Cinco!
by Earl Sleek on May 9, 2011 9:50 AM PDT
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PrintSurprise, everybody! I'm not dead! Sorry for the unannounced blog hiatus, but it's sort of become an annual spur-of-the-moment tradition for me -- the lazy factor kicks into overdrive for a few weeks once the Ducks stop playing.
But that little hangover is over with now, and we can get back to some blog business. Because it's a pretty specific morning I decided to come back on. Fucking Blog Birthday!
That's right -- five years ago today, if you can believe it, a nobody named James Mirtle started up a Battle of Alberta mock-up without any bloggers and with absolutely no seriousness, and look at how far we've come over the years! Now we have a handful of bloggers and absolutely no seriousness -- hooray!
Cartoon's a bit rusty coming off my blog hangover, but I like it!
Anyways, I haven't paid much attention to what's going on in Duckland lately, other than watching Fowler play some World Championships. But we've got plenty of summer for that Anaheim's offseason -- as usual, the ball's in Teemu's court. :)
So pour a drink tonight -- happy birthday, blog!
Go BoC.
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Happy birthday to the epicness that is BoC
Hell on Ice/Twitter/In Lou We Trust
You chicks dig Whitney Houston, right?
by Kevin Sellathamby on May 9, 2011 9:52 AM PDT reply actions
Oh! A birthday party!! woohooo!!
BoC has got to be the best hockey blog ever. How it managed to survive five years with no deaths is amazing. :)
Thanks James! (and Earl, Rudy, Mike, Meg, and all the other misfits)
GO SHARKS!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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Let’s see — I think to fill out our all time contributor list you’d have to add Mirtle, PJ, Spade, cheechew, and the guy I fired.
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hey when do i get a title at the bottom…Id be happy with court jester in leiu of editor contributer
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 9, 2011 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
cheechew is a myth man like women on craiglist
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 9, 2011 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
like women on craigslist? I think that comment needs further clarification.
GO SHARKS!
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creepy losers can fill you in…..not me of course
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 9, 2011 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
your my hero
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 9, 2011 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
wow … you are official now … congrats!
GO SHARKS!
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it only took sucking rudys cock for 3 months…it would be nice if he shaved
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 9, 2011 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
and the question we all want to know is … do you spit or swallow? :)
GO SHARKS!
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this is rudy were talking about i dont think u take chances swallowing anything from him
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 9, 2011 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s good that the Shark is being the designated driver for the Duck in the back. Go responsibility!
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um the king should be driving..hes got hands….
more sharks in suits!!!! more sharks in suits!!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 9, 2011 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Sharks are not choking. 1 goal games are very close and could go either way. How is the golf going? :)
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"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin (see profile for more info on this quote)
I don’t golf, but it’s been pretty stress free. Wish there was more drama in this second round, though — too many sweeps.
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Yeah the East totally let me down. The wins didn’t go my way and the sweeps were not to my liking. boooo!
GO SHARKS!
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Well, other things have been keeping me going. Dual Survivor is a couple of episodes into season 2, and in honor of last night’s Celebrity Apprentice, all three characters in my cartoon are wearing their seatbelts. :)
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its all about Justified!!! cant go wrong with hill billys and timothy Olyphant
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 9, 2011 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t golf, but it’s been pretty stress free.
Heh. After the Hawks lost, I told Sam at Second City Hockey he’s kind of got the best of both worlds — last year’s Cup, a few home playoff games worth cheering for, and a spring without the maddening stress of game-by-game ups and downs.
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....
:P
Мы в любовь играли,
И как кровь из вены капает слеза.
CHAMPIONSHIP BABY!!!!
by sleza on May 9, 2011 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
The best part is the head snap.
"Whenever I’m suffering from insomnia, I just look at a picture of a Toyota Camry and I’m straight off."
I knew it was stupid
but this is just pathetic. Haha I was at the game, so I couldn’t really tell.
UP THE PUCKS!
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by TheSoundOfHockey on May 9, 2011 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
wow..what a fuckin douchebag joe
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 9, 2011 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Leave him alone, his toes are very sensitive.
Gentlemen, start your less expensive, more efficient Japanese-made engines!
