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ColoringFool

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41. "The Boys Of October"? "The Boys in the Band"? "The Backstreet Boys"? ...

Reply to niyad (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 01:53 AM

4 hrs ago

"Beach Boys."

"Ask what the boys in the backroom will have."

"Pep Boys."

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"Holy shit, did WE ever make the right decision!" [View all] orangecrush 22 hrs ago OP

and the boys..yes BOYS....got to sit thru a mind numbing samnsara 22 hrs ago #1

"boys"??? As I understand from earlier posts, several of the team are niyad 21 hrs ago #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Joinfortmill 21 hrs ago #3

These types of males are not men. Man-childs for sure. Clouds Passing 20 hrs ago #10

This message was self-deleted by its author 33taw 20 hrs ago #11

Indeed. These aren't kids. MontanaMama 20 hrs ago #15

"Boys" is just a colloquial term used by hockey players when talking about themselves. AZ8theist 17 hrs ago #24

What they call each other is not the point here. How they are presented niyad 17 hrs ago #26

THEY certainly failed to "read the room" ! Jack Valentino 8 hrs ago #33

I am not a fan of hockey (or any sport, actually), but I went to a college niyad 8 hrs ago #35

What I read about our 'alleged' FBI director in their locker-room is-- well--- Jack Valentino 7 hrs ago #36

"disgusting", "abhorent", and totally in character for krazeeee-eyes. niyad 7 hrs ago #38

Agree. A medalist jock at my university 40+ years ago stopped a rape in progress. There have always been boorish artemisia1 3 hrs ago #42

"The Boys Of October"? "The Boys in the Band"? "The Backstreet Boys"? ... ColoringFool 4 hrs ago #41

And a half lame54 15 hrs ago #30

I believe that it was in reference Mossfern 21 hrs ago #4

Agree. Joinfortmill 21 hrs ago #5

While that may be true, the problem lies in the framing. Men are called niyad 20 hrs ago #7

Boys at forty UpInArms 20 hrs ago #8

EXACTLY!!! niyad 20 hrs ago #9

Unless they are women UpInArms 20 hrs ago #12

EXACTLY!!! niyad 20 hrs ago #13

As my current coffee cup says Farmer-Rick 19 hrs ago #16

I have seen that one. Mine says, "I m only talking to my cat today". niyad 7 hrs ago #39

6 words that sum it up. nt A-Schwarzenegger 20 hrs ago #14

12 is generous with this crowd.. Hope22 18 hrs ago #17

That was moonbeam23 18 hrs ago #18

Well, it is a proven fact that the female of our species matures faster than the male of the species. llmart 12 hrs ago #32

HEH!!!! Too True! Jack Valentino 7 hrs ago #37

Like referring to Chump's grown (sons?) BidenRocks 17 hrs ago #23

EXACTLY!!! I believe coke jr is in his 40's. gums is only a few years younger. niyad 17 hrs ago #25

Yes wendyb-NC 21 hrs ago #6

Thanks for the link MerrilyMerrily 18 hrs ago #19

Most welcome orangecrush 18 hrs ago #21

The men...not so much. Martin68 18 hrs ago #20

Isn't this a joke? OneGrassRoot 17 hrs ago #22

Eternal boyhood is the dream of a depressing percentage of American males Ping Tung 17 hrs ago #27

How long until he claims to have won the gold himself? Counting. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ... usonian 16 hrs ago #28

Pathetic jock-sniffer DinahMoeHum 15 hrs ago #29

None of these clowns better wear their gold Hassler 14 hrs ago #31

Some of the men's hockey players skipped the trip to Washington - Jake Guentzel for one FakeNoose 8 hrs ago #34

Shows how stupid that they were cowed into going to the SOU Historic NY 5 hrs ago #40