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TALE OF THE TAPE: AUBURN'S 2011 HOME INVASION VS. TENNESSEE'S 2009 GAS STATION HOLDUP

Auburn's haul for the 2011 Fulmer Cup will not be equaled short of a horribawsome disaster-miracle, but how do the intangibles of last week's robbery stand up against the historic actions of the trophy's namesake team? Events of recent unpleasantness in COTG's own college football conference weighed against those that have gone before, evaluated on a scale of sheer dumbassery:

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Final tally: Tennessee 3, Auburn 2. It's like Baby I'm Burnin', only with fewer tears. Try harder next time, Auburn; if you can get rid of your six remaining starters before fall practice we'll cede the NuKeese Richardson Memorial Shithead Tiara to the player-perp of your choosing. God bless.

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Most schools have a rival. Auburn has a stalker.

by cowcollege on Mar 14, 2011 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

Too late.

Urp.

Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.

by blanx73 on Mar 14, 2011 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

I love and star you both.

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I will give my shirt for Tennessee today.

by Holly Anderson on Mar 14, 2011 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

Aunt Stabby

Believes in self-help as a remedy for resolving disputes.

Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.

by blanx73 on Mar 14, 2011 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

gram gram keeps a box of spiders

says they’re on me when i sleep
in the outhouse waitin’ for me
underneath the seat

by dirt sandwich on Mar 14, 2011 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

I think Aunt Stabby just wants us to settle our own disputes...

she’s got an open bottle of bourbon to drink, some bacon to eat, and a whole lot of #charleswoodsonisfat to spread

"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?"
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by MikeLew on Mar 14, 2011 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

I resent that, sir.

I have done nothing deserving of spider closet incarceration.

ESS BEE CEEE SPEEEEEED!

by MightyMightyMitzu on Mar 14, 2011 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

TO THE SPIDER CLOSET WITH HIM!

JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED!

Transmogrified up in this piece!

by Ancient Chinese Secret on Mar 14, 2011 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

WE MUST SET AN EXAMPLE!

WON’T SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN?

Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.

by blanx73 on Mar 14, 2011 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Indeed

"Harvard of the South?" More like "Vanderbilt of the West"

by Sasquatch Love on Mar 14, 2011 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

WE MUST RETAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THIS ROOM!

MAKE HIM WEAR THE CLEMSON HAT, AUNT STABBY!

Most schools have a rival. Auburn has a stalker.

by cowcollege on Mar 14, 2011 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions   3 recs

Man, that's awesome

what? that was movie? awh, shit. I was hoping it was real.

"Harvard of the South?" More like "Vanderbilt of the West"

by Sasquatch Love on Mar 14, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Whoa whoa there turbo.

That might be take’in it too far.

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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 14, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Really thought

we would see a ton more Fulmer Cup points for Tenn when this happened.

by ParadigmShift35 on Mar 14, 2011 1:09 PM EDT reply actions  

Tennessee happened during the season

So no points awarded from what I remembered.

by tide96 on Mar 14, 2011 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

That was just disappointing on all fronts.

Not even a trophy that year to show for it. SAD CLOWN.

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I will give my shirt for Tennessee today.

by Holly Anderson on Mar 14, 2011 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

proper crime

"i play real sports. not trying to be the best at exercising."

by whiskey_soup on Mar 14, 2011 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

We should be bitter, dammit.

Four of last year’s arrest points came from Damon Evans, a man whose actions were completely outside the control of the UGA football program, and another came from the horrible crime of not being able to provide a police officer with a middle name. We wouldn’t have won without those points. We deserve an asterisk!

by JoeDawg15 on Mar 14, 2011 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Meaning Mark Richt, et al.

Mark Richt is certainly responsible for his players, but he can’t be held responsible for the actions of his superior in the athletic department.

I don’t contest that we deserved the win, but the fact that a rogue AD was the one who won it for us certainly merits an asterisk.

by JoeDawg15 on Mar 14, 2011 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Quit complaining. USF won on the back (read pistol) of Trent Pupello.

Later all charges were dropped. So, his 18 pointer shouldn’t have counted. Although, he did actually pistol whip a few people and fire a gun in the air and deserves the points.

Go Bulls!

by Leavitt Town on Mar 14, 2011 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Prius

/runs
//pleasedontstabme

by bambakophobia on Mar 14, 2011 1:12 PM EDT reply actions  

awww, balls.

Yeah, that happened. And it’s an image file, so we’re not correcting it. Carry on.

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I will give my shirt for Tennessee today.

by Holly Anderson on Mar 14, 2011 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Funny spellcheck didn't catch that

but sure caught whoopsiedoodle

I remember it. My parents are had me later in life, at little.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

You're sandbagging

I don’t see how you can call the Getaway Car category even in terms of embarrassment. Mosley’s 300 is a gangsta icon, and with a Hemi it’d be well-equipped to outrun cop cars to boot; the Vol Mafia’s Prius is just hilarious on every level. The only way it could’ve been more awesome is if it’d had a Sierra Club sticker on the bumper.

by Doug Gillett on Mar 14, 2011 1:17 PM EDT reply actions  

Those chargers are basically the same as the 300.

both would get outrun by a Prius. /trollintrollintrollin

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by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

I see you trolling

The 2012 Dodge Charger Srt8 has 465hp and tops out at 175mph. It’s faster than the Prius with at least a gear to spare.

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

it's a heavy mfer though

but yeah, there’s no way the Prius takes the quarter mile. Vette? sure. Camaro? probably. RFR mustang? nooooo way. The Penske chargers are questionable.

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by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

The Penske anything is questionable

There’s a reason his teams are no longer a factor in open wheel.

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

They're one of the few legit dodge tuning companies with actual racing heritage (. Mopar.... :-| )

oh, and RFR mustang sounds like thunder. Awesome street car if you want to drop that kind of money on a Mustang.

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"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair

by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'll take the Challenger

I wouldn’t be caught dead behind the wheel of Mustang. It’s a glorified chick car pretending to be a muscle car. I don’t care if they finally realized that “muscle car” means more than styling, and finally put an engine in it. When they castrated it in the 90s, they have removed it forever from my list of cars to drive.

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

which is why the RFR or Saleen ones would be the only reason I would buy one.

more than I could say for a Boxster or Cayman, frankly. I love the look of the new challenger, though it’s close between that and the camaro for me (camaro doesn’t have a legit tuneup version… maybe there’s a Hendrick one out there, but whatever).

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"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
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by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Do you know why you love the look of the new Challenger

They took the 1972 model as the base point for the lines.

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

They (Dodge) completely screwed the pooch

on the interior of the Challenger though. Go all retro or don’t.

Still want one though. Along with a real 70-71 Challenger. Pimpin’ dual-centuries.

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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 14, 2011 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

I drive a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda convertible in the summer

Be Jealous

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

I restored a 72 Barracuda and drive it during the summer

Still jealous!!

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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 14, 2011 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

You fucking win the internets stempke shit!!!

383? or is it bigger??

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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 14, 2011 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

I always like all original cars.

Even if they just have the slant 6. My little bro just this last week sold his 70 Duster slant 6, because he’s into motorcycles now.

The guy that bought it has a 340 engine he wants to drop in it. I’m like why? sure it’s gonna command more money and it’s gonna lay rubber like no ones business but….damn.

Dr. Ausgiano schools me in the classroom and on the field of battle

by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 14, 2011 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

When my family gets together for our reunion in August it's like a Mopar car show

My dad has an original 1968 Plymouth Satellite convertible
My oldest brother has a 1940 Dodge Brothers Business Coupe
My second oldest brother drives a 1973 Plymouth Roadrunner
I have the above mentioned 1970 Barracuda
My youngest brother drives a 1974 Dodge Challenger.

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Damn.

From one Mopar family to the next. HEM-fucking-EEEEEEEEE bitches.

Dr. Ausgiano schools me in the classroom and on the field of battle

by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 14, 2011 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

383 bored out so it runs bigger

But I’ve been looking for a 426 Hemi to drop into it for years. Haven’t been able to find one in my price range however.

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Is it an original drop top?

If so, yeah try and get an age matched 426 which would be really tough to find/expensive

If not, I’ve seen some crate Hemi’s that aren’t absolutely ridiculous.

383s are solid, and you just made it solid-er. Very nice.

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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 14, 2011 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah it's an original drop top, that's the benefits of my father owning an autobody shop

I didn’t bore it out, I would have prefered the engine to stay original. I bought the car when some idiot wrapped it around a tree in the late 90s and didn’t want to pay to fix it. The insurance company declared it totalled and sold it to me on the cheap. Took a few years to fully restore it, but now it runs like a top. I even put the foot shaped pedals on it to be “historically accurate.”

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Nice.

I restored the vinal top on mine, so everyone thinks it’s a convertible, but it isn’t.

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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 14, 2011 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

This past summer, my whole family went to a lake

My nephew was trying to impress some girls, but was getting no where because another kid in his class has a mustang convertible. I told him to drive my car over there, rev the engine and drop the top.

I was the coolest uncle ever that day.

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

I think that "uncledom" is the coolest family relationship of all

Like being a grandparent, you don’t have to keep the kid. But being a sibling of his/her parent, you are closer to them in age than a grandparent, and thus possible of coolness the older generation can’t usually achieve.

Let's goooooooooo, Mountaineeeeeeeeers!

by An 'eer with a beer on Mar 14, 2011 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

Totally agree,

Plus you get to annoy the shit out of your siblings by purchasing the most obnoxious toys ever for your nieces/nephews.

