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Capergirl
Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Posts: 1232 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 8:17 pm Post subject: NHL Players Need Your Help |
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We Need your help ...
Since September 11, 2001, Americans and Canadians have come together as never before in our generation. We have banded together to overcome tremendous adversity. We have weathered direct attacks on our own soil, wars overseas, corporate/government scandal, layoffs, unemployment, stock price plunges, droughts, fires, mad cow, SARS, high gasoline prices, and a myriad of economic and physical disasters both great and small. But now, we must come together once again to overcome our greatest challenge yet.
Hundreds of Professional Hockey players in our very own nation are going to be locked out, living at well below the seven-figure salary level. And as if that weren't bad enough they could be deprived of their life giving pay for several months, possibly longer, as a result of the upcoming lockout situation. But you can help!
For only $20,835 a month, about $694.50 a day (that's less than the cost of a large screen projection TV) you can help an NHL player remain economically viable during his time of need. This contribution by no means solves the problem as it barely covers the annual minimum salary, but it's a start, and every little bit will help!
Although $700 may not seem like a lot of money to you, to a hockey player it could mean the difference between spending the lockout golfing in Florida or on a Mediterranean cruise. For you, seven hundred dollars is nothing more than a month's rent, half a mortgage payment, or a month of medical insurance, but to a hockey player, $700 will partially replace his daily salary.
Your commitment of less than $700 a day will enable a player to buy that home entertainment center, trade in the year-old Lexus for a new Ferrari, or enjoy a weekend in Rio.
HOW WILL I KNOW I'M HELPING?
Each month, you will receive a complete financial report on the player you sponsor. Detailed information about his stocks, bonds, 401(k), real estate, and other investment holdings will be mailed to your home. Plus, upon signing up for this program, you will receive an unsigned photo of the player lounging during the lockout on a beach somewhere in the Caribbean (for a signed photo, please include an additional $150). Put the photo on your refrigerator to remind you of other peoples' suffering.
HOW WILL HE KNOW I'M HELPING?
Your NHL player will be told that he has a SPECIAL FRIEND who just wants to help in a time of need. Although the player won't know your name, he will be able to make collect calls to your home via a special operator in case additional funds are needed for unforeseen expenses.
YES, I WANT TO HELP!
I would like to sponsor a locked out NHL player. My preference is (check below):
[ ] Forward [ ] Defenseman [ ] Goaltender [ ] Entire team (Please call our 900 number to ask for the cost of a specific team - $10 per minute)
[ ] Jaromir Jagr (Higher cost: $32,000 per day)
Please charge the account listed below $694.50 per day for the duration of the lockout. Please send me a picture of the player I have sponsored, along with an Jaromir Jagr 2001 Income Statement and my very own Bob Goodenow (Executive Director of the NHLPA player's Union) pin to wear proudly on my hat (include $80 for hat).
Your Name: ___________Telephone Number: ___________
Account Number: _______Exp.Date:_______
[ ] MasterCard [ ] Visa [ ] American Express [ ] Other
Signature: _______________________
Alternate card (when the primary card exceeds its credit limit):
Account Number: _______________________ Exp.Date:_______
[ ] MasterCard [ ] Visa [ ] American Express [ ] Other
Signature: _______________________ |
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ntropy
Joined: 11 Oct 2003 Posts: 671 Location: ghurba
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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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I hope they're out 2 years and some price sanity is forced into the game. Miss the games? Nah, not when I'm out there playing it. ANd university hockey is simply a bargain for a superb product. |
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Gordon
Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan
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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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Only $700/day? Count me in.
Go play in Europe for awhile is all I have to say. I miss the whole hockey season being in Japan anyways. |
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Tricky Woo
Joined: 09 Apr 2004 Posts: 6 Location: Canada
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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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That was killer! |
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justcolleen
Joined: 07 Jan 2004 Posts: 654 Location: Egypt, baby!
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Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 12:47 am Post subject: |
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That's it! You've done it now, Capergirl. You've made me ... spit my coffee (laughing).
Colleen |
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Rice Paddy Daddy
Joined: 11 Jul 2004 Posts: 425 Location: Japan
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 12:50 pm Post subject: |
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Kind of gives you the idea of how ridiculous things are.
Hard to feel sorry for them. |
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Louis
Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Posts: 275 Location: Beautiful Taiyuan
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Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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Booo... Hockey is expensive, but it's HOCKEY! Also, there are no university teams/ohl teams anywhere near where I live (used to live) and the games aren't televised. Beer league hockey is fun, and something I do every winter, but it's just not the same as following the good old HABS, eh? Here's hoping for a season this winter (only on internet radio, unfortunately.) |
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Shaman
Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Posts: 446 Location: Hammertown
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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It appears that the lockout is on. That is until January, if memory serves (1994?).
Shaman |
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Gordon
Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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Shaman wrote: |
It appears that the lockout is on. That is until January, if memory serves (1994?).
Shaman |
Some new development that I've missed? |
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Shaman
Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Posts: 446 Location: Hammertown
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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I heard a short snippet that talks broke down this afternoon. In actuality, nothing new really.
Shaman |
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