If I recall correctly, the ceramic dalmation was a reference to the term
"woof" which meant overly promoting your own team (or conference in
this case.)  "We're the best.  We're better than you. blah blah blah."

Now that I am recalling it, the ceramic dalmation was featured prominently
in the Hockey-L NC$$ Phinal Phour buttons Carol used to make.  To be
honest, I don't recall if the ceramic dalmation ever existed in truth or if
s/he was only an abstract concept, the Hockey-L equivalent of the Easter
Bunny or some such thing.

Doug

On 29 Mar 2005 at 15:22, Anthony J. Buffa wrote:

Remind me Doug. I got on the list in early 1994 just after the
dalmation and have never really heard a lucid explanation .... maybe
the list would like to hear it? At least I would.

Thanks.

Tony

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Doug Peterson wrote:

>And we could have probably used a return of the ceramic dalmation
>(did I get that right?) in this discussion.  Carol, any idea where it
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