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5.03.2009

Furlough, Pt. II: Day One

Hey everyone. As I have discussed before, Gannett's furlough program was extended into the second quarter and, as such, I am on unpaid leave this week.

I cannot blog. It's strictly prohibited.

I have pre-loaded daily blog posts so HOTTIES still can converse during my absence. Have a nice day.

196 Comments:

Blogger Dear Leader said...

Sucks

9:18 AM  
Blogger Dear Leader said...

This comment has been removed by the author.

9:18 AM  
Blogger Criminal Type said...

Substance, which is French for "substance."

9:18 AM  
Blogger Jet said...

Criminal Type,

Since you fashion yourself as some sort of horseman, what was your take on the Derby?

9:21 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

It does suck!

9:21 AM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

"will blog for food?" just a thought.

9:23 AM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

i like that the winner's owner hitched his horse trailer to his pickup, drove it to kentucky and won the derby.

9:25 AM  
Blogger Criminal Type said...

I think it's an awesome development. The Derby is one race. The term "upset" has its origins in thoroughbred racing.

Upset was the only horse to beat Man O' War.

Anything can happen when the track is wet. See: Sea Hero, Lil E. Tee.

9:33 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

It would seem that JGT would be allowed to do voluntary posts. The attorneys are probably worried about some kind of liability that could arise.

Back in the day, I turned down a law school scholarship/work offer from a top construction law firm. Got several close friends that are attorneys. The friends are OK, but I hate our legal system that ensures attorney neccesity through overly complicated rules/liability issues.

Sorry for the soapbox moment...now..off to church.

9:36 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

우리의 위대한 지도자, 어제 아침에 먼저 나온 그리고 분명히 첫 차례 전에 안락사 좋아. 모든 희망이 예쁜 여자 친구 들한테 좋은 하루 되세요. 난 돈을받을 때 JGT하지 않는 다 맘에 안들어.

9:37 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Yesterday, Xaff said he didn't understand a lot of our posts. I thought I would try posting in Korean to see if that would help.

It is hilarious how much gets lost in translation when you go English->Korean and then back to English using google translation.

9:39 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Good morning to our Dear Leader, first out of the gate yesterday and apparently euthanized before the first turn. I hope all the Hotties have a great day. I do not like it when JGT does not get paid.

translated into Korean, then back to English ends up as...

Our great leader, and probably the first time yesterday morning before the first euthanasia good. Hope this beautiful young woman, all friends have a good day. Doneulbateul I do not like it when I do not JGT.

9:41 AM  
Blogger Dear Leader said...

THT
I do not like not having JGT leadership either?

Right?

have a good day

9:41 AM  
Blogger Dear Leader said...

I will stick to Ringlish... it is easier to understand...

9:42 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

if anyone can translate doneulbateul from google English to my English, go right ahead.

9:42 AM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

i believe it is an anglo-saxon corruption of a norman phrase meaning "don't give that man a bat".

9:48 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Scott- that's good! Made me LOL.

Well, no laughing matter now. I must get back to huge quantities of work. My regrets to all the hotties for not being available to bore you incessantly today.

9:51 AM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

i'll be working for the man from 1900-0730 tonight so, at some point, i'll be napping. can't complain as i haven't been furloughed.

9:55 AM  
Blogger michael said...

Anyone else have that song "Want to Live Forever" from Highlander in their head?

10:04 AM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

nope. for me it's the moody blues' "long distance voyager".

10:13 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

The voice a good choice.

10:18 AM  
Blogger michael said...

Days of Future Passed is a great Moody Blues album I would recommend to all. After that, not a big fan of most their other stuff.

10:25 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

there's none so blind as those who will not see


...yes, I'm addicted. Work keeps piling up, but I can't escape the grip of HABOTN

10:34 AM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

even though they've written tons of them, i've never heard anyone cover a song of theirs.

10:35 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

When I hear Go Now! I always think of the Bee Gees. (barf bags are in the kitchen). That's why it's my least favorite Moody Blues song.

10:48 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

I've heard that the Bee Gees were pulling some (puppet) strings behind the scenes at BC.

10:58 AM  
Blogger chip chip said...

does gannett think news just stops when they send employees on furlough? they are doing their readership a disservice and doing little to build customer loyalty. i certainly do not read THE HABOTN because gannett has something to do with it. it's 100% jgt.

11:33 AM  
Blogger digger4au said...

You WILL be missed JGT.

11:39 AM  
Blogger JgobravesHAG said...

CT is back!!!!!!!

11:39 AM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

i thought that ct was banhammered for being overly objective.

