HopsGuy

I heard some new (to me) material the other day on the radio. "I was on a plane from Phoenix to Scottsdale because my agent doesn't own a GLOBE." Great delivery & timing from that guy.

It's either, "Look at these schmoes in their paper hats. Can you believe 'em?" OR when a Flyers fans says "Our physical nature will be too much for the lightweight Sabres", you roll your eyes and say "I don't believe you". Tough loss for the Habs, Lori. You have any place in your heart for the Swordsmen?

I'll tell you who doesn't care: the stock market. KO (Coke) is down 15 cents, while (PepsiCo) PEP is up 15 cents. Pretty much means that on-campus sales of sugar water don't mean much to the bottom line.

The picture is only part of it. The business plan was on one page: "Dominate the world." From there, the venture capital just started pouring in.

"Hey, he was our driver. We don't know who shot him. Probably one of the other families."

I'm not sure on that one, either. Can anyone that read the book confirm? Coppola made him look pretty sick when he (Paulie) was at the house. Sonny was the type to blame him (righfully) for the outcome of the shooting. I dunno. He probably should have been clipped for even thinking of stealing Connie's wedding purse.

I forget who the shooter was for the "Take the canoli" line, but it wasn't Michael. Pete Clamenza was taking a leak when Paulie got it in the head. Al Neri maybe? He was a good button man. Paulie had to go because he called in sick the day the Don was shot and Fredo was driving. Michael left (dropped) the gun at Louie's Itialian Restaurant after killing Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo and Captain McClusky. Either way, Gavin is right about why you leave the gun. For my favorite, I'd have to go with the scene in "Field of Dreams" when Ray drops off Terry, turns the van around and there's Terry in the headlights, saying "Moonlight Graham" with the dramatic bass drum. I get chills just thinking about it. The Christopher Walken - Dennis Hopper scene in "True Romance" is a distant second for me.

My sign is the famous "monkey evolving into man" picture with a Flyers logo at the left and Briere skating at the right end of the "evolution". Wait... wrong thread.

I voted Flyer fans, but I'm biased because I lived in Philadelphia for 5 years. On another note, a Philly writer summed up the series thus far: Last week, as the Flyers prepared for this first-round series, Hitchcock said it would be a battle between two very different styles of play. Two games in, it's awfully hard to conclude anything except that the Sabres' style is the right one for the new NHL. The Flyers looked old when they tried to skate with the Sabres. They looked positively ancient when they tried to resort to beating up the Sabres. The Flyers will try to get back into this series playing their style. When it's over, which will be soon, they will toss that style in the trash and start looking for something a little more in fashion - like what they're wearing in Buffalo this year. I'd link to the article, but philly.com tries to put so much crap on your PC, I figured I would spare folks that. If you want to read the article, go to Philly.com and look for Phil Sheridan.

Have you ever been to Philly? You're not far off.

Uncanny.

I submitted that one to "Here's Looking at You" on ESPN Page 2 back in 2000 (?). They put it up a day later, but credited some other dude along with "Many Others". One of these days, I'll have an original thought.

Oh, take me to Dallas. AGGHHHHHH!

John Madden has two short handed goals for the Devils. He looks much slimmer in the hockey sweater. I guess Outback has a new low-fat menu? I know. That's a lay-up joke, but I'll take my shots when I can.

Gotta love the "USA USA" chant.

"You know what really grinds my gears? This Lindsay Lohan. Lindsay Lohan with all those little outfits, jumping around there on stage, half-naked with your little outfits. Ya know? You're a...You're out there jumping around and I'm just sitting here with my beer. So, what am I supposed to do? What you want? You know, are we gonna go out? Is that what you're trying to - why why are you leaping around there, throwing those things all up in my, over there in my face? What do you want, Lindsay? Tell me what you want? Well, I'll tell you what you want, you want nothing. You want nothing. All right? Because we all know that no woman anywhere wants to have sex with anyone, and to titillate us with any thoughts otherwise is - is just bogus." - Peter Griffin, Family Guy

I remember that one. The future guy convinced Harris to invest in zinc, because the Canadian Gold Rush of 1988 would make gold prices plummet. Good one.

Let me try another from memory. [There is a heavy rainstorm outside and the squadroom is littered with catch-buckets collecting the rain leaking through the ceiling. Sgt Nick Yamana is using the rain water to make his notoriously bad coffee.] Barney: Nick, you're using the rain water? Nick: Sure. People love rain water. Some people wash their hair in it. Barney: But it's coming through that ceiling. That moldy, termite-infested ceiling. Nick: That will filter out the impurities. Great show. Deitrich was one of my all-time favorites.

Going from memory here... [Johnny is having problems using the tape splicing machine] Baily: Here, let me do it. I did this at our college station. Dr. Johnny Fever: Oh, a college girl. Venus Flytrap: What are you talkin' 'bout? You never went to college. Dr. Johnny Fever: I've been to college. I went through Princeton. [Pause] Dr. Johnny Fever: It was in a car. [Pause] Dr. Johnny Fever: A squad car. [Pause] Dr. Johnny Fever: Very educational. Sign me up for those DVDs when available.

That was a nice credo for folks in the service biz, but once the customer found out, it really no longer made sense. These days, people talk about when it's time to "Fire the Client". Mark Cuban blogged about it today: "And a word of advice to take or leave as you see fit. Its always a mistake to listen to your customers. The goal of any organization should be to give their customers or constituents what they will want, not what they did want. Its not the job of the customer to know their future consumption habits. Its your job." This relates more to technology than the restaurant business, though. Just my $0.02.

The US equity and futures markets are closed. Many of the NYSE specialists are Roman Catholic, so it's sort of been a tradition for that exchange to have the day off. Once they retire that antiquated system, that holiday will go away. 24/7 stock markets anyone?

29) A penguin is driving down the road on a hot sunny day and smoke starts pouring out of the hood. Fortunately, this occurs right in front of a garage, so he pulls in. The grease-monkey says, it'll take about an hour to find the problem. The penguin says, "Where can I go to cool off? I'm a penguin, y'know?" He's advised that there is a grocery story down the street and he can chill out at in the frozen food section. The penguin heeds this advice. While in one of the freezers, he snacks on some Eskimo bars. After an hour, he pays and makes his way back to the garage. Upon arrival, the aforementioned grease-monkey says, "Well, it looks like you blew a seal. " The penguin replies: (Wait for it) (Wait for it) "No, no. It's just ice cream."

My cousin was an assistant for him at Michigan State. I asked him about him and he said, "If you can't say something nice...."

Theese ees tha time ohn Schprockets ven vee dahnce.

I keep screwing these things up. I'm a Orange Kangaroo from Denmark. Of course, I was using hexidecimal math with the Chinese calendar.