Iceni warrior

With Samsonov out through injury now I'm not sure we'll even get the one for pride. Taken out by his own teammate Schein too. ?

Bugger. Panthers win game 3 in overtime. Leafs need 4 wins in a row now.

First blood to the Leafs after two and a half minutes. The comeback starts here.

Dad wasn't really a drinker. He once told me the other men used to call him a poof because he wouldn't go drinking with them. Ironically he was far more interested in chasing totty than drinking beer. While they were down the pub he was likely to be bedding their girlfriends.

I'm still convinced we were switched at birth.

I read it was only valid until May 2nd and only enforced to give the locals a chance to buy a ticket first.

My father was a man of science rather than art. The only piece of contemporary art I remember hanging on the wall of the family home was a print of a painting by Rolf Harris portraying a tree in the outback sunset. I suspect it was chosen for its 1970s in vogue orange hues rather than any artistic merit. My mother was the creative one, I still remember turning up at primary school wearing a tie made from leftover lime green and yellow floral material matching the living room curtains. ? It's a miracle I didn't grow up to be a serial killer.

They didn't let you hang your Spitfire from the ceiling? What rotters.

Quite right too. Can't go upsetting the frails.

By the time I left home at 17 the posters were gone and I had over 3000 beer mats blue tacked to the walls. In fact I had no more space to indulge my tegestology, the walls were full.

I had the Fonz and Linda Carter hanging on my wall.

I had the Ark Royal and the Tirpitz.

Enjoy your hat fitting tomorrow your Maj'.

OK son but only if you tidy your bedroom first.

If it happens I shall feel a small fraction of that if I don't have you to celebrate with. It's not like I have any other Leafs fans in my life. I still have to preface hockey with ''ice'' to most of my buddies. Anyway, enough of that soppy old rot you right wing nut job. It'll probably never happen unless we dig up Ballard and bury his spleen under the centre spot to finally break the curse.

I'm happy rehab has worked out for you friend. I'm still Jonesing for the Cup. Reilly can't live forever...

I feel your pain bro.

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Ah wait. This is the one I was thinking of. Doesn't look like it worked though...

Just looked it up. It was Liverpool FC but it was a witchdoctor not a gypsy, it was the goalie not the manager and it was the goal posts not the corners. Liverpool won the title for the first time in 30 years the very next season.

There was a team in the English football league (I forget who now) who were said to be cursed. Upset some gypsy I think. They had a run of bad luck for 30 odd years then the manager was told that if he had a pee in all 4 corners of the pitch the curse would be lifted. He did and it was. So come on Dubas, make some yellow snow.

They didn't even play badly. The Cats goalie was on fire. Leafs out shot them 34 to 24 and out possessed them too. We scored twice in the first 7 mins then just got shut out. I'm not even mad. Playoff games are running at about 3 to 1 away wins so far so there's still hope. We won all 3 against the Bolts. I'm still going to watch. You know me, I'm a glass half full guy.

Leafs lose game two 3-2 at home. 2-0 down in the series.