Now that I have a child, I expect the rectribution to be swift and awe inspiring, once gift giving commences.

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

This.

/baby toys for my niece and nephew were picked by the level of difficulty to turn sound off.

by jokastrength on Mar 14, 2011 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Your siblings are already taking up a collection. . .

. . . to buy your child a drum kit once she turns three or four.

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by DevilGrad on Mar 14, 2011 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

It was my uncles who taught me how to swear.

And to this day I still call people “stupid dumb butt” in a haze of rage.

I’ve convinced my 3 year old nephew I have a dragon friend named Gary, but he’s too shy so he won’t meet him. I’ll give him his first cigar once he’s old enough to understand blackjack.

Yes, my good man, I’ll have the milk steak, boiled over hard, and your finest jelly beans--raw.

by Illusions, Michael. on Mar 14, 2011 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

This story will make you both cringe

but I’m telling it anyway. It takes place in Florida.

A friend of a friend drove a Dodge Dart in college. While on a bender, he was washing it outside their fraternity house when my friend passes by and says “That’s a really cool car, but it’d be awesome if it were a convertible.”

My friend returns hours later to find this guy cutting the top of his car off with a reciprocating saw. My friend then asks what his plans are for rain, and he has a ha-ha-I-already-thought-of-that! look on his face. He reaches down to pull back the floormats to reveal a series of holes he bored in the floorboard.

The next day this guy woke up screaming “what the hell happened to my car?!” He didn’t remember a bit of this.

by Big Jon on Mar 14, 2011 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

After subduing the initial violent cringes, I realized it was a Dart

It was probably going to fall completely apart at one some point anyway.

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm so scared right now.

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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 14, 2011 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

Challenger

It will be a challenge keeping a tranny in that glorified anchor.

by renegator on Mar 14, 2011 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm hoping you're still talking about cars with this comment

because I’m not sure I like any other interpretations of “keeping a tranny in that glorified anchor”

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by Kelly's Gyros on Mar 15, 2011 1:17 AM EDT up reply actions  

Transmission

Let me clearly say once more transmission. My only point was that Chrysler products seem to have a habit of puking a transmission all over the highway every 60,000 miles. Bad ass power plants but transmission puking bitches.

by renegator on Mar 15, 2011 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

New Generation Chargers should have been 2-Doors.

They would have broken sales records, and possibly spawned “Dukes of Hazzard” General Lee versions galore.

(Of course, as 4-Doors, now they are the preferred Police Cruisers.)

Forever LSU, 'cause that's how we roll.

by Studley on Mar 14, 2011 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's the implications I'm thinking about.

That’s an AWFUL fancy car for an AMATEUR COLLEGE PLAYER, etc etc. Still dumb, just different dumb.

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by Holly Anderson on Mar 14, 2011 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Change it to black

assume it has the hemi as Doug is implying and you have my car. The difference, I’m in my mid 30s, with a family and ownership of a profitable business.

Why shouldn’t college students drive the same car as me?

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

LOL WUT?

When you have sorostitutes driving Land Rovers, frat guys in $50,000 Silverados and all of the other assorted BMWs/Audis/MBs around campus, the 300 is downright plebeian.

/daddypays
//nicest thing I ever drove in college was a VW

My only argument is you're stupid.

by boddagettaflyer on Mar 14, 2011 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

my baby was an old SEL 500, so I can sympathize

I kept that thing going myself, thank you very much.

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by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, those kids suck...

/stillbitteraboutdrivingmy94DelSolaroundfrom2003-2007
//gladilivedinOhio,soIdidn’thavehillstodealwith

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by MikeLew on Mar 14, 2011 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

78 Pontiac Catalina

Bought in 94voff the auction block for about $400.
Lasted me through flight school. Everyone knew when I was in the Ready Room.
Donated to the JOs of my first squadron as I left. Rumor has it that it was impounded in Fallon and never reclaimed.
Probably went back to auction.

The Cirrrrrcle of Liiiiiiiife!!!

The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program. And if we become extinct because we don't have a space program, it'll serve us right!

by Cranked_Irish on Mar 14, 2011 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not to defend Auburn, or contest the notion that they are paying players

But a bit of research reveals that Mosley was released on bail ($511K, if I recall correctly), so it’s possible he may have some family members who could pay for such a vehicle. Such a handsome young man, too:

by JoeDawg15 on Mar 14, 2011 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

so, you're saying

that this guy is from a family with a shit-ton of money, and he still chose to participate in this (admittedly, expertly planned) robbery? The idiocy stew thickens…

"I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed, but I do say no more than 10 to 20 million killed, tops...depending on the breaks." - Buck Turgidson

by Yail Bloor on Mar 14, 2011 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

I saying

This guy has been known to wear overalls with no undershirt.

No real proof of this- but I mean… look at him. If he were a bit older, I would also think he owned a ratty straw hat and perhaps even a corn cob pipe. Not shoes though.

by jokastrength on Mar 14, 2011 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Jacory Harris goes to the other Thug U, not Auburn
overalls with no undershirt

The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program. And if we become extinct because we don't have a space program, it'll serve us right!

by Cranked_Irish on Mar 14, 2011 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

I will concede

that I may have gone overboard trying to be fair; I still think we “win” this one walking away in everything but Fulmer Cup tally.

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by Holly Anderson on Mar 14, 2011 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

It was Chrysler, but it was for the new 200

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

By "New"

You mean it’s a rebadged Sebring.

/wishes that commercial was for a car that didn’t suck.

by The Commenter Formerly Known as Not You on Mar 14, 2011 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's actually closer to the LHS than the Sebring

But the point still stands

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

I know some guys that own dealerships, and they had to put crazy bounties on the Sebring or soak the cost

that was not popular with the network, let me tell you.

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"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
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by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

I was raised on Mopar cars

Never owned anything that didn’t come from a Chrylser-Plymouth-Dodge-Jeep plant. And even in a Mopar-centric family, no one owned a Sebring. None. There were several Dodge Avengers / Eagle Talons in the mid 90s but not a single Sebring.

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

Never driven a Sebring, but a friend of mine rented an Avenger

when she came down for the Georgia-Alabama game in ‘07. What an absolute shitshow of a car — wheezy engine, terrible rear visibility, and interior plastic that should’ve had “Playskool” stamped all over it. When the government sent Chrysler its bailout check, I hope it was stapled to a picture of an Avenger or Sebring with the words “NEVER AGAIN” scrawled on it.

by Doug Gillett on Mar 14, 2011 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

The PT Cruiser would like a word

he wants to know why you ignore his ugliness.

I remember it. My parents are had me later in life, at little.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Because it lead to the Prowler?

which got the wrong engine. Man they messed that one up.

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Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair

by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

Man fuck the PT.

It is like losing the rental car lotto when you get one of those..

/fuck you corporate agreement… I don’t want to ever drive one of these fucking shitty cars again.

/seriously- Boston- Manchester in a PT… sounded like I was driving a pissed off hornets nest the entire time.

by jokastrength on Mar 14, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

whoo motorpool

wow, this Audi is pretty nice. Why do we have this car again?

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Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair

by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ahem

Let's goooooooooo, Mountaineeeeeeeeers!

by An 'eer with a beer on Mar 14, 2011 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Oh God, the flashbacks

The 1st car I owned after I got my license was a canary yellow 1975 AMC Pacer. You could time the goddamned thing in the 1/4 mile with a sundial…

Once nice thing about the “bubble” though, no blind spots, at all.

In almost any marching band, Trombones and Drum Line are the two sections with the biggest ratio of hellraisers, troublemakers, and future cirrhosis patients.

by darthbubba on Mar 15, 2011 2:15 AM EDT up reply actions  

and looked like an asshole the entire way

seriously, its a safe bet that if you ever see an american (GM or Chrysler) car, fairly clean, no tinted windows – its a rental. NO ONE buys those things.

I remember it. My parents are had me later in life, at little.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

or a cop

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Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair

by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

that's a nice car

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Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair

by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

it is a little tight for 6'3"

but i’ve been happy with it. easy to get around town and decent mileage on the road. 5 years in June and not a single problem to date.

by dirt sandwich on Mar 14, 2011 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

anyway, cops are too tight for a focus

chevy impala man. Nobody drives those

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Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
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by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

The Impala is the fleet vehicle of choice...

…for the sales forces of many many companies.

Ceterum autem censeo, Iowa esse delendam.

by Spartan D on Mar 14, 2011 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Go to Michigan- they are everywhere

Ceterum autem censeo, Iowa esse delendam.

by Spartan D on Mar 14, 2011 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well, I bought a GM product two weeks before they declared bankruptcy . . .

. . . and aside from getting a hell of deal due to time also got one hell of a car. I’m sure my Buick Enclave immediately stamps me as middle-aged, suburban guy, but it’s very comfortable, incredibly quiet, and handles well for its size. The fit and finish rivals the M-Class, Lexus, and BMW vehicles a lot of my neighbors own (and for which they paid at least a third more than I did). I’ve been very pleased and may be back to GM for a commuter vehicle later this year.

Et Universitatis Ohioensis delenda est!

by DevilGrad on Mar 14, 2011 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

I had the M-Class as a rental once, and I was not impressed at all.

from all I’ve heard, the Enclave is a fine automobile

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by Spartan D on Mar 14, 2011 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

My mother has an M-class

and it runs exactly like you’d expect an Alabama Mercedes to run.

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by VandyImport on Mar 14, 2011 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

nope

I’ll second that all day. My father in law drives one and I even considered one myself. I was looking at the X-5 and the (acura) RSX at the time, and the Enclave beat both of them out.

