Random thought:
The first bra was invented by New York socialite Mary Jacobs in 1913.
She then patented the idea.
DAMN HER. DAMN HER TO HELL.
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Any Canadian who had a proper upbringing could easily recite for you the scene of the 1987 summit series. Gretzky to Lemieux was the definition of magic. It's a complete shame they weren't able to play with each other outside of those series as they complimented each other so well. Any self respecting Canadian could also tell you off the top of their head Gretzky more or less rewrote the record books as we know it. When he ended his career in 1999 he held 61 NHL records, and had amassed point totals that will probably remain untouched for the duration of our lifetimes. I'm not even mentioning the fact Gretzky demolished most of if not all the current existing records. Gretzky could have replaced our maple leaf -- he was that popular in Canada, and to boot, Americans most likely know of the name of this distinguished hockey player; probably a first for Americans. Though, Gretzky wasn't all glory and unprecedented showmanship. I present to you 5 lesser known facts about Gretzky! The Canadian equivalent to Jesus. The Canadian equivalent to God.
1. He actually fought during his career in the NHL.
He did! Gretzky really did.
The guy who averaged probably 2.3 penalty minutes every 14 years tried to mimic all the suave and finesse of the up and coming kid dynamite who was pretty much knocking out his opponents by clearly not using any of the physical methods Gretzky tried instilling in the video below. I read in a biography of his once, he dropped the gloves twice on two different occasions. Unfortunately, the result was the same both times.
Hopefully not as quick as his first(?) fight though. (Ouch!)
2. He had a small cameo in Jurassic Park as one of the scientists who were directly responsible for bringing back prehistoric life to the park.
(Just kidding.)
He did have a small cameo in I believe 2 out of the 3 Mighty Ducks films, which, as Canadians I'm sure we've all seen about ten thousand times during our childhood. Hell, you're probably watching them right now as you read this, just as I am while I'm writing this. All the films were that immensely popular up here past the Canadian borders. Those movies weren't that bad despite giving false impressions to millions of kids worldwide that performing the elusive knuckle puck was as easy as he made it look on the silver screen. Gretzky did have another small cameo appearances outside of those two movies; however, a real one this time! He appeared on Young and the Restless (1981) during the phenomenon that was his popularity up-rise as being one of the most talented sports icons in existence, and played on the show the role of a mobster. A MOBSTER.
Yep, a real mobster - inconspicuously named Wayne.
(Does that look like a face of a mobster to you?)
He had one line:
“I’m Wayne from the Edmonton operation.”
That was it. I think then, he left the scene.
I hope no one who saw that episode saw his first fight, oh my.
That might have deterred from the tense and tough atmosphere his character was supposed to bring on screen.
The writers, although thrilled to have him on set, must have known in advance it was hopeless to think the acting bug had successfully bitten him. I mean all the experience he had acting was :30 second promos for McDonalds, Chocolate Bars and back then everything his pimply face should have stayed away from advertising he uses personally on a daily basis. I don't think his character in show had any kind of back story or even reasoning to be there. He just showed up mid-scene, announced he was a gangster from Edmonton and walked out. Pretty cool nonetheless. I assume since it was The Young and the Restless no one was watching even though it was Gretzky making an appearance at the time of the broadcast, and the personal copy of the episode they gave Gretzky afterward he most likely burned himself. I can't seem to find a video of it hosted anywhere for the life of me, which is a total shame. That alone would probably be the single greatest piece of pop-culture from that era.
Or for that matter EVER.
3. Gretzky is a thief.
In a rather unpublicized event, the last game the Winnipeg Jets played at their stadium Gretzky actually stole the puck after the game. He denied at the time he was the culprit - quite vehemently when the reports first came through the grapevine, but later admitted he did indeed steal the puck and returned it a few weeks after. Video footage of this one exists - probably since it wasn't being filmed by The Young and the Restless film crew.
4. He started his own clothing line!
At least, this one had a promising concept on paper. Executives trying to cash in on the fact regarding how everyone wanted to be him - could now look like him! Again, it sounded good on paper - paper they probably turned right around and pressed to the damn shirt itself. I present to you, an authentic Gretzky shirt from that era:
Yeah. I wasn't kidding when I said it looked like he steam pressed the newspaper onto his shirts. If you look close enough you can make out the complete transcripts of the OJ Simpson testimony (and affidavit of his defense & prosecutor) on the back.
5.Actually I don't have a number 5.
He's lead a pretty shameless career outside of the points above.
So instead I'll paste a picture of "The Jacket".
"The Jacket" is probably thee worst fashion atrocity to ever exist. Ryan Smith walked around in it (and probably still does down in Colorado!) sometimes before and after hockey games. It's probably the reason the police started arresting pedophiles in our city. Walking around like that they must have known something was up.
Though, knowing Gretzky and his abrasive-to-the-eyes-and-even-an-insult-to-newspapers fashion line - this was probably the center piece of his clothing line before it unexpectedly sank under.
