Say what? Is this true? Your fans throw Octopus onto the ice after you score? WTH? Why?
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Cook County Commissioner Mike Quigley is a Blackhawks fan. It goes without saying he hates the Detroit Red Wings.
So when Quigley put together an official resolution Tuesday celebrating the Hawks' outdoor showdown against the Red Wings on New Year's Day at Wrigley Field, he included a secret message to the reigning Stanley Cup champions and their fans.
He used red capital letters in the last line of his resolution to spell out a favorite chant he learned while growing up a Hawks fan ''in the second balcony in Chicago Stadium.'' The letters spelled out, ''DETROIT SUCKS.''
Besides declaring Jan. 1 will be ''Chicago Blackhawks Day'' in Cook County, Quigley's resolution designates Wrigley Field and the surrounding area an ''Octopus Free Zone'' -- a dig at Red Wings fans' tradition of throwing octopi on the ice after their team scores.
''The good thing about being a Blackhawks fan,'' Quigley said, ''is you don't have to live in Detroit.''
"Tell me, does it move you, Does it soothe you, Does it fill your heart and soul with the roots of rock & roll? When you can't get through it you can listen to it with a 'na na na na', Well I've been there before" -"Been There Before" by Hanson
Seriously, in rock & roll, you throw panties and bras on stage. (Makes a whole lot more sense to me!)
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"Tell me, does it move you, Does it soothe you, Does it fill your heart and soul with the roots of rock & roll? When you can't get through it you can listen to it with a 'na na na na', Well I've been there before" -"Been There Before" by Hanson
It used to only take 8 wins to win the Stanley Cup = 8 legs. It now takes 16. It's just a crazy tradition that has been adapted here and there. Our mascot "Al the Octopus" has 16 legs instead of 8.
Just for the record: you would not see me throwing such a thing and getting kicked out of a game.
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"Am I speaking in a language you're not getting here?"
"Tell me, does it move you, Does it soothe you, Does it fill your heart and soul with the roots of rock & roll? When you can't get through it you can listen to it with a 'na na na na', Well I've been there before" -"Been There Before" by Hanson
It used to only take 8 wins to win the Stanley Cup = 8 legs. It now takes 16. It's just a crazy tradition that has been adapted here and there. Our mascot "Al the Octopus" has 16 legs instead of 8.
Just for the record: you would not see me throwing such a thing and getting kicked out of a game.
Oh, so it's not something that's endorsed, they would throw you out if you did it? That's not so bad then.
I'd never heard of it, so when I read this I thought it might actually be something they approve of.
