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BJ’s? It’s Either A Live Blog Or That Long, Lovely Dancer At That Club Downtown. Your Choice.
by IwoCPO on 01/06/09 at 06:50 PM ET
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Wow. Big day. For the first time in three years, a savant actually used the word “brah” in the comment section.
It threw us all for a loop, but I think we’ll recover.
When? Now.
Just in time for the Live Blog Bitches. BJ’s for all, courtesy of Rick Nash.
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Since it’s intermission and nothing else is going on:
Off topic: Does anyone remember, there was a movie, I think it was a police movie with elements of black comedy, but there was a woodchipper in the commercials - was it actually used to dispose of bodies? And if it was, how did they clean it off?
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 01/06/09 at 08:18 PM ET
“Fargo” and I have no idea how they cleaned it off.
Posted by IwoCPO from Washington, DC on 01/06/09 at 08:19 PM ET
Look for “Pieeyedpiper” on PS3 Call of Duty. It’s my bro in law and he’s an absolute freak about his Call of Duty. Seriously like a crack addict. Kinda fun to watch him lay waste to 1/2 the world tho’.
Me, I am a deer huntin’ freak and kinda obsess over woodworking. Same addictions, different crack.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 01/06/09 at 08:20 PM ET
Oh joy. 4 games in 6 nights coming up.
Thanks Gary. You f*cking ass.
Posted by Alzy from Innisfail, Alberta, Canada on 01/06/09 at 08:20 PM ET
“Fargo,” thanks. I couldn’t remember the title.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 01/06/09 at 08:21 PM ET
“Someone else said it earlier, but I kinda almost sorta miss Lilija. Kinda. Almost.”
Just my opinion, but as far as his play this season is concerned, I can’t see sitting him for the 5/6 DMen in the lineup tonight.
Posted by dougie on 01/06/09 at 08:22 PM ET
And when I finish that I’m buying the new SoCom. I’ll practice on that for a few weeks before I find PaulinMiami and kick his ass all over the playstation 3 network.
your timing will be perfect. the game will be much improved after the patch promised to us in the next week or so.
anyone on here play NHL ‘09? played the demo, been thinking about picking it up.
Posted by PaulinMiamiBeach on 01/06/09 at 08:22 PM ET
“Fargo” and I have no idea how they cleaned it off.
I’d suggest a mild caustic or acid , warm water rinse and a steam pressure “wash” after.
Not sure why I’d know that.... 
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 01/06/09 at 08:23 PM ET
Per my unanswered question earlier.....does anyone know why FSN never shows Karen sing anymore? I miss her terribly.
Posted by The Hurricane on 01/06/09 at 08:24 PM ET
Funny thing about Fargo - I remember reading about how someone died from the elements trying to find the suitcase of money that was buried along the highway....Thats when the Coen Brothers came out and said that it was not really a true story...even though they have the regular disclaimer about ‘fictional characters’ in the credits…
Now that I think about it, that whole story was BS too...from what I remember from Wikipedia at least.
Posted by eyesris from Chestertown, MD on 01/06/09 at 08:24 PM ET
played the demo, been thinking about picking it up.
Just downloaded the demo too. Might be buying it. If I do, I guess you can create your own player, then form your own teams. The nancy’s at Pensblog did that.
Posted by IwoCPO from Washington, DC on 01/06/09 at 08:24 PM ET
there was a woodchipper in the commercials - was it actually used to dispose of bodies? And if it was, how did they clean it off?
What exactly do you have in mind...?
Posted by HockeyTownTodd from upset when blogs dont live up to my expectations on 01/06/09 at 08:24 PM ET
Ok, did anyone wach the RedWingsandBeer feed jsut have it switch over to some melodrama ABC crap?
Or am I finally going Hasek?
Posted by Alzy from Innisfail, Alberta, Canada on 01/06/09 at 08:25 PM ET
I was going to chime in with Fargo, but...I’ve already made excuses for this PC. And the fact that The Big Lebowski is one of my favorite movies only fills me with shame. You’re way out of your element, PC.
Regardless, yes...Fargo. “Or your f&cking;wife, Jerry.”
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from a foreign computer on 01/06/09 at 08:26 PM ET
I think Karen might actually be off for a while - I remember reading something where she was talking about taking time off for recording an album, and she realized it was risky because someone else might take the anthem gig if she was gone too long.
I’d suggest a mild caustic or acid , warm water rinse and a steam pressure “wash” after.
Thanks. I’ll keep that in mind ... for no particular reason, of course. 
