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Happy Birthday felser!

The Bombers have denied the Ticats permission to speak with Brendan Taman. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/news_story/?ID=223834&hubname=cfl

Anagrams were once very popular among jazz musicians. I guess the two most famous are Re: Person I Knew, which is an anagram for Orrin Keepnews; and Svengali, which is an anagram for Gil Evans. I see them from time to time on the internet. As I mentioned in the CFL thread, Britney Spears gives us Presbyterian! I saw one yesterday: mother-in-law....Woman Hitler! What are your favorites?

Happy Birthday B!

I'm sorry, GoodSpeak. I agree with Chris that you should consider getting another to love.

Sorry to hear of it Rooster. It may make you feel better to learn that CNet yesterday published an article saying that Vista is one of the worst inventions of all time!

It has seemed to me that there hasn't been much conversation the past few months both here and at the "What's next on your queue?" thread. Maybe the thrill of cheap CDs is wearing off. Granted, there hasn't been much in the way of new listings, but I'm not seeing comments about great finds and such either. Perhaps folks here either buy a CD when it's first put on the list or not at all. As I mentioned on the other thread, one day I just perused through the catalogue with nothing better to do, and discovered that they had Gerry Mulligan's Jeru. That has turned out to be the best album I've picked up from Your Music. (Unfortunately, it's a Columbia, so it's no longer available.) So I figure there must be other gems waiting to be had, but we're not talking about them!

One Marc Bellemare is running for mayor of Quebec City on a platform of getting a CFL expansion team for the city! http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/news_story/?ID=223688&hubname=

Jim Popp is out as the Als' head coach, but he will remain as the GM and personnel chief. IMO, this is as it should be. http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home

aloc, I lived in Pittsburgh in the 70s when the Steelers were winning their Super Bowls, and each year that they won Iron City Beer had a can with a photo of the team on it! how about last year? No idea. I haven't llived in Pittsburgh since '82.

aloc, I lived in Pittsburgh in the 70s when the Steelers were winning their Super Bowls, and each year that they won Iron City Beer had a can with a photo of the team on it!

Ricky Ray is entering his option year. He expects to sign a two-year extension in December. http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/footba...k=88085&p=1 ***** The Stampeders are expected to name John Hufnagel as their new head coach very soon. Such announcements are prohibited until after the Grey Cup game. http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/footba...221&k=40751 ***** Unnamed sources say that the Bombers' Brendon Taman is the Ticats' pick for new GM if he wants the job. http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/footba...be1&k=63747 edit for typo

Your Mosaic gift certificate is on its way, brownie! Now I understand why you guys have been commenting on the international postage rates!

Anyone have any thoughts about the game? If I see anything more about the Grey Cup game or the 2007 season, I'll post it here. But for off-season news, I have started a new Hot Stove League thread here: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...c=37361&hl=

ss1, I'm glad to hear that your crummy weekend had a relatively happy ending!

The day after the Grey Cup is the first day of the "fiscal" year vis a vis the salary cap. So today, the Lions cut Dave Dickenson. That doesn't mean that they don't expect him to re-sign with them, but it will be at a lower salary. As I recall, he made $400k this year. So the Lions won't pay top dollar anymore for a guy likely to be injured. http://slam.canoe.ca...4234041-cp.html edit 6/1/08 to change thread title edit 11/26/08 to change thread title edit 6/1/09 to change thread title edit 12/14/09 to change thread title edit 6/20/10 to change thread title edit 12/2/10 to change thread title edit 6/2/11 to change thread title edit 11/30/11 to change thread title edit 6/12/12 to change thread title edit 12/8/12 to change thread title edit 6/04/13 to change thread title edit 11/27/13 to change thread title edit 6/02/14 to change thread title edit 12/02/14 to change thread title edit 5/31/15 to change thread title edit 1/01/16 to change thread title edit 6/03/16 to change thread title edit 1/12/17 to change thread title edit 5/28/17 to change thread title edit 12/15/17 to change thread title edit 5/20/18 to change thread title edit 1/09/19 to change thread title edit 5/28/19 to change thread title edit 12/17/19 to change thread title edit 1/13/21 to change thread title edit 8/04/21 to change thread title edit 1/24/22 to change thread title edit 6/08/22 to change thread title edit 2/24/23 to change thread title edit 6/02/23 to change thread title edit 1/09/24 to change thread title edit 6/04/24 to change thread title edit 12/16/24 to change thread title edit 11/24/25 to change thread title

2007 Grey Cup game: Saskatchewan Roughriders 23....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19 http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...tsFootball/home http://scoreboards.canoe.ca/merge/tsnform..../final/W652.htm http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/New...4684825-cp.html ***** Here's a good article about soldiers in Afghanistan watching the Grey Cup game on TV: http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/New...4685408-cp.html edit for typo

Total points: 42 Congatulations brownie! You nailed it! Please PM me your address and I'll order your Mosaic gift certificate tomorrow. And do tell us what you spend it on! Thanks for playing everybody!

