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Habs fan. English teacher. Mostly here to shoot the breeze about either. Anti-Dunking/pile-ons
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The fact that "dais" is not pronounced like a French word ("day") is endlessly frustrating for me.
That's list being so short is shocking. I know I'm a dinosaur, but I would love for baseball to return to a more 80s style - fewer home runs, more hits, more stolen bases, more finesse pitchers (but no astroturf - those crazy high bounces were just silly) (I know, it's never gonna happen...sigh)
Oh, do they ever!
In sports terms, this is called "bulletin board material." Rule 1 of talking to the media is "never give em bulletin board material."
The interior pics I've seen floating around are basically fine. They made it look like every living room on every home decorating show my boomer mom loves. (I don't visit the States anymore, but when I did, Cracker Barrel was my go-to road meal :)
Also looks like he's hiding his hands today. They must be bruised af.
I don't follow his argument, like at all. Is he suggesting that 30 yr olds wouldn't get the reference because they're not teenagers??
One suggestion I've heard is to name it the Zdeno Chara Award 😎
Somewhat similar to how many want there to be 2 NHL awards for defencemen - offensive and defensive (because the award voters really don't seem to value the latter)
He's hiding his hands, isn't he?
Yeah, it's been a while, hasn't it?
Pezz was born in Toronto?! I just assumed he was a North Ontario boy (probably because he played for Sudbury, now that I think about it)
Yep. Who was the last Quebecois guy to fill that role? Lapierre?
He hits A TON. In his last full season (2022-2023), he had 238 hits in 71 games. Slaf led the team last season with 194 in 79 games. (Pezz had 73 in 25 games :)
When it was a choice between two Dipsticks, he had the advantage of being the shiny new Dipstick. But now that it's a choice between a Dipstick and a Red Tory? Well, Canadians will pick the Red Tory almost every time.
Busta Rhymes' verse on Scenario by Tribe Called Quest 🎶Watch as I combine, All the juice from the mind. Heel up, wheel up, Bring it back, come rewind.🎶
He kept it up on twitter as well. The complete absence of punctuation reminded me to steel myself for the two sections of Grade 9 English I'll be teaching in two week's time. 😎
This trade happened in December. It's the kind of deal I can easily imagine happening (especially for teams who pull the chute early in hopes of improving their odds in the McKenna lottery)
They have too many Cs, not enough Ds. Mtl has too many Ds, not enough Cs It's a perfect fit! 😎
Ya know, I don't hate a Matheson for McCann deal. I think it'd probably benefit both teams.
Relatedly, this also accounts for the high number of Jewish basketball players in the earlier part of the 20th century (plus the segregation, of course)
Kerfoot and Holl 😎
As Justin Trudeau was rather fond of saying, "Democracy* didn't happen by accident, and it won't endure without effort." *sometimes he say "Canada" or "Progress" or "inclusive societies" instead. Like I said, he *really* liked that phrasing 😎
PP1 - Hutson, Suzuki, Caufield, Demidov, Slafkovsky PP2 - Dobson, Newhook, Laine, Bolduc, Dach I haven't looked into it, but that might be the deepest PP units in the league 😎
The purple connection is usually so ridiculous that it does irk me. :)
I remember leaving the theatre jittery and having trouble lighting my cigarette. Very unsettling, in the best way. 😎
Absolutely. Being able to stream literally anything ever filmed almost invariably leads to a less satisfying experience than say, a heavily edited Die Hard (again).
Rewatching a shitty movie because there's nothing else on - a real underrated little pleasure we've lost.
Times New Roman is the font for Serious Things. Everything is advertising. 😎
He 100% gave himself that stupid nickname. Embarrassing.
😏
On Aug. 9, 1948, a group of 16 young Quebecois artists and intellectuals signed Le Refus Global. This manifesto rejected the social and norms and values of Quebecois society and was a landmark document in the province's history. 🧵 1/8
Any grown man who proudly declares that his favourite band is Down With Webster is a man who isn't desperate for everyone to love him 😎 A trait of his which stood in stark contrast to Pollievre (and Trudeau for that matter).
Mark Carney is a great example of this. Absolutely no one would argue that he's Mr. Charisma, but in the campaign, he came across as genuine and authentic.
Furthest I've been: North: Lake O'Hara, BC South: Curaçao East: St John's NL West: Portland, OR (or is Vancouver further west?)
Man's understanding of puberty gleaned entirely from watching reruns of "Who's the Boss?"
That does seem like an application that it would be useful for. I made the mistake of asking it to make multiple choice questions (easily the task I hate most as a teacher). The questions it spit out were so bad, they were effectively useless.
I'm convinced a lot of traffic on Threads is ppl mistakenly clicking on a link that was cross posted to either Facebook or Instagram. I know that's the only time I go there.
