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I'm afraid that was an assumption on my part. We fans were taken aback when Bettman announced that the league would not exercise the option written into the previous CBA to extend it a year whilst negotiating if needed. I don't recall hearing whether or not the PA was surprised by it. I guess that knowing Bettman, they should have been expecting it, and probably were.

Dang. I was sure I had that pic. Get well, Huds.

Even Now- Barry Manilow

Totally. The person below me has recently laughed at an animal doing something silly.

Why Can't We Be Friends?- War

That depends on if you are considering becoming a serial killer or just dating one. There are those who follow their hearts and those who follow their heads. I say give both serious consideration, and then follow your conscience. Equilateral, isosceles, or scalene triangle?

Regarding the PA's seeming lack of urgency (according to the League): The PA did not know that the League would summarily dismiss the option of playing under the old CBA for another year before the talks had begun in earnest. If I'm at work and they say, "We need to start working on these. We have to have them shipped out by next year at the latest, but we want them done as soon as possible." I'm going to assume that you're not going to tell me that you're removing an entire year from the ship date and blame me for not having them ready.

Desert Moon- Dennis DeYoung

I wondered if this was a factor in Bettman's refusal to use the option to play this season on the old CBA. Not all of the players will be going to the Olympics, or even competing for a spot on their country's team, but those that are are quite influential. I would think that the threat of a lockout during the year of the Olympics would be less of a threat, at least to those who have a great desire to play, than the threat of the lockout extending into a second year. It wouldn't be the be-all and end-all, but it could be a factor used as leverage in negotiation.

Can't find a decent video clip, but I'm sure we all have it burned into our minds. The 2008 Cup-winning goal was strange. Probably not the first time the Cup was won by an ass, but certainly it was strange that it was the ass of the opposing goalie. Thanks, Fleury.

Budget where I can. Credit is for emergencies and big necessities. Mustang or Corvette?

I did this weekend. The person below me has a window open right now.

It depends on what it's covering. I prefer paint, but if the wallpaper is covering old paneling, that'll do. Fix it or buy new?

Sooner than now. The person below me has put their foot down on a subject lately.

I've been to oodles. The person below me has seen Kansas (the state or the band).

Not that I remember. The person below me has been to Illinois.

If we don't need the rain, I prefer shine. Paint or wallpaper?

I know no such pain. The person below me remembers their 7th birthday.

Not much of a fruit punch chick, but I'll go with Hi-C. Linen or cotton?

Oh, hurrah. We're making progress on examining their urine. Surely reconciliation is at hand. (This has been a test of the Emergency Sarcasm System. We now return you to your regular program.)

Magic Man- Heart

Not particularly. Same old thing. But it is the weekend, so bring it on. The person below me has had a pet other than a dog, cat, fish, bird, or hamster/gerbil.

Well, now the NHL lockout can end. Our officials are once again unemployed.

Daggonit, Harold. That mental image made me choke on my lemonade. Woohoo! Let's Go Red Bull! :clap: :clap: And it might give ESPN ideas for another sport to favour over hockey.

Generally I'm a traditionalist, but to me white says bland, blah, neutral. The "real" colour, your own individual colour, the one that no one else wears*, the one that identifies you, that makes you special as a group- that is what I prefer as the home colour. Everyone wears white sometimes. Not everyone has the privilege of wearing RED. *yes, I realize that we don't have a monopoly on red, but you get the idea.