haha is that the chick from Roxette? I should have known, Tomas... @Tomas?? I did not think there was any doubt after you replied. It's her. She had a concert in Prague yesterday (apparently, not a great one) as the part of the duo's 30th anniversary tour. I haven't followed them much (except aroun...

Picture at the top looks like bowie when he is 90. To this day I still haven't heard anything this Amy schemer has done. I feel like I'm completely out of touch with the world at times. I just started watching her show this year, and this episode is, in my opinion, at par with the very best stuff t...

I can't believe I moved to a part of the country that doesn't have Lowes. I'm also a few miles outside of their appliance delivery range. Argh.

Stupid Menards.

Hey, "Save big money at Menards!"

I agree they are quite bad. And I hate the jingle....

Singer-songwriter. Something like 4-5 No. 1 Billboard 100 hits. All in my adult lifetime... And, in the past, she's got this look: :) http://i.ytimg.com/vi/9WHpk1tqfx4/maxresdefault.jpg When I saw the first picture today in one of the Czech papers, I really realized how (a) looks are transient and (...

Schumer is defitely cool - she is funny, and her good looks are a plus.

Of course, I am getting old - 1 bonus point for those who recognize this (quite popular in the past) lady

For the last several years, I am facing the following "problem": Apparently, I am quite an effective professor ( 8-) ), so after I finish teaching my course, there is always a group of students that tell/email me something like "I have never though that I'd be interested in your subject, but now I a...

Today, a new attendance record for the National Basketball League (the top Czech professional league) was established. That record: 4,850 spectators...

Bad joke, but definitely the best joke.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE6QzDrT_x8

This video would be a valid contribution to the "most awesome jokes ever told" thread, NOT this thread!

Just in case somebody did not read my contribution to the "bad jokes" thread over at LGP. I learned this one when I was 15 (~30 years ago). I will never un-learn it. Remember, this is a BAD JOKES thread! :) A man visits a sex doctor and says: "Doctor, every time after I [have a good time with my wif...

Two videos with Crosby reaction after the finals (the first also includes a few more players, the second is just the expanded Crosby talk):

http://video.idnes.cz/?idvideo=V150518_002253_webtv_mku

http://video.idnes.cz/?idvideo=V150518_ ... hokejh_lan

After today, the groups for the 2018 Olympics are known, based on the IIHF ranking:

Group A: Canada, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Korea.

Group B: Russia, USA, Slovakia, Q3 (the lowest-point winner of one of the 3 qualification groups).

Group C: Sweden, Finland, Q1, Q2.

Luckily Malkin was another guy to stay. So was Tikhonov's grandson. I think things must have been quite embarrassing in the locker room after the game. http://oi58.tinypic.com/15hze6e.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CFPLaOvWYAEoY3G.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CFPLaOtWMAA4h1I.jpg https://pbs.twim...

Thanks to both. From what I just read on one of the Czech forums, there in fact was a group of 5 or so Russian players who waited until the Cup was handed. Then they left (still before the anthem) - but that was probably because they thought the anthem might not be played then. Ovechkin was apparent...

And Russians apparently caused a mini-scandal. The complete team left before the Canadian national anthem was played. If true, that some really bad sportsmanship.... Not surprised. If any team'd do that, it'd be Russia. Most of Russian team leaves ice during celebrations. Ovechkin appears to want t...

And Russians apparently caused a mini-scandal. The complete team left before the Canadian national anthem was played. If true, that some really bad sportsmanship....

All Star Team (I believe that's voted by the media): Connor Hellebuyck - Brent Burns, Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Jaromír Jágr, Jason Spezza, Taylor Hall. Best players of the tournament (I believe that's determined by the Federation): Pekka Rinne (G), Brent Burns (D), Jason Spezza (F). Tournament MVP: Jagr

Frankly, it would've been a huge upset if ANYONE besides Canada would have won this tournament (and if they didn't dominate). The France loss is even more strange now. That being said... still gotta play the games. Props to the Canadians for playing. With the chemistry Giroux & Crosby're showing......

From purely melodic point of view - Finland, Sweden From "strangely awesome" point of view - Uruguay. It's pretty much an aria from an opera, lasts 6+ minutes (the longest national anthem in the world), the words are not sung until more than 1 minute into the anthem. And nothing against Germany, but...

So the only team that gave Canada any game was France (3:4 loss)??

BTW, Malkin has turned into quite a sore loser.

It's not a best-on-best tournament, so it holds slightly less appeal even for me...though I've caught it when it's convenient for me... I am always slightly surprised by this argument, because based on the "quality of the product" offered, the Team Canada (and very likely the Team Russia) is better...

Who was the economics professor at Univ of Arkansas that used to post on LGP? That was Tomas wasn't it? Is he still around? Econ professor?? :P I thought you were in the economics department. :D my bad. I just found out that a good childhood friend of mine taught the economics of sports at Univ of ...

Who was the economics professor at Univ of Arkansas that used to post on LGP? That was Tomas wasn't it? Is he still around?

Econ professor??

Hooray for Freiburg (my team ever since my college roommate became a professor at their university - sadly a few year ago he moved to the wasteland of Jena :) ). Three point against Bayern! I think one point in the Hannover game should keep them in the league. As for EPL - for a few years now, I sta...

This dude scored 8 of the 18 goals of his team today. No word on whether Team Russia will call him up for the finals game tomorrow. http://media.novinky.cz/953/489531-top_foto1-2c9q3.jpg?1431802805 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN2FMGRTvoc All jokes aside, I want to be in such a shape when/if I ge...

Ovechkin does not need much to be dangerous. 2:0, 9:00 to go.