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5 o'clock...please come faster..............................oh my lord............... -- nm - fedup Feb 26, 14:09
SITWAP: IOC to investigate Canadian women's hockey team -- (link) - ty97 Feb 26, 14:07 1
- bah. CTV says there will not be an investigation. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 26, 14:08
hahahah -- nm - Beryllium Feb 26, 14:05
Yeeee-haaaawwwwwww..... -- nm - Facto Feb 26, 14:04 2
- They should argue for tennis rules - Reagen Feb 26, 14:05 1
  - You suffer no lack of true vision :-) -- nm - Facto Feb 26, 14:06
Can I merge two cells in Excel so that it appends the data in column 2 to the end of the data in column 1? -- nm - Mop (226 lbs) Feb 26, 14:03 4
- CONCAT -- nm - oblique Feb 26, 14:03 3
  - sorry, CONCATENATE -- nm - oblique Feb 26, 14:03 2
    - ty -- nm - Mop (226 lbs) Feb 26, 14:04 1
      - that was kilbo. - ty97 Feb 26, 14:05
Moral of the 2010 hockey tourney. Goalies matter more than any position, very likely in any sport. - Will Hunting Feb 26, 14:01 31
- I said this the other day. In a single elimination tournament it can be everything. -- nm - pmb Feb 26, 14:13
- I swear one of the commentators sounds like you - amoxy Feb 26, 14:06 1
  - Well, it's not me. The lack of 4-letter words should be the first tipoff. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 26, 14:07
- i think the pitcher comparison is apt. you get help from your fielders and they can cover your ass to an extent - Guy Feb 26, 14:04
- And catcher might be closer. -- nm - the liioulu with pretty soft yarn Feb 26, 14:03 22
  - No chance. - Will Hunting Feb 26, 14:05 21
    - Catchers control the pitchers and a good catcher can make up for a less than good pitcher. - the liioulu with pretty soft yarn Feb 26, 14:07 16
      - A great catcher at calling games with.....say.....the Nationals pitching staff is not going to do much. - Will Hunting Feb 26, 14:09 5
        
        And a bad catcher can still screw them up. - the liioulu with pretty soft yarn Feb 26, 14:13 4
        
        he could also tell the batter what pitch is being thrown, but you're still wrong. - Guy Feb 26, 14:14
        
        In no world ever is the catcher more important than the pitcher. - Will Hunting Feb 26, 14:14 2
        
        Never said he was. I think they're actually both important. -- nm - the liioulu with pretty soft yarn Feb 26, 14:15 1
        
        Yes...you did. Me: Pitcher is the only position close to goalie importance. You. Catcher might be closer. - Will Hunting Feb 26, 14:17
      - not really. it makes a difference, but not like you're suggesting -- nm - Guy Feb 26, 14:08
      - (ok, maybe i was wrong.) -- nm - TFox Feb 26, 14:07 8
        
        as far as goofy make shit up arguments go, this is a good one. -- nm - Reagen Feb 26, 14:08 7
        
        The pitcher and catcher are a team within the team. - the liioulu with pretty soft yarn Feb 26, 14:11 4
        
        This is like saying that Tiger Woods' caddy is why he's won 14 majors. - Will Hunting Feb 26, 14:12
        
        the catcher is an important position. More important than the pitcher? Hell no. Most important in baseball? Pass that crack pipe over here. -- nm - Reagen Feb 26, 14:12 1
        
        Didn't say he was more important, but that it might be a better comparison to the goalie. - the liioulu with pretty soft yarn Feb 26, 14:14
        