I should have caveated my statement a little more.

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by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

I refuse to buy the x-5

for that money? 535 any day. Really, the trunk space isn’t that important (my group of friends uses one of our friend’s suburban for real hauling)

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by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

100%

that and the Cayenne I thought were total jokes. I joke about GM, etc but when it comes to Tahoes and ‘burbans most SUVs don’t come close.

I remember it. My parents are had me later in life, at little.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

You know what's really sad?

The Cayenne is Porsche’s best selling model historically by a long, long way

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by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

wow, didn't realize that

but I guess it makes sense. its “accessible” as far as a Porsche goes. If you’re in the upper SUV market you’re prepared to pay $50k, so the Cayenne isnt too far off and you “get to own a Porsche”

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by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

Mrs. Jon studies consumer (dis)satisfaction and was talking about this the other day.

Part of the hedonistic “fun” of owning a Porsche is the exclusivity, knowing you can make that purchase and not a lot of others can. Once its accessible to a larger percentage of the population does that hedonistic satisfaction go down in value for those that already own one? It’s still a Porsche so it’s assumed the utilitarian value remains constant.

It’s still a paper or two away and she hasn’t begun the lit review to form a hypothesis, but what do y’all think?

by Big Jon on Mar 14, 2011 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

So Porches are lamestream now?

I guess this completes the circle from the earlier SXSW thread.
/wouldn’t buy a Nazi small-dick mobile anyways

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by Spartan D on Mar 14, 2011 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not just Porsches, but a business strategy.

Her initial product example was Loius Vuitton/Prada/Coach purses. Women. Pffft.

Sure you move more units, but is the damage to your brand equity worth it? I have to discuss this shit at dinner every night, so I’d be nice if I actually had something to say.

by Big Jon on Mar 14, 2011 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

PORCH RANKINGS

1) Screened
2) Front
3) Bank

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by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Bank?

And Back porch would like to well, speak with you.
Out. Back.

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by Boozy McHound on Mar 14, 2011 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

I don't see how anything could top

the “Screened In Back Porch” in these rankings.

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by Yail Bloor on Mar 14, 2011 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

gah!

spelling is an option as i see it

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by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

That picture could have been my grandmother's porch

except that her porch swing had a foot pedal the width of the swing, cleverly rigged to make the swing, um, swing by means of foot action.

Needless to say, we rugrats could really get that thing moving.

Let's goooooooooo, Mountaineeeeeeeeers!

by An 'eer with a beer on Mar 14, 2011 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

4) 3 Seasons Rooms

Either man up and be useful in the winter, or just call yourself a porch and be done with it.

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by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

58) Sun Room

I get it, you have windows. BUT YOU STILL HAVE A ROOF AND NOT THAT MUCH SUN

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by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ha! Sun Rooms

I have a sun room, and much to my fiancee’s chagrin it has become the sgun room. because I like to look out over the valley when I’m cleaning my gun

/that sounds dirty

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by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Porch with ceiling fan beats the shit out of all other porches.

Much easier to ignore the questionable quality of things that are covered in cheese.

by allicolls on Mar 14, 2011 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

Parents have a

screened in back porch with a ceiling fan and a swing. When i eventually have monies I will too.

by Oglethorpe's Revenge on Mar 14, 2011 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

I used to have one of those...

then I had to close it in to build a room for the mother-in-law. Now we have a deck on the back side of the house that will most likely get closed in some day. This is how it goes in the Souf Kahlina Lowcountry.

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by MtnEer_in_SC on Mar 14, 2011 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

on porscheses

I was kinda saying this same thing but did poor job. Spending $65k or whatever for a car is considered really expensive, where it isn’t quite as bad if you’re in the SUV market. so to spend small marginal dollars to move into the porsche market makes it “accessible” and hence the best selling porsche model.

on your more general question, yes, I think so. b/c Coach, Louis Vitton, etc bags are accessible to a larger # of folks now they have zero brand value any more, to me at least. Its not much of a status symbol if everyone can have it (no matter what personal financial lengths they must go to to acquire). I never really bought things for a brand name, I bought what fit best or looked best or worked best, etc.

I remember it. My parents are had me later in life, at little.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

help me out here

VW Touareg=Porsche Cayenne in everything, including price. Why does it exist?

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by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

value remains constant

When we could not get Coors east of the Mississippi it was the best shit ever…now…meh.

by renegator on Mar 14, 2011 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

As a Porsche-phile, it's my credo to hate the very idea of the Cayenne.

Which I did.

Until I rode in a Turbo S being thrashed at Barber. Then I changed my mind. That said, it’s still an East Cobb snob Panera run car.

My only argument is you're stupid.

by boddagettaflyer on Mar 14, 2011 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Chevy Colorado

Not the greatest truck ever, but cheaper than Nissans and Toyotas and is holding up just as well. Full 4 door and 4wd kicks ass in the snow.

Most schools have a rival. Auburn has a stalker.

by cowcollege on Mar 14, 2011 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

The Tacoma is pricey for the size because you can pretty much do anything to it

up to and including shooting it with an RPG and it will still run

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by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

My travel profile for work includes the note “NO PT CRUISER” on my rental car preferences list.
Seriously, I don’t know anybody likes that car
Looks retarded
Not fast
Handles poorly
Bad legroom

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by Spartan D on Mar 14, 2011 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

Turning radius approx. 1 Weiss

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by VandyImport on Mar 14, 2011 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions   3 recs

skillz: you need them

you boys need to learn how to work the system. (perhaps you are not salesmen)…PT cruisers and the like are simply unacceptable. That girl behind the counter and the choisest keys that she controls can be had. You just need to find the right type of currency that she wants to trade in that day.

Let’s put it this way…got a talking to from my boss about the rental cars I kept rolling up to the corporate office in…Mustang converts, cherry red Chargers, loaded SUVs. When I turned in my expense reports he knew I got them for less than the company mandated Impalas but said he was tired of answering questions from his bosses about what they thought my expenses looked like. In the end, he told me to feel free to keep doing what I was doing on the road, but I had better start showing up in white Impalas with beige interiors at the corp HQ for the foreseeable future.

by Phocion on Mar 14, 2011 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sebring was actually an incredibly popular car

they made it too expensive when they reengineered it, putting it in the crossfire’s (and other premium convertibles’) cost class, leaving it to rot on dealer lots.

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by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dodge thinking with the new Avenger

“Hey guys, remember in mid 90s when we had that really popular mid sized sports car? Let’s bring it back, but change everything about it and hope we pull in some of that nostalgia money. Oh and let’s make the new Charger superior in every way so the people that bought the Avenger instantly regret it.”

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by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

A Japanese car repping Detroit?

That’s un-possible,

"They've just discovered a new use for sheep over there at Clemson... wool." - Lewis Grizzard

by GwinnettGamecock on Mar 14, 2011 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

The Sebring was made by Chrysler, not sure how that makes it a Japanese car

unless your refering to the Mitsubishi engine that was in it for awhile.

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by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm referring to the wish "that commercial was for a car that didn’t suck."

German would work as well.

"They've just discovered a new use for sheep over there at Clemson... wool." - Lewis Grizzard

by GwinnettGamecock on Mar 14, 2011 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's bad when the best muscle car on the market

is the freakin GT-R

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by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

Relocation

That commercial is beloved in our house…we even stop and go back to watch it when it goes wizzing by on the DVR. Detroit the city needs to just use that to lure people that can provide for themselves back to the city. Both of us have stated that if Detroit held jobs that either of us would be interested in we would move there in a seconds so as to get in on the ground floor of the renaissance that is inevitable.

by Phocion on Mar 14, 2011 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

There was

A big story on Yahoo news about Detroit being the angriest city. I didn’t see a problem.

Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.

by blanx73 on Mar 14, 2011 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

313 got to regulate

"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52

by VandyImport on Mar 14, 2011 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

You gotta be handy with the steel if you know what I mean, earn your keep

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by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

No, no, no, you guys are doing it all wrong

The USVI as far as I remember have no income tax, only property tax. Therefore, the bar will not own any land. It will merely rent land, which is owned by the tax exempt non-profit EDSBS Conservation Society. What are we conserving? I don’t know, what do I look like some sort of tree hugger? I just rent space.

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

And without the Floridians

EDSBS Conservation Society will be a jort free zone, except when Burbz needs to come in and get a drink after a long day in the shed with his shovel.

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Without SEC football

Until the next round of conference expansion anyway

by PalmettoTiger on Mar 14, 2011 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

The milledge rate in Detroit would have to be excessively high

for our property tax to put a dent on our P&L. Even as high as 3.0, who gives a shit if the property is only worth a betamax?

I don’t know if we can keep “nature preserve” status with a bar/shooting range in the middle, but zone the rest of it agricultural and build a bunch of football fields. When they ask what we’re growing, the answer can be “leaders and legends.”

by Big Jon on Mar 14, 2011 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

We could

Probably get it declared a tax-free zone.

Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.

by blanx73 on Mar 14, 2011 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Is "It's in Detriot"

not a good enough reason for it to be declared tax-free?

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by Yail Bloor on Mar 14, 2011 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Pretty close to the truth.

Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.

by blanx73 on Mar 14, 2011 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

There's enough lawyers around here to find us a loophole

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

I just want a quiet little place of my own

Where I’m free to drink ’shine and shoot guns into the air with impunity.

