Women's Hockey Team Booz-Up

critter171

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"giving a minor drinking... and Paradise like spoiled little brats is a problem. and not staying in there rooms to party is a problem. you don't bring that out in a public view. no matter if people are gone or not."
The 'minor' was less than a month away from her 19th birthday, and when she was c0ming to BC was probably thinking about more relevant issues than her legal age of imbibation.

As far as the 'public view' thing? It's a sad world, isn't it. It's come to a point where I cannot show joy anywhere. Yes, I mean anywhere. So what if they were in the arena - they were in a place where everyone was supposed to be gone - it wasn't as if they were in a bar or a restaurant.Bars and restaurants have hours of operation as do arenas - and this arena was closed. It was no longer open to the public view.

You see to miss the point the fact they party in a public place. the fact they got caught the fact they sent apgolise out... is all the info i need. btw don't try to act like you wouldn't be upset if Americans did the same thing.
 
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gerryh

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Canadians for the most part are very sensitive to what both America and Britain say about us. The British press has not be3en kind - we have been upset. My feeling? i don't like that both countries have issues with our winning and also the 'condition' of our Olympic venues etc ... but do I dwell on it? No. do I get all bent out of shape because they feel that way? No. Bottom line? We do what we do to the best of our ability and sometimes we get it right - sometimes we get it wrong. As long as we do our best, I'm good with that - and I don't care about anyone else. And, Gerryh, THATS my explanation
so - does this 'satisfy your interest' or do you need more -if you do, I'd appreciate your being specific.

Just wondering where you got the british thing since I hadn't mentioned the british at all.

I personally don't give a **** about what the poor losers british, russians, or americans think of our venues. I've seen and heard enough enough others making statements like this is the best olympics ever. I do however take umbrage to outsiders telling our athletes how they should or should not celebrate their victories.
 

critter171

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They're old enough to play in the Gold Medal game at the Olympics but not old enough to have a drink for winning it.

It's like sending an 18-year old off to fight in Iraq but not give him the authority to drink a beer. It doesn't add up.

BTW, I started drinking at age 3 but didn't start smoking until 6.

Drinking and age having nothing to do with this. before beer and that stuff was ban now its not... second off... don't compare life to beer. its not right....

third your saying since there a youth Olympics they should have a right to drink????
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damngrumpy

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For God's sake, they did something that offends a few prudes and the news jumps all
over it. I am so sick of all these people who believe personal behavior should go back to Victorian times. I don't think they thought much about it and Canadians
were so happy when they won, but because they had a few beers at it were once
they won, we all frown. For those who think the world is coming to an end, for
Pete's sake get a life.
 

mt_pockets1000

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IIt's a sad world, isn't it. It's come to a point where I cannot show joy anywhere. Yes, I mean anywhere.

Don't let the pooh heads get you down(home) woman. Just remember, the only way they feel good is when they're ragging on someone else or passing on their general crappy attitude. I feel your joy and I share in it. The Canadian athletes did us proud this time around and they deserve every accolade we throw at them. Look at us blowing the other countries out of the water with the most gold medals. Look at out athletes giving their best and coming out on top. Look at Joannie Rochette overcoming incredible emotional pain to win the bronze medal. I couldn't be more proud.
 

countryboy

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Strenuous and competitive activity like playing hockey naturally makes muscles and minds tense. In a gold medal Olympic game, those effects are intensified. And, the winning team members may be under the most excruciating level of these stresses.

If all that stress isn't given somewhere to go, it can build up in the system and cause physical and mental illness. This is a very negative thing for the athletes and their immediate friends and family members, not to mention the risks to long term health.

I then have to come to the conclusion that the "letting down of hair" by the hockey team was an intelligent method of relieving stress and allowing their bodies and minds to return to a state of normalcy, thus assisting their bodies and minds to function efficiently and effectively. Their fun-loving behaviour is also an indication that each member actually has a life, complete with all its ups and downs.

It does give one pause and wonder if the judgemental, politically correct crowd would benefit from a similar method of stress release therapy once in a while, especially when indignation and shock become difficult conditions with which to cope. Failure to confront these maladies head-on can result in strange verbal and written outbursts.
 

JLM

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They're old enough to play in the Gold Medal game at the Olympics but not old enough to have a drink for winning it.

It's like sending an 18-year old off to fight in Iraq but not give him the authority to drink a beer. It doesn't add up.

BTW, I started drinking at age 3 but didn't start smoking until 6.

