Leafs Bashing Week, circa 2009-10

Hey folks! It's been a while, but remember you can also check out my random Canucks musings over at Nucks Misconduct.

On Saturday the Canucks and Maple Leafs meet for the first time this season, and I couldn't let this important occassion pass by without comment. I wrote a lengthy piece for Nucks Misconduct about my relationship as a Canucks fan to the Maple Leafs. However, I wanted to add a few jokes here to stoke the trash-talking fires. Not that the Leafs need any more jokes, as in this respect their play on the ice is doing the talking for me.

It's gotten so bad here in Leaf Land that the Toronto Star solicited its readers to provide their best TML jokes. Here are a few selections:

Two guys are camping out in the Muskokas, sitting around a fire at night and relaxing. Suddenly one of them sits bolt upright and shouts "DAMMIT! The Leafs lost!" His friend, impressed with his friends psychic ability asked "How do you know?" His friend replied, "It's after 10:00pm."

What's the difference between the Toronto Maple Leafs and a triangle?
A triangle has three points.

Why are the Maple Leafs like a bad bank?
No checking, no savings, and definitely no interest!

Well, I can see that I'm no further use. Toronto fans have clearly taken on the Leafs Bashing role formerly filled by non-Leafs such as myself. Poor Maple Leafs - they beat themselves on the ice, and their fans beat them up off of it.

Let's hope that Vancouver adds to the misery tomorrow night. GO CANUCKS!!!