2007 Grey Cup final score: Saskatchewan Roughriders 23....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19

After three: Sask 16....Winnipeg 14

Halftime score: Saskatchewan Roughriders 10....Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7 Winnipeg scored on a field goal and two safety touches conceded by Sask. Late in the second quarter, Sask scored on an interception return and a field goal. Winnipeg's defense has kept the Bombers in the game. Bomber QB Ryan Dinwiddie hasn't done much, but he hasn't embarrassed himself either.

medjuck, thank you for spelling "catalogue" correctly!

Less than 24 hours till kickoff. Here are the picks of the Globe & Mail staff: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...ory/GlobeSports Globe's Grey Cup predictions Globe and Mail Update November 24, 2007 at 2:30 PM EST TORONTO — The Globe makes its Grey Cup predictions: ALLAN MAKI Here are the Saskatchewan Roughriders' strengths: they have the hottest receiver in the CFL postseason (Andy Fantuz); a defence that forces interceptions and fumbles aplenty; and the league's best player who happens to play the game's most important position, quarterback. Here's what the Winnipeg Blue Bombers offer: an amazing set of receivers; a running back (Charles Roberts) who is harder to stop than hiccups and a quarterback who has never started a pro football game in his life. Sunday's 95th Grey Cup is likely to come down to a battle of the quarterbacks, and that's a mismatch — Saskatchewan's Kerry Joseph will out-perform Winnipeg's Ryan Dinwiddie. Joseph has it all — a live arm, great running ability and the football savvy needed to rally his teammates and make them believe in him. That's more than enough for the 'Riders to emerge victorious and win their third Grey Cup in franchise history. The Bombers only hope is that they get an earlier and Roberts runs wild but don't count on it. In fact, Dinwiddie may not finish the game. 'Rider fans, go hog wild. Final score: Saskatchewan 28, Winnipeg 21 STEPHEN BRUNT Lots of brave talk from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers this week about the talents of their back up quarterback Ryan Dinwiddie, who because of an injury to Kevin Glenn will be the starter in the Grey Cup. One question: if he's that terrific, that ready to play, how come they didn't use him at all when Glenn struggled during the second half of the season and the Bombers dropped out of first place in the East? It would be quite a story if Dinwiddie somehow plays the hero. But minus Glenn and probably minus cornerback Juran Bolden, Winnipeg looks like easy picking for the high flying 'Riders. The third Grey Cup in franchise history sends the green nation home happy. Final score: Saskatchewan 28, Winnipeg 14 DAVID NAYLOR In a league where so much of the game revolves around quarterbacks, it's awfully hard not to like the team with the recently-named CFL Most Outstanding Player (Saskatchewan's Kerry Joseph) over the team pinning its hopes on a guy who's never started a CFL game (Ryan Dinwiddie). The Bombers have a shot in the 95th Grey Cup game but only if Dinwiddie plays error-free football and Winnipeg gets a huge game out of Charles Roberts on the ground. That won't be easy since the Roughriders are a tough team to run against. So too are the Bombers which is why the result of this game rests in the hands of the men who will be putting the ball in the air. On that basis, Saskatchewan is the pick. Final score: Roughriders 24, Blue Bombers 19.

The CFL has named its 2007 All-Star team: OFFENCE QB - Kerry Joseph, SSK R - Derick Armstrong, WPG R - Jason Clermont, BC R - Terrence Edwards, WPG R - Geroy Simon, BC RB -Charles Roberts, WPG RB - Joe Smith, BC T - Dan Goodspeed, WPG T - Rob Murphy, BC G - Kelly Bates, BC G - Scott Flory, MTL C - Jeremy O’Day, SSK DEFENCE DE - Jonathan Brown, TOR DE - Cameron Wake, BC DT - Doug Brown, WPG DT - Tyrone Williams, BC LB - Kevin Eiben, TOR LB - Zeke Moreno, HAM LB - Barrin Simpson, WPG DB - Ryan Phillips, BC DB - Kenny Wheaton, TOR CB - Byron Parker, TOR CB - Jordan Younger, TOR S - Orlando Steinauer, TOR SPECIAL TEAMS PK - Nick Setta, HAM P - Damon Duval, MTL ST - Ian Smart, BC BY TEAM: B.C. Lions (9), Winnipeg Blue Bombers (6), Toronto Argonauts (6), Montreal Alouettes (2), Saskatchewan Roughriders (2), Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2) **** Look at the defensive backfield. Four Argos! I thought that Nick Setta had a great year, but I'm surprised that he was picked over Sandro DeAngelis.

The Globe's Stephen Brunt says that there are plans in Hamilton to build a new ballpark. "There are also a lot of indications right now that Hamilton is going to get a new, downtown stadium as part of a larger urban renewal effort." http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/R...pageRequested=2