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 01/06/09 at 08:27 PM ET
anyone on here play NHL ‘09? played the demo, been thinking about picking it up.
Been playing since it came out, on 360. Controls are like 08, you use the control sticks and shoulder buttons to shoot and pass, respectively. Not sure how it works on PS3, but I would imagine its the same.
Pretty good, better than the 2K9 demo I played. Its all preference though. I’ve been playing both the series for years...so its almost more the same for me. NHL 09 has the edge for sure though.
Posted by eyesris from Chestertown, MD on 01/06/09 at 08:27 PM ET
PaulInMiami: I’m a 360 user and I have NHL 09 - it’s worth every penny, especially with EA actually providing mostly timely roster updates. Fully loaded Wings and Griffins. The added bonus of having the 360 means being an even bigger dork and loading the game up with custom sounds to make the game all that more real.
Using the Wings and having guys from the opposing teams getting sent off to the Dragnet/Ray Charles serenade is beautiful.
Posted by HockeyJoe from Upstate New York on 01/06/09 at 08:29 PM ET
Just downloaded the demo too. Might be buying it. If I do, I guess you can create your own player, then form your own teams. The nancy’s at Pensblog did that.
oh man, we gotta get four other people from this blog to pick it up, and form our own team to challenge those biotches!
I’ve played a lot of hockey video games in my day...but the idea of a multiplayer online game where you can actually play with 11 other people sounds fantastic. I’ll probably spend half my time in the box for hooking, though.
Posted by PaulinMiamiBeach on 01/06/09 at 08:29 PM ET
“The Big Lebowski”
Best. Movie. Ever.
The Dude abides!
Posted by dougie on 01/06/09 at 08:29 PM ET
Please don’t tell me there’ll be online “tribes” of the 19 against the PB girls in various killin’ games.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 01/06/09 at 08:30 PM ET
do you 360 people know if it’s possible to play along with PS3 owners, or hasn’t a developer figured out how to make that happen yet?
Posted by PaulinMiamiBeach on 01/06/09 at 08:30 PM ET
Stu is back with just stitches. Good news.
Posted by Nate A from Dark side of the moon on 01/06/09 at 08:30 PM ET
As ok as someone can be to get up at 3am to play Call of Duty.
I didn’t “go to bed” until nearly 5 a.m. Monday morning playing COD World at War on xbox live. It is made by Treyarch and it’s short a few details that Infinity Ward’s COD 2 and COD 4 had, but all in all pretty good, my eyes are still puffy, Bitches.
Posted by RWBill from jabbing a six inch sewing needle into my eye. on 01/06/09 at 08:30 PM ET
What exactly do you have in mind...?
The most annoying @$$hole of a coworker I’ve ever had. :D
One of my friends and I were fantasizing about options. Everyone at the plant hates him - if the economy was better, I’d be sending out resumes because of that enormous walking bag of douche. Grrrrrr…
Stuart back - stitched up lower lip. That will swell up something awful.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 01/06/09 at 08:31 PM ET
The teenagers’ll kick your asses at the gamer stuff.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 01/06/09 at 08:31 PM ET
Just looked it up Paul...don’t think so. MS and Sony don’t usually play well together.
Posted by eyesris from Chestertown, MD on 01/06/09 at 08:32 PM ET
I’ll join in for some PB asswhippin online. Of all the sports games, hockey is by far my best. My buddies get so mad when they play me in NHL 09 that they just throw the paddle down and quit.
Posted by Alzy from Innisfail, Alberta, Canada on 01/06/09 at 08:34 PM ET
No, 360 and PS3 users cannot play together. XBox Live and PSN are two different entities.
Posted by HockeyJoe from Upstate New York on 01/06/09 at 08:34 PM ET
You can tell how bad this game is by the fact y’all are spending more time discussing NHL 09 and COD then anything the Wings are doing.
Posted by calquake on 01/06/09 at 08:34 PM ET
Both of Drapers goals are empty netters. Theres a stat you’d love to have your name on.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 01/06/09 at 08:35 PM ET
Per my unanswered question earlier.....does anyone know why FSN never shows Karen sing anymore? I miss her terribly.
Posted by The Hurricane on 01/06/09 at 08:24 PM ET
She’s a little tied up at the moment!
Posted by RWBill from jabbing a six inch sewing needle into my eye. on 01/06/09 at 08:35 PM ET
“The Big Lebowski”
Best. Movie. Ever.
Jackie Treehorn wants to see you, Lebowski. And this time he KNOWS which Lebowski you are...Lebowski.
