FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[OzJohnnie]

As for Des Moines County elected officials: "They've got budget problems, and they're looking for places to cut. But what do you do for the guy who hasn't got the dollar for the toilet paper?"

Could always feed 'em less.  That way the county can save costs on both food and reduce the need for toilet paper.

[tmerton]

Woah - just got emails telling me that the hockey and bball teams got lit up today by Hamline.  And it seemed like they were both playing so well. 

[OzJohnnie]

Woah - just got emails telling me that the hockey and bball teams got lit up today by Hamline.  And it seemed like they were both playing so well. 

Yup.  GoJohnnies.com says it was 4-1 Hamline on the ice and 82-64 Hamline on the boards.

[stanbob]

If only to break the day and a half drought, here is a little tidbit on John's grandson coming to play football next year:

http://www.sctimes.com/article/20090216/SPORTS04/102160033

[tmerton]

A woman walks into a post office to mail a letter.  Getting into line, she notices a man standing at the counter with a pile of pink envelopes. She watches as he places a Love stamp on each one and then sprays it with perfume. Her curiosity gets the better of her, so she approaches the man.

"What are you doing?" she asks.

"I'm mailing 1,000 Valentine's Day cards signed, "Guess who?"

"Why would you do that?" asks the woman.

The man looked at her and smiled, "I'm a divorce lawyer."

[DuffMan]

Interesting bit about Joey Benson.  I'm feeling a bit old because I remember him being just a little guy when I was at SJU.  Now when Fasching's son heads to Collegeville, I'll really feel old!

Benson said he does not expect any awkward moments when his grandfather also becomes his head coach.

"I don't think so really," Benson said. "It should be a pretty easy adjustment.

'I've been at practice and at film sessions with him and he acts just like he does when he's around us otherwise. He's the same guy."

I don't think he's seen his grandfather mad, then.

[OzJohnnie]

The latest public shaming on the Internet?  This grown woman in the Hong Kong airport throwing a tantrum after missing a flight.  My three-year-old would be jealous of this woman's stunningly futile production.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbVw7entkxg

[Gray Fox]

Snoop dawg is said to react like this after missing an eighteen inch putt. 

[finsleft]

Since all of today's MIAC football news has already been posted, I'm left with this for your reading pleasure:

Frank was excited about his new rifle and decided to try bear hunting. He traveled up to Alaska , spotted a small brown bear and shot it.

Soon after there was a tap on his shoulder, and he turned around to see a big black bear. The black bear said, ' That was a very bad mistake. That was my cousin. I'm going to give you two choices. Either I maul you to death or we have sex. ?After considering briefly, Frank decided to accept the latter alternative. So the black bear had his way with Frank. Even though he felt sore for two weeks, Frank soon recovered and vowed revenge. He headed out on another trip to Alaska where he found the black bear and shot it dead.
Right after, there was another tap on his shoulder. This time a huge grizzly bear stood right next to him. The grizzly said, ' That was a big mistake, Frank. That was my cousin and you've got two choices: Either I maul you to death or we have 'rough sex. '
Again, Frank thought it was better to cooperate with the grizzly bear than be mauled to death. So the grizzly had his way with Frank. Although he survived, it took several months before Frank fully recovered.
Now Frank was completely outraged, so he headed back to Alaska and managed to track down the grizzly bear and shot it. He felt sweet revenge, but then, moments later, there was a tap on is shoulder. He turned around to find a giant polar bear standing there.

The polar bear looked at him and said,
"Admit it Frank, you don't come here for the hunting, do you?"

[snoop dawg]

Snoop dawg is said to react like this after missing an eighteen inch putt. 

No, GF, only when you smite me.

[tmerton]

Speaking of Polar Bears!

[OzJohnnie]

It's a good day for interesting videos (at least in my humble opinion).  This is more upbeat.  It's a fish's eye-view of a kingfisher attack.  Here, fishy fishy!

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c88_1234305387

[OzJohnnie]

BDB;

I crossed paths two days ago with a former Stout hockey player.  Probably a mid-90's graduate.  Small world.  I need to move to Mars to get some anonymity back.

[OzJohnnie]

One last post on a local outrage, not unrelated to Iowa's need to reduce prison TP expenses...

"Householders to be charged for each flush of toilet"

"It would encourage people to reduce their sewage output by taking shorter showers,recycling washing machine water or connecting rainwater tanks to internal plumbingto reduce their charges,''Professor Young said.

"Some people may go as far as not flushing their toilet as often because the less sewage you produce, the less sewage rate you pay.''

I just love that friggin' idea.  Encourage the citizens to leave their toilets filled with waste.  Any idea how many flushes a day are OK?  Maybe just one at night before we hit the hay?  Socially disfigured college students, such as those attending St Thomas, would have a huge advantage here as they may be able to go three or four days in between toxic flushes.

[snoop dawg]

OZ...you need to return to Minn., that is a strange world you live in.