I've been so hot and bothered all day counting down the hours.
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Toronto-Age |OT3| Going Off the Rails on a Gravy Train
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I've been so hot and bothered all day counting down the hours.
Oppo
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Nah. I just wish FanExpo were better. It's not like there's a shortage of sports support in the city. I get crotchety when it invades a bastion of nerddom like that.
Also, extra crotchety from this April snow. I hate it when winter overstays it's welcome.
Also, my content slider is not behaving. I think I will have some indian food now.
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The real question is who would win between the Blue Jays and Maple Leafs in a soccer match?
hahaha that would not even be close.
This I would watch.
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I'm glad the season is finally starting again so I can finally chuckle at this classic:
I'M DONE WITH YOU!
dat knuckle ballhnng lets go Jays
Apparently we also set a record for most pitches dropped by a catcher in a single game at 4 misses. It's gotta be that knuckle ball.
Yeah, heard that earlier in the broadcast. So much for Arencebia and Dickey working together in the off-season.
I joke, I'm sure they'll get it together as the season continues.
I still don't think we'll even make the playoffs.
First rule of being a Toronto sports fan: never get your hopes up.
pretty sure blanco will start R.A.'s next game lol
Not Toronto related, but G&M had a hilarious video article on "why you shouldn't give up cable'. The best part was " "1.3% percent of Canadians unsubscribed while 52,000 new subscriptions joined". Wouldn't want to list that 1.3% as a number because it's actually a higher number than 52,000. Hard hitting advertising reporting here, folks.
/morningrant
Step to the right, people. Step to the right..
And don't forget, we're in bicycle season now. I've already had plenty of people blazing past me on sidewalks (right next to dedicated bicycle lanes) without any sort of bell, or warning. All the more scary while I'm walking my dog.
/morningrant
Step to the right, people. Step to the right..
And don't forget, we're in bicycle season now. I've already had plenty of people blazing past me on sidewalks (right next to dedicated bicycle lanes) without any sort of bell, or warning. All the more scary while I'm walking my dog.
I say this as a cyclist: people who ride their bike on sidewalks are scum. There is absolutely no excuse. I don't care if there isn't a bike lane, or the road is jammed with cars, or you are riding really slow. It should be legal to clothesline them. Morning rant also completed.
Agreed 100%, as a fellow cyclist ( though I avoid the downtown core like the plague ) they're just idiots.
It's amazing how many people I've bodychecked walking through the subway during rush hour. So many clueless people just stop right at the foot of the stairs and I just cross check them out of the way haha, can't help it!
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I finally went to Taro's yesterday and man was it delicious. Best sushi I've had in the city so far. I thought it was expensive at first, but they give you such huge cuts of top quality fish that it's well worth it. I wish they had more seating room though.
Also, first time on the Sheppard line! Man is that line deserted or what, even during rush hour.
Also, first time on the Sheppard line! Man is that line deserted or what, even during rush hour.
You mean it's NOT legal?
Maybe I should stop doing it.
I'm not going to stop doing it.
AlphaTwo00
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West end of Union is more curved like shown in that picture. I believe that is the north platform at the leftmost end.
I guess you don't want to see my pokemon cards then...
You can show them to me in a public place so there are lots of witnesses if you try to murder me.
Wow. That video was basically an advertisement paid by the cable companies. There's no reason not to cut cable right now (unless you watch a lot of sports). But I believe with that local games problem, you can just use a proxy or VPN to get around it.
Yes, it's not tough to bypass MLB.tv and other services black outs to get your home market games. I'm guessing even something free like Media Hint will do it. There are, of course, more nefarious ways to find game broadcasts as well.
The video made me laugh more than it made me angry. Media companies (BCE) trying to protect their interest, I guess. Maybe they should have made a video telling me why I need a newspaper subscription next.
Not every single person in Canada has a cable subscription. Its 1.3% of households with cable.
Correct. Although it is still a misleading number, which is exactly why they listed a percentage for subscription droppers, rather than the actual number.
Statscan (www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/comm01a-eng.htm) says there were 8,309,300 cable subscribers in 2011. A 1.5% reduction would represent 108,021.
edit: Or like Roto said below, they could be manipulating numbers further. We don't really know, but either way, they're talking out of their asses.
Kuro Madoushi
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I don't think media hint works with nhl Centre ice though?
The video says 1.3% of Canadians cut their cable, though.
Wouldn't you need to be a subscriber to unsubscribe? Either way, those are terribly misleading stats. The Telecom companies must really think the average Canadian is retarded.
BladeWorker
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It's interesting because Bell owns a 15% stake in G&M.
AlphaTwo00
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160-2 can be saved, right?
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So... back to the Leafs then?
Kuro Madoushi
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With the way the media has been polishing the BJs knob, you'd think they'd already won the world series. Still early yet.
Bah just watch the Leafs make the playoffs and get eliminated in rd 1 instead
Bah just watch the Leafs make the playoffs and get eliminated in rd 1 instead
Kuro Madoushi
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You watch what we do to your corpse after krafty buries you under a mountain of sushi in a few weeks. My bday is the 25th, so I demand to be entertained!
My bday is the 22nd. I take precedent ass!
I've already burned down all my Jays gear.
No clue, but I know some people use it to bypass mlb.tv's bullshit. Watching from within the browser, of course.
My long lost birthday twin.
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