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by Peter Gray on Mar 14, 2011 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Amen, brother

/blasts Lee Greenwood, drunkenly sings along, pants at ankles to reveal American flag boxers

AND I’M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN WHERE AT LEAST I KNOW I’M FREE

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by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

NEXT LEVEL JACKET MANEUVER

/stands up, takes off hat, single tear falls from eye

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by Peter Gray on Mar 14, 2011 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions   3 recs

The man may be a one trick pony

but it sure is an effective trick. Even those that claim to hate the song can’t help but sing along if properly plied with libations.

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

I may be the last person on earth

who hears “Lee Greenwood” and automatically goes to “She Had A Ring On Her Finger And Time On Her Hands”

/WZZK, biotch
//no, like Patty and the Doc era WZZK

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by VandyImport on Mar 14, 2011 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

He sang at halftime at Neyland Stadium once.

When the first song he sang was not “Proud to be an American” I thought there was gonna be a 100,000+ person riot. At least 10,000 people were so drunk they started singing it anyways and didn’t realize until halfway through whatever other crap-ass song he was singing.

by danmarcel on Mar 14, 2011 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Tourist attraction.

Proceeds directly benefit the conserved lands. Also the venue where fund-raising events (football season weekend benders) are held.

by Oglethorpe's Revenge on Mar 14, 2011 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

Non profit, tax free

Home for wayward cheerleaders. Social activities in the front, drinks are “free” in the back.

by renegator on Mar 14, 2011 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

We could

Buy a whole lot of land here. Trust me on this.

Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.

by blanx73 on Mar 14, 2011 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

for the price of a VCR

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by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

No.

For the price of a Betamax.

Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.

by blanx73 on Mar 14, 2011 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

As a landowner in SE Mi

We welcome your investment. PLZ BUY LAND!

Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.

by blanx73 on Mar 14, 2011 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

the only commercial that even compared to the car

was the Canyonero, the Cadillac of automobiles.Photobucket

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by Illusions, Michael. on Mar 14, 2011 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Unexplained fires

…are a matter for the courts….CANYONEROOOOOOOOOO!

by Cowboycane on Mar 14, 2011 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

slobber?no problem

but rain? that’ll eat the paint right off…oh shut up gil, don’t tell him that!

...flyin ain't nothin, that's just fallin with style...

by Boozy McHound on Mar 14, 2011 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

There are WAY too many comments on the Cupdate to go through, so I'll just ask.

Has there been any thought to creating a runner-up trophy in the event that another team has a historically great showing but ends up like 40-50 points behind Auburn? Some poor, wildin’ team is going to end up like that 1993 Giants who won like 101 games and didn’t even make the playoffs because the Wild Card didn’t exist until 1995.

/suck it, Giants.
//Brooks Conrad? Never heard of him.

by Torgo's Executive Powder on Mar 14, 2011 1:18 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

We trotsky'd mr conrad.

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by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

We shoulda lit the damn press box on fire when we traded for Lee

/said in the same style as “We shoulda got a live chicken!”

by AU_Jonesy on Mar 14, 2011 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

.

My only argument is you're stupid.

by boddagettaflyer on Mar 14, 2011 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Fire Dog! FIRE DOG!!

Ironic that I wound up on the other side of the rivalry years later, but my first MLB game was Giants at Fulton County Stadium. Bonds hit two home runs and I swear the second just tore a hole in space-time and never came down.

Best part? When I got home, my folks told me their only MLB game was Giants at Fulton County in the ‘60s, and Willie Mays (pray for us) hit two home runs…I don’t know if it’s true but dammit, I wanted it to be…

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by VandyImport on Mar 14, 2011 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

For those who don't recall

that fire happened the same day that Fred McGriff was introduced as a Brave. I still remember Skip Caray chuckling on the air about something Sid Bream said to him that (I hope) was a joke: “It was only supposed to be a tiny fire…”

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by darthbubba on Mar 15, 2011 2:28 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

That was my first ever baseball game.

As a six year old, I was very confused as to why they couldn’t just play the game at the Dome.

by Torgo's Executive Powder on Mar 14, 2011 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Was there too

Stood outside for hours waiting for them to open up the stadium. It was worth it, Crime Dog lit the place up again. Also, as a 1993 Braves Fan, fuck Jon Kruk, Mitch Williams, and Lenny Dykstra with a chainsaw.

by Bourbon Dawgwalker on Mar 14, 2011 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

Phuck Philly?

Phuck Philly.

My only argument is you're stupid.

by boddagettaflyer on Mar 15, 2011 8:19 AM EDT up reply actions  

Should a Vol

be pointing any fingers for “runner up” at anything?

I remember it. My parents are had me later in life, at little.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

Simply pointing out that TEH GATORZ had numerous legal run-ins

while flying the friendly skies of Meyer Airlines, that’s all.

by BelmontVol on Mar 14, 2011 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

oh I know what you were trying to point out

but it has been a long time since I ripped on someone about football. damn it felt good. make it come back.

I remember it. My parents are had me later in life, at little.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

ZING!

OH ROCKY FLOP, YOU’LL ALWAYS BE
SECOND IN THE S-E-C
GOOOOD OL ROCKY FLOP
WOOO!

(make football come back pls. pls? can haz?)

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by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

ARE YOU READY FOR THE CHARLIE?

the offseason is purpose built to talk yourself into questionable decision.

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by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

You don't want that.

Because I turn into every other Vol fan when we’re good.

by BelmontVol on Mar 14, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

LOL THEN DONT HAVE TO WORRY DO I LOLOL

you keep setting these up. i blame you.

I remember it. My parents are had me later in life, at little.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm an easy mark.

Self-deprecating guy is self-deprecating.

by BelmontVol on Mar 14, 2011 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

What?

As soon as he pulls his nuts out of it, you can drink out of it.

by renegator on Mar 14, 2011 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Your honor the coach has rights

rec’d

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by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Did you pay Cam Newton?

YOU’RE GODDAMN RIGHT I DID!

by lhb98 on Mar 14, 2011 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

Pssh, this chart is biased, HATERZ

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by Oscar Whiskey on Mar 14, 2011 1:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Copypasta?

Has Kinko’s finally installed their Italian buffet?

by lhb98 on Mar 14, 2011 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

I heard it's delicious minus the possibility of ink toner poisoning

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by Oscar Whiskey on Mar 14, 2011 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Goddamnit!

I ordered the SQUID ink pasta, not the HP ink pasta.

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by DevilGrad on Mar 14, 2011 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Is this like one of those, "how many X does it take to change a light bulb" jokes?

How many Addazio coached players does it take to change a light bulb?

Just one, but he’ll keep jamming the bulb in without actually turning it so don’t expect it to stay in.

by Cardfanintherock on Mar 14, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wouldn't that be a proper LSU burglary

too soon?

"Harvard of the South?" More like "Vanderbilt of the West"

by Sasquatch Love on Mar 14, 2011 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's not burglary

when they give it to you.

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by Yail Bloor on Mar 14, 2011 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yo

I am going to be in Charlotte this weekend?

Who else is going to watch some bouncyball?

by jokastrength on Mar 14, 2011 1:45 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm Bourbon Meyer?

I remember it. My parents are had me later in life, at little.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Dammit,

Who put a question mark on the teleprompter?

by lhb98 on Mar 14, 2011 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

wah happahn???

I remember it. My parents are had me later in life, at little.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'll be here

But that is because I’m smart and live here. Yay high city taxes! If your coming into the town, the stadium is literally right down the street from some of the best bars the city has to offer. The epicenter is fun, and has some good eateries along with bars (did you know Dale Earnhart Jr. owns a bar there? Did you expectations for my fair city just drop 50 points? Thought so), and Five Guys is a perfect way to start your tourney day off with. Head a block up from the Epicenter or two blocks from the stadium and you hit more good drinking holes, from Connelly’s, Ri Ras, and Madisons & Attic. If your in the mood for a good black out drunk head a block east and Buckhead Salon is a good place to enjoy. Most of all, make sure you are downtown for Saint Pat’s. It will be the best decision you made.

Enjoy our fair city, and remember to remind every Duke and UNC fan you meet that they’re bandwagon and never actually went to their respective fandom university

Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano

by AParker on Mar 14, 2011 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

true for carolina

case by case for Duke

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair

by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

True

But still eats at me how that is. Luckily Charlotte is becoming more populated with alumni from my university, so I don’t have to look at all that god awful light blue every where

Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano

by AParker on Mar 14, 2011 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

don't dent one of the 600's. Or you'll find out why they call them the Davidson Mafia.

It’s sad, when one, your undergrad is not very good at sports, and two, for the most part, your gradschool/lawschool is usually worse. The Carolina toothless are annoying when they fill your arena when you play them, though.

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair

by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

I actually love going to Davidson and UNCC for games

I help coach little league round ball here, and have always enjoyed taking some of the players up to watch games. I would agree about those toothless folks, its as if they’re degree from Western Carolina Pembroke North Carolina Central means that they should remind everyone that they knew someone who once though about going to UNC.

Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano

by AParker on Mar 14, 2011 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

Davidson is fun, but we need a single purpose facility. UNCC is difficult to navigate.

Baker is a pit.

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair

by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

dropping the names of those bars

just dredged up so many memories of my tomcatting days. good stuff.

oh, and buckhead is only appropriate within an hour to closing time and you’ve struck out everywhere else. getchu some drunk tail.

I remember it. My parents are had me later in life, at little.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Charlotte is heavily underrated

This place is an absolute crazy house on the weekends, and during the bowl games and basketball tournaments it is unbelievable.

Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano

by AParker on Mar 14, 2011 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

cheeep taxis are always underrated

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair

by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

there really are few places as awesome

to come into right out of school. you’re immediately thrown into a town full of well paid, educated kids the same age with the same goals in mind: secure snizz or engagement ring

I remember it. My parents are had me later in life, at little.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

This

though of course I went to Duke right after… stay tuned, I might be coming back in the near future

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair

by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

thanks much.

there will be three UGA fans there at least. Will be getting there Friday morning.

Any idea of what should be done on Saturday? Current plan is drinking and watching basketball.

by jokastrength on Mar 14, 2011 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

Recovering from Saint Pats?

I honestly don’t know what to tell you. My weekend begins and ends on thursday. The next days after that will all be about recovery and watching basketball. Maybe hit up the NASCAR Hall of Fame, or head out to the surronding drinking holes we townies use, from Whiskey WareHouse, Thomas Street Tavern & The Penguin off of Central Avenue, or head down Park Road to Montford Drive for the college age group at Moosehead, Andrew Blairs, Braswells and Duckworths.

Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano

by AParker on Mar 14, 2011 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

good taste sir

TST and Penguin are a good night out away from uptown. Don’t forget about Selwyn Pub

I remember it. My parents are had me later in life, at little.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh SHIT I FORGOT

This week is Craft Beer Week in Charlotte. Here is a list of happenings and bars where they are happening at. You might have to buy tickets for some, but trust me its a good thing to get into and enjoy

Charlotte Craft Beer Week 2011

Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano

by AParker on Mar 14, 2011 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

BOOO!!!!

No beer specials, over priced brews compared to Duckworths, The Flying Saucer, and other bars of similar stance, not to mention all the food tastes as if it is fresh from a microwave with a hot outside/cold inside approach. Avoid Taco Mac at all costs. I have heard the others are of a fine standing, but that place is terrible in Charlotte.

Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano

by AParker on Mar 14, 2011 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

I've never eaten there.

But I went and they had Ranger IPA on draft at my table and that was enough.

I like the Saucer but my friends live in Pineville/Matthews so its a bitch to drink al the way over there all day and get back to their place. Also, TacoMac’s tv setup is waaaaay better than the saucer if they’re looking to watch hoops all day. Where is Duckworths?

by Big Jon on Mar 14, 2011 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh I will not knock having a draft line at your table

And the jillion of tv’s are nice, but I’ve tried to go serveral times and always been unimpressed with food and the price I found on the receipt the next day.

The drive to the Saucer is a bitch, and their lack of tv’s is a crucial screw up, but the choices they have and those damn pretzels with nacho cheese make it for me.

Duckworths is off of Park Road and Montford Drive, so right near the South Park Mall. They have about 50 different beers on tap, and many more in bottle. They run daily specials, something Taco Mac will not do, with Tuesdays and Thursdays being the best to go as all draft beers are $2.50, including the high gravs on the list. And on Tuesdays they do large 9 topping pizzas for $9.99 last time I was there. VERY MUCH WORTH IT.

Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano

by AParker on Mar 14, 2011 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

/googlemaps

Ah, I really like that part of town. I spent the better part of the afternoon on NYE at Lebowski’s before stopping at Brawley’s on the way home. My college roommate works across the street from TacoMac so we met some folks there. I very much enjoyed myself but didn’t have anything to eat. Another plus! It was full of sadface Clemson fans after they shit the bed in their bowl game. Fuck Clemson!

I tend to piss money away when I travel so I didn’t even look at the TacoMac receipt. And we had a lot of trouble with the pressure on the tap line at the table, so there’s that.

by Big Jon on Mar 14, 2011 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

never heard of a "Taco Mac"

LOLWTF why come is called Taco if serves teh wingz?

I remember it. My parents are had me later in life, at little.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm a Clemson fan

And was unable to have a sad face after our bowl game due to awesomeness that Bourbon provided, and the fact I was going out for the night immdiately after the game which started at noon. Good lord good place.

The draft line to the table thing is fun, but my favorite place for that is in Prague, at an underground bar off of Wenceslas Square where they had 4 taps to each table and had a “leader board” projected on the wall of how much each table had drunk. We tried to keep up with a stag party from London, but didn’t work out to well. Fun times

Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano

by AParker on Mar 14, 2011 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Go to the Charlotte Craft Beer Week 2011 list

And pick something from there, I promise you will be satisfied more so then what that bar has to offer.

http://www.charlottecraftbeerweek.org/events.html

Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano

by AParker on Mar 14, 2011 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

RiRa reopened?

When I left, it was still closed from the fire

"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?"
"My favorite play is Dave. It involves a long pull, deep penetration, and pure power." -Jim Tressel

by MikeLew on Mar 14, 2011 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's open

And as always is a good place for a drink. I think it reopened sometime early last year, in time for St. Pats

Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano

by AParker on Mar 14, 2011 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

ever get a sandwich from their lunch counter?

not in the restaurant, the side counter that faced the BAML courtyard. HOT SEX ON A PLATTER.

I remember it. My parents are had me later in life, at little.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Dear God yes...

that was a great summer, when I still got paid but had no responsibilities between June 10th and August 15th

"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?"
"My favorite play is Dave. It involves a long pull, deep penetration, and pure power." -Jim Tressel

by MikeLew on Mar 14, 2011 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

Epic Meal Time would be in awe of the meat they'd layer on those things

& ROAST BEEF STRIPS & ROAST BEEF STRIPS & ROAST BEEF STRIPS

I remember it. My parents are had me later in life, at little.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

needz more bacon

TWO FISTED ANIMAL MOUTH PUNCH B*THCEZ

...flyin ain't nothin, that's just fallin with style...

by Boozy McHound on Mar 14, 2011 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

The only thing I really missed in Charlotte was a good Jewish Deli

When I was there, I would’ve KILLED for a quality pastrami and corned beef on rye.

Surprisingly, Metro Deli in Tallahassee does a pretty good one

"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?"
"My favorite play is Dave. It involves a long pull, deep penetration, and pure power." -Jim Tressel

by MikeLew on Mar 14, 2011 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

for a town centered around banking

there was a severe lack of the chosen people

I remember it. My parents are had me later in life, at little.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

Indeed....also, Polocks.

Seriously, not a paczki or pierogie to be found in the whole city. I make my own most times, but COME ON

"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?"
"My favorite play is Dave. It involves a long pull, deep penetration, and pure power." -Jim Tressel

by MikeLew on Mar 14, 2011 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

I've spent a St. Pat's day in Charlotte

I had one end of my friend and a bouncer had the other after the friend passed out at a bar. We were halfway down an exterior staircase when he comes to, snaps upright, and yells “git yer fuckin’ hands offa me!” and beats me to the cab waiting in the parking lot. Good times.

by Big Jon on Mar 14, 2011 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

Can vouch for Connelly's and Ri Ras.

Had lots of drinks on my former employer’s expense account there… Is the memory of a hangover a good thing or a bad thing?

by El_Cid_99 on Mar 14, 2011 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

hmmm

/damn why is there a ‘?’ up there?

by jokastrength on Mar 14, 2011 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

Don't worry,

we all have existential crises on Monday mornings.

by BelmontVol on Mar 14, 2011 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

Rec'd

Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano

by AParker on Mar 14, 2011 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

That is how my trips

To Tampa for the ACC Championship and Auburn were. WHEN THE HELL WAS I THERE?

Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano

by AParker on Mar 14, 2011 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

I've been there. Once.

But then again I spent the entire week at South Park Mall (I was there for work) so maybe my perspective is a bit skewed. Was told by a Charlotte resident that “if you don’t like to shop and eat, there’s nothing to do here.”

by BelmontVol on Mar 14, 2011 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

You talked to a Yankee then

They are always trying to remind us how great it is where they came from. If it’s so great, why the hell are you still here?

Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano

by AParker on Mar 14, 2011 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

There are a lot of bad bars though

anything associated with DEJ, for instance

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair

by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

They're the same everywhere

You hear it in Atlanta too. If large numbers of people ever moved from New York, Chicago, or Ohio (?!?) to Paris or London, they’d spend their weekends telling anyone who would listen how much their new home sucked compared to wherever they fled.

"They've just discovered a new use for sheep over there at Clemson... wool." - Lewis Grizzard

by GwinnettGamecock on Mar 14, 2011 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

We get this all the time in Washington

 . . . not only from the usual Boston and New York suspects but also from a lot of the Southern transplants. Yet most of them seem to stay here even after the change from “their” Administration.

Et Universitatis Ohioensis delenda est!

by DevilGrad on Mar 14, 2011 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

I don't understand that.

I do not like my current home. My friends and family are aware of this, as are complete strangers on EDSBS. The people that I interact with on a daily basis are not. I smile politely and say something nice whenever they ask me what I think, and I definitely don’t offer unsolicited bashing of their hometown. I am also working to get to a place better suited for me as quickly as possible.

Wish the whiners would do this (especially the moving on part).

"They've just discovered a new use for sheep over there at Clemson... wool." - Lewis Grizzard

by GwinnettGamecock on Mar 14, 2011 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well, Washington is unusual . . .

. . . in that there are an entire class of professionals whose ability to return here every two years depends on them (and their bosses) telling the world how much they hate the place and plan to change it.

Et Universitatis Ohioensis delenda est!

by DevilGrad on Mar 14, 2011 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

This is why I earned a "FIFO" exemption while in Charlotte and visiting Beaufort and Charleston

There are things I love about Ohio, but unless you ask, I’m going on and on about the seafood and barbecue where I am.

