Page 54 of Hockey Bois
Alex Warner: Saying the Canadian guy makes poutine
Guy Prince: oui I make poutine
Alex Warner: I stand corrected
Gregory Smegory: Suggestion: white elephant gift exchange
Gail King: yessss oh pleeeease
Nick J. Porter: i support this 1000%
Nick J. Porter: that last 0 was a typo but i still support it
Guy Prince: What is a white elephant
Curtis Bennet: That’s a great idea, Young Greg! A White Elephant or Yankee Swap is where everyone brings a gift that’s already wrapped but otherwise not labeled. It’s not for a specific person in the group, since you won’t know who’s getting the gift until during the swap. That part can be complicated, but we’ll explain while we’re doing it.
Curtis Bennet: Anyone who’s interested in doing a Yankee Swap, bring a wrapped gift! We can do that before the game. Let’s set a price limit of $25.
Curtis Bennet: Once again, this event is inclusive. If you have significant others, kids, or friends you’d like to bring, they’re more than welcome! But let’s keep the Yankee Swap for the team. It might make it easier to shop if we know the people involved.
Alex Warner: In for both
Gail King: In for both
Gregory Smegory: All the way in
Gregg Cox: Also in
Nick J. Porter: 1000%
Guy Prince: oui et oui
Donnie Owen: Innnnn
Marc Garcia: Also in
Brady Derek Jensen: someone please summarize what the hell you’re talking about and what you’re all agreeing to
Nick J. Porter: just scroll up dude
Gregory Smegory: Some people??
Gail King: You’re making me look bad bro
Brady Derek Jensen: in for both
Curtis Bennet: Great! I’ll check in with the rest of the team via email and send out my address closer to the day of. See you in a couple days for the game!
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“You should get a seven-sixteenths cut.”
Nick looked at the kid behind the counter like he was crazy. “Awhat?”
Intellectually, he knew that they were talking about how to sharpen his skates, dull from heavy use, but never in his admittedly limited hockey career had he heard those dimensions for skate blades.
Or any dimensions, if he was being honest. Normally he handed them over and got them back in better condition than they started, and that was the end of the transaction. He’d maybe heard some numbers in passing, but they’d seemed more…normalthan 7/16. He had an ear for numbers; he felt he’d have rememberedthatone.
