tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post6915543970363406054..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: I Won't Be Renewing...Buckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-69700575314755747022013-03-09T17:15:05.996-07:002013-03-09T17:15:05.996-07:00Ya had to be there [wink, wink, nudge, nudge]Ya had to be there <i>[wink, wink, nudge, nudge]</i>(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-59771089876988176282013-03-09T16:02:40.827-07:002013-03-09T16:02:40.827-07:00Heh. That MIGHT be a lil bit on the side o' o...Heh. That MIGHT be a lil bit on the side o' obsessive-compulsive.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-83237197783791344532013-03-09T12:10:14.608-07:002013-03-09T12:10:14.608-07:00Speaking of fact checking... took three tries to s...Speaking of fact checking... took three tries to spell it correctly because I forgot about spellchecker... I was at a meeting this morning and someone was talking about having to go somewhere with their tail between their legs.<br />I actually checked to see if they had a tail. (not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-33265428453418197942013-03-09T11:51:01.144-07:002013-03-09T11:51:01.144-07:00Yes, I intuitively thought of Wayne. But lazy me w...Yes, I intuitively thought of Wayne. But lazy me was looking only at Bathgate's Wiki page..virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11491836830352263438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-83945123229647233702013-03-09T10:43:31.537-07:002013-03-09T10:43:31.537-07:00You didn't look far enough... according to The...You didn't look far enough... according to The Wiki Gretzky holds the record <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hat-trick" rel="nofollow">with 52</a>.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-77046073197760427052013-03-09T10:39:21.470-07:002013-03-09T10:39:21.470-07:00Buck, isn't Andy Bathgate of the NY Rangers (h...Buck, isn't Andy Bathgate of the NY Rangers (he also played for your Redwings, too) the all-time leader in hat-tricks? Or if not he's close..ymmv, however. Wiki is inconclusive..virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11491836830352263438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-3031163852603911982013-03-09T08:56:38.382-07:002013-03-09T08:56:38.382-07:00Speaking o' Gordie Howe Hat Tricks... I've...Speaking o' Gordie Howe Hat Tricks... I've seen a couple this season. The commentators always seem to delight in asking each other "Did you know Gordie Howe only had two in his entire career?" Asshats.<br /><br />Your point about cigar smokers wishing for better sticks is well-taken, too. I'd kinda like to have the wherewithal to smoke 20-dollar cigars all the time. <b>;-)</b>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-49642644464850072742013-03-09T08:50:33.326-07:002013-03-09T08:50:33.326-07:00That was the question in the ol' neighborhood ...That was the question in the ol' neighborhood when Mull's show was current. The consensus was "coulda been." <b>;-)</b>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-91509407235201787852013-03-09T08:47:00.549-07:002013-03-09T08:47:00.549-07:00Your point about fact-checking is well taken and r...Your point about fact-checking is well taken and raises another issue: what else are they missing if they can't get the simple, easy shit right?Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-91287255301945654522013-03-09T08:46:05.402-07:002013-03-09T08:46:05.402-07:00LOL on the Big Four! But say, was Ferndale the tem...LOL on the Big Four! But say, was Ferndale the template for Martin Mull's <i>Fernwood 2 Night?</i> Just wondering...lolvirgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11491836830352263438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-9964484530040722382013-03-09T07:21:15.184-07:002013-03-09T07:21:15.184-07:00Didn't Joe Louis score the first Gordie Howe H...Didn't Joe Louis score the first Gordie Howe Hat Trick, evah, in that final game?<br /><br />I think most cigar smokers wish they could afford better cigars, forget trying to score an overpriced watch while vacationing at Lake Titicaca.Barco Sin Vela IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621907771132379553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-63100141176122707402013-03-09T06:03:03.924-07:002013-03-09T06:03:03.924-07:00As a recent entrant into the world of professional...As a recent entrant into the world of professional fact-checking, which I am now doing on a freelance basis for Discover magazine, it appears to me they don't have any fact-checkers, period. That sort of stuff is kindergarten-easy to get right.<br /><br />Heck, I don't even need to look it up. Everybody knows the Wings beat the California Golden Seals in '98. Goalie Frank Mahovlich was the MVP. Joe Louis scored a hat trick in the deciding game and they named the arena after him. Sheesh. Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-8338491152076872422013-03-08T14:00:49.024-07:002013-03-08T14:00:49.024-07:00Prolly all four. Or Birmingham. Definitely not F...Prolly all four. Or Birmingham. Definitely not Ferndale, Oak Park, or Warren. Wait. I lived in <a href="http://exileinportales.blogspot.com/2010/08/well-you-asked.html" rel="nofollow">Ferndale</a>. Nevermind.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-35760494499314992882013-03-08T13:49:39.839-07:002013-03-08T13:49:39.839-07:00Grosse Pointe, ...Shores, ...Park, ...Farms?Grosse Pointe, ...Shores, ...Park, ...Farms?(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.com