CURIOUS INDEX, 2/23/2009
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Well, this feels odd. It’s coming on the boat! Kill it with a speargun! NOOOOWWWWW!!!
The fingers are completely atrophied from a week of intensive nitrogen narcosis, so we’ll warm them up by applauding heartily for Holly, who won Best Actress in a lead role in her work at the helm here last week. (Clapping furiously while still shaking seawater from our ears three days later.) It’s good to be back, mostly because it’s nice to be in a place where people aren’t all up on their roofs nailing down plywood and tin roofing panels. Paloma tore Cayman Brac up something nasty–there’s only one dive shop operating and no hotels four months later, but that one dive shop has a badass SEAL boat that goes 40 knots on choppy seas and makes you want to charge the dock with a M-16 after the ride. WAAAHHH. Quit being so interesting, college football. Anything pissing off the gelled-coiffed Turnpike lizards who scout NFL talent by measuring forties and tossing out the bonus money is delightful to us, especially if it is a universally recognized fact that the spread is not going away among the Peter King class. May they all get waterboarded with scalding cappucinos. (Actually, this would be a superb way to wake up every morning. Make a note, manservant.) You would call it a small tragedy. A scout would write “cardiac deficiency.” Brian Mandeville, Northwestern tight end, has to drop out of the combine due to a heart condition. He’ll only have a Northwestern education to fall back on, meaning he can either be a blogger or attempt to equal the achievements of NW’s most illustrious alum, Fred Fagg, Jr. To be awarded: [NAME REDACTED] likes it. Things happening. Players doin’ it. Movin’ it. Getting excited. Seein’ improvement. Winning points. Likin’ it. He’ll scuttle his career and go someplace worthless… Like Harvard or someplace else glossy, in Nebraska qb Patrick Witt’s case, according to Corn Nation. |
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Texas_dawg says:
Northwestern, Northeastern, North-by-Northwestern…
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:37 am
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CincySooner says:
Yep, I’m better than you. Orson Swindle’s guide to living life in alternating carribean and las vegas vaccations. Oh yeah, and going to all the football games I want.
Available at Amazon.com
… I’m seriously jealous Orson. You’re livin’ the dream man. Congrats.
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:46 am
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CincySooner says:
wow, that came out harsher than I thought it would.
Appologies… I got bit by the Monday Monster something fierce this morning.
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:47 am
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Big Jon says:
Heh, Fagg.
Seriously though, Holly rocked the casbah last week. Applause from this corner of the room.
February 23rd, 2009 at 9:48 am
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Crabapple Buck says:
Holly was so good last week, I found myself worshipping our new Vol overlord. Her presence sparked a wave of Fulmer Cup activity that may take awhile to catch up.
BTW, I watched some combine last night and noticed that Beanie Wells’ foot must be healed enough to out run Knowshon and out leap all backs and some/most WR’s. Methinks there might be a bigger dropoff in RB talent next year than I thought at tOSU.
February 23rd, 2009 at 10:16 am
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MaconDawg says:
Yeah, Crabapple Buck’s right on two fronts. Holly’s presence seems to have the same effect as Rosario Dawson’s mood in Men in Black II. All of us are around EDSBS when college football players commit crimes. But only in Holly’s case do college football players commit crimes because she’s hanging around EDSBS.
And Knowshon isn’t faster than anybody, except the dude chasing him to the endzone. He’ll outrun that bastard 8 of 10 times. The other two times that bastard happens to be named Eric Berry or Major Wright. And Beanie broadjumping 10′8 plus, like, 38 times in a row was just not fair to the rest of the class. He sorta busted the curve there.
February 23rd, 2009 at 10:27 am
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WarChiziken says:
yes, we all applaud the fine mariage of talent here between Orson and Holly… with LSUfreek coming in on occasion and making you both look good
and like most mariages, this one may last…because you are living in separate homes 2500 miles apart hehehe
February 23rd, 2009 at 10:33 am
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yoyofutbawl says:
Harrumph. Cloris Leachman says she’s the most famous NW grad and Fagg’s a sack of shit. Plus, he was a lousy dancer.
God forbid I have to fly to DFW and endure Fort Worthless for the remainder of the week at the new Omni downtown. EDSBSers, where do I get a drink nearby?
February 23rd, 2009 at 10:36 am
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Just another Michigan Man says:
Come on, no “Orson starring in remake of ‘Swamp Thing’” posts yet? Do I have to do all the work around here while avoiding what I actually get paid to do?
February 23rd, 2009 at 10:39 am
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Counter Trap says:
My trained eye tells me the ubbles in the upper right are from a Colombian drug sub and/or colliding British and French boomers. Or it could be Saban doing a scuba brush by on a recruit (Knoxville land-based outrage soon to follow).
February 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 am
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OhioDawg says:
Good to see Swindle living large. So much for the myth of there being no money in the internets outside of porn!
February 23rd, 2009 at 11:13 am
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Orson Swindle says:
There’s family down there, so it all happened on the cheap. Let’s not get crazy now. It’s not like we could afford to breathe for ten minutes in Cayman without a place to stay.
February 23rd, 2009 at 11:15 am
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Wozzo the Wonder Dog says:
Yoyofutbawl: Reata http://www.reata.net 310 Houston St (”downtown”); Cousin’s Bar-BQ http://www.cousinsbbq.com 5125 Bryant Irvin; Aguilera’s, 2005 N Grove St 817.624.0189 (ultimate hole-in-the-wall – it’s in a house north of “downtown”; until recently it was an unmarked house; call 1st); burgers – Kincaids http://www.kincaidshamburgers.com 4901 Camp Bowie Blvd, but there’s add’l locations now.
