Alternate titles included “Cocoa Catastrophe” and “Choc-nado of Marshmallow Mayhem.” Herb looks on as Joey surely commits a hot chocolate crime here… although it begs the question: are there really any rules when it comes to hot chocolate? I think this is a beverage where anything goes. Carry on, Joey.
Tag Archives: Kitchen
Soaking Wet
Joey is back home – warm and dry after his disastrous first day as the new Cold Spring Clipper Newspaper Delivery Associate – breaking down the eventful morning with Herb. Elsewhere in town, two customers aren’t thrilled about receiving only a (very wet) portion of the paper.
An Unconventional Route
After his punch sets off some post-game chaos, Joey tries to escape unnoticed back to the locker room. His unexpected journey takes him from the Zamboni, to the snack bar to the bowels of the Cold Springs Arena, putting his ninja skills to the test. Alternate title: A Good Skate Sharpening.
Slither
Joey reveals to Herb what happened immediately after ‘the punch’ at their regular kitchen table post mortem. It seems as if our protagonist was able to slink away unscathed while chaos ensued…
The Gentlemanly Tradition
The age-old hockey tradition of shaking hands at the end of a hard fought game isn’t about the winning team showboating in front of their opponent. It’s about showing respect for the losing side. Or, in Joey’s case, it’s a chance to take an uncontested cheap shot.
Black Cats and Broken Mirrors
There are consequences to being late on uniform day. For Joey, one of them was receiving a bright yellow Jofa helmet (circa 1981) instead of a new green lid like the rest of his teammates. The second consequence was the all-important jersey number. It turns out #13 was at the bottom of the pile. It’s true that players like Mats Sundin, Teemu Selanne and Pavel Datsyuk – all Hall of Famers – donned this number, but Herb is fearing the worst…
The Orange Menace
Joey’s struggles continue at hockey tryouts – this time with inanimate objects. Not only are the kids bigger and tougher in Cold Springs, but it looks like the pylons are too…
Uncle
The ball-eating bush proves to be a formidable foe. When we last saw Herb, he was off to tackle the prickly fiend with a chainsaw in tow. By the time Joey makes it out to the front yard, the bush has Herb locked in a deadly chokehold like a boa constrictor. It also doesn’t seem as if the bush understands the North American expression of saying “Uncle” to submit…
The Law of Cat Inertia
In the first of our ongoing feature called Feline Physics where we examine to fascinating science around the behaviour of cats, we look at one of the forces that can get any cat moving at near light speed.
Berenstein or Berenstain?
If you haven’t heard of the weird Berenstain Bears conspiracy that Herb is referencing here, maybe it’s time for you to read up on it and decide for yourself if you’re living in a parallel universe or not. Also, always be wary of Wikipedia, kids and maybe Herb – er, Herbert J. Berenstein – is a little more computer savvy than we thought…