+- CSNbbs (https://csnbbs.com)
+-- Forum: Active Boards (/forum-769.html)
+--- Forum: Lounge (/forum-564.html)
+---- Forum: The Sports Bar (/forum-531.html)
+----- Forum: Pro Sports (/forum-516.html)
+----- Thread: GW chops down cherry tree? (/thread-225037.html)
- JD Heel - 06-06-2002 10:47 AM
Did I get my wires crossed somewhere?
<a href="http://newsobserver.com/hurricanes/story/1434354p-1466972c.html" target="_blank">George Washington statue in Raleigh fitted with a Canes jersey</a>
<a href="http://www.freep.com/sports/redwings/kwame6_20020606.htm" target="_blank">Detroit bets a cherry tree and an octupus on Finals</a>
-JD
<small>[ June 06, 2002, 11:48 AM: Message edited by: JD Heel ]</small>
- Lucy - 06-06-2002 10:51 AM
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Kilpatrick spokeswoman Regina Strong said the mayor wasn't confused about the home of the Hurricanes; he was just playing mind games with the good people of Raleigh. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Nice try at backpedaling. <img border="0" alt="[laugh]" title="" src="graemlins/laughing.gif" /> Makes you wonder if the Detroit mayor can even find the state of NC on a map...
- JD Heel - 06-06-2002 12:36 PM
I noticed that as well, Lucy. The Charlotte Observer reports Mayor McCrory as having to re-route his call to Raleigh. If it would have been a joke, then he would have made that obvious at the time -- not after the fact while he is looking like a dumb***....
- Lucy - 06-06-2002 06:49 PM
JD, do you think we could get our friend, Liquid Karma, to provide some commentary on this quote from the other article?:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">"The only question to ask when you're putting a hockey jersey on a president," Howard Sadel said, "is, would he be a left wing or a right?" </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img border="0" alt="[laugh]" title="" src="graemlins/laughing.gif" />