• IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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    19 days ago

    In the northern hemisphere … they should settle wars with a hockey tournament. It wouldn’t eliminate all violence, but at least some of it.

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      19 days ago

      “Now through good sportsmanship and friendly competition, we can solve our problems less-violently!”

      “You mean nonviolently?”

      [Canadian putting in mouthguard] “Let’s not get ahead of ourselves”

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        19 days ago

        lol … I always used to love demonstrating the rules of the game to my younger cousins and relatives

        “NO SLASHING” … then slash someone across the shins
        “NO HITTING FROM BEHIND” … turn a player around and check them from behind
        “NO BOARDING” … push someone to the boards and push them around a bunch of times
        “NO TRIPPING” … push a player forward and trip them with your stick
        “NO CROSS CHECKING” … cross check someone and push them to the ice
        “AND NO ONE TOUCHES THE GOALIE” … then body check the goalie to demonstrate

        ALL RIGHT LETS GET THIS GAME STARTED!!! … all the small kids pick themselves up off the ice after the ‘demonstrations’.

        I loved doing that because older kids used to do the same to me before each game

        I don’t dare step onto the ice for a quiet game of hockey any more … I value my health and life too much to do that any more.