11:51 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

this is terrible. since I made the mistake of mentioning the bee gees, my wandering mind has seized on that Yvonne Elliman song and won't let go of it. This is painful, not to mention gross.
For lunch I may have to eat a bullet with my salad.

12:01 PM  
Blogger michael said...

Your last meal would be a salad? What a sissy.

12:13 PM  
Blogger michael said...

So did anyone else stay home from church today to avoid the swine flu? Or am I unique in this?

12:14 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

You should be bloggin'! Yeah!

12:20 PM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

tucson is currently hosting swine flu, valley fever and west nile--y'all come see us, ya here?

12:20 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

got any of that cocidiodioidy stuff for us, Scott?

12:21 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

I ushered ... stood in the lobby and lathered my hands in sanitizer.

12:22 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

had a lead free salad for lunch. Listening to my ring tone (Baba O'Riley) solved the problem.

don't worry, Michael. Afternoon and evening meals will be heavily weighted (literally) towads fudge sticks, "nabs", and similar goodies.

And on my day off tomorrow, I'll have a 1/3 lb bacon cheeseburger at Sutton's Drug Store.

Salad was the only thing edible in the cafe. The entree was some liver stuff. I don't eat viscera.

12:27 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

besides, there were several sccops of bacon bits on my salad.

12:28 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

c
that belongs in 12:21 post

12:32 PM  
Blogger michael said...

I have no problem with a man eating a salad (well, I have a little bit of a problem), but not for your last meal. If I was going to shoot myself to get a song out of my head, I would go somewhere and order steak.

Question: does "anti-bacterial" hand sanitizer kill viruses?

12:33 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

Kill 'em? Nah.

It gives it a hot foot, short sheets its bed, and a really mean noogie.

12:34 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

its mostly ethyl alcohol and those delightful emollients.

12:38 PM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

coccidiomycosis--lovely stuff.

12:42 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Michael-

http://www.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=2849000

12:43 PM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

at the epicenter of the swine flu epidemic was a mexican punch and judy show featuring mariachi puppets.

12:44 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

epicenter, ugh. I think I'm the only person on the planet who refuses to use that word in any way other than its correct meaning. Even the dictionaries have caved. I wish I could, but the Monk in me won't allow it.

12:47 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Michael - if the swine flu epidemic passes and you still have some leftover antiviral hand sanitizer, you can drink it. It's made from 80 proof vodka, says so right on that bottle!

12:48 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

Since we're talking a pandemic ... wouldn't it be a "pandicenter?"

12:54 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

just a pancenter, which sounds oxymoronic, like if you crossed an ox with me.

12:58 PM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

isn't a pandicenter a place with a large population of panda bears?

12:58 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Don't worry Harrison (or was it Will...I think they are interchangeable), pandas aren't real bears.

Now koala bears, oh boy. They'll rip your lungs right out of your chest.

1:08 PM  
Blogger Aubie said...

i am writing a fictional short story about a newspaper reporter who is put on furlough. As a result of the furlough, he is ordered not to blog for the week.
Our hero, however, signs up for a blogger account under a pseudonym, and actually participates in the blog all week... unbeknownst to his employer!!
bwahahahahah (evil laugh)

1:11 PM  
Blogger Aubie said...

Koalas will rip your lungs out?
Know what else will rip your lungs out Jim?
Werewolves.
Werewolves of London

1:12 PM  
Blogger Criminal Type said...

I'm back, damn right.

No blogger is going to keep me down. JGT knows a good thing when he sees it.

1:16 PM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

bands koalas get all hopped up on eucalyptus and raid australian towns looking for fosters lager.

1:16 PM  
Blogger Criminal Type said...

Has anyone else died from cooties yet? I mean swine flu.

1:17 PM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

not in the us of a.

1:19 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Scott - have you been hangin' out with Michael? That's good stuff.

Aubie - WAR EAGLE! I could use a little Zevon right now. Lawyers, Guns, and Money; The Hula Hula Boys; etc
I'm ready to hurl myself against the wall

1:20 PM  
Blogger Criminal Type said...

Some classics on TFLN ... the weekends always bring out the best.

1:22 PM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

i forget what it was named, but i remember listening to zevon's last album and being quite impressed. one dare not emulate michaele, queen of the habotn.

1:23 PM  
Blogger Aubie said...

tornado warning in Jeff Co.

Viagra is to middle aged men
as
tornado warning is to James Spann

1:24 PM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

arsenal just took the pitch on a tape delay broadcast on fox sports arizona.

1:24 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

Getting panicky calls from Mrs. Jet. ElTurbo, Stewardess and Mrs. Jet on a bus coming back from Gatlinburg ... pulled into Galleria to ride out storm.

