THE CURIOUS INDEX, 4/28/2011
by Spencer Hall on Apr 28, 2011 9:58 AM EDT
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I've been in two tornadoes, including the one that hit the Georgia Dome during the SEC tournament. They're nowhere near as fun as Twister makes them out to be, and do all kinds of bizarre things that really make you question whether quantum theory goes far enough in summing up the randomness of the universe. One brick building will be bombed to the foundations while a wooden house stands next to it with a few nicks from swirling debris; children get ripped from parents' arms and get set down a few blocks over with no injuries. The sun can be out and shining a few minutes after it blows through, which is right there in the list of biggest mindfucks you will ever experience.
So before you do anything this morning, text 90999 to the Red Cross and drop a quick $10 on your phone bill for the relief efforts in Alabama following the genuinely surreal mile-wide tornado that cranked through Tuscaloosa yesterday evening. Everyone we know of in the immediate EDSBS family is okay, but report in just to make us feel better in the comments section and let us know anyway, since we are the Mother Hen type when it comes to these things. (Mother Hens have hip flasks, too.)
Roll Bama Roll has further information on the storm's impact across Alabama along with some truly stunning photos in the comments section. Cajun Boy at Uproxx has a very thorough and mindbending roundup. Kenny Smith passed along the most frightening video we've seen of it yet; what it lacks in scale it makes up for in very real personal terror. The storm's total death toll has risen to 194 as of a few minutes ago, and will likely climb as relief teams comb through the wreckage both in Tuscaloosa and along the full arc of the storm's path.
It's bad, and without getting high on the sentiment of someone else's tragedy, let's just take a minute for a group hug, and then get sort of awkward, and remind you that fine establishments like Egan's and other local businesses will open for business because even on the day after a tornado people need diapers, food, and beer. (Not necessarily in that order.) (But you get the point.)
SO THIS MEANS HE WILL TAKE THE OHIO STATE JOB NEXT WEEK. Pat Dooley has an entire conversation with both Urban and Shelley Meyer, who both say Urban Meyer is not going to take the Ohio State job and that he is not thinking about it as even being a possibility. (Or at least that's what Pat Dooley says they say, since the only quotes in the article don't really prevent any of this from happening.) Given this: Ohio State, please therefore welcome your imminent replacement for Jim Tressel, Urban Meyer.
IN THE HIERARCHY OF ALT-JERSEYS, THROWBACKS > BLACK HELMET. Louisville will have new home unis for this season, and if zingy stripes are wins they already have like a billion on paper before a toe has met leather in 2011. Houston will opt for throwbacks for the Marshall game on 10/22, and just looking at that font makes us want to buy a cowboy hat and eat beef brisket.
THEY'RE REALLY NOT THAT ENTHUSIASTIC, NEBRASKA. They haven't got around to changing the name of the conference, and it hasn't been right for decades, so The Big Ten is way more chill than you think, Huskers. All that extra effort won't be necessary, and may even be considered distasteful by some prominent people in the conference.
Please stop embarrassing yourselves, Nebraska. Volume is next to peasantliness.
RIP, MARCELLIS WILLIAMSON. Dead of a heart attack at 23. The recently graduated nose tackle's final Facebook status is here, and presented without comment.
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RIP Marcellis
and everyone across the South who passed in the tornadoes. Ugh.
The USC Cocks pay my bills but the LSU Tigers have my heart.
Live each day as though it were your last
,….for one day you’re sure to be right.
Harry “Breaker” Morant
by sullivan013 on Apr 28, 2011 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
bruce beresford remains one of my favorite directors
I've been in love (truly) with five women, the Spanish Republic and the 4th Infantry Division.
by sailorjerry on Apr 28, 2011 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Auto rec Breaker Morant
We shot them under Rule 303.
"When a woman says "nothing's wrong," that means everything is wrong. And when a woman says "everything's wrong" that means EVERYthing is wrong. And when a woman says something's not funny, you'd better not laugh your ass off." H. Simpson
by Sasquatch Love on Apr 28, 2011 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
So much this.
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions
"All she can remember is that it sounded like a train"
Prayers be with you, Alabama people
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
by Old South on Apr 28, 2011 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
…or maybe it was Oz…
...and the drunks all think I made it, and the girls all twist and shake it like they do; all my playground fears have faded, replaced with grown up nightmares that have come true...
by Boozy McHound on Apr 28, 2011 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
tough day for the Bama nation.
Never thought I would see anything like that in my hometown.
Roll Tide.
I’ll grovel, as I do.
Surrreal
When I was looking at video of the aftermath 15th and McFarland I couldn’t even figure out what I was looking at.
The USC Cocks pay my bills but the LSU Tigers have my heart.
by Anthropologal on Apr 28, 2011 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Same here (my grandfather lives 5 minutes from that intersection).
My only argument is you're stupid.
by boddagettaflyer on Apr 28, 2011 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions
my mom was/is working at the hosiptal a block from the devastation.
I’ve seen photos that don’t make sense. I can’t believe they are showing what they show.
I’ll grovel, as I do.
by dirt sandwich on Apr 28, 2011 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
WHERE IS YOUR BAAL-BEAR NOW TUSCAYLON?!
But in all seriousness, nothing but best wishes to those affected by these terrible events…
Dean of Auburn Institute for Exploding Dog Studies
I am Desert Power
We also had a series of tornadoes a week and a half ago
We got an F3 in my hometown. I believe two were killed and we lost a few homes in several neighborhoods. Also, our Lowe’s was demolished. Fortunately no one was seriously hurt within it, but it got some national attention and the owner who directed everyone to get in a safe position acutally got a phone call from President Obama
"I've gotta fevah, and the only perscription is more Plumlee"
It is surreal when your corner of the universe ends up in
the epicenter of news footage. Take care y’all!
here you are:
I have to go with ‘B’
A:
or
B:
I haven't a particle of confidence in a man who has no redeeming petty vices whatsoever
-Mark Twain
Also, Fuck Clemson.
by Gamecock2002 on Apr 28, 2011 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Pinky on the right's left boob seems to be squashing teal's right boob
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
Pleased to have title
For two very different reasons.
by Torgo's Executive Powder on Apr 28, 2011 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Not feeling very lulzy today.
Got buzzed by this one in ’94:
And this one in ’88:
Both were terrifying and neither anywhere close to the magnitude of the ones yesterday. Godspeed, all affected.
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by She Blinded Me With Violence on Apr 28, 2011 10:13 AM EDT reply actions
Thing in the bottom picture was a K-Mart, BTW.
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by She Blinded Me With Violence on Apr 28, 2011 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Were these also in Tuscaloosa?
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Carolinas.
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by She Blinded Me With Violence on Apr 28, 2011 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions
That sonofabitch destroyed my Bojangles.
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by She Blinded Me With Violence on Apr 28, 2011 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Destroyed a Bojangles you say?
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
I hope that everyone made it through ok
Such heartbreaking and horrible news coming out of the south. wish there was more I could do.
help me, Arsenal, you're my only hope. never mind, I'm screwed. ROLL TIDE.
New year = starting a fresh list of people who can eat a hot bowl of dicks.
Kraken Rum Donation Fund?
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
the Kraken helpmed through last night.
sweet, sweet Kraken. [insert gummi venus de milo sound]
I’ll grovel, as I do.
by dirt sandwich on Apr 28, 2011 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions
at this point
I’d like to raise an actual kraken and train it to fight tornadoes
help me, Arsenal, you're my only hope. never mind, I'm screwed. ROLL TIDE.
New year = starting a fresh list of people who can eat a hot bowl of dicks.
Can I get a hearty "FUCK CNN" right about now?
They spent all night on Donald Trump and Kate Middleton.
by Torgo's Executive Powder on Apr 28, 2011 10:15 AM EDT reply actions 9 recs
BUT YOU HAVE TO KNOW ALL ABOUT THE ROYAL WEDDING!!1111
CNN pisses me off on a daily basis.
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
If only they had some sort of system where people could submit news electronically, thus making their jobs ridiculously simple.
Oh….
by Torgo's Executive Powder on Apr 28, 2011 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
John Stewart ripped into them pretty good a few weeks ago
Apparently at one point in their broadcast, they have a segment where they briefly highlight three stories, then you text to tell them which one you want to hear about the most, and they report on the winner.
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions
That's an exploding trend though.
My TV station is doing something similar on Facebook, we post 3 possible news stories early in the day, and then whichever one gets the most interest is the one we do the next day. And if Marquette, MI is doing it, you know the big boys will be doing it.
Well, the three news stories you could choose from on that day
were something to the effect of “Terrorist group rooted out in Afghanistan!” “Here’s this really odd bill that’s going to affect a lot of people’s individual rights if it’s passed. We’ll tell you the details if you choose this one.” and “Massive flooding in such and such area!”
… These all sound important and not something I want to CHOOSE between.
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh.
Well yeah that’s kind of aggravating.
Ours are bullshit small-market stories. Over-40 dating scene? Stay-cations? Lack of tornado sirens? (In the UP of Michigan, mind you. We never get tornadoes. Of course there aren’t sirens. Yeesh.) We’ve run all of those “stories”.
by psuwxman on Apr 28, 2011 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
And we did the tornado siren story
pretty much unwarranted, in early April. When it still snows here. A lot.
Rec for being a Yooper
I love Marquette. Awesome little town.
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm shocked you know what a Yooper is haha.
It’s neat. But after living in NJ and going to school at PSU, I’m approaching 2 years up here and quickly getting over it. Girlfriend who lives in Rhode Island doesn’t help my desire to leave.
I'm from SE Michigan, or, a troll from sout o'da bridge
We used to do yearly trips up to St. Ignace, and would head to Marquette if we could. Hiked in the Porcupines and seen da Soo Locks and Tahq falls plenty of times.
I’ve always been intrigued by the idea of living up there for like a year or so. No more. I also have a morbid curiosity of seeing what winter is like up there, just so I can say I’ve seen what five feet of snow looks like./
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh God
stay far away from here in the winters, unless you like brushing an inch of snow off your car after even just a quick trip into Wal-mart every day, all winter.
It snowed for 45 days straight here at one point this winter.
Twin cities has enough white stuff for me, thanks.
But the UP is a damned fine place to visit.
What the fuck is a pastie?
Pasties are DELICIOUS
THe best description I can give is to think of it like a chicken potpie, but better.
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
STAY AWAY
Pasty’s are TURRBLE. Sorry, I have to disagree with TGOJH on this one.
It’s a pastry crust with beef, rutabaga, and carrots (or onions, maybe both) in it, and it’s just terribly bland. No seasoning on any of the ones I’ve had.
I ordered one once, and the waitress brought out a bottle of ketchup to my dad and I and said, “if you need another bottle let me know!” So my dad and I look at each other and laugh, then dig in, and realize that you NEED to drown these things in ketchup to get through it.
I've always had it served with au jus, never ketchup.
Weird.
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
I gotta go with Ghost on this one
Pasties are phenomenal. They’re like a cross between a calzone and chicken pot pie.
It’s an entire meal wrapped in a pastry.
/cue Hot Pockets jokes
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
by stempke on Apr 28, 2011 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
this... this sounds pretty damn good!
by CoastalCowbell on Apr 28, 2011 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Downside
You feel like you just ate a brick afterward. Do not plan any activities for the next several hours post pasty consumption.
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
I noticed the brick effect, too
Immediate beer consumption in quantity did help alleviate that feeling, however.
"My mistress is pooped, the reds have Oklahoma, and I'm going to bed."
-Hodge Podge, Bloom County
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. "
"In practice, there is."-Yogi Berra
Grandma T's in Negaunee
as well as Jean K’s in Marquette.
I thought both were gross. /shrug
Give me NY style pizza any day over that.
First post!/disagree
I think the winters are awesome. I lived in Houghton for a year (freshman year of college). I grew up in SE Michigan as well and the winters are pretty tame down here…I thought the winters up there were AWESOME. The way winter should be. Ill never forget: October 16th was our first day of snow that year and it was 18". Spectacular. Then again I didn’t have any need for or own a car….
by LUNCHBOXTHEGOAT on Apr 28, 2011 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Winter is always fun in Oct/Nov/Dec. I don't like it in April.
/waves at northern Wisconsin and their half a foot of new snow
Wow, I'd have thought you were a little too south to worry about it
I’m actually a little jealous – if a few of these had hit the cities, we really would be talking about breaking The Record.
It's already mostly gone
in fact, I think La Crosse, which is pretty far south, got more than that.
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
Those kinds of stories sound more appropriate for a "you text it" deal.
Not, yknow, important news.
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions
In a time of a tough (understating) economy, political unrest and genocide, and a deadly string of tornadoes....
We have to all hear about the Royal Wedding? Makes a lot of sense
"I've gotta fevah, and the only perscription is more Plumlee"
One of my ancestors . . .
. . . joined the Continental Army and fought in a war so I wouldn’t have to give a shit about royal weddings, and I’ll be damned if I’m going to start caring now.
Et Universitatis Ohioensis delenda est!
by DevilGrad on Apr 28, 2011 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions 33 recs
exactly
my antecedents supported the revolution, so I could care less about a wedding that I will not attend.
And I’m definitely not sending a gift.
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Huzzah.
I care not for unemployed German inbreds.
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 Apr 28, 2011 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Less-German inbreds
Because of Diana’s thouroughly British family, Wills will be the most English English monarch in centuries.
Reminds me of the "Royal Bastards" BBC show I saw on PBS once
They traced the family tree from one of the Henrys in the 1300s through one of his illegitimate kids all the way down to a retired 80-something mailman in some small village. They rang his bell, said “congratulations, you’re related to royalty!” and gave him the big sheet with the complete genealogy.
His quote was priceless: “Thank God it’s an English king, not the bunch of Germans we have up there now.”
"My mistress is pooped, the reds have Oklahoma, and I'm going to bed."
-Hodge Podge, Bloom County
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. "
"In practice, there is."-Yogi Berra
WSJ had an article on the person last in line for the English throne (real life King Ralph),
Should something like 5,000 other people be wiped out.
My only argument is you're stupid.
by boddagettaflyer on Apr 28, 2011 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Amen.
The fact that several different branches of my ancestors voluntarily boarded leaky boats provisioned with maggotty food bound for a life of subsistence farming in a place they’d never even seen indicates to me that the British monarchy didn’t really care about them 300 years ago. I don’t know why I shouldn’t return the favor now.
Co-signed.
/ancestor signed the Mayflower Compact.
My only argument is you're stupid.
by boddagettaflyer on Apr 28, 2011 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
I am related to Ashley somehow or other as I am related
to Elder William Brewster and yea, that freaks me out.
Richard Warren
He is one of my direct ancestors. He had something like seven kids and they all survived into adulthood and had lots of kids of their own. Many people from the east coast can trace their genealogy to him. Notable Warren descendants include Ulysses S. Grant, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Alan Shepard, Amelia Earhart, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Richard Gere, Lavinia Warren (Mrs. Tom Thumb), Sarah Palin (OK, not so proud of that one), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and the Wright brothers.
My only argument is you're stupid.
by boddagettaflyer on Apr 28, 2011 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
If I was related to Grant
My family would completely ignore or deny that fact. My mom’s side of the family goes back to colonial Georgia (not debtors I don’t think) and the old folks don’t care too much for Grant’s work.
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
sounds like my folks
very big on the four CSA guys but mum on the topic of the one guy who fought for the Union and then escaped Andersonville to come back and fight some more. Whence begins the long tradition of black sheep in my family, of which I may be the apotheosis.
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
I imagine the guys who escaped Andersonville...
…would be rightly pissed off enough to want a second helping of war.
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
Probably, but we also have a long tradition of ornery pricks...
…of which i am most certainly the apotheosis.
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
I have a forefather of some sort
who was a guard on a yankee prison ship. saw how bad they treated the southern boys. He defected from the Union Army and joined the confederate army. We claim him.
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I probably watch
I was only 5 when the last one happened and I might not make it to the next one. Now, I probably won’t watch the entire thing, but you know…Elton John man, he’s rockin.
That and I am also a Tory.
Engineering wouldn't be so bad if occam's razor worked.
And MY ancestors didn't beat people for their money in the streets of Dun Laoghaire...
… resort to the vice trade to subsist, develop a predilection for spirits, and come over to America on their potato boats and take all the jobs just to…
Shit, I lost my train of thought.
I love green because money be green.
by Joey C. on Apr 28, 2011 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
On the bright side . . .
20 years after we couldn’t get a job we had the Presidency. May he rest in peace.
/Some of those leaky boat ancestors began their journey near Galway and Tralee.
by MaconDawg on Apr 28, 2011 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd for the Departed.
I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.
by saxattack29 on Apr 28, 2011 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
My mom's side came from the Emerald Isle (County Cork to be exact)
My dad’s side….
AND
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
Does that make you Black Irish?
/knowsitdoesn’tbutcan’tresist
//arewesupposedtopuncuatethesethings?
///Ididitagain
Let's goooooooooo, Mountaineeeeeeeeers!
by An 'eer with a beer on Apr 28, 2011 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you also like feathers?
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Apr 28, 2011 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I think this means he likes
chickens… (see quote about feather:kinky::chicken:perverted)
The USC Cocks pay my bills but the LSU Tigers have my heart.
by Anthropologal on Apr 28, 2011 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
And mine
would be mostly interested in stealing the shiny Crown Jewels.
Transmogrified up in this piece!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Apr 28, 2011 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
I think mine weaseled out of fighting for the North during the Civil War
Since we are in this ancestral dick measuring contest, I though I would chime in.
Engineering wouldn't be so bad if occam's razor worked.
by meatybob on Apr 28, 2011 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
the original tea party for the win
Their early work was so much better. It’s just had this spontaneous, organic, stick it to the man feeling
I've been in love (truly) with five women, the Spanish Republic and the 4th Infantry Division.
by sailorjerry on Apr 28, 2011 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Hipster.
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
by VandyImport on Apr 28, 2011 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
and a rec to you, good sir
"i play real sports. not trying to be the best at exercising."
by whiskey_soup on Apr 28, 2011 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
No one has done more to destroy the sanctity of marriage than British Royalty
It’s high time we stopped them from getting hitcherd.
by Mango Stasi on Apr 28, 2011 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
The first of my father's family to come to America arrived in 1774
and in 1777 marched with the Pennsylvania Miitia.
I do have a mild interest in this wedding, as the Middleton name is quite well-known here in the Charleston area. The grounds and gardens at Middleton Plantation are quite spectacular.
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"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Done been there
Nice little tour if you have the time and money
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
I sort of figured you for an architectural nerd, like me.
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Somewhat. Definitely a plantationphile
Old South gonna Old South
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
Then you must have been in Heaven driving up Highway 61
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
My families didn't come over until after the Civil war.
