After the hiccup on Friday night my plans for this GDT changed. So today instead of being about a chance to go 3 up in the series it is now just about the number 3. Read on and you may learn something
Scoring 3 goals in a game is called a Hat-trick: You can all thank that wonderful English gentleman game of Cricket for this term when, in 1858, a gentleman called Heathfield Harman "HH" Stephenson took 3 consecutive wickets. A collection was taken and a hat was purchased with the proceeds and presented to Mr Stephenson.
A Triathlon consists of 3 endurance disciplines; swimming, cycling then running. An Olympic Triathlon is 1.5km (0.93 miles) of swimming, 40km (25miles) of cycling then, if you are still alive, 10km (6.2 miles) of running. If you are ultra f***ed in the head you can do what is called an Ironman Triathlon, 3.9km (2.4 miles) of swimming, 181km (112 miles) of cycling then run for the final 42.2km (26.2 miles)
3 is the Atomic number for Lithium. This soft silvery-white alkali metal has usage in a wide range of fields including the nuclear sector, production of batteries and maybe more importantly for us here, its medical use. Lithium salts are a useful mood stabiliser so we can all chill the f*** out whilst watching hockey
When we Christians pray we start by performing the Sign of the Cross, which consists of 3 parts, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Everyone on your knees this afternoon.
3 is a lucky number in Chinese culture as it sounds similar to the word “alive” We may not want to go for 4 in a row as that sounds similar to the word “death”
Feeling lucky? 3rd time is a charm they say. Feeling unlucky? Bad shit happens in 3’s so after 2 rounds of crap you may want to go hide.
Benjamin Disraeli, British Prime Minister (1868-1868 – 1874-1880) once said there are 3 degrees of lies: Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics. He would get on well with some HF members.
If you are into decorating and other such nonsense you will already know that there are 3 primary colours. Red, Blue and Yellow will pretty much give you any other colour required.
Unless you want an early shower don’t be the 3rd man into a hockey fight. Exceptions to this rule need to be applied when decking Brad Marchand, Brandon Dubinsky or Scott Hartnell.
The 3rd Wedding anniversary is celebrated with leather, presumably because sex is still a part of the marriage