Tottenham – remove all sharp objects

I think it may be unbearably tragic, how excited I became watching them actually beat Bolton ....

remove a dead octopus from the ice (how the fans got that in, I have no idea).

I imagine it would be substantially easier to smuggle than a live octopus.

"Ah yeah, y'know how you started 20 minutes earlier than all the plebs that didn't pay lots of money to race? One of them almost beat you all..."

When you run a race you can usually assume that if you run the race faster than everyone else, then you will have won. Not so say Nike.

That is a great story ... Nike sucks. Even their solution (she's been declared "a" winner) is still lame, and the whole…

I love it – only a true Waikato man would check to see if a bottle that smacked him in the head was still drinkable. Solid effort there, fella.

Best check it was beer in there though

What a cool name! I can easily see "The Flying Cephalopods" as the…

Whipped and the Cricket to play the closing set.

I'm envisaging a really bad country act...

Nah; avant-garde Jazz.

What a cool name! I can easily see "The Flying Cephalopods" as the opening act for "The Rolling Stones"

Whipped and the Cricket to play the closing set.

I'm envisaging a really bad country act...

People throw full bottles of beer at Cowbell Stadium?
What sort of hedonistic opulence is that?

The owner probably just got carried away and biffed whatever he had in his hand at the time he Mexi wave got round to him... and then suffered hurler's regret.

I'm just glad…

Twirling ban

Al Sobotka, the Joe Louis Arena head ice manager and one of the two Zamboni drivers, is the person who retrieves the thrown octopuses from the ice. After he retrieves an octopus, he has been known to twirl it above…

There is a certain etiquette that must be followed for fans that wish to throw octopuses onto the ice.[3]

Beforehand, an octopus should be boiled for at least 20 minutes on high heat with a little lemon juice and…

"David Beckham comes in your bed ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !"

Enjoy.

the bottle subsequently fizzed and burst its cap

I love it – only a true Waikato man would check to see if a bottle that smacked him in the head was still drinkable. Solid effort there, fella.

What sort of hedonistic opulence is that?

Australia are getting whipped and the cricket

Heh yeah true, I was only thinking of my own teams, but I guess that includes India at the moment.

No joy for Spurs this morning, eh? :(

but I've seen rink staff have to remove a dead octopus from the ice

You mean at a Detroit Redwings game?

When I went to the All Blacks vs Canada test here in the 'tron a while back, they threatened to stop the game if the crowd kept throwing bottles.…

but I've seen rink staff have to remove a dead octopus from the ice (how the fans got that in, I have no idea).

That's an old Detroit thing. They do it all the time. Fans probably smuggle them in watermelons.

Australia are getting whipped and the cricket

Don't correct…

Excited fingers making mishteaks.

All Blacks – not playing

Coming to a former British colony probably no where near you!

And the poor guy they sent out to sweep them all up.

A dildo is not the worst thing he would have had to remove. Hats are fairly common, but I've seen rink staff…

Is anyone else in the sporting doldrums?

After re-reading my post I realised that I am. If it wasn't for the World Series and the NFL every Monday/Tuesday I'd be very bored by the current sports crop.

We’d also heard mention of it, but we decided that it would only…

Is anyone else in the sporting doldrums? Here's my check list:

Waikato – out. Can't get that excited about WLG v CANT either
All Blacks – not playing
Tottenham…