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"I could care less" is another one. When someone says that, they are saying the exact opposite of what they meant to say, which is "I could NOT care less."
And melty is not a real word.
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2 minutes ago, I-90 W said:
We would be idiots to trade Eichel based on the fact that he seems to not want to play here anymore, for someone who definitely does not want to play here. Marchand can’t even stand visiting here when he plays against us and has explicitly said so in print.
Thank you for the bolded!
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2 minutes ago, I-90 W said:
Marchand hates this city and the fan base pretty much feels the same.
As a Sabres fan, just like everyone else here, I have hated Marchand as an NHL player. But as a Canadian, I love him in a team Canada uniform.
The guy is a proven winner. Eichel is not. If an Eichel trade becomes necessary and this trade is an option (with the proper additions) then we'd be idiots to not consider it.
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IF it's a given that Eichel must be traded (which I don't believe), how about sending him to Boston for Marchand? Obviously Jack is younger with upside so maybe Boston has to also throw Grzelcyk into the mix.
Boston gets Jack's potential. Sabres get instant grit and leadership which we all know we so desperately need. Marchand has been a dirtbag on the ice for most of his career, but he can play the game, and he has largely eliminated the silliness from his play in the last few years. Mofo will probably play healthy well into his 40's, too.
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Very well stated. I was thinking along the same lines, except for the licking part!
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37 minutes ago, Claude Balls said:
Now Oshie to the room. Caps are ***** and the Bruins got the rectally inserted horseshoe. Man I hate Boston.
Edit: Oshie back on bench. Still wanna see Wilson cheap shot Marchand.
I want the Bruins out ASAP, but if I'm being honest, I'd rather have Marchand deliver a nice heavy cheap shot on Wilson.
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13 hours ago, ubkev said:
They changed the music on the casino floor again. Lots of good stuff so far. I've been hearing a lot of The Band, some Eagles, early No Doubt, Red Hot Chili Peppers. Lots of good stuff. But I draw the line at Cake. I first heard The Distance, 25 years ago. I hated it then, I hate it now. Their cover of I Will Survive, hate it! Short Skirt/Long Jacket, Hate! I bet I hear all 3 of them tonight. 1 down.
Update: 2 outta 3!
Rebuttal: Cake is groovy and hilarious.
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Ohio State fans are even more angst ridden than Sabres fans at this moment. #2 seed Ohio State falls to #15 seed Oral Roberts!!!
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I just stumbled upon this song today...
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9 hours ago, SwampD said:
Recreational marijuana is now legal in New Jersey.
Not sure if that means it is now going to be easier or harder to get.
Also not sure if that means it is going to be less or more expensive now.
It's legal here in Ontario, too.
I was able to order 7 grams online for the equivalent of $31 USD (includes tax), and have it delivered to my house for free. This is cheaper than anything I've gotten from the black market for at least 30 years. The variety to choose from and the quality of product are outstanding.
I think the low cost is the province's approach to making the black market no longer viable. I wouldn't be surprised if they jack up the prices once they figure they have dealt a substantial blow to the black market. That would be consistent with their alcohol policy which is to make it at least twice as expensive as alcohol is in the US.
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23 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
I will say, I do think Young Frankenstein is the greatest spoof movie of all time. Better then Airplane! or even Blazing Saddles. It's funny, still has an interesting story, perfect cast and still gets in every horror movie cliché It even has a great cameo or two. The best thing about Young Frankenstein is that wasn't even originally a Mel Brooks movie. When filming Blazing Saddles, Brooks told Gene Wilder that he didn't have a part for him. When the actual drunk cowboy actor originally cast to play the Waco Kid, threw up all over himself in the initial jail seen, Brooks fired him and called Wilder to take the part. Wilder said he couldn't because he was writing Young Frankenstein. Brooks promised him that if he did Blazing Saddles he'd help Wilder get Young Frankenstein made.
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The Shining
The Usual Suspects
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Psycho
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Apocalypse Now
Reservoir Dogs
Once Upon A Time In The West
I also love Repo Man, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas and Office Space, though I wouldn't expect anyone else to consider them as top 10 material.
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51 minutes ago, Eleven said:
I'm with you (except for the uniforms)--that 2006 run was So. Much. Fun. The 1999 run was more tense because we expected greatness. The 2006 run was pure unanticipated joy.