The first bra was invented by New York socialite Mary Jacobs in 1913.
She then patented the idea.
DAMN HER. DAMN HER TO HELL.
-
Any Canadian who had a proper upbringing could easily recite for you the scene of the 1987 summit series. Gretzky to Lemieux was the definition of magic. It's a complete shame they weren't able to play with each other outside of those series as they complimented each other so well. Any self respecting Canadian could also tell you off the top of their head Gretzky more or less rewrote the record books as we know it. When he ended his career in 1999 he held 61 NHL records, and had amassed point totals that will probably remain untouched for the duration of our lifetimes. I'm not even mentioning the fact Gretzky demolished most of if not all the current existing records. Gretzky could have replaced our maple leaf -- he was that popular in Canada, and to boot, Americans most likely know of the name of this distinguished hockey player; probably a first for Americans. Though, Gretzky wasn't all glory and unprecedented showmanship. I present to you 5 lesser known facts about Gretzky! The Canadian equivalent to Jesus. The Canadian equivalent to God.
1. He actually fought during his career in the NHL.
He did! Gretzky really did.
The guy who averaged probably 2.3 penalty minutes every 14 years tried to mimic all the suave and finesse of the up and coming kid dynamite who was pretty much knocking out his opponents by clearly not using any of the physical methods Gretzky tried instilling in the video below. I read in a biography of his once, he dropped the gloves twice on two different occasions. Unfortunately, the result was the same both times.
Hopefully not as quick as his first(?) fight though. (Ouch!)
2. He had a small cameo in Jurassic Park as one of the scientists who were directly responsible for bringing back prehistoric life to the park.
(Just kidding.)
He did have a small cameo in I believe 2 out of the 3 Mighty Ducks films, which, as Canadians I'm sure we've all seen about ten thousand times during our childhood. Hell, you're probably watching them right now as you read this, just as I am while I'm writing this. All the films were that immensely popular up here past the Canadian borders. Those movies weren't that bad despite giving false impressions to millions of kids worldwide that performing the elusive knuckle puck was as easy as he made it look on the silver screen. Gretzky did have another small cameo appearances outside of those two movies; however, a real one this time! He appeared on Young and the Restless (1981) during the phenomenon that was his popularity up-rise as being one of the most talented sports icons in existence, and played on the show the role of a mobster. A MOBSTER.
Yep, a real mobster - inconspicuously named Wayne.
(Does that look like a face of a mobster to you?)
He had one line:
“I’m Wayne from the Edmonton operation.”
That was it. I think then, he left the scene.
I hope no one who saw that episode saw his first fight, oh my.
That might have deterred from the tense and tough atmosphere his character was supposed to bring on screen.
The writers, although thrilled to have him on set, must have known in advance it was hopeless to think the acting bug had successfully bitten him. I mean all the experience he had acting was :30 second promos for McDonalds, Chocolate Bars and back then everything his pimply face should have stayed away from advertising he uses personally on a daily basis. I don't think his character in show had any kind of back story or even reasoning to be there. He just showed up mid-scene, announced he was a gangster from Edmonton and walked out. Pretty cool nonetheless. I assume since it was The Young and the Restless no one was watching even though it was Gretzky making an appearance at the time of the broadcast, and the personal copy of the episode they gave Gretzky afterward he most likely burned himself. I can't seem to find a video of it hosted anywhere for the life of me, which is a total shame. That alone would probably be the single greatest piece of pop-culture from that era.
Or for that matter EVER.
3. Gretzky is a thief.
In a rather unpublicized event, the last game the Winnipeg Jets played at their stadium Gretzky actually stole the puck after the game. He denied at the time he was the culprit - quite vehemently when the reports first came through the grapevine, but later admitted he did indeed steal the puck and returned it a few weeks after. Video footage of this one exists - probably since it wasn't being filmed by The Young and the Restless film crew.
4. He started his own clothing line!
At least, this one had a promising concept on paper. Executives trying to cash in on the fact regarding how everyone wanted to be him - could now look like him! Again, it sounded good on paper - paper they probably turned right around and pressed to the damn shirt itself. I present to you, an authentic Gretzky shirt from that era:
Yeah. I wasn't kidding when I said it looked like he steam pressed the newspaper onto his shirts. If you look close enough you can make out the complete transcripts of the OJ Simpson testimony (and affidavit of his defense & prosecutor) on the back.
5.
He's lead a pretty shameless career outside of the points above.
So instead I'll paste a picture of "The Jacket".
"The Jacket" is probably thee worst fashion atrocity to ever exist. Ryan Smith walked around in it (and probably still does down in Colorado!) sometimes before and after hockey games. It's probably the reason the police started arresting pedophiles in our city. Walking around like that they must have known something was up.
Though, knowing Gretzky and his abrasive-to-the-eyes-and-even-an-insult-to-newspapers fashion line - this was probably the center piece of his clothing line before it unexpectedly sank under.
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