BACK TO THE USUAL DELAYS
Hey, kids. If you’re reading this, it’s because we were in the emergency room all night getting a pesky couple of broken transverse processes of the L1 and L2 lumbar vertebrae taken care of by the fine medical professionals at Emory Hospital. You ever had Dilaudid? It’s like morphine, but with robot arms, a trust fund, and a horrendous gambling problem. We met last night.

Play me off for 6-8 weeks, Keyboard Cat.
No permanent or lasting damage, as the piece of angry, disunited bones in my back aren’t load bearing. They do hurt like I swallowed a plugged-in soldering gun, which is why I’m waking up in a few hours to dust off some more delicious, nutritious Percocet.
Thanks to all the well-wishers on Twitter and Facebook. (Our phone doesn’t work, as the iPhone battery died last night, too.) It’s pill and sleep time, and we’ll see what “we” feel like tomorrow.









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Harris says:
Pfft. “Chin-ups.” We’ve seen Orson’s body. Does anyone really believe that was doing chin-ups? The man got completely hammered and fell off the barstool midway through his third appletini.
May 19th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
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snuff says:
Hope you feel better swindle.
In totally unrelated news, I’m driving down University Ave. today in Gainesville.
I notice the Florida Bookstore is having a sale on laptop locks – $20 marked down from $50.
My first thought is that must be their version of the “Cam Newton Special.”
May 19th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
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AtlantaDomer says:
Hang in there Orson – unfortunately this sounds like the kind of injury where laughing really hurts like hell; so stay out of the Jerry Clower records and keep the tv off of Hee Haw for a while.
May 19th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
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MrRedDevil says:
Get well soon Orson. Go Gator.
May 19th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
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General Beaver says:
Get well soon, Orson.
On the plus side, when you come up out of your opiate haze, it’ll only be 4-6 weeks to football season.
May 19th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
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Adam says:
Best wishes Orson
May 19th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
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Stacy Kiebler Luvs Me says:
Get Well Soon Dept:
Sorry to read that Swindle joined the “back problem” club. Don’t worry, it will most likely get better.
Potential Silver Lining: More back rubs from TCOAN!!! … which may lead to ……
May 19th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
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Meg says:
Here’s hoping you show some of that SEC Speeeeeeed regarding your recovery.
May 19th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
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Brian O'Blivion says:
Dilaudid, good. Just watch out the plumbing doesn’t back up. That’s the not fun part of the euphoria thing. At least it was for me when I was trying to drop the kids off at the pool with a full leg cast after a motorcycle accident.
May 19th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
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betty ford says:
call me
[kisses]
May 19th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
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Mr. Pelican Pants says:
I pray this injury had nothing to do with the phrase:
“Hey ya’ll! Watch this!”……..As far as the drug addiction goes, watching the Steve-O documentary on MTV makes doing recreational drug use a profession for stuntmen.Also proved my theory that all professional clowns are coke addicts, and that my fear of clowns is well founded.
And watching the Michael Irvin “4th and Long” show on Spike is good therapy too.
May 19th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
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hinesacl says:
See, you messed with Jesus’ best frend Mark Richt and now you see what happens.
Hope you feel better.
May 19th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
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TrojanAlslovechild says:
Dilaudid=velvet hammer.
Backs are a bitch except for the goodies. I only get vikes and Bacardi you lucky prick.
Have Tebow lay on hands and Pete Carroll give you an inspirational talk. You’ll be humpin them Gainseville strippers, I mean coeds, in no time.
May 19th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
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Ellen says:
I have met your friend Dilaudid, in fact it took 2 shots of it to get my pain under control.
If the good folks at Emory aren’t able to solve your problem email me and I’ll give you the name of the best spine doctor in Metro Atlanta. I truly owe that man my life!
Good luck and I hope you feel better!
May 19th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
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Christopher Reeve says:
Broken backs are overrated.
May 19th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
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meatybob says:
dudethatsuxgetwell
May 19th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
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Reed says:
Suerte yo!
May 20th, 2009 at 8:41 am
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Papa Lou BSU says:
Rest up, Orson. Hope the back feels better soon. Or at a minimum, that the drugs work.
May 21st, 2009 at 10:36 pm