GDT: RONGO TONGO @ STORM OF BONGO AKA GAME 1 NYR @ CAR

Jul 18, 2010
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I am also particularly sick of John Buccigross. The years have not treated his schtick well.

When SportsCenter dedicated a minute and a half a week to hockey, having Bucci do his little shtick to let us know he was a "real one" who liked hockey and just wasn't allowed to talk about it as much as he liked was fine.

Realizing later that it's actually the only way he knows how to communicate is a bit disappointing. It's almost as if he's going out there specifically to do a caricature of himself. It's like if I met Steve Carrell at a dinner party in real life and was trying to ask him real questions to get to know him and he just kept repeating "that's what she said" jokes over and over in an attempt to mimic human interaction.
 

Navin R Slavin

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When SportsCenter dedicated a minute and a half a week to hockey, having Bucci do his little shtick to let us know he was a "real one" who liked hockey and just wasn't allowed to talk about it as much as he liked was fine.

Realizing later that it's actually the only way he knows how to communicate is a bit disappointing. It's almost as if he's going out there specifically to do a caricature of himself. It's like if I met Steve Carrell at a dinner party in real life and was trying to ask him real questions to get to know him and he just kept repeating "that's what she said" jokes over and over in an attempt to mimic human interaction.
Exactly, *exactly* this.
 

raynman

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Jan 20, 2013
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Yes. It's the shlock, combined with the fact that they're just not very good at announcing hockey games.

I am also particularly sick of John Buccigross. The years have not treated his schtick well.
I haven’t seen too many espn broadcasts because of Buccigross. His play by play is f***ing terrible and he acts like one of those weirdos who pretends to be young so they can sneak back into school and be bros with all the athletes. Plus chicken parm is kinda grossly overrated. I actually don’t mind the trio on the call tonight, especially Ray Ferraro. One of my dream trios is Forslund and Daryl Reaugh with Ferraro between the benches.

When SportsCenter dedicated a minute and a half a week to hockey, having Bucci do his little shtick to let us know he was a "real one" who liked hockey and just wasn't allowed to talk about it as much as he liked was fine.

Realizing later that it's actually the only way he knows how to communicate is a bit disappointing. It's almost as if he's going out there specifically to do a caricature of himself. It's like if I met Steve Carrell at a dinner party in real life and was trying to ask him real questions to get to know him and he just kept repeating "that's what she said" jokes over and over in an attempt to mimic human interaction.
I’m not gonna lie, if Steve Carrell threw in one “that’s what she said” at the end of the night I’d die happy in that situation.
 

Summer Rose

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May 3, 2012
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I do not consider the Rangers to be evil like the Bruins. I need a new verb other than "vanquish" to describe what to do with them.

How about taking out the trash? I'm not sure that works though, because I want the verb to stand by itself. Saying "Vanquish!" alone had a nice ring to it against the Bruins.
 

Surrounded By Ahos

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May 24, 2008
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I do not consider the Rangers to be evil like the Bruins. I need a new verb other than "vanquish" to describe what to do with them.

How about taking out the trash? I'm not sure that works though, because I want the verb to stand by itself. Saying "Vanquish!" alone had a nice ring to it against the Bruins.
CONQUER
 

WreckingCrew

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Feb 4, 2015
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I do not consider the Rangers to be evil like the Bruins. I need a new verb other than "vanquish" to describe what to do with them.

How about taking out the trash? I'm not sure that works though, because I want the verb to stand by itself. Saying "Vanquish!" alone had a nice ring to it against the Bruins.
Take your pick

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