Swedish on one side, German on the other. We are, however, united in our disdain for all things royal, weddings or otherwise.
"Wer viel Bier trinkt, schläft gut. Wer gut schläft, sündigt nicht. Und wer nicht sündigt, kommt in den Himmel!" Martin Luther
One branch of the wife's lineage...
…goes to the guy who stole Priscilla Alden off of Miles Standish.
She views this as the karmic reason for her rotten luck in dating. I would argue I am the apotheosis of said luck ;]
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
Can trace back to Jamestown on my dad's side,
and one of said ancestors was a Col in the Georgia militia during the Civil War.
We also know that our forbears were pewter smiths.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Apr 28, 2011 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
My great great great grnadfather
Served in the Union Army. Five times. Because he really enjoyed deserting.
That notwithstanding, I’ve had an ancestor fight in every major war save 1812, and my great grandfather drove ambulances with Hemingway in Spain during WW1.
http://twitter.com/#!/emc503
Lieutenant Dan?
You are a thief of joy.
by videoartistknoxharrington on Apr 28, 2011 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Holy shit, it could be him.
’cept Lt. Dan said he had an ancestor die in every major war.
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Are we related?
Dad’s side is a mix of all sorts of historical losers: Creek, Cajun, Confederate, and somehow Old school British settlers that hung out with Pocahantus.
Mom’s side is Scottish and Danish. The Scotts came to Georgia in the colonial days and settled the emerald coast afterwards. proud Georgia heritage.
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I am related to CSA Gens. Stonewall Jackson, D.H. Hill, and CSA BG Rufus Barringer, among others
And now you know the origins of my SB Nation moniker!
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
I'm Karl
my mom tries to talk to me about our genealogy… I tell her that I happy they she has something that she enjoys, but if she keeps telling me about it I will call far less often.
by jokastrength on Apr 28, 2011 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Mine didn't come over until right around 1900 either...
but as Polocks and Irish, we have a long tradition of drinking, eating potatoes, and not giving a fuck. About what, you ask? About everything
"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
I would venture to say that most of us have ancestors
that fought against colonial powers.
Cal fan and day laborer librarian for Stanford. Yeah, I'm screwed.
by Anonymous IV at Mono Lake on Apr 28, 2011 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Shit man
My ancestors were fighting the British back when they were Roman
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
My ancestors were fighting the Romans BEFORE it was cool
"My mistress is pooped, the reds have Oklahoma, and I'm going to bed."
-Hodge Podge, Bloom County
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. "
"In practice, there is."-Yogi Berra
You watch your mouth, boyo.
And we were singing, hymns and arias...
by gth863x on Apr 28, 2011 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I guessed right.
You know you have a long and solid history of destorying shit right when even the Greeks hated you.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
The Celts
When they said, “Let’s go fuck with these people over here…”
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
Wrong bunch of Celts on my end.
We were the raidees, not the raiders.
And we were singing, hymns and arias...
In fairness
I’m pretty sure the Celts just pointed in a random direction, not that they specifically cared who they were fucking with
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
True dat.
The Celts started out in the center and started moving in all directions. Before the empire came crashing down around little Augustulus’ head, the Celts were the only people who successfully sacked Rome.
They were nomadic, so once they had it, they were like, “Meh” and kept wandering.
Incidentally, the Greeks gave them the name “Celts”, coming from Keltoi, which meant “Oh shit, here they come again!”
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
by Neodymium on Apr 28, 2011 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
well...
they like to drink, fight and party.
If you are of Irish descent then read ‘How the Irish saved Civilization’, an interesting book (not sure how accurate though).
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I am not. I am Welsh.
We do not like the Irish any more than we or they like the English.
By “my people”, I actually meant “my people”, not “my ancestors people”. (no snark intended)
And we were singing, hymns and arias...
I've got a strong streak of Welsh in me, too.
When I was poking around, doing some genealogy a few years ago, I discovered that my family line can be traced back to Prince Llewelyn.
I’m sure LOTS of people can do that, but it was pretty cool to be able to see from whence we sprang.
I also discovered that part of my mom’s side came from a specific Viking warrior who liked the east coast of Scotland so much, he stayed.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
Very interesting.
You wouldn’t happen to know which Llewelyn, would you? We had a couple. Fawr or The Last?
And we were singing, hymns and arias...
The Last
Like I said, lots of people can probably do the same genealogy trick.
My family still stuck around that area, too, until they came over here. Apparently, they were from Shropshire and made some pretty damned good knives and other pointy, metal implements.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
Shropshire, you say?
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Apr 28, 2011 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
One of my absolute favorite periphery Loony Toons characters!!!
Name?
Shropshire Slasher, sir!
Occupation?
Shropshire Slasher, sir!
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
Speak up, good man!
Now run along back to prison with you, there’s a good chap.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Apr 28, 2011 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The Marches
Lots of blood shared on both sides of Offa’s Dyke. And a fair bit on the ground as well.
And we were singing, hymns and arias...
There is a Welsh bar in Manhattan
The owners of that bar threw me out for wearing an “Irish” hat.
/it was only jokingly but the other patrons didn’t know that
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
Do you happen to remember the name of this bar?
It sounds like somewhere I could enjoy.
And we were singing, hymns and arias...
Longbow Pub or something like that
I’m also being corrected by my better half. It was in Brooklyn, not Manhattan. Apparently she used to live near it, which is the only reason I was ever aware of it.
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
No worries
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
/throws messengers head at Maximus
//grunts
///gets slaughtered
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
by stempke on Apr 28, 2011 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Maybe it's the being up at 5:30 this morning...
…but that made me laugh.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
Meaning...
That they were Roman and fighting the Britons? Or fighting the Roman Britons?
And we were singing, hymns and arias...
Unfortunately, the best news network on this (or practically anything else these days)
is Twitter.
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by She Blinded Me With Violence on Apr 28, 2011 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
for twitter
the hashtag #alwx is good to track the latest news.
help me, Arsenal, you're my only hope. never mind, I'm screwed. ROLL TIDE.
New year = starting a fresh list of people who can eat a hot bowl of dicks.
Usually avoid profanity in my comments, so I'll just say...
DITTO CUBED.
They can buzz off. Does anyone here remember when they were actually a news network? Me neither.
by HailVarsity on Apr 28, 2011 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
1994, during the North Korean crisis
Then they repurposed the exact music for the wall-to-wall OJ coverage and CNN ceased to exist as a viable source of legitimate news.
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
by VandyImport on Apr 28, 2011 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
those hicks in the South dont matter
when there is a magical royal wedding happening that means absolutly jackshit here…people are dead, but who cares, there is a royal wedding
screw them all….God speed to the South this day
by Ron Zook Owes Me a Liver on Apr 28, 2011 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Meanwhile, the tornadoes are the top story on BBC.co.uk
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13217726
Et Universitatis Ohioensis delenda est!
by DevilGrad on Apr 28, 2011 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
to be fair, its on CNN as well
I think its everywhere now.
fuck tornadoes
Engineering wouldn't be so bad if occam's razor worked.
Funny thing is, This guy started CNN
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
And letting it go to those heathen Time Warner Yankees from New York was his greatest error.
Well, that and letting Eric Bischoff have the book in WCW…
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
by VandyImport on Apr 28, 2011 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
No kidding.
I am much more concerned about the people who had their birth certificates of people blow 100 miles east or the people missing their spouse this morning than the garbage they were putting on my tv.
"My idea of a perfect government is one guy who sits in a small room at a desk, and the only thing he’s allowed to decide is who to nuke. The man is chosen based on some kind of IQ test, and maybe also a physical tournament, like a decathlon. And women are brought to him, maybe ... when he desires them."
by the beefy ghost of prop joe on Apr 28, 2011 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
That's the most surreal detail of the story, to me
Stuff from Tuscaloosa ending up 120 miles away. Just mind-blowing.
Much easier to ignore the questionable quality of things that are covered in cheese.
Check out this Facebook group
Also ABC 33/40’s Flickr stream has pics of debris blown all over tarnation
The USC Cocks pay my bills but the LSU Tigers have my heart.
by Anthropologal on Apr 28, 2011 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
My brother found a Tuscaloosa car title in his yard
He lives 63 miles away from T-town and is an Auburn fan, ironically enough.
Knowing him, he will email the title to its owner, and include a picture of Nick Fairley.
The smartass is strong in my family…
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
by VandyImport on Apr 28, 2011 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The car is probably upside down somewhere in Fultondale, anyway.
My only argument is you're stupid.
by boddagettaflyer on Apr 28, 2011 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Prince William says Negatory on the first, Yeppers on the second.
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
CNN=the Clemson of news networks
so yes, Fuck CNN
"My mistress is pooped, the reds have Oklahoma, and I'm going to bed."
-Hodge Podge, Bloom County
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. "
"In practice, there is."-Yogi Berra
hey, i think we agreed that the best nooz network was Twitter earlier, right?
by CoastalCowbell on Apr 28, 2011 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
no joke, Al Jazeera English
Fish meat is practically a vegetable
by Bourbon_Meyer on Apr 28, 2011 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
That's b/c they're all ex-BBC.
My only argument is you're stupid.
by boddagettaflyer on Apr 28, 2011 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
They also have the good taste to provide a streaming iPhone app.
NHK’s English-language service was also quite good, I thought. Still wish BBC World would get their shit together and just ship the app already.
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
by VandyImport on Apr 28, 2011 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed on AJ-English and NHK
Though Al Jazeera-English and Al Jazeera Arabic couldn’t be further from each other. It’s very much a case of “here’s what we really think and want to foment in our own world, and here’s the level headedness that we don’t really have, but want to show the rest of the world.”
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Apr 28, 2011 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I always have high hopes for CNN to finally use their tremendous resources for good news
And every time they always end up cutting away from news for breaking coverage of an Elton John hangnail for 26 hours straight.
"My mistress is pooped, the reds have Oklahoma, and I'm going to bed."
-Hodge Podge, Bloom County
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. "
"In practice, there is."-Yogi Berra
I'm still partial to NPR.
Decided lefty slant acknowledged, I do think they’re still trying as hard as they can be to be 1) journalistic and 2) fair.
"Wer viel Bier trinkt, schläft gut. Wer gut schläft, sündigt nicht. Und wer nicht sündigt, kommt in den Himmel!" Martin Luther
For that there's PBS' Jim Lehrer News Hour....
He does a good job being journalistic and fair also.
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
THAT'S THE MACNEILL/LEHRER NEWS HOUR YOU FUCKER
Ba da ba da baaa daaa baa daa baa daaaaaaa bum dum dum.
Robert MacNeil hasn't been on the show since the mid-90s
ba da bing!
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 29, 2011 8:40 AM EDT up reply actions
The real difficulty I have with NPR...
…is the way the male announcers try to speak like neutered sissies. I know they want to sound cultivated, but give me a break. I find it much, much more irritating than their leftism, which I can just ignore. The end result is that I can’t listen to them for more than a few minutes at a time.
For shit's sake Swindle. Egan's was the best Ttown institution you could come up with?
In all seriousness, I went to law school there, and the law school is chartering buses to pick up students and bring them back to the building because they literally have nowhere else to go.
"We may have to retire this feature, because the final story in this post will never be topped for sheer Spicy Livin' outside of the silver screen or our own imaginations."
by Silver Britches on Apr 28, 2011 10:17 AM EDT reply actions
Egan's is among the creepiest bars I've ever seen
And I know creepy bars.
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
i know for certain that the owner, employees, clientele, and hell the bar itself
would take this as a true compliment. RTR.
I’ll grovel, as I do.
by dirt sandwich on Apr 28, 2011 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Hugs and liquor to all affected
Roll Tide
by Peter Gray on Apr 28, 2011 10:17 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
As a fellow Yank, this is a day I am happy not to have SEC speed
Them damn Tornadys struck with SEC speed and more…..god bless all in the area….
Thanks to Commrade Swindle
For keeping twitter followers on the edge of their couches last night as reports, vids and pics poored in of the damage. His updates were better and more real-time than anything I was seeing on TV. We had some Tornado Warnings in KY yesterday but NOTHING AT ALL like this. Thoughts, prayers and vibes to all affected.
Hug your wife, kiss your kids and for God’s sake text $10 to the RedCross.
by Tobias Funke's jorts on Apr 28, 2011 10:17 AM EDT reply actions
Other CFB reporters were also doing a good job
And I’ll be damned if I don’t hit the next person who says Twitter is “stupid”, “worthless”
¡Viva La Revolución!
@ecuamerican
by ecuamerican on Apr 28, 2011 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
I have a family member who is a professor at Alabama.
Thank God her and her family are safe.
Crazy stuff.
twitter - devidee33
We've had our differences
but blessings to your relatives and anyone else down there.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Apr 28, 2011 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Glad to hear it, man.
"Wer viel Bier trinkt, schläft gut. Wer gut schläft, sündigt nicht. Und wer nicht sündigt, kommt in den Himmel!" Martin Luther
Glad they're safe man
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
Needless to say, my thought and prayers are with Alabama today...
…especially Tuscaloosa. I say ROLL TIDE ROLL! with full enthusiasm, at least for today.
And, my goodness, that Marcellis Williamson comment is just beyond my descriptive abilities. Someone help me out here: Is that touching or horrifying? Or both?
That's the problem...
The tornadoes rolled plenty of the tide, and you’re a horrible person for cheering it on!
/probably going to hell for that joke
//condolences to anybody affected.
by The Commenter Formerly Known as Not You on Apr 28, 2011 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
I think the word you're looking for is prophetic
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
RMFT
all bros accounted for on my end – got a little worried until 12:30 last night
cell phone towers are down and all sorts of parents are flipping their shit
People who live in glass houses should not hang out with Charles Barkley.
All my buddies are good to go
One house full of my friends lost it’s roof. Said it scared the shit out of them.
Praise God that we didn’t get much of a storm down here at all, the storm system itself wasn’t nearly as wide in this part of the state, but it actually split around the Auburn area. I was at a bar and both my brothers and parents were calling me to tell me take cover. It just rained.
Prayers to the people in north AL and GA
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
it actually split around the Auburn area
You can thank Rev. Newton for his prayers
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
by Spartan D on Apr 28, 2011 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Athens only got a tornado warning that was intended for extreme southern Clarke County
The only redeeming thing about yesterday was seeing my Northern classmates freak the hell out on Facebook when they heard the sirens.
by Torgo's Executive Powder on Apr 28, 2011 10:21 AM EDT reply actions
Northern?
How far north? In Ohio, we’re always sweating these kind of storms.
Thoughts go out to all those affected, by the way.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
New York, Connecticut, and Orange County (not the North but whatevs)
by Torgo's Executive Powder on Apr 28, 2011 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
So non-Southerners.
I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.
by saxattack29 on Apr 28, 2011 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Actual status this morning:
“well if the pigheaded conservatives and 100 degree summers weren’t enough, the killer tornados definitely encourage my speedy return to the north.”
GTFO of my state K THX BAI
by Torgo's Executive Powder on Apr 28, 2011 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Grizzard: "Delta's Ready When You Are."
Just as soon as they lift that ground stop for Hartsfield, that is…
My only argument is you're stupid.
by boddagettaflyer on Apr 28, 2011 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I just stole this for a reply to her status.
/drops the mic
by Torgo's Executive Powder on Apr 28, 2011 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Aaaaand she deleted my reply.
by Torgo's Executive Powder on Apr 28, 2011 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
well, we can't allow pigheaded conservatives to express opinions
that’s how we got the tea party.
WHAT’S THAT SPIDER CLOSET? YOU WERE DESTROYED IN THE TORNADO? HA! YOU HAVE NO POWER ANYMORE!
I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.
by saxattack29 on Apr 28, 2011 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Spider closet
was actually safest place to be during the storm
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
There is no way she is hot enough to even put with via FB
Defriend.
"They've just discovered a new use for sheep over there at Clemson... wool." - Lewis Grizzard
by GwinnettGamecock on Apr 28, 2011 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd keep her on FB
just for the sense of moral superiority.
I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.
by saxattack29 on Apr 28, 2011 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
One of the benefits of being South Carolinian
is, justified or not, we have that in spades.
"They've just discovered a new use for sheep over there at Clemson... wool." - Lewis Grizzard
by GwinnettGamecock on Apr 28, 2011 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Word, brah, word up.
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions
...
"What are you, drunk?" "Drunk enough to kick your ass."
by Awesome Bill from Dawsonville on Apr 28, 2011 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Cited in "How to win friends and influence people"
I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.
by saxattack29 on Apr 28, 2011 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Sounds like somebody needs to get that transfer paperwork done . . .
. . and high-tail it back to Central Connecticut State University. After all, it is the 99th-ranked regional university in the Northeast.
Et Universitatis Ohioensis delenda est!
Trust me
She’s better suited for the Connecticut University for Naval Technology.
by Torgo's Executive Powder on Apr 28, 2011 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That's very strong language.
Usually I just send them to the Boston Institute for Technology, Commerce, and Haberdashery.
I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.
by saxattack29 on Apr 28, 2011 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
The Boston University School of Theology . . .
. . . used to sell tee-shirts with the acronym in large letters across the chest. Those were just a bit disconcerting.
Et Universitatis Ohioensis delenda est!
Speaking for Northerners everywhere (well at least the Midwest type....which is a very different phylum than the East Coast ones
We are happy to take his application, and will let him know if anything opens up.
//Tosses application in shredder
"My idea of a perfect government is one guy who sits in a small room at a desk, and the only thing he’s allowed to decide is who to nuke. The man is chosen based on some kind of IQ test, and maybe also a physical tournament, like a decathlon. And women are brought to him, maybe ... when he desires them."
by the beefy ghost of prop joe on Apr 28, 2011 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
It's a she.
And let’s just say she’s a princess, of a certain tribe, and that’s all I have to say about that.
by Torgo's Executive Powder on Apr 28, 2011 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
She couldn't get in to Emory?
"It's always good to demonstrate to your coworkers that you are capable of withstanding a tremendous amount of pain." -- Ron Swanson
by thechuck_2112 on Apr 28, 2011 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
.
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
by Old South on Apr 28, 2011 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLOLOLOLOL
rec’d for stereotyping every Emory grad I’ve ever met
Fish meat is practically a vegetable
by Bourbon_Meyer on Apr 28, 2011 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions
HEY!
Stop that.
My Catholic wife went to Emory for under-grad.
...and the drunks all think I made it, and the girls all twist and shake it like they do; all my playground fears have faded, replaced with grown up nightmares that have come true...
by Boozy McHound on Apr 28, 2011 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't stand Emory
But it’s probably the only school I’ll ever donate to other than AU. Well, indirectly at least. That cancer center is the tits.
