Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

Seems like a complicated subject, have you tried yelling at it?

When do the post office & the dmv weigh in on the wuhan virus?

“woke” is the new caravan.

Do not shrug your shoulders and accept the normalization of untruths.

Whoever he was, that guy was nuts.

Everybody saw this coming.

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

I’m sure you banged some questionable people yourself.

Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.

rich, arrogant assholes who equate luck with genius

It’s easy to sit in safety and prescribe what other people should be doing.

I really should read my own blog.

That’s my take and I am available for criticism at this time.

fuckem (in honor of the late great efgoldman)

Not so fun when the rabbit gets the gun, is it?

A last alliance of elves and men. also pet photos.

Conservatism: there are some people the law protects but does not bind and others who the law binds but does not protect.

When do we start airlifting the women and children out of Texas?

We’ve had enough carrots to last a lifetime. break out the sticks.

Whatever happens next week, the fight doesn’t end.

No offense, but this thread hasn’t been about you for quite a while.

We still have time to mess this up!

Come on, man.

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  1. 1.

    Katie5

    Our local paper printed cut-out dolls of famous Pens players that could be used to make voodoo dolls. Hockey here in Montreal is serious business.

  2. 2.

    J. Michael Neal

    I took my last final last night. Unless I managed to fail one of the two classes where grades aren’t posted yet, I am now a Master of Accountancy. Yay, me!

  6. 6.

    montag

    Having watched my Sabres shamelessly shuffle off to the golf course, I have to root for the Pens. You got some good western NY boys on your team.

  7. 7.

    Violet

    @J. Michael Neal:
    Congrats!

    I’ve got zero interest in hockey, unless it’s Olympic hockey because I watch Winter Olympics anything, but I like penguins in general. So I’ll cheer on the Penguins.

    Do they ever bring any real live penguins to the hockey games? Like for the entertainment between the periods or something?

  8. 8.

    sputnikgayle

    Congratulations Mr. Neal. I hope you have some time to properly celebrate.

  9. 9.

    J. Michael Neal

    @Strandedvandal: The best thing about a Montreal win tonight is that Leafs fans are going to start going insane at the idea that the Habs might win another Cup. Anything that gets under their skin is good by me.

  11. 11.

    RSR

    Interesting about Versus; seems local broadcasts are RSN (FSP, CSNPhilly for Flyers) with reverse coverage on Versus. Let us know if you get the Flyers/Boston game on Versus if you would.

  12. 12.

    Strandedvandal

    @ J. Michael Neal

    I used to travel to Toronto a lot for work, and the best games to see were the Sabres/Leafs games in Buffalo. Man those fans hate each other! Good times.

  13. 13.

    Katie5

    Non-hockey: I’m currently reading a graphic novel called Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow. It’s a sweet father and son story that traces the sense of wonder around space that begins during the 1939 World’s Fair and moves through the moon launches. I haven’t finished it yet so I don’t know what’s covered past that– a good review is at http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/11/whatever-happened-to-the-world-of-tomorrow/. I recommend it as an excellent Father’s Day present. Especially if your dad loves hard sf.

    I’m very cautious with graphic novels–I never did get into the Sandman/V -is for Vendetta Alan Moore/Neil Gaiman kind of stuff. But I do love the (comics?) books that capture the mood/history of a place and require the image and the word working together to tell a story. My favorite is Guy Delisle’s Pyongyang, which captures what I imagine is the surreal life working as a foreigner in N. Korea. I also like Shaun Tan, who completely captures a place without saying a word.

    Do others here like graphic novels?

  16. 16.

    Comrade Mary

    @Violet:

    Do they ever bring any real live penguins to the hockey games? Like for the entertainment between the periods or something?

    Some fans have been known to bring other aquatic life to games. It’s not pretty.

    OTOH, octopi are pretty dexterous and have the potential to be pretty good stick handlers. Stay tuned. Evolution is a wonderful thing.

  18. 18.

    Comrade Colette Collaboratrice

    Pens Habs Game

    I thought soccer matches were called, well, matches.

    I’m off to watch my Padres smack the Giants around again. @jeffreyw: I will see your lasagne and raise you garlic fries and Anchor Steam.

  20. 20.

    Comrade Colette Collaboratrice

    @Comrade Mary: One year at the Big Freeze (Cal vs. Stanfurd hockey game) we managed to get several whole fish and a large frozen turkey onto the ice.