I told 'em not to linger because we're getting a bigger dose later today.

1:27 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Jay G.

Sorry about the furlough. Hope things begin to pick up for you and TMA soon.

1:28 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Enjoy Every Sandwich

I think all of his albums are good to great.

1:28 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

which is why I have a zillion Zevon songs in my itunes.

1:29 PM  
Blogger Criminal Type said...

Jack Kemp, RIP.

I wasn't the biggest fan of his, but I enjoyed his enthusiasm.

1:29 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

oops, Enjoy Every Sandwich was the tribute album

The Wind was WZ's last album

1:30 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

In other news, I'm jealous of my friend, Josh (you've heard him on The Gridiron Breakdown).

He saw Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in Greensboro, NC last night and got to hear "Human Touch" - my favorite Bruce song.

1:30 PM  
Blogger Aubie said...

The Wind was Zevon's last album.
Awesome album... won a grammy i think.

Enjoy Every Sandwich is the tribute album released after his death.

1:30 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

My dad and I watched Kemp practice for the AFC championship game back in the 60s. The Bills came to NC to find a practice field that wasn't covered in snow.

1:31 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

As a conservative, I am an admirer of Jack Kemp. He would have been a better running mate for George H.W. Bush than Dan Quayle, and perhaps would have helped spare us the narcissistic Clintons.

End of soapbox.

1:32 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

I'd heard rumors that Bruce was playing Land of Hope & Dreams. Haven't had a chance to talk to my next door neighbor to find out if it was true. Human Touch is a great one, too.

I know I ain't nobody's bargain but, hell, a little touch up and a little paint

1:34 PM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

my impression of kemp is that he was principled. you might not agree with him, but you knew where he stood.

1:34 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

i obviously meant "AFL"

not to be confuse with AFL-CIO

1:36 PM  
Blogger Criminal Type said...

You knew where he stood. Absolutely.

1:50 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

I love that there's a control center that's a part of the review system in hockey.

CHAOS = Central Hockey Almighty Oversight System

1:56 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

CHAOS is in Canada

that's a goal, eh

no, i think that is a distinct kicking motion, eh

THT is missing hockey :-(

2:08 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Gannett is beginning to piss me off. The right to blog is a God given right. If not, why would God have invented the high speed modem?

2:09 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

That's right CT, he stood in the pocket!

2:09 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

SteveFC - you mean it wasn't Al Gore?

2:10 PM  
Blogger michael said...

You always knew where Jack Kemp stood, and now you will also always know where he lies.

2:10 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

JGT can't blog because of work and that sucks.
I'm afraid the same holds true for me for the next several hours, though the particulars are obviously very VERY different.

Jet - you live near the dude. Tell him I said hello.

2:12 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

I had the opportunity to chat the old-fashioned way with JGT yesterday when we met so I could give him the resolution.

For someone who will be spending the next week off the payroll, he was surprisingly calm. He was frustrated, yet controlled. Of course, he was accompanied by Wifey and daughter -- what a cutie, she was.

He was rightly excited about the award he won for journalistic excellence. I presume Wifey will leave an extensive list of chores for him. Maybe he'll look in on us as a lurker. It's up to us to fan the flames that keep this place so hot.

2:19 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

I am disappointed to hear of the death of Jack Kemp. In my opinion, he would have made a good president.

2:21 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Yea, I know Jay will handle this troubling time with dignity and make use of his time wisely. It is ashame there isn't a yard to role though.

2:23 PM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

just a thought but does auburn's hummer driver use twitter?

3:02 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

Must ... resist ... urge ...

3:07 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

Ex-AU golfer Jason Dufner one shot back through 15 holes in the PGA tournament.

3:13 PM  
Blogger Matt said...

Lame! And it's finals week too! BOO!

3:17 PM  
Blogger Criminal Type said...

DUF! I like him. His No. 1 hobby is video games.

3:55 PM  
Blogger Aeronaut said...

I was having football withdrawls, JGT was like the nicotine patch.

What do I do now?

4:43 PM  
Blogger Criminal Type said...

Since football season doesn't start until early August and camps don't start for at least three more weeks, I'd say you may have to find other pursuits to fill the chasm.

There are many options available.

4:48 PM  
Blogger AUfan said...

Maybe Criminal Type can fill the void with tales of being an oysterman. Sounds like a fascinating line of work.

5:18 PM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

i say we start a grassroots movment to get au's long snapper the heisman trophy.

5:18 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

Let's be honest ... a long snapper will never win the Heisman Trophy. It's just not going to happen.

So what is doable?

