Like any sport, hockey has its traditions, its idiosyncrasies and a dedicated fan base. Many of the traditions kick in around playoff time – the drive for the Stanley Cup.  Bring these three elements together and you have a formula for some real zany behaviour, such as the things that fans bring with them to a game to throw on the ice. Many teams have traditions about what is thrown to the ice under certain conditions, from live seafood to white towels. This list presents ten such traditions that are unique to the world of hockey, especially during Stanley Cup playoff time.

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Cloning popular websites into WordPress Themes has become a popular phenomenon. Since this appears to be legal and nobody has yet gotten into trouble, it continues. Here are some sites that you may recognize that have been cloned in WordPress.

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It may seem as if the rush to alternative fuels and electric/hybrid cars is a new fad, but in fact this has been around for as long as vehicles themselves. It may be surprising to realize that there were dozens of companies operating at the turn of the century who produced electric cars and batteries. Efforts at producing a viable electric car were eventually left off as the gas engine became dominant. This list presents ten companies who designed and manufactured electric cars over 100 years ago.

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Maybe none of these are really secret, but then guys have never been too good at keeping stuff secret anyway. This list presents some things that are all about what guys are all about, for better or for worse. To paraphrase Nike: Just deal with it!

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Style and fuel economy are no longer strangers to each other. With consumers becoming  increasingly conscious of environmental issues and shifting to more eco-friendly cars, fuel efficiency is becoming important from the Green perspective as well as from a cost standpoint. This list is based on the EPA’s annual fuel-cost ratings, which reflect the current national average gas price and assume 15,000 miles divided between 55 percent city and 45 percent highway. When annual fuel cost was the same, the net gain between city and highway efficiency and consumer reviews and ratings were used as a tiebreaker.

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Extreme sports is a loose term to describe any kind of physical activity which has some risk of danger attached to it – from skateboarding to white water rafting, and freefall parachuting to steep-skiing. These sports require guts and focus, with the reward being a major adrenalin buzz. These activities demand a high level of skill and control to bring out the best performance, and are done only by the best.

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Do you shop for special days at the last minute in the 24-hour drug store or service station? Mother’s Day is almost here, and with that comes a massive selection of things that Mom might like as a gift. Now, yes there are lots of things like electronics and other less personal packaged-consumer goods that change hands. But, it is possible to put a more personal touch on the day, and show the appreciation and love that everyone feels for their Mother. And you don’t have to spend a fortune. This list presents ten things that are for Mom that you won’t find packaged and ready to go on a store shelf.

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For anyone who wonders what the benefits of being a man might be – this is Part II of the list, 100 Reasons Why It’s God to be A Guy. Read the rest of this entry »

Some say it’s a man’s world – maybe so. Not to say that it is any easier being a man in today’s world; in fact, if anything it may be much harder being a man in modern times than in the past, when supremacy was just a rule that could not be argued! Ok, that is a myth, but it was nice for a moment to think it was true…so, given the challenges that all men must face just by virtue of the fact that they are men, there has to be something along the way that can be celebrated. This list presents Part I of 100 Reasons Why It Is Good to be A Man.

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Everybody has to be from somewhere, so every place has to have a name. But what gets interesting is what name some places choose to have, and at times, some places can choose some very odd and unusual names. This list presents 10 places with strange names.
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