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After an 0-2-1 start, the beer league team got our first win last night. Great effort by everybody after going down 0-2 to rally back and win 6-4.

The suds taste even better after a victory.

Man. I wish my team would have that now. We have a bunch of old, out of shape dudes, so I tend to get like 25-30 high danger chances against every game and because I’m slower and more out of shape than I’ve been, I’ve been like 7uongo on a good night.

My team has become quite good at screening me so I can see it until it’s right on me while also being bad at clearing the puck.

Basically our team is the 19-20 Wings, but imagine that instead of good Jonathan Bernier, we had Tim Cheveldae at his worst (me) in between the pipes.
 
Man. I wish my team would have that now. We have a bunch of old, out of shape dudes, so I tend to get like 25-30 high danger chances against every game and because I’m slower and more out of shape than I’ve been, I’ve been like 7uongo on a good night.

My team has become quite good at screening me so I can see it until it’s right on me while also being bad at clearing the puck.

Basically our team is the 19-20 Wings, but imagine that instead of good Jonathan Bernier, we had Tim Cheveldae at his worst (me) in between the pipes.
The funniest part is that we could still both be talking about the same team. :D
 
Well boys, it finally happened. Four years ago a Red Wing's fan and a Lightning fan met at a bar. Yesterday I officially asked her to be my wife. Fret not, she has a Seider jersey, and our cat has a Red Wing's collar. She's a huge Lion's fan, loves Goff and Montgomery. I am forced to be a season ticket holder for the Lightning, but at least I get to see the Wings play twice a year down here.

She also laughed at me when Hronek got traded only a week after I bought his jersey.

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Well boys, it finally happened. Four years ago a Red Wing's fan and a Lightning fan met at a bar. Yesterday I officially asked her to be my wife. Fret not, she has a Seider jersey, and our cat has a Red Wing's collar. She's a huge Lion's fan, loves Goff and Montgomery. I am forced to be a season ticket holder for the Lightning, but at least I get to see the Wings play twice a year down here.

She also laughed at me when Hronek got traded only a week after I bought his jersey.

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Congrats to the young couple!
 
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Well boys, it finally happened. Four years ago a Red Wing's fan and a Lightning fan met at a bar. Yesterday I officially asked her to be my wife. Fret not, she has a Seider jersey, and our cat has a Red Wing's collar. She's a huge Lion's fan, loves Goff and Montgomery. I am forced to be a season ticket holder for the Lightning, but at least I get to see the Wings play twice a year down here.

She also laughed at me when Hronek got traded only a week after I bought his jersey.

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That’s fantastic, congrats to you both!
 
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Well boys, it finally happened. Four years ago a Red Wing's fan and a Lightning fan met at a bar. Yesterday I officially asked her to be my wife. Fret not, she has a Seider jersey, and our cat has a Red Wing's collar. She's a huge Lion's fan, loves Goff and Montgomery. I am forced to be a season ticket holder for the Lightning, but at least I get to see the Wings play twice a year down here.

She also laughed at me when Hronek got traded only a week after I bought his jersey.

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congrats you two! I expect an invite to the wedding. :nod:
 
Well boys, it finally happened. Four years ago a Red Wing's fan and a Lightning fan met at a bar. Yesterday I officially asked her to be my wife. Fret not, she has a Seider jersey, and our cat has a Red Wing's collar. She's a huge Lion's fan, loves Goff and Montgomery. I am forced to be a season ticket holder for the Lightning, but at least I get to see the Wings play twice a year down here.

She also laughed at me when Hronek got traded only a week after I bought his jersey.
A keeper, congrats!
 
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Stepping lightly into this minefield, but man have I been getting beat up at work today. Most of my dutch, korean, and taiwanese coworkers are not thrilled with the election results and I'm the one american in the dept that they want to talk to about it.

lol you must represent all of us. Hey, I'm a Tigers fan near Cleveland, and The Wife rocks UM gear. I get put on the spot, too.
 
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Anyone watching any of these shows currently:
From
House of Villains
Task Master (UK, Australia, NZ)
Traitors Season 3 US (soon)
House of the Dragon (Not soon)
Love is Blind (Just finished newest Season)
 
They should be singing along to Comfortably Numb.

Ask and ye shall receive. I dedicate this to all the sports fans around the world whose beloved teams have left them disappointed, frustrated, or embarrassed enough to wear paper bags over their heads.

(to the tune of "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd)

I'm mellow (mellow mellow)
'Cause I've had another whiskey
A couple shots of bourbon
And I watch the game alone.
C'mon! (c'mon) I shout
This team is reeling now.
And I don't see a way
To make it watchable today.
I relapse (and fill my glass)
But it's not from any kind of thirst.
Just the basic need
To drown it out before it's worse.

It's every game this awful feeling
No chance to win, my joy they siphon.
The other team, they come in waves.
The fans boo but nothing seems to be changing.
They lose by a mile - so much for leisure.
I can't waste one more afternoon.
How it happens time and time again
It hurts my brain I do not understand
This treatment of their fans.
Why...(do I) watch this stuff? It's no longer fun.

(guitar solo)

Why...(do I) watch this stuff? It's no longer fun.

