-Darryl, Waukesha, WI
Scoops: Mine would be in the movie "The Program." ESU is playing Mississippi State in their 1st game, and the game has just started. After the kickoff return, the defense is running on the field, whooping it up and getting all fired up. The LB, Alvin Mack (Duane Davis), is screaming "Hit squad is in the house." All of a sudden, Lattimer (Andrew Bryniarski), the juiced up guy with the skull painted on his face, screams out "yeah, it's party time!" That line always kills me and makes me laugh out loud.
Q: Remember the episode of "Friends" where the crew discussed, "Freebies," that is, five celebrities that, if you get the chance, you're allowed to sleep with with the consent of your spouse? You're off the hook on the potential "cheating" because of a once-in-a-lifetime shot. Who are your "Freebies?"
-- Mike, Glastonbury, Connecticut
Anyway, Scoops' freebie list would include the following: Katie Holmes, Tiffani Amber-Theissen, Faith Hill, and I have a thing for good looking female Sports reporters, so I'd go with Jill Arrington & Bonnie Bernstein.
Q: In "Die Hard: With a Vengence," how did they fill the water bottle with exactly 4 gallons of water when they had the 3 & the 5? They just raced and then started yelling "allright, we got 4 gallons of water!"
--Tony, Blue Springs, Missouri
Scoops: Allright, a Die Hard question. Here's the senario: Simon Gruber (Jeremy Irons) has a suitcase bomb in the park. To disengage the bomb, John McClane (Bruce Willis) & Zeus Carver (Samuel Jackson) must fill a water container with EXACTLY 4 gallons of water at the elephant fountain. They are supplied with a 3 & a 5 gallon container next to the scale.
Here's how they did it: when they filled up the 5 gallon container all the way to the top, they then dumped that into the 3 gallon container. This then game them the 3 gallon full and the 5 gallon having 2 gallons in it. They then dumped the 3 gallon container completely out and then dumped the 2 gallons remaining in the 5 gallon container into the 3 gallon container, now giving them 2 gallons in the 3 gallon container and none in the 5 gallon container. They then filled up the 5 gallon container completely full and then filled up the 3 gallon container, which already had 2 gallons. Only needing 1 gallon, the end result was the 5 gallon container having 4 gallons in it.
Q: I have a theory regarding "beer goggles," you know, the moment that you have had too much to drink and sudden dragon beasts begin to look like Miss America contestants. My theory is that the women suddenly don't look different or more attractive, it's that your mind tells you that you just don't care anymore or what your friends think and that you just go after it because you are trying to hook up.
--Matt, Plano, Texas
Scoops: An extremely interesting theory. I have another theory for you. I believe that a "beer scooter" exists. The beer scooter is a winged vehicle that brings you home after a drunk night at the bar, but it is expensive and that's what causes you the next morning to say "where did all my money go?" It also has gravitational boots that causes you to run into walls and to clomp around on the floor making lots of noise when you go home. Just a theory of mine.
Q: OK, Scoops....it's time for a Dr. Jack Ramsey Breakdown: the Charlestown Cheifs vs. the Hamilton Mustangs. The floor is yours.
--Jeff, Livonia, Michigan
Scoops: A very good breakdown attempt. Two of the watershed movie hockey teams of all time. Here's the breakdown.
Goaltending: Denis Lemieux (Chiefs) vs. Heaver (Mustangs). Lemieux had a very unorthodox style and had no positioning. Heaver, while not exactly Patrick Roy, was more solid and was feisty, evident in the goaltender's brawl in game 1 of the championship series against Thunder Bay. If you watch Slap Shot, Lemieux let in a lot of really bad goals, you never got that out of Heaver. Plus, anytime Keanu Reeves is your goaltender, you are getting a natural athlete (Shane "Footsteps" Falco). Advantage: Hamilton Mustangs
Defense: Duane Hewitt was the backbone of the Mustangs defense. The guy could score, play physical, and was a horse logging lots of ice time. The Chiefs never really seemed to have that go-to guy on defense. Morris Wanchuk was the only notable defenseman on the Chiefs, and he was more concerned about going to "The Palm Isle" in FLA. Advantage: Hamilton Mustangs
Forwards: The Chiefs had more all-around scoring. They got goals from Ned Braden, the Hanson brothers, and all around grit from Dave "Killer" Carlson & Reg Dunlap. The Mustangs were getting their goals from two players: Dean Youngblood & Derek Sutton. In a seven game series, 1 line can be shut down and depth becomes a big factor. Advantage: Charlstown Chiefs
Star Power: Big edge for the Mustangs here. Sutton was an all-around leader and could play any style of game, and Youngblood was the most talented player on the ice and could take over a game. The only star for the Chiefs was Braden, and he would not be in the same league as Youngblood or Sutton. Advantage: Hamilton Mustangs
Grit & Toughness: The Chiefs thrived on their physical style of play. The Mustangs played both ends of the game: physical & finese. Hamilton had faced tough guys [Carl Racki & the Bombers] but nothing like a line of the Hanson's. However, Sutton & Youngblood were much tougher and grittier than Braden and could play that game. The Mustangs were built for Canadian junior hockey. Advantage: Push
Coaching: Dunlap had lots of experience, but Murray Chadwick knew what it took to make it to the pros. Chadwick also had a good staff with their assistant (Walter Boone) & Fraizer as trainer. The Mustangs were built for success. Advantage: Hamilton Mustangs
Groupies: The Chiefs had a fan bus travel with them to all of their games. The Mustangs had Jessie Chadwick, Miss McGill, & the two bar hoochies. The quality of the Mustangs women was good stuff, but did not match the sheer numbers of the Chiefs. Advantage: Charlestown Chiefs
Result: The Mustangs were clearly a better hockey team. The only way they would lose this series is a) Lemieux gets hot in the net, and probability is that he would not, b) Youngblood & Sutton get injured, or c) Hamilton loses focus and falls into the Chiefs style of play and forgets about scoring. If it was a 7 game series, the Chiefs would not know what to do against Sutton & Youngblood and it would take them 2 games to adjust to their skill. After the Mustangs would get up quickly 2-0, they would do it again before getting some anger out of the way by playing the Chiefs style of game, which would result in the Chiefs winning a game. But the Mustangs would close it out. They are simply too powerful, have too much skill, are better coached, and have the better goaltender. Result: MUSTANGS IN 5