Here are some fun facts about the Stanley Cup from the NHL. Here are some that are even more fun. Given the number of times the Cup's been peed on, shit in, tossed off of buildings, thrown into swimming pools, and, let's face it, considering the travel miles and hours of parties it has logged, probably been puked on a time or two, I'm really surprised at the number of people that have been willing to drink and eat from of it.
It's even had geraniums planted in it. And if I ever meet this Jackie "The Jokeman" Martling assface in real life, I'm going punch the snot out of him.
Posted by Emily at June 8, 2007 03:00 PM | TrackBack (0) |Hell, I'll pin the sumbitch while you beat the snot out of him.
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at June 8, 2007 06:42 PMwe met the Cup dude in Raleigh at the draft a couple of years ago. He tells the BEST stories about traveling with the Cup.
Posted by: caltechgirl at June 8, 2007 07:25 PMIf it's thoroughly cleaned, I'm sure it's perfectly sanitary to drink from it. After all, the King's Royal Hussars drink from "King" Joseph Bonaparte's chamber pot to this day.
Posted by: Tainted Bill at June 8, 2007 08:33 PMOh, that Stanley Cup!
Thanks for the links, Emily.
Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at June 8, 2007 11:39 PMFun fact about the Stanley Cup - My kid hung out with it!
Posted by: michele at June 9, 2007 03:54 AMMichele,
AWESOME picture! Is your little dude the really cute one in the green jacket?
And Bill -
If you watched someone take a plate out of one of your cubbards and take a piss and a dump on it then spew all over it, how many times would it have to be washed before you ate off of it?
Mine is the one in the Packers jacket - the other one is my nephew. That was taken about three years ago.
Posted by: michele at June 9, 2007 07:29 AMMichele,
What a little heartbreaker. What a great looking kid (probably more like young man by now). You are no doubt proud!
And to Ken's first comment and my initial remarks about that class-A jackass Martling - something that occured to me today - there are guys that struggle their whole lives to win awards, to be the best, not just to WIN, but to challenge themselves, be disciplined, strive for the kind of success that wins you a trophy - and then there are guys whose only reaction to to that success is to take a shit on the trophy for the sake of getting ratings and incurring anger from the people who hold it sacred and otherwise achieve nothing else in their lives.
I have decided there is one of those types of people I am going to completely IGNORE, because they don't deserve the attention. Go ahead and shit on the Stanley Cup. I'm too busy cheering on and admiring the guys who WON it.
Posted by: Emily at June 9, 2007 07:21 PMThe stories of the Cup after the Dallas Stars won are things that legends are made of:-)
Posted by: Uzz at June 10, 2007 11:31 AMEmily,
I believe in the cleansing power of detergent, hot water, and my dishwasher. That, and owning two dogs gives me plenty of experience when it comes to cleaning feces off of things.
Posted by: Tainted Bill at June 11, 2007 05:43 AMActually, Claude ought to be punished as well - how can any hockey player allow Martling to do as he did with the Cup? The guy can blindside Kirk Maltby but he can't smack some pissant Stern sycophant? Never liked Claude Lemieux, and my estimation of him is declining by the minute.
Posted by: nightfly at June 11, 2007 08:56 AMHahaha. I'm pretty sure that incident has something to do with him recently being voted by ESPN as the most hated player in the NHL.
And Jim Peplinski's quote after Lemieux BIT HIM (like, come on, I know this is an emotional, fast paced sport and everything, but BITING someone?) is still a classic. "I didn't know the NHL allowed cannibalism as a game plan" or something like that.
Posted by: Emily at June 11, 2007 09:14 AM