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  1. Posted · Edited by therabidirishman

    FNHL Update:

     

    (Top 5 teams)

    as of 11th,Nov,2003:

    #1 Quebec Nordiques 24-5-7 (Captain Smiley)

    #2 Minnesota Wild 20-7-9*

    #3 Atlanta Thrashers 19-10-7 (Subcommander beavis)

    #4 Los Angeles Kings 17-9-10 (Mr.Tinkles)

    #5 Phoenix Coyotes 18-14-4 (Sirius)

     

    Note:My roommate decided to move back to his parents house in the wake of the break-in of our apartment,so he's quit the FNHL.

     

    *I'm sorry,but I have forgotten who the manager of the Wild is :huh:

  3. Posted · Edited by therabidirishman

    I thought I'd start this topic,so we could have a pro wrestling thread that was not called "why I hate Bret Hart"...since I've been a huge Hitman fan all my life.

     

    Bret was still a member of the Hart Foundation under the management of Jimmy "Mouth of the South" Hart when I first remember watching wrestling.Wow,I couldn't have been much more than 6 or 7 years old :huh: (time sure flies when your having fun,eh?).IMO,and a lot of people will disagree,The Hart Foundation was probably the best damn tag team ever.I'm not saying they couldn't be beaten,but I am saying that on any given night the Anvil and the Hitman could have beaten anyone else.

    I was elated when Bret became world champion.I was disappointed when his heel turn took on an anti-american theme (which was just the storyline,not real animosity toward americans.His mother was an american,afterall),as I thought the USA Vs Canada feud was lame,though it did create some spectacular matches.

     

    I still try and keep up with the industry,which wasn't easy as I had no cable (couldn't afford to keep it with school expenses),and now I've got no television to boot :wow: (lol).But I have a computer again,so at least I can check out the pro wrestling sites from time-to-time.

     

    I think Vince McMahon did a lot to elevate the sport in the 80's and early 90's.But I also think he is responsible for a lot of the bad things that have happened to the sport as well.My opinion of him as a fan,is that he is a bit more devil than angel.Still,I suppose on some level I should be grateful for his contributions to the sport. :huh:

     

    Most of my favorite modern-era stars have been Canadians...Edge,Chris Jericho,Val Venis,Chris Benoit,Lance Storm...you can almost tell which guy was trained in the infamous "dungeon",because they are so technically sound in the ring.

     

    I thought Kurt Angle was going to be the industry's biggest name in this new century,but unfortunately he's injury prone.Maybe Brock Lesner will suceed him,but I doubt it.I'm looking for the next big star again.

     

    As for the ladies,I really,Really wish Vince would let them be wrestlers instead of eye candy.Amy Dumas,and many of the other Diva's are sound wrestlers capable of performing near the level of the men.American women's wrestling is a joke.It shouldn't be,we have the best there are.

     

    Well,that's enough rambling for now.Hope to see a lot of replies posted on this topic.Later! :huh:

  4. Posted

    Hey!I've missed everybody these past few weeks.

    Somebody broke into my apartment and stole my computer,my stereo,my CD collection,basically everything... :thumbs:

    But,I've managed to secure the loan of a computer from my fiance's parents,and should be back posting here tomorrow night or monday,as well as re-assuming my post as Fantasy NHL commish (in the NFL forum).

    So,I'll wish you all a goodmorning,and see you later!

  7. Posted · Edited by therabidirishman

    FANTASY NHL SCORES:

    (for Wednesday,October 22nd,2003)

     

    Atlanta Thrashers 7-2 Boston Bruins

    Winnipeg Jets 5-5 San Jose Sharks

    Anaheim Ducks 8-1 Toronto Maple Leafs

    Los Angeles Kings 6-2 Edmonton Oilers

    Quebec nordiques 5-1 Phoenix Coyotes

    Minnesota Wild 7-3 St.Louis Blues

     

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    If the computer is for everyone to use,maybe it ought to be moved into another room,like the den or something? :blink: I'd wonder what it was he was doing on the computer that required his door to be locked.Might not be too kosher.I know,back home before I moved into my own apartment,one of my younger brothers was an Internet porn junkie.The kid was like 14-years old and was visiting all these totally gross porn sites,somehow getting around all the filters my folks would set up.Anyway,we had to move the computer from my dad's office (a fairly private room,where my brother could shut the door),to the family room,where there was usually somebody watching television,and where at any given minute somebody could come walking in or pass by and catch him browsing for porn.Also,I set up additional parental controls since I am a bit more experienced with computers than my folks.

