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4 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:
The facts as they're now emerging seem to make sense. The initial confusion over Shohei "saying" one thing about hoe he agreed to pay for his friend's gambling debts, and then doing a 180 a day later, is apparently a product of the fact that the guy who was stealing his money (to pay for his gambling debts) was Shohei's translator/interpreter and was therefore speaking on Shohei's behalf as an initial matter. What an incredible mess.
I keep thinking of the irony of legalized gambling. Days gone by, everyone smoked cigarettes everywhere but gambling was verboten -- something a local mob capo might run as a racket. Nowadays, everyone gambles everywhere but smoking is verboten. In both cases, the government was/is there taking its cut from the sales of a legalized vice.
It helps a ton in spots like this when you can play the “no speak English” card.
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1 hour ago, tom webster said:
Rod Brind’ Amour. Carolina has still not extended him and there have been rumors that Buffalo would offer to make him the highest paid coach in the NHL. First, he’s likely to stay. Second, like Babcock before him, his wife would likely veto any move to Buffalo.
I think it’s time for a lesson on acronyms.
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2 hours ago, tom webster said:
I don’t see Adams getting fired. He really is good organizationally and is ideally suited to be President with Karmonis taking over as GM. In an ideal world that would happen this year along with RBM taking over as highest paid coach in the league but there are a few reasons that won’t happen
RBM?
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3 hours ago, Claude Balls said:
***** Boston. It's just really cool to see such a small local school make it to the show. Who wants to see the Terriers or Eagles year after year. This is already a win for RIT's program. ***** on it all you want.
***** on it? You get to see the upcoming #1 pick. Enjoy it.
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Enjoy your run in with Celebrini next week.
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14 hours ago, That Aud Smell said:
Interesting. I wonder what their collateral is — or maybe this is just a scenario where they take a secured interest in the asset being sold.
A kidney
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54 minutes ago, Weave said:
Ghostbusters IS a classic.
Until you have that moment where you see it on your tv listings, click on it, only to find out that it’s the all women one. The same thing happens from time to time with Karate Kid and one other movie that is escaping my brain right now.
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Have fun and build your bracket.
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48 minutes ago, Weave said:
Stupid ***** just jeopardized his teams chance at the playoffs.
What the hell was he thinking. He goes for the slash but swings upward. It’s just so damn stupid.
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25 minutes ago, ska-T Chitown said:
could we hire Dave Andreychuk as a "netfront presence" coach? lol
No, but he is available as a skating coach.
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19 minutes ago, ... said:
My grandfather was really into researching his ancestry 30 or so years ago. At one point he was sharing his family cost of arms with everyone. No one had the heart to tell him it was fake.
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1 hour ago, Weave said:
Noone is locking this thread.
I bet there’s someone out there with that last name. It has to be something.
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14 hours ago, ... said:
Another shot at Meatballs. There's no denying the theme in the comments from those who have escaped.
Are people shocked that the beat team in the league has a better setup than Buffalo?
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13 hours ago, OverPowerYou said:
I’ve always thought dropping the gloves and fighting was stupid. I’m a fan of scrums and scrimmages after chippy play or when someone takes a cheap shot because that’s legit emotion
Scrimmages? So what do they do, just call or the game after a choppy play and say the rest of the time on the ice doesn’t count?
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8 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:
For all intents and purposes, this thread has fizzled out.
Am I supposed to take my ball and go home now, locking the thread?
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2 hours ago, That Aud Smell said:
Yeah - this new COO's role could be more strategic than operational.
That said, I remain curious: Who's actually employing him? Like, where's his W-2 (or where are his W-2s) coming from at tax time?
Do they not have an LLC (or whatever the appropriate term is) anymore?
1 hour ago, thewookie1 said:They could hire Jesus and some of you guys would still have complaints
He would actually be the perfect person for the new roof.
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37 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:
I took a quick buzz through the Buffalo News article on the hiring.
The news struck me as encouraging - perhaps very encouraging.
The guy's got substantial experience in pro sports management. He's plugged in on the NFL ownership level. He's coming to the Bills from the Giants, which is a well-regarded NFL franchise.
I thought that train between Buffalo and the Giants only was only one way to NJ.
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2 hours ago, tom webster said:
I still think the Flyers are one of the teams that will fall out of the race. Trading them EJ was a 4D chess move and should be the grease that slide needed.
How about the scenario where Tampa, Detroit, and Buffalo all finish ahead of the 3rd place metro team but one still misses out on the playoffs? That would make for some fun complaints.
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2 hours ago, ska-T Chitown said:
Anyway (<-- not "anyways")
I think that might be the most common one out there these days. I’d say that this one kills me, but apparently a few people out there take things a bit too literally (that one’s for you @nucci).
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1 hour ago, Doohickie said:
Did they put a double T in that name just to mess with people?
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23 hours ago, repster said:
Don’t overlook the Flyers as a candidate to fall back. They have a very tough schedule. I expect them to be on a 7 game losing streak 5 games from now.
And then there’s this. They’re stuck with Johansen because he says he’s hurt.
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5 hours ago, ... said:
You'll just have to connect the dots.
Could you imagine sitting down to what to what you think is going to be another thrilling connect the dots experience… and it winds up just being a straight line
49 minutes ago, French Collection said:Leafs dart guy avatar.
I had some great private message conversations with him years back. I want to go back and see if they still exist. It was fun stuff about the youth hockey when he was growing up.
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You know the best part? This “you don’t know football” take was made while talking about someone’s social media habits.
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21 minutes ago, LTS said:
There are a lot of wacked out NFL players... WR's seem to be chock full of interesting personalities.
Perhaps Diggs likes stirring the pot as some sort of statement on the drama of social media and the general public's desire to engage in it.
Then again.. perhaps he's just bored.
Or... he's wacked out.
If I was a child of the social media era, I would be messing with people’s heads constantly. The more cryptic the better and it would be a daily thing.
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The other sports thread
in The Aud Club
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Yeah, I don’t think it’s possible to be in a locker room for 162 games over multiple years and not pick up a good understanding of the language. Keeping the translator around though is a very nice layer of protection though, a smart move.