Proudly dirty vs. unabashedly classless (800 hits)
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Submitted by MisterCeltic (View user info) at 2004-09-01 17:12:42 EDT
I love hockey; I play hockey, watch hockey, eat, sleep and breath hockey (except when the Falcons are playing football, or Ireland playing the other football but for this post it's hockey). I imagine you're all sitting there, mouths agape; 'A Canadian who loves hockey! Who'da thunk it?', but, like all Uber posts, it's a 115% true statement (nobody realized 115% truth existed until Maury started doing paternity shows). My fervour for hockey does not end with the NHL, I'll watch minor hockey, junior hockey and enjoy nothing more than international hockey. International hockey is one of the few times the Canadian populace joins together, loudly and proudly cheering on our team. Hockey is our game, our national team carries the dreams of the nations less talented but no less passionate hockey players and fans.
It was with restless anticipation that I sat down to a beer, a little number and my first hockey game in 3 months last night. The first period was nothing short of spectacular; the Canadians took charge and convincingly outplayed their biggest hockey rival. The second period was like a scene from Slapshot; the Americans turned to bush league tactics in a vain attempt to change the momentum of the game. Proudly dirty - Keith Tkachuk sitting on the bench, smiling after spearing a future hall of famer, Martin Brodeur, in the nuts. Proudly dirty - Chris Chelios cross checking a player from behind, then skating away before anyone could get their hands on him. This dirt bag has made a career of being a pussy, somebody needs to stick him in the mouth. Proudly dirty - Steve Konowalchuk crashes the net, punches a goaltender but doesn't have the sack to tussle with Mario Lemieux? Mario Lemieux!!! I could go on for pages, this is the same team that couldn't handle the winter Olympics 6 years ago without a babysitter; a long, well-documented history of Dirt with Pride.
I watched the first half of the third period hoping for a surprise stick swinging attack on Brett Hull, he's only playing for the US because he got cut by the Canadians years ago, cry baby. I didn't think I could have more disdain for someone involved in hockey than I currently felt for the American team when...
"O-lay, olayolayolay, O-lay, O-lay"
I looked outside to make sure I hadn't been beemed to a soccer match in Italy, nope, not enough chest hair on the passerby to be the Mediterrainian. I checked with my wife to see if she was tuned into the Brazilian news again, negative, One Tree Hill *shudder*. Maybe I had one too many beers, I smoked one to level me out but the chant continued.
O-LAY, OLAYOLAYOLAY, O-LAY!!!!!!!!!
I turned my TV down to try and focus on where the sound was eminating from, it disappeared before I could get a bead on it. Defeated I turned the volume up; O-lay, olay... those sneaky Itie's where are they? The camera panned to the crowd, and they seemed to be singing along, impossible!! It was hours later, while scouring the streets for a rogue soccer team that I realized that the crowd wasn't singing along, they started this hockey blasphemy. UNABASHEDLY CLASSLESS!!!
Leave it to those fuckwads in Quebec to ruin hockey, leave the shameless soccer chants to the soccer fans, nobody expects much class from them. "As long as they don't trample any children let them sing whatever song they want", that's what my grandpa used to say. There is no place, no place at all in hockey for that type of behaviour. I hope people realize that while Montreal is a metropolitan Canadian city it doesn't represent the rest of us; metropolitan + french speaking = savages, these people live in their own filth, it's no wonder they don't know how to act in public.
As I walked home from my cross city search I realized Canada had scored two victories this night;
2-1 over the US hockey team and 30,000-6 over Tkachuk et al. in overall disgrace to the game of hockey.
GO QUEBECOIS WOO!!
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Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2004-09-26 04:48:22 EDT (#)
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and you are giving me shit for MY writing?!
Oh the irony.
Submitted by MisterCeltic (user info) at 2004-09-01 23:09:00 EDT (#)
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Loki - it's just in Detroit they do the squid thing. Said to have started in '52; 2 fish guys (mongers?) threw one out on the ice - 8 legs for 8 playoff wins to the Stanley Cup (NHL original 6, only 4 made playoffs). The wings swept both series, been superstition ever since.
I often forget my own phone number but this I know, some people would make a lifestyle change, me I like my chosen vice.
EZ
Submitted by Circe (user info) at 2004-09-01 22:49:03 EDT (#)
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"it's a 115% true statement (nobody realized 115% truth existed until Maury started doing paternity shows)."
I actually sat here and read a whole post about another country's sport, because you sucked me in with that line.
Well done.
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2004-09-01 22:30:28 EDT (#)
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why do you people throw squd or whatever it is out onto the ice?
don't lie to me, I've seen it happen
Submitted by MisterCeltic (user info) at 2004-09-01 18:49:20 EDT (#)
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Camor - you're right, the cheap play of the US probably cost them the game. However, I think you missed my point; even compared to the garbage hockey the states played the assinine chanting from the Montreal crowd was the real disgrace last night. Canada and it's citizens most often carry themselves with class but last night it was obviously absent.
Submitted by camor (user info) at 2004-09-01 18:25:25 EDT (#)
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+2 for cheering on Ireland football. And your damn right we are classy. Although I think the Americans hitting Brodeur helped and brought more unity to Canada. Especially seeing Mario go after Konowalchuk. Now to see Foote go after Chelios, and Thornton/Iginla go after Hull would be fucking priceless. But I would much rather see class, than mindless fighting.
Submitted by MisterCeltic (user info) at 2004-09-01 18:11:44 EDT (#)
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I only meant to slight Italian soccer, you Brits are alright, comparatively speaking of course.
Submitted by MrRottenTreats (user info) at 2004-09-01 17:56:35 EDT (#)
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Come to a soccer match in England. We dont get 'Olay Olay' Except for when Man Utd fans are reffering to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
I'm giving you -2 because you dissed 'soccer'. Hockey sucks ass.
Submitted by Jack_McCallum (user info) at 2004-09-01 17:39:52 EDT (#)
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Tabernac! I'm gonna get you, me!
Submitted by Jadey at 2004-09-01 17:18:24 EDT (#)
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Surprisingly I decided to read this even though god forbid it discussed hockey. The 2nd paragraph - oohh I didn't think i'd make it through it, half way through I had to restart realising I had tuned out becuase it was too hockey, but the ending is very good writing!!
Or maybe I just love that damn Olay song!!