  9. Posted

    I can sympathize, Gotabite.  My family is frequently in the same position.

     

    I don't know how your insurance works, but with ours if a drug is no longer covered because something is available over the counter, it is possible for the doctor to submit to the insurance company that the otc drug is not appropriate in this particular case, and the insurance reluctantly agrees to continue covering the prescription drug.  You might talk to your doctor and your insurance company to see if this is the case.

    Yeah,my father takes the medication Lotrel to control his high blood pressure.Two years ago his insurance stopped paying for that drug and he was prescribed an alternative medication that did not prove as effective,so his doctor got on the phone and demanded that the insurance provider pay for my dad's prescription.They did,and he is back on his Lotrel and doing fine.

  11. Posted · Edited by therabidirishman

    FANTASY NHL SCORES:

    (for Tuesday,October 21st,2003)

     

    Atlanta Thrashers 3-2 Boston Bruins

    San Jose Sharks 6-3 Winnipeg Jets

    Anaheim Ducks 6-1 Toronto Maple Leafs

    Los Angeles Kings 6-2 Edmonton Oilers

    Minnesota Wild 6-3 St.Louis Blues

    Quebec Nordiques 6-1 Phoenix Coyotes

     

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    Hahaa! :lol:

    All but 3 of my teams won this week!

    The biggest margin of victory?One of my teams beat this other guy's team by a score of 119-6 (so,okay his starting line-up only had 3 guys who actually payed this weekend....the QB,Peyton Manning,and the TE,Marcus Pollard (Indy),were on a bye,three slots (2 WR's,and the DEF) were left empty.Still,I'll take it.A win is a win.

    The biggest margin of victory against a coach who cared?I beat a team by a score of 98-64.All the other games were matters of ten or less points. :blink:

    Next season I will form my own league and play against all of you coaches here.Should be fun.

    119-6?

    Your the coach of "First and Ten"?I have a team in that public league!

    My team are the "Gomer Pyles".We play in 2 weeks,probably with first place hanging in the balance.I'm one game up on you right now,but have a bye this Sunday.You'll probably roll over "Please Don't Hurt Me",since that clown is Oh-for-five.

    Why don't you ever post on the message board?I always do,but nobody else does ever!I like trash talk.Start posting,Big Red! :)

    By the way,in 2 weeks,your butt is Mine!

    Go,Gomer Pyles!

    :lol:

  18. Posted · Edited by therabidirishman

    FANTASY NHL SCORES:

    (for Monday,October 20th,2003)

     

    St.Louis Blues 4-3 Minnesota Wild

    Atlanta Thrashers 5-4 Boston Bruins

    Winnipeg Jets 5-2 San Jose Sharks

    Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 Anaheim Ducks

    Edmonton Oilers 2-1 Los Angeles Kings

    Phoenix Coyotes 7-0 Quebec Nordiques

     

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  20. Posted

    Well,I was going to post a pic of myself,but when it comes to computers I'm afraid I don't know *poopie* from shinola,as my dad likes to say...

    maybe when therabidirishman gets home in a couple of hours,he can help me with it...

    My hair color is blonde.

    Oh,no I won't.

    After that picture of Wonder Woman,Takara "treated" us,to this week,I couldn't possibly post your mug.Two such shocks in the same week would run all the members away from this site,permanently. :clap:

  21. Posted

    Vodka 'till I float!If I didn't know better,I'd think I was Russian! Popov!!!

    As for beer,its Corona (ach,i feel like such a traitor,being an irishman!).I voted for Guinness to placate my conscious for loving mexican beer.

    I never drank anything stronger than a Bartles & James winecooler until I met therabidirishman.He insists that I go to his favorite pub near Boston U,with him and his other friends each and every weekend.The man is trying to make me an acoholic :) .He has an inhuman capacity for Corona (some Irishman,drinking Mexican beer! :clap: ).I can usually escape him,the pub,and his alchy budies after a few rounds.Its fun,though.Those guys are crazy.

    I'm a Mexican-Irishman,then :clap:

    Throw in a bit of russian,too.Vodka is goooood!

  22. Posted

    I had no idea.The Grenada campaign isn't even generally remembered anymore,and that's a shame.Any conflict that resulted in dead American servicemen should be better remembered.

    I'm sorry for your loss.

    I didn't know you had been in the Navy.Both myself and my roomate,warbird crewman joran are attending school on the army's dime,so to speak.When we graduate we belong to Uncle Sam for 5-years....