How about an award for the nation's top long snapper -- akin to the Thorpe, the Groza, etc.

We should name it for the first snapper to gain popularity at Auburn -- Brian Brinsfield. Of course, Coach Dye could never get his name correct, so the award should be ...

The Brainsworth Award

5:31 PM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

brilliant!

5:34 PM  
Blogger ehyou said...

Criminal Type...
I hate it that you're forced to be here...But we're glad you're around.

5:47 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

I hereby move that the HABOTN present the inaugural Brainsworth Award to the nation's top long snapper.

Maybe this means Jay G will get a free trip to Disney World to present the award on the Home Depot Awards Show.

We need a selection committee. I don't want to serve on this committee, so I will be glad to accept nominations for this important award.

5:48 PM  
Blogger Criminal Type said...

Have to be here?

5:59 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Jet - I present to you the Long Snapper Candidates.

Long Snapper

6:01 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

AU1 - you've got to be kidding. There's a high school longsnapper watch list?!?!?

6:18 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yup...even videos you can buy.

6:19 PM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

all nominees for the award must be thoroughly vetted. dvd of howdy doodie's greatest hits? you're out. team mascot a bear or a grizzly--out!

6:27 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

turtles and fish not eligible

6:39 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

HALLELUJAH!!!!

caught up with the backlog for the first time since 7:30 this morning. The goal now is to keep my head above water until 11 p.m. Maybe I can go sneak a peak at the Canes game. With my luck they will be in intermission.

7:14 PM  
Blogger BigEZ said...

THT, I like Studebaker, isn't that from the album you mentioned?

7:18 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Hi BigEZ - yes, Studebaker performed by Jordon Zevon is on Enjoy Every Sandwich. My son likes that album a lot. That song is nice cause WZ never released it. Otherwise, I prefer WZ over people singing his songs.

7:24 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Rats. It is intermission. And HOLY COW, I missed a 3OT game between the Ducks and Commies today.

7:24 PM  
Blogger BigEZ said...

I thought so, I'm not that familiar with Warren, I just came across that song and really liked it. I may check out some more though.

7:26 PM  
Blogger BigEZ said...

I also like the commie comment too. I thought the same thing today watching the highlights on espn.

7:28 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

BigEZ - WZ is absolutely great music.
44 tracks on this compilation which I HIGHLY recommend...at amazon.com, under music, search:
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology)

7:34 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What do you all think of Jeff Goldblum's addition to the Law & Order: Criminal Intent team?

7:37 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

I think I could just have I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) on my ipod and nothing else and never get tired of my music options.

I love the 30 second song "If you won't leave me I'll find somebody who will". I think it was supposed to be for a tv show that never made it to tv.

7:37 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

***BigEZ - if you listen to the music clips on amazon, a bunch of them are not matched to the right song title.

7:40 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

Sensi ...

They've got too many of the Law & Order brand ... I mean, when they started Law & Order: Scattered, Smothered & Covered ... well, it was just a litte much for me.

7:42 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Sensi, you'll have to ask Mrs THT or THTjr. They are both L&O junkies. Of course, Mrs THT always falls asleep in the middle of the show. That's when I grab the remote and turn to hockey, football, AMC, TCM, or just about anything else.

7:43 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

dang BigEZ, you've got me craving some Zevon. I'm going to "Play it All Night Long" when I get home from work tonight.

7:48 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

By the way, I believe Play it All Night Long is the only song I know that mentions brucellosis.

Sweet Home Alabama, play that dead band's song. Turn the speakers up full blast, play it all night long.

7:50 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Of course, you'll have to get My Ride's Here for the title track and the Hockey Song (or buy those two songs if you don't want the whole album). Some of the other songs are ok but those two are super.

8:00 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

dang it, i'm underwater again. Catch y'all l8r.

8:00 PM  
Blogger BigEZ said...

Cool THT, I'll check it out with that kind of recommendation.

8:23 PM  
Blogger chip chip said...

all the hotties should start bad habits such as:

self mutilation
drug addiction
gambling
adultery
etc.

then we could all file a class action suit against gannett and get whatever money they have left for ruining our lives by mandating jgt do a furlough. then we could divest ourselves of all of gannett's dog investments and re-invest the money into THE HABOTN and hire jgt.

8:43 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

THT....dude you have posted 44 of today's 124 comments.....that's impressive.

Looks like we're in the football doldrums. The HABOTN during the doldrums last year.....10 comments/day. This year...125.

9:32 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Hoopie,
I was the only one at work today, except Scott from Tucson who just got to work. What else was I supposed to do?

9:40 PM  
Blogger michael said...

