NHL Mega-Mock Draft Reboot - Discussion / Draft Thread - MEATY PHASE EIGHTEEN! Part One!

[Lord Defect]

Alright gentlemen, the Pufts are ready to unveil their niche sport.
We needed something with full contact, and we found the perfect thing. It’s an ancient, brutal sport, like fencing but for men.
M1-Global Medieval Division(it’s part of a larger multi sport organization which I think may be a bit much to lay claim to). It features 1 on 1 fights and 16 on 16 battles.

Haha. You called Fanatics "legit."

Only legit in the sense that they ship you a product after you pay for it, aka not a complete scam that steals your cc info.

 

[ajgoal]

Only legit in the sense that they ship you a product after you pay for it, aka not a complete scam that steals your cc info.

You said "not a complete scam."

 

[Young Sandwich]

This is the only card game monster I've ever heard of in my life. I guess he's kind of a big deal.

Team Card Game Monster - B.F.M. (Big Furry Monster)

Skipping AJ and firing a frozen rope over to @GKJ for a pick

 

[GKJ]

I’m out right now, I’ll put @Hollywood Cannon up and come back in the morning

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

"According to their Instagram Stories, these players have been through a hurricane. A hurricane of emotions. Durr. Hurr durr."

We are already halfway through Round Three, sort of, if you ignore the skips. You people REALLY care about french fries, holy shit. And some of you really care about getting high. "And me, I'm flying in my taxi - taking tips and getting stoned." Speaking of which, we start the day with @GKJ on the clock. @Hollywood Cannon is on deck, but he could always go whenever, according to Cheech there. @BiggE is on the lido deck inhaling GKJ's exhalations and settling into a contact high. Bernie is on the lido afterdeck wearing a gas mask. Which reminds me - I just farted.

There is a commercial on for Zales diamonds, and how you should give them to your mom on Mother's Day, but here's the thing. According to the commercial, Mom has about four lovers. She's with a huge bearded dude, the kind of guy you'd find on the cover of a romance novel. She's riding a motorcycle and holding tight to another lady. Then there are like two other dudes in different scenarios that I can't remember. But Mom is always the same woman. According to Zales, Mom is a slut, and you should buy her diamonds. We used to live in a society.

Last night I watched a great one, "The Unjust," from 2010. That year was f***ing magic for Korean cinema - I couldn't even begin to list all the great shit that came out that year. This one is about a somewhat bent copper who is used by the brass to "solve" a serial-killer case no matter what, by any means necessary. The slightly bent copper is folded back upon himself at a 90-degree angle as circumstances pile up to bend him completely and bury him under an avalanche of corruption. The action comes in spurts (phrasing), but when it comes, it's spectacular (phrasing). The director, Ryoo Seung-wan, is REALLY good at shooting action. My film tracker says that I have seen three of his films, but it seems like more than that. He rules.

I have "The Punisher" (2004) on right now, because what the f*** else is there to watch, so that means I am enduring a Thomas Jane performance. He's harmless, or whatever. I don't know. I think I might fart again soon. I think that covers everything. Have a nice day.

 

[DancingPanther]

Niche sport: slap fighting. Will post vids later

@Strawberry Fields

Vasili, the god

4:40


And then of course Wolverine vs the Destroyer

 

[Beef Invictus]

Why is there always a Punisher movie on?

 

[ajgoal]

Why is there always a Punisher movie on?

Because you have too many channels

 

[GKJ]

My pet peeve is when people don’t follow their own rights of way while in traffic. It might be nice to you to let someone into moving traffic just because you’re stopped, but it’s not to me coming behind you. You’re definitely not going to feel nice about it when I broadside the car you let in because they didn’t have the right of way.

I’ve gotten into accidents twice this way, and witnessed another. If I’m in the left turn lane, and there’s a green light, I can’t see that you’re letting someone cross 2 lanes when I am in the right to move toward the green light, especially a green arrow.

When it is your turn to go, it is your turn to go. It might be nice to let someone into traffic coming from a driveway, but only if it’s a single lane. Or if there is high volume where traffic is moving slow enough. Or if there is more than one lane and the car coming into traffic in only that lane. And only ever in completely stopped traffic.

Don’t let people in when it’s not their turn! Especially when they gotta cross traffic and make a left! They gotta wait and deal with their shit.

And another thing, if we’re at a busy 3- or 4-way stop, don’t blink your flashers at me to go first, I know it’s my turn to go. And I know when it’s not. And I’m not gonna go when I know it’s not. I’m not waving to thank you either, you don’t get acknowledgment of the goodness of your heart for following basic driving laws.

And ANOTHER thing, if I’m crossing the driveway in the parking lot in a shopping center as a pedestrian, and you’re moving - don’t stop if there’s no crosswalk or stop sign. Why would you stop? You’re moving faster than me anyways and you’re getting to where you’re going faster than I am. Sure, I may time it to where I cross behind right as you pass. I’m not an idiot, and I am able-bodied, I know how to *not* get hit by a car.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

My pet peeve is when people don’t follow their own rights of way while in traffic. It might be nice to you to let someone into moving traffic just because you’re stopped, but it’s not to me coming behind you. You’re definitely not going to feel nice about it when I broadside the car you let in because they didn’t have the right of way.