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
that is the 'bad yankee transplant' stereotype nailed perfectly.
leave. please. no one will miss you down here.
by CoastalCowbell on Apr 28, 2011 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Because northerners aren't ever pig-headed.
FACK YOU FACK YOU FACK YOU OWAH PINK HATS AH PINKAH THAN YOAH PINK HATS.
Transmogrified up in this piece!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Apr 28, 2011 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Wait... Bostonians are pig headed
Does that mean we can kill them and make bacon.
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
We'd have to cure them first
and Lord knows THAT ain’t happening…
"My mistress is pooped, the reds have Oklahoma, and I'm going to bed."
-Hodge Podge, Bloom County
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. "
"In practice, there is."-Yogi Berra
by Dogrel on Apr 28, 2011 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Well,
why didn’t you just jump into the tornado? It would have gotten you there much faster.
I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.
by saxattack29 on Apr 28, 2011 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions
See, those are Yankees.
Once, you’re west of Pennsylvania, then they’re northerners.
by Albino Tornado on Apr 29, 2011 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions
All cool here
Apparently Brookhaven has a like a crazy storm filter.
My family in Birmingham is all accounted for- and my Uncle with power tools and such is having to cut folks out of their homes.
I did this once,
but it wasn’t to get live people out of their homes. I like your uncle’s version of the job better. Good luck to him and to everyone else.
The biological purpose of pain is to prevent the recurrence of stupidity.
I propose a 1 day substitution of Fuck Clemson with Fuck Tornados
by Ron Zook Owes Me a Liver on Apr 28, 2011 10:23 AM EDT reply actions 70 recs
Make it green, campers.
________________________________
I will give my shirt for Tennessee today.
by Holly Anderson on Apr 28, 2011 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Started
now finish it and
FUCK TORNADOS
and ROLL TIDE
The USC Cocks pay my bills but the LSU Tigers have my heart.
by Anthropologal on Apr 28, 2011 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Fully endorse
Fuck tornadoes.
My years of marching band have made me an authority on football.
Oh, and I have a Twitter.
by MagnaCarterGT on Apr 28, 2011 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Maybe Chamberlain was onto something with the whole appeasement strategy.
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
And building off of the Iowa hate:
WHO HATES CYCLONES?
I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.
by saxattack29 on Apr 28, 2011 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
WE HATE CYCLONES!
Much easier to ignore the questionable quality of things that are covered in cheese.
by allicolls on Apr 28, 2011 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hey, now.
Oh, what the hell. Rec.
"Wer viel Bier trinkt, schläft gut. Wer gut schläft, sündigt nicht. Und wer nicht sündigt, kommt in den Himmel!" Martin Luther
Now even the midwesterners have expressed resentment of tornadoes.....
"I've gotta fevah, and the only perscription is more Plumlee"
Seconded
Got an urgent call from the KY Blood Center, they really want some. It’ s been way too long since I gave anyway, I need to get better about the 8 week rule.
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
My timing sucks
I’ve been thrown off ever since my wife wheedled me into that damn double-dose machine, and now I can’t go until two weeks from now. Fortunately there’s a donation center in the building right next to my primary user base.
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
by VandyImport on Apr 28, 2011 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions
I've pondered lying in the past
I’m not some 100 lb girl who will pass out on the floor of her dorm room after I give blood (as my freshman year girlfriend did). I’m a big dude. I could probably give weekly.
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
They have internets and databases
at mine and tell me / ask me if X was my last donation. You could be found out….
Charity fraud?
Err…as a policy matter, do we actually want to punish this? I LOVE TOO MUCH
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
I would imagine it's one of those "protect you from yourself" situations
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
They flag for "motivated donor"
My brother-in-law has hemochromatosis (sp?) and actually needs to give blood for health reasons – and BECAUSE of that, they won’t let him donate.
Just plain wack sometimes.
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
by VandyImport on Apr 28, 2011 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure King of the Hill had an episode where Peggy and Minh got into a blood donation contest
Hijinks ensued.
Let's goooooooooo, Mountaineeeeeeeeers!
by An 'eer with a beer on Apr 28, 2011 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions
That's one of the worst things about my career path
I couldn’t give for 3 years after being stationed in Korea, because of the malaria risk. So I was in Korea in 99-00, and went back….3 years later in 2003. I couldn’t give blood on Sep 11, so I badgered my wife into giving for me. I was finally able to give blood again in 2008, did so at a blood bank in Japan, which was one of the most rewarding experiences ever. (I giggle thinking some Japanese person is walking around with my gaijin blood and doesn’t know it). So of course, what happens next? I go to Afghanistan in 2009, come back 2010, can’t give blood again for another 2 years. They had a blood drive at school when the semester started, I tried, and was turned away politely.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Apr 28, 2011 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't give blood
Because I lived in Britain during the BSE/CJD/MadCow stuff. Annoys the hell out of me.
And we were singing, hymns and arias...
That may have changed
I used to just lie because I never ate beef the entire time I lived in London (I wasn’t that afraid, it was more of an experiment/diet) . But last time I gave blood the question was different and I didn’t even have to lie. I can’t remember the details, but they added something to the question (consecutive length of stay maybe) that excluded me, perhaps you too.
There's no time limit??
There should be a time limit.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Apr 28, 2011 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
There's a date window now.
Used to be a 10 year (I think) time limit, and that wouldn’t help either.
And we were singing, hymns and arias...
Yeah, I used to lie
but they changed the rules so that you can do it after a certain period of time. I’m not sure if Britain expires though, Mad Cow is no joke, yall
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
No shit, just look at the Chick Fil A ads...
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
I don't think it does
It just infuriates me that we don’t have a test for it, to see if I could donate blood or anything like that.
And we were singing, hymns and arias...
Just don't always do it with the red cross
Go with the blood bus. The LifeSouth blood bus is so bootleg that it actually creeps me out giving blood in there.
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Beware of other blood donation agencies.
Mom used to work as 2nd in command of fundraising/gifting/grantwriting/etc for the Oklahoma chapter. ARC used to be the only one who “DONATED” blood to hospitals. The rest charge because they will sell for other stuff too.
Also, surprise, Mom quit that job in fall 2002.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
this is awkward
In the cavalcade of condolences ( and I wish all the best to everyone dealing with tragedy right now ), um, is there supposed to be a link to the Neb. story.?
(so sorry)
Engineering wouldn't be so bad if occam's razor worked.
Remember, to stay safe in the upper south, Mid- Atlantic, and rest of the north east. Its not over, its far from over.
/obligatory pic is oblicgatory
"I've gotta fevah, and the only perscription is more Plumlee"
Drake is 3-ply soft
according to Ghostface Killah
"What are you, drunk?" "Drunk enough to kick your ass."
by Awesome Bill from Dawsonville on Apr 28, 2011 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
We're all Alabamans today (easy jokes aside)
but then there’s this:
just looking at that font makes us want to buy a cowboy hat and eat beef brisket
Other things that inspire this:
Wake up
Breathing
Driving
Working
Seeing an attractive woman
Hearing morning birds sing
drinking
footballfootballfootballfootball
Fish meat is practically a vegetable
by Bourbon_Meyer on Apr 28, 2011 10:26 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Had two tornado watches in Central Texas in the last 48 hrs.
And nary a branch broken. I wish the same for all of you. Stay up Derty South!
"Beating 'SC is not a matter of life or death, it's more important than that."
Red Sanders-Bruins head coach (1949-57)
by Trouble's A Bruin on Apr 28, 2011 10:27 AM EDT reply actions
Tornadoes freak me out.
At least you know a hurricane is coming a day or more ahead of time. Thoughts are with all of you.
Just incidentally...
Is that Nebraska story supposed to have a link? I ask because…uh…there isn’t one, and my profile page tells me that I like that particular team.
Added.
Because college football is too important to be left to the professionals.
by Spencer Hall on Apr 28, 2011 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Saw on the radar that the Philadelphia area is getting hit with tornadoes today from a different system
Not sure if we have anyone in that area, but be careful if you are!
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 10:31 AM EDT reply actions
Its really interesting
That you hardly ever see big cities get hit by tornadoes. It always seems to be at least a fairly rural area.
"I've gotta fevah, and the only perscription is more Plumlee"
I was in the one that hit Brooklyn last fall
Not nearly as bad as Tuscaloosa nor anywhere near close to the chaos and terror that it could have ensued. But it is rare that it does hit a major city and everyone here was shocked by it.
¡Viva La Revolución!
@ecuamerican
by ecuamerican on Apr 28, 2011 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions
It's all about odds.
As terrible as it seems, it’s only a matter of time before a MAJOR city like Atlanta, Dallas, etc. gets a big (I mean, BIG) tornado. Salt Lake City got a pretty nasty one in ’02 I believe, and Oklahoma City almost got leveled in ’99.
Fort Worth got nailed, maybe 15 years ago
Glass everywhere. I think the downtown buildings structurally can handle tornadoes, its the small business/residential buildings that are leveled.
Engineering wouldn't be so bad if occam's razor worked.
Didn't Nashville get hit a few years ago?
by jokastrength on Apr 28, 2011 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Yup. Last really major one was in '98
That one actually hit downtown. Delayed construction of what is now called LP Field by a few months.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of Coffee that thoughts acquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
And then the flood
I think the thing that threw me most was the guy up to his neck in water…at Hawkins Field.
Okay, he was standing in the dugout, but still, you never get used to seeing a mobile home floating down the interstate…
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
The OK tornado in '99 was impressive
Heat Island effect helps a little bit with urban areas and tornados.
I went through Moore, OK about a month or two after that tornado hit. 4’ diameter trees sheared off 3’ above the ground, buildings leveled, it was to say the least impressive.
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
I went to Norman a WEEK after that one
Driving down I-44 from Tulsa, was just more depressing the further S/W you went.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
I also suspect that a pile of buildings helps minimize low-level wind shear, which... something
I think enforced stagnation can’t be helpful to tornado formation, but I’m the wrong kind of fluid dynamicist to ask.
In theory, yes, it would obstruct the inflow
but for something on the scale that the Moore, OK tornado was on, or even the storms last night (which were all large, violent, long-track supercells) it wouldn’t matter too much. Those storms inhale air like a massive shop-vac. Plus, there’s some indications that the RFD (rear flank downdraft) is more important to tornado development. But you still need that inflow to get cyclic formation of tornadoes.
/stopping self before total nerd meltdown
No, once it's formed you can't do much about it
But if you can inhibit formation to some degree, that’s a good thing. Everything starts small and low-energy.
'92 tornado for McPherson, KS
started forming 15-30 miles to the SW of town. It was still in the process of going from cloud to ground when it hit the refinery heat island and this caused the tornado to ‘bounce’.
It hit one house then bounced over a sub-division, partially hit the local 4 year college, the mobile home factory and a wheat field then it bounced over the drug and insulation plants before heading cross country.
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
/must not make joke about Mobile Home Factory.
by jokastrength on Apr 28, 2011 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
actually we thought is was funny
the mobile home park had minor damage but the mobile home factory was almost completely gone.
Seeing a 2 story house shifted off its foundation was impressive, as was the ford escort balanced on top of a driveway slab that was tilted up so the car was about 3’ off the ground.
ErikT: I know nothing about fluid dyamics. The McPherson tornado was still forming at the time it hit the refinery.
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
God's Pre-emptive strike, FTW!
/hellbound
//nowneedtogetwhiskeybent
"My mistress is pooped, the reds have Oklahoma, and I'm going to bed."
-Hodge Podge, Bloom County
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. "
"In practice, there is."-Yogi Berra
do you mean tornado or nerd meltdown?
snickering. You guys are clearly better tornadoists than me. Ask me about Lake Effect snow……
If we expand lake effect snow
to include lake effect enhancement of all types, then it’s a year-round issue. Stupid Great Lakes.
In Soviet Grand Marais,
lake effect snow covers you!
"Wer viel Bier trinkt, schläft gut. Wer gut schläft, sündigt nicht. Und wer nicht sündigt, kommt in den Himmel!" Martin Luther
Man, I love the North Shore.
/enters Grandma’s Marathon.
//sunburns entire left side of body
///doesn’t care
"Wer viel Bier trinkt, schläft gut. Wer gut schläft, sündigt nicht. Und wer nicht sündigt, kommt in den Himmel!" Martin Luther
Me, too, actually.
Ran in 2008 but haven’t made it back since. If you’re anywhere near Fargo, their marathon is the shit, really: fun, lots of fans, interesting course and GREAT postrace spread.
"Wer viel Bier trinkt, schläft gut. Wer gut schläft, sündigt nicht. Und wer nicht sündigt, kommt in den Himmel!" Martin Luther
My word,
you know of Grand Marais? I’m actually pretty shocked at the amount of people who know things about the UP in here.
I don’t feel like I’m so remote and removed from the civilized world anymore!
Everything Yooper I know
I learned from Dr. Demento – Da Turdy Point Buck
The biological purpose of pain is to prevent the recurrence of stupidity.
Think this may actually
be Grand Marais, MN. But not sure.
You are a thief of joy.
by videoartistknoxharrington on Apr 28, 2011 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I think
you may be right. I think it’s a more substantial town than the Michigan variety.
Then again, it doesn’t take much to be more substantial than ours.
It's not huge, but it's a major jumping-off point to the Boundary Waters
So a whole lot of people are familiar with the place, far beyond what the population would indicate.
I had no idea there was another Grand Marais anywhere.
I was indeed referring to the MN variety. Mrs. Rev and I courted, married and lived in MN for several years – an annual trip to Duluth/Grand Marais/Cascade River Lodge was a highlight of our time “up north.” That brewpub on the waterfront is awesome, as is the Trading Post and, of course, Sven & Ole’s Pizza.
"Wer viel Bier trinkt, schläft gut. Wer gut schläft, sündigt nicht. Und wer nicht sündigt, kommt in den Himmel!" Martin Luther
we had a steady (20+mph) wind out of the south down here
for almost 2 straight days before the storms hit. i figured something big was brewing, b/c we’ll get strong winds out of the north days before a hurricane hits. it was ~80 when in went to sleep last night & ~60 when i got up. that was one hell of a strong front.
by CoastalCowbell on Apr 28, 2011 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
My dad was in the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, and for the longest time, I was thinking of going to PSU or some similar school for meteorology
He eventually convinced me that the employment field for forecast meteorology is really narrow, and I’d be better off becoming some kind of engineer. That didn’t stop me from taking the few meteorology courses that were offered in other majors, though.
I think they decided to add the full meteorology program, with a focus on remote sensing that would have dovetailed nicely with my studies in electrical engineering, just to spite me shortly before graduation.
by Synaesthesia on Apr 28, 2011 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously,
your retirement fund and bank account are WAY better off doing engineering. Meteorologists, unless you’re a “meteorologist” (or even a real one) working as a chief in a large-ish market TV station, get paid shit. For the most part.
Kind of unfair, considering it’s easily as hard as any engineering major out there. Way to steal all the money.
Sadly youre right, kind of like the faults in San Francisco
"I've gotta fevah, and the only perscription is more Plumlee"
Cincy almost got wrecked by one in '99
Luckily, the twister hit Delhi, jumped up in the air, and didn’t come down til it hit the northern suburbs.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
I think that particular twister got skeered off...
….by the combined stench of a hundred thousand skyline chili farts
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
I hate it when I forget about Atlanta, 2008
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
That was a fun one
Drinking on the porch in East Atlanta for that. Thought it was weird that the rain was going sideways. Drove back to Midtown the next morning, and noticed the missing fire station.
And we were singing, hymns and arias...
I suppose that in terms of square miles...
…there must be a lot more rural area than urban area to get hit. Which is not to say it won’t happen to a big city some day.
by HailVarsity on Apr 28, 2011 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
ding ding ding
A winner is you.
"My mistress is pooped, the reds have Oklahoma, and I'm going to bed."
-Hodge Podge, Bloom County
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. "
"In practice, there is."-Yogi Berra
I've heard theories that high concentration of man-made structures can break up the wind patterns needed to form tornados
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
I'm sure it's a real phenomenon
The question is whether it’s actually relevant outside the extreme margins. I wouldn’t be surprised if the answer is no.
Philidelphia isn't a big city...
I mean, what is there like 400 people in that town or something? The biggest thing to ever hit there was “Mississippi Burning”
by El Kabong!!! on Apr 28, 2011 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Sadly, yes.
"They've just discovered a new use for sheep over there at Clemson... wool." - Lewis Grizzard
by GwinnettGamecock on Apr 28, 2011 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
My peeps are fine.
Took my dearest friend three hours to get to her house. Works at Student Media next to BDS, house is south of the Bruno’s on McFarland. House is fine, dog is freaked out but fine.
Prayers, Kraken, and donations (monetary and otherwise) for all affected in one of my favorite towns on earth. I cried all last night at the images on my phone.
And a hearty “fuck tornadoes.”
Dude, I like Katy Perry and watch "Glee." I’m pretty much a lost fucking cause.
by Queen Hoka-Hotty-Toddy on Apr 28, 2011 10:33 AM EDT reply actions
available for assistance.
I’m an unemployed EE (power systems) that can run heavy equipment, if you know of group that needs assistance in the tornado cleanup let me know.
Having lived most of my life on the northern edge of tornado alley, still awed by the destructive force of tornados.
Roll Tide!
/fuck tornados!
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 10:37 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
I like the cut of your jib sir.
"We may have to retire this feature, because the final story in this post will never be topped for sheer Spicy Livin' outside of the silver screen or our own imaginations."
by Silver Britches on Apr 28, 2011 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
did you see the post two below you? Looks like someone knows where you can help....
I am a ways away (so like 1200 miles) so all y’all take this virtual hug and dusty eyes…
yep
I’m in the process of researching who to contact. Will not head towards disaster area(s) until I can find who needs a helper.
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
contact
I got this link from a guy at my church.
by BonesCrosby on Apr 28, 2011 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
don't call Alabama 2-1-1 to volunteer
as the press release says to.
They will direct you to the handsonbirmingham site to register to volunteer.
Be patient, right now they are worried about saving lives and finding people. Not to mention getting people to places where they can stay if they don’t have someplace.
The energy companies are trying to make things safe so they can begin restoration efforts. The electric line workers will work from can see to can’t see to get power going again, once things are safe for everyone.
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
over at Roll Bama Roll
we’ve got a new post up to include information about volunteer efforts, donations and everything else.
if you are in the region, folks will need water, foodstuffs and clothing. if you got a chainsaw and a hankering for revenge on mother nature, there are a number of locations organizing clean up crews. and giving blood wouldn’t be unappreciated either.
a lot of the unverified reports we’ve been getting since last night are pretty bad so brace yourselves for the worst.
