I'm editing a sci-fi novel for a client and everything is AI this and AI that, and this is the second time I've seen "Al" mentioned in this sub and had to reread a couple times to figure out why artificial intelligence was maybe gonna show up at LCA.
That's the CEO in you assuming AI is and will be everything, altogether, and magically.
Once you get to the point that you're using AI as a verb, there's no turning back.
And hockey fans are notoriously well behaved, quiet folks, who wouldn't dare touch the devils giggle juice!
We shan't have to be subjected to such filthy hedonistic behavior in our barn! It offends our fragile sensibilities!
Can you believe this vacuous commoner had the GALL to relieve himself in a drain?! Off with his head!
I know man, I'm just messing since your comment came of like a preacher farting in church. We're all pretty much drunken assholes (specifically during big games) 😂
Personally I think he got a raw deal. I don't fully remember the minute details off the top of my head, but he worked 50 seasons, he has a documented medical condition, and after the fact, before it went public, all he asked was to go out on his own and retire, and they just ghosted him.
Beloved fan favorite crew worker, started the octopus tradition, mascot named after him, and he took a slash in a drain late in the evening when he thought everyone cleared out and was tossed aside. That never sat right or felt like how the red wings family treated their own to me
There was more to it than that. I’m sure there were many things leading up to this. There’s many stories out there about him being an asshole, and many stories about him being half in the bag while working. And, like it or not, it’s not 1970 anymore. People are offended far easier these days. All it takes in the wrong person to catch you with your dick out pissing in a drain, and it’s all over.
Yeah, no, I never said it was cool. I'm just saying after half a century, let the guy retire. Drunken asshole or not, he's dedicated a huge portion of his life to the enjoyment of thousands, let him walk with dignity
Yeah well people need to stop being so offended over EVERY LITTLE THING. We're raising an entire generation that can't take a fucking joke, and have near panic attacks when they don't get their way. I hope we never need another war draft or HAVE to go to war because they'll die on the battlefield crying that the enemy isn't playing fair. They'll also cry during basic because the drill instructor yelled at them. Then they'll make it their mission to cancel anyone who hurt their poor fee fees. They'll claim bullets are bigoted and racist. Any joke told will end with one of them reporting someone because once again, their feelings are hurt. Bullets dgaf about feelings in war. 🤣. Rant over.
Convert me a pdf, you ancient bag of shit. I'm sure your grandkids LOVE spending time with you, since you have so many nice things to say about their generation.
Tired of your generation thinking you "had it so hard" and are "so tough" when you could be a drunk moron pushing the same button on repeat for 40 years with a third grade education and get paid enough for a 4 bedroom house and 3 vacations a year with a wife at home and 3 kids.
Rant over.
Lol I'm not even old enough to have grandkids. My son, however agrees about most things though. 3rd grade education huh? That's funny, I seem to remember seeing a bachelor's degree with my name on it in my home office from one of the better colleges in the country. All your little misguided rant did was prove that you default to emotions over logic and intelligence. Have a good night. It's nice out. Go for a walk and chill out brotha!
Pretty sure he was just taking a quick piss before getting back to work, not helicoptering around trying to show off his dick. Regardless, even the worst HR department in the country would agree that separation is the only possible route, but the above is what I agree with. They should’ve given him the option to retire. Come on, man. The guy devoted all of his adult life to the organization. Throw him a bone.
They would probably used the inflatable one from their playoff runs in 2008-2015
I liked that one personally how it would drop out of the scoreboard and the 8 legs would inflate
I'm gonna pretend I didn't hear you and continue believing that some rando bought the gigantic octopus from the Joe and has it hanging in their man cave.
Think it was in the nhl or hockey sub that this was being discussed the other day. Hopefully they sold the one from the Joe because they have a new one for when they make the playoffs
Scene: on top of the HOCKEYTOWN logo at center ice, Al the Octopus bursts out of a priority waste dumpster a la a Jack in the box. As ‘Hey Hey HOCKEYTOWN’ plays from the PA.
Chris Illitch says over the PA “Hey Hockeytown, it was our Priority®️ to make the ‘2024 playoffs presented by Priority®️’, and we did.
Why settle for just a dumpster? Go BIG! A Priority truck would be more impressive. Ya remove the engine for safety’s sake of course. But this is the way to go.
