The fan comments are priceless...

[cmk418]

Found this little blurb about the NHL octopi controversy this morning, the acticle itself is pretty standard, but the reactions say it all...

BTW, this whole issue is pretty moot if the Wings don't score at all. Just saying (and hoping!)

Here's the article.

LET'S GO PENS!!!!

Comments

[revelininsanity.livejournal.com]

Poor octo-kitties.

[cmk418]

I sympathize with the lowly octopus because in some ways, we're all victims of Detroit goal celebrations.

[revelininsanity.livejournal.com]

I have no idea what that means. I do know that octopi are curious, charming little creatures, known to play and socialize. Apparently they have an intelligence potentially equivalent to that of a dog.

[cmk418]

That's more than I knew about octopi. Here's some information on where the hockey tradition comes from.

[revelininsanity.livejournal.com]

Man, I don't even like calimari! How could anyone DO that?

*hugs octo-cat*

[suespur.livejournal.com]

I'm only on the first page of comments and I'm already loving them. My wet dream? Dickhead hands the team captain (a Swede, in my dream...) the Cup, and he says "Gary, you've turned the NHL into the laughingstock of the sporting world. Fuck you." And then he skates away. Can't you just imagine the applause he'd get, regadless of who it is and what arena it takes place in?

[cmk418]

But there aren't any Swedes on the Blackhawks (j/k). But yeah, I would love to see something like that.

I wrote a little something along those lines last year. Total crackfic located here.

Did you get to the comment about someone winging an octopus at Bettman's head? That was my favorite.

[suespur.livejournal.com]

#31 is my favorite so far.

What is the deal with throwing a live sea creature on ice until it dies?

This moron actually thinks they're alive when they're thrown. Or alive when they're purchased. Somebody needs to teach her some geography and explain the difference between salt water and fresh water.

[cmk418]

I'm going to have to go back and read some of the rest of the comments.

What is the deal with throwing a live sea creature on ice until it dies?

Brought to you by the same people who use the term "octopus gunk".