Remember the Rose Bowl: The Story of the Alabama Crimson Tide & the Grandaddy of Them All
keep up the good work.
i really appreciated your posts last night.
I’ll grovel, as I do.
by dirt sandwich on Apr 28, 2011 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
thanks.
we should point out that while alabama got hit the hardest, a lot of folks across the region are struggling today. arkansas, mississippi, georgia, you name it. here’s a shot of rescue workers in smithville, mississippi handling the recovery task you least wish to see.
Remember the Rose Bowl: The Story of the Alabama Crimson Tide & the Grandaddy of Them All
yeah
iirc that was the same storm that hit tuscaloosa but I was watching streaming news on my laptop in the dark with 87 tabs open last night so I am not too sure about the details.
help me, Arsenal, you're my only hope. never mind, I'm screwed. ROLL TIDE.
New year = starting a fresh list of people who can eat a hot bowl of dicks.
Northern AL near the TN border
got rocked, and apparently there were some very large tornadoes in eastern TN. Bad news all around.
Also seeing pictures surfacing of a huge tornado in VA yesterday:
I second Dirt Sandwich
Your posts last night were the best way to get up-to-date information. Thank you.
Much easier to ignore the questionable quality of things that are covered in cheese.
the incredible James Spann and the ABC 33/44 crew
have posted a portfolio of viewer photos of the tornado and it’s aftermath.
Remember the Rose Bowl: The Story of the Alabama Crimson Tide & the Grandaddy of Them All
This doesn't seem to be working for me
All I get is a black box
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Go here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/abc3340weather/with/5662701750/
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by She Blinded Me With Violence on Apr 28, 2011 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks!
Also, holy shitsnacks at the picture of hail compared to the size of the lightbulb
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Spann is the Stig of weather
16 hours of live television in the middle of the worst tornado day in seventy years. RESPEC.
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
by VandyImport on Apr 28, 2011 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Glenn Burns in Atlanta talked until his voice gave out.
My only argument is you're stupid.
by boddagettaflyer on Apr 28, 2011 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
tuscaloosa this morning
Remember the Rose Bowl: The Story of the Alabama Crimson Tide & the Grandaddy of Them All
Mother of God
I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.
by saxattack29 on Apr 28, 2011 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
I saw the announcement from UA saying there was no structural damage on campus
I’m still shocked at that, after seeing pictures like these
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Perfect example of the randomness in the universe
The shed with the shingles blown off except the side that is CLOSEST TO THE FLATTENED BUILDINGS
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
Saw that...amazing
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
When one tornado just isn't enough.
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by She Blinded Me With Violence on Apr 28, 2011 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions
wow.
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions
The Birmingham News front page
Remember the Rose Bowl: The Story of the Alabama Crimson Tide & the Grandaddy of Them All
Looks like YellaFella is an opportunist
I regret that I have but one computer to troll this website.
by Nick Fairleys Hitlist on Apr 28, 2011 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
At least it's flooring and not plywood...
Also, I miss the Schafer’s Crawfish Boil. WIthout City Stages it’s the best thing going downtown.
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
by VandyImport on Apr 28, 2011 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Not the YellaFella
Although Lumber Liquidators probably sells yellawood
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
That picture of the tornado looks downright evil.
Clouds spiraling around it like that usually means trouble.
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.
The Tuscaloosa News
Remember the Rose Bowl: The Story of the Alabama Crimson Tide & the Grandaddy of Them All
Concur on FUCK TORNADOS
Best wishes to all in AL but remember this isn’t the first EF4/5 tornado nor will it be the last. Everyone, in every state, but especially the midwest (ie ND south) to the mid-Atlantic (ie MD) need to be aware of how these type of storms work. I know TX, OK, KS and some parts of MO and AR have “spring weather” classes and 30 minute shows put on by local stations. Just like in fires, you need to have an emergency plan. Sometimes, being in a closet with structural walls isn’t going to save you, but more often than not, it is.
Prayers for everyone today.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
I think my state is sort of on the dividing line
Western KY gets their share of tornado activity, but once you get over to central and eastern KY, no one has much experience. Same goes for the states east of us and the eastern seaboard(VA, WfV, MD, NC, SC)
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
That's the problem.
You can still get tornadic activity. (see Brooklyn) The tornado that hit GA./AL border back in 2007 (part of the line that destroyed my place in Columbus) hit a high school. THE TEACHERS SENT THE KIDS INTO THE GYM. WTF.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
You shouldn't send them to the gym? /nervouslook
I know a basement is ideal, but if you don’t have one you want a central, sturdy room with no windows and little shit that could fall and hit you on the head, right?
O yea, a gym fails most of those requirements…
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
I like your sarcasm
But for everyone else headdeskheaddeskheaddeskheaddesk
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
In grade school
we practiced taking cover under our desks next to the big wall of windows … by junior high we at least were heading towards the lower floors and interior hallways.
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Back in the Homeland . . .
. . . (rural NW Ohio), we had monthly tornado drills, and those always entailed getting to an interior hallway on the first floor and whining to the teachers about how much longer we had to stand facing the lockers with our arms covering our heads.
Central Maryland had tornado sightings this morning, and since our local schools did not see fit to have a two-hour delay (like some neighboring counties), you can bet that I reminded both Devil Children of the hallway protocol as I drove them to school this morning.
Et Universitatis Ohioensis delenda est!
Yup.
Exactly what we did for drills in SW Ohio.
Except for that one time when it wasn’t a drill – all the teachers ran around like chickens with their heads cut off while us kids ran into the library and the band room, which were the farthest rooms inside the building w/ no windows. 700 kids packed into two rooms – I’ve never had less space and more body heat around me in my life.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
In elementary school in Marietta, Ga.,
We did the duck and cover drill. Most of the classrooms at Mt. Bethel were windowless anyway. The worst was Good Friday 1991, when we spent the entire day in duck and cover due to tornados.
My only argument is you're stupid.
by boddagettaflyer on Apr 28, 2011 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Atleast Cobb county has tornado sirens
Down in fulton we had to rely on Ken Cook to tell us when to get up
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
There is one directly outside my office window on Johnson Ferry Road.*
Let me tell you, Wednesdays at noon are awesome.
*Incidentally, that same siren is parked next to aforementioned elementary school.
My only argument is you're stupid.
by boddagettaflyer on Apr 28, 2011 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I remember that!
I thought it was ‘92 though. I could’ve sworn I was in second grade at Walker.
When my friends up in the Triad (NC) got freaked out about a single tornado WATCH last year that lasted like 15 minutes, all I did was tell that story. Never mind the area up here doesn’t even tornado siren…
Tornado sires? Pfft! Those things cost money!
Money that could be spent setting out orange barrels and never collecting them again!
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
Those barrels are there to mark next year's construction project.
Gotta block off those lanes now, as we can’t have you getting used to manageable traffic flow now can we?
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
...
Johnny Highwaycone
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Well to be fair
The Triad apparently gets only one or two tornadoes a year, if that. Paying for tornado siren might fall under the “rare weather condition which doesn’t justify the infrastructure cost” much like the lack of snow preparedness across the entire South.
I just explained why the bathtub and mattress is needed
colleagues never been south of NYC that don’t get “no basements” in house structure.
I live in Seattle, proper,
north of downtown. I have a basement. House was built in the 1930s though.
You are a thief of joy.
by videoartistknoxharrington on Apr 28, 2011 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
You're probably right.
You are a thief of joy.
by videoartistknoxharrington on Apr 28, 2011 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
And outside of military bases,
I dare you to find one in Hawaii.
I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.
by saxattack29 on Apr 28, 2011 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
I'd be surprised to see them on military base housing
unless that’s built on the side of a mountain, which is possible.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Apr 28, 2011 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
My wife was in a watch situation six or seven years ago in AL.
She asked my mother “where do you go to get to the basement?” and my mom says “we don’t have one.”
“YOU DON’T HAVE A BASEMENT!?!?!?”
What she didn’t get was that you don’t panic until there’s a warning or until the weatherman on 33/40 describes the exact path. As strict Southern Baptists, my family recognized only two infallible authorities: the Lord God Almighty, and James Spann once the jacket comes off.
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
by VandyImport on Apr 28, 2011 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
I like that visual.
And I empathize with your wife. I hope she is now looking to the two authorities with calm eyes.
Well, that's one of a number of reasons she insists on living in California...
And quite frankly after a week in AL/LA humidity last week I’m remembering why I went along with it ;]
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
by VandyImport on Apr 28, 2011 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
james spann
is a storm god
help me, Arsenal, you're my only hope. never mind, I'm screwed. ROLL TIDE.
New year = starting a fresh list of people who can eat a hot bowl of dicks.
WIN
As strict Southern Baptists, my family recognized only two infallible authorities: the Lord God Almighty, and James Spann once the jacket comes off.
My only argument is you're stupid.
by boddagettaflyer on Apr 28, 2011 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm amazed that there are almost no storm cellars in Austin.
We’re just far enough south and west not to get this shit that often, but when you need it, you REALLY need it.
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.
I hope all our resident crazy Southerners are all right today.
From a lifelong Midwesterner, tornadoes is some scary shit. Stay safe, stay underground, and fuck tornadoes.
Transmogrified up in this piece!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Apr 28, 2011 10:40 AM EDT reply actions
If there's a Telethon
Since this is in Alabama, I hope this time we can have a telethon like they did for Katrina.
This time I would like it if Toby Keith interrupt Mike Meyers with this:
“Barack Obama does not care about white people.”
by Guilty Bystander on Apr 28, 2011 10:40 AM EDT reply actions 13 recs
I just spit coffee
I can see the callers being confused…PAWWWWLLLL
by Ron Zook Owes Me a Liver on Apr 28, 2011 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions
You don't want to be in the spider closet today, of all days, do you?
"I've gotta fevah, and the only perscription is more Plumlee"
I thought we were supposed to go to closets in case of Tornados.
I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.
by saxattack29 on Apr 28, 2011 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Interior bathrooms work too.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
what are these cellars you speak of?
semi-seriously, where I lived in al, ms & tn never had basements. you either hid in a closet or the bathtub and prayed like your life depended on it.
help me, Arsenal, you're my only hope. never mind, I'm screwed. ROLL TIDE.
New year = starting a fresh list of people who can eat a hot bowl of dicks.
We don't have basements in OK either, for the most part.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Really, anything interior or sub ground-level is fine. The best place in a non-cellar home is probably inside a interior bathtub and if a tornado comes to cover yourself with a blanket, pillow, etc. to protect against flying debris
"I've gotta fevah, and the only perscription is more Plumlee"
Exactly.
No one has basements or cellars. You get in the bathtub under a mattress and hope for the best.
Much easier to ignore the questionable quality of things that are covered in cheese.
i have one of the few dry basements in birmingham
sucks to have inclines for front and back yards, but building on the sife of a hill has some benefits.
I’ll grovel, as I do.
by dirt sandwich on Apr 28, 2011 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
I hadn't heard that before yesterday
but it makes perfect sense. The tornado is a lot less likely to kill you than the stuff the tornado drops on you (or knocks out from under you)…
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
My dad's folks had a storm cellar across the road
They ran for it one night, opened the door, and shined the flashlight on an enormous snake hanging from the ceiling. They decided to run back to the house and take their chances with the tornado.
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
by VandyImport on Apr 28, 2011 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
The snake cellar?
I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.
by saxattack29 on Apr 28, 2011 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't like spiders and snakes, and that ain't want it takes to love me
like I wanna be loved by you.
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
Just rescued a Jack Russell from a TN kill shelter
Problem is – he hates snakes. He has killed every black snake in my yard. And yes, there are good snakes.
GOD DAMN KIDS AND YOUR NOT IMMEDIATE RECOGNIZING JIM STAFFORD
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
by stempke on Apr 28, 2011 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
When I was 19 (35 years ago) I drove Jim Stafford
from the B’ham Airport Motel (where we had apparently given his room to someone else) from the airport to the Holiday Inn next to Eastwood Plaza (look that one up if you don’t think a lot has changed in the last 35 years) in the motel courtesy car. We went over the new I-20/I-59 connector bypassing all the stop signs and red lights 5th/1st Ave/Aporto Rd/U.S. 11 cause that would have slowed me down.
I don’t think he enjoyed the ride, though. He damn sure didn’t tip me.
An east side without Eastwood Mall or Century Plaza hardly bears imagining.
I haz a sad.
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
I'd have to find the dog a new home, and get another dog
Black snakes are vurrah good to have around in copperhead/rattler country.
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Are these similar to king snakes at all?
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Probably a generic name for them
Most kingsnakes are large and black, with white speckles on the side. Nice to have around in timbler rattler country
http://twitter.com/#!/emc503
King Snake is a generic term for any snake that eats other snakes
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
No, it's not
The kingsnakes are a specific variety of snakes that generally, though not always, eat other snakes. They’re large, and live in several places. I know of one variety off the top of my head, the California Kingsnake
/wanted to be a herpetologist
http://twitter.com/#!/emc503
Hence the space between words
There’s a difference between a Kingsnake and a king snake
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
I would have been better off writing it as king [snake]
because you usually would insert the type of snake, unless you didn’t know what it was, for example King Cobra, King Python, etc
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
King Cobras
Scare the shit out of me. Same thing with Black Mambas and Fer De Lances. Rattlers at least have the courtesy to give you a heads up. That and a Mamba is faster than you. And angry.
http://twitter.com/#!/emc503
Deadliest snake in the world is (IIRC) the Eastern Brown Snake
in Australia, because seriously everything there is the “deadliest _ in the world”
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
Fuck Australia for this reason
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
At least the Brown (also called the Fierce Snake, for obvious reasons)
Is isolated and not aggressive towards humans. the other guys tend to really enjoy eating rodents, which really like living in rural areas near people. This is not a good combo.
http://twitter.com/#!/emc503
Yeah it's fucking crazy
And then you head over to New Zealand, which has 0 venomous critters and was mammal-free until humans arrived
*at least, meaningfully venomous to humans
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
A good dunking in the ocean and
subsequent re-emergence above the sea will do that.
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Let me fix that
Rattlers at least have the courtesy to give you a heads up most of the time
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously. Had a friend with major tissue damage b/c of a timber rattler
Heli’d out of the mountains, lots of surgeries, major skin grafts, everything under the sun. Just dropped his arm while sitting on a log and got tagged
http://twitter.com/#!/emc503
I just figured they might be similar since it was mentioned they're good to have when in territory of other nasty snakes
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
They are related....
They are both colubrid constrictors. The most common ‘black snake’ where I grew up was the Eastern Racer. It is primarily black with a white chin.
Eastern Kingsnakes have narrow white or slightly yellowish bands widely spaced down their bodies.
In deference to allicills request downstream, I’m not going to post pictures.
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Binomial Nomenclature for the amateur herpetologists out there
Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula getula (I call ’em kingsnakes)
Eastern Racer Coluber constrictor constrictor (I call ’em blacksnakes)
There is also the Black Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta (I call ’em ratsnakes)
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
8 legs v. no legs
I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.
by saxattack29 on Apr 28, 2011 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
I'd take the spider closet infinity times over the snake cellar.
Much easier to ignore the questionable quality of things that are covered in cheese.
THIS THIS THIS
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
Yes. 1000x yes
#TeamSnakes
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Apr 28, 2011 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Snake hanging from the ceiling?
In West By God, we call that a light snack.
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Or time to worship.
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 Apr 28, 2011 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
God is great and God is good
Now we thank him for our food.
A-men
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
We said that one everytime we et.
Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.
Those pictures you see of snake-handlers....
That’s the prayer they’re saying too.
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Are the handlers, or the snakes, saying that prayer?
I’ve been to snake-handling services a couple times with the family.
/NO SIR I DON’T WANT COMMUNION OR WHATEVER I WILL NOT HOLD THE SNAKE
Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.
We're too big for most rattlers to eat....
You take it from there.
And I thank fate that Mom had Dad convert to Catholicism.
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
You gotta remember I grew up in the North
The first time we went to one, my response was, “Do what now? NO, seriously. Seriously?”
Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.
Put your hand down, snake, you do not have arms or know the answ-
HEYWHATTHEHELL
That's it, I'll sue you and YOUR WHOLE CRUMMY AIRLINE
by Burrito Electrico on Apr 28, 2011 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
I litterally just had to cover that picture with my hand until I could click the title.
Plz to stop snake pix.
Much easier to ignore the questionable quality of things that are covered in cheese.
I had to cover my mouth to keep from cracking up in my meeting
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
BRING ON THE SNAKE MEME
lot better than the spy-dahs.
by CoastalCowbell on Apr 28, 2011 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
SHE doesn't count.
She’s a nasty bitch.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
motherfuckin' SNAKES y'all!
Fish meat is practically a vegetable
by Bourbon_Meyer on Apr 28, 2011 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Somebody tell me when the snake meme is over.
This is just mean.
Much easier to ignore the questionable quality of things that are covered in cheese.
just close your eyes
it will be over soon…
by jokastrength on Apr 28, 2011 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh for fuck's sake!
The USC Cocks pay my bills but the LSU Tigers have my heart.
by Anthropologal on Apr 28, 2011 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
That can't have felt good.
Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.
am i the only one that thinks that the guy in the picture looks like Holgorsen?
or, Sir Skullet?
by CoastalCowbell on Apr 28, 2011 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah, Holgo has more hair
and he would have been biting the snake.
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Raiders of the Lost Ark
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Have you read
Salvation on Sand Mountain? If not, it’s a quick and entertaining (non-fiction) read on Appy snake handlers. Completely insane.
You are a thief of joy.
by videoartistknoxharrington on Apr 28, 2011 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope, haven't read the book....
I grew up in Appalachia, and personally knew some handlers. Certifiably insane about that part of their faith.
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
It may not be as interesting
for someone with personal experience around the culture but as a Norskie who’s lived only in the midwest and on the west coast, it was as far from my experience as east from west and completely fascinating. Jolo, WV is a location where parts of the book occur.
You are a thief of joy.
by videoartistknoxharrington on Apr 28, 2011 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Awesome book. One of my favorites
It made me want find one of those churches and go to a meeting.
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Rub a dub dub, thanks for the grub. Amen.
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
by Spartan D on Apr 28, 2011 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
mom was not amused when I tried that in junior high
almost as upset as when we threw rolls at Thanksgiving.
/still doesn’t behave.
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
good food, good meat
good God, let’s eat
Amen.
by IndianaLion on Apr 28, 2011 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Our actual family prayer was a little overblown...
Thank you Lord for these, thy gifts, which we are about to receive from thy bounty, thru Christ our Lord. Amen.
