probably?
- senstroll

I don’t think Bogo is back right away.

Speedy pairing of Dermott Sandin should be fun

*hopes*

I highly doubt the neighbors look at him through binoculars.
- bobbyisno1

Ohhhhh 😮

I highly doubt the neighbors look at him through binoculars.
- bobbyisno1

Do they make a combo binoculars and microscope?

I'm glad everyone else is saying what I feel about the CNE.

We took the kids a few years ago - it was well past its expiration date.

With the Ontario Line (maybe) planned to go through there, it's time to develop the area into something better.
- Atomic Wedgie

You can have all that same carny stuff in a field in a small town on a smaller scale. They did in my hometown every summer, and it was more enjoyable because a zillion people didn't go. No need to take up prime downtown urban space with that.

Mitchy needs to grow out of his boy strength and it's not looking like Rielly ever will.
- bobbyisno1

Rielly is being drained by a champion figure skater.

Funny how Doug Ford's brilliant idea was to put a (frank)ing ferris wheel and casino at Ontario Place, and yet people are surprised that he's a (frank)ing moron now that the chips are down.

Do they make a combo binoculars and microscope?
- Atomic Wedgie

Electron microscope

You can have all that same carny stuff in a field in a small town on a smaller scale. They did in my hometown every summer, and it was more enjoyable because a zillion people didn't go. No need to take up prime downtown urban space with that.
- Zezel

We took our daughter there back in 2018 and it wasn't that fun. There were some odd, creepy people...

I ate 4 juicy jumbo dogs, it's sodium cheat day

No more sodium until after the first round, when I headstand chug a keg of Habs tears.

We took our daughter there back in 2018 and it wasn't that fun. There were some odd, creepy people...
- PatC80

My wife and I were laughing - we went on a Friday night, and it was like a giant outdoor pickup bar for kids 14-17.

The girls were all in too much makeup and not enough clothes, and to quote Bruce Springsteen, "And the boys try to look so hard."

We took our daughter there back in 2018 and it wasn't that fun. There were some odd, creepy people...
- PatC80

And they were running the rides

More ugly condos?
- Canada Cup

fak dat noise

I love going to the midway.

A little pricy to get in the CNE but I also enjoy the animals and the food building.
They also had some good concert while the CNE was on.

The cat show and the super dogs show was good at the ex

fak dat noise

I love going to the midway.

A little pricy to get in the CNE but I also enjoy the animals and the food building.
They also had some good concert while the CNE was on.
- dmnted

Freaken right, Heavy Metal Mania.

Rielly is being drained by a champion figure skater.
- Zezel

10cc at a time

Rielly is being drained by a champion figure skater.
- Zezel

Well he should take that weak sauce elsewhere.

I don’t think Bogo is back right away.

Speedy pairing of Dermott Sandin should be fun

*hopes*
- Garnie

im good with whatever

sucks the cap is limiting who the Leafs can sit, only able to rest 1 player

if there was room id assume the team would be the marlies

My wife and I were laughing - we went on a Friday night, and it was like a giant outdoor pickup bar for kids 14-17.

The girls were all in too much makeup and not enough clothes, and to quote Bruce Springsteen, "And the boys try to look so hard."
- Atomic Wedgie

It was a bit of a sign of the times when they had to bring in the mounted police units to shut down the Ex every year, to the point where they even stopped announcing what time it was actually being shut down to avoid the morons causing all kinds of problems right as they close.

The closing is truly treated like a potential riot / hostile crowd perspective by the police (for good reason).

I remember as a kid how cool it was to ride the gondola ride, go to the food building and eat 'samples' of everything until you were full, hit the midway and play some games / hit some rides etc never worried about being jacked or the poop beaten out of you.

I have no kids but if I did I wouldn't let them anywhere near the CNE alone now a days, and you aren't getting any free eats, the gondola is long dead and it's just too many people in too small a space in the heat for me to even consider it.

Going to yell at clouds now.

My wife and I were laughing - we went on a Friday night, and it was like a giant outdoor pickup bar for kids 14-17.