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Congratulations!
Before I chanced upon yous, to me Boc was:
1. That annoying Twi’lek Dark Jedi
2. In all caps, short for Blüë Öystër Cült
3. With a “k” on the end (and perhaps a doppel prefix), a beer I drank, alone and friendless
Now? Umm…well…shit.
Be sure to get that dude from FtF to wish you a happy “Conico.”
(hangs self)
Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)
Banworthy.
1. That annoying Twi’lek Dark Jedi
As opposed to the foxy blue Twi’lek Jedi. I’d show her my lightsaber.
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by Mike Chen on May 9, 2011 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That annoying Twi’lek Dark Jedi
So I’m not the only one who remembered the names of Jedi Knight’s villains.
Go Sharks!
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by Nael M. on May 9, 2011 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Pfffft. Like I needed a reason to pour myself a drink tonight. I’m a Kings fan, dammit.
¡Feliz cumpleaños, maricónes!
Free Oscar Moeller
by DodgerBlueBalls on May 9, 2011 10:59 AM PDT reply actions
You’re still alive? Sweet, Rudy owes me ten bucks.
Happy BoC-Day everyone!
Gentlemen, start your less expensive, more efficient Japanese-made engines!
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Oh, there were some signs that I was alive. For instance, a few days ago I uploaded this asset to SBN’s servers and the Sharks haven’t won since.
Feel free to use when it’s appropriate, though. :)
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Little Crybaby.
We all have problems. You don’t have to cry about them, Bertuzzi.
That guy is totally not cool.
I thought earl might have part of the seal team who killed bin laden..he was getting a medal at the white house secretly
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 9, 2011 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay since everyone asked (ha!) I’ll tell you, San Antonio was really fun! It was damn hot which I didn’t like, but fun. It was cool watching an air force basic training graduation. I’ve been to the Alamo twice before, but seeing it for a third time was equally as awesome. Then my boys and I went to check out the other four missions there too. Very very beautiful missions.
The fire ants were NOT cool tho. In fact, I hated them and kept having to watch where I was walking to keep those devils away from me.
My boys, oldest especially, kept saying how polite everyone was in Texas. And both boys and nephew too, were equally impressed with how many cute girls there were in Texas vs California. They all want to live there now. Oh and one comment they did say, the girls there check out the guys often, vs checking themselves out in the mirror. ha!
GO SHARKS!
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Southern California girls are all plastic, so it doesn’t count. :)
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HIGH FIIIIIVE!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 9, 2011 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
We outlasted Osama, and we may outlast Obama.
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by Earl Sleek on May 9, 2011 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Speaking of, has anyone heard from spade since Osama got killed?
I’m just saying I’m pretty sure spade was Osama.
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Someone pull up those news clips of Osama in his lair and see if BoC is on the computer screen.
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by Mike Chen on May 9, 2011 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
hahaha
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 9, 2011 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
sorry busy watching the lakers implode and masturbating
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 9, 2011 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
happy 5 year blog anniversary!
Мы в любовь играли,
И как кровь из вены капает слеза.
CHAMPIONSHIP BABY!!!!
yup :) the good news is, since his team lost the finals, i don’t hate him!
Мы в любовь играли,
И как кровь из вены капает слеза.
CHAMPIONSHIP BABY!!!!
Happy five years!
Thank you for keeping me amused for these past five years!
woohoo..5 years!!!! thanx BOC for making my 10 hr work days breeze along!!
everyone grab a beer and a teet!!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 9, 2011 1:30 PM PDT reply actions
10hr work day???dear god, is that legal?
Мы в любовь играли,
И как кровь из вены капает слеза.
CHAMPIONSHIP BABY!!!!
it is if you only work 4 days or are salary
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 9, 2011 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
there was no intellegence in this post
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 9, 2011 1:30 PM PDT reply actions
wait were u around for the reference to that?..lemme go find it
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 9, 2011 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
This aricle has zero intellectual value … no really, it’s truly worthless. I lost 3 valuable minutes of my life.
from a new Boc reader..it was hilarious..check out the rest here
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 9, 2011 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice! Hopefully I only wasted 45 seconds with this post!