Reminds me of the kid who was sitting on the curb drinking a beer and smoking a cigarette when a prim and proper old lady walks up to him and asks, "young man shouldn't you be in school?" To which he replied "F**k off lady I'm only 4 years old".
 

countryboy

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Reminds me of the kid who was sitting on the curb drinking a beer and smoking a cigarette when a prim and proper old lady walks up to him and asks, "young man shouldn't you be in school?" To which he replied "F**k off lady I'm only 4 years old".

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: That is NOT politically correct. (But it sure as hell is funny!) :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
 

damngrumpy

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Oh we must not chill out with a beer or something, that wouldn't be politically correct. Why is it that these interfering souls condemn this action, but they sit at
home with family and friends and have drinks while playing cards around the
kitchen table? And for those who don't, you are not teaching your kids to develop
social networking skills and how to drink responsibly. The politically correct have
done their best to destroy fun completely, and most kids have tuned out anyway.
They are having fun and see nothing wrong with what happened.
We should all have a drink and celebrate.
 

countryboy

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Not too polite either :smile:

No, but I think there is a moral to the story here - Mind your own f**king business. Had the lady done that in the first place, the kid would have had no need to reply to her. I love it - a joke with a real message!
 

critter171

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Oh we must not chill out with a beer or something, that wouldn't be politically correct. Why is it that these interfering souls condemn this action, but they sit at
home with family and friends and have drinks while playing cards around the
kitchen table? And for those who don't, you are not teaching your kids to develop
social networking skills and how to drink responsibly. The politically correct have
done their best to destroy fun completely, and most kids have tuned out anyway.
They are having fun and see nothing wrong with what happened.
We should all have a drink and celebrate.

not everyone drinks is the point. you don't need to drink to celebrate things and if your going to drink do in private. the problem is PUBLIC DRINKING. and UNDERAGE DRINKING.
 

gerryh

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not everyone drinks is the point. you don't need to drink to celebrate things and if your going to drink do in private. the problem is PUBLIC DRINKING. and UNDERAGE DRINKING.


They weren`t in public..... the 18 year old is probably legal in her home province.
 
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Downhome_Woman

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You see to miss the point the fact they party in a public place. the fact they got caught the fact they sent apgolise out... is all the info i need. btw don't try to act like you wouldn't be upset if Americans did the same thing. the only reason your saying it this way is your saving your butt now.
No acuually i wouldn't. If the Americans had won and had done the same thing i would have given them a thumbs up. I LOVE the fact that the Canadian women won! But if the Americans had won? I would have given them my congrats as well! And why not? A game well played is a game well played. How hard is that to understand????
For the record? I'm SICK of the olympics. It has nothing to do with the original olympics, and even the original olymics, if you want to go back into antiquity, were freaken CORRUPT!
Take them for what they are - a pretty show paid for by various governments. Don't expect them to be magical, don't expect them to be the ultimate in anything! They are what they are.And yes, it's a shame but it's a fact.
 

countryboy

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not everyone drinks is the point. you don't need to drink to celebrate things and if your going to drink do in private. the problem is PUBLIC DRINKING. and UNDERAGE DRINKING.

Jeez, you'd better stay close to home if it bothers you that much. If you ever spent time in other countries (ones that aren't so intrusively uptight about things) you'd have a breakdown. I mean, imagine...a nice picnic in the park with all those impressionable young people watching others actually drinking alcoholic beverages! It happens a lot, but not in the U.S. and Canada - we have too many people here who would be shaking in fright, shock, and indignation over the fact that some people actually think they can make good, solid, independent decisions that don't result in the complete destruction of society.

Of course, these "other" countries have been around a hell of a lot longer than Canada and the U.S. - we're mere "babies" in that respect and we sometimes act like it...lots of crying about not much at all.
 

talloola

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If the American team had won and done that Canadian posters would have taken to thier forums the way other peoples take to the streets to express their outrage. It reeks of poor sportsmanship and sets a poor example. Suppose the US men win tomorrow even though I would assume they are very much the under dogs. They can come back out on the ice, still in uniforms and skates, drink and smoke and you Canadians will find that perfectly OK?

No, they won't do that, american or canadian men, they will
celebrate their victory on the ice, mill around for awhile,
then take their teams into the dressingrooms, and the victor
will do the celebrations there, in private.
Sometimes the stanley cup has some champaigne in it, and
is sipped by various players, but that is a ritual, and
is soon over, any other drinking or smoking of cigars etc.,
will be done in the dressing room, unless of course this
is is a new version of 'after the game celebrations', so
maybe the men are out buying the cigars too, and will do
the same, it will be a first.

lol
 

Kreskin

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Well it's all said and done. Only thing left to do is spank them. Can we all agree on that?