Don’t get me started. Of course, by the time this actually gets POSTED by this SLOW machine, the joke will have been long gone.
Just like the BJs hopes of making the playoffs for the first time.
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from a foreign computer on 01/06/09 at 08:36 PM ET
Everyone’s pullin’ a Sammy when they get the lane to shoot just about.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 01/06/09 at 08:36 PM ET
You can tell how bad this game is by the fact y’all are spending more time discussing NHL 09 and COD then anything the Wings are doing.
It reminds me of a Tigers game where the pitcher gets slower and slooowwwer when a man is on first, and after a while Mario would ask Rod things like “what is slower than a snail’s pace?”
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 01/06/09 at 08:37 PM ET
if anybody’s still bothering to watch the game, the Wings are about to go on the PP. time to make the BJs pay for those two missed golden opportunities. crush their spirit now while we still can.
Posted by PaulinMiamiBeach on 01/06/09 at 08:37 PM ET
I had so many co-workers from hell, that I offer this assistance..
If the bodies are frozen solid, most of your cleanup problems are solved.
Fertilizer is much preferred to shallow graves.
Posted by HockeyTownTodd from upset when blogs dont live up to my expectations on 01/06/09 at 08:37 PM ET
“what is slower than a snail’s pace?”
This game apparently.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 01/06/09 at 08:37 PM ET
The puck has a mind of its own.
And it has ADD.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 01/06/09 at 08:38 PM ET
At least we’re not making Mason look like a Vienza winner. The kid has been playing just that good. And he’s 20?!?
Posted by Nate A from Dark side of the moon on 01/06/09 at 08:39 PM ET
for somebody who is supposedly playing with a little groin thing going on, Z sure has been amazing lately. he’s been winning so many battles to the puck. maybe everyone else will catch on.
Posted by PaulinMiamiBeach on 01/06/09 at 08:39 PM ET
“Jackie Treehorn wants to see you, Lebowski. And this time he KNOWS which Lebowski you are...Lebowski. “
“I HATE the F*&king;Eagles”...that’s my favorite line, and words to live by, IMO.
God, what a boring game.
Posted by dougie on 01/06/09 at 08:40 PM ET
a Vienza winner
is that an Oldsmobile or one of those Korean jobs?
Posted by PaulinMiamiBeach on 01/06/09 at 08:41 PM ET
he’s been winning so many battles to the puck. maybe everyone else will catch on.
Ala his old stall mate, Stevie. Bustin’ his rump every night when others text in the first 50 minutes or more.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 01/06/09 at 08:41 PM ET
She’s a little tied up at the moment!
I would think that removing the shackles and duct tape just for the National Anthem would be sort of patriotic.
Posted by HockeyTownTodd from upset when blogs dont live up to my expectations on 01/06/09 at 08:42 PM ET
Frozen solid will be pretty easy before spring.
He’s such a backstabbing, arrogant, interfering hypocrite - and a big bully. Hasn’t pulled any crap with me yet, but I hope he does. I’d go right to HR and not let it drop.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 01/06/09 at 08:43 PM ET
is that an Oldsmobile or one of those Korean jobs?
Yep.
Or Vezina. Lysdexlia tonite I think.
Posted by Nate A from Dark side of the moon on 01/06/09 at 08:45 PM ET
I had so many co-workers from hell, that I offer this assistance..
Gramps, I may not be nearly as old as you, but if there’s one thing I’ve learned from wage slavery and/or Hell’s Angels, it’s that you work to live, not live to work. I don’t have enough finger and toes to count the number of coworkers from Hell that I’ve worked with, and that includes the potential extra digits from having been birthed in Predators territotory.
I put in my day’s work, and they pay me at the end of the month. They owe me nothing, I owe them nothing. Works for me. I’ll find fullfilment in other ways. Like maybe William Tell scoring yet another improbable goal. (Just make it happen, ye hockey idols).
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from a foreign computer on 01/06/09 at 08:45 PM ET
Well sorry I don’t know that movie, maybe I can find it on Netflix streaming to the xbox360.
I have NHL09 for 360, but haven’t played it much. I don’t really care for the “magic stick” that does the shooting. You can actually set up the controller for NHL94 B and A buttons for simplified control. I’m afraid of how badly I would get dusted playing NHL09 online. I can hold my own in CODs and Halo 3 but hockey online would be brutal.
But I would love to play with 11 other folks online who were just out for a good time, trouble is too many take their win/loss ratings wayyy too seriously and just take the fun out of it.
Posted by RWBill from jabbing a six inch sewing needle into my eye. on 01/06/09 at 08:45 PM ET
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