I’ve gotten into accidents twice this way, and witnessed another. If I’m in the left turn lane, and there’s a green light, I can’t see that you’re letting someone cross 2 lanes when I am in the right to move toward the green light, especially a green arrow.

When it is your turn to go, it is your turn to go. It might be nice to let someone into traffic coming from a driveway, but only if it’s a single lane. Or if there is high volume where traffic is moving slow enough. Or if there is more than one lane and the car coming into traffic in only that lane. And only ever in completely stopped traffic.

Don’t let people in when it’s not their turn! Especially when they gotta cross traffic and make a left! They gotta wait and deal with their shit.

And another thing, if we’re at a busy 3- or 4-way stop, don’t blink your flashers at me to go first, I know it’s my turn to go. And I know when it’s not. And I’m not gonna go when I know it’s not. I’m not waving to thank you either, you don’t get acknowledgment of the goodness of your heart for following basic driving laws.

And ANOTHER thing, if I’m crossing the driveway in the parking lot in a shopping center as a pedestrian, and you’re moving - don’t stop if there’s no crosswalk or stop sign. Why would you stop? You’re moving faster than me anyways and you’re getting to where you’re going faster than I am. Sure, I may time it to where I cross behind right as you pass. I’m not an idiot, and I am able-bodied, I know how to *not* get hit by a car.

On behalf of the #Boxes, I am going to call this "Driver Courtesy."

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

@BiggE you can go. I’m running errands with HCette.

 

[ajgoal]

My pet peeve is when people don’t follow their own rights of way while in traffic. It might be nice to you to let someone into moving traffic just because you’re stopped, but it’s not to me coming behind you. You’re definitely not going to feel nice about it when I broadside the car you let in because they didn’t have the right of way.

I’ve gotten into accidents twice this way, and witnessed another. If I’m in the left turn lane, and there’s a green light, I can’t see that you’re letting someone cross 2 lanes when I am in the right to move toward the green light, especially a green arrow.

When it is your turn to go, it is your turn to go. It might be nice to let someone into traffic coming from a driveway, but only if it’s a single lane. Or if there is high volume where traffic is moving slow enough. Or if there is more than one lane and the car coming into traffic in only that lane. And only ever in completely stopped traffic.

Don’t let people in when it’s not their turn! Especially when they gotta cross traffic and make a left! They gotta wait and deal with their shit.

And another thing, if we’re at a busy 3- or 4-way stop, don’t blink your flashers at me to go first, I know it’s my turn to go. And I know when it’s not. And I’m not gonna go when I know it’s not. I’m not waving to thank you either, you don’t get acknowledgment of the goodness of your heart for following basic driving laws.

And ANOTHER thing, if I’m crossing the driveway in the parking lot in a shopping center as a pedestrian, and you’re moving - don’t stop if there’s no crosswalk or stop sign. Why would you stop? You’re moving faster than me anyways and you’re getting to where you’re going faster than I am. Sure, I may time it to where I cross behind right as you pass. I’m not an idiot, and I am able-bodied, I know how to *not* get hit by a car.

Great pick

 

[BiggE]

As a an old film major, I love this category. From, Roman Holiday, to Spartacus, to Johnny Got His Gun and Papillon; there can be only one screenwriter for the Jacksonville Methgators, MR DALTON TRUMBO!

James Dalton Trumbo (December 9, 1905 – September 10, 1976) was an American screenwriter who scripted many award-winning films, including Roman Holiday (1953), Exodus, Spartacus (both 1960), and Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944). One of the Hollywood Ten, he refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1947 during the committee's investigation of alleged Communistinfluences in the motion picture industry.
Trumbo, the other members of the Hollywood Ten, and hundreds of other professionals in the industry were blacklisted by Hollywood. He was able to continue working clandestinely on major films, however, writing under pseudonyms or other authors' names. His uncredited work won two Academy Awards for Best Story: for Roman Holiday (1953), which was presented to a frontwriter, and for The Brave One (1956), which was awarded to a pseudonym used by Trumbo. When he was given public screen credit for both Exodus and Spartacus in 1960, it marked the beginning of the end of the Hollywood Blacklist for Trumbo and other affected screenwriters. He finally was given full credit by the Writers' Guild for Roman Holiday in 2011, nearly 60 years after the fact.

@BernieParent , bring thy unholy self to the Quackverse and choose wisely!

 

[BernieParent]

Mother Parent is getting ready to head off. I will pick right after.

Yes, I realize the apparent (so to speak) redundancy of my post.

 

[BernieParent]

My pet peeve is when people don’t follow their own rights of way while in traffic. It might be nice to you to let someone into moving traffic just because you’re stopped, but it’s not to me coming behind you. You’re definitely not going to feel nice about it when I broadside the car you let in because they didn’t have the right of way.