I think you might be mixing up these 2 teams. 1999 we were the #7 seed and had no offense to speak of. 2006 we were only 3 regular season points from being the #1 seed and had a dynamic offense. For me at least, 2006 was tense because we had an excellent chance to get to the finals. Then when all the top 4 seeds in the West lost in round 1, it was like the seas had parted for us. And then came the injuries and the Canes series.
Also, in 1999 we swept #2 Ottawa and then beat the Bruins and then the Leafs. That was pure unanticipated joy! Like it literally couldn't have been a better scenario for Sabres fans.
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Wow! All this hate for Milbury!
I think he's a great commentator...
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47 minutes ago, Eleven said:
Is this part real? At .30, most people can't even stand in a purple Teletubby costume.
No, I'm serious--is this Teletubby thing real?
Yes, it is real. I remember it clearly. He was at a pre-Halloween party, hence the costume.
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13 hours ago, New Scotland (NS) said:
There was a thread about books we are reading, but I can't find it ...
My wife recently read ... City of Light by Lauren Belfer.
It is all about Bufffalo at the turn of the century and is set in 1901.
She loved it and I am just starting it.
I bought that book 20 years ago and finally read it last year. It is quite good.
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UNC basketball got a little bad press a few years ago. That was then. Then came the multiple NCAA investigations. Then came NOTHING in terms of scandal or penalties for the BB program.
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38 minutes ago, Weave said:
In before they close the border pre-civil war, eh?
LOL.
The border is pretty much already closed, at least for non-Canadians in cars (not sure about planes). I arrived there at 6:30pm on Wednesday and there was one lane open and it had no cars in it. Outside of the commercial trucks, I was literally the only one crossing. Surreal.
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Moving does suck. However, as of Tuesday I will be completely moved up to Canada. The completion of this process will not suck.
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1 hour ago, tom webster said:
Come on. It was an incredible catch. They made some great plays to give Allen a chance, he succeeded and they just got beat by a better play. It happens when you play good teams.
It was an incredible catch. I'm just not looking forward to "You Got Mossed!" going absolutely out of their minds about this catch, and not just for one week either.
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Yeah, I worry about the kids, too. Initially I just thought that their education would suffer. But 8 months of abnormality for a kid, with "normalcy" being months if not a year or two away has got to be freaking devastating for a countless number of them regarding being socially effective going forward. I can't imagine what this thing would have done to me when I was 12 or whatever age back then. But there still has to be a responsible level of containment in public policy. Finding the optimal balance is the challenge here (Captain Obvious told me this, so it must be true). The only way to get there is objectivity, and we as the USA absolutely SUCK at objectivity.
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1 hour ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:
Ummm no, that's hogwash. Most of the mental illness cases are here and now, an inordinate increase in cases as well as mental health inpatient visits and suicide attempts and completions.... All thanks to Covid. This is especially concerning to me in pediatric cases that have reached a paramount number in recent months.
Maybe these people are being singled out by the lunatics who are so Covid crazy they need mental help because they had the virus. Talk about a serious divide in the country.
If I'm interpreting you correctly, you are saying that mental health cases in the public at large are increasing ~20% whether individuals are positive for COVID or not? That sounds reasonable to me. I can also understand that people with pre-existing mental issues would be much more susceptible to relapses and/or increased symptoms even without any actual COVID exposure. But a few things stand out to me. First, this was an Oxford University study. Obviously Oxford is not some hack university releasing questionable data for some sort of political or social agenda. Secondly, they mentioned dementia has become a more likely outcome. I'm no doctor, but isn't dementia a more internally driven degradation of the mind? I know I'm oversimplifying here but people pre-disposed with dementia are probably going to get it anyway. So if that % of people suddenly increases, might that not be from external sources (the virus itself)? People prone to just depression, anxiety or insomnia might be more prone to have elevated levels of their conditions due to current affairs (stress, nerves about the news re:COVID). My last point is that even if no COVID-related mental issues whatsoever actually result from the virus itself, we just can't ignore the fact that COVID is very adversely impacting people vulnerable to mental health issues.
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One more reason to take COVID a little bit more seriously...
https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-mental-illness-int-idUSKBN27P35N
OT: This time it might be aliens
in The Aud Club
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When considering the Fermi Paradox, one of the most important factors to consider is how insanely big the universe is. The Milky Way alone is over 50,000 light years across. So if the speed of light is indeed the limit of how fast one can travel, then right then and there you can immediately discard the notion of creatures from every single other galaxy in the universe as ever having a viable chance to visit earth. There are over 2 trillion galaxies in the universe, but only creatures from our own would have a chance to visit us, and even then they would need to be relatively "close" from a Milky Way perspective.