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by Earl Sleek on May 9, 2011 1:52 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I mean wasting time at work is the whole point of this blog right? with some hockey sprinkled in?
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 9, 2011 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
okay so I said Canucks in 6 … so I require them to win this game.
GO SHARKS!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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Yep … I need the pts considering I got zero from the eastern conf
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Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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Plus I’m kind of sick of Nashville.
But hey — a Tootoo diving penalty costs them. Good for everybody.
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Heh, not that many people got points out of the east. If Van and SJ win their next games, you’ll be in great shape, Ang.
Oh yay! Cause I’m still not working (tho I might have a temp job next week for 3 months) so it’s the small things like bragging rights in BoC that keep me going ya know … :)
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Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin (see profile for more info on this quote)
Sorry to hear about the crummy job market. Hope the temp job works out for you. I went through a brutal job search last summer/fall and will probably do the same again this year. Not fun!
You’ll be the silver lining for me if the Sharks win. :)
Yeah I’m not in panic mode yet money wise, but eventually I’ll get there if I don’t find something. This temp thing will help slow the bleeding. :)
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Be warned — my Vegas temp job was supposed to last a month or two. Maybe it ends this month? :)
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Wasn’t that ages ago you started that?
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"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin (see profile for more info on this quote)
Well I’m okay with longer, considering I’m jobless and going crazy at home. Cept that the pay is much lower than I’m use to. But it’s more than unemployment and it will cover all bills. So that’s good. And it’s for a company that I use to work for and I would be reporting to a very good friend. So that will be interesting. And it will give me a chance to try and find something permanent there since I’ll be there. Reacquaint myself with all my old business partners.
But important thing, I won’t go crazy at home.
GO SHARKS!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin (see profile for more info on this quote)
I don’t know why they are calling the Wings win last night a “huge comeback win” … it was fucking two goals they were down. That’s not huge for a team like the Wings. Being down four goals and coming back is huge. Being down two goals is not fucking huge. Stupid fucking people.
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After giving up a goal in the first minute of the third period and facing elimination? Yeah, that’s huge.
Well there was Deadwood, but not like it was Star Wars or Firefly or Battlestar Galactica or anything.
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It will be huge if they win tomorrow. Until then, Wings are still facing elimination. :)
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hmmmm … I still don’t think it’s huge. Tomorrow IF they win, it would be huge. Today, right now, they still face elimination. Advantage is still with the Sharks. By the definition you two are using, it was huge by them winning the previous game too.
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It’s all just based on varying definitions of the word “huge”. To me, I can’t think of a playoff win that wasn’t huge, but Ang is using it only in terms of how many goals a team came back from.
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I just think if Wings win tomorrow … then the comeback from being down 3-0 in the series would be huge. Coming back from 2 goals down in a game just isn’t huge – not for a team like the Wings.
I’m probably just nit-picking tho. :)
GO SHARKS!
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Happy birthday BoC!
You guys are like my 7th favorite blog!!
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Shit, 5 years?
Congrats on lasting this long! Here’s to another 5! +more.
UP THE PUCKS!
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by TheSoundOfHockey on May 9, 2011 7:07 PM PDT reply actions
4:44 left … can Preds tie it up
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Vancouver should take a penalty — that should kill at least 2 minutes where the Preds’ offense is useless.
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haha … I think I like the Preds … they play Star Wars :)
GO SHARKS!
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good bye Preds.
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Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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Very nice!
Hopefully we’ll be saying good bye Wings tomorrow – please for the love of all that is good and right in this world let it be so!
GO SHARKS!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin (see profile for more info on this quote)
For the sake of karma, I’ll refrain from making any jokes about Tootoo’s substance-abuse leave of absence and the taste of his tears.
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by Mike Chen on May 9, 2011 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Tactfully done, sir.
Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)
Banworthy.
by whine_country on May 9, 2011 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope — suck it, Preds.
They found out it wouldn’t necessarily be a “huge” win. :)
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Luongo is hoping Sharks / Wings goes to 7 games … bitch!
GO SHARKS!
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Wooooooo
Thanks for the laughs and fun times BoC!
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Congratulations
Hopefully you will continue to corrupt us for more years to come…
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