FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[sumander]

Duff, I didn't think TDT had any allies any where, let alone on this board? Or has the gay latino community of So. FL rallied around a new leader?

[sju56321]

Great day-St. Patrick's Day and NCAA basketball and WCHA final 4 (now) for you hockey fans. Esq-UM going to take it this year?
Drink plenty of green Hamm's today-might try one myself. Have a safe day everyone.

[Willy Wonka]

I got your back, Duffy. K +1.

TDT needs a beatdown in the worst way. That's the only way to teach a Momma's Boy...

[finsleft]

Great to see everyone last evening at the Johnnie standup. Finsleft, it was tough to not have any Hamm's available.

That was tough. And no Zima either.  At least they had Chardonnay.
The chicken was fair, but for 30 bucks, you'd think you'd at least get a Stiftungsfest burger and a couple of beers. 

[sumander]

Willie, Are you covering the y chromosome BB tourney?

[finsleft]

Great day-St. Patrick's Day and NCAA basketball and WCHA final 4 (now) for you hockey fans. Esq-UM going to take it this year?
Drink plenty of green Hamm's today-might try one myself. Have a safe day everyone.

One of these years, I'm gonna expand my horizons and come and celebrate St. Paddy's where they dye the whole river green.
And watch out for the Huskies. Could be spoilers tonight?

[Willy Wonka]

Tonight and tomorrow. It's going to be stupendous...or stupid.

It was actually pretty fun Wednesday night, but that's when it wasn't competing with the real tourney. I'll be pissed if I miss another West Virginia triple OT thriller like I did last year...

[sumander]

Should be a real interesting match up in the AAA Championship. Can Benilde handle Marshal?

[tmerton]

The street outside my office will be blocked off by this afternoon so that the hundreds of patrons who can't actually get into Harrington's can mill about in the street outside.  (Harrington's is the bar in town where you are most likely to be served by the "FBI" - Foreign Born Irish.)  Back in the 70s you never even touched the pavement when you walked by on St. Patty's - you were walking instead on the bottles and cans that littered the street.

Have a safe day. 

Next weekend's weather in Collegeville is now coming into the 10 day forecast - so far it looks okay, with maybe even some snow.

Slainte!

[finsleft]

Adam Hanna, standout goalie for SJU hockey wins the Sid Watson Memeorial Award, naming him the top player in NCAA Div. III hockey.
http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060317/SPORTS/103170030/1002

Mr. Hanna was on the panel at the alumni event last night and did a nice job. Apparently found out about the award last night as he was driving home. Congratulations!

And Slainte!

[tmerton]

John O'Reilly hoisted his beer and said, "Here's to spending the rest of me life, between the legs of me wife!"

That won him the top prize at the pub for the best toast of the night!

He went home and told his wife, Mary, "I won the prize for the Best toast of the night"

She said, "Aye, did ye now. And what was your toast?"

John said, "Here's to spending the rest of me life, sitting in church beside me wife."

"Oh, that is very nice indeed, John!" Mary said.

The next day, Mary ran into one of John's drinking buddies on the street corner. The man chuckled leeringly and said, "John won the prize the other night at the pub with a toast about you, Mary."

She said, "Aye, he told me, and I was a bit surprised myself. You know, he's only been there twice in the last four years. Once he fell asleep, and the other time I had to pull him by the ears to make him come."

[MongolianWarrior]

Frank--A group of people at a bar I was at last night bought me an Irish Carbomb.  Why they did, I have no idea, but I wasn't complaining.  It wasnt quite like it was in Chicago though.

FYI--supervisors dont like it when you let them know Wed. night that you won't be in on Thursday because you're going to be watching basketball and gambling.

[Whoa Nelly]

Did anyone else pick Iowa to make it deep into the tournament?  Me neither 

If anyone is going to out and about in St. Paul tonight, I'll be the guy with the green kool-aid mustache.  Stop and say hello...

[johnnyadmit]

I got your back, Duffy. K +1.

TDT needs a beatdown in the worst way. That's the only way to teach a Momma's Boy...

Wait a second...if you're battin for the wrong team can you be a momma's boy, or would you be a daddy's boy...?

[tmerton]

Jacques Chirac, The French President, is sitting in his office when
his telephone rings.

"Hallo, Mr. Chirac!" a heavily accented voice said. "This is Paddy Down
at the Harp Pub in County Clare, Ireland. I am ringing to inform you
that we are officially declaring war on you!"

"Well, Paddy," Chirac replied, "This is indeed important news! How big
is your army?"

"Right now," says Paddy, after a moment's calculation, "there is
myself, me Cousin Sean, me next door neighbour Seamus, and the entire
darts team from the pub. That makes eight!"

Chirac paused. "I must tell you, Paddy, that I have 100,000 men in my
army waiting to move on my command."

"Begoora!" says Paddy. "I'll have to ring you back." Sure enough, the
next day, Paddy calls again. "Mr. Chirac, the war is still on. We have
managed to get us some infantry equipment!"

"And what equipment would that be Paddy?" Chirac asks.

"Well, we have two combines, a bulldozer, and Murphy's farm tractor."

Chirac sighs, amused.

"I must tell you, Paddy, that I have 6,000 tanks and 5,000 armored
personnel carriers. Also, I have increased my army to 150,000 since we
last spoke."

"Saints preserve us!" says Paddy. "I'll have to get back to you." Sure
enough, Paddy rings again the next day. "Mr. Chirac, the war is still
on! We have managed to get ourselves airborne! We have modified Jackie
McLaughlin's ultra-light with a couple of shotguns in the cockpit, and
four boys from the Shamrock Bar have joined us as well!"

Chirac was silent for a minute and then cleared his throat. "I must
tell you, Paddy, that I have 100 bombers and 200 fighter planes. My
military bases are surrounded by laser-guided, surface-to-air missile
sites. And since we last spoke, I have increased my army to 200,000!"

"Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!" says Paddy, "I will have to ring you back."
Sure enough, Paddy calls again the next day. "Top o' the mornin', Mr.
Chirac! I am sorry to inform you that we have had to call off the war."

"Really? I am sorry to hear that," says Chirac. "Why the sudden change
of heart?"

"Well," says Paddy, "we had a long chat over a few pints of Guinness,
and decided there is no fookin' way we can feed 200,000 prisoners."