Also, I don’t wear my OSU jersey to the bar- a hat and a t-shirt/polo suffices on gameday when you’re not at the stadium

"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?"
"My favorite play is Dave. It involves a long pull, deep penetration, and pure power." -Jim Tressel

by MikeLew on Mar 14, 2011 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

You're good people in my book then.

For some reason, football jerseys in public promote visceral negative reactions in much of the South. The NFL and hockey jerseys I see up here make me snicker a bit, but I try to keep it to myself.

"They've just discovered a new use for sheep over there at Clemson... wool." - Lewis Grizzard

by GwinnettGamecock on Mar 14, 2011 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

well

add in “drinking” and perhaps “drinking by a pool” and its kinda accurate. but that shit’s fun, so fuck them if they dont enjoy it.

I remember it. My parents are had me later in life, at little.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yo

St. Paddy’s parade and massive beer consumption during the day on Saturday and New Familiar’s CD release show at Visulite that night.

by PalmettoTiger on Mar 14, 2011 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

I know those guys

they played at my friend’s wedding, and I sat in at one of their gigs in the area (on dobro). Great guys, great band.

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair

by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

Fuck

Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano

by AParker on Mar 14, 2011 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

The NFLPA doesn't exist anymore.

This is like the empty place on my bracket that some other people keep seeing “Purdue” in.

by Torgo's Executive Powder on Mar 14, 2011 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

No, it still exists

It’s a trade association now instead of a union. Can give advice and counsel, but is no longer the exclusive collective bargaining representative of the players.

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by Peter Gray on Mar 14, 2011 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

They'd still beat Gtown

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair

by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

PAAAAWWWWWLLLL

I cant buhleve they put a goldarned black hole in over the Tide, PAWWLLL!!!

by lhb98 on Mar 14, 2011 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions   3 recs

i thought we all agreed

that purdue exists in bouncyball? oh well, rec’d regardless.

"i play real sports. not trying to be the best at exercising."

by whiskey_soup on Mar 14, 2011 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

Nope. They are neither the football school nor the basketball school in Indiana

That was the origin of the meme, recent successes over IU in basketball notwithstanding

by JTGoirish on Mar 14, 2011 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

You might want to save that bracket

so you can wipe your ass with it after you finish dropping that deuce, Coach.

"I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed, but I do say no more than 10 to 20 million killed, tops...depending on the breaks." - Buck Turgidson

by Yail Bloor on Mar 14, 2011 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

The fact that someone can even make that joke

Means that Ed DeChellis just got a lifetime extension.

/cry

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by Peter Gray on Mar 14, 2011 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wat.


I have them losing in the elite 8, I worry I’m a Herbstreit when it comes to picking my own team in the tourney.

by purwho on Mar 14, 2011 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

I have OSU over ______ in the final.

Mostly because there isn’t a single damn team I trust on the right side of the bracket. Not one.

I've got this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left-hand side.
Bradley-Terry rankings for college football and basketball: because there aren't enough computer rankings already.

by SpartanDan on Mar 15, 2011 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions  

I hope they surprise me.

But I think I know better than to hinge my bracket and my hopes on my alma mater.

by purwho on Mar 15, 2011 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions  

I love the fact that if Notre Dame and Purdue meet in the Sweet 16, they'll do so in San Antonio

Two schools separated by what 100 miles, will have to travel 1200 to play each other. Temple and Penn State have it even worse. They have to go all the way across the country to play their in-state rival.

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 15, 2011 8:00 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

but the Mcshat tears are delicious.

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair

by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

That is one of the most colossally stupid ideas...

…I’ve ever heard: “Hey kids— don’t take the free trip— you know, to show solidarity!” It’s not like ESPN and NFL Network won’t send cameras out to the where ever the players are…

It would’ve been smarter for the NFLPA to tell them to accept the offer and then stand the NFL up….

"Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me." - Churchill

by SolidStateMind on Mar 14, 2011 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

along with the NFLPA's insistence on vets standing against a rookie salary structure

Gary Bettman is obviously supplying the NFLPA with advice, and they’re listening

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair

by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Currently on twitter

Pete Thamel and Thayer Evans totally giving each other props for trying to blow the lid off the 7-on-7 football menace.

Run the Dive: Blog - Twitter

by Peter Gray on Mar 14, 2011 2:14 PM EDT reply actions  

what's wrong with 7 on 7?

It’s how cali skill players get good.

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair

by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

The Times thesis . . .

. . . was that 7 on 7 is about to do to high school football what AAU summer leagues have done to HS basketball and recruiting from the same.

As best I can tell, this could actually be good for the football powerhouses. If three different adult leeches claim to represent the kid, maybe you can bargain them down off $180,000.

Et Universitatis Ohioensis delenda est!

by DevilGrad on Mar 14, 2011 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

how early man became late man

The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair

by Londonjoe on Mar 14, 2011 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Some early men became late by approaching the tiger. Others became late by learning not to approach the tiger.

I've got this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left-hand side.
Bradley-Terry rankings for college football and basketball: because there aren't enough computer rankings already.

by SpartanDan on Mar 15, 2011 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions  

Apropos of nothing in this thread, but sad

Owlsley Stanley [AKA The Bear], rock legend and inspriartion for both the Grateful Dead and Steely Dan died ‘behind the wheel’ yesterday. Owlsley was 76. Story here.

My advice to the youth of America can best be expressed in the words of Robert A. Heinlein, "Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again."

by MtnEer_in_SC on Mar 14, 2011 2:53 PM EDT reply actions  

GAHH, page jump during post updates

Story actually here.

But it’s impossible to disassociate Stanley’s renown from his knack for illicit chemistry. His unrepentant love of LSD, not to mention his evangelistic urge for distributing it, figured into the songs written or reportedly written about him.

Heros of my youth keep dying off.

My advice to the youth of America can best be expressed in the words of Robert A. Heinlein, "Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again."

by MtnEer_in_SC on Mar 14, 2011 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Excellent link

I’m not a fan of the Dead, but Owsley’s cameo in The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test made me a fan of his. He stuck it out for quite a while; undeniably interesting character with a life well lived.

"I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed, but I do say no more than 10 to 20 million killed, tops...depending on the breaks." - Buck Turgidson

by Yail Bloor on Mar 14, 2011 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

While I'm not one to preach against recreational drug use

Owsley probably single-handedly destroyed a lot of people’s lives. According to his wikipedia page, “Between 1965 and 1967 he produced more than 1.25 million doses of LSD—a catalyst for the emergence of the hippie movement during the Summer of Love in the Haight-Ashbury area.”

Can’t help but think that was generally a bad thing, all things considered. I’m sure San Francisco would be a better place without that history.

Let's goooooooooo, Mountaineeeeeeeeers!

by An 'eer with a beer on Mar 14, 2011 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

I just think

he’s a fascinating individual. He had one of the most bizarre lives I can think of. I wouldn’t want to be him, but his existence amuses (or amused, I suppose) me.

While his life may have not been entirely beneficial to the world at large, I think the phrases “single-handedly” and “destroyed” are a little bit strong. What seems most important, though, is that it appears we may have a rift amongst the two most prominent WVU fans on EDSBS regarding the legacy of Mr. Stanley.

"I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed, but I do say no more than 10 to 20 million killed, tops...depending on the breaks." - Buck Turgidson

by Yail Bloor on Mar 14, 2011 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm just doing the maffs

If he “single-handedly” made 1.25 million doses, the odds are good that some people’s lives were “destroyed.”

I’m not making a moral judgement on him — I believe, at the time he was doing it, LSD was not illegal.

I do think that SF would have been better off without the hippies, though.

Let's goooooooooo, Mountaineeeeeeeeers!

by An 'eer with a beer on Mar 14, 2011 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

My logic was

that even if he single-handedly made 1.25 million doses, the people who chose to take his product are at least as responsible (and probably more so) than he was for whatever bad happened to them. The percentage of people whose lives were destroyed is probably low anyway, but however many of those people that did happen to surely had many other people to blame (not least of all themselves). Thus, I think single-handedly is a little bit strong.

"I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed, but I do say no more than 10 to 20 million killed, tops...depending on the breaks." - Buck Turgidson

by Yail Bloor on Mar 14, 2011 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not everyone that does acid has their lives destroyed.

I don’t think that’s what you implied and you’re older than me so I’ll defer, but 1960’s SF was ground zero for a cultural revolution and LSD was one of several accelerants. I’d bet his work enhanced far more lives than it destroyed, not including the people affected who saw this change happening on tv once the SF hippies started getting news coverage.

/smoked too much dank in college

by Big Jon on Mar 14, 2011 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

Acid didn't destroy my life

in the slightest.

The biological purpose of pain is to prevent the recurrence of stupidity.

by DrBundy on Mar 14, 2011 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

My experience was good, too

But I’m just sayin’: you put 1.25 million people under a bell curve and there’s going to be a few hanging out at both ends — and one of those ends is bad.

I just don’t think he’s a hero, that’s all.

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by An 'eer with a beer on Mar 14, 2011 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm feeling much better now

/gomezaddams

The biological purpose of pain is to prevent the recurrence of stupidity.

by DrBundy on Mar 14, 2011 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

RIP Raul Julia

You will always be M. Bison to me

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Puhleeze

John Astin. Old Skool, before The Addams Family got big.
/sxswamidoinitrite?

The biological purpose of pain is to prevent the recurrence of stupidity.

by DrBundy on Mar 14, 2011 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

Any excuse to make a Street Fighter joke will do

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Just for you, DrBundy. The Old School Addams Family

Complete with autographs

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by MtnEer_in_SC on Mar 14, 2011 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

Nice

The biological purpose of pain is to prevent the recurrence of stupidity.

by DrBundy on Mar 14, 2011 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

Lemme fix that for ya

SF would have been better off without the hippies, though.