The girls were all in too much makeup and not enough clothes, and to quote Bruce Springsteen, "And the boys try to look so hard."
- Atomic Wedgie

we had gone on a weekend and yeah, it was pretty much the same.. A bunch of 11-teen year olds looking like they only bought clothing at Baby Gap

Per Lance Hornby

Jets coach Paul Maurice on tonight's reg. season finale: “There is almost - this is going to sound terrible for hockey - a gentleman’s agreement. I don’t think you’re going to see any late hits. Both teams are getting ready. There will be a certain amount of respect on the ice."


Pretty much what everyone expects. Just trying to get everyone out of the game healthy.
- bryant

This is too funny.

I was actually going to ask the question, do "teams" (coaches, whoever) talk to each other in situations like this and agree to lay off a bit on the overly physical play.

im good with whatever

sucks the cap is limiting who the Leafs can sit, only able to rest 1 player

if there was room id assume the team would be the marlies
- senstroll

first game isnt for a week.

Dont think rest matters as much as it normally would.

Normally players would have 3 days until the first game. End on a Sat/Sun and start on a Tues/Wed/Thurs

It was a bit of a sign of the times when they had to bring in the mounted police units to shut down the Ex every year, to the point where they even stopped announcing what time it was actually being shut down to avoid the morons causing all kinds of problems right as they close.

The closing is truly treated like a potential riot / hostile crowd perspective by the police (for good reason).

I remember as a kid how cool it was to ride the gondola ride, go to the food building and eat 'samples' of everything until you were full, hit the midway and play some games / hit some rides etc never worried about being jacked or the poop beaten out of you.

I have no kids but if I did I wouldn't let them anywhere near the CNE alone now a days, and you aren't getting any free eats, the gondola is long dead and it's just too many people in too small a space in the heat for me to even consider it.

Going to yell at clouds now while smoking a pipe of OG Skywalker.
- Cush29

right on

now only if there where some in the sky

This is too funny.

I was actually going to ask the question, do "teams" (coaches, whoever) talk to each other in situations like this and agree to lay off a bit on the overly physical play.
- Aetherial

Normally fans are in the stands so you gotta play close to normal.

With no fans? (frank) it. Treat it like a pre season game.

It was a bit of a sign of the times when they had to bring in the mounted police units to shut down the Ex every year, to the point where they even stopped announcing what time it was actually being shut down to avoid the morons causing all kinds of problems right as they close.

The closing is truly treated like a potential riot / hostile crowd perspective by the police (for good reason).

I remember as a kid how cool it was to ride the gondola ride, go to the food building and eat 'samples' of everything until you were full, hit the midway and play some games / hit some rides etc never worried about being jacked or the poop beaten out of you.

I have no kids but if I did I wouldn't let them anywhere near the CNE alone now a days, and you aren't getting any free eats, the gondola is long dead and it's just too many people in too small a space in the heat for me to even consider it.

Going to yell at clouds now.
- Cush29

S'ok Cush, I thought it was just me who felt that way, but it seems other people here recognize that it has probably run its course.

It was a bit of a sign of the times when they had to bring in the mounted police units to shut down the Ex every year, to the point where they even stopped announcing what time it was actually being shut down to avoid the morons causing all kinds of problems right as they close.

The closing is truly treated like a potential riot / hostile crowd perspective by the police (for good reason).

I remember as a kid how cool it was to ride the gondola ride, go to the food building and eat 'samples' of everything until you were full, hit the midway and play some games / hit some rides etc never worried about being jacked or the poop beaten out of you.

I have no kids but if I did I wouldn't let them anywhere near the CNE alone now a days, and you aren't getting any free eats, the gondola is long dead and it's just too many people in too small a space in the heat for me to even consider it.

Going to yell at clouds now.
- Cush29

I hear ya, Cushie.

In the early 80s, a friend's dad had a pair of Blue Jays tickets. We went down.

For some reason, they had moved the start time from 1pm to 7 pm.

We didn't have any more money than what we had brought for the baseball game - no problem. Free food at the Food Building, lots of other stuff you could do for free (stand in line to listen to free music on a Walkman at the Sony booth, play video games at the Atari, Mattel and Coleco booths), see the dogs, take the Canada Fitness Test, all sorts of good stuff.

Good times.