That Aud Smell

Sure. It's not like I'm a fan. I think he's a cringey goober. But ... oil and slime out of every pore seems a bit much.

thought it was gonna be a compare and contrast with the infamous RJ helmet (face shield) trope.

it was incredible. having ray emery in goal helped matters, of course.

I have not been following this closely and so am confused. The County's out? The County's in? The County is in some state of limbo? Poloncarz was there. And he has some post-press conference Tweets.

Grier had a secondary assist on that goal. The primary went to Ottawa’s zamboni driver who left that fu**ing puddle in the middle of one team’s zone.

I love the positivity. I will add: There seems to be a LOT of good, high vibes for a player who - IIRC from what I just read - is 23 years old and has played fewer than 70 games in the NHL.

Sir! Sir! It came from me.

Preach

that’s the spirit! #nuance

full marks - i chortled

ON THE OTHER HAND, I have just now perused some apparently credible accounts (Twitter, Reddit) from people who say they knew him in and around the Clearwater area. And I will say: There are a lot of people out there who will recount in great detail why they feel that Terry Bollea was a jerk.

RIP. Hulk Hogan leaves behind a complicated (complex?) legacy, I guess. One thing's for sure: The dude was an absolutely phenomenal entertainer. IMO, he was incredible to behold and electric to experience when at the peak of his powers. A force of nature.

Same. And I used to dance around like a fool to it, iirc. I had no idea he was from Roch. RIP.

I enjoy Twitter and can’t quit it. But it will occasionally cause a burp like this.

Nah man, that's not unfair. There's a lil shade being thrown there. "Trad" is in part used with regard to the "trad wife" movement which is ... something. "Trad" in general is just a cheeky, young person's way of saying "sorta old fashioned" and a societal outlier in this increasingly secular, cynical world. And such. And as I acknowledged above, there's part of my wondering that involves (sorta sh1tty) speculation that these young #followersofJesus husbands and fathers are not optimal for developing vibes in an NHL locker room. But I don't know that. I don't know anything here. This is a thought project.

I likewise have no issue with it - in a vacuum. It does make me wonder a bit, though. As I've said. And by "wonder," I don't mean I'm actually judging and concluding. Like I'm actually wondering.

And social norms. And the realities imposed (generated) by modern economies.

I'm familiar with hyperbole. It's appropriate in some situations. I'm not sure it played here when you're just characterizing some posts about Power's vibe. There were several wedding pictures that I saw - the one above was not among them. They were all in a church and were very, well, as I said, trad(itional). As for my inquiry being "stupid," to each their own. There's no need to be unkind, imo. Having been married in religious settings at 24 and 22 years of age (I think) and leading what I infer are religiously-based lives, Thompson and Power are unusual among their generational cohort generally and, I think, even more unusual among their pro hockey peers. Like I said above: I'm not sure what to make of that. If anything! By way of further context: I'm a religious person. I attend services every weekend (mostly). I'm active in my faith community. If any of my kids in their early 20s were regular church-goers and got married to someone I thought was good for them, I'd be delighted. To varying degrees, that hasn't quite happened yet. Edit: I'm religious as in: I'm a heavily post Vatican II Cafeteria Catholic. I definitely vibed with my share of guitar masses. And the Jesuits -- who skew pretty liberal -- are my preferred religious order of priests.

re the vibe I get off Thompson and Power. (lol.)

Where are you seeing "outraged?" Other than from your own posts, that is. Chill, daddy. srsly

I don’t mean to cause offence, although I probably should have anticipated that I might. I’m just calling it like I perceive it: Power and Thompson seem somewhat unusual relative to their peers — or at least relative to how I’ve generally perceived pro hockey players. Sociologically speaking, anyway. I haven’t. I’ll keep an eye out for it.

i didn’t get it directly from them (i actually quite dislike them) — but their “reporting” on the silver on silver logo was everywhere.

You have my sympathies.