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Matthew Kruk

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Jan 4, 2010, 11:04:46 PM1/4/10
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Calgary restaurant investigated for allegedly overserving Oilers
By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com
January 4, 2010 9:02 PM

EDMONTON - The Alberta Liquor and Gaming Commission has launched an
investigation into a Calgary restaurant that accused members of the
Oilers of refusing to pay their tab on New Year's Eve.

An anonymous complaint was made to the commission, accusing Osteria de
Medici of serving too much liquor to the players, Global News confirmed.

The team and the owner have since settled their original disagreements
over the New Year's Eve bill, which allegedly amounted to nearly $18,000
between 45 people.

� Copyright (c) The Edmonton Journal


Zipperhead

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Jan 5, 2010, 12:03:07 AM1/5/10
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On Jan 4, 9:04 pm, "Matthew Kruk" <nob...@home.com> wrote:
> http://www.edmontonjournal.com/life/Calgary+restaurant+investigated+a...

>
> Calgary restaurant investigated for allegedly overserving Oilers
> By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com
> January 4, 2010 9:02 PM
>
> EDMONTON - The Alberta Liquor and Gaming Commission has launched an
> investigation into a Calgary restaurant that accused members of the
> Oilers of refusing to pay their tab on New Year's Eve.
>
> An anonymous complaint was made to the commission, accusing Osteria de
> Medici of serving too much liquor to the players, Global News confirmed.
>
> The team and the owner have since settled their original disagreements
> over the New Year's Eve bill, which allegedly amounted to nearly $18,000
> between 45 people.
>
> © Copyright (c) The Edmonton Journal

Now if we get them to drink after the game.

snowman

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Jan 5, 2010, 9:07:12 AM1/5/10
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Matthew Kruk wrote:
> http://www.edmontonjournal.com/life/Calgary+restaurant+investigated+allegedly+overserving+Oilers/2405555/story.html
>
> Calgary restaurant investigated for allegedly overserving Oilers
> By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com
> January 4, 2010 9:02 PM
>

While this restaurant owner was a little questionable, I still wonder
why the Oilers drank up a 5 figure liquor bill. Regardless of the size
of the bill, that is a LOT of booze to consume in one night. They could
have exercised a little better judgment that night.

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Loaf of Bread

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Jan 5, 2010, 1:59:36 PM1/5/10
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On Jan 5, 7:07 am, snowman <x...@x.x> wrote:
> Matthew Kruk wrote:
> >http://www.edmontonjournal.com/life/Calgary+restaurant+investigated+a...

>
> > Calgary restaurant investigated for allegedly overserving Oilers
> > By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com
> > January 4, 2010 9:02 PM
>
> While this restaurant owner was a little questionable, I still wonder
> why the Oilers drank up a 5 figure liquor bill.  Regardless of the size
> of the bill, that is a LOT of booze to consume in one night.  They could
> have exercised a little better judgment that night.

At an average price of $10 a drink, that'd be almost twenty drinks per
person.

John Fleming

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Jan 5, 2010, 8:18:21 PM1/5/10
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On Tue, 5 Jan 2010 10:59:36 -0800 (PST), while chained to a
desk in the scriptorium Loaf of Bread <john...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> $On Jan 5, 7:07�am, snowman <x...@x.x> wrote:
> $> Matthew Kruk wrote:
> $> >http://www.edmontonjournal.com/life/Calgary+restaurant+investigated+a...
> $>
> $> > Calgary restaurant investigated for allegedly overserving Oilers
> $> > By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com
> $> > January 4, 2010 9:02 PM
> $>
> $> While this restaurant owner was a little questionable, I still wonder
> $> why the Oilers drank up a 5 figure liquor bill. �Regardless of the size
> $> of the bill, that is a LOT of booze to consume in one night. �They could
> $> have exercised a little better judgment that night.
> $
> $At an average price of $10 a drink, that'd be almost twenty drinks per
> $person.

That's a lot of liquor.

I guess someone at the Alberta Liquor Control Board did the
same kind of math we are doing in these newsgroups, and
decided it was worth following up.

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John Fleming
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And on that farm he had a genome E-I-E-I-O
With a SNP SNP here and a SNP SNP there,
Here a SNP, there a SNP, everywhere a SNP SNP
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John Fleming

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Jan 5, 2010, 8:19:20 PM1/5/10
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On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 21:03:07 -0800 (PST), while chained to a
desk in the scriptorium Zipperhead <couple...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> $On Jan 4, 9:04�pm, "Matthew Kruk" <nob...@home.com> wrote:
> $> http://www.edmontonjournal.com/life/Calgary+restaurant+investigated+a...
> $>
> $> Calgary restaurant investigated for allegedly overserving Oilers
> $> By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com
> $> January 4, 2010 9:02 PM
> $>
> $> EDMONTON - The Alberta Liquor and Gaming Commission has launched an
> $> investigation into a Calgary restaurant that accused members of the
> $> Oilers of refusing to pay their tab on New Year's Eve.
> $>
> $> An anonymous complaint was made to the commission, accusing Osteria de
> $> Medici of serving too much liquor to the players, Global News confirmed.
> $>
> $> The team and the owner have since settled their original disagreements
> $> over the New Year's Eve bill, which allegedly amounted to nearly $18,000
> $> between 45 people.
> $>
> $> � Copyright (c) The Edmonton Journal
> $
> $Now if we get them to drink after the game.

How about after they *win* the game?

PV

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Jan 5, 2010, 8:26:08 PM1/5/10
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Well the way they are playing it would be a very good drying out time for
them


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PV

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Matthew Kruk

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Jan 5, 2010, 8:38:00 PM1/5/10
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They way they're going, it may be a pretty dry season.


snowman

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Jan 5, 2010, 10:56:11 PM1/5/10
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John Fleming wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Jan 2010 10:59:36 -0800 (PST), while chained to a
> desk in the scriptorium Loaf of Bread <john...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>> $On Jan 5, 7:07 am, snowman <x...@x.x> wrote:
>> $> Matthew Kruk wrote:
>> $> >http://www.edmontonjournal.com/life/Calgary+restaurant+investigated+a...
>> $>
>> $> > Calgary restaurant investigated for allegedly overserving Oilers
>> $> > By Journal Staff, edmontonjournal.com
>> $> > January 4, 2010 9:02 PM
>> $>
>> $> While this restaurant owner was a little questionable, I still wonder
>> $> why the Oilers drank up a 5 figure liquor bill. Regardless of the size
>> $> of the bill, that is a LOT of booze to consume in one night. They could
>> $> have exercised a little better judgment that night.
>> $
>> $At an average price of $10 a drink, that'd be almost twenty drinks per
>> $person.
>
> That's a lot of liquor.
>
> I guess someone at the Alberta Liquor Control Board did the
> same kind of math we are doing in these newsgroups, and
> decided it was worth following up.
>

I don't always agree with Sharx's criticism of the Oilers, but in this
case it is justified. It seems outrageous that Edmonton taxpayers
subsidize the team to the tune of around 5 million a year, and in return
these twits booze it up to the tune of a five figure liquor bill. Very
inexcusable, imho.

I was listening to the radio the other day, the announcer had a very
good point. The team should have told the restaurant owner 'fine, we'll
pay this bill even though we don't agree with it. We'll even throw in a
good tip for your staff. But, 1) we will never come back here again,
and 2) we will advise all of our colleague NHL teams never to come here
for the same reason.' And that would have been the end of it. Instead,
they now have the privilege of seeing their restaurant bill plastered
all over the news, and the fact that they ordered umpteen 'blowjob
shooters'. Great job, boys. I'm sure the kids must be very proud of you.

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