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
Oooh ooh we had one like that that turned into one word!
Then we stopped doing the church thing so much and it kinda wore off.
This heathen does Catholic Grace at family gatherings.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Well if you go back far enough all Christian Religions have their roots in Catholicism
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
Yes, but in my family I'm acutally a heathen.
something something, doesn’t go to church, something something, was “baptised” at 19, something something church’s hypocrisy, something something, pink clemson hat/spider closet/snake cellar
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I mean, Coptics would tend to disagree
And what we think of as the “Catholic Church” wasn’t really codified until the council of Nicea in (i think) the 2nd century
http://twitter.com/#!/emc503
Damn Arian heresy...
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
I'd always heard it as
“Bless us, O Lord, and these thy gifts”…which is the one we use in our family. And yes, it turns into one long word.
"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
My fam would always break it up into a pretty standard cadence
Blessusourlord…andthesethygifts…whichweareabouttorecieve…fromthybounty….throughChristourLord….Amen
/eats food really fast
//learned to do so from Dad who was one of six in an Irish Catholic family
///your hand would get eaten if it was in the wrong place at the wrong time
http://twitter.com/#!/emc503
We would occasionally mix in
“Thank the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost…he who eats the fastest gets the most.”
"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
I can recite it from memory.
“Heavenly father, thank you for these, thy many blessings. In Christ’s name we pray, amen.”
I once asked my dad why he always prayed that prayer. “Well, that’s how my father prayed.” So I asked Granddaddy. Same response. I think it had been handed down since at least the mid-1800’s.
My only argument is you're stupid.
by boddagettaflyer on Apr 28, 2011 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I used both this
And the “good food” one, which was handed down by my Grandpa Grumpy (great-grandfather, self given nickname)
http://twitter.com/#!/emc503
We sing:
Oh, the Lord’s been good to me/ and so I thank the Lord/ for giving me the things I need/ The sun and the rain and the appleseed/ the Lord’s been good to me amen.
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Are you my in-laws?
I had never heard that until I started dating my (now) wife.
My only argument is you're stupid.
by boddagettaflyer on Apr 28, 2011 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
That's the sound of UMYF to me.
That 17-year-old Hokie sitting in the Greensboro Coliseum rafters in 1997 didn't see any of this coming.
At Bama
the anthro dept is in the basement of Ten Hoor – we usually felt like crap for being stuck down there without windows but when those tornado sirens came on we felt like the luckiest students on campus
The USC Cocks pay my bills but the LSU Tigers have my heart.
by Anthropologal on Apr 28, 2011 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I lived in Southern VA for three years
And the first month there, tornado through the county I lived it. I went down to figure out what the hell to do without a basement (all a Northerner knew to do at the time) and found my neighbor on the porch, drinking a beer, reading the paper. Jeb Stuart XXX was local y’all, and had no interest in tornadoes…..
I freaked out quietly in my bathroom another hour until I learned all was well.
Yes, his proper name was Jeb Stuart forgothislastname.
The terrifying thing is
if you weren’t below ground for these, you weren’t in good shape. I mean, you were in really really really bad shape.
Toby Keith was just recently in Taji doing a USO tour
bet that fucker didn’t have to pay an entry visa to get in…
Dean of Auburn Institute for Exploding Dog Studies
I am Desert Power
by Oscar Whiskey on Apr 28, 2011 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Not that it means anything but....
Thoughts and prayers to Alabama today. I just lived there a short time, but you gave me some great friends, Finebaum callers, Jim & Nick’s cheesy biscuits, and a birthplace to my son. Especially to the folks at Children’s Hospital who I am sure are working their tails off serving and taking care of everyone. Please be well.
"My idea of a perfect government is one guy who sits in a small room at a desk, and the only thing he’s allowed to decide is who to nuke. The man is chosen based on some kind of IQ test, and maybe also a physical tournament, like a decathlon. And women are brought to him, maybe ... when he desires them."
by the beefy ghost of prop joe on Apr 28, 2011 10:41 AM EDT reply actions
I just looked at the online version of Madison's newspaper
And it mentioned widespread power outages but did not say much about physical damage. Not to say it tells the whole story, though.
"I've gotta fevah, and the only perscription is more Plumlee"
it will take a bit of time
for all the status and such to be known.
As an example, it will probably take the power companies at least 2 days if not a week to completely survey (and start repairing) their lines. The good news is that crews are probably mobilizing to assist the efforts as we type.
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm originally from Rogersville
My grandmother said Florence and points west along 72 got off pretty easy. Going east, it got progressively worse. Heard Athens got hit pretty hard. Arab and Cullman got drilled.
"We may have to retire this feature, because the final story in this post will never be topped for sheer Spicy Livin' outside of the silver screen or our own imaginations."
by Silver Britches on Apr 28, 2011 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Highway 72
Hell’s on both ends of it. And nowhere’s in between.
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Sis and brother in law live in Huntsville
Same as what others have said. No power for at least the next few days. Ive heard that Athens has power and as of last night, still some gas/diesel but who knows now.
by EagleWingedTiger on Apr 28, 2011 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Just read Orson's link...
and I gotta say I disagree. Nothing bad can come of spicing up the crowd for Nebraska game days. I’ve been to about 70 games in that place and it’s a veritable morgue in way too much of that stadium. Too many older people don’t make any noise. And if the Big Televen-twelve lacks enthusiasm, what is up with Penn State and OSU?
So UN-L is copying the Aggies (aTm) with a different type of midnight yell
Guess they miss the Big 12 already.
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 10:48 AM EDT reply actions
Monkey see, monkey do
Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. -Tom T. Hall
by Uncle Earmuffs on Apr 28, 2011 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
The officiating of this year's game notwithstanding, Texas A&M is one of the few things most Nebraskans will miss from the Big 8+4-2.
There’s a lot to like about the way the Aggies do gameday.
"Wer viel Bier trinkt, schläft gut. Wer gut schläft, sündigt nicht. Und wer nicht sündigt, kommt in den Himmel!" Martin Luther
if you are complaining about the groping
y’all did that to Chad May and thought it was funny.
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Meh.
You’ve left some tasty trollbait there, but I’m full up, thanks.
"Wer viel Bier trinkt, schläft gut. Wer gut schläft, sündigt nicht. Und wer nicht sündigt, kommt in den Himmel!" Martin Luther
Agreed.
Anybody who has ever heard the long version of the Aggie War Hymn knows the Aggies bust up the Awesomeness Threshold. (I can’t figure out how to link to it but you can find it on this website.
I heard their band play in Lincoln in 1999, during halftime. They appeared to glide around the field, almost as if they weren’t even using their feet. The crowd went berserk when they finished. If I wasn’t already a Nebraska fan, I might have adopted A&M as my favorite team right then and there.
The four way cross
is a thing of beauty.
...and the drunks all think I made it, and the girls all twist and shake it like they do; all my playground fears have faded, replaced with grown up nightmares that have come true...
by Boozy McHound on Apr 28, 2011 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions
If only there were some way
of searching vast amounts of information with specific words (keys, if you will), then I wouldn’t have to preface this with “IIRC”:
The Aggie band director used to use an official’s whistle to mark various changes in the marching formations, except during one halftime some clever bastids (wanna say Rice) brought their own and blew out random changes, causing much havoc for the Ag band, who issued forth with much hurrumphing.
I do know it was the MOB (Marching Owl Band), known for hilarious if smartassed halftime shows, whose bus got surrounded and nearly stormed by Aggies outraged that they made fun of Reveille.
That's it, I'll sue you and YOUR WHOLE CRUMMY AIRLINE
by Burrito Electrico on Apr 28, 2011 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
It was Rice with the whistles
hence my whistle comment in the Fulmer Cup thread…
The USC Cocks pay my bills but the LSU Tigers have my heart.
by Anthropologal on Apr 28, 2011 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Street in B'Ham
Perhaps Alabaster… email was sort of ambiguous. (I guess I will let is slide since I believe their home was once standing in that area that now looks like a dirty clearcut.)
In lighthearted tornado news
I have been obsessively looking at all websites/videos/pics from T-town today and unfortunately I can’t remember where I saw this but a woman commented on one of the sites and used the word “yaw” twice. She was referring to ya’ll/y’all/yall – I think she may have solved the punctuation problem for us! If we all just use “yaw” we’ll be fine.
The USC Cocks pay my bills but the LSU Tigers have my heart.
.
isn’t it just y’all.
all other are just wrong.
maybe she was a pilot?
by jokastrength on Apr 28, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Oregeron's wife
yaw yaw yaw yawwww footbaw.
Fish meat is practically a vegetable
by Bourbon_Meyer on Apr 28, 2011 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Now it all makes sense
The USC Cocks pay my bills but the LSU Tigers have my heart.
by Anthropologal on Apr 28, 2011 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Yaw!
Let's goooooooooo, Mountaineeeeeeeeers!
by An 'eer with a beer on Apr 28, 2011 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
BYAAAH
Got you all in check
"What are you, drunk?" "Drunk enough to kick your ass."
by Awesome Bill from Dawsonville on Apr 28, 2011 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
AND NOW BACK TO YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED SNARK.
Nebraska students, you need to understand something. Here in the B1G, we gentlemen-scholars spend our Friday evenings debating the merits of existentialism and enjoying the finest of imported wines and aged cheese.
Or skipping Communications 101 and pounding 18 ’Stones and Ro*Tel. Either way.
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by Ancient Chinese Secret on Apr 28, 2011 10:58 AM EDT reply actions
You forgot the Franzia.
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
*CONSTIPATION FLUMP*
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
/puts more cheese in diploma machine
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by Ancient Chinese Secret on Apr 28, 2011 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
....does it come with ranch?
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
/uses cheese covered diploma to pay Ro'Tel debts
Dean of Auburn Institute for Exploding Dog Studies
I am Desert Power
by Oscar Whiskey on Apr 28, 2011 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
/gets cheese tattoo in exchange for diploma
"My mistress is pooped, the reds have Oklahoma, and I'm going to bed."
-Hodge Podge, Bloom County
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. "
"In practice, there is."-Yogi Berra
My guess: leaders = the former; legends, the latter
by Owls and Goephs and Craep on Apr 28, 2011 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
So that's why Wisconsin got put with Ohio State
not to say the fan bases are the same, but they do enjoy pounding gallons of cheap beer
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
"The evening began at the gentleman's club, where we were discussing Wittgenstein over a game of backgammon."
“Mr. Simpson, it’s a felony to lie to the FBI”
“We were sitting in Barney’s car eating packets of mustard. Happy?”
Putting in a plug for disaster prep/planning
As part of my real-world job, I have responsibilites for emergency planning/response/recovery not only for our association but also with our industry sector here. We’re in the middle of an overhaul of the plans at the moment for post-event response and a part of those plans is basic training for folks in what’s known as a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). This is one thing that you can do individually to make a large difference in your local community following a disaster. Check with your local emergency management agency for information or to sign up. If they don’t offer the training (and it’s free to boot!) then ask why the fuck not?
by PalmettoTiger on Apr 28, 2011 11:00 AM EDT reply actions 9 recs
I'm rec'ing you because this is the biggest way to combat the tragedies of yesterday
Property is replaceable, life is not.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks, Chloe
This is the link to our local CERT and I also suggest strongly that folks look at the basic information on recovery for their families and/or their business at Ready.gov.
by PalmettoTiger on Apr 28, 2011 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Third'd.
CERT is easy and essential and free, and everybody has some sort of disaster vulnerability that would be appropriate to take CERT for. Go go go go.
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
by VandyImport on Apr 28, 2011 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Used to be a volunteer member of Sullivans Island Fire and Rescue
I probably should look at joining CERT.
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Fuck tornadoes.
I’ve had a couple close-ish calls myself – living on campus at GT when the Georgia Dome tornado hit (missed NAA by less than a mile IIRC), plus was maybe a mile or two from the one that caused damage to Atlanta Motor Speedway several years ago. For that matter, my county (in MD) was under a tornado warning when I got up to go to work this morning, but thankfully nothing on the ground with that. Also glad metro Atlanta seems to have been spared, but need to check with family on the far north side to be sure.
Fuck tornadoes, and best wishes to all y’all with family and friends in the affected areas.
Drinkin' my whiskey clear since 2005.
Now available via Twitter.
by The Missing T on Apr 28, 2011 11:02 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
I remember that AMS tornado.
IIRC, they had just built the condos overlooking the speedway.
My only argument is you're stupid.
by boddagettaflyer on Apr 28, 2011 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Condos... overlooking... the speedway?
by Erik T on Apr 28, 2011 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Them's the luxury units.
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by Ancient Chinese Secret on Apr 28, 2011 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
I know people who built/re-build dem dere u-knits.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
I've been in one
They’re pretty extravagant
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel so powerless
I kind of want to make my donation then dress from head to toe in alabama gear and go punch people who are excited about the royal wedding. It wouldn’t do any good but I think it might make me feel a little better.
help me, Arsenal, you're my only hope. never mind, I'm screwed. ROLL TIDE.
New year = starting a fresh list of people who can eat a hot bowl of dicks.
i feel like i should add
i’m not actually a violent person
help me, Arsenal, you're my only hope. never mind, I'm screwed. ROLL TIDE.
New year = starting a fresh list of people who can eat a hot bowl of dicks.
I'll allow it
Did break out the Birmingham Barons hat today, though. (I don’t think I have any Alabama gear anymore, but I might ought to look into that.)
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
by VandyImport on Apr 28, 2011 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
You wouldn't be the only doing this.
Tornado or not.
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
saw at one point last night on Weather Channel that one was headed for Dadeville
my first thought was “If there is any justice, Al from Dadeville will lose some trees. Don’t want them to land on his house, or cause any other damage. But this needs to take some of his trees.”
God bless all of you people down there in the affected regions – the pictures and video are amazing, horrible, scary….just unbelievable.
He has relocated to Louisiana
Where the people understand him.
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
On the Facebooks...
They’ve got a “Toomer’s for Tuscaloosa” fundraiser thingy going on.
My apologies if this has already been posted here.
Most schools have a rival. Auburn has a stalker.
SELFISH UPDATE ON STEMPKE'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT SITUATION
Resolution has been reached in all pending legal matters.
Thank the Good Lord for judges who don’t have time for bullshit.
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
Yay! Hope things are Calm Pockets
The USC Cocks pay my bills but the LSU Tigers have my heart.
by Anthropologal on Apr 28, 2011 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Moral of the story for all you aspiring and practicing litigators
Know the judge you’re bringing the case in front of, lest you underestimate his “grumpy old man-ness” and you get publicly mocked.
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
Was the grumpy old man-ness deployed to your advantage?
If so, the thought of you benefiting from crusty authority figures is risible.
I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.
by saxattack29 on Apr 28, 2011 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Gist of it
“Don’t waste my fucking time over a barfight involving a first time offender who is by all accounts a upstanding member of the community, we have programs for situations like this, use one”
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
by stempke on Apr 28, 2011 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I imagine this was followed by:
Prosecutor: “BUT YOUR HONOR OUR DEPARTMENT IS BROKE WE NEED EVERY NEEDLESS FINE WE CAN GET”
His honor: “Consult the Lexington, KY parking authorities on this. No one is better at raising revenue on absurd pretenses than them.”
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
Well, counsel
why are you wasting time and money prosecuting this, then?
WELL BUT BUT BUT—
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by Ancient Chinese Secret on Apr 28, 2011 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions
East Cleveland agrees
Got a $170 ticket last month for not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign (don’t ask me why I was in East Cleveland). I had to bite my tongue to keep from explaining to officer that if you slow down in East Cleveland you will die.
It's alright, lonely little burger.
IN RE POCKETS.
Good to hear. Fuck tha po-lice.
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by Ancient Chinese Secret on Apr 28, 2011 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
ALL the reward whiskey? All the reward whiskey.
How many prime ribs did you have to offer his honor?
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
Huh. Who knew Rich Brooks was a practicing judge?
"Wer viel Bier trinkt, schläft gut. Wer gut schläft, sündigt nicht. Und wer nicht sündigt, kommt in den Himmel!" Martin Luther
My former Managing Director
would have your ass right now. THERE’S A GIANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “PST” AND “PDT” GOD FUCKING DAMNIT!
Fish meat is practically a vegetable
by Bourbon_Meyer on Apr 28, 2011 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I think if I tried to beat my own ass in this guy's presence
he would’ve just joined in the ass kicking. And he actually LIKED me more than most.
Fish meat is practically a vegetable
by Bourbon_Meyer on Apr 28, 2011 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Thoughts and prayers
You are a thief of joy.
by videoartistknoxharrington on Apr 28, 2011 11:23 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Seconded.
Sister lives in Little Rock. They got one Monday, but she’s fine.
by Dr. Norris Camacho on Apr 28, 2011 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Best wishes to those across the state
I have a friend that lives in T-town and not only did she make it along w/her mother, but she’s also opening her home to friends and relatives in need of a shower and a meal.
I truly do miss that gal. <3
I love how everything Michael Irvin says sounds like an NCAA recruiting violation.
Death Poem of the Zen Master Joseki
This must be
my birthday there
in Paradise
RIP to all who passed.
“Remember the good times” to all who must remain.
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
Apropos of school allegiance
There is a blown out T-72 tank in the graveyard that has “EAT SHIT PITT” spray-painted on the side of it. I shall take a picture for you when I procure a camera…
Dean of Auburn Institute for Exploding Dog Studies
I am Desert Power
by Oscar Whiskey on Apr 28, 2011 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Please send my way as well
It will be useful for Pitt hate week in October.
I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.
by saxattack29 on Apr 28, 2011 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
A gentleman and scholar you are, in my eyes.
To the Government, we contractors remain scoundrels who’s only purpose in life is to rip of the Government.
Lesson One of the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) Handbook (I’ve seen it.)
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Thank you kindly, sirrah
but it may be awhile before acquisition of camera as the one’s in the PX are utter shit…
Dean of Auburn Institute for Exploding Dog Studies
I am Desert Power
by Oscar Whiskey on Apr 28, 2011 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Please Post Here for ALL to revel in its glory!
I so would have enjoyed seeing ’Muck Fichigan" on the side of the T-62 we had on our base.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Apr 28, 2011 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Oscar Whiskey Needs A Good Enough Camera For The Lulz Charity Drink Off?
rolls off the tongue.
...and the drunks all think I made it, and the girls all twist and shake it like they do; all my playground fears have faded, replaced with grown up nightmares that have come true...
by Boozy McHound on Apr 28, 2011 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
my 1st paycheck comes in next friday
and I shall be ordering something then, of course I have no idea how long it will take to get to me, hopefully not too long
Dean of Auburn Institute for Exploding Dog Studies
I am Desert Power
by Oscar Whiskey on Apr 28, 2011 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Shouldn't be too bad.