As an English teacher, I've found it actually useful only once - creating a version of a Greek myth that was the right length and reading level for an exam's sight passage. But I knew the myth & could verify. Overall, we gotta be like Ned Ludd & Capt Swing over this...it'll take our jobs otherwise
Antisémitisme, tout court.
Is one JP Arencebia?
Yeah, that one also perked my ears up. What in god's name is she on about?
And then quietly humming 🎶what's the buzz? Tell me what's a-happenin'🎶 to yourself for the rest of the day 😎
Nah, It's Joe Carter. The beard gives it away.
(Definitely Devon White on the left. Not sure who the fella in the middle is...maybe Candy Maldonado?)
I cannot believe I messed up my left and right on the internet and then hit "Reply"... 😦
I *think* the one on the left is Rickey Henderson?? If so, 1993.
“These also will answer: ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’”
On the first date with my future wife, I was met with a blank stare after busting out a classic Simpsons reference. My first thought was, "Well, now I'm fucked" For some unknown reason, she kept me around 😎
Is that person okay? Like mentally?
His sense of style stalled at Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Like everything else about him, it's trapped in amber from the '80s
Very annoying when you spend some exorbitant price to rent a cottage only to spend the day listening to those dorks tear-assing around the lake all day.
*Flavor ⏱️😎
Rural Alberta Advantage wrote a really fantastic song about it.
Piano Piano on Harbord is pretty good Italian. Le Select on Wellington is a nice French spot.
Fair point. I just think Struble has quite a bit of mean in him as well. We just haven't seen it that much. Ideally, I'd keep both. Not sure how they can though
Struble v Xhekaj is going to be very interesting to watch. I think Xhekaj has a higher trade value, but Struble will be the better D man (I also don't think the drop off in physicality is all that steep tbh) But trading Xhekaj could easily become a "what were they thinking??" in a few years time
-Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Gotta say, being home with a 5 yr old over the summer break has made me think about Philip K Dick's Theory of Kipple, a lot. 😎
A little reminiscent of the day Rob Ford admitted to smoking crack.
I wonder if the OP would have the same reaction if he said "I meditated on it"?
Typical NYT bias
Good call! 😎
I'm not familiar with Cherry's game. Will report back.
A D Everything else
Yep! No expectations at all. Any success is gravy 😎
Man, tough crowd! Give the kid a second to breathe before writing him off. Who knows what he will be? Watching to find out is the fun part. 😎
So is Gallagher. If Mooney becomes Gally 2.0? I'll take it!
Fair, but who knows what the nature will be in 2029? 😎
What a strange time to make that list. If TOR makes the playoffs, it'll be the 6th time in 11 years (and fell short once by 1 game). By most definitions, that's a pretty solid run! (Now, what happens in the playoffs? Different kinda hurt altogether 😏) That list in 2015 woulda been *grim* 😎
Baseball is a funny old sport, ain't it? 😎
When I went to teacher's college in Buffalo they said high school started early so that older siblings could take care of younger siblings after school. It doesn't really make much sense tbh (Although to be fair, Ontario high schools often start around 8:10 or so)
That ettinger guy went pretty loopy before I left X...I guess he still is from the looks of it.
You believe that Guhle and Reinbacher will be better than Sergachev? I like it! 🫡
It is legitimately impossible to grill without a beer. Ever tried? Feels like writing your name with your other hand...just wrong.
He's gonna start shooting watermelons any day now 😏
Somehow that's even dumber...
I don't get it...lower case i's? Red A?? Is there some dumb code I'm supposed to be in on?
I'm very curious to see who fills the two empty spots on the top six - my guess is Roy and McMann (he played with Tavares/Willy a bit last season, right? Or am I misremembering?) But Treliving's offseason moves are a bit odd - lots of 3rd and 4th liners and reclamation projects.
I had a friend who worked four 10 hrs shifts and had Wednesday Saturday Sunday off. I was very jealous. 😎
I also agree. I think it'd be hilarious if/when Slaf and Demidov swap lines and Mtl ends up with a Dach-Wright-Slafkovsky 2nd line 😎
The goal in life is to not be an asshole. Paradoxically though, telling everyone how great you are at not being an asshole kind of makes you one. 😎
*stares in French-Canadian* 😎
I have many thoughts about this subject... 😎
Man, I can't imagine why someone with a personality as odious as that guy would have a hard time finding someone who finds him desirable.
The Night of the Dull Blades
Who's gonna talk tough and send messages at his locker about last night's game when morning skate is done?
There was a whole ecosystem of Twitter wags whose entire shtick was posting "y'all are irredeemably evil" and getting hundreds of replies from well-meaning liberals agreeing that yes, they were evil, and thanking them for the reminder.
Like, who does he think were going to those white guilt dinner parties??
Don McKellar's "Last Night"? It'd be pretty niche, though. The films of Atom Egoyan?
*that either could remember 😏
Red Dawn 😎
(Might as well Go Big, is what I'm sayin' 😎)
"Son histoire est une épopée des plus brillants exploits."
