MOTORSPORT /// F1 /// F1 FRIDAY /// SMILEY FACE: HERE IS COMPELLING PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE THAT DANIIL KVYAT IS A MAGICAL CREATURE WITH AMAZING SUPERPOWERS, CANADA 2014 /// 13.6.2014…

(slapstick: williams’ reserved finn valtteri bottas shows signs of emotion, toro rosso’s russian rookie daniil kvyat shows signs of being magical /// 2014 grand prix of canada /// courtesy of red bull motorsports on twitter, @redbullmotors)

MOTORSPORT /// F1 /// F1 FRIDAY /// FRIDAY THE 13TH UNDER A FULL MOON: THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A SIGN THAT RED BULL’S RICCIARDO WAS GOING TO KILL IT LIKE A MANIAC, CANADA 2014 /// 13.6.2014…

(hindsight is always 20/20 & often in a hockey mask: ricciardo psycho kills this shot before he turned into a winning maniac in montreal /// 2014 grand prix of canada /// courtesy of daniel ricciardo on twitter, @danielricciardo)

MOTORSPORT /// WRC /// PHOTOLICIOUS FRIDAY /// FINLAND TAKES BRONZE AT SOCHI, LATVALA TAKES THIRD IN 2012 & 2013: DUDE, WE’VE (TOTALLY) GOT THIS ONE /// 28.2.2014…

(latvala & hirvonen: scoring machines /// 2012 /// courtesy of mikko hirvonen on facebook)

(latvala paints a picture: of all the locker rooms girls never fantasize about being in, time consumption puts hockey arenas around the top /// 2013 /// courtesy of volkswagen motorsport on facebook)

(latvala: jer-bear sticks around wolfsburg for some not-so-old-time ehc hockey with grizzly adams /// 2013 /// courtesy of volkswagen motorsport on facebook)

(latvala & hirvonen: again, scoring machines /// 2012 /// courtesy of mikko hirvonen on facebook)

And, as lifelong enthusiasts of California hockey…

(jerry matt: in a nutshell in a locker /// 2013 rally finland /// courtesy of volkswagen motorsport on facebook)

…a fist-bump to you, Jer-Bear.

(Yes, as always, life points to anyone who caught the Slap Shot reference.)

MOTORSPORT /// F1 /// F1 FRIDAY /// IT’S KIMI O’CLOCK: BECAUSE, FINLAND MAY HAVE TAKEN GOLD HAD DECADES OF THOSE PSYCHOTICALLY EARLY PRACTICES NOT CAUGHT UP WITH THEM /// 28.2.2014…

Hey, five-ish times a year is far better than what our adulthood hockey participation has become: balancing hockey sticks on noses and directing lewd gestures of discontent at the TV.

MOTORSPORT /// WRC /// PHOTOLICIOUS FRIDAY /// 2014 SOCHI OLYMPICS, MEN’S HOCKEY SEMIFINALS: LEHTONEN’S TVÅ KRONOR CAUSE AN UNEXPECTED FLASHBACK /// 21.2.2014…

(lehtinen: no deke-ing around on this north star’s watches /// 2012 /// courtesy of mikko hirvonen on facebook)

(lehtinen: keep swinging, maybe you’ll give him a cold /// 2012 /// courtesy of mikko hirvonen on facebook)

(lehtinen: he’s a goalie; he’s supposed to be like that /// 2012 /// courtesy of mikko hirvonen on facebook)

(gold stars to anyone who caught the hockey movie references and made the “north star” connections.)

HOCKEY… french octopus conspires to sabotage team finland…

Over the years, octopuses have gained a superstitious reputation for being accurate predictors of sporting event outcomes.  So, when Finnish hockey fans found themselves in the presence of both a new acquisition at Helsinki Sea Life and the 2012 (Men’s) World Ice Hockey Championships, they saw a golden opportunity.  However, the Finns made one fatal mistake.

They nicknamed their eight-legged oracle.

Meet Jacques, a common Atlantic octopus from France.  That is correct.  Jacques is a French octopus.  French.  So, you can imagine how excited this Frenchman was to receive the more Finnish name of “Jakki”.  While Finnish news source Yle was reporting the “credibility and impartiality” of the new arrival in predicting a winner in the semifinals, Jacques was conspiring to sabotage the hopes of Finnish hockey fans.  His plan was simple: mislead them.

According to Yle, when given the option of flags (representing the four semifinalist teams of the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, and Slovakia), Jacques made a mighty grab for the blue and white, leading the more superstitious of Finnish fans to believe that the glory of the gold would be theirs.  But, after Finland’s 6-2 loss to Russia, it appears the move was nothing more than a passive-aggresive retaliation of the octopus for the Finnification of his perfectly French name.  It turns out that, rather than grabbing the flag of a winner, he was grabbing an opportunity for revenge.  Yes, Jacques had the upper hand the entire time.

In fact, he had eight of them.

(do not call him “jakki”: jacques the octopus grabs an opportunity for revenge / courtesy of yle.fi, helsinki sea life)

For more information on Jacques and other residents of Helsinki Sea Life…

Helsinki Sea Life Official Site

-hitchcockblonde