Johab wrote:

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Funny, ... Since Mario opened this new board, the size of our gohabs family has grown at lest 3 times its original size. I use to be able to name almost every member on the board....now i cant even keep track of how many posts are going by. What i love the most though, is how everyone here is family. We all share the same love for our team and are the most passionate fans out there. I've been to other boards and cannot stand them. They just dont measure up to what we have here. There is such a wide range of personalities here that it is impossible to not keep things interesting. Your pot stirrers in And-o, Forum Fan,- John M and Saku 11 and their fights for saku...Brooky providing the comedy and sometimes riské images that im sure most of us LOVE. Cleghorn, normie, Nil d, all bring great class to the table. Mrs Hab mothers this board and watches over with her rose coloured glasses. Habgirl keeps the bachelors busy and non bachelors wishing they were. Mc Girl keeps the board moving, i think she posts like 15 /day hahaha but in this offseason, we need people who can keep things going ( that photo album thing was a great idea by the way MC, Kudos to you ) Hockeyman, Barry, KeVin, Avs and Habs fan, plouf, and many others...(i can go on forever) never are done with providing us with great hockey insight. Im sorry habgirl, but your hubbys name just doesnt stick with me....ive named him Ripple. I believe his name is r2wpl3 or something like that...the spelling is close to Ripple...sorta...i like it...and it will stay wether he likes it or not haha, He doesnt come around much but his work is still a HUGE factor to this board ( hes taken over my pool, which by all means is fine with me. Im busy enough as it is!! haha) and still comes in every now and then just to let us know hes not dead. Our moderators in Habtastic and Zulrath. 2 guys who do the best they can to keep up with this board and keep it healthy, lord knows, it isnt the easiest job around ( Mario....ill be asking for a raise soon haha )  Spiderman NL, ALWAYS providing us with ALL the pre-game stats, hes our Gohabs.com Pre-Game Jacques Demers. And last but not least, we have the honor and privilage of having THE BEST Administrator on the web. I dont think there is a nicer, more down to earth, hard working guy out there than Mario. The guy works his ASS off for this board and without him, none of this would be possible. And to think, this is just a HOBBY of his. HE does it on his spare time! Wow... If there was an award out there like Internet Awards or soemthing...i would definately have Mario nominated and ENSURE he wins it! Mario, you have no idea how much i along with everyone here enjoy this site and how much we apprieciate all your hard work. Im glad to say im a part of the best Site on the Web! GO HABS GO!!!! 

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You are absolutely right, Johab...this is the best board with all its ups and downs and different opinions.  Bottom line is we are all Hab fans, just have different opinions and ways of expressing them.  We are a great extended Hab family.

I join you in expressing my thanks to Mario who has made this board possible.

Thanks for the honourable mention....

MC Girl wrote:

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Johab wrote: Funny, ... Since Mario opened this new board, the size of our gohabs family has grown at lest 3 times its original size. I use to be able to name almost every member on the board....now i cant even keep track of how many posts are going by. What i love the most though, is how everyone here is family. We all share the same love for our team and are the most passionate fans out there. I've been to other boards and cannot stand them. They just dont measure up to what we have here. There is such a wide range of personalities here that it is impossible to not keep things interesting. Your pot stirrers in And-o, Forum Fan,- John M and Saku 11 and their fights for saku...Brooky providing the comedy and sometimes riské images that im sure most of us LOVE. Cleghorn, normie, Nil d, all bring great class to the table. Mrs Hab mothers this board and watches over with her rose coloured glasses. Habgirl keeps the bachelors busy and non bachelors wishing they were. Mc Girl keeps the board moving, i think she posts like 15 /day hahaha but in this offseason, we need people who can keep things going ( that photo album thing was a great idea by the way MC, Kudos to you ) Hockeyman, Barry, KeVin, Avs and Habs fan, plouf, and many others...(i can go on forever) never are done with providing us with great hockey insight. Im sorry habgirl, but your hubbys name just doesnt stick with me....ive named him Ripple. I believe his name is r2wpl3 or something like that...the spelling is close to Ripple...sorta...i like it...and it will stay wether he likes it or not haha, He doesnt come around much but his work is still a HUGE factor to this board ( hes taken over my pool, which by all means is fine with me. Im busy enough as it is!! haha) and still comes in every now and then just to let us know hes not dead. Our moderators in Habtastic and Zulrath. 2 guys who do the best they can to keep up with this board and keep it healthy, lord knows, it isnt the easiest job around ( Mario....ill be asking for a raise soon haha )  Spiderman NL, ALWAYS providing us with ALL the pre-game stats, hes our Gohabs.com Pre-Game Jacques Demers. And last but not least, we have the honor and privilage of having THE BEST Administrator on the web. I dont think there is a nicer, more down to earth, hard working guy out there than Mario. The guy works his ASS off for this board and without him, none of this would be possible. And to think, this is just a HOBBY of his. HE does it on his spare time! Wow... If there was an award out there like Internet Awards or soemthing...i would definately have Mario nominated and ENSURE he wins it! Mario, you have no idea how much i along with everyone here enjoy this site and how much we apprieciate all your hard work. Im glad to say im a part of the best Site on the Web! GO HABS GO!!!!  Thanks for the props Johab & I love your post. Just to note... "Ripple" is my hubby... not habgirl's lol .... & no worries with you calling him Ripple..... I still call you Yo-hab -- Edited by MC Girl at 21:44, 2006-05-12

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Yo-hab sounds weird to me...doesnt have that...pop...but hey, if you like it...be all means, knock yourself out haha. And i've fixed my typo. I KNEW i should have read it over!!! hahaha

I have the the same problem with Nil d's name. And it will NEVER change. His name is SUPPOSE to be pronounced Nil Dee. but i have combined it into just Nild. I like the name...sounds weird...but its original.

