Comments on: THE BACKENING: HOW IT HAPPENED.

By: TideDruid

TideDruid — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:44:58 +0000

The negative: Orson hurt his back

The positive: Orson gets to grow up to become that old man who shakes his cane at the kids too close to his tulips

By: 'SotaVol

'SotaVol — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:41:43 +0000

Many wishes for a speedy recovery, Orson. I do hope, however, that you will reflect deeply on this, and invoke Cthulhu’s name on your Facebook site no more.

By: Mr. Pelican Pants

Mr. Pelican Pants — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:49:11 +0000

This is how Orson really hurt his back…running from the Bham PD:
http://videos.al.com/birmingham-news/2009/05/birmingham_police_beating_vide.html

By: Adam West's chauffeur

Adam West's chauffeur — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:43:10 +0000

Mary Lou Retton thinks this is bullshit.

By: Innocent Bystander

Innocent Bystander — Wed, 20 May 2009 09:39:46 +0000

Excellent freekery as usual, but does anyone else have an interest in a follow-up to that graphic? Like, what the hell actually happened to that girl? Did they have to take her out back and shoot her?

By: DawgApologist

DawgApologist — Wed, 20 May 2009 08:18:20 +0000

@haveagreatday:

In many cases — certainly not all, but many — the journo does intervene after the photos are taken and the footage in the can. The photog who snapped the kid/vulture pic, for instance, tried to shoo the bird away right after he got the shot.

Brant Sanderlin, a wonderful shooter for the AJC in his own right, did a great first-person piece shortly after the start of Gulf War II about putting the camera down and helping try to save the life of a wounded soldier in the unit with which he was embedded. Would be difficult to try to find now, I imagine, if you could find on the travesty the paper tries to pass off as a website.

By: robert

robert — Wed, 20 May 2009 06:35:39 +0000

Dear Sir:

On behalf of procrastinating grad students everywhere, I say:
Get well soon.

By: Running Joe Rides Again

Running Joe Rides Again — Wed, 20 May 2009 06:01:39 +0000

Shoudn’t Jesus, I mean Tebow, be able to heal Orson at his command.?

But anyways, good work as always Freek.

By: WarChiziken

WarChiziken — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:28:53 +0000

can’t believe no one has said it yet…

rub some fukkin dirt on it Orson and get your ass back to blogging!!!!

hope you feel better soon… back pains are the worst

By: NRBQ

NRBQ — Wed, 20 May 2009 04:29:20 +0000

Kerwin nailed it.

You’ve been Richt-karma-ed.

Get better, O, but don’t tempt the Evil One.

By: Kerwin4two

Kerwin4two — Wed, 20 May 2009 02:45:59 +0000

I figure Orson was bushwhacked by Evil Richt after his last posting from yesterdayl. Did Evil Richt hit you with a pillow O?

By: Red and Black

Red and Black — Wed, 20 May 2009 01:39:22 +0000

Anyone notice that the injury happened right after a not so flattering piece on Mark Richt?

Conspiracy theorists unite!

But seriously, get better soon! I don’t know what I’d do if I didn’t have highly inappropriate NSFW updates to read on my lunch break.

By: andrew

andrew — Wed, 20 May 2009 01:20:03 +0000

there is no more sincere, heartfelt way for a man to say get well soon than to create an exquisite video mockery of the precipitating circumstances. the Freek speeks for us all. Get well soon.

By: Biggus Rickus

Biggus Rickus — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:19:09 +0000

Oh, and get well soon, Orson.

By: Biggus Rickus

Biggus Rickus — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:18:33 +0000

Man, I miss the days of political assassinations. Kept things interesting. We haven’t even had a decent attempt in nearly 30 years. I mean, the closest thing lately has been someone throwing a fucking shoe. And who does that? Really?