OT- Foster article on throwing octopi
I don't always agree with what Terry Foster says, but I really found myself liking this article and agree that this sentiment needs to be spread. Maybe Betman is trying to make the NHL more like the NBA where tradition is rarely associated. Im not much of a baseball fan, but as much as I dont care about the sport, the tradition keeps me drawn to it, and this is what I wish the NHL would realize.
http://www.detnews.com/article/20110418/OPINION03/104180393/1004/Once-a…
I'm going to most likely be at a second round game if the wings make it.
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<br>I am bringing an octopus and writing a note which will be attached saying "Fuck Off Bettman".
April 18th, 2011 at 10:48 PM ^
"if they make it"... you with little faith.
And pics or it didn't happen
April 19th, 2011 at 10:45 AM ^
Now now.....no need to encourage the jinx.
selling Bettman effigies.
AA T&P is probably going bankrupt these days with Hokeamania and almost beating Duke. Nobody visited after the Frozen Four either, so they're probably hurting badly.
They need to be in the "You guys aren't real fans" and "Screw that, Rodriguez sucked" fight.
1. Pit the two together
2. Sell torches and pitchforks
3. Profit
Foster can be a nut sometimes but I really like this article. He doesn't touch on the most ridiculous part of the reasoning - that the octopus gets on the ice and makes it dangerous for players - but he makes a strong enough argument without it.
Bettman sucks. Playing in the Western Conference sucks. Still, the Red Wings march on. Stanley Cup 11 in 2011!
The Red Wings have 11 Stanley cups. You want cup #12 this year.
There are 11 so far
is an ass. I find it hard to believe anything he wrote or said is coherent, much less thread-worthy. That guy is basically a puppet who sits on Valenti's lap.
I'm not the only one that enjoyed the McD's ad in the last picture and then your sig mentioning supersizing am I?
Octopus comes from a greek word, not latin, therefore the plural form is octopuses. Come on Foster, you are a professional writer.
Wow. Mind=blown.
April 19th, 2011 at 10:24 AM ^
Son of a...
So is it Hippopatumuses or Hippopatumi? Was it the Greeks or Latins that conquered Zimbabwe first?
The original Greek oktopus came to us straight via the Latin derivative octopus. So both octopuses and octopi are considered acceptable, at least according to Merriam-Webster. Take it up with them, not Foster.
April 19th, 2011 at 10:44 AM ^
And here I always thought it was pronounced OC-tuh-poads, not oc-TOP-uh-deez. I think that makes the score Greek 53, me 2.
"The Wings are like the NHL's Cinderella. They're a lovely shining jewel that has to scrub floors and make beds while the ugly stepsisters benefit."
Could not be a truer statement. Fuck off Bettman!
has the NHL made on NHL officially licenced Detroit Redwing Octopus trinkets and garb?
Maybe it's reverse psychology!
April 18th, 2011 at 10:07 PM ^
I think you're on to something. As supply of octopi go down, the demand for octopi gear goes up! Law of supply and demand. You win this round, Bettman.
April 18th, 2011 at 10:46 PM ^
Foster is the worst columnist in town. He's Derp Sharp light. "Gary Bettman is an idiot" is the easiest column a sportswriter can do. That's low hanging fruit.
April 18th, 2011 at 10:59 PM ^
I don't know...Bud Selig is an idiot comes pretty close. Jerry Jones is a greedy bastard that shouldn't be anywhere near football is also pretty close.