It’s just not predictable. I had stuff the wife sent me get there in 6 days, or 6 weeks. Amazon got me stuff in about 2 weeks, I think.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Apr 28, 2011 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Only the one "t" in "shit"?
/notatruewfnvufan
Let's goooooooooo, Mountaineeeeeeeeers!
by An 'eer with a beer on Apr 28, 2011 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't get a real good look at the phrase on the destroyed vehicle
all I saw was the phrase out of the corner of my eye, double taked then proceeded to laugh hysterically. I then tried to explain to the 8 people in the excursion why I was laughing and once again I look like a crazy person. I can no longer relate to the average person thanks to this website, which I am proud of…
Dean of Auburn Institute for Exploding Dog Studies
I am Desert Power
by Oscar Whiskey on Apr 28, 2011 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Guys, does anyone know if Huntsville got hit?
My cousin and her husband live there.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
I have a cousin who lives there as well and we haven't heard anything from him...
Dean of Auburn Institute for Exploding Dog Studies
I am Desert Power
by Oscar Whiskey on Apr 28, 2011 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
i dont know how bad, but they got hit
our supplier from there has suspended service with us indefinitely. i dont know if it damage to their facility, or if they cant get south through Birmingham.
by CoastalCowbell on Apr 28, 2011 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
huntsville did get some pretty severe storms
but nothing on par with tuscaloosa and birmingham. still, given the ferocity of this system, that’s not much comfort.
http://blog.al.com/breaking/2011/04/7_dead_in_madison_county_torna.html
Remember the Rose Bowl: The Story of the Alabama Crimson Tide & the Grandaddy of Them All
Hunstville/Madison
Got hit pretty hard. Lots of power outages that will not be restored for days. Heard that north Madison towards Athens has allot of damage. Think most of Huntsville is just power outage.
safety reminder
Do not go near downed power lines, even if not sparks are not present the line could be energized and will KILL YOU quick.
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Please Huntsville people, take heed of this
I’ve never met someone from Huntsville who isn’t just a little bit insane. It WILL HURT YOU
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
and if you are near a downed power line
and not sure if it is energized or not.
keep both feet together and hop away from said line.
/remember this while running errands.
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Never thought about it, but it certainly makes sense.
I might go with a one-foot hop though. Faster.
As a former volunteer firefighter
I can confirm this, downed power line was probably the most common call we had, outside of auto accidents.
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
Paging Coastal Cowbell
The renderings of what the renovated Davis Wade might look like are very pretty indeed
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
by Old South on Apr 28, 2011 11:41 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
That only means one thing
MOAR CLANGING!
/clangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclangingclanging
hey, if you cant get/fit 80+ thousand folks in a stadium
bring something that makes each person as loud as 2 or 3! right?
.
.
right?
by CoastalCowbell on Apr 28, 2011 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Bah enough suspense, here she is, apologies for the large size *
- that’s not what she said
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
i like that!
only downside i’d see (and its a personal downside) is that by closing in that endzone, i will no longer be able to watch the game from the hill across the street, while grilling and drinking… past that, looks great!
by CoastalCowbell on Apr 28, 2011 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
It really does look great
I do think filling in that end offsets the ginormous scoreboard, which right now looks a bit over the top when set against the modest stadium.
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
hell, anything they do it will be considered an improvement.
my freshman year, they hadnt even started on the 2nd deck on the visitors side. it needs work. a lot of work. it is just good to see that the brass want to do something about it.
by CoastalCowbell on Apr 28, 2011 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
UH
is finnally planning to replace our New Deal era high school stadium:
It’s a little new-agey, but i like it.
by touchdown H-town on Apr 28, 2011 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
General question
Why aren’t there more stadia here with cover over the stands, but the field open? You see this all the time at home and Europe, but not here. Why is that?
And we were singing, hymns and arias...
The quickest answer: Cost
Although I’m sure there are some engineering and / or acoustics reasons as well
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
Cost I had thought about
But figured that it wouldn’t be that much. The weather bit I hadn’t really thought about, and I feel very dumb for not thinking of it.
And we were singing, hymns and arias...
You would be surprised.
Especially since we don’t have them, no one here specializes in them. So structural increase, plus either paying someone to do something new or bring in from somewhere else, plus “handling” fees by a GC. It gets to be a tall order quick.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess I've been out of that game for a while now
Just getting back into the design side of the house from a couple years wandering the environmental wilderness. Nice to be back, but looks like it’ll take me a while to fully get back on my feet.
That said, damnit. Early season afternoon games would be so much nicer and I wouldn’t look like a lobster afterwards.
And we were singing, hymns and arias...
In the South, there's this phenomenon known as "good weather" which allows you to be outside and subject to the elements and actually enjoy it
Sarcasm aside, like stempke said, cost. Many college stadiums are very old and the cost of adding those overhangs (which only shade you from the pretty weather) wouldn’t be justified.
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
I mean, really, who doesn't like a good sunburn?
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I wouldn't care about the rain either.
COTG, please make it August. So that I can have footbaw and no more crazy weather for people I like whom I’ve never met. Thank you.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdO2hXZecjM&feature=related
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
in the US
I think the plan is to add luxury boxes, so that way they can charge more to have shelter.
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Because it never rains in Tiger Stadium.
Except for when it…you know…rains.
The biological purpose of pain is to prevent the recurrence of stupidity.
Oh, computer models of potential stadium expansions, you say?
NDNation has been using their time wisely:
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by Ancient Chinese Secret on Apr 28, 2011 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
BUT WHERE'S THE JUMBOTRON?
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by She Blinded Me With Violence on Apr 28, 2011 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
That's just how big the imagined "expansion" will be
It’s that tiny little TV in the South Endzone
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
Once Sark gets things cranked up (fingers crossed)
This will be tremendous. Go to hell track.
You are a thief of joy.
by videoartistknoxharrington on Apr 28, 2011 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
As someone who lives just outside Oklahoma City
I feel the pain of all those in the South and I wish my best to them. Could someone help a dummy out and tell me what to put in the “TO” block for my text donation? Tanks.
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Really?
Also—- you target us with NHL shit?
by jokastrength on Apr 28, 2011 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
But will you be donating a portion of your proceeds to the MS/AL/GA tornado fund?
My only argument is you're stupid.
by boddagettaflyer on Apr 28, 2011 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Gonna need some clarification here
New to Hong Kong : Winter Dress
wtf
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
Who you callin' "Gentlemen?"
Know your target audience spambot.
How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?
by North 2 on Apr 28, 2011 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
what does "avant-garde" mean....I dont speak frenchy
does
by Ron Zook Owes Me a Liver on Apr 28, 2011 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Advanced Guard, Vanguard for literal translation
for practical purposes it means, “cutting edge.” It’s a fancy way of saying innovative or experimental
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
Sarcasm filter off today, pockets?
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Apr 28, 2011 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Every time I see pockets called pockets
I get the giggles.
Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.
Someone explain "pockets"
I’ve been absent lately, but it’s dead day muthafluffers, and I’m too hungover to be at the pool
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
well pockets came from a story he told
where it was a nickname given to him by his family.
when he got angry, an inventive poster brought on the ‘hot pocket’
it stuck.
...and the drunks all think I made it, and the girls all twist and shake it like they do; all my playground fears have faded, replaced with grown up nightmares that have come true...
by Boozy McHound on Apr 28, 2011 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Recap time
A few weeks back this happened
My fiancee and daughter are away for the weekend, they went to the Dells with my sister and her kids. I got so drunk last night that I didn’t wake up until about an hour ago. The dogs pissed in the house because I didn’t get up to let them out. Apparently, according to my brother, I got thrown out of redneck bar in the middle of nowhere. The first thing I did when I walked into this bar was play "Dirty Diana" on the juke box, which resulted in nothing but stares. This set the tone for the combative nature of the rest of the night. However, upon finding out that I have a black bear tag for this years hunting season, they much have gotten over it, because a bunch of guys wanted to go hunting with me. I only bow hunt, so I declined their offers in not so polite ways. Then when I found out they use dogs to hunt bears I challenged them all to a fight and called them eunuchs. When there appeared to be confusion at the term eunuch, I explained to them exactly what the term meant. And I stole a bar sign on my way out the door as a trophy to my victory.Here’s the kicker. I don’t even remember going to said bar, or who I went with. My brother says I called him on the way and told him to meet me there.
During the piecing back together what happened period, I learned that a small man tried to start trouble with me. I promptly told him I could “fold you up and put you in my pocket.” Which led to my brother calling me pockets for about a week. The commentariot here jumped on it.
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
by stempke on Apr 28, 2011 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ah. Good story
Yall’s relationship sounds like the one I have with my brother.
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
It's really hit or miss
9 month old baby does strange things to your sanity
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
*nods knowingly*
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Apr 28, 2011 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
A couple of links on the tornados in AL
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 11:46 AM EDT reply actions
NWS Birmingham main page
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
NWS image
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
and a giant
fuck you, too to mother nature.
help me, Arsenal, you're my only hope. never mind, I'm screwed. ROLL TIDE.
New year = starting a fresh list of people who can eat a hot bowl of dicks.
Coach Saban was just at the Ferguson Center talking to students about the disaster
via @BrittonLynn
Remember the Rose Bowl: The Story of the Alabama Crimson Tide & the Grandaddy of Them All
Puttin' Spike D80 in his water bottle
Fish meat is practically a vegetable
by Bourbon_Meyer on Apr 28, 2011 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Nah, it's the "deal with it" guy.
Let's goooooooooo, Mountaineeeeeeeeers!
by An 'eer with a beer on Apr 28, 2011 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice spot
I don’t think he could look shadier if he tried
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
notice where that hand is?
I think he is REALLY excited to see nicky
by Ron Zook Owes Me a Liver on Apr 28, 2011 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Is the statue still standing?
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Another link
The local Fox affiliate’s chopper footage from T-town.
Prayers going out to all the Bammers!
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of Coffee that thoughts acquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
Reporting in as ordered
Just drove to work thru the paths of two of the tornadoes that hit south of Atlanta last night – Griffin & Barnesville. The destruction is incredible. A colleague at thte college where I teach lost everything she owned last night. The donation to the Red Cross goes out as soon as I can get a signal from AT&T (damn your urban bias you mega-conglomerate!)
Hope everyone is safe, and if you’re the praying sort, send a message to COTG for the folks in Tuscaloosa.
the louisville jersey changes
seem very small.
"i play real sports. not trying to be the best at exercising."
by whiskey_soup on Apr 28, 2011 11:50 AM EDT reply actions 7 recs
It doesn't say "The Ville" on the front anymore, it's a huge improvement
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
Back to football for a second...
Who do you all think the Panthers are gonna take tonight? I pray its not Cam Newton, Vince Young II. He’ll set our team back years. I am hoping for either Dareus or Green, if they don’t decide to trade
"I've gotta fevah, and the only perscription is more Plumlee"
I'd take Dareus
but it would appear they’re going to take Cammy Cam Juice.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
This, on both counts
Lousy year to have a #1 pick when you have a big need at QB. Andrew Luck trolled the shit out of the Panthers.
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
I can't remember a year when I said "there's nobody I would take with the first overall pick"
but this is it.
I am not arsed about the Redskins as I know they will look at the team’s needs and best possible choice and then run 180 degrees the other direction. Well, they’ll get A piece of the puzzle but not nearly ENOUGH.
Come home Bobby/Charley, all is forgiven…
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
by VandyImport on Apr 28, 2011 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
That's exactly what I've been saying this whole time.
Any other year, none of these QBs would be taken in the first round, period. The problem is, there are so many teams that need a QB. It’s a perfect storm for overdrafting people.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
IT'S FUCKING TERRIBLE
RYAN FITZPATRICK IS THE BEST QB WE’VE HAD IN A DECADE. READ THAT SENTENCE AGAIN.
[wordless wail]
Fix this lockout situation and you can have Matt Flynn a 2nd round pick
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
But But But Flynn almost beat the Patriots
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
But Trent Edwards went 0-12 in college
Matt Flynn won a National Title.
college success always = NFL success right?
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
hahahahahaha i laugh at your mise - WAIT A MINUTE HE BEAT US LAST YEAR WHAT THE FFFFFUUUU
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
BTW
You may haz Carson Palmer for a song and a 2nd rounder. I don’t even care at this point.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
Man...
Mike Brown is a stupid, stupid man.
1. Dump Carson onto another team
2. Get draft picks.
3. PROFIT!
How can anyone not see the simple logic in this?
If I were a QB-hungry team, I'd want him
A lot of those interceptions he threw last year were because Chad and T.O. are too old to get open on regular routes, and had to resort to making up their own routes as they went along. Not great for a QBs timing. So, considering Carson didn’t know where his two starting WRs were going to be on any given play, he had to force the ball to the guys he could trust (Shipley and Gresham), who were usually covered. Late in the season he absolutely TORCHED San Diego when Chad and TO were both injured. He still has a strong arm, he just makes too many…shall we say, interesting?…decisions in the pocket.
I’ve thought way too much about this.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
I was at that game.
16 years old, and you’re damn right I cried.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
He's broken
QB with declining statistics and knee trouble? No thanks.
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
Because Mike Brown is mule-stubborn.
He’s an idiot, and likes being an idiot. Also – why field a competitive team when you’re just raking in the profits made by the league? You don’t even have to spend ’em – the money just goes straight from the TV revenue made by the NFC East into your pocket.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
That's what I've always hated about a lot of team owners.
Revenue-sharing = I don’t have to improve this shithole to line my pockets. Maybe it’s just the competitor in me, but I’d just want to win.
William Clay Ford says:
Nepotism. My family bought me a football team so I wouldn’t fuck up the car company.
Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.
Heh...
Between Ford and the horrific awfulness that was Matt Millen, I have to believe the people of Detroit did some terrible things in their past lives and suffering from those two running the Lions for years is just a case of karma being EXTRA BITCHY.
They built their city on an old Indian burial ground.
My only argument is you're stupid.
by boddagettaflyer on Apr 28, 2011 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
We screwed with the Nain Rouge.
Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.
Owners are both shitheads and outright stupid
The financial turnaround engineered by Dan Snyder with the Redskins is a great example of this. Snyder is a shithead and stupid, yet he jacked their revenues so much so quickly there are only two explanations
1) massive accounting fraud
2) staggeringly poor management by the previous owned
Either way, someone’s being stupid
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
Mostly 1
I’d say “2” only in the sense that Mr. Cooke wasn’t as hell-bent on extracting every last farthing from the organization, and he only had RFK to work with. Snyder took over just as the new stadium went live, jacking the attendance from 55K to almost 90K with top-shelf luxury options, so he was lucky. However, I also suspect a nontrivial amount of bookkeeping shenanigans, if only because Vinny Cerrato was involved with the organization and everything he touches seems to turn into a swarm of auditors.
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
I firmly believe in NEVER drafting a QB
Spend your picks on OL and DL, find good RB/WR picks on day two that will blossom, and then use free agency to let somebody else raise up a known good QB for you – and sign them for less money than it would take to sign a QB with the #1 overall pick and roll the dice.
Something the NATIONAL. FOOTBALL. LEAGUE. can’t conceive of is that QB is rightly the FINAL piece of the puzzle, not the first one. Exhibit A: David Carr. Exhibit B: Tim Couch…
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
And if you complete the rest of the puzzle well enough. . .
. . . you might even win a Super Bowl with Trent Dilfer.
Et Universitatis Ohioensis delenda est!
*snickers*
THIS GUY LOOKS SPECIAL GUYS IM SERIOUS PLZ PAY ATTENTION TO ME I R REEL EN EFF ELL ANALYST D:
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
Everyone seems to think they're taking Cam
I want whoever’s left between Von Miller and Marcell Dareus.
You'll get a really amazing defensive player, and like it!
Us? OH HAI BLAINE GABBERT LOLOLOLOL U MAD BRO?
God, for once I hope we do what the draftniks say we’ll do and get AJ Green. Or trade down to get MOAR PICKS.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
I'd be overjoyed if the Bills could turn the #3 pick into several picks.
They need depth basically everywhere on defense. The only player worth a damn is Kyle Williams, who is very rapidly becoming my favorite player. Him and Dareus up front would go a long way to fixing the run D.
Dareus is a beast.
If Denver DERPS and drafts Von Miller, you can do a happy dance.
Actually, you can do a happy dance either way.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
I'm in favor of this, as I may very well still be in the meeting
what meeting? The same type i was in 2 weeks ago when I was here until 830. When’s lunch?
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
that sucks
and has anyone ever been in a meeting that was necessary?
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Only the ones I convene.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Apr 28, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
same here
well not all of them…
sometimes I am asked to schedule a meeting for to track an issue that I had planned to just work in the emails…
sigh
by jokastrength on Apr 28, 2011 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm being completely tongue in cheek
I’m sure some of my subordinates are thinking “this meeting is pointless” at the same time I’m thinking it’s the best, most productive meeting EVAHR
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Apr 28, 2011 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Was that the one with the 8-page agenda?
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes.
It’s still 16 pages. And we are jumping around today. NOTHING WILL BE SOLVED
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn, darlin', I feel bad for you.
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I remember that meeting clearly.
Oh and due to my work ethic, the VP of my company wants me to move out to SA. He’s prepping for Round 1 negotiations because I am not going cheap.
Hope you didn’t miss Cory Morrow at County Line last night…
...and the drunks all think I made it, and the girls all twist and shake it like they do; all my playground fears have faded, replaced with grown up nightmares that have come true...
by Boozy McHound on Apr 28, 2011 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I've wanted to see him for a while but I've heard he has a tendency to get too fucked up to play well
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
Everytime I've had the pleasure;
I’ve been too fucked up to notice.
Maybe that’s why he ignored my screams for ‘Along for the Ride’?
...and the drunks all think I made it, and the girls all twist and shake it like they do; all my playground fears have faded, replaced with grown up nightmares that have come true...
by Boozy McHound on Apr 28, 2011 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Missed it.
Due to working strange hours lately, I’ve been working out like a mad woman.
I have a bruised chin from trying to push a 95 pound bar with weights through my face.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Remember, kids:
"Wer viel Bier trinkt, schläft gut. Wer gut schläft, sündigt nicht. Und wer nicht sündigt, kommt in den Himmel!" Martin Luther
Interestingly enough
This may take less time than previously thought. We are on my section now, and it’s not 5pm here!
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Meetings?
You are a thief of joy.
by videoartistknoxharrington on Apr 28, 2011 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'll try to set up a stream
so you guys can watch me perform seppuku after the Jags draft Kaepernick @ 16.