        Which one are you? -- nm - RC's Mom Feb 26, 14:11
        
        How can you them apart? (nm) - musubi Feb 26, 14:09 1
        
        for this one, at least, it's one that I've literally never heard anyone espouse, ever - Reagen Feb 26, 14:11
    - Not in importance. I'm assuming she means in terms of gear and, like, that they both catch shit going really fase. -- nm - TFox Feb 26, 14:06 3
      - To some degree. -- nm - the liioulu with pretty soft yarn Feb 26, 14:07
      - but missing one doesn't result in a score (usually) -- nm - Guy Feb 26, 14:07
      - *fast*. -- nm - TFox Feb 26, 14:06
- And never underestimate a team with onl two NHLers on it. - the liioulu with pretty soft yarn Feb 26, 14:03 3
  - Slovakia has a few former NHLers on its roster -- nm - Guy Feb 26, 14:06
  - Yeah, that's not going to be the moral of any tournament. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 26, 14:04 1
    - Switzwerland would not be neutral on this one. -- nm - the liioulu with pretty soft yarn Feb 26, 14:05
ST Poll: Who do you have in the final: USA or Slovakia. - ty97 Feb 26, 13:56 4
- hey I need to shoot you a quick email about bands at SXSW - short sentence - what addy do you want? -- nm - Epiphany Feb 26, 13:57 3
  - gmail it to me - ty97 Feb 26, 13:58 2
    - it is sent - is it March yet? -- nm - Epiphany Feb 26, 14:10 1
      - I know, I can't wait. - ty97 Feb 26, 14:13
It must be weird letter day. School principal sends home letter mocking students -- (link) - oblique Feb 26, 13:50 7
- Great letter. If he had left off one "stupid" and one "idiocy", he might've been safe. Or even just led with the field trip paragraph. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 26, 13:56 2
  - The field trip paragraph was just as bad (still funny). "No one wear anything resembling puppy fur, or that is red and flat" made me laugh out loud. -- nm - Subversive - remembering Tommy Salo Feb 26, 13:57 1
    - I think he could've gotten away with the whole thing except for explicity calling the kids "stupid". - Dr.Vermin Feb 26, 14:00
- completely awesome -- nm - sycor Feb 26, 13:55
- that's awesome -- nm - CQ Feb 26, 13:55
- Career ender, but that is some hilarious stuff. - Subversive - remembering Tommy Salo Feb 26, 13:52
- He should have waited a month. -- nm - the liioulu with pretty soft yarn Feb 26, 13:52
moose - what happens when Konishiki loses his balance on the ice, falls down and can't get back up? - Guy Feb 26, 13:49 11
- Then, as I said, the 5 hole is *gone*. (nm) - musubi Feb 26, 13:51 9
  - arguing with you about hockey is like arguing with me on any other topic -- nm - Guy Feb 26, 13:52 8
    - If I were seriously trying to argue that Konishiki would be a good goalie, you might have a point. (nM) - musubi Feb 26, 13:53 7
      - but you are seriously trying to argue for pulling the goalie in the middle of a game -- nm - Guy Feb 26, 13:59 3
        
        Yeah, and I'm beating you in that arguement too. (nm) - musubi Feb 26, 14:05 2
        
        no -- nm - Guy Feb 26, 14:08
        
        It's not about winning or losing. - Beryllium Feb 26, 14:07
      - I give this post 2.5 out of 5 stars. - Subversive - remembering Tommy Salo Feb 26, 13:56 2
        
        I accept your judgement as correct. I missed an empty netter there. (nm) - musubi Feb 26, 13:58 1
        
        You can have another half point. -- nm - Subversive - remembering Tommy Salo Feb 26, 13:59
- yeah moose, what happens *then* smart guy? -- nm - jingoist pixie Feb 26, 13:50
What if Slovakia wins tonight. That would be a let down -- nm - CQ Feb 26, 13:47 11
- no. way. - Guy Feb 26, 13:50 7
  - Hmm... I see the problem now. Guy's a witch!!! -- nm - the liioulu with pretty soft yarn Feb 26, 13:54
  - Stop helping, dude. -- nm - Reagen Feb 26, 13:53
  - like Sweden not losing no chance or some other zero chance -- nm - CQ Feb 26, 13:51
  - is there as little doubt in your mind as there was that Sweden would win? -- nm - jingoist pixie Feb 26, 13:51 3
    - Canada won't sleep through the game -- nm - Guy Feb 26, 13:55 2
      - but where is your doubt level? -- nm - CQ Feb 26, 13:56 1
        
