A verbal brawl.
A verbal brawl made up of jokes.
http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/2007/11/19/more-shanny-2/
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Shanahan opened the Scouting Report and showed it to Avery. “Look at
this kid,” Shanahan said. “You would have been terrified of him.” He
read from his assessment. “ ’Don’t let Shanahan’s physical play fool
you. There’s a pretty good finesse player underneath that steamroller
exterior. He’s not a great skater and may never be by NHL standards in
terms of speed or beauty…’ ”
Avery shook his head dismissively.
“ ’But he has a strong stride and good sturdiness and balance,’ ”
Shanahan continued.
When Shanahan read “ ’His balance and strength serve him well in the
traffic areas, and he can hurt people when he drives through his
checks,’ ” Avery said, “I’m bored.”
“ ’And he’s a good scrapper,’ ” Shanahan continued. Avery rolled his
eyes. Looking at me and gesturing at Shanahan, he said, “Get him to
talk about how he loves roses and wine.”
Shanahan put the book down and said, “Let’s get out of here.”
“And his favorite designer right now is Alexander McQueen,” Avery
said. Shanahan’s eyes seemed to widen. “Nobody wants to hear about
your slap shot,” Avery said. “They want the real you.”
“I do have a thing for gardening,” Shanahan said bashfully.
“And his favorite movie is Running with Scissors,” Avery said.
“It is not,” Shanahan said, somewhat indignantly.
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