Ice Hockey: The Sport for Communists

With the Caps having made it to a Game 7 in their series with the Flyers (sponsored by Tastykakes), DC is freak'n the heck out. (I would say "fuck" but this is a family blog.) (Oops.) Caps fever has hit the District. Children are skipping school, guns are being fired openly in the street, and traffic is at a stand-still. Everyone is... Oh, this is odd... the phone's ringing... hold on just a sec... [picks up phone] Hello?...hmm... I see... that happens normally, then? So, uh, not special? Right. Thanks. [hangs up phone] Shit.

After the welcome respite that was NBC's coverage of the NHL playoffs, tonight the Caps/Flyers series returns to Comcast Sports Network here in Philly, where every moment is sponsored by the real life version of Snacky Cakes. Its good in the sense that I get to watch the Caps even though I live in Philly, and its bad because, with each mention of Tastykakes I inch closer to removing my eyeballs with a spoon.

In other news, some hockey supply shop in Silver Spring, MD is selling t-shirts with the above image. Why, you ask? Because any t-shirt that combines hockey and communism is sure to sell well in Washington, DC.