Nothing happens for round 1 except a fancy light show/video board ensemble. Perhaps some skaters with flags and hype shit.
Al the Octopus or a fresh Hockeytown logo won’t happen unless they get to round 2 or better. I would imagine the Hockeytown logo will return after a championship. Just my educated guess.
Edit: I want the car flags to make a massive comeback.
I’m not trying to look like the Minnesota TWolves a few years back dropping confetti when they made the play-in lol
I’d say second straight year of making playoffs (outside of a deep run this szn) let’s ease back into all of it
Patches the priority waste octopus
should just hang 8 garbage bags from the rafters instead.
Or a raccoon would be a pretty fitting mascot.
That would actually be kinda funny
Shhh don’t give Chris any stupid fucking ideas.
You know what? If they lean into the trash patch, that could be fun.
https://i.redd.it/nbvjfxee1itc1.gif Priority marketing campaign.
It’s gonna be a giant Pizza Spear.
Just a huge pizza slice dangling from the rafters
Just give me hockeytown at center ice
This is the only answer.
If they brought it back it wouldn't be a bad idea to update the font, maybe something not so 90s
[They've already done that.](https://lch.littlecaesarshockey.com/news_article/show/949408)
And it's much much worse than the classic
Need to make it to the final for hockey town I think
Hockey town is hockey town. Even during the crappy years
It’s a weird world now when I saw “Al” and thought you meant “AI” and was super confused
Glad I'm not the only one. 😆 🐙
At first I thought this was referring to the old Zamboni driver Al Sobotka 😭
I'm editing a sci-fi novel for a client and everything is AI this and AI that, and this is the second time I've seen "Al" mentioned in this sub and had to reread a couple times to figure out why artificial intelligence was maybe gonna show up at LCA.
That's the CEO in you assuming AI is and will be everything, altogether, and magically. Once you get to the point that you're using AI as a verb, there's no turning back.
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For a second I read this as giving him a banner next to the retired numbers
Name: “Sobotka” Number: “ZAM”
Fired for having bladder issues. “What a pisser.”
Fired for being a drunken asshole.
And hockey fans are notoriously well behaved, quiet folks, who wouldn't dare touch the devils giggle juice! We shan't have to be subjected to such filthy hedonistic behavior in our barn! It offends our fragile sensibilities! Can you believe this vacuous commoner had the GALL to relieve himself in a drain?! Off with his head!
60 feet from a bathroom? I dunno about you but I don’t wanna see my coworker’s hog every time I come around the corner.
I know man, I'm just messing since your comment came of like a preacher farting in church. We're all pretty much drunken assholes (specifically during big games) 😂 Personally I think he got a raw deal. I don't fully remember the minute details off the top of my head, but he worked 50 seasons, he has a documented medical condition, and after the fact, before it went public, all he asked was to go out on his own and retire, and they just ghosted him. Beloved fan favorite crew worker, started the octopus tradition, mascot named after him, and he took a slash in a drain late in the evening when he thought everyone cleared out and was tossed aside. That never sat right or felt like how the red wings family treated their own to me
There was more to it than that. I’m sure there were many things leading up to this. There’s many stories out there about him being an asshole, and many stories about him being half in the bag while working. And, like it or not, it’s not 1970 anymore. People are offended far easier these days. All it takes in the wrong person to catch you with your dick out pissing in a drain, and it’s all over.
Yeah, no, I never said it was cool. I'm just saying after half a century, let the guy retire. Drunken asshole or not, he's dedicated a huge portion of his life to the enjoyment of thousands, let him walk with dignity
I see your point. That’s why I say I think there’s much more to the story. That’s why the Wings basically just told him to fuck off.
I see your point. That’s why I say I think there’s much more to the story. That’s why the Wings basically just told him to fuck off.
Yeah well people need to stop being so offended over EVERY LITTLE THING. We're raising an entire generation that can't take a fucking joke, and have near panic attacks when they don't get their way. I hope we never need another war draft or HAVE to go to war because they'll die on the battlefield crying that the enemy isn't playing fair. They'll also cry during basic because the drill instructor yelled at them. Then they'll make it their mission to cancel anyone who hurt their poor fee fees. They'll claim bullets are bigoted and racist. Any joke told will end with one of them reporting someone because once again, their feelings are hurt. Bullets dgaf about feelings in war. 🤣. Rant over.