I’ve gotten into accidents twice this way, and witnessed another. If I’m in the left turn lane, and there’s a green light, I can’t see that you’re letting someone cross 2 lanes when I am in the right to move toward the green light, especially a green arrow.

When it is your turn to go, it is your turn to go. It might be nice to let someone into traffic coming from a driveway, but only if it’s a single lane. Or if there is high volume where traffic is moving slow enough. Or if there is more than one lane and the car coming into traffic in only that lane. And only ever in completely stopped traffic.

Don’t let people in when it’s not their turn! Especially when they gotta cross traffic and make a left! They gotta wait and deal with their shit.

And another thing, if we’re at a busy 3- or 4-way stop, don’t blink your flashers at me to go first, I know it’s my turn to go. And I know when it’s not. And I’m not gonna go when I know it’s not. I’m not waving to thank you either, you don’t get acknowledgment of the goodness of your heart for following basic driving laws.

And ANOTHER thing, if I’m crossing the driveway in the parking lot in a shopping center as a pedestrian, and you’re moving - don’t stop if there’s no crosswalk or stop sign. Why would you stop? You’re moving faster than me anyways and you’re getting to where you’re going faster than I am. Sure, I may time it to where I cross behind right as you pass. I’m not an idiot, and I am able-bodied, I know how to *not* get hit by a car.

I liked your choice, @GKJ, even though I am guilty of a few of these things.

 

[BernieParent]

"Among many other enjoyable hobbies, the owners of the Tampa Bay FireSticks have been Magic - the Gathering enthusiasts for decades. As such, the selection of a card monster is right up our alley. We had several options at the ready -- although we admit that we had no knowledge of the BFM before @Young Sandwich's pick -- until we read @DancingPanther's brilliant selection of Ditto as a creature that could become any other creature/individual in play. This changed our strategy immediately.

"We therefore are pleased to choose the Vesuvan Doppelganger (MTG) as our Team Card Monster.

"We complete our Combat, Post-combat Main, and Ending phases and pass the turn to @Chuck Downie."

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I am very relieved to announce that the logo and blouse pics in the OP have finally been updated to include all current members (phrasing).

 

[GKJ]

I liked your choice, @GKJ, even though I am guilty of a few of these things.

 

[ajgoal]

"Among many other enjoyable hobbies, the owners of the Tampa Bay FireSticks have been Magic - the Gathering enthusiasts for decades. As such, the selection of a card monster is right up our alley. We had several options at the ready -- although we admit that we had no knowledge of the BFM before @Young Sandwich's pick -- until we read @DancingPanther's brilliant selection of Ditto as a creature that could become any other creature/individual in play. This changed our strategy immediately.

"We therefore are pleased to choose the Vesuvan Doppelganger (MTG) as our Team Card Monster.

"We complete our Combat, Post-combat Main, and Ending phases and pass the turn to @Chuck Downie."

Quality pick as always, Bern. Mainstay of my blue/green and blue/white decks when I played.

 

[Asnito]

As a an old film major, I love this category. From, Roman Holiday, to Spartacus, to Johnny Got His Gun and Papillon; there can be only one screenwriter for the Jacksonville Methgators, MR DALTON TRUMBO!
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James Dalton Trumbo (December 9, 1905 – September 10, 1976) was an American screenwriter who scripted many award-winning films, including Roman Holiday (1953), Exodus, Spartacus (both 1960), and Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944). One of the Hollywood Ten, he refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1947 during the committee's investigation of alleged Communistinfluences in the motion picture industry.
Trumbo, the other members of the Hollywood Ten, and hundreds of other professionals in the industry were blacklisted by Hollywood. He was able to continue working clandestinely on major films, however, writing under pseudonyms or other authors' names. His uncredited work won two Academy Awards for Best Story: for Roman Holiday (1953), which was presented to a frontwriter, and for The Brave One (1956), which was awarded to a pseudonym used by Trumbo. When he was given public screen credit for both Exodus and Spartacus in 1960, it marked the beginning of the end of the Hollywood Blacklist for Trumbo and other affected screenwriters. He finally was given full credit by the Writers' Guild for Roman Holiday in 2011, nearly 60 years after the fact.

@BernieParent , bring thy unholy self to the Quackverse and choose wisely!

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

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I'm not sure I understand your messaging here. Are you suggesting that we should do a screenwriter category, which we are in the middle of?

 

[Asnito]

I'm not sure I understand your messaging here. Are you suggesting that we should do a screenwriter category, which we are in the middle of?

Nah. I am not knowledgeable in screenwriters, so I was asking BiggE for suggestions.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Nah. I am not knowledgeable in screenwriters, so I was asking BiggE for suggestions.

Ah, I see.

 

[BiggE]

Nah. I am not knowledgeable in screenwriters, so I was asking BiggE for suggestions.

Just Google your favorite films, look for the screenwriter(s) and pick one. There are hundreds to choose from

 

[Asnito]

@BiggE how you feeling?