Cribs

Who's got one? Who wants one? Who's giving a tour of theirs?

It's Crib Season this time of year for the Team with EMBD (equipment manager Big Deal) leading the charge in this department, Let's hope his crib is assembled and 'Big Blue' is ready to accept another occupant.
In other Crib News, DBD's has been submitted as an option for the MTV series "Cribs", team members and associates feel his 'waxing room' will garner national interest and ratings that will generate (much needed) exposure for the Team.
ABD can you get your 'agent' onto this? (if they & you aren't too busy with other commitments) .

Todays post has been bought to you by the letters 'A' & 'B'.

Admin

The Team needs some of these cards ASAP, especially with ABD making international news as frequently as he does in Penticton.

It's been nice knowing you Boys...

Humble Eskimo lolly gives tourist a bad taste

A packet of Eskimo lollies, which a Canadian tourist says are offensive to Inuit people.

It's as much a staple of New Zealand sweet confectionary as pineapple lumps and spearmint leaves, but the marshmallow Eskimo has been deemed offensive to native Canadians and may require a makeover.

Canadian tourist Seeka Lee Veevee Parsons, 21, an Inuit of the Nunavut Territory in Canada, was shocked when she found the lollies for sale last week, saying they are an insult to her people.

The word Eskimo was unacceptable in her country and carried with it negative racial connotations, she told the Taranaki Daily News.

The correct term was Inuit, Ms Parsons said.

"I was taken aback. When I was a little girl white kids in the community used to tease me about it in a bad way. It's just not the correct term."

She intends sending packets of the iconic confectionary to the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and her grandfather, a Inuit tribal elder in the Nunavut Territory.

Not only has the name of the lolly aroused painful memories, she believes the shape is an unfair stereotype of her people.

Source: NZ Herald Apr 22nd 2009

On this occasion I must stand by my country. I was eating these before the complainant was born, these lollies basically keep me alive at primary (grade) school, and without them I wouldn't be the athlete I am today.

I respect the Inuit people, however I respect my right to eat 'eskimos' in the form of confectionary even more so. I hope Mr. Harper appreciates the taste too.

KBD

A Timely Message

They say: 'One word can change everything'

I Say: 'Yes it can!'

Jim Carey is back as Carl, divorced, depressed and in a dead-end job. A change is needed quickly too or he'll be stuck in the queue for the video store forever.
A chance encounter with a 'yes-man' leads Carl to a seminar where he is convinced that one word can change his life, it subsequently does and the adventures being with ensuring hilarity.
Watch out for Tilly the friendly neighbor and Lee the male nurse.
Carey is 'O for Awesome' in this one, not Oscar standard but close to it.

Recommended for: All Team members and affiliates (G-Dub!).

Point of interest: Carl's boss is played by Rhys Darby from Flight of the Conchords.

8 spokes out of 10 from ABD & KBD on this one.

Oliver 10km race Report

Spring is here (see picture above for the theme)
Oliver 10km; It was 50% Easy, 50% Hard.
I put the foot down at half-way to get away from the two grey-haired runners that were keeping me company.
Got a bottle a wine and something to drink it out of once I finished.
The sun was out and matched the team footwear. All in all a good day capped off with a coke and croissant stop at the SMM on the ride home.
KBD.

TEAM DIRECTIVE: During Easter the Team's chocolate allowance has been doubled from Friday>Monday (only if you are training).