...and the drunks all think I made it, and the girls all twist and shake it like they do; all my playground fears have faded, replaced with grown up nightmares that have come true...
by Boozy McHound on Apr 28, 2011 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions
YAY!!!!
White Arkansas QB with character and narcotic issues!
This will assuredly end great when we move him to WR!
...and the drunks all think I made it, and the girls all twist and shake it like they do; all my playground fears have faded, replaced with grown up nightmares that have come true...
by Boozy McHound on Apr 28, 2011 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Can I have Millen run your draft?
Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.
I'm in the minority
but I think Mallett might end up being the best QB from this whole shebang when it’s all said and done.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
I think he'll succeed
Just not in Jax. We are rebuilding the o-line after injuries and he ain’t mobile.
...and the drunks all think I made it, and the girls all twist and shake it like they do; all my playground fears have faded, replaced with grown up nightmares that have come true...
by Boozy McHound on Apr 28, 2011 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Honestly, the only QB I want in this draft is Locker.
If we draft Kaepernick(twig) or Dalton(John Beck REDUX), I may be committing seppuku right along with you. :(
FWIW, Green Bay's GM said Kaepernick reminded him of Rodgers
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
He can go home with whomever he likes
Championships buy acceptance.
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
Don't doubt that TT is lying or anything...
but I tend to tune-out anything GMs say around this time.
He said it months ago
It’s only getting airtime now because the draft is so close.
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
Another reason to be wary.
Conning schmucks out of draft picks is a staple of all good GMs and Ted’s a great one.
¡El Kaeperavestruz!
"What are you, drunk?" "Drunk enough to kick your ass."
by Awesome Bill from Dawsonville on Apr 28, 2011 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I like your handle
I just can’t be silent. If I’m going down I’m bringing everyone with me.
Fun side fact: my seats are close enough that the players can hear me. I once made Mike Hollis turn around, flip me off, and start a verbal argument during some embarrassing loss. I was 14 at the time. I don’t think my dad (who always sits next to me) has ever laughed as hard in his life.
...and the drunks all think I made it, and the girls all twist and shake it like they do; all my playground fears have faded, replaced with grown up nightmares that have come true...
by Boozy McHound on Apr 28, 2011 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Hahaha... awesome.
I’ve never been to Everbank(was gonna go to the Colts game last year, but the evil bitch called “Life” struck in a hard, hard way and had no monies for tickets). If this season does happen, I’m more than likely selling my soul to go to one of the primetime games.
I'll be there.
Hipster original logo ‘lucky’ hat and all.
/it’s done wonders for my humility
...and the drunks all think I made it, and the girls all twist and shake it like they do; all my playground fears have faded, replaced with grown up nightmares that have come true...
by Boozy McHound on Apr 28, 2011 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
What do we think the Lions will do at 13?
Prince Amukamura?
Ron Prince?
Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.
Tyrone Biggums has SEC speed.
Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.
They can go any of a million different ways.
Prince is an option, but there’s a lot of DL talk, too, if someone like Bowers falls to 13.
Personally I hope they can get one of the UNC linebackers or maybe Greg Jones in the 2nd round.
Bowers is tempting.
Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.
Yeah, he is.
The knocks on him… yeah, I can see why people would back away from him as a top 5 pick. But at 13?
/cue grinch smile
Try to complete a pass. I dare you.
Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.
/looks to see if Cincinnati plays Detroit next year
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
WE NEED ALL THE QUARTERBACKS
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Brown is set enough on Palmer that we don't draft Gabbert
I really, really hope we get AJ
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
Same.
I’ve been hearing though how they may go batshit and go out of their way to draft Patrick Peterson. I’m pretty comfortable with JJ and Leon (sort of).
by Sweet Jaysus on Apr 28, 2011 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I was disappointed Houston didn't use their 1990 helmets
45-24, bitches.
That's it, I'll sue you and YOUR WHOLE CRUMMY AIRLINE
by Burrito Electrico on Apr 28, 2011 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Advice needed
I’m thinking of moving down south from philly and was hoping to get some advice as to where to go also curious if the dating white girls thing is still really frowned upon. Open to any and all suggestions except for the DMV
by Big10JealousofSEC on Apr 28, 2011 11:54 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Jacksonville
/self depricating troll face
...and the drunks all think I made it, and the girls all twist and shake it like they do; all my playground fears have faded, replaced with grown up nightmares that have come true...
by Boozy McHound on Apr 28, 2011 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I've always managed to have a good time in JAX
and Orange Park, Mayport, Atlantic Beach and JAX Beach.
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously, New Orleans is calling you.
I would go like a shot except I can’t bear humidity anymore. Also wife.
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
the south is a big place
what are you looking for in a new home? you’re going to find a hell of a lot of different things from texas to the carolinas. it’s not very uniform.
except for maybe football, iced tea and the abundance of waffle houses.
help me, Arsenal, you're my only hope. never mind, I'm screwed. ROLL TIDE.
New year = starting a fresh list of people who can eat a hot bowl of dicks.
bugger all
that was a reply in disguise
help me, Arsenal, you're my only hope. never mind, I'm screwed. ROLL TIDE.
New year = starting a fresh list of people who can eat a hot bowl of dicks.
That last sentence is what appeals to me
I’m leaning toward Louisiana or Georgia. I just want to live in a place that’s slower and with people who seem nicer. A place that appreciates food that’s bad for your heart and spending my Saturdays drinking beer and watching football. Also need clarification on the white girls.
by Big10JealousofSEC on Apr 28, 2011 12:12 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You ain't gotta go to the South for this. You have literally described every small town in America
just want to live in a place that’s slower and with people who seem nicer. A place that appreciates food that’s bad for your heart and spending my Saturdays drinking beer and watching football
You just gotta leave Philly
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
I know
But I think I would go through Phillies/Eagles/Cheesesteak/Wawa withdrawl
by Big10JealousofSEC on Apr 28, 2011 12:25 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Wait!
You think you’re going to get a Philly caliber cheesesteak in the South
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
Oh no
I learned my lesson years ago once you leave a 35 mile radius of philly you will call what they call cheesesteaks blasphemy in a roll
by Big10JealousofSEC on Apr 28, 2011 12:40 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Serious reply: Richmond, VA
Nice folks. Interracial… surprisingly cool. I’m not sure how old you are but The Fan is an awesome neighborhood for anyone under 30. It’s the largest victorian neighborhood in the country and it’s filled with locally owned businesses. Lots of dining, shopping and drinking options. Applebees is nowhere to be found.
Has Sheetz, which is similar to Wawa. Has Mojo’s, which is a self-proclaimed “Philadeli” that even impresses former Philly-types in terms of out of town cheesesteaks. One of my best friends there is a Philly/Penn State fan and doesn’t seem to be affected one bit, he just goes to the sports bar that has all the games on and requests one of the big tvs.
RVA’s biggest drawback is that it’s rather tame for college football. The Spiders play locally and fucking VTech fans are everywhere, but you’re likely at home/a bar for good Saturday football viewing.
I just hope you aren’t offended by Civil War monuments and statues because there are a shitload of them. If you have any specific questions I’m happy to help and if you want to buy my condo I’m REALLY happy to help.
It’s much easier to picture one’s foes as evil and inhuman if you’ve never shared a pint glass full of bourbon, although this doesn’t apply to people from UofA because this premise assumes they’re people.
Ok
My sister lives in VA but its the across the bridge from DC part. She seems to enjoy it. As for Saturday viewing I’m content drinking at home where I can enjoy the game in my own drunken haze. Tell me more about Richmond though because it seems to be a real possibility
by Big10JealousofSEC on Apr 28, 2011 1:56 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i spent one summer and a part of another in Richmond
reminds me of Birmingham, where I live now. The Fan is a very cool neighborhood. Most of my friends live further out in the suburbs b/c it is cheaper and the public schools are better. in my experience, when people from Richmond ask you where you went to school, they were talking about which private high school you went to in the city. somewhat hostile to outsiders.
re Birmingham, we’ve have issues now and had a lot worse in the past. I think it is a very livable city with a great legal market and a very good med school at UAB (which is one of the largest employers in the state). this brings in people from all over the country/south so it is pretty welcoming to new comers (plus the act that the city is only a little over a 100 years old). My only experience re interracial dating is vicariously through a good friend who seemingly only dates white girls. I’ve never know him to have any problems or witnessed any when i’ve been out with him and one of his dates.
I’ll grovel, as I do.
by dirt sandwich on Apr 28, 2011 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
It also has to be said
Birmingham may be the best foodie destination in the South outside NOLA. I had a cocktail at Little Savannah that I could serve proudly in any libation dispensary in San Francisco or New York, and the food there, or Veranda, or (obvs) Highlands, or Hot and Hot Fish Club, is the sort of thing that the New York Times writes front-page-Travel-section articles about. This is not a joke, this is serious stuff.
This past weekend was the first time in a long time that I’ve thought I could move back to the 205 and not want to shoot myself in the face. My only problem is I didn’t have twenty years to wait for it to happen, so I had to roll out. But it definitely deserves another look from anyone.
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
great point.
had a drink at Highlands on Tuesday.
I’ll grovel, as I do.
by dirt sandwich on Apr 28, 2011 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm a suburban Richmond native.
Well, more or less — moved to Midlothian at age 5, went to a magnet school downtown, lived and worked in the Far West End (just shy of Short Pump) for about two and a half years after graduation before moving on to Northern Virginia, then Charlottesville. (Don’t take your sister’s experience as representative of the entire state; NoVA is an entirely different animal unless you dig 40+ years into its history.)
There are a few different vibes in the city of Richmond. The most comfortable one for the average EDSBSer would be in The Fan as Big Jon described; decent amount of influence from the VCU art school crowd at its eastern end, though it starts shading into the insular prep-school dickweeds DS mentioned as you move west. Racial politics are no more or less screwed up than anywhere else in the South, and the bad social parts of that are largely avoidable in the Fan and outer-ring suburbs.
As one of those “fucking VTech fans” Big Jon mentioned, the trouble with Richmond from a college football perspective is that there are enough of us to be obnoxious but not enough of us, or even us plus Hoos, for the in-state I-A schools to set a dominant football tone for the entire region. (Also, fans of the in-state I-AA schools generally hate both of us rather than picking a side as they might in, say, AL or GA.) When I grew up, ACC basketball was more important than any football.
That 17-year-old Hokie sitting in the Greensboro Coliseum rafters in 1997 didn't see any of this coming.
I'm glad you speak highly of it
My only experience there was visiting Hollywood Cemetary & the Jefferson Davis house, and going down the main drag. The first two were nice, but he main drag reeked of desolation and YOU GON GET SHOT-ness
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
When did you visit?
Broad Street has changed a lot over the last 10 years. The growth of VCU has really helped the area.
I love Richmond. I grew up in The Fan and its a great place to live.
August 2009 I think
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
Oh well I live pretty close to downtown and broad street
(I’m a VCU student) and I wouldn’t describe the area as desolate. There are bad neighborhoods in the city, but I don’t think downtown is dangerous.
Speaking of VCU
Met so many of your all’s fans, alums and students here about a month ago. Good people.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I probably just arrived on a bad night then
It’s happened before. I went to Mobile in 2004 and if I hadn’t known better, I’d have thought the town had been evacuated.
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
note: offer not applicable anywhere in the Northeast
Fish meat is practically a vegetable
by Bourbon_Meyer on Apr 28, 2011 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions
tease.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
side of hot sauce for dipping...
good job there.
by jokastrength on Apr 28, 2011 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
now I am hungry...
/to the bar below my apartment!
by jokastrength on Apr 28, 2011 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
....how are you ever sober?
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
good question.
/is the mayor of said bar
/seriously out my APT- 20 or so steps to the elevator, then walk around the corner… bar.
/they has good food too.
by jokastrength on Apr 28, 2011 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Any vacancies in your building?
"Wer viel Bier trinkt, schläft gut. Wer gut schläft, sündigt nicht. Und wer nicht sündigt, kommt in den Himmel!" Martin Luther
I am sure..
two fairly large apartment complexes here.
by jokastrength on Apr 28, 2011 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
ohhhhhhhhhh You live theeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre
Hmph.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions
that part, yes
I meant the College Football part. It’s like they don’t even know it exists.
Fish meat is practically a vegetable
by Bourbon_Meyer on Apr 28, 2011 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
and besides
I thought even you succumbed and said Buffalo was midwestern, not northeastern (I didn’t agree at first but yielded to your call)
Fish meat is practically a vegetable
by Bourbon_Meyer on Apr 28, 2011 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions
It's northeastern in the sense that it's in the state of NY
But it has significantly more in common with midwestern cities.
Hot damn those look delicious!
/drool
/stupid doctors and the high cholesterol diagnoses
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
If you can handle interracial dating in Philly, you can handle it anywhere
by Mango Stasi on Apr 28, 2011 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions
South Boston?
I am in favor of no sport which puts a stick in the hands of an Irishman - K.K.R.
by saxattack29 on Apr 28, 2011 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
He wouldn't even be allowed IN South Boston
much less be there long enough to find romance
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
Actually
I dated an Italian girl from Boston even met the whole family but I was evidently not the first black guy to be brought home so it wasn’t as bad as it could have been
by Big10JealousofSEC on Apr 28, 2011 12:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
See there's your problem
To the stereotypical micks from Southie, Italians aren’t white either.
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
ha!
I dated a guy from Southie. It was, um, interesting.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Ha
True though the funny part is I’M the one who can’t bring them home to meet mom
by Big10JealousofSEC on Apr 28, 2011 12:20 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Animal House rec
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll have a rock and rye and seven Carlings
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
Well
Mom is a Ivy League Law school educated preacher so regardless of race its hard to find anybody worthy enough to even meet her
by Big10JealousofSEC on Apr 28, 2011 1:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Here's the thing:
The “slow pace” thing is more of a small-town thing than a North/South thing. While the South is probably slower, I can guarantee that Podunk Ohio is slower paced than Atlanta Georgia.
Unfortunately, interracial dating is still somewhat frowned upon in most small towns, particularly when you’re new to an area and folks don’t really know who you are. It sucks, it’s not fair, but that’s been my experience. That said, if you blow everyone away with your kindness and service to the community, I think most places and people are progressive enough to overlook the interracial thing. If not, then you haven’t found the place/people worth living in/by.
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
I should add
Small towns vary TREMENDOUSLY, way more so than big cities. There are all-white small towns, all-black small towns, diverse ones, wealthy ones, poor ones, and everything inbetween. My alma mater of Davidson is more progressive than most Southern small towns, probably because it’s a college town. Interracial dating wouldn’t be given a second look there. Other places, though…
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
Ok
I want to be in a place where going into the city is easily accessible but not required to have fun. As for the white girls I just wanted to see if I would be putting myself in somebody’s sights just cause I took his daughter out. I suggested the south simply because ideally I’d like to find a nice light skinded black girl who can cook and they are few and far between up here
by Big10JealousofSEC on Apr 28, 2011 12:35 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
visit Lawrence, KS
most liberal town in KS, about 15-30 minutes to KC.
/weeps because KU sucks but Lawrence is nice.
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That opens up your options a lot
Bigger southern cities (ATL, Charlotte, Birmingham) have a lot of quasi-suburbs. They’re suburbs in the sense that many people living in them probably make the long commute into the city for work. They’re no suburbs in that many are totally self-sufficient and lots of people in them never go into the city because it’s not needed. Sometimes they were distinct small towns that got sort of assimilated into the city as the city grew and sprawled (see Davidson, NC); other times they began as suburbs but grew large enough to be self-sufficient.
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
Actually, that's pretty close to what happened to Jax, but in reverse
Jacksonville was growing, but there was a downtown fire that ruined everything there.
“On May 3, 1901, downtown Jacksonville was ravaged by a fire that started at a fiber factory. Known as the “Great Fire of 1901”, it was one of the worst disasters in Florida history and the largest urban fire in the southeastern United States. Over eight hours, it destroyed the business district and left 10,000 residents homeless. It is said the glow from the flames could be seen in Savannah, Georgia, and the smoke plumes in Raleigh, North Carolina. "
So all the people moved out to/built in the outskirts and travel in for work. This is one of the causes of the sprawling size of the town. And now that the growth has headed towards the coast, the beach communities that used to be autonomous have been assimilated.
one of us. one of us. one of us.
...and the drunks all think I made it, and the girls all twist and shake it like they do; all my playground fears have faded, replaced with grown up nightmares that have come true...
by Boozy McHound on Apr 28, 2011 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't really speak to that
as I was raised in a liberal family with well-educated family friends so it was never really an issue. I’m sure people have crazy racist grandparents everywhere but I feel like if you live in any sufficiently large city, you won’t have many problems. I don’t know. I think it’s more a small town vs. more diverse area thing.
maybe ATL?
help me, Arsenal, you're my only hope. never mind, I'm screwed. ROLL TIDE.
New year = starting a fresh list of people who can eat a hot bowl of dicks.
ATL is probably ok
but unless your connected I would move someplace that’s growing, not shrinking. Parts of TX, TN wouldn’t be too awful. Or even KC isn’t bad. Not southern, not small town, but hits everything else.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
small towns around KC would be good
although KC is very relaxed for a larger city.
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions
never lived there
but kc always seemed so bleak. kind of like memphis.
help me, Arsenal, you're my only hope. never mind, I'm screwed. ROLL TIDE.
New year = starting a fresh list of people who can eat a hot bowl of dicks.
Much appreciated
To all the suggestions
I’m new to actually commenting so correct me if I’m wrong but I leave u all with a hearty FUCK CLEMSON
by Big10JealousofSEC on Apr 28, 2011 12:46 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Ahh
All those affected are truly in my prayers so
FUCK TORNADOES
by Big10JealousofSEC on Apr 28, 2011 1:48 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
If you're young
ATL is a good place. Live in town. It won’t seem nearly as big if you do. I know that sound counter-intuitive, but the people who think Atlanta is too big think so because they force themselves to drive 40 minutes to get anywhere. You can live in midtown and walk around, and there is plenty of things to do. Most people would be cool with a brother dating a white girl, I never really saw people caring about that until I got to Auburn.
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Atl
Seems like a great option but I think I would be required by black people law to date one of the fine available black women or be destined to deal with the side eye from said women for the duration of my stay
by Big10JealousofSEC on Apr 28, 2011 3:57 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You'll probably have to deal with that wherever you are
Going to stop here to avoid spider closet.
And we were singing, hymns and arias...
True
I’ll leave it at that since I don’t wanna go in the spider closet so early in my commenting
by Big10JealousofSEC on Apr 28, 2011 4:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
My current town of Kansas City meets your criteria
My company relocated a mess of people from NJ and Philly out here, and then offered them the opportunity to move back – 95% of them stayed.