        znuf's world : unicorns :: Guy's world : absolutes (nm) - musubi Feb 26, 14:13
- Shush you! -- nm - Subversive - remembering Tommy Salo Feb 26, 13:49
- get pixie to use his USC mojo on them -- nm - crash davis Feb 26, 13:48 1
  - even i wouldn't do that to johnny and jenny canuck. i want to see Border War II -- nm - jingoist pixie Feb 26, 13:50
is anyone going to play Halo tonight or are you planning on watching the Slovakia game? -- nm - crash davis Feb 26, 13:44 5
- i shalt play halo. - tRuMaN Feb 26, 14:05 1
  - as will I. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 26, 14:10
- There's also quite a bit of short track. - the wrong element, bad guy Feb 26, 13:47 2
  - the 500m is almost too nerve wracking for me to watch -- nm - crash davis Feb 26, 13:48 1
    - it's like schools out. four kids racing down several flight's of stairs elbowing each other -- nm - z-droid Feb 26, 13:51
Hey P&G, how about those olympic dads? What's that? oh, screw them? well screw you P&G. Screw you and all your lovely household products and stuff. -- nm - CQ Feb 26, 13:40 14
- It's an ongoing ad campaign theme. -- nm - the liioulu with pretty soft yarn Feb 26, 13:43
- Sorry. - psilotum Feb 26, 13:42
- its a percentage play by P&G -- nm - crash davis Feb 26, 13:41
- Dear CQ, drive to another Olympics and go f*ck yourself -- nm - oblique Feb 26, 13:41 10
  - Let me know if you need directions to Torino. -- nm - TFox Feb 26, 13:43
  - yeah, I'm not getting this -- nm - CQ Feb 26, 13:42 8
    - you're a viking at not getting it -- nm - ty97 Feb 26, 13:44 1
      - I even read that post too, heh -- nm - CQ Feb 26, 13:46
    - B3, I think. -- nm - Subversive - remembering Tommy Salo Feb 26, 13:43 3
      - *bzzt* the correct response was "drive to B3 and..." -- nm - Roger More Feb 26, 13:44 2
        
        Heh. -- nm - Subversive - remembering Tommy Salo Feb 26, 13:50 1
        
        I really should have done an Alex Trebek si -- nm - Roger More Feb 26, 13:50
    - *mocks you for not being down with the latest STisms* -- nm - oblique Feb 26, 13:43 1
      - spa certificate? -- nm - CQ Feb 26, 13:43
musubi, thanks for asking those questions, I wondered the same thing - crash davis Feb 26, 13:39 6
- Whoa. Let's not get crazy here. -- nm - God Feb 26, 13:45 1
  - ...says He who created tru's email friend -- nm - crash davis Feb 26, 13:47
- he is a bright boy. - the liioulu with pretty soft yarn Feb 26, 13:41 3
  - you can go that far if you want, I don't think I will -- nm - crash davis Feb 26, 13:42 2
    - *glove slap* Don't get lippy there. You haven't been forgiven for yesterday. (nm) - musubi Feb 26, 13:49
    - I meant more in a glow-in-the-dark style. ;) -- nm - the liioulu with pretty soft yarn Feb 26, 13:45
*wants a friggin' cheesburger and is not kidding* -- nm - Diva Feb 26, 13:39 16
- aw man, this is a damn good call. That'll be our dinner tonight -- nm - CQ Feb 26, 13:41
- I want that too. And a bottle of scotch. - TFox Feb 26, 13:40 11
  - how'd it go? Sucktastic? -- nm - Diva Feb 26, 13:41 10
    - Meh. Whatever. Nothing I can't handle, obviously. - TFox Feb 26, 13:43 9
      - I've got you way beat today. I had to tell one of the founding partners of the firm (name on the door) that the reason his compensation has been cut - pmb Feb 26, 13:59 6
        
        yes, you win. -- nm - TFox Feb 26, 14:11
        
        dayum. -- nm - Diva Feb 26, 14:08
        
        What the hell...did you draw the shortest straw? -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 26, 14:02 3
        
        Pretty much. -- nm - pmb Feb 26, 14:04
        
        he's the Michael Clayton of ST -- nm - jingoist pixie Feb 26, 14:03 1
        
        At least he's not the Ryan Bingham -- nm - Roger More Feb 26, 14:11
      - I like people who think they are entitled to a raise in this economy. - sycor Feb 26, 13:49 1
        
