Jerz
 

How many Jerseyites or Californians play professional hockey?

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Nice of you not to call them the "little people". That could hurt a guy's feelings.

n(tho I'm sure there are at least 50 spammers per day who have a solution to that problem)cs

Jerz
 

I have no idea. and your point is...
Mine was that you hate the team based on what they do, not where they play, because that is essentially meaningless apart from the character of the fan base.

Jerz
 

Agreed. The NJ fan base has very little character. The fan reaction to Jiggy's Conn Smythe win was embarassing. He deserved it.

Only 2 Jerseyites in the NHL and no Californians. Massachusetts and New York appear to be the most represented states. Lots of Czechs, Russians, and of course Canadians. I was surprised to see players from England, Ireland and South Africa.*


For the record, I like the Devils (but then again I don't know too much about hockey).

*This is not a demographic analysis, just my recollections based on a perusal of the rosters looking for players from NJ or Cal.

Jerz
 

Fuckers. I can almost sympathize with the Puddies for booing -- after all, their French Canadian goaltender had pretty good numbers, too.

Than being said, fuck them all. Fuck Pat Burns for appeasing the hockey gods at the last second by playing Ken Danyeko in game seven at home. I was certain that divine retribution was going to occur (frankly, I was *really* looking forward to Scott Gomez being smited by an angry hockey god), but Burns avoided it at the last second. Fucker.

Fuck ABC and their shitty camera angles. And, it's not bad enough that we see the Anaheim "I'll marry you if the Ducks win the cup" couple on camera AGAIN? Jesus. Fuck him for being an asshole (what, she isn't good enough to marry if some other team wins?), and fuck her for not telling him to go to hell when he came up with that brilliant idea.

Fuck Jeff Friesen and his whiny "they didn't love me in Anaheim" crap. They won't love you in Jersey next year when you stink up the place like you did in SoCal, pal.

Fuck the officials. Every year we hear that they are going to start enforcing obstruction rules, and that clutching and grabbing will be called. Bullshit. Come May and June, they act like fucking pro wrestling referees who don't see Superstar Billy Graham hit Dusty Rhodes with a chair because they are distracted by a manager in the ring. Face it -- you will NEVER call that penalty in the cup finals unless Scott Stevens actually takes Paul Kariya's wallet and watch after he mugs him. Eat another fucking donut, indeed. Fuckers.

All that being said, I have nothing against the Garden State. Princeton is a lovely town, and Atlantic City is fun. Bruce Springsteen is from there, and that's enough for me. But the Devils still suck. Fuckers.

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Wonk, you just laid some serious shit on me there with that little missive.

I wrote a book a while ago but couldn't get it published. I stay up late at night rewriting it and for the life of me cannot give up the notion that I might get lucky and get published and that through the book, I'll at least have had some sort of impact on the world. As pragmatic as I am, the idea that I might leave this world without ever having made a definite footprint really sticks in my gullet. I wish I had your ability to find peace in what you do. That satisfaction seems so utterly fantastic an ellusive to me. Perhaps I'm naively holding on to delusions of grandeur. I just always thought there'd be more juive to this life than what I've currently got. How did you get to your contentment? Did it slowly creep in over time or did you resign yourself to making it so?

I can't stop writing this book, and its driving me crazy. Perhaps ADHD meds are in order...

Has slave gone Hollywood or is this an identity crisis?
 

Why is he rooting for Anaheim, of all places, over the home team?

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I think I'm a whore for public attention. I hate people who rudely seek it in conversation, but I gotta admit, just like I loved being on the mound in little league, I fucking dig arguing in front of rooms full of people - the more eyes on me, the more I ham it up. I think I'd love being famous.

That said, if its a question of riches v. fame, I'll take the riches. I'd rather be exceptionally comfortable and avoid work than anything else.

So in a nutshell, if I have to work, I'll take a job that makes me famous, but I'd prefer to not have to work and be absolutely anonymous. Of course, being both rich and famous would be nice also.

for love or money
 

Uh, who the hell looked at her face? Her body is beyond perfect.
That said, when I managed to tear my eyes away from her insane ratio, her face and smile and voice weren't bad either.

for love or money
 

That's why the other four women who had already been selected to stay visibly sighed with relief when doofus eliminated her. With a couple of exceptions, all of the women on that show are extremely pretty, but being around that dazzler must have been tough on even the hardiest egos.

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Don't stop writing it. Put it away for a month, then read it from beginning to end without skipping. Smooth out the rough parts, but don't overwrite. Have your friends read it. Don't quit.

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Screw that. What is fame without materialism? I'd totally like being famous - if it gets me service in stores and a decent table in a hurry at a restaurant. Currently I'm the invisible shopper - apparently I don't look like a "buyer" so no one EVER asks if I need help (which is fine if I'm just browsing but otherwise, maddening). So if fame can bring me a little groveling - I'll take it.
:bounce:

Crest White Strips
 

Anyone try these? I'm almost through with the two-week regimen and my teeth have never been whiter. I highly recommend them.

Wrong kind of fame
 

NEW YORK, June 10 — ImClone Systems founder Sam Waksal was sentenced to seven years and three months in prison Tuesday for an insider-trading scandal that ensnared his family and threatens Martha Stewart and her home decorating empire.
HE ALSO WAS ORDERED to pay more than $4 million in fines and back taxes.
U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley rejected Waksal’s plea for a lighter sentence based on ImClone’s cancer research, Waksal’s humanitarian works and the intense media interest surrounding the case.
“The harm that you wrought is truly incalculable,” the judge said.
Earlier, with his voice breaking, Waksal apologized to his family and former employees just before he was sentenced.
“I am deeply disturbed and so very sorry for my actions,” he said. “I want to apologize to all the people who may have had confidence in me and whose confidence I betrayed.”
Waksal, who once rubbed shoulders with rock stars and cut a flamboyant figure in the mostly staid pharmaceutical industry, pleaded guilty in October to six counts, including securities fraud, bank fraud, conspiracy to obstruct justice and perjury. Waksal sentenced