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
wow
so i’ll be over here reevaluating my opinions about kc
help me, Arsenal, you're my only hope. never mind, I'm screwed. ROLL TIDE.
New year = starting a fresh list of people who can eat a hot bowl of dicks.
The best way to describe KC is "Beige"
It’s big enough that there’s stuff to do, but small enough that you can get around easily. People are pretty friendly (I’m a Chicago native, so they sure seem friendly to me), and the women are surprisingly hot (especially if you like small town blond farmgirls)
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
"Beige" is exactly right
Born and raised in Overland Park, which is a Kansas-side suburb. Spartan D is correct on all accounts.
That's where I lived for 2 years.
I agree with you both.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
135th and Antioch.
Spent most of my time DT or off 119th. Worked on Ward Parkway and 95th-ish.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
recalling horrible memories
of four of the worst months of my life. Overland Park was…nice…I guess.
Fish meat is practically a vegetable
by Bourbon_Meyer on Apr 28, 2011 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I will not speak their name.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
my division moved over to redbridge.
Let’s just say that the current occupants are fond of KC residents a little too much.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
tried to get into the construction dept as a civil
they hired ME’s with only design experience who were KC residents (grew up and lived there so no “relocation” fees) to manage construction of buildings and such. but, i’m not bitter…nooooooooooooooooo.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Also, you've never seen me, don't know me, and there is no Chloe Denmark.
I’m a spam bot.
If anyone asks that is.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I have.
And I found you on the facebooks.
muahahahahahaha!
...and the drunks all think I made it, and the girls all twist and shake it like they do; all my playground fears have faded, replaced with grown up nightmares that have come true...
by Boozy McHound on Apr 28, 2011 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Not bad
Family home is near 119th and Pflumm, and went to the Catholic high school right next to the subdivision
That's my stomping grounds.
I live at 127th & Blackbob, work near College & Pflumm. Pass your high school twice a day
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
Now I kinda miss it.
When I left there, not 3 months later 5 good friends ended up moving to KC. Haven’t been back since.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
It's OK
I’m planning on moving back out west in 10 years once the youngin goes to college
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
My parents have been in the same house since about 2 weeks before I was born.
They keep threatening to move. I keep laughing. Of course work/income/family issues of have halted it somewhat.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I've moved around a lot, and this is my 2nd stint in KC
I was in San Diego for 4 years, and loved it. Would still be there, but my kid is here in KC and being a dad comes first.
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
I was going to end up there or in St. Louis.
As much as some people at it. Family connections there had me ok with that. Instead, Texas by way of Atlanta.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
My tails of moving
Grew up in OK. Went to school in Rolla,MO from 1999-2003.
Jan 2004 moved to KC
Jan 2006 moved to Atlanta
June 2006 moved to Columbus, GA
April 2007 moved back to Atlanta
June/July 2011 moved San Antonio.
Last four moves all due to working in construction industry.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Interesting...
What firm(s)? We may have done work on the same projects. I think my email is still up on my profile if you’d rather not boardcast it, but still feel like sharing.
And we were singing, hymns and arias...
I know what you're talking about.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Heard it called Detroit's long lost sister
Some shitty professional teams, run down central downtown district, sprawling suburbs, some wealthy areas
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Downtown has turned around quite a bit over the last few years.
I don’t think it was ever as bad as Detroit though. I rarely go there, except for special occasions.
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
Also true, though I've only heard this second-hand
People I know who are still back in the KC Metro have said good things about the new downtown.
Family moved to the area recently and I visited them around Christmastime
I don’t know if I’d want to live there but there was plenty to like about it.
You couldn't pay me enough to live in St. Louis.
I go there for work about once a month, and I am not impressed.
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
Only went for a couple of NAIA tournaments
but KC always seemed like a very pleasant place – not too huge, but big enough to have stuff to do. I remember not wanting for jazz or BBQ or steak, which takes care of all manner of issues. Hell, I even liked Kaufmann Stadium.
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
The old K was OK, but the remodeled Kaufman is really sweet.
Massive beer gardens through the whole outfield, and they actually have seats to catch home run balls now.
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
at least you had elbow room
I even liked Kaufmann Stadium.
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
That is one plus of having a shitty awful team
You can buy a $6 ticket and sit in the 2nd row behind the dugout.
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
I saw my game there in 1998
so I don’t know what stage that was, but it seemed very nice. Both of the KC stadiums strike me as places that were built right the first time, which is refreshing in a time when everybody needs a new stadium every twelve years…
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
They just refurbished both stadiums about 2 years ago.
They totally gutted the old ones, just kept the outer facades and rebuilt everything inside. I haven’t been to Arrowhead since the rebuild but the K is really nice.
Only problem with the stadiums is the location – they are out on the edge of town, and there is literally nothing to do nearby. I’m a big proponent of downtown stadia, especially for baseball.
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
so you haven't been to Blue Springs
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Blue Springs is 5 miles from teh stadium.
I’m partial to being able to walk to a bar for some postgame fun.
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
I was just meaning there is a bunch of KC metro area to the east
so not edge of town.
But the location does suck unless you like the one motel restaurant/bar across the I70.
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Which I stayed at when I saw said game...
it’s the cirrrrrrrrrrcle of liiiiiiiiife….
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
please don't take that area as a measure of KC
that is almost as bad as taking Overland Park as representative of KC.
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh not at all.
When I was there for the NAIA tournament in the old days, we were housed in the Hyatt (the one with the catwalks that went down all those years ago, long gone by then) and did our milling around Country Club Plaza and the like. Plus the whole organization went to the Golden Ox and left a tab that looked like somebody’s social security number…
Good times indeed. (Also from 1998, I can say with authority that everybody must take a spin through the Negro League Baseball Museum. Just incredible and well worth your time.)
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
Negro Leagues is cool
Long time since I went there, but I remember it being good. Jazz Museum next door wasn’t bad either.
Even a non-baseball fan would like it
It’s pretty fecking awesome
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
INEPTITUDE
Trading a second round pick for a third round pick so that you can draft a 1AA QB-to-WR convert who would not have been drafted in the first place
"I've gotta fevah, and the only perscription is more Plumlee"
Fuck the Royal Wedding. Fuck the draft.
I hereby declare this weekend
DAY[S] OF TELEVISION RAEG.
Transmogrified up in this piece!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Apr 28, 2011 12:09 PM EDT reply actions
Thanks for the 9:30 tipoff, NBA
RAEG
That's it, I'll sue you and YOUR WHOLE CRUMMY AIRLINE
by Burrito Electrico on Apr 28, 2011 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Fixed that for ya.
Thanks for the 9:30 tipoff, NBA
RAEG
Transmogrified up in this piece!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Apr 28, 2011 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ummm.....wow
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
by Old South on Apr 28, 2011 12:22 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
That's one of the best pictures I've seen.
In terms of location, closeness and seeing what the storm is doing. Where this be?
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions
was def on a tripod
had a shutter speed > 1 second
Fish meat is practically a vegetable
by Bourbon_Meyer on Apr 28, 2011 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
that's a shit your britches picture
fucking hell
help me, Arsenal, you're my only hope. never mind, I'm screwed. ROLL TIDE.
New year = starting a fresh list of people who can eat a hot bowl of dicks.
That is a motherfucking picture!
That funnel is what – 100 feet away? Damn!
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
Depending on the size of the lens it could be a good bit futher away than that...
Telephoto lenses forshorten the perceived distance between the camera and the object being photographed.
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Zoom lenses make things look closer.
My only argument is you're stupid.
by boddagettaflyer on Apr 28, 2011 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Yeah, I probably deserve the Joe Morgan.jpg
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions
was thinking the same thing
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
florida nods
"i play real sports. not trying to be the best at exercising."
by whiskey_soup on Apr 28, 2011 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I am not taking the picture from inside the funnel cloud, I don't care what you say.
Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.
Oh sweet Jeebus...
I almost crapped myself after looking at that.
My brother was on-campus in the library at Alabama when the tornado hit and I couldn’t get in-touch with him due to my phone acting retarded. Sent him a text today and called and got his voicemail neither of which has been returned, but I called my mom to see if she’d heard anything and she said he’s fine(only has no electricity. A girl from one of his classes is missing though and her apartment apparently got destroyed. God, that was a tough 12 hours to sit through.
Just watched a recap on The Weather Channel and saw some video of the twister and I want to cry. Prayers to all of the affected.
ROLL TIDE ROLL. FUCK TORNADOES.
Good news from the sweet land of Athens
We are all still alive, no tornadoes or death hit campus. Blue skies and no clouds today. Continuing to pray for those hit in Bama-land and across the SEC
SEC SPEED be with you all.
GO DAWGS
by Jadaveon Clowney's giant sandwich on Apr 28, 2011 12:36 PM EDT reply actions
Anybody know if Anniston, AL was hit?
I got some family thereabouts
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
anniston
Here’s a link to the Anniston Star newspaper. Six dead counted in the county. http://www.annistonstar.com/
by BonesCrosby on Apr 28, 2011 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Report of aliveness
I know that I am not a frequent commenter, but I wanted to update the situation in Cullman, AL. While I was not home during the storms, I have kept informed by my wife. (I am in Dallas/Ft Worth area on business all week).
The Cullman area got hit pretty hard. All of the family is okay. One cousin lot his business in the storms. It is destroyed. The historic part of Cullman was hit hard. Damage to First Baptist Church, County Courthouse and I have heard of some damage to the hospital.
Most of Cullman is without power. Not sure when it will be restored. The Hunstville/Madison area where I work was hit hard as well. Please keep all those affected in your prayers. I know for a fact that my family was VERY, VERY lucky.
glad you made it through
my cousin goes to college in cullman and he said parts thereabout were just decimated.
help me, Arsenal, you're my only hope. never mind, I'm screwed. ROLL TIDE.
New year = starting a fresh list of people who can eat a hot bowl of dicks.
Wallace State
got some significant damage. Hard to know exactly at this point since my wife can’t see any of the news. Pictures I have seen are just devastating.
that'd be it
:(
help me, Arsenal, you're my only hope. never mind, I'm screwed. ROLL TIDE.
New year = starting a fresh list of people who can eat a hot bowl of dicks.
There's a college in Cullman?
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I gotta read better.
How many different colleges are there in Alabama named after George or Lurleen Wallace? I know of LBWcc in Andalusia and Greenville. Wallace CC in Selma and Dothan?
Breaking news: I’m watching weather channel. They keep talking about Cullman
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Wallace State is pretty big
There was talk in the mid-90s about expanding it to actually become Auburn University-Cullman a la AUM, but for whatever reason it didn’t happen.
The slew of 2-year colleges was both political pork and good policy; in theory almost anyone in the state is in proximity to local inexpensive higher-ed options. How well it works out is a question for people living closer to the matter than I have in the last fifteen years…
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
Good Policy? There are WAY too many 2-year schools in Ala.
Just to re-teach people what they should have learned in high school. All they end up doing is funneling the limited higher education dollars from Auburn/Alabama to build their own Taj Mahal libraries that no one uses.
Oh, and the two-year system was rife with corruption. Federal Prison for err’body up in here!
My only argument is you're stupid.
by boddagettaflyer on Apr 29, 2011 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions
All I know about Cullman
Is the best advertisement of all time
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
by Old South on Apr 28, 2011 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
They used. Some of them have stains. We cover that up.
"Well, if that ain't a show, I'll kiss your ass." - Gov. Jim Folsom Sr. (D-AL), 1948-52
that was hilarious
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
by Anon_the_younger on Apr 28, 2011 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
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It’s a pretty cool project. 2 dudes make free ads for small businesses that could otherwise not afford one. In exchange they reserve the right to make them a bit ridiculous.
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
Worst part is
High Point and Cullen have BOTH been hit hard by tornadoes this spring. Maybe these guys should go further north for their next commercials….
something, something, something...
MY WIFE’S BOYFRIEND HIT ME WITH A FENCE POST…
The biological purpose of pain is to prevent the recurrence of stupidity.
GOOD NEWS EVERYBODY!
one of our readers has now confirmed that tuscaloosa’s dreamland bbq is indeed safe and open for business on this sad day. some might find this trivial given the suffering we’ve seem but, dammit, i intend to welcome good news in whatever form it might appear in.
Remember the Rose Bowl: The Story of the Alabama Crimson Tide & the Grandaddy of Them All
by kleph on Apr 28, 2011 1:13 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Thank Heaven for small miracles
I bet there’s a line a mile long.
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
That is good news indeed.
But I’d gladly trade any number of restaurants (not original Dreamland, not Archibald’s) to have Hokkaido back.
Much easier to ignore the questionable quality of things that are covered in cheese.
Ichiban
is better, cheaper, and still standing.
"Be polite to everyone you meet, but be prepared to kill anyone"-tc16cav
by otisnixon'sparty on May 1, 2011 4:57 AM EDT up reply actions
That ain't trivial
Any small piece of comfort and familiarity helps. And dammit, BBQ is good comfort food if there is any.
Don't forget your power towel. Bring it to every game.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Apr 28, 2011 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Crazy day
My brother has 14 people staying in his basement, mostly migrant workers and their children from a nearby apartment complex that got destroyed. He’s using a translate program on his phone to talk to them since most don’t speak English. He has no power and is cooking them lunch on a gas BBQ grill. But his house is one of maybe three in the neighborhood that doesn’t have severe damage ranging from missing shingles to missing house, so it could certainly be worse. My wife was in Huntsville for a conference and spent the night in a hotel with no power; now she’s returning from Tennessee after getting gas and groceries for my brother and his new “tenants”. “Eggs,” he said. “They seem to want eggs. All the eggs. And bread. And I need beer.”
We have so much less control over our lives than we’d like to imagine.
by Ardbeg on Apr 28, 2011 1:46 PM EDT reply actions 12 recs
The distance between "doing ok" and "oh shit"
isn’t that far.
Good on you and yours for looking out for others.
/raises a glass of Ardbeg in your direction
Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.
Second'd
That's it, I'll sue you and YOUR WHOLE CRUMMY AIRLINE
by Burrito Electrico on Apr 28, 2011 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Third'd
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 28, 2011 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
good man
people like that make these sorts of shitstorms just that much less horrible.
help me, Arsenal, you're my only hope. never mind, I'm screwed. ROLL TIDE.
New year = starting a fresh list of people who can eat a hot bowl of dicks.
your bro is good people
If his tenants are saying “huevos,” they may be complimenting his testicular fortitude, not necessarilly wanting eggs.
Heute, Ich bin ein Kreuzschlüssel.
Or they may be wanting eggs.
Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.
You almost got me in trouble.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
What'd I do?
Ah, ah, ah, a pirate first with a lawyer's wasted education, and himself bound by the fiendish ties of a legal disputation.
made me laugh in my important meeting, which i'm now out of and will soon be heading to crossfit hell.
My mouth is about to have sex with this candy bar.
by Chloe Denmark on Apr 28, 2011 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
As one who has attempted crossfit before
You bring that hell upon yourself. I never though I’d be so happy to break my hand.
/kidding on that, hurt like hell and I missed rugby for it
And we were singing, hymns and arias...
It's just how we were raised
When we were (older) kids, a storm was followed shortly by our dad saying, “Put on your boots, get some gloves.” Then he’d grab a chainsaw and other supplies and we were off. My brother rebelled against my dad every way he could, but some things stuck.
Here’s a pic my brother just texted me of one of his new house-guests looking at his old home.
by Ardbeg on Apr 28, 2011 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Just when I'm about to give up on the human race...
The biological purpose of pain is to prevent the recurrence of stupidity.
My small town upbringing can be described thusly
Neighbor needs a hand: “Well you got two dontcha? Get to work”
Neighbor needs a boot in the ass: “Well you got two dontcha? Get to work”
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
thanks for sharing this story.
i appreciate it. tough day.
I’ll grovel, as I do.
by dirt sandwich on Apr 28, 2011 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
RIP 15th St Taco Casa
I will raise my glass and suck the head of a crawdad in your honor tonight.
I just read where UAT cancelled classes for the rest of the year
And students are just to accept current grades for their final grades. Graduation has been rescheduled for August.
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 4:21 PM EDT reply actions
sucks for those that never went to class and were counting on the final being their saving grace
AKA Stempke in 1997
My name is Boyd Crowder. You can come after me if you want.
They've got the option to take the final either through distance testing
or the teacher can make fair accommodations for it
by Tracy Rocker's Appetite on Apr 28, 2011 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
also, this does not apply to the med school or the law school
I’ll grovel, as I do.
by dirt sandwich on Apr 28, 2011 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Kinda hard to accept your current grade when your only grade in law school is the final
"[Many] schools call themselves Wildcats and I am very sorry for there ought to be just one school by the name of Wildcat and that is that little Calvinistic, Presbyterian, fire eating, Bluestocking, Covenanter, dissenting Scotch-Irish school down in the wilds of upper Mecklenburg County."
– Henry T. Lilly '18
EVERYONE GETS THE CURVE!
Gunners RAGE
Slackers CHEER
Everyone else shrugs shoulders over getting the same grade no matter what ±2 points
Today is Saturday
I love college football for the raw emotion of the players, the passion and loyalty of the fans and the pageantry with which these two come together.
Reading RTR brought tears to my eyes as I saw commenter after commenter selflessly offer all they could to help others and I realized that my love of football isn’t just a love of the game but a love of the people who make the sport so dear to me – the passion and loyalty that I see on Saturdays are there every day of the week and today it is no different.
Today we are all Tide, Plainsmenwareagles and Red Raiders*. We are wildly cheering every little victory and doing all we can to assure a comeback. Today is Saturday. Everyday should be Saturday.
Roll Tide.
*Aggies are not Red Raiders – they are fine and nice enough but they are not one of us. You may make your own assumption regarding their type but our decision is made.
Roll Bama Roll won't let allow new members to of the site to post
so I’ll ask it here for any T-Town residents on the board:
Does anyone know the condition of the Skyland Drive area, specifically Regal Pointe apartments? My girlfriend was studying at a friend’s condo when the tornado hit, and hasn’t been able to make it across town since then to find out if her apartment was hit.
I appreciate any information y’all might have, and the Alabama School of Law can burn in hell for making them take exams on the Monday after an epic ucking natural disaster.
Damnit, Neal, the name's Newalu.
Skyland Boulevard
is clean.
"Be polite to everyone you meet, but be prepared to kill anyone"-tc16cav
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In the spirit of the last charity drive
and atonement for my B1G SPEED (I forgot to donate until after the competition closed), I just sent $490.70 to the Red Cross. Because I’d rather see Kirk Cousins get eaten alive by the Alabama defense ten times than see anything like this happen.
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 Apr 28, 2011 9:36 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
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