Athletics: Throw Toys Instead of Fish

[Ack]

Definitely a better idea.

[ugarte]

Shorts '04 wrote:

[Q]there a reason why Cornell wouldn't get a penalty if there was a delay from picking up 100 stuffed Nemos from the ice?[/Q]
On the page, Althetics requested that the toys be thrown prior to the announcement of the starting lineups

I may be having a memory lapse here, but aren't the fish traditionally thrown prior to the announcement of the starting lineups? (ie, when the Harvard players emerge from the locker room)



Post Edited (12-03-03 21:33)

[jeh25]

Shorts '04 wrote:
Personally, I agree with the opinions expressed above that it might be better off for everyone if donated toys were politely put in a bin, rather than being thrown.

Yay! Broken Toys!

But seriously, hucking an entire carton of Lincoln Logs at Harvard could be fun...

[Ack]

"Toys that are collected from the ice prior to the announcement of the starting lineups will be donated"

It seems like they might want toys thrown prior, fish thrown right after pick-up...keeps everything separated and the toys clean of that Cambridge stink (and we get to throw more).

[jtwcornell91]

Oh, man, this is going to be a clusterfuck.  Anyone want to hazard a guess on how many stuffed animals are used to sneak fish into the rink?  Or maybe the rink staff will have sniffer dogs smelling all the toys to check for fish odor? ::help:: No worry, they'll all smell like fish by the time it's over.

I agree completely that it would have been a much better idea to get people to throw teddy bears at the Brown game.

Also, they seem to have totally given up on the catch-more-flies-with-honey approach on the language.  I'm sure the iron fist will go over really well.  Surely there's got to be a better way to get out the message that you say "rough 'em up" at the game and "fuck 'em up" when it plays on the jukebox at the bar afterwards...

[dss28]

I think it'd be hysterical to see hundreds of stuffed fish on the ice.  People have been throwing different "types" of fish in the last few years anyway:  pictures of fish, tuna fish cans, frozen fish sticks, sweedish fish, Daniel Fischer...

It still gets the point across, and it *is* a good cause... I can see why the administration was trying to get people to do it.

Another problem with this, though, is that not everyone reads the athletic pages before going to the games.  So even if people DO abide by the administration's wishes, there are going to be people who will live by the old tradition anyway.

Eh, what are you gonna do... ...besides use your newspaper as a shield for the back of your head...

[Dave \'02]

This isn't a bad idea in theory but it would obviously never work.  I think doing that at the Brown game (or another game in December during any given year) is a great idea, but not to replace throwing fish.  Also, having bins at the door is definitely the way to go because so much can happen to the condition of the toys by throwing them on the ice, there is a good chance many of them will be unsuitable as gifts.

[Lowell '99]

I think everyone should show up to [insert name of whomever came up with this article]'s house and throw fish at it.  That would be damn funny.

Didn't somebody throw a huge dildo on the ice a few years back?  I'd think that would stop the request for throwing "toys."

Okay, I'm more than a little loopy now.

[Ben Rocky \'04]

Have any of you ever skated on that ice the next day?  Believe me, 7am hockey practice the morning after the hahvard game...... you really reconsider the fish idea.

[Dave]

Well, season ticket holders got this article in the form of an e-mail, and it was signed by Gene Nighman. So by all means, pack on the rotting trout, catfish, tilapia, squid, and gefilte fish over to his house. He deserves it.

The whole article is yet another empty threat by Athletics anyway. Fish will be thrown, the warning will be announced, the game will play. If anyone throws another fish at the 2nd period or anytime thereafter, I heartily agree, kick em out and expose them as a facetimer, and banish them from Lynah.

[nobody]

I was at the game last year and if I remember correctly, the fish weren't thrown until the HARVARD STARTING LINEUP WAS BEING ANNOUNCED.  The athletics department specifically underlined that the toys be tossed prior to the announcements of the starting lineups. Therefore, wouldn't the toys be picked up before the lineups are announced and the fish thrown onto the ice.

[Jeff Hopkins \'82]

I don't know if this is what you're referring to, but in '78, one of the fraternities (SAE?) threw a 4-5 foot long phallus with "Harvard Sucks" painted on the side onto the ice.

If you're wondering how they got it into Lynah, back in those days, they opened the doors and let anyone come in for free after the second period (which coincidentally was when we threw the fish back then).  When they opened the doors, they simply ran down the aisle between D & E, and threw it on the ice.

JH

[ice the puck]

   
Let's see... We can act with class, Coach Schafer supports the idea, and we don't run the risk of getting a delay of game penalty.  So why not be "daring" and accept a change.  I'm sure with the creativity of this board, some ideas already mentioned above, that we can adapt....

[Chips \'03]

I say good fellows, sir 'ice the puck' is totally correct in his assessment of our boorish behavior. We should respect both the team of our jolly comrades, and our brothers at Harvard. Moreover, we should watch this delightful contest of comraderie with but two extremes; deep eager silence of enraptured attention, and well timed hearty applause in the Traditional Cornell fashion. ::rolleyes::

Sheesh, it's throwing fish before the game starts. I can think of about a billion more irritating things that other arenas do, and more than one game, not just once a year, starting with the damn Union oranges and ending with squid.
This would be another version of an attempt at a crackdown. Yeah, it's better that "We will kill you once for each fish you throw," but it's nothing new, and if they want people to throw toys (as opposed to a drop-bin), the smuggling will become even worse, barring the Ushers opening lego boxes looking for fish. I can only imagine the conversation with Shafer about his opinion on it.

Random Guy: "Coach, would you rather have a toy drive, or an outside chance of a penalty?"
Shafer: "Ooh, tough one, I'm gonna go with the penalty though."
...
Shafer: "Shit! I meant Toy drive! Toy drive!"

[jy3]

guys what about this? is this a mistake? from the same article

[q]
Use of Profane Language
Cornell Athletics would like to remind everyone of the rules regarding the use of profanity. People shouting obscenities are subject to expulsion, whereupon, a staff member will record the offender's name and ID number. A second violation of the profanity policy will result in revocation of your season tickets.

If the use of profanity continues during the "Rocky Theme/Rock and Roll Part 2" (Gary Glitter) songs that are typically played at the start of the third period (Rough 'em up, Rough 'em up, GO CU!), the athletic department may be forced to remove the song from the band's repertoire. The substitution of "Rough 'em up" with "F*** 'em up" must stop. Everyone revels in the atmosphere and electricity produced at Lynah when the songs are played, and it is our sincere desire to continue the tradition of these songs. However, if the profanity is not removed, we will be forced to discontinue its use.

Thank you for your help and enjoy this weekend's games[/]

um, do they mean that ...oh nevermind, now i read it correctly. they are writing the article as if the rough em up is the original wording and that substituting with f 'em up is what is being done and is wrong. ok, forgive my idiocy - i need more sleep