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Daily Archives Saturday, November 2009

Saturday Snap – Where Did the Watermelon Helmet Tradition Come From? (Go Riders Go!)

A colleague brought this to work on Friday then got snaps of a bunch of the staff trying it on. I'm a Rider fan but gotta say this was a first for me!  (Here's a history of the watermelon helmet from TSN.)

Posted 28 November 2009 § Main Page § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Sports § Video § Work ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Mashup of NHL Player Birthplaces (November 27, 2009)

This is very cool.  A Google Maps mash-up showing the birthplace of every player that's ever played in the NHL.  Although there is the expected broad swath through Canada, the northern US, Europe and Russia, I was surprised at how many countries and continents are actually represented.  (If you zoom in on the map, you'll […]

Posted 28 November 2009 § FridayFunLink § Internet § Main Page § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,