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Well hockey fans, the Devils won their fifth game in a row tonight and jumped back ahead of the Rangers for first in the Atlantic Division with a sloppy 5-2 victory over Les Habitants du Montreal. The Canadiens simply did not want to play a game tonight heading into the all-star break. Johnny has seen oatmeal with more passion than Montreal played with. The Devils got goals from Paul Martin, Travis Zajac, Johnny Oduya, Zach Parise, and Patrik Elias.

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Tonight Johnny gets to say hello to an old friend, Brendan Shanahan

Since Shanahan recently signed with the Devils, and will hopefully be playing tonight vs Montreal, Johnny will get to say hello to Shanny all over again. Johnny was a regular at Joe Louis Arena (aka The Church) in Detroit for Wings games for years and years. Shanahan as many of you know played in Detroit for many years and won three Stanley Cups. He scored many big goals and beat down many enemy skaters (In Game 4 of the 1997 Western Conference Finals in Detroit, Colorado Nordilanche loser Eric Lacroix reached into a fighting scrum of humanity and managed to pull out one very pissed off Brendan Shanahan as his fight partner. Shanny beat him to the ice like a narc at a biker rally). It'll be good to see him again.

Ya know, when Shanahan used to score goals in Detroit the Joe Louis Arena audio guru would play an Irish jig over the PA. Might not be a bad idea for The Rock to try the same thing.

Man assaults clerk with a butter roll, then the chase is on

Jersey City's own David King said it was his birthday. He went into a grocery store at the corner of Montgomery and Florence streets and told a clerk it was his birthday. In fact, he announced "'It's my birthday, what are you giving me for free?". Apparently the clerk's answer of "nothing" displeased Mr. King. He told the clerk he had a knife and threatened to make with the stabbing. However it must have been a butter knife because Mr. King then picked up a butter roll and threw it at the clerk. The clerk called 911, the police arrived and the foot chase was on. Jersey City police chased Mr. King through the Montgomery Gardens housing complex, caught him, and slapped the cuffs on him. Surprising to no one, Mr. King was found to have a vial of 'suspected' cocaine on his person (mmmmm, cocaine and butter rolls) and was arrested.

No word on if he'll be charged with being light and flaky.

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Here's some strange but true job interview behavior as compiled by HR Directors

1. "... said he was so well-qualified that if he didn't get the job, it would prove that the company's management was incompetent."

2. "... stretched out on the floor to fill out the job application."

3. "... brought her large dog to the interview."

4. "... chewed bubble gum and constantly blew bubbles."

5. "Candidate kept giggling through serious interview."

6. "She wore a Walkman and said she could listen to me and the music at the same time."

7. "Balding candidate abruptly excused himself. Returned to office a few minutes later, wearing a hairpiece."

8. "Applicant challenged interviewer to arm wrestle."

9. "... asked to see interviewer's resume to see if the personnel executive was qualified to judge the candidate."

10. "... announced she hadn't had lunch and proceeded to eat a hamburger and french fries in the interviewer's office."

11. "Without saying a word, candidate stood up and walked out during the middle of the interview."

12. "Man wore jogging suit to interview for position as financial vice president."

13. "Stated that, if he were hired, he would demonstrate his loyalty by having the corporate logo tattooed on his forearm."

14. "Interrupted to phone his therapist for advice on answering specific interview questions."

15. "... wouldn't get out of the chair until I would hire him. I had to call the police."

16. "When I asked him about his hobbies, he stood up and started tap dancing around my office."

17. "... had a little pinball game and challenged me to play with him."

18. "... bounced up and down on my carpet and told me I must be highly thought of by the company because I was given such a thick carpet."

19. "At the end of the interview, while I stood there dumbstruck, went through my purse, took out a brush, brushed his hair, and left."

20. "... pulled out a Polaroid camera and snapped a flash picture of me. Said he collected photos of everyone who interviewed him."

21. "Candidate asked me if I would put on a suit jacket to insure that the offer I had made was formal."

22. "Said he wasn't interested because the position paid too much."

23. "While I was on a long-distance phone call, the applicant took out a copy of Penthouse, and looked through the photos only, stopping longest at the centerfold."

24. "During the interview, an alarm clock went off from the candidate's brief case. He took it out, shut it off, apologized and said he had to leave for another interview."

25. "A telephone call came in for the job applicant. It was from his wife. His side of the conversation went like this: "Which company? When do I start? What's the salary?" I said, "I assume you're not interested in conducting the interview any further." He promptly responded, "I am as long as you'll pay me more." "I didn't hire him, but later found out there was no other job offer. It was a scam to get a higher offer."

Yikes

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Now that Obama is President, Jersey City Desk will get MORE of your tax dollars

We're spending some of them now on booze, Cuban cigars and sluts....

A big 'ole fight outside a Bayonne restaurant leads to establishment being ticketed

Amici's, at Broadway and Dodge, was the site of at least 20 people involved in an old fashioned donnybrook Sunday night. Police were called to the scene during the fight where at least one 17 year old patron was arrested for swinging on a cop. Police ticketed Amici's for allowing minors to congregate where a bar is present.

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Presidential trivia night...

Who was the first President to ride in a car? Answer HERE

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We celebrate Martin Luther King Day today with his 'I Have a Dream' speech

Given on August 28, 1963 in Washington DC. Amazing to hear this speech today and realize what will happen tomorrow. While Dr. King's dream hasn't been fully realized, great progress has been made. No other western democracy has elected an African-American leader. Once again America has become a leader in the eyes of the world in making such progress.

World's most famous submerged airplane now living right here in Hudson County

The US Air jet that splashed down in the Hudson River last week has been towed across the river to a dock here in Hudson County. See that? When the plane wants publicity it washes up in New York, but when real scientific answers are needed, the plane comes here to New Jersey. That says a lot.

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The end times are upon us. Tomorrow, look for four horsemen riding through the sky, plagues of toads, grasshoppers and floods and things. The Cardinals are in the Super Bowl.

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