Today (today today)
I'll sell my season tickets.
I can't keep on dealin'
With the embarrassment of it.
I keep tellin' (myself myself)
You can stop the hurting...good.
But even though they never seem to score
I keep on goin' back for more.

It's every game this awful feeling
No chance to win, my joy they siphon.
The other team, they come in waves.
The fans boo but nothing seems to be changing.
They lose by a mile - I never see a glimpse
Of any hope to come with time.
It's quite the book of things that's wrong
With all the things this team has gone and done
The lead is blown,
The season's gone.
Why...(do I) watch this stuff? It's no longer fun.
 
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Ask and ye shall receive. I dedicate this to all the sports fans around the world whose beloved teams have left them disappointed, frustrated, or embarrassed enough to wear paper bags over their heads.

(to the tune of "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd)

I'm mellow (mellow mellow)
'Cause I've had another whiskey
A couple shots of bourbon
And I watch the game alone.
C'mon! (c'mon) I shout
This team is reeling now.
And I don't see a way
To make it watchable today.
I relapse (and fill my glass)
But it's not from any kind of thirst.
Just the basic need
To drown it out before it's worse.

It's every game this awful feeling
No chance to win, my joy they siphon.
The other team, they come in waves.
The fans boo but nothing seems to be changing.
They lose by a mile - so much for leisure.
I can't waste one more afternoon.
How it happens time and time again
It hurts my brain I do not understand
This treatment of their fans.
Why...(do I) watch this stuff? It's no longer fun.

(guitar solo)

Why...(do I) watch this stuff? It's no longer fun.

Today (today today)
I'll sell my season tickets.
I can't keep on dealin'
With the embarrassment of it.
I keep tellin' (myself myself)
You can stop the hurting...good.
But even though they never seem to score
I keep on goin' back for more.

It's every game this awful feeling
No chance to win, my joy they siphon.
The other team, they come in waves.
The fans boo but nothing seems to be changing.
They lose by a mile - I never see a glimpse
Of any hope to come with time.
It's quite the book of things that's wrong
With all the things this team has gone and done
The lead is blown,
The season's gone.
Why...(do I) watch this stuff? It's no longer fun.
Bravo!
 
Well boys, it finally happened. Four years ago a Red Wing's fan and a Lightning fan met at a bar. Yesterday I officially asked her to be my wife. Fret not, she has a Seider jersey, and our cat has a Red Wing's collar. She's a huge Lion's fan, loves Goff and Montgomery. I am forced to be a season ticket holder for the Lightning, but at least I get to see the Wings play twice a year down here.

She also laughed at me when Hronek got traded only a week after I bought his jersey.

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Congrats brother! Your opposing jerseys don't clash as much as when I'm in Sparty gear and my wife is rocking maize and blue. Somehow we've managed to work through it;)
 
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Any World of Warcrafters running this Classic Refresh? I think I have one more go in me.

I was there for the beta of World of Warcraft, so I have fond memories and nostalgia for that time, but you couldn't pay me to go back now. Have fun, though! I get why it's appealing for people.
 
My current boss took a shit on me transferring to Chicago for a promotion because I’m ‘too hard to replace on the team.’ And they don’t want me to leave until they have an internal replacement. So as soon as a post is available I’m jumping ship to DFW or Philadelphia again. Even if it’s just a lateral.

Old conversation but....

My chief engineer (two levels above my manager) decided to block my transfer. Took me longer than expected, but I finally found a new job outside the company. I'm moving back to Michigan in January.

Good news for everyone here, I'll probably be too busy in my new job to post much next year, lol.

Anyways, hope things work out for you as well.
 
I just discovered the show Rogue Heroes.

For those into war stories you’ll love this. It’s about the birth of the SAS in WW2 North Africa.
Its a fun show for sure.

Anybody have any opinions on youtube music, Tidal, or Apple music? Wife and I are thinking of switching from Spotify.

Tried Tidal in the past and it didn't have a lot of the more punk/hardcore music I listen to sadly.
 
Its a fun show for sure.

Anybody have any opinions on youtube music, Tidal, or Apple music? Wife and I are thinking of switching from Spotify.

Tried Tidal in the past and it didn't have a lot of the more punk/hardcore music I listen to sadly.
Any particular impetus to leave Spotify?
 
Its a fun show for sure.

Anybody have any opinions on youtube music, Tidal, or Apple music? Wife and I are thinking of switching from Spotify.

Tried Tidal in the past and it didn't have a lot of the more punk/hardcore music I listen to sadly.

I find spotify to be a good deal if you do the family deal and split it amongst family/friends.
 
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Its a fun show for sure.

Anybody have any opinions on youtube music, Tidal, or Apple music? Wife and I are thinking of switching from Spotify.

Tried Tidal in the past and it didn't have a lot of the more punk/hardcore music I listen to sadly.
I use Spotify... but what kinda punk/hardcore are we talkin here?
 
I use Spotify... but what kinda punk/hardcore are we talkin here?
Teenage years were in the 00s so that new jersey hardcore scene hit me at the right time. Punk runs the gamut of Nofx to Bad Religion to early AFI. Post Hardcore goes from Fugazi to Thursday, Circa Survive to SeeYouSpaceCowboy.

Whole lot more too but thats the general gist of it.
 

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