The Washington Capitals
When I was a nipper...I had a paper route. I was maybe 12 or 13, and I was a SELLING madman. I was, literally, the "New Start" king of the Maryland Gazette.

Any time there was a contest, I was the kid the company expected to win.

So the promo this one month was 5 new starts = 1 ticket to a Washington Capitals (hockey) game. Keep in mind: I am TWELVE years old! In WASHINGTON DC. Crime Capital of North America.

My Parents drop me off at the newspaper headquarters and I get on the bus, all excited about my trip to see a REAL NHL Game. My Dad gives me a $5 bill for food or whatever.

We get there and, at the door, they are handing out coupons for a free item. You reached into a bag and pulled out a coupon and whatever it said, thats what you got. I quickly discovered that there were different prizes (all the stuff from the previous seasons giveaways that HADN'T been handed out...hockey isnt real popular in DC).

Fastforward to the end of the night: My Parents are sat outside the newspaper HQ, waiting to retrieve me. My Mom sees kids getting off with hockey sticks and bags and stuff and my Mom says "You know Citadel's Dad, maybe we should have given little Citadel more money."

Eventually I get off the bus with: 5 hockey sticks (regulation), 7 bags with team logo, 9 hockey pucks and 5 t-shirts. Oh, and $23. I sold the stuff I DIDNT want to the other kids. I just kept going back to the guy holding the bag and asking if I get a chance to win something. Suckers.

Abuse? It was a HOCKEY game! I DESERVED those giveaways!
( Citadel Because the world needs less morons, Fri 9 Nov 2007, 22:48, 5 replies)

Isn't
Hockey a girl's game?
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Fri 9 Nov 2007, 22:56, closed)

Lucky!
NHL rocks!

The Capitals aren't great but hell, getting to see a real NHL game is awesome.
(The Oncoming Storm, Fri 9 Nov 2007, 23:22, closed)

cu...
nt
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Fri 9 Nov 2007, 23:58, closed)

Cu...nt?!
Why? Because I was a scammer and saw an opportunity and took it?!

Bastard!
( Citadel Because the world needs less morons, Sat 10 Nov 2007, 4:12, closed)

Hell yeah!
In Richmond we have the Renegades, who are by and large ignored as they have to compete with NASCAR and other redneck pursuits in this part of the country. Hockey teams deserve at least a little attention- and if nothing else, you helped advertise them a bit with all your loot.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Sat 10 Nov 2007, 13:30, closed)