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Let it be said: I love Twitter! Not because it’s informative, but because it’s damn entertaining! With a simple Twitter account I have gained instantaneous access to some of the most bizarre, crazy, poorly thought out, and occasionally thought provoking, thoughts from around the world. It’s like having the collective insanity of the world dropped on your doorstep! And what better event than the Olympics to really tap into the entertainment value of the world. Olympic hockey has resulted in some interesting “tweets” and I’d like to share a handful with you. So pull up a chair, kick up your feet and enjoy Olympic hockey according to Twitter…
I've had enough of hockey! I think the winter olympics should have ICE DODGEBALL. Yeah, you heard me.
(WE HAD THIS WHEN WE WERE KIDS! IT’S CALLED “ATOMIC SNOWBALLS”. FIFTY PERCENT SNOW, FIFTY PERCENT GRAVEL, 100% PAIN!!!)
The US Olympic Hockey Team's Win Over Canada Was Fueled By Kings Of Leon
(FORMULAIC OVERPLAYED PSEUDO-ROCK WILLED TEAM USA TO VICTORY? DID AUTO-TUNED PRE-TEEN GENDER-BENDER JUSTIN BEIBER FUEL TEAM CANADA TO ITS LOSS? SERIOUSLY, THAT KID IS THE ANTICHRIST…)
Canada vs USA: Vancouver Olympic Hockey 2010: Everybody knows team USA cheated in last night's game.
(YEAH, THEY CHEATED BY ALLOWING THE CANADIANS TO OUTSHOOT THEM AT A 2 TO 1 RATIO? NOT QUITE SURE HOW THAT WORKS! LISTEN FOLKS: THEY WERE THE BETTER TEAM THAT NIGHT. MILLER STOOD ON HIS HEAD, SKATERS SCORED GOALS. ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER DOESN’T WORK. THEY DID IT BOTH AND RIGHTFULLY CAME AWAY WITH THE WIN)
Sweden have been called for 'too many men' on the ice according to Brent Pope. It *is* women's hockey afterall
(INTERESTING POINT! I WONDER HOW THE CALL IS WRITTEN IN THE RULE BOOK? IS IT “TOO MANY MEN” OR “TOO MANY WOMEN”? “TOO MANY PLAYERS”? HOW ABOUT “TOO MANY PEOPLE”? YEAH! THAT SUCKS THE LIFE RIGHT OUT OF IT! SHOULD SATISFY THE PC POLICE!)
watching recorded Canada-USA hockey. Still not sure about the rules, is there no offside? Need to ask a Canadian tomorrow.
(YEAH, AND WHILE YOU’RE AT IT ASK THEM IF THEY KNOW STEVE FROM CANADA. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW THAT WORKS OUT! )
Jaromir Jagr IS NOT RETIRED!!!!! He is in the KHL, the Russian Hockey league that might be close to the NHL
(AND BY “CLOSE TO THE NHL” YOU MEAN “CLOSE” IN THE WAY THAT SARAH PALIN IS ‘CLOSE’ ENOUGH TO RUSSIA THAT SHE CAN SEE THEM FROM HER BACKYARD? NOT EVEN SURE IF THAT ADEQUATELY DESCRIBES THE DISCREPANCY IN THE LEAGUES…)
You know how I know girls are better then guys? Because we can have redonkulous scores in hockey like 18-0. can the guys? nope.
(THERE ARE TOO MANY DIRECTIONS TO GO WITH THIS ONE. THINK I’LL JUST LET IT STAND ON IT’S OWN…)
Things the US is stealing from Canada: Hockey, Tim Horton's, Snow, Celine Dion.
(WRONG! NO ONE OWNS THE SNOW, WE ARE PARTNERS IN HOCKEY, AND WE LET THE USA ENJOY THE MIRACLE THAT IS TIM HORTONS IN EXCHANGE FOR GETTING CELINE OUT OF HERE! STILL SAY WE GOT THE BETTER DEAL ON THE LATTER!)
A bunch of ugly guys hitting each other with sticks for hours. That's what hockey is to me.