  23. 23.

    The Grand Panjandrum

    It was actually below freezing last night and may be again tonight so hockey in mid-May isn’t quite as irritating as it usually is. But, hey, they play hockey in TX and AZ now so what the fuck do I know. I’m just waiting for some crazy wingnut to bitch about the Canadians taking all the zamboni driving jobs away from “real” Americans. (Or something similarly crazy.)

  24. 24.

    Katie5

    woo hoo!

    The game may not be in the Bell Centre, but the place is packed to the rafters with people watching the game on a huge screen.

  28. 28.

    PaulW

    Go Pens! Don’t leave us for three months with nothing but the Pirates until the NFL starts.

    You seriously want to see the Steelers? Given the circumstances I’d be a bit wary and weary with them

  29. 29.

    J. Michael Neal

    @jeffreyw: I think you’re going to have to provide us with a good recipe for penguin, because these birds are done.

  32. 32.

    Comrade Mary

    4-0? Jesus.

    Is Crosby losing his cool like he did in the last game? That kid is usually so cool, and he did bring home gold for us, so I feel pretty bad if he’s just struggling out there.

  34. 34.

    Comrade Mary

    ARGH!! 4-1 after the puck bounced off a ref.

    I really should have learned not to gloat or sympathize from the Olympics thread. Shutting up now.

  39. 39.

    Comrade Bukharin

    I always thought the Pens had the coolest uniforms of the 1967 expansion class.

  40. 40.

    J. Michael Neal

    Though I’d be okay if Pittsburgh manages to come back. They have an all-Gopher defense pairing in Leopold and Goligoski. Come to think of it, we haven’t had a really good d-man since Goligoski left.

  43. 43.

    someguy

    I used to like hockey until I found out that roughly 20% of the players on the ice at any time are right wingers.

  47. 47.

    Comrade Mary

    You see? I had to go and, like, do actual billable work, then fix the mystery flat in my front tire tube. (Pro tip: if you can’t see or hear a leak in a semi-inflated tube, and you can’t feel it blowing against your cheek or lips, submerge the tube in sections in a sink full of water and look for the bubbles.)

    Then I tuned in to the CBC, was in AGONY as they failed to show the score for 30 whole seconds, then found I was looking at the last 10 seconds of a 5-2 game.

    Sorry, Pens and fans. You’re good guys, but we were way overdue for a chance at the finals.

  48. 48.

    Crza

    What the hell! Jaroslav Halak is just ridiculous right now. He could single-handedly win the Cup for the Habs. Insanity.

  50. 50.

    jackmac

    Too bad about the Pens. On the other hand three of the four Stanley Cup finalists could be Original Six teams: Canadiens, Blackhawks and Bruins (if Boston beats Philadelphia in Game 7).

  53. 53.

    Ed Drone

    @someguy:

    I used to like hockey until I found out that roughly 20% of the players on the ice at any time are right wingers.

    Look at it this way — that’s the upper limit, too! With the possible exception of power plays and empty net/extra attacker/desperation part of the game.

    Ed

  54. 54.

    Ed Drone

    @someguy:

    I used to like hockey until I found out that roughly 20% of the players on the ice at any time are right wingers.

    Keep in mind that that’s an upper limit, too, except in power plays or empty-net/extra attacker/desperation plays.

    Ed

  55. 55.

    Big E

    R.I.P. Pens

    the stars may come out at night,
    but they set before the dawn……

    GO FLYERS

  58. 58.

    Joe

    penguins suck, glad they lost

    LES HABITANTS C’EST MAGNIFIQUE!

    and more importantly…

    GO FLYERS!

  60. 60.

    Chinn Romney

    Bummer, I take it the coward Matt Cooke still has licorice chicklets in his mealy mouth? I was kind of hoping that he’d keep playing until his nickname was Gummy Bear. Oh well, maybe he’ll lose the rest riding around on Big Ben’s Hog this summer.

    Very depressing to watch the Canadians doing one of those ‘riots’ in the streets. The entire planet is populated by cretins these days. Can we just call the whole thing off, it’s May and nobody should be playing hockey this time of year anyway.

  61. 61.

    Djee-S

    Only a tiny minority of people went Downtown to break shop windows… Not the fans who were attending the game. Most of the “rioters” were arrested either on the spot, or later, thanks to the fans that video taped them on their cell phones and turned them over to the cops.

    Go Habs Go!!!

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