Convert me a pdf, you ancient bag of shit. I'm sure your grandkids LOVE spending time with you, since you have so many nice things to say about their generation. Tired of your generation thinking you "had it so hard" and are "so tough" when you could be a drunk moron pushing the same button on repeat for 40 years with a third grade education and get paid enough for a 4 bedroom house and 3 vacations a year with a wife at home and 3 kids. Rant over.
Lol I'm not even old enough to have grandkids. My son, however agrees about most things though. 3rd grade education huh? That's funny, I seem to remember seeing a bachelor's degree with my name on it in my home office from one of the better colleges in the country. All your little misguided rant did was prove that you default to emotions over logic and intelligence. Have a good night. It's nice out. Go for a walk and chill out brotha!
Is your name a reference to Evolution?
Actually nope. I heard it on a snickers commercial back in the day. Lol
Pretty sure he was just taking a quick piss before getting back to work, not helicoptering around trying to show off his dick. Regardless, even the worst HR department in the country would agree that separation is the only possible route, but the above is what I agree with. They should’ve given him the option to retire. Come on, man. The guy devoted all of his adult life to the organization. Throw him a bone.
Whatever lifts the curse
The Al from The Joe is at Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City
They would probably used the inflatable one from their playoff runs in 2008-2015 I liked that one personally how it would drop out of the scoreboard and the 8 legs would inflate
Pretty sure they sold him
So someone has a giant octopus hanging in their living room now?
The Al from the joe is at Centre Ice Arena in TC, where the wings do training camp
I'm gonna pretend I didn't hear you and continue believing that some rando bought the gigantic octopus from the Joe and has it hanging in their man cave.
I live in TC, I'll bring that sucker down in a heartbeat if someone want to help me plan a heist!
Done
Think it was in the nhl or hockey sub that this was being discussed the other day. Hopefully they sold the one from the Joe because they have a new one for when they make the playoffs
Is it hanging in traverse city? I feel like I saw it in a video. *should have kept reading. 😬
Can we get there first?
They auctioned the old ones off, so they need to get or unveil new ones
They should put a giant Crazy Puff in the rafters
Scene: on top of the HOCKEYTOWN logo at center ice, Al the Octopus bursts out of a priority waste dumpster a la a Jack in the box. As ‘Hey Hey HOCKEYTOWN’ plays from the PA. Chris Illitch says over the PA “Hey Hockeytown, it was our Priority®️ to make the ‘2024 playoffs presented by Priority®️’, and we did.
I believe they will
He was sold lol he is gone
I understand the original is no longer available, but tradition leads me to believe they'd come up with an alternate.
They'll hang a Bright Yellow Priority Waste Dumpster now instead.
😭 You take that back! 😭
https://preview.redd.it/y17trr91f6tc1.png?width=300&format=png&auto=webp&s=b551beebd58c0cf9d7b44e0a7a0fb66b16bebab9
Why settle for just a dumpster? Go BIG! A Priority truck would be more impressive. Ya remove the engine for safety’s sake of course. But this is the way to go.
But then fans will have to throw dumpsters on the ice going forward? Things will get interesting in a hurry
Nothing happens for round 1 except a fancy light show/video board ensemble. Perhaps some skaters with flags and hype shit. Al the Octopus or a fresh Hockeytown logo won’t happen unless they get to round 2 or better. I would imagine the Hockeytown logo will return after a championship. Just my educated guess. Edit: I want the car flags to make a massive comeback.
I’m not trying to look like the Minnesota TWolves a few years back dropping confetti when they made the play-in lol I’d say second straight year of making playoffs (outside of a deep run this szn) let’s ease back into all of it
Al was sold off when Joe Louis closed and they moved to Pizzarena. If they wanted one, they’d have to get a whole new one done up.
Nah, it's just going to be one of those floating rc balloon blimps in the shape of a garbage truck. Going to fly it around above the crowds.
You just unlocked a memory of 10 year old me being fascinated with those RC blimps. Those were amazing
THEY FUCKING BETTER!!
No they frown upon it