(BASED ON THE FACT THAT YOU REFERENCE YOUR LOVE FOR JUSTIN BEIBER IN YOUR USERNAME YOU’LL HAVE TO EXCUSE ME FOR TAKING YOUR OPINION WITH A GRAIN OF SALT…)
does this look like hockey to you? looks like two monkeys trying to hump a football to me.
(HAVING NEVER SEEN THAT I CAN’T COMMENT OTHER THAN TO SAY IT MAKES A HELL OF A VISUAL! GOLF CLAP TO YOU SIR…)
I've been having grand time teasing my Canadian homies about yesterday's hockey upset. Can't spell Canucks wo suck.
(FIRST OFF, USING THE WORDS “GRAND” AND “HOMIES” IN THE SAME SENTENCE STRIKES ME AS ODD. IT’S LIKE THE QUEEN TRYING TO COME OFF GANGSTER. SECOND, YOU CAN SPELL CANUCKS WITHOUT “SUCK” BECAUSE IT’S CAN-UCKS, NOT CAN-SUCK. NOT TO DWELL ON DETAILS OR ANYTHING…)
are you crying cause of hockey or a certain someone who I wanna slap?
(HOW WONDERFULLY RANDOM!)
We beat Canada at hockey! That's like Canada beating us at eating!
(I INVITE MY AMERICAN NEIGHBOURS TO JOIN ME FOR DINNER AT ANY OF TORONTO’S FINE CHINESE BUFFETS WHERE WE CAN RAPIDLY DISPEL THIS MYTH!)
OH MY GOD!!!! how much curling can there actually be? aside from hockey ITS ALL IVE SEEN!!!!!
(AMERICAN FRIENDS, MUTIPLE TIMES A YEAR THERE WILL BE ENTIRE WEEKS DEVOTED TO COVERAGE OF CURLING EVENTS ON MAJOR SPORTS NETWORKS IN CANADA. WHILE NOT A MAJOR SPORT, THERE ARE THOSE OF US WHO WOULD RECOGNIZE CURLINGS MAIN PLAYERS WALKING DOWN THE STREET, MYSELF INCLUDED. I CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY, BUT WE LOVE WATCHING IT! THERE WAS EVEN A MOVIE MADE DEVOTED TO CURLING [“MEN WITH BROOMS”: GREAT FLICK!]. THAT BEING SAID, EVEN I HAVE BEEN AMAZED BY THE HARD ON NBC DEVELOPED OVER CURLING COVERAGE DURING THE OLYMPICS! WE WOULDN’T PRE-EMPT HOCKEY FOR CURLING IN CANADA BUT NBC HAS. BLOWS MY MIND!)
Query to USA women hockey players by 24-year old male fan: "Mascara? Won't that run?"
(KEEP BEING A SMARTASS MALE FAN AND YOU MAY BE RUNNING! AND FOR THE RECORD, I WOULDN’T WANT TO TANGLE WITH MOST OF THOSE LADIES!)
Why are people so surprised that we beat Canada in hockey? Think about it. America rocks at sports. We win the world series every damn time.
(SHOULD I POINT OUT THAT CANADA HAS WON TWO WORLD SERIES IN THE PAST 20 YEARS VERSUS THE 40 YEARS IT’S TAKEN THE USA TO GET TWO OLYMPIC VIVTORIES OVER CANADA? DON’T BE SHOOTING HOLES IN THIS LOGIC WITH THE FACT THE OLYMPICS ARE HELD ONLY ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS, NEVERMIND THAT THE JAYS ARE REALLY ONLY CANADIAN IN NAME! ;] )
not since the dino bravo-Nikolai Volkoff rivalry have Canada-Russia relations been so tense.
(100%!!! THE COLD WAR DEFINITELY TOOK A BACKSEAT TO A LATE ‘80S LOWER-MIDCARD WWF RIVALRY! WHO SAID THAT POLI-SCI DEGREE WOULDN’T PAY OFF FOR YOU?!?!)
Enjoy the games today folks. It’s a beautiful day for hockey! Go Canada and go USA!
Shawn Gates
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