Criminal Type, I see you are into Iron Butterfly. In a gadda da vida, baby!

9:54 PM  
Blogger AUfan said...

Did anyone see the news that a 33-year old Dallas Cowboy scouting assistant was permanently paralyzed in the practice bubble collapse from a couple of days ago? The AP report said it severed his spine. What a tragedy for the man involved. I suspect college and pro teams will take a closer look at the "bubble" type of facilities and the safety of using them during severe weather.

10:07 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Our Prattville HS band played "Inna godda davida". We had 2 drummers that could do the solos/rimshots.

THT...My comment was meant to be a compliment, b/c I am impressed with your total comment count and ability to carry the board on a very slow day without talking to yourself.

10:15 PM  
Blogger ADP said...

Julio? DeAngelo ... that's wholio.

10:16 PM  
Blogger AUBigCat said...

A little more positive pub for the Good Guys! College Football News has named the Top 20 Coordinators of 2009. Ted "Rusted" Roof comes in at #10 with Guz Malzahn leading the pack at #1

Welcoming the New Coordinators

10:40 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Hoopie,
Thanks! BTW, I may not have been posting to myself much, but I was talking to myself the whole day. We were having a delightful conversation.

It's so good to be home finally. I can't wait to be off tomorrow!!!

10:52 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Michael & JGT - wasn't In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida before y'all were born?

That makes me curious. I only have one iTune song that predates me, and it does so by almost 2 decades (1939's Mbube by Solomon Linda).

Do other Hotties have many songs in their "tunes" from before they were born?

11:05 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

well, Hoopie, it looks like I'm talking and posting to myself now. I'm going to eat supper (country style steak, taters, and an obligatory green vegetable I don't remember...asparagus?) and check back in a bit.

11:07 PM  
Blogger eaglesteeler said...

Hoppie,

when did Prattville play Inna Godda Da Vida? I loved that song and still have the album (for those born before cds).

11:22 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

dang, that was a good meal. Looks like everyone's asleep (except SteveFC who will probably post soon). I'm calling it a night.

12:36 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Good morning,Hoties!

Eddie, you at work yet?
Luv, Jet, et al, get the coffee brewing.

As for me, I think I'll have a diet coke.

WAR EAGLE!!!! and HATE BAMA 24/7

4:53 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

here's the "t" I left out

4:54 AM  
Blogger Jet said...

THT ...

You don't sleep much, do ya?

I am on cup No. 2, dodging lightning bolts in the Gump.

My suggestions for ElTurbo's HS band have been soundly rejected, which is a shame.

6:32 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Hi Jet- why would I want to be sleeping? I might miss my day off!

Got the recycles to the street, probably waking half the neighborhood when all those coke cans fell out and started rolling all over the driveway.

I was just watching some old James Gang performances on YouTube. Good stuff.

6:45 AM  
Blogger Norm said...

Morning Hotties - many things make me curious. Like eating dinner close to midnight when you're not a 3rd shifter. What's up with that THT?

Other than that, I can confirm that my very large and successful employer's fire alarm/emergency door system works quite well this morning.

Have a good day.

6:49 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

don't dodge the bolts. Embrace them. Then you won't need that 2nd cup of coffee.

6:50 AM  
Blogger Norm said...

THT - Funk #49?

6:50 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

gatiger GREAT Monday morning to ya!
Re: dinner, I was starving when I got home from work. Come to think of it, I'm starving now. Let's go have some cereal. I can't wait for my bacon cheeseburger at Sutton's today. Yummy!

6:53 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

The Bomber, complete with a little snippet of Ravel's Bolero

6:54 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

gatiger - Funk 49 is best experienced with headphones/earbuds so the guitar intro can go straight through your brain from one ear to the other. The echo effect when I listen to it that way is amazing!

6:58 AM  
Blogger ehyou said...

We're rocking with the James Gang already this morning? You guys are my kind of folks.

7:09 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

ehyou - Good Morning!!! I absolutely love your avatar. It always makes me smile.

tangent to the James Gang, does anyone else out there have Mary Measle & the Fabulous Retreads in there tunes?

7:12 AM  
Blogger Norm said...

Gotta love the Chief.

Doc - I'm absolutely unfamiliar with who you just mentioned, so no I don't have them.

7:16 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Good Monday morning, Hotties!

Jet, I was thinking the same thing about TarHeel.

7:19 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

gatiger-
"Mary Measle" = Mary Sterpka is the female vocalist in The James Gang's Midnight Man

Mary Measle & the Fabulous RetreadsI sort of like Stranded Again

7:21 AM  
Blogger Seanzie said...

What up gang? Luv, how's that slice?

7:22 