Same goes for Ripple and also Cleghorn. I will rarely call him Cleghorn...normally its Clegger. At least i say your name right... its Em-Sea Girl not Mcgirl like McDonalds right?

keVin wrote:

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thanks johab for the props and very well done!!!  i have been much, much quieter, but thats more or less because there is so much activity, i read more than i post. this snake in the grass keeps on slithering. oh yes... for some of the religious folk... can u say a small prayer for one of the students in my class tomorrow.  his mother died this week, and i feel for the 11 year old. i dont know if he is takign it in stride, or if he's in denial, regardless, the funeral is tomorrow :(-- Edited by keVin at 23:04, 2006-05-12

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norskipaul wrote:

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That just about sums it all up...we're here for life...I've been thinking about something you said the other day, about making the ultimate Gohabs reunion...getting as many of us as possible to get together. In Montreal, goes without saying. I think it can be done, though it would take a lot of time and planning.  Maybe even as far ahead as ths Canadiens centenary celebration in 2009. I know I'd do my best to make  it...

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Nil d wrote:

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.......  A friend asked me if I received many calls on it; my reply: "If they thought I was dead, why would they call me?" There was yet another Nil d'Entremont who died last year (also from my home town), and another guy remeind me that "things usually come in threes".  Nice guy!      

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LOL.... Nice guy eh??? LOL

Well the 3rd won't happen for another 40 or 50 years right??

Nil d wrote:

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MC Girl wrote: Nil d wrote: .......  A friend asked me if I received many calls on it; my reply: "If they thought I was dead, why would they call me?" There was yet another Nil d'Entremont who died last year (also from my home town), and another guy remeind me that "things usually come in threes".  Nice guy!       LOL.... Nice guy eh??? LOL Well the 3rd won't happen for another 40 or 50 years right?? At least!  - as long as I don't eat too many pasta pots like I did last night.   

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I meant to type 50-60 years BTW..... I'm not trying to bump ya off at a young age

Johab wrote:

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I have the the same problem with Nil d's name. And it will NEVER change. His name is SUPPOSE to be pronounced Nil Dee. but i have combined it into just Nild. I like the name...sounds weird...but its original. Same goes for Ripple and also Cleghorn. I will rarely call him Cleghorn...normally its Clegger. At least i say your name right... its Em-Sea Girl not Mcgirl like McDonalds right?

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keVin wrote:

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can u say a small prayer for one of the students in my class tomorrow.  his mother died this week, and i feel for the 11 year old. i dont know if he is takign it in stride, or if he's in denial, regardless, the funeral is tomorrow :(-- Edited by keVin at 23:04, 2006-05-12

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I lost my mother at 11 and it is a life altering event. I can imagine how difficult it is for you... as his teacher. More than 20 years after my mother's death I left Toronto and I went to work for an organization back in my hometown. One of the Board members came up to me early on and said - "You lost your mother when you were young didn't you?" I wondered how he knew - he'd been on a student teacher placement when it had happened - I was both moved and blown away by the realization of how it had it could impact other people to such a degree that it could be a point of reference 20 plus years later!

Two hockey related references - 1) she passed away in October of 1967 and a business associate of my father's was a friend of Leaf Allan Stanley - he brought me a hockey stick signed by all of the Leaf Stanley Cup team - for some reason I used the stick to play hockey broke it and threw it away - I feel bad to this day for the disregard I showed to his thoughtful present - (on the upside I've always felt that breaking that stick is the root of the Leaf cup curse) and 2) I wrote to Jean Beliveau that year and he kindly wrote me back. I met Jean at a radio telethon im Montreal for Enfants de Retour (ChildFind my French translation is likely incorrect) in 1986 or 87 - I told him this story and he said "Oh my goodness, I hope that I wrote you back!" What a kind man.

keVin wrote:

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it wasnt fun on saturday at all... but in all honesty, there was no where else i wanted to be then there.  he never noticed me during the procession, but his eyes light up when he saw me afterwards... that showed me that no matter how i feel, as a teacher, we have a deep effect on our students - positively and negatively, and that i shouldnt take that for granted. what i did was take up a fund for him. he has a ps2, so the class all chipped in $2.00, some more, some less, and i am picking him up a gift certificate from eb games.  hopefully this will help alleviate some pressure and give him an out whenever he needs it.  i would like to say i came up with the idea, but i didnt... classes idea :)  

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Cleghorn wrote:

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KeVin - sounds like you and the class offered alot of support - I expect Mother's Day will be hard for him for a long time. If you are connected to the father at all, it might be wise to look at the availability of grief counselling in your community - people tend to avoid talking to kids about loss/death - when that's really what they need to do. Good luck with this.

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