        oh I disagree - but if you are okay with things in your world - I am glad you are happy - Epiphany Feb 26, 13:56
- page me. i get you one -- nm - jingoist pixie Feb 26, 13:39
- ugh. cheeseburger. -- nm - Diva Feb 26, 13:39 1
  - Close enough for ST. -- nm - the liioulu with pretty soft yarn Feb 26, 13:40
moose, you're sexy when you're trying to figure out hockey equations -- nm - jingoist pixie Feb 26, 13:38 3
- You could have stopped after the first three words. (nm) - musubi Feb 26, 13:41 2
  - no, not really - jingoist pixie Feb 26, 13:48 1
    - No, you are fat. (nm) - musubi Feb 26, 14:07
moose, it failed. The other team scored three empty netters, IIRC, before they gave up on the strategy. -- nm - Reagen Feb 26, 13:37 17
- Yeah, well, it *is* a crazy ivan, it's not supposed to work often. - musubi Feb 26, 13:40 16
  - The difference with football is that if the onside kick works you deny possession of the ball. - Reagen Feb 26, 13:43 15
    - I'm not saying it's anything more than a vague theoretical parallel to football. It's cost/benefit analysis. - musubi Feb 26, 13:48 13
      - Not true. They still have a chance at a bronze medal. - Subversive - remembering Tommy Salo Feb 26, 13:54
      - You have a far better chance of coming back through normal means than through desperate strategies - Reagen Feb 26, 13:52 11
        
        Oh sure, it would *have* to be used extremely rarely. Extremely. But I don't think zero is the rught number. - musubi Feb 26, 13:57 10
        
        wrong - there is no risk during a delayed penalty. play ends when the other team touches the puck -- nm - Guy Feb 26, 13:59 7
        
        it is possible to put it in your own net. But that's happened precisely twice. -- nm - Reagen Feb 26, 14:06
        
        And a puck can't find the empty net without the other team touching it? - musubi Feb 26, 14:06 5
        
        or your goalie could slip on his way to the bench and knock himself out. or maybe a meteor crashes through the roof -- nm - Guy Feb 26, 14:10 2
        
        So you admit, when you said I was wrong about risk, it was you who was wrong. Thanks. (nm) - musubi Feb 26, 14:11 1
        
        You're better than this. I mean, you should be better than this. -- nm - Reagen Feb 26, 14:13
        
        it's infintesimal. -- nm - Reagen Feb 26, 14:07 1
        
        I agree. But it's not zero. - musubi Feb 26, 14:10
        
        And Reagen's point (and that of everyone else who knows hockey) is that a 6-0 game is NEVER that time. - Subversive - remembering Tommy Salo Feb 26, 13:59 1
        
        Fair enough. Like I said, I don't know hockey that well. 6-0, to me, seems like a score that's one where crazy is justified. - musubi Feb 26, 14:02
    - itd be like trying to go 80 yards in one play by lateraling it a dozen times or more -- nm - Guy Feb 26, 13:47
moose - its just an endurance thing. with onside kicks, its not the same players on the field without stopping - Guy Feb 26, 13:36
which team forced canada into a shootout? -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 26, 13:36 6
- Switzerland -- nm - jingoist pixie Feb 26, 13:36 5
  - Crawford was Canada's coach for that, right? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 26, 13:36 4
    - No, I believe he's doing colour commentary in a high pitched voice somewhere right now. - Subversive - remembering Tommy Salo Feb 26, 13:55 3
      - I mean, for the Switzerland shootout. He was the coach, right? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 26, 14:01 2
        
        I'm thinking of a gold medal shootout. What year was that? 2002? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 26, 14:02 1
        
        no, 2002 was a good year ... 1998 was a suckfest. - Beryllium Feb 26, 14:03
Brother's home inspection is next week. Could use all the good thoughts in the world that this one actually works out. - ty97 Feb 26, 13:35 3
- that place looks great. best wishes! -- nm - Diva Feb 26, 13:41
- This one will be fine. -- nm - pmb Feb 26, 13:39
- Good luck. -- nm - the liioulu with pretty soft yarn Feb 26, 13:38
Even pixie could score with the Finnish team -- nm - oblique Feb 26, 13:33 2
- I think you mispelled Redmond. -- nm - the liioulu with pretty soft yarn Feb 26, 13:34 1
  - he'd just friend the goalies. -- nm - CQ Feb 26, 13:36
hear that Canada? that's the sound of a statement being made! -- nm - jingoist pixie Feb 26, 13:33 1
- Well...the statement is...Finland can't stop a shot. -- nm - the liioulu with pretty soft yarn Feb 26, 13:39
Halo -- nm - crash davis Feb 26, 13:32

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