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Hello, 2006! We’ll begin today with something a little stupid — okay, very stupid — but amusing nonetheless. If you’re not a regular reader here, or you’re just not very perceptive, you might have not noticed that I’m kind of a big nerd. Not like a D&D/Philadelphia Science Fiction Convention nerd — please — but one nonetheless.
And, so, yesterday I was playing my Xbox season of NHL 2006. In recent years, a bunch of the sports video games have added features that let you be the GM of whatever sport you’re playing. Some of the features are normal (setting ticket prices, signing contracts, etc.) and some are pretty silly (like getting emails from players).
And, yesterday, I got an email from a Flyers forward Simon Gagne during my season. And here’s what I got:

Simon Gagne (or at least his video game equivalent) uses emoticons. Sadly, I didn’t get an email from Bobby Clarke saying “OMG Eric Lindros sucks!”
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