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WOMEN-IN-HOCKEY Digest 636
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: Playing with the Big Boys
by email@hidden
2) Re: Playing with the Big Boys
by email@hidden
3) duck/wabbit/off season
by email@hidden
4) Re: just an annoyance
by Kelly Connelly
5) Changing with Men
by widget
6) Re: Playing with the Big Boys
by email@hidden
7) Re: just an annoyance
by email@hidden
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Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 23:54:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: email@hidden
To: email@hidden
Subject: Re: Playing with the Big Boys
Message-ID:
In a message dated 97-07-19 19:02:42 EDT, you write:
<< Not this woman... I'm very bad with taking my gear out... It's still in my
bag since Tuesday's game.... And I have to play tomorrow....
>>
Uh, I don't want to be a Spoil Sport here, but the #1 reason to get your
equipment out of the bag and let it dry is to keep it in good shape, to heck
with the smell. Even the lining of your helmet will wear out too fast if not
taken out to be air dried. Oh, I got a tip for cleaning equipment if any
cares! ( : I use Arm and Hammer laundry detergent with baking soda and I
put just a tad of it mixed with water and wipe down the equipment I can, it
sure ends up smelling better (for a month!).
Jackie
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Date: Sun, 20 Jul 1997 01:11:33 -0400 (EDT)
From: email@hidden
To: email@hidden
Subject: Re: Playing with the Big Boys
Message-ID:
In a message dated 97-07-19 05:58:33 EDT, you write:
<< > Oh my God, you realize this means you smell SO BAD that you cannot smell
> anyone else...
>
> heh heh
>
> Margaret
> Brooklyn Blades, #49
>>
Margaret -
This was funny as &*$^#, but it could have been a mistake to put you r# on
the reply. If this girl ever finds you, you will be a target for sure. :-)
Jill
no #
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Date: Sun, 20 Jul 1997 01:17:54 -0400 (EDT)
From: email@hidden
To: email@hidden
Subject: duck/wabbit/off season
Message-ID:
In a message dated 97-07-19 10:48:54 EDT, you write:
<< >> Oh my God, you realize this means you smell SO BAD that you cannot
smell
>> anyone else...
>>
>> heh heh
>>
>> Margaret
>> Brooklyn Blades, #49
>
>hah hah, this is so funny, can anyone but me tell that it is the off
>season?
>
>Lyle
Lyle,
Shame on you. There is *never* an off season.
Debbie
>>
Is this the "off season"?? I hadn;t noticed.
I'm playing 2-3 nites a week on the ice and 1 nite inline. Can't wait for
the "season" to actually begin!!! :-)
Jill
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Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 11:08:44 +0000
From: Kelly Connelly
To: email@hidden
Subject: Re: just an annoyance
Message-ID:
Debrah Sheets wrote:
>
> I've just got to get this off my chest: for over a year now i've hated the Easton hockey ad that features Mike Modano and his puckbunnies. Now that I might possibly be starting to play hockey this year, I've sworn not to buy Easton equipment. It may be minor, but I find it offensive, after all the effort women fans must endure to prove to men that we are real fans, and not looking to score a hockey player, this ad does nothing but portray women as player-chasing puckbunnies who nothing about hockey expect for who has the best butt.
> -Heidi
Let's hope the big equipment advertisers out there are listening! Is
there one female hockey player who is NOT insulted by those
chauvenistic ads. Easton is shooting itself in the foot...alienating a
growing market (girls and women who play hockey) from taking their
product and neanderthal attitudes seriously. I think it's only a
matter of time before these big advertisers see the light and starting
spending a few bucks to shoot ads featuring top female players. Let's
hope it's sooner rather than later.
Kelly
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Date: Sun, 20 Jul 1997 10:23:16 -0500
From: widget
To: email@hidden
Subject: Changing with Men
Message-ID:
I agree with the women who put their gear on in the same locker room
with their team. I really enjoy the banter and harrassment that goes on
in locker rooms, particularly after a game. It gives you a chance to
complement guys on good plays and to thank them for a particularly nice
assist (or for saving your but when you blow the defence). I find that
in general, it helps the "fitting in".
I do, however, have one warning for changing with teams that haven't had
women before. Our locker rooms are adjacent to a separate
toilet/shower, but there always seems to be one guy that refuses to go
in there to "get indecent". So, be prepared for the guy who strips.
The good news is that this usually means they strip to their underwear
(only a problem if they wear something from Chippendales) and the one
guy that got naked in front of me only did it at one game. (I suspect
that my team suggested to him that he shouldn't.) If you think that a
guy is getting completely naked, get your head down by re-tieing your
skates or searching your bag for tape.
Lea
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email@hidden
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"Forget conventionalisms; forget what the world will say, whether you
are in your place or out of your place; think your best thoughts, speak
your best words, do your best works, looking [only] to you own
conscience for approval." --- Susan B. Anthony, 1863
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Date: Sun, 20 Jul 1997 11:39:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: email@hidden
To: email@hidden
Subject: Re: Playing with the Big Boys
Message-ID:
My equipment used to get mold on it - especially the inside heels of my
skates - and it eventually wore (ate?) a hole in the leather right through to
the steel support in the heel. I was way to lazy with equipment maintenance.
I will say that since I've let it dry out, it hasn't deteriorated much at all
- I still have the same stuff I started with about 9 years ago. I would
recomend just giving your equipment the opportunity to dry, even if it still
stinks!
Jenn
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Date: Sun, 20 Jul 1997 11:46:42 -0400 (EDT)
From: email@hidden
To: email@hidden
Subject: Re: just an annoyance
Message-ID:
Let's hope it's more than just female hockey players who are annoyed by this
stereotypical portrayal of women and male sports stars. Look at the ad with
Troy Aikman and that chick when he says "OK guys, same play. " What a dork!
If you even see anything of tv or in a magazine, take the step to have it
removed. Write a letter that clearly states your opinion and explain why you
think it's bad (without being belligerent) and you'd be surprised by what may
happen. Many tv stations/affiliates consider one letter of complaint to be
the opinion of 10,000 viewers! They will often just refuse to show the ad.
One thing that might be good to say is that you can't believe the FCC would
allow a commercial such as this to be shown on the air, blah blah blah.
Let's make a difference!
Jenn
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