I thought you might have been Texasux

The GPL Twitter updates.

Two cases of scotch that were abandoned In Antarctica by a team led by Ernest Shackelton in 1909 have been found intact in Antarctica.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -cold.html

People who are getting all bent out of shape over the new Facebook setup. I don't love the changes, but Facebook is free and nobody is putting a gun to my head to use it.

Louisville Slugger loses lawsuit. Must pay $850K to family whose son died after being struck by a baseball that was hit by an aluminum bat. The jury determined that the bat was not defective but that Louisville Slugger should have put a warning label on the bat. http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp...

WCCO is now accepting applications for Shelby's radio slot. http://www.minnpost.com/braublog/2009/10/27/12918/wcco_radio_advertises_for_don_shelbys_successor Since Cardinal is on KFAN I would encourage the following GPLers to apply (in no particular order) 1. Slap Shot 2. Handyman 3. DHG 4. SkiUMahLaw

Penn State t-shirt cause controversy because the logo on the front of the shirt resembles a cross.



http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,569665,00.html

Sorry, I just can't get fired up about this.

Could this possibly be some Ewing Theory (copyright Bill Simmons) going on here? The team's best player will be out so the rest of the team will want to prove they can play and win without him. Either way, it should be just another excuse to start Gray as he gives a more diverse option than Weber d...

Tubby Smith's father dies (mentioned at the very bottom of this link) http://www.twincities.com/ci_13647494 College Basketball / Father of Gophers coach Smith dies The father of Gophers men's basketball coach Tubby Smith passed away in Maryland, according to a person with knowledge of the situation....

Gopherguy05 wrote:Never fails that the first time TV and radio are normal will be the one time noone really will be watching or listening live.....

I will be using Picture in Picture. The Gophs will me on the big screen and the VIkes will be on the inset picture.

Not beer related, but alcohol related.

11 miserable shots.

http://www.dailyfork.com/2009/06/11_mos ... _shots.php

Today the Vikings had a personal foul called against them and the ball was placed halfway to goal line which put it at the 9 yard line. That must mean the Steelers must have been at the 18 yard line. Since it was a personal foul, why was the ball not placed at the 3 yard line because it was a 15 yar...

IMO this game was lost by 2 selfish defensive players trying to pick up a ball and run it in instead of falling on it at the 50 when there were bodies everywhere. Obviously there was a lot more, but you know to know that our D doesn't have to do everything anymore and realize who is sitting over th...

Too bad the replica "Poop" jerseys that Nike is selling aren't even correct either. The game jerseys don't have the "shoulder M's" like the replicas have. Here is a nice "Pioneer Press gallery" from last night: http://www.twincities.com/gophers/ci_13636864 Plus all of ...

It was great to see the Angels pull one out. Agree it will be very tough to win two in NY but stranger things have happened. As for Mauer and the Yankees I think that will be an interesting thing to watch. Posada is 38 so they'll need someone very soon but as you stated, with that team, you don't n...

Sergei Gonchar out with a broken wrist, so Goligoski should get even more chances to excel offensively. As a pens fan and a guy who watches all their games I'd say it's more of Kris Letang's job to step up into Sergei's offensive role, but Gogo will probably move up into the second D pairing. If an...

The farther you're willing to walk = the fewer dings you'll get - AKA, never let your wife take the car....... Streaky, I've been telling her that for years. Or park as close to the curb as possible. Maybe I should have bought her a bus pass instead of a car? Ha, that's what I do. If I park really ...

Duluth man gets DWI while driving a souped up recliner.

http://www.startribune.com/local/65533627.html

Sioux/Bucky Hater wrote:I was at both games. If the beer song was only played seven times then I will climb the highest mountain in North Dakota.

[trivia]

The highest point in North Dakota is White Butte at 3506 feet. It is the SW corner of the state. This ranks as the 30th highest point in the US.

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On another note, did anyone hear anything about a fight outside the Ralph last night? One of our party witnessed it and was fairly concerned...then we saw the ambulance come in as we were driving out. I have seen nothing in the news but heard everthing from Serious Condition to possibly worse. I ho...

7 Stages of Grief...A Primer for Gopher Hockey fans following tonight’s 4-0 loss to Sue 1. SHOCK & DENIAL :shock: :lalala: We will probably react to tonight’s 4-0 loss to Sue with numbed disbelief. Some of us may even deny the reality of the loss at some level, in order to avoid the searing pai...

I put together an RPI calculator for the NFL because I was curious. After a lot of tinkering I came up with this: … … … … RPI … SOS … SOS Rank WAS … 0.328 … 0.304 … 32 HAHAHA- Washington sucks. The Redskins have played a winless team every game so far this season (obviously every team was winless t...