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“I’m hungry and have to pee.”

by Mike Chen on 06/09/09 at 02:56 PM ET
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That direct quote is from the poor soul who is stuck in a Phoenix courtroom. The full quote: “This is going non stop. I’m hungry and have to pee.”

Earlier, the boss pointed out that Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star was liveblogging the court hearing regarding the neverending Balsillie v. NHL battle. Now for us hockey fans, waiting until the puck drop for a game where Lord Stanley might be handed out is bad enough as it is. Now try imagining that wait while sitting through a court session where lawyers make petty arguments against each other.

What’s happened so far? Um...not a lot. In fact, between 1:30 PM and 2:45 PM (Arizona time), McGran had a total of five updates: one indicating he made a post on the Toronto Star’s website, one talking about the endless lawyer debates, one on his need to eat and relieve himself, and two—count them, two—on actual court happenings.

Perhaps the judge himself summed it up best: “If this is an endurance contest, I’ll concede.” Hang in there, Kevin; your diligence is much appreciated.

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There are a bunch of other people in court:

http://twitter.com/kash2112
http://twitter.com/cbctom
http://twitter.com/kmcgran
http://twitter.com/brahmresnik
http://twitter.com/fanster_sports
http://twitter.com/trippmickle
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2009/06/06/madani_phoenix_coyotes/

Posted by bcrt on 06/09/09 at 02:29 PM ET

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