"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52

by VandyImport on Mar 14, 2011 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

damn you strikethrough tag, you win again

"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52

by VandyImport on Mar 14, 2011 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wait..

San Francisco- while incredibly expensive- is a pretty cool city.

by jokastrength on Mar 14, 2011 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

This.

It’s amazing how much about SF gets overshadowed by both the hippie cultural shit and the economic effects of becoming a magnet for every burnout west of the Rockies.

That 17-year-old Hokie sitting in the Greensboro Coliseum rafters in 1997 didn't see any of this coming.

by JoshCVT on Mar 14, 2011 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

You can hardly blame Stanley or LSD for the hippies

any more than you can blame alcohol and/or cocaine for douchebags.

by Mango Stasi on Mar 14, 2011 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

Why not?

He was making the acid in the SF area. The hippies came to SF for the free acid. The hippies never left SF, just mutated in place.

Let's goooooooooo, Mountaineeeeeeeeers!

by An 'eer with a beer on Mar 14, 2011 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Rec'd

because once you get rid of the old tie-dye and get some of the folks off the street, what you’ve got is most of the good stuff of NYC without the hassle and inconvenience of snow or Yankee fans. Those quakes are just something Spielberg and Lucas cooked up to keep people from overrunning the state.

/rummages for NY-SF conversion chart, which is more extensive and accurate than you can imagine

"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52

by VandyImport on Mar 14, 2011 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

I wasn't sure

whether I had enough data to make the comparison fairly, but that similarity to NYC struck me too the first time I got some quality time to explore SF solo and take the place in. The eras in which both cities developed their modern character and the immigration/westward migration patterns made it feel right.

Alternate-historical hypothetical of the day: if SF isn’t dealing with the hippie stuff and its aftermath, does the City take a much larger share of the 1970s/80s IT development that in real life landed square on the Valley?

That 17-year-old Hokie sitting in the Greensboro Coliseum rafters in 1997 didn't see any of this coming.

by JoshCVT on Mar 14, 2011 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

I would guess probably not...

…because Fairchild and HP were already down on the Peninsula, as was Stanford, and all that orchard land had to be easier to buy up than SF real estate even back then, and Atari and Apple were small enough operations at first that running them out of the garage made more sense than pressing north. What surprises me more is how much of the VC presence is still out on Sand Hill Road rather than up in the city, given that SF was/is such a huge financial hub.

But yeah, San Francisco has a shit-ton of Irish bars, a huge Italian neighborhood, real actual subways and a baseball team they straight jacked from Manhattan…so the East Coast feel isn’t a figment of one’s imagination.

"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52

by VandyImport on Mar 14, 2011 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

Something of a legend in my old profession.

He will be missed.

The biological purpose of pain is to prevent the recurrence of stupidity.

by DrBundy on Mar 14, 2011 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

While producing LSD by the fuckton is certainly noteworthy

It would be a shame to neglect his advocacy of the all-meat diet.

A true hero in every sense of the word (Viking Canonization plz)

by Mango Stasi on Mar 14, 2011 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

"Look, a Prius!"

Larry David approves of the Tennessee Vols getaway vehicle of choice

"I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed, but I do say no more than 10 to 20 million killed, tops...depending on the breaks." - Buck Turgidson

by Yail Bloor on Mar 14, 2011 3:19 PM EDT reply actions   3 recs

Should I just hang out EDSBS all afternoon...

Or should I actually fire up the exam software and take my civ pro final?

/when can i drink all the rum

by kadoogan on Mar 14, 2011 3:20 PM EDT reply actions  

The answer, my son,

is 12(b)(6).

Now start drinking.

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by Ancient Chinese Secret on Mar 14, 2011 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

You need to loosen up your grip a little bit

And ACS is right, 12(b)(6) that shit all day ebry day

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by Peter Gray on Mar 14, 2011 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

seconded

arguing with yourself in consecutive posts is probably a sign that you may want to put the hold on the civ pro exam. btw, the answer is always international shoe. trust me. i’m a lawya.

by dirt sandwich on Mar 14, 2011 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

it is funny that they don't teach you the most important

aspect of civ pro. ask any litigator, good, decent, or otherwise, what the most important procedural aspect of any case: extensions. gotta get them, use em, wait to the end, and get another.

by dirt sandwich on Mar 14, 2011 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

Also applicable to Tax Law.

Congrats. You just got an LL.M.

My only argument is you're stupid.

by boddagettaflyer on Mar 14, 2011 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

very true in my LIMITED experience with the IRS

though their extensions seemed to be granted from a true lack of any concern whatsoever with the outcome rather than a desire to go with the flow that secures extensions in a relatively closed bar.

by dirt sandwich on Mar 14, 2011 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

I just figured

You were referring to “I Wish Every Day That Is A Day Was Instead A Saturday”

/musburger’d

by Cheeseandcorn on Mar 14, 2011 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

BOY HOWDY, HERBIE

IF I HAD MY DRUTHERS, THERE WOULD BE NO DAYS BUT SATURDAY.

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by Ancient Chinese Secret on Mar 14, 2011 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

conf call I'm on

some Brit guy just used the euphemism “at the risk of beating a horse to death”

LOL THATS CRUEL DUDE, WAIT TIL ITS DEAD FIRST

I remember it. My parents are had me later in life, at little.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 3:29 PM EDT reply actions   2 recs

/upon explanation of proper use of phrase

Brit guy: Egads chap! Why on earth would one wish to strike upon a deceased caballus? That is horrid beyond reproach! I say good day, sir!

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President of Greater Opelika Athletic Authority

THE Oscar Whiskey

by Oscar Whiskey on Mar 14, 2011 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

I will never forget the time PETA released a bunch of Mink from a mink farm

and the cage-raised mink, having no idea how to survive outside of the farm, promptly ran into traffic.

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Sounds like another successful mission for the Animal Liberation Front

Dean of Auburn Institute for Exploding Dog Studies
President of Greater Opelika Athletic Authority

THE Oscar Whiskey

by Oscar Whiskey on Mar 14, 2011 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Coalition for Liberation of Itinerate Tree-dwellers?

I am the master of the C.L.I.T. Remember this f*cking face. Whenever you see C.L.I.T., you’ll see this f*cking face. I make that sh*t work. It does whatever the f*ck I tell it to. No one rules the C.L.I.T like me. Not this little f*ck, none of you little f*cks out there. I AM THE C.L.I.T. COMMANDER! Remember that, commander of all C.L.I.T.s! When it comes down to business, this is what I do. I pinch it like this. OOH you little f*ck. Then I rub my nose with it.

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by Boozy McHound on Mar 14, 2011 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions   3 recs

If anyone else gets this reference (without teh googles)

your beers are on me at the eventual EDSBS meetup of epic proportions

I remember it. My parents are had me later in life, at little.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

Jay & Silent Bob

It was there last film they did together before Clerks Two

Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano

by AParker on Mar 14, 2011 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

The C.L.I.T is an off shoot of L.A.B.I.A.

which I have forgotten the acronym for…

/too lazy to goolgz
//already did heavy lifting

...flyin ain't nothin, that's just fallin with style...

by Boozy McHound on Mar 14, 2011 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

We have just obtained a video from the leader of the C.L.I.T.

“I am the C.L.I.T. commander!”

Shocking.

"I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed, but I do say no more than 10 to 20 million killed, tops...depending on the breaks." - Buck Turgidson

by Yail Bloor on Mar 14, 2011 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Jay and Silent Bob always gets a rec from me

"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?"
"My favorite play is Dave. It involves a long pull, deep penetration, and pure power." -Jim Tressel

by MikeLew on Mar 14, 2011 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

well crap

here I am thinking I was the only one who watched Kevin Smith try and shit all over his legacy. Never doubt the EDSBS commentariat.

I remember it. My parents are had me later in life, at little.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

That's a lot of beer you're gonna be buying

"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?"
"My favorite play is Dave. It involves a long pull, deep penetration, and pure power." -Jim Tressel

by MikeLew on Mar 14, 2011 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

aw hell

sure I woulda been buying plenty anyway. this’ll just make it more fun.

I remember it. My parents are had me later in life, at little.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

almost convinced my roommate to be silent bob to my jay one year for halloween

then he realized he couldn’t talk. and if he did it had to be some sappy story about Amy.

...flyin ain't nothin, that's just fallin with style...

by Boozy McHound on Mar 14, 2011 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Jason Mewes has all false teeth. He lost them all due to his crippling painkiller addiction

Turns out by the time he went to rehab, he could consume some 50 times the LD50 of oxycontin

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think you're right, now that you mention it

I think the ALF did take responsibility for it, before they realized that the vast majority of the mink they released died horrific deaths.

"What Would Jesus Do? You're damn right he'd do a wheelie" ~ Daniel Tosh

by stempke on Mar 14, 2011 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

saw a guy today at lunch

who was walking down the street with an animal skin tied to his pony tail. we decided it was a rabbit.

by dirt sandwich on Mar 14, 2011 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

SHILL SHILL SHILL SHILL

Fearless Leader is still down Austin way, but over on the mothership we’re making fun of Georgia’s latest recruiting violation.

________________________________
I will give my shirt for Tennessee today.

by Holly Anderson on Mar 14, 2011 4:10 PM EDT reply actions  

Another violation?

Please tell me more!

Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano

by AParker on Mar 14, 2011 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

UT tried that

But the recruit didn’t understand how 9 DL could be on the field at the same time.

/seriously though… damn that was dumb Richt

by jokastrength on Mar 14, 2011 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wisconsin also tried that

but then for some reason called a pass play.

by Ardbeg on Mar 14, 2011 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

I read it that way the first time, too

but I think he meant they were not wearing other official uniform clothing (so jeans, normal shoes, etc.).

by Ardbeg on Mar 14, 2011 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

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by She Blinded Me With Violence on Mar 14, 2011 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

This site is pure evil

I leave work so that I can have Home Toilet Advantage™, but assure my boss I will get work done from home, as I am bringing my laptop with me. I pull EDSBS up while I’m on the shitter, and a couple of hours later, absolutely nothing is accomplished. Thank you all.

"I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed, but I do say no more than 10 to 20 million killed, tops...depending on the breaks." - Buck Turgidson

by Yail Bloor on Mar 14, 2011 4:55 PM EDT reply actions   3 recs

The difference between Auburn and Alabama fans...

Auburn fans a perfectly fine with Tennessee winning this competition…

Alabama fans, while they would be initially upset with the robbery, WOULD NOT STAND FOR THIS DEFEAT.

by Caban on Mar 14, 2011 5:22 PM EDT reply actions  

HOLDING UP CONVENIENCE STORE NASHNUL CHAMPEENS

PAWL THEM VAWLS JUST CAIN’T ROB AND STEAL LAHK THE TAHDE ‘CAUSE THEY AIN’T LED BY COACH SABAN, WHO IS A FAILURE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED.

There are many differences between UT and Alabama fans. Although I’ll admit, as a UT fan, that arguing with Alabama fans is like having a spelling bee between the two dumbest kids in class.

by BelmontVol on Mar 14, 2011 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

And...

Daiichi 2 just blew. As soon as I see reports, I’ll dissect it.

by purwho on Mar 14, 2011 9:08 PM EDT reply actions  

report i read indicating may have been damage to containment building this time

we may have actually gotten worse than TMI

I remember it. My parents are had me later in life, at little.

by Bourbon_Meyer on Mar 14, 2011 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Fortunately, the prevailing winds are carrying the resultant plume off-shore.

There are small measures of good in all this.

My advice to the youth of America can best be expressed in the words of Robert A. Heinlein, "Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again."

by MtnEer_in_SC on Mar 14, 2011 9:30 PM EDT reply actions  

Other than what was carried back to the Ronald Reagan by its helicopters?

The Navy doesn’t just move a whole battle group for no reason. Yeah, I know we are not talking a Chernoble style plume, but there is something in the air above background levels.

My advice to the youth of America can best be expressed in the words of Robert A. Heinlein, "Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again."

by MtnEer_in_SC on Mar 14, 2011 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah... they got a month's worth of background radiation in an hour.

The cure is a good scrub with soap and water. Length of exposure is just as important as the dose itself. That being said, it’s serious, but I wouldn’t consider it life-threatening.

by purwho on Mar 14, 2011 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

I know. I went through those drills when I rode carriers.

We practiced cleaning up after the Rooskies tried to nuke us. I also was on the ‘Special Weapons’ teams, when we practiced to give the Rooskies the business. I can neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons on any U. S. Navy vessel.

My advice to the youth of America can best be expressed in the words of Robert A. Heinlein, "Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again."

by MtnEer_in_SC on Mar 14, 2011 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

I wish MSNBC would elaborate

on who their “sources” are regarding the report that the containment of Unit 2 has been breached.

by Big Grizz on Mar 14, 2011 10:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Between IAEA and NISA...

neither have released that particular information. I’m F5’ing them every 5 minutes or so.

by purwho on Mar 14, 2011 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

Where MSNBC gets its info, I have no idea.

They said the suppression chamber was breached, radiation outside the plant is up to about 12000 mSv, but the vessel is intact. And Unit 4 is on fire, apparently.

by Big Grizz on Mar 14, 2011 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

Fencepost readings? And milliSieverts/hour?

I’ve only seen readings in microSieverts/hour in the reports.

by purwho on Mar 14, 2011 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sorry... meant microSieverts.

And keep in mind that it’s MSNBC, so they very well could have meant microSieverts/hour instead.

by Big Grizz on Mar 14, 2011 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

Whew.

I nearly just had heart failure.

by purwho on Mar 14, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, my bad.

Still nothing from IAEA or NEI, though.

by Big Grizz on Mar 14, 2011 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Shit’s on fire, yo.

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by She Blinded Me With Violence on Mar 14, 2011 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

What the fuck?

Units 4-6 were shut down prior to the earthquake.

by purwho on Mar 14, 2011 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

Radiation measured at 400 times annual legal limit near No. 3 Fukushima reactor – Kyodo

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by She Blinded Me With Violence on Mar 14, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

CNN's saying 3130 μSv/hr.

Minor radiation sickness starts at 1-2 Sv over a short period of time.

by purwho on Mar 14, 2011 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

Unless my math skills fail me

that would work out to something like 2-3 weeks to reach that amount. So not exactly crisis mode just yet.

by The Missing T on Mar 14, 2011 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

On the positive side...

Fukushima Daini units 1-3 are all in cold shutdown status, and there have not been major issues with Unit 4, and cooling efforts on it continue.

by purwho on Mar 14, 2011 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Shit’s put out, yo.

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by She Blinded Me With Violence on Mar 14, 2011 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Regardless.

There are 50 people working in there.

by purwho on Mar 14, 2011 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yep.

Thankfully, there are people far braver than I in this world.

by Big Grizz on Mar 14, 2011 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not that this story holds a candle to what's going on in Japan

But right out of college I got a job as a compaction technician with the WV DOH. One of my duties was to determine soil and roadbed compaction and water content with a Troxler nuclear densimeter:

It had a tiny morsel of Americium (don’t remember the isotope) in it, so we got to drive around in the van with the nuclear trefoil on the side and wear the film badges. That scattered the guys at the work sites when we pulled up, I’ll tell you!

Anyway, the gauges — we had three or four of them — in the back of the soils testing lab, just sitting on the floor and not in their cases. Nobody thought anything of it. One day I was rummaging around the file cabinets and found a Geiger counter. I rounded up some fresh batteries and announced that I was going to check out the lab where the Troxlers were. Nobody paid any attention, so I set the gauge on the most sensitive setting, and noticed that it occasionally ticked from background readings — maybe a tick every few seconds.

As I walked towards the lab I noticed that the ticking was picking up — getting to where it was a constant, low-level chatter. Then I opened the door to the lab.

That thing SCREAMED. The needle pegged to the right, and I had to move to the next lower sensitivity setting to even get a reading. I don’t remember what it was, but I high-tailed it back to the office and got the boss, who went back with me, and I swear when he saw the readings he nearly shit himself. The gauges were immediately put into their cases and then stashed way the hell back in the warehouse by themselves.

They sent in our film badges right away, and the next week a guy from the NRC showed up to review the situation. We were all clear, and he said the gauges had to stay in their boxes back in the warehouse when not in use.

The thing was, though, the guys working in the soils lab never wore film badges, so there was no way to tell what dosage they’d picked up. I can only figure that the NRC guy calculated it from the Geiger readings and the length of time the gauges had been stored in the lab. At any rate, his visit was the end of it.

And that’s the story of how I saved the Wheeling Island Soils Testing Laboratory from horrible mutations and cancers. I hope.

Let's goooooooooo, Mountaineeeeeeeeers!

by An 'eer with a beer on Mar 15, 2011 8:45 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Bet it made your sphincter pucker waiting for the results.

My advice to the youth of America can best be expressed in the words of Robert A. Heinlein, "Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again."

by MtnEer_in_SC on Mar 15, 2011 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions  

Not really

I didn’t work in the lab, so I was never in there like the regulars were, and I’d only been on the job for a few months, so I didn’t figure I’d picked up anything bad. It was the guys who’d been there a long time that were probably all puckered up.

Let's goooooooooo, Mountaineeeeeeeeers!

by An 'eer with a beer on Mar 15, 2011 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions  

Troxlers

I’ve been working around them since 1972. That might explain some things. Good old Coleman lantern mantles are so hot that if you transport them in bulk you have to be registered by the NRC. Not good to carry them in a front pocket next to the boys.

by renegator on Mar 15, 2011 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

When you hear a siren like that

You know shit has gone completely off the rails. Gotdamn that’s insane.

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by Peter Gray on Mar 14, 2011 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'm not one for all that end times type shit

But this year has been certifiably jackshit insane so far. 20 years from now some hack documentarian is going to be recounting all of this with interviews from Justin Bieber (fresh out of rehab for the upteenth time), Tom Brady and Bristol Palin.

by Mango Stasi on Mar 14, 2011 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

That is unbelievable

Just 6 minutes from a trickle to a sea of debris and floating homes. I’ve seen rockslides and mudslides on video, but I’ve never seen houseslides. Holy Mother of Fuck that is frightening.

Real sports nut, huh?

by Awesome Bill from Dawsonville on Mar 15, 2011 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions  

I finally got word last night

The guy I know who is the US Army LNO with the Japanese Self Defense Force in that area (Sendai) made it out with his wife. A bit of weight off my shoulders. Same job I had when I was over there, different area.

"Hey--where's Perry?"
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by Kelly's Gyros on Mar 15, 2011 1:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

That is excellent news.

Glad they could make it out safely, especially from an area like Sendai.

Real sports nut, huh?

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