Saturday Links: "A" is for Steen (among others) Edition

by Poor College Student on Sep 11, 2010 6:00 AM CDT

The whole "A" means "Alternate" and not "Assistant" Captain argument doesn't mean a whole lot anymore. Both are used interchangeably. I was raised on "Alternate" but if it doesn't change one damn thing about the responsibilities of those bearing the "A," does it really matter? I think not.

Blues News:

Letters were issued the other day. You know this by now. All hail Glorious Leaders Brewer, Jackman, Backes, Johnson, and Steen!

NHL News:

Decent looking bar waitresses in Hawks dresses. All this and more in Puck Daddy's Jersey Fouls.
Byfuglien will go from invading the opponent's crease to clearing people from his own. He's switching back to D, for now.
More Puck Padre: Taylor Hall takes up the #4 for the Oil. Penny for your thoughts, Kevin Lowe fanatics?
Martin Hanzal, a player that Five For Howling describes as "a beast of a defensive forward," is no Jay McClement when it comes to shutting down opponent's offense and then shutting up (in general) about it. He's re-signed with Phoenix for two years.
Marginally decent 2 time Stanley Cup Winner Ruslan Fedotenko is riding the "2 Time Stanley Cup Winner" part of his resume all the way to a tryout with the Rangers.

Other Stuff:

Now this is a gym workout I can endorse.
I'll disagree with Cracked.com on this one. Aliens did not win in Independence Day. Randy Quaid won in Independence Day.
Fuck you scientists! You dumb sons of bitches, this is how Skynet became self-aware.

Video:

Baroose (via Kyrilin) has our hockey fix to tide us over until the real thing hits.

I've got a couple other links on ice for tomorrow so make sure you check out what the other GT regulars sent in.

Gametimelinks (at) gmail.com

9/11/01. Just take a minute and appreciate what you have and what others have gone through and/or sacrificed to preserve that.

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I went to a fight...

… and a Goofy cartoon broke out.

by BleedBlue42 on Sep 11, 2010 12:47 PM CDT reply actions

How the hell do they figure the aliens won in "Independence Day?"

Hell, Will Smith knocked one out cold, and Randy Quaid sacrificed himself to blow the octopus-lookin’ motha-effers out of the sky…

Too bad we don’t have a president that would actually get in a jet and personally kick some ass like that… or one like Michael Douglas in “The American President,” who says what we need to hear wether it’s PC or not, or wether it costs him an election or not. I’d vote for either one of those guys, regardless of party.

"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."

-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851

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by Tomorrows Blues on Sep 11, 2010 1:29 PM CDT reply actions

if you watch the

director’s cut it is pretty obvious the alien’s won in a shootout

A strong anvil fears no hammer

by Childhood Trauma on Sep 11, 2010 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions

So as I said the other day

A soldier from Desoto was buried today. The Patriot Guard leading the procession went right by my house. Telegraph Rd, on the Jefferson Co side was lined with people for a few hours waiting for it.
The firehouse a block or so away had the hook and ladder trucks holding the flag high.
The first vehicle went by at 1:30 and the last at 1:50.

Everyone on our street stood at the road. The boys were getting antsy since we had gone out at least an hour before it began, we didn’t know when it would go by. I used it as a teaching experience. When the limo went by with the family they saw the wife and one of the little kids was in her lap looking out the window. I think it hit home to Bryce that the kids would never see their dad again. I asked both boys if this was their Dad wouldn’t they want people out there showing support for someone who died volunteering to keep us free.

They were going 2 wide not just the cycles but also the cars on the 2 lane road. A few cars tried to go the other way on the shoulder I guess they were coming off of smaller streets. A trash truck that had just gone by the opposite way had stopped on the side shoulder as soon as he saw the first vehicle. When they saw a few vehicles heading their way they angled the truck and blocked the imbeciles. The guys got out of the truck and paid their respects.

Hockey players wear numbers because you can't always identify the body with dental records.

It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all. Laura Ingalls Wilder

by luvhockey on Sep 11, 2010 5:15 PM CDT reply actions

Good for the trash trucks guys for honoring a fallen soldier.

I just stood along Citrus Ave. at the high school here in Redlands to honor Army Sgt. Raymond Alcaraz who was killed in Afghanistan last month. I have never been so ashamed or embarrassed at a funeral procession in my life. Redlands should be ashamed of itself.

One for the sorry azz road closure the Fire Dept was supposed to do. As Sgt. Alcaraz’s hearse went by several vets around me saluted the procession but couldn’t see the hearse due to the vehicles the FD let through. Many of these vehicles did not stop for the procession and some even stopped to ask if it was a parade or something and then drove on. What a great way to honor a fallen soldier and paratrooper Redlands. Redlands FD you really dropped the ball on this one.

2nd reason Redlands should be ashamed was the small turn out for this man who gave his life for our country. I counted maybe 30 people around me for several blocks yet on YouTube and the news videos you see smaller towns with folks lined up shoulder to shoulder for miles honoring the fallen. Where were you Redlands to honor one of your own today?

Blue skies Sgt. Alcaraz.

http://militarytimes.com/valor/army-sgt-raymond-c-alcaraz/4769583/

http://www.sbsun.com/ci_16036086

Just a chew toy for the hockey gods

by spectr17 on Sep 11, 2010 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions