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Seinfeld: 10 Jokes That Have Aged Poorly | ScreenRant

For a show about nothing, Seinfeld has definitely managed to still be considered incredibly hilarious all of these years later. Watching Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld), George (Jason Alexander), Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), and Kramer (Michael Richards) eat at their favorite diner, complain that everyone else is the worst, and generally get up to no good never gets old.

RELATED: Seinfeld: The 10 Worst Things Elaine Ever Did, Ranked

But even though we can turn on any episode of this sitcom and still laugh, it has to be pointed out that there are some scenes, episodes, and jokes that leave a lot to be desired. There are more than a few jokes that are a bit offensive today. Here are 10 jokes from Seinfeld that have aged poorly.

10 The Season 2 Pony Joke

In the second season episode "The Pony Remark," Jerry has a little speech that is pretty offensive today. He's at a dinner party with his parents and when he makes a joke that kids with ponies are the worst, his mom's cousin Manya (Rozsika Halmos) gets really upset.

As it turns out, she's from Poland and had a pony. Jerry says, "Who figures an immigrant's going to have a pony? Do you know what the odds are on that? I mean, in all the pictures I saw of immigrants on boats coming into New York harbor, I never saw one of them sitting on a pony." This isn't a nice or cool thing to say.

9 When George Asks About Holland

In the season 9 premiere "The Butter Shave," Jerry and George have a conversation about Holland, and George seems more than a little bit geographically challenged. He also sounds really offensive, making this another joke from Seinfeld that hasn't aged well.

RELATED: 10 Guest Stars We Forgot Were On Seinfeld

George asks, "What is Holland?" and when Jerry explains where it is, it turns out that George didn't know that Holland and the Netherlands are the same thing. It's hard not to cringe when George asks, "Then who are the Dutch?"

8 The Pilot Joke About Hugging

It's always fun to watch Jerry and George talk about their love lives, whether they're wondering how they can possibly understand the delicate art of dating or they're considering settling down (for a brief minute). But there are times throughout the series' nine seasons when the two characters go a bit too far.

In the pilot, the two pals are talking about hugging women, and it's a bit creepy to watch. Jerry says, "Although what if it's one of those hugs where the shoulders are touching, the hips are eight feet apart?" and George responds, "That's so brutal, I hate that." Why are they talking about this in such detail?

7 "The Chinese Woman"

It's honestly hard to believe that the season six episode "The Chinese Woman" even aired. The main storyline is that Jerry assumes Donna Chang (Angela Dohrmann) is of Chinese background. He chats with her on the phone and thinks this way due to her last name.

RELATED: Seinfeld: The 10 Worst Things Jerry Ever Did, Ranked

Making these kinds of cultural assumptions is never cool, and it's never funny, either. There must have been another storyline to put in its place, but instead, we got this joke that has definitely aged poorly.

6 Jerry's Massage Therapist Girlfriend

The gang on Seinfeld has pretty bad luck when it comes to dating. But when Jerry dates a massage therapist (Jennifer Coolidge) in the season five episode "The Masseuse," he feels he has the worst luck ever because she would rather not give him a massage.

This joke has aged poorly because it could be viewed as sexist. Instead of focusing on her as a person, Jerry becomes totally obsessed with wanting a massage, and this is all he can think about. This is a common theme in his love life.

5 Jerry's Virgin Girlfriend

When Jerry dates a woman who has never had sex, he and the rest of his friends constantly refer to her as "the virgin" instead of her name. There are many things wrong with this particular Seinfeld joke. For one thing, it's a shame that he shared something so private and personal with his friends.

For another, this woman has every right to make this decision for herself, and it's something that Jerry should treat in a more respectful manner. He keeps talking about how he's trying to make a move, which doesn't put him in a very good light.

4 Jerry's Joke In "The Checks"

The season eight episode "The Checks" has an incredibly problematic scene: Kramer has businessmen from Japan stay at his place and instead of actually giving them a legitimate bed or even the couch, he has them sleep in drawers. Yes. drawers.

RELATED: 10 Things That Make No Sense About Home Improvement

Jerry makes a joke, "This has international incident written all over it." It's easy to see that this was a misstep, and it's another joke that has aged poorly from this show.

3 The Black And White Cookie

The black and white cookie is a New York City classic. In the fifth season episode "The Dinner Party," Jerry says that he's having some stomach trouble, and Jerry says, "I think it was that cookie." Elaine asks, "The black and white?" and when Jerry says yes, she asks, "Not getting along?"

Race jokes are never funny, so this is another line from Seinfeld that doesn't hold up well today.

2 Kramer's Joke In "The Gymnast"

Continuing with the theme of Jerry dating women and making sexist jokes about them... In the sixth season episode "The Gymnast," Jerry is dating Katya (Elina Löwensohn), and Kramer makes a joke that is definitely offensive.

RELATED: 10 Hidden Details Everyone Missed In Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee

Kramer says, "Jerry, you stand on the threshold to the magical world of sensual delights that most men dare not dream of." It would be great if people could stop making jokes about women being "flexible." It can be tough to stomach.

1 "Not that there's anything wrong with that"

The infamous Seinfeld line "Not that there's anything wrong with that" is considered a classic, but when we think about it, it's a little problematic. In the season four episode "The Outing," a journalist thinks that George and Jerry are gay and in a relationship. They're very upset about this.

It's tough to imagine this storyline airing on a show in 2019. If it did, it wouldn't be a joke about how there's nothing wrong with it -- the characters would make a passionate speech about how everyone deserves respect.

NEXT: Psych: 10 Moments That Prove Shawn And Gus Are Friendship Goals

source https://screenrant.com/seinfeld-tv-show-jokes-aged-poorly/

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TEAM LISTS OF UNPROTECTED PLAYERS [source] ANAHEIM DUCKS

FORWARDS: spencer abbott, jared boll, sam carrick, patrick eaves, emerson etem, ryan garbutt, max gortz, nicolas kerdiles, andre petersson, logan shaw, nick sorenson, nate thompson, corey tropp, chris wagner

DEFENSEMEN: nate guenin, korbinian holzer, josh manson, jaycob megna, jeff schultz, clayton stoner, sami vatanen

GOALTENDERS: jonathan bernier, jhonas enroth, ryan faragher, matt hackett, dustin tokarski

ARIZONA COYOTES

FORWARDS: alexander burmistrov, shane doan, tyler gaudet, peter holland, josh jooris, jamie mcginn, jeremy morin, mitchell moroz, chris mueller, teemu pulkkinen, brad richardson, garret ross, branden troock, radim vrbata, joe whitney

DEFENSEMEN: kevin connauton, jamie mcbain, zbynek michalek, jarred tinordi

GOALTENDERS: louis domingue

BOSTON BRUINS

FORWARDS: matt beleskey, brian ferlin, jimmy hayes, alex khokhlachev, dominic moore, tyler randell, zac rinaldo, tim schaller, drew stafford

DEFENSEMEN: linus arnesson, chris casto, tommy cross, alex grant, john-michael liles, adam mcquaid, colin miller, joe morrow

GOALTENDERS: anton khudobinn, malcolm subban

BUFFALO SABRES

FORWARDS: william carrier, nicolas deslauriers, brian gionta, derek grant, justin kea, matt moulson, cal o'reilly, cole schneider

DEFENSEMEN: brady austin, mathew bodie, zach bogosian, justin falk, taylor fedun, cody franson, josh gorges, dmitry kulikov

GOALTENDERS: anders nilsson, linus ullmark

CALGARY FLAMES

FORWARDS: brandon bollig, lance bouma, troy brouwer, alex chiasson, freddie hamilton, emile poirier, hunter shinkaruk, matt stajan, kris versteeg, linden vey

DEFENSEMEN: matt bartkowski, ryan culkin, deryk engelland, michael kostka, brett kulak, ladislav smid, michael stone, dennis wideman, tyler wotherspoon

GOALTENDERS: brian elliott, tom mccollum

CAROLINA HURRICANES

FORWARDS: bryan bickell, connor brickley, patrick brown, erik karlsson, danny kristo, jay mcclement, andrew miller, andrej nestrasil, joakim nordstrom, lee stempniak, brendan woods

DEFENSEMEN: klas dahlbeck, dennis robertson, philip samuelsson, matt tennyson

GOALTENDERS: daniel altshuller, eddie lack, michael leighton, cam ward

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS

FORWARDS: kyle baun, andrew desjardins, marcus kruger, pierre-cedric labrie, michael latta, brandon mashinter, dennis rasmussen, jordin tootoo

DEFENSEMEN: brian campbell, dillon fournier, shawn lalonde, johnny oduya, ville pokka, michael rozsival, viktor svedberg, trevor van riemsdyk

GOALTENDERS: mac carruth, jeff glass

COLORADO AVALANCHE

FORWARDS: troy bourke, gabriel bourque, rene bourque, joe colborne, turner elson, felix girard, mikhail grigorenko, samuel henley, john mitchell, jim o'brien, brendan ranford, mike sislo, carl soderberg

DEFENSEMEN: mark barberio, mat clark, eric gelinas, cody goloubef, duncan siemens, fedor tyutin, patrick wiercioch

GOALTENDERS: joe cannata, calvin pickard, jeremy smith

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS

FORWARDS: josh anderson, alex broadhurst, matt calvert, zac dalpe, sam gagner, brett gallant, william karlsson, lauri korpikosko, lukas sedlak, t.j. tynan, daniel zaar

DEFENSEMEN: marc-andre bergeron, scott harrington, jack johnson, kyle quincey, john ramage, jaime sifers, ryan stanton

GOALTENDERS: oscar dansk, anton forsberg, joonas korpisalo

DALLAS STARS

FORWARDS: adam cracknell, justin dowling, cody eakin, ales hemski, jiri hudler, curtis mckenzie, mark mcneill, travis morin, patrick sharp, gemel smith, matej stransky

DEFENSEMEN: mattias backman, andrew bodnarchuk, ludwig bystrom, nick ebert, justin hache, dan hamhuis, patrik nemeth, jamie oleksiak, greg pateryn, dustin stevenson

GOALTENDERS: henri kiviaho, maxime legace, kari lehtonen, antti niemi, justin peters

DETROIT RED WINGS

FORWARDS: louis-marc aubry, mitch callahan, colin campbell, martin frk, luke glendening, darren helm, drew miller, tomas nosek, riley sheahan, ben street, eric tangradi

DEFENSEMEN: adam almquist, jonathan ericsson, niklas kronwall, brian lashoff, dylan mcilrath, xavier ouellet, ryan sproul

GOALTENDERS: jared coreau, petr mrazek, edward pasquale, jake peterson

EDMONTON OILERS

FORWARDS: david desharnais, justin fontaine, matt henricks, roman horak, jujhar khaira, anton lander, iiro pakarinen, tyler pitlick, zach pochiro, benoit pouliot, henrik samuelsson, bogdan yakimov

DEFENSEMEN: mark fayne, andrew ference, mark fraser, eric gryba, david musil, jordan oesterle, griffin reinhart, kris russell, dillon simpson

GOALTENDERS: laurent brossoit, jonas gustavsson

FLORIDA PANTHERS

FORWARDS: graham black, tim bozon, jaromir jagr, jussi jokinen, derek mackenzie, jonathan marchessault, colton sceviour, michael sgarbossa, reilly smith, brody sutter, paul thompson, shawn thornton, thomas vanek

DEFENSEMEN: jason demers, jakub kindl, brent regner, reece scarlett, mackenzie weegar

GOALTENDERS: reto berra, sam brittain, roberto luongo

LOS ANGELES KINGS

FORWARDS: andy andreoff, justin auger, dustin brown, kyle clifford, andrew crescenzi, nic dowd, marian gaborik, jarome iginla, trevor lewis, michael mersch, jordan nolan, teddy purcell, devin setoguchi, nick shore

DEFENSEMEN: matt greene, vincent loverde, brayden mcnabb, cameron schilling, rob scuderi, zach trotman

GOALTENDERS: jack campbell, jeff zatkoff

MINNESOTA WILD

FORWARDS: brady brassart, patrick cannone, ryan carter, kurtis gabriel, martin hanzal, erik haula, zack mitchell, jordan schroeder, eric staal, chris stewart, ryan white

DEFENSEMEN: victor bartley, matt dumba, christian folin, guillaume gelinas, alexander gudbranson, gustav olofsson, nate prosser, marco scandella, mike weber

GOALTENDERS: johan gustafsson, darcy kuemper, alex stalock

MONTREAL CANADIENS

FORWARDS: daniel carr, connor crisp, jacob de la rose, bobby farnham, brian flynn, max friberg, charles hudon, dwight king, stefan matteau, torrey mitchell, joonas nattinen, steve ott, tomas plekanec, alexander radulov, chris terry

DEFENSEMEN: brandon davidson, alexei emelin, keegan lowe, andrei markov, nikita nesterov, zach redmond, dalton thrower

GOALTENDERS: al montoya

NASHVILLE PREDATORS

FORWARDS: pontus aberg, cody bass, vernon fiddler, mike fisher, cody mcleod, james neal, p.a. parenteau, adam payerl, mike ribeiro, miikka salomaki, colton sissons, craig smith, trevor smith, austin watson, colin wilson, harry zolnierczyk

DEFENSEMEN: taylor aronson, anthony bitetto, stefan elliot, petter granberg, brad hunt, matt irwin, andrew o'brien, adam pardy, jaynen rissling, scott valentine, yannick weber

GOALTENDERS: marek mazanec

NEW JERSEY DEVILS

FORWARDS: beau bennett, michael cammalleri, carter camper, luke gazdic, shane harper, jacob josefson, ivan khomutov, stefan noeson, marc savard, devante smith-pelly, petr straka, mattias tedenby, ben thomson, david wohlberg

DEFENSEMEN: seth helgeson, viktor loov, ben lovejoy, andrew macwilliam, jon merrill, dalton prout, karl stollery, alexander urbom

GOALTENDERS: keith kinkaid, scott wedgewood

NEW YORK ISLANDERS

FORWARDS: josh bailey, steve bernier, eric boulton, jason chimera, casey cizikas, cal clutterbuck, stephen gionta, ben holmstrom, bracken kearns, nikolay kulemin, brock nelson, shane prince, alan quine, ryan strome, johan sundstrom

DEFENSEMEN: calvin de haan, matthew finn, jesse graham, thomas hickey, loic leduc, scott mayfield, dennis seidenberg

GOALTENDERS: jean-francois berube, christopher gibson, jaroslav halak

NEW YORK RANGERS

FORWARDS: taylor beck, chris brown, daniel catenacci, jesper fast, tanner glass, michael grabner, marek hrivik, nicklas jensen, carl klingberg, oscar lindberg, brandon pirri, matt puempel

DEFENSEMEN: adam clendening, tommy hughes, steven kampfer, kevin klein, michael paliotta, brendan smith, chris summers

GOALTENDERS: magnus hellberg, antti raanta, mackenzie skapski

OTTAWA SENATORS

FORWARDS: casey bailey, mike blunden, alexandre burrows, stephane da costa, christopher didomenico, nikita filatov, chris kelly, clarke macarthur, max mccormick, chris neil, tom pyatt, ryan rupert, bobby ryan, viktor stalberg, phil varone, tommy wingels

DEFENSEMEN: mark borowiecki, fredrik claesson, brandon gormley, jyrki jokipakka, marc methot, patrick sieloff, chris wideman, mikael wikstrand

GOALTENDERS: mike condon, chris driedger, andrew hammond

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

FORWARDS: pierre-edouard bellemare, greg carey, chris conner, boyd gordon, taylor leier, colin mcdonald, andy miele, michael raffl, matt read, chris vandevelde, jordan weal, dale weise, eric wellwood

DEFENSEMEN: mark alt, tj brennan, michael del zotto, andrew macdonald, will o’neill, jesper pettersson, nick schultz

GOALTENDERS: steve mason, michal neuvirth

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

FORWARDS: josh archibald, nick bonino, matt cullen, jean-sebastien dea, carl hagelin, tom kuhnhackl, chris kunitz, kevin porter, bryan rust, tom sestito, oskar sundqvist, dominik uher, garrett wilson, scott wilson

DEFENSEMEN: ian cole, frank corrado, trevor daley, tim erixon, cameron gaunce, ron hainsey, stuart percy, derrick pouliot, chad ruhwedel, mark streit, david warsofsky

GOALTENDERS: marc-andre fleury

SAN JOSE SHARKS

FORWARDS: mikkel boedker, barclay goodrow, micheal haley, patrick marleau, buddy robinson, zack stortini, joe thornton, joel ward

DEFENSEMEN: dylan demelo, brenden dillon, dan kelly, paul martin, david schlemko

GOALTENDERS: aaron dell, troy grosenick, harri sateri

ST. LOUIS BLUES

FORWARDS: kenny agostino, andrew agozzino, kyle brodziak, jordan caron, jacob doty, landon ferraro, alex friesen, evgeny grachev, dmitrij jaskin, jori lehtera, brad malone, magnus paajarvi, david perron, ty rattie, scottie upshall, nail yakupov

DEFENSEMEN: robert bortuzzo, chris butler, morgan ellis, carl gunnarsson, jani hakanpaa, petteri lindbohm, reid mcneill

GOALTENDERS: jordan binnington, carter hutton

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

FORWARDS: carter ashton, michael bournival, j.t. brown, cory conacher, erik condra, gabriel dumont, stefan fournier, byron froese, yanni gourde, mike halmo, henri ikonen, pierre-luc letourneau-leblond, tye mcginn, greg mckegg, cedric paquette, tanner richard, joel vermin

DEFENSEMEN: dylan blujus, jake dotchin, jason garrison, slater koekkoek, jonathan racine, andrej sustr, matt taormina, luke witkowski

GOALTENDERS: peter budaj, kristers gudlevskis, jaroslav janus, mike mckenna

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

FORWARDS: brian boyle, eric fehr, colin greening, seth griffith, teemu hartikainen, brooks laich, brendan leipsic, joffrey lupul, milan michalek, kerby rychel, ben smith

DEFENSEMEN: andrew campbell, matt hunwick, alexey marchenko, martin marincin, steve oleksy, roman polak

GOALTENDERS: antoine bibeau, curtis mcelhinney, garret sparks

VANCOUVER CANUCKS

FORWARDS: reid boucher, michael chaput, joseph cramarossa, derek dorsett, brendan gaunce, alexandre grenier, jayson megna, borna rendulic, anton rodin, drew shore, jack skille, michael zalewski

DEFENSEMEN: alex biega, philip larsen, tom nilsson, andrey pedan, luca sbisa

GOALTENDERS: richard bachman, ryan miller

WASHINGTON CAPITALS

FORWARDS: jay beagle, chris bourque, paul carey, brett connolly, stanislav galiev, tyler graovac, garrett mitchell, liam o’brien, t.j. oshie, zach sill, chandler stephenson, christian thomas, nathan walker, justin williams, daniel winnik

DEFENSEMEN: karl alzner, taylor chorney, cody corbett, darren dietz, christian djoos, tom gilbert, aaron ness, brooks orpik, nate schmidt, kevin shattenkirk

GOALTENDERS: pheonix copley, philipp grubauer

WINNIPEG JETS

FORWARDS: marko dano, quinton howden, scott kosmachuk, tomas kubalik, jc lipon, shawn matthias, ryan olsen, anthony peluso, chris thorburn

DEFENSEMEN: ben chiarot, toby enstrom, brenden kichton, julian melchiori, paul postma, brian strait, mark stuart

GOALTENDERS: michael hutchinson, ondrej pavelec

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What’s Hot South Florida: Apr. 20 – Apr. 25

Friday, April 20

OUTshine Film Festival presents the 20th edition of their Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival starting tonight and running through Sunday, April 29. With more than 80 films being screened, there’s something for everybody’s taste. For tickets and info, go to outshinefilm.com. 

Murray and Peter present, the winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 3, Trixie Mattel, in Now With Moving Parts at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. For more information, go to: DragFans.com. 

The 23rd annual Las Olas Wine & Food Festival takes place from 7:30–10:30pm on (where else?) Las Olas Boulevard from SE 6th Avenue to SE 11th Avenue. Guests will sample dishes from 50+ of South Florida’s finest restaurants and sip more than 200 wines, spirits, and breweries. The Festival is brought to you by Breakthru Beverage, William Hill Winery, New Amsterdam Vodka, Woodford Reserve and benefits the American Lung Association. For tickets and more info, go to lasolaswff.com. 

Miami Beach Botanical Garden invites everyone to a pre-Earth Day celebration from 5:30pm to 9pm. Activities include: energizing yoga class by Tropical Vinyasa’s Mike and Amy Dannheim; meditation and sound bowls by Innergy Meditation; a performance of The Mermaid Tear Factory by Elizabeth Doud; art exhibits by Miami Eco-Artists Matt Stock and Colin Foord from Coral Morphalogic; the reveal of the Garden’s new Demonstration Pine Rockland; a native plant giveaway. Timely information will also be distributed by local environmental groups and artisans. Admission is free with registration (mbgarden.org/calendar/tickets). 

Saturday, April 21

Wilton Manors Arts & Entertainment Expo presents its monthly Art Walk on Wilton Drive from 6–9pm. For more information, go to wmae.org. 

My favorite drag quartet, The Kinsey Sicks, is back with Things You Shouldn’t Say at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. If you love Trump, you’ll hate this show! For tickets and info, go to browardcenter.org.

Sunday, April 22

Care Resource presents its 30th annual AIDS Walk Miami, its beloved 5K walk-a-thon through the picturesque streets of South Beach. Proceeds from the Walk help provide critical services and support for more than 15,000 individuals in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties who are affected by HIV/AIDS. For information or to donate, go to aidswalkmiami.org. 

The Pub invites everybody to come out at 9:30 to see performances by Michael Scott, Erica Lauren and Scott Galens, all past winners of The Pub Voice. If you get inspired and wanna show off your own vocal stylings, stick around afterward for Karaoke with 2 Guys on a Mic.

In honor of Earth Day, the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society invites visitors of all ages to celebrate the living planet we call home at the Historic New River Inn (231 SW Second Ave) form 11am to 2pm. This year’s Earth Day theme is End Plastic Pollution, and the riverside attraction will host the South Broward High School Coral Club, whose members will demonstrate things we all can do to decrease water pollutants and help heal the aging coral on our reefs. Nova Southeastern University Halmos College Peer Educators will also be on-hand to answer questions about the marine ecosystem that surrounds us, and Colorful Warrior Writers will offer a breezy literary respite from an otherwise warm and bustling day of activities on the New River. The event is free. For more info, call 954-463-4431 or visit fortlauderdalehistoricalsociety.org.

Songwriting superstar David Foster’s The Hitman Tour is at the Kravis Center in Palm Beach tonight and at the Arsht Center in Miami on Wednesday, April 25. Over his four-decade career, Foster’s racked up 16 Grammy Awards (including three for Producer of the Year), an Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe plus three Oscar nominations for Best Original Song. He’s worked with all the greats: Michael Jackson, Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Natalie Cole, Michael Bolton, Seal, Chaka Khan, Dolly Parton, Chicago, Hall & Oates, ’N Sync, Boz Scaggs, Gloria Estefan, Michael Bublé, Celine Dion, Rod Stewart, Mary J. Blige and many more.

Wednesday, April 25

The Pub presents the sixth annual edition of The Pub Voice. Hosted by Nicolette, the talent showcase kicks off tonight, then runs for six weeks of preliminary competition. The semifinals are June 6, and the finals are June 13. After the contest, stick around for Karaoke with 2 Guys on a Mic. 

Upcoming Events

On Thursday, April 26, Broward House presents its annual Dine Out For Life, the one day of the year when you can fight AIDS simply by dining in some of South Florida’s favorite restaurants. To find out which restaurants are donating a portion of their evening’s receipts, go to, diningoutforlife.com.

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Legendary songwriter. International icon of peace. Renaissance man. John Lennon’s legacy lives on through his artistic and humanitarian accomplishments.

And now you can buy the action figure!

The finely detailed, foot-tall mini-Lennon, produced by Molecule8, memorializes Lennon from the era of “Imagine,” his revolutionary anthem for peace and unity.

“We are honored to have been approved by Yoko Ono and Epic Rights to develop a line of distinct premium collectibles under the John Lennon brand,” said Vijay Chadha, CEO of Molecule8.

“The John Lennon Molecule 8 figures highlight a delicate balance of creativity, quality and artistry,’ says Lisa Streff, EVP of Global Licensing at Epic Rights. “The team at Molecule 8 are well known for creating figures of the highest quality that are eagerly sought by collectors and fans.”

The $300 figure comes complete with three iconic outfits: Basic-Black John, Velvet Blazer John, and — because you don’t always need to give peace a chance — U.S. Army Jacket John. There’s also three footwear options (Cuban heels, cowboy boots and sandals), two pairs of glasses (both round, one with yellow-tinted lenses), interchangeable hands, and two heads (one singing, the other not), which we hear is better than one.

For more info: molecule8.com/product/john-lennon/ ($299.95.)

from Hotspots! Magazine https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2018/04/18/whats-hot-south-florida-apr-20-apr-25/ from Hot Spots Magazine https://hotspotsmagazine.tumblr.com/post/173062641585

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CANTLON: WOLF PACK OFF SEASON VOLUME 6 PART 2

BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT - Player and Coaches alike are making moves these days and more announcements are expected. PLAYER AND COACHING MOVEMENT Former Hartford Whaler, Dave Tippett, gave up a luxurious job of creating the new Seattle NHL team to hop behind the bench of the talented, but underachieving Edmonton Oilers as he signed a multi-year deal with the team's new GM Ken Holland, who he himself was just hired from the Detroit Red Wings. Ex Bridgeport Sound Tiger and ex-Hartford Wolf Pack, Chris Bourque makes his third foray to Europe signing with EHC Munich (Germany-DEL) for next season. In 794 games, Bourque leaves the AHL with 746 points, good for tenth place in AHL history.  The son of Hall-of-Famer, Ray Bourque, has several scoring titles, made many All-Star teams, has been the regular season MVP, the playoff MVP, and won several Calder Cups. He is a sure-fire first ballot AHL Hall of Famer when he becomes eligible. Ex-Pack Chris McCarthy re-signs with the Hershey Bears on a one-year AHL deal for next season. Goalie Harri Sateri leaves the Grand Rapids Griffins for Sibir Novosibirsk (Russia-KHL). Grayson Downing, who split the year with the Colorado Eagles and the Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) signs with Esbjerg (Denmark-DHL). Tomas Hyka, who's started the AHL Calder Cup Finals, leaves for Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia-KHL) next season and Filip Pyrochta leaves the Milwaukee Admirals and heads back to HC Brno (Czech Republic-CEL). Its official defenseman Adam Ollas Mattsson is leaving the Stockton Heat to go to Malmo IF (Sweden-SHL). Brett Walchyka leaves the Rockford IceHogs for Esbjerg (Denmark-DHL). Mike McMurty leaves Stockton for HC Banska Bystrica (Slovakia-SLEL) and ex-Sound Tiger, David Ullstrom, leaves the Tucson Roadrunners and signs with Dynamo Riga (Latvia-KHL). That makes for 32 AHL’ers that have left for Europe and 19 of 31 AHL teams have lost at least one player thus far to Europe. Stephon Williams, an ex-Sound Tiger goalie, signs with SC Bietigheim-Bissen (Germany DEL-2) for next year. Josh Norris has left Michigan (Big-10) after his sophomore year and signed a two-way, three-year ELC deal with the Ottawa Senators. Ryan Black of Northern Michigan (WCHA) signs with HC Briancon (France-FREL). Joining him is Felix Chamberland of Canisius College (AHA) and Chris Moquin of Southern New Hampshire University (CCC). He heads to the Sydney Bears (Australia-AIHKL) that makes 31 collegians that have signed with European teams and 217 overall in total have signed pro deals. There are college hockey coaching changes as well. Merrimack (HE) hires the long-time Division III head coach of Plattsburgh State, (SUNYAC) Bob Emery, as their Director of Hockey Operations. Former AHL’er Karl Goehring was named the new assistant coach with North Dakota (NCHC) University Alaska-Anchorage (WCHA) announces it's moving its team’s home games from the Sullivan Arena to the on-campus Wells Fargo Center in a cost-cutting move with a state budget crisis in Alaska. Ex-CT Whale Kelsey Tessier departs Vienna (Austria-EBEL) and heads back to Sweden. He will lace them up for Vasteras IK (Sweden-Allsvenskan) in the fall. Ex-Sound Tiger Mike Halmo leaves Ilves Tampere (Finland-FEL) to Iserlohn (Germany-DEL). Ex-Pack David Stich leaves KLH Chomutov (Czech Republic-CEL) signs with HC Litvinov (Czech Republic-CEL) for next year. Ex-Pack, Kyle Beach, departs Tolzer Lowen (Germany DEL-2) for DVTK (Romania-EBEL). Ben Lake (Sacred Heart University) stays in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) going from Coventry (England) to Belfast (Northern Ireland). Defenseman Mike Cichy of New Hartford and born in New Britain, has re-signed with GKS Tychy (Poland-PZIHL). The lowest level of minor league hockey, the Federal Hockey League (FHL), has added two more teams in addition to the Danbury Colonials. The latest team is the Columbus (GA) River Dragons. The city last had a minor pro team, the Columbus Cottonmouth of the SPHL, but that team ceased operations in 2016. The new team hired the old team's head coach/GM as former New Haven Nighthawk, and Whaler draft pick, Jerome Bechard, joins as the VP of Public Relations. No coaching staff has been hired yet. The other team that will be joining the league will be the Delaware Thunder who also have no coaching staff but does have a mini-roster listed with Ray Boudiette (Redding) on the roster. The Canadian National Junior A tournament concluded in Brooks, Alberta. The host Brook Bandits (AJHL) took home the title winning the series and the final game by the same score. They beating the Prince George Spruce Kings 4-3 in the final and won the series 4-3 as well. Six teams competed and some familiar names were involved, the Oakville Blades (OJHL) have Jamie Storr, the former LA King, as head coach and his two player development coaches are former player Jamie Allison and ex-Sound Tiger Rob Hisey. The Ottawa Jr. Senators (CCHL) has Ethan Manderville on the roster. He's the son of former Whaler, Kent Manderville, and the team’s assistant coach is former CT Whale, Ryan Garlock. Former Nighthawk Mark Ferner has stepped down GM/head coach of the Vernon Vipers (BCHL). The QJAAAHL has renamed and they saw former Danbury Trasher, Dustin Traylen, sell the team which was once known as the St. Lazare Revolution. They moved last year and become the Lac (Lake) St. Louis Revolution and are now under new ownership and will be called the West Island Shamrocks. The league is also relocating a team to St. Georges-de-Beauce which is along the Maine and Canadian border. The Hershey Bears have signed Steve Whitney, the younger brother of former Wolf Pack captain and Sound Tiger, Joe Whitney. They've also added goalie Parker Milner (Avon Old Fames) to one year AHL deals for 2019-20. Michael McCosh, the son of former New Haven Nighthawk and Senator Shawn McCosh, commits to the New Mexico Ice Wolves (NAHL) for next year. Remember former Yale University (ECACHL) assistant coach, Dan Poliziani Sr.? He who served under the late Tim Taylor for 11 years in the late 1980s and in the 1990s. His son, Dan Poliziani Jr., graduated from a Canadian college, Ryerson University (OUAA), and signs a deal with Dunkirk (France-Division-2). The elder Poliziani is a head coach with the Canadian high school team called Stanstead College in Quebec (CAHS/MPHL) which is just over the Vermont-Canada border on I-91. Their arena is called the Pat Burns Arena. Prior to his passing, Burns was present for the groundbreaking to make a new hockey rink at the school and sadly passed away a month later in November 2010. Poliziani Sr. played for Yale for four years (1978-1982) was the captain his senior year and had 131 points in 101 games. THE BALDWINS If you think Howard Baldwin Sr. has learned his lessons and changed his ways read these astonishing accounts of their shenanigans that dates back to their CT Whale days. Simply amazing! Read it HERE With that background in mind, we can now return to the facts of this case. In the district court, the Baldwins did not dispute that the amended 2005 tax return they claim to have mailed in June 2011 was never received by the IRS. The Baldwins, therefore, sought to rely on the common-law mailbox rule to establish that the document was presumptively delivered to the IRS in June 2011, shortly after they mailed it. They offered the testimony of two of their employees, who had been tasked with mailing the document on the Baldwins’ behalf. The employees explained that they deposited the amended 2005 return in the mail at the post office in Hartford, Connecticut, on June 21, 2011. Under the common-law mailbox rule, that testimony, if credited by the court, would give rise to a rebuttable presumption that the amended return was delivered to the IRS well before the October 15, 2011, deadline. The district court credited the testimony of the Baldwins’ employees and found, on the basis of the common-law mailbox rule, that the Baldwins’ claim for a refund had been timely filed. Read the full article