OT - Riot in Vancouver = Flashbang to the balls

Hockey is to them what football is to us and what soccer is to the rest of the world. Notice how we're the only ones that don't riot over a game. Instead we riot over $100 off a tv at stores after thanksgiving

I had a good laugh for 5 minutes at this!

But agreed disgusting stuff...

Does insurance cover your car after its torched by the mob?

Or the damage to your scrotum?  Poor guy its always the innocent by stander.

For years, Detroit has gotten the rap for this kind of crap - in fact, it all started with the 84' Tigers Series win and the burned car afterwards.  Now it can be said that there's the same kind of idiots everywhere.  That was an absolute disgrace.  To illinoisblue: You're right, Chicago didn't do this last year but to be fair, they've only been hockey fans for about 4 years.

Vancouver has one of the most loyal fanbases in hockey, and after 40 years it still hasn't paid off. I imagine wha fans weren't rioting were drinking heavily yesterday evening because at this point you have to wonder if they will ever win the Stanley Cup (Hint: No).

After the 1989 baskeball championship people gathered to celebrate and it was called a riot. It never got too ugly (some car/store damage I think)  but the bad behavior started to ramp up when the numbers grew and it was clear that there weren't enough cops to do much.  I blame alchohol, the desire to impress women, and Eastern Michigan students mostly.

I've also seen Cedar Village explode after a loss to us and it is pertty damn scary.  We locked the doors and pushed all the furniture up against them to keep out the crazies looking for Maize and Blue blood.   

If you remember what "beer balls" were (gallon sized plastic containers filled with Coors and a tap) the MSU faithful were siphoning gas form cars taping lit fire crackers to them and bungy cording them into the crowd. I have no idea how people did not die that day.  I remember leaving the next day and seeing a number of cars flipped over.   Not sure the cops ever evenmade it there. 

Set a couple of couches and dumpsters on fire and place a bunch of fat girls holding 40s of Olde English 800...  Hell, that could have been East Lansing.

Where's ClarkiefromCanada?  You've got a lot to answer for, young man. In the meantime:

Jim? Not sure why you were in Vancouver without a ticket, but, sheesh, who expected that kind of crap?  Here I was comparing Vancouver to seattle with all the latte lovin', tree huggin, granolas.

Or not.

lol that stuf only happens in detRIOT lol

Apparently Vancouver isn't quite the funky, peaceful, quirky hippietown of its reputation.

P.S. anyone ever been to a Canucks game?  It's very weird.  Like, at a Wings game you're surrounded by red and white.  The team has an identity.  At Canucks games there are plenty of jerseys just like at Wings games, but there are blue ones, green ones, white ones, black ones, yellow ones, navy ones, red ones, and maroonish ones, because the Canucks have never figured out what color they want to be.  It's like being at a tournament instead of a home game.

culture, really growing around the world. Not to get too heavy, but you had a little of that in Italy during the 30s. Give it some scary political direction, you're off to the races. 

The whole thing was captured perfectly.

The projectile striking the groin, the rebound and hang time approximately 6 inches in front of Mr. Johnson, the strong exothermic reaction, the body english.

Well done.