It's a sure sign of the apocalypse...

[lance_sibley]

The Stanley Cup finals: Ottawa Senators vs. Anaheim Mighty Ducks. (Yes, I know they dropped the "Mighty" a few years ago. I don't care - the team was named after the movie, I'm going to keep reminding them of it.)

It's not right to hope for the return of the 1919 influenza epidemic, but surely something can happen to prevent the Cup from being awarded this year...

And if that weren't bad enough, tonight's Boston Legal episode didn't air. CH was showing NCIS instead, and I have no idea what ABC was showing.

Comments

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

I know - I'm not sure if that really improves the name of the team or not. The Penguins kind of have a silly name too, but at least they're named after a creature that lives in icy climes. (I'm not quite sure what to think of the Columbus Blue Jackets - naming a team after an insect?)

[antikythera.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure what a bluejacket is. Are you sure they're named after insects, and not sailors?

A yellowjacket is an insect, but if you run across a nest of them you sure as hell don't want to step in it.

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

It turns out that we're both partially right - according to the Wikipedia article on the team, the name was meant as a pun on yellowjacket - their initial logo featured an insect - but actually refers to the uniform of the Union side in the American Civil War.