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Erik Biever <[log in to unmask]>
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Erik Biever <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 26 Nov 1996 11:39:17 -0600
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Glenn Auerbach writes:
 
>A guy (Joe) who works at the University of Michigan brought his 4 yr old
>niece and his brother to Friday's game against Brown University.  *[For
>those who have not visited Yost, when a Brown penalty ended, the announcer
>would say, "Brown full strength" and the crowd would respond, "...and they
>still suck!" - no moral judgement on my part here - just relating a story.]*
> On Saturday, his sister in law asked Joe how the game went.  The niece
>answered "they still suck".    Joe and his brother broke out laughing, and
>the niece is not allowed to attend any more hockey games!
 
I think this is more sad than funny.  Casual profanity like this ruins the
experience for many potential fans, not just at Yost but elsewhere too.  I'm
sorry that Joe's niece won't grow up attending and enjoying college hockey.
 
-- Erik
 
Erik Biever
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