February 23rd, 2009 at 11:20 am
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shpip says:
@ Yoyo: Railhead Smokehouse, 2900 Montgomery
http://www.railheadonline.com if you like what Texans consider to be barbecue.
Have a couple of Shiner Bocks for me
February 23rd, 2009 at 11:44 am
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Double Dawg Dare Ya says:
That one dude in the picture looks suspiciously like Stafford — Perhaps he is not throwing at the combine so his wings can be well-rested for X-treme scuba diving…
February 23rd, 2009 at 11:57 am
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yoyofutbawl says:
13/14
Many thanks. I’ll be stuck in required CE courses all day, they drive me nuts. Plus boring ass tech people in the mold biz.
Need adult relief afterward.
February 23rd, 2009 at 12:03 pm
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scalz1 says:
O,
While the M16 is a fine weapon, the SEALS have a wide array of firearms to choose from.
Might I suggest a M110 SASS from my employer?
http://www.knightarmco.com
February 23rd, 2009 at 12:12 pm
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Anonymous IV says:
Yoyofutbawl,
If beer is your game head over to the Flying Saucer at Sundance for a large selection of beers on tap. For the best chicken friend steak it has to be The Reata which is also on Sundance. Make sure that you try their tortilla soup. Both are great dishes. The Reata also has some decent smokes and you can smoke in the upstairs bar which gives you a nice view.
Well, I hope that helps.
February 23rd, 2009 at 12:14 pm
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jacketexan says:
Yoyo-
The restaurants these guys gave you are great. For a drink, try The Flying Saucer or 8.0. The Flying Saucer has just about every beer that is currently being made and has daily “Fire Sales” where they are trying to empty out kegs (of really good beer) to make room for new ones. 8.0 is a more normal bar with your typical mixed drinks and whatnot. For a sportsbar, check out The Fox and Hound. All of these places are in or around Sundance Square and should be walking distance from your hotel.
February 23rd, 2009 at 12:19 pm
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NRBQ says:
From your expression, O, looks like you ran into Jackie Bissett under there.
February 23rd, 2009 at 12:48 pm
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Violence2 says:
Waterboarded with cappucinos? Or being named after a cigarrete and sharing the spotlight with Mike Wilbon from a big ten school?
February 23rd, 2009 at 1:17 pm
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kizzak says:
The Caymans were never really the same after Ivan
February 23rd, 2009 at 2:47 pm
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Brian O'Blivion says:
Everything good in the Caymans is on the water or under it. Not much other reason to go. I’m partial to Honduras. It’s completely unspoiled, man.
February 23rd, 2009 at 3:24 pm
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oc phil says:
I have not yet made it to Honduras but I loved both Costa Rica and Belize. You can certainly have some cool dive experiences from Central America. And there are good bargans to be had.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:16 pm
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TCOAN says:
Fuck you, Brian!
-ethnic Caymanian
p.s. except that you are kind of correct
p.p.s. but sometimes that’s awesome too, nothing to do but drink and get tan
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:28 pm
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Mr. Pelican Pants says:
O,
If you ever run into a SEAL in any bar, foreign or domestic, buy him a drink of Flor De Cana Centenario 21 year Rum. You will have a good friend and a pretty good backup in a fight if needed.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:36 pm
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BamaTaxMan says:
TCOAN,
So when most of us were being hauled to East Bumfuck, Texas to visit our grandmothers, you had to go to the Caymans. Pppppppppffffffffffffthhhhhhhhh.
Orson,
I have never seen a picture of your wife, and yet based on these facts – you completely out-kicked the coverage.
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:54 pm
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www.southbendblarney.com says:
How dare college football look for new ways to put playmakers in space and create mismatches…
REAL football can only be accomplished out of the I or Pro sets…
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:19 pm
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Raider Red says:
The best thing about the Railhead is the disc that eventually separates itself from the frosty schooner. ICEBERG! DEAD AHEAD!
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:28 pm
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yoyofutbawl says:
18/19
Again, much thanks. Reata was recommended by the front desk at The Omni too.
They got a Del Frisco here too but am not in the mood for a $45 filet.
February 23rd, 2009 at 7:06 pm
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Brian O'Blivion says:
You truly haven’t ‘arrived’ at EDSBS until you get a fuck you from TCOAN. Excelsior, bitches!
February 23rd, 2009 at 10:59 pm
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JD says:
More Fort Worth recommendations:
- The Library (6th and Houston St. in downtown, right past the Fox and Hound) is a fun place to see douchebags and super-easy sorority trash in their natural habitats. Wear your best untucked striped shirt and rent a BMW and you never know what might happen.
- Anywhere in the Stockyards (take Main St. out of downtown) is high comedy unless you actually buy into the Western thing.
- There are several good holes in the wall around TCU (on West Berry St.) if you’re interested in some live music with your beverages. The Moon Bar, Aardvark’s, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop (no music but damn good fish tacos and they’re open super late), and a couple others.
- A few decent places on West 7th St. like 7th Haven, the Irish pub whose name changes every month or so, and if you’re up for some fancy Mexican/Latin food there’s Gloria’s inside Montgomery Plaza.
- Sadly, you missed out on the greatness of The Pour House by about two months. They’re re-opening west of downtown sometime this year.
- And if you don’t live around here, go to Whataburger at least once, and also buy yourself some Blue Bell ice cream. You can’t go wrong.
February 24th, 2009 at 2:40 am
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TCOAN says:
February 24th, 2009 at 9:24 am