Post by NHLWinnipeg on Aug 14, 2011 22:21:37 GMT -6
Jets logo whiners go home please
By the logic of the anti-military crowd, New Jersey Devils fans worship Satan
By Ian Shanley, Winnipeg Sun
First posted: Sunday, August 14, 2011 9:01:53 CDT PM
Here at the Institute of Alarming Facts, it occurs to us that there are a lot of folks out there with a lot of spare time. Time that is wasted on either whining or complaining, or coming up with bad ideas.
And it’s a good thing, too, because it’s people like that who make us feel normal, even when we take the phone off the hook to watch Glee (shut up), but that’s neither here nor there.
Case in point; It looks like someone left the whiner cage open and they escaped to roam among the sane people.
These whiners have decided that the Jets logo isn’t what they wanted. Really? Are you serious? Let’s see, you waited 15 long years for your beloved hockey team to triumphantly return to your city, and went crazy when they did.
And now you complain about the “military-themed” logo? That’s a sad statement on how your brain bucket is prioritizing things. What would you do if you won two million dollars in the lottery? Complain that it wasn’t 20 million?
Even a Winnipeg musician added his voice to the Whiners choir. John K. Samson is the frontman for the band The Weakerthans, and he isn’t exactly thrilled with the logo, going as far as hinting that his enthusiasm waned with the release of the logo that flew off the shelves in no time.
Still available on shelves; The Weakerthans CDs. Just sayin’. Hey John, are you re-writing the words to one of your songs now? Is there a I Hate Winnipeg Logo coming out soon?
But, we shouldn’t pick on John. (The hell we shouldn’t, this is a humour column!) His is just one of the voices that are in the tiny minority.
He wrote “To me, at a glance, the new logo will imply that whoever wears it supports both the actions of the Canadian military and the politicians who deploy them.”
Really? That’s what you got out of it? I just thought it was neat looking. So, by that reasoning do Bombers fans support bombing things? Do the Toronto Maple Leafs have a better logo because their Maple leaf doesn’t have a jet on it? Are the New Jersey Devils fans Satan worshippers?
I’m guessing no, but I can’t be sure, though I may be confusing them with those idiots on Jersey Shore.
At the end of the day, what’s not to like about the Winnipeg Jets new logo? It’s majestic. The Canadian Maple Leaf adorned by a jet, that points true north, strong and free, all encompassed in a circle blue and grey.
One of the commenters on winnipegsun.com said it best; “Apparently there is some controversy over the New Winnipeg Jets Logo ... to all those opposed to paying tribute to our Military and Winnipeg’s rich history with the air force ... If you don’t stand behind our troops please feel free to stand in front of them.”
Here at the Institute of Alarming Facts, we believe that the whiners will be among the hordes of people at the Jets home games chanting “GO JETS GO!” at the top of their lungs come October.
It will be so loud in the MTS Centre that all that complaining happening now will be drowned out by true hockey fans. Not on the roster? Team Whiner.
GO JETS GO!
www.winnipegsun.com/2011/08/14/jets-logo-whiners-go-home-please
By the logic of the anti-military crowd, New Jersey Devils fans worship Satan
By Ian Shanley, Winnipeg Sun
First posted: Sunday, August 14, 2011 9:01:53 CDT PM
Here at the Institute of Alarming Facts, it occurs to us that there are a lot of folks out there with a lot of spare time. Time that is wasted on either whining or complaining, or coming up with bad ideas.
And it’s a good thing, too, because it’s people like that who make us feel normal, even when we take the phone off the hook to watch Glee (shut up), but that’s neither here nor there.
Case in point; It looks like someone left the whiner cage open and they escaped to roam among the sane people.
These whiners have decided that the Jets logo isn’t what they wanted. Really? Are you serious? Let’s see, you waited 15 long years for your beloved hockey team to triumphantly return to your city, and went crazy when they did.
And now you complain about the “military-themed” logo? That’s a sad statement on how your brain bucket is prioritizing things. What would you do if you won two million dollars in the lottery? Complain that it wasn’t 20 million?
Even a Winnipeg musician added his voice to the Whiners choir. John K. Samson is the frontman for the band The Weakerthans, and he isn’t exactly thrilled with the logo, going as far as hinting that his enthusiasm waned with the release of the logo that flew off the shelves in no time.
Still available on shelves; The Weakerthans CDs. Just sayin’. Hey John, are you re-writing the words to one of your songs now? Is there a I Hate Winnipeg Logo coming out soon?
But, we shouldn’t pick on John. (The hell we shouldn’t, this is a humour column!) His is just one of the voices that are in the tiny minority.
He wrote “To me, at a glance, the new logo will imply that whoever wears it supports both the actions of the Canadian military and the politicians who deploy them.”
Really? That’s what you got out of it? I just thought it was neat looking. So, by that reasoning do Bombers fans support bombing things? Do the Toronto Maple Leafs have a better logo because their Maple leaf doesn’t have a jet on it? Are the New Jersey Devils fans Satan worshippers?
I’m guessing no, but I can’t be sure, though I may be confusing them with those idiots on Jersey Shore.
At the end of the day, what’s not to like about the Winnipeg Jets new logo? It’s majestic. The Canadian Maple Leaf adorned by a jet, that points true north, strong and free, all encompassed in a circle blue and grey.
One of the commenters on winnipegsun.com said it best; “Apparently there is some controversy over the New Winnipeg Jets Logo ... to all those opposed to paying tribute to our Military and Winnipeg’s rich history with the air force ... If you don’t stand behind our troops please feel free to stand in front of them.”
Here at the Institute of Alarming Facts, we believe that the whiners will be among the hordes of people at the Jets home games chanting “GO JETS GO!” at the top of their lungs come October.
It will be so loud in the MTS Centre that all that complaining happening now will be drowned out by true hockey fans. Not on the roster? Team Whiner.
GO JETS GO!
www.winnipegsun.com/2011/08/14/jets-logo-whiners-go-home-please
