Re: sporting events, going to the 'funeral' for the Winnipeg Jets was an incredible experience. The Winnipeg Arena was packed solid, and grown men had tears in their eyes. None of us have ever recovered. Not exactly a positive 'shared cultural experience,' but an unforgettable one.

I would love to see the Mars Volta live. They're probably my favourite band. Unfortunately, whenever they've come to my neck of the woods, they've been opening for some behemoth of mainstream popularity (like the Red Hot Chili Peppers), and tickets are waaaaay out of my price range, plus they sell out in minutes.

Yep, but until relatively recently, they didn't wear helmets. Not even the goalies.

I bet Gordie Howe, even though he's in his mid-80s now, could still kick the shit out of any football player, even a guy a quarter of his age.

It's a suck match, is what it is.

I want to punch Eisenberg in the face every time I see him. He pisses me off. I can't explain it.

All I know is that the Canadian men's and women's teams beat the Yanks in hockey (the only sport that matters) at the 2010 Olympics, so I think the question of SUPREME DOMINANCE OF NORTH AMERICA (and, by extention, the rest of the world) has already been decided.

Football (the American garbage) is one of the all-time most boring sports on the planet. They have 10-second plays, then stand around for seven to ten minutes before another 10-second play. Virtually unwatchable.

I hate them both.

Exhibit A: the Winnipeg handshake.

I believe the term is "ska-core." They even used it in the title of an EP (a very good EP, at that.)

I thought Staley was the only one in the hair version.

The first Sugar Ray album was not a hardcore album. It had some loud guitars and some heavy parts, but it definitely wasn't a hardcore album.

It's not the same thing. The guy who got the surgery just took it to its extreme.

I really want to watch that ManBearPig episode again now. Thanks for reminding me.

OK, forget the lizard.

I think the way GLAAD is going about things "wrong" is by being overly critical of mild comedy like Saturday Night Live. By reacting so negatively to something as stupid as that, they come across as utterly humourless and way too easily offended.

"Shibboleth" is one of my all-time favourite words.

Actually, that's a good point about the lizard guy. If he felt like he was a lizard in a man's body and therefore went out and got scale tattoos, bumpy implants all over the place, sharpened teeth, etc., is it still cool to make fun of him?

I once worked with a woman who used to be a man. I referred to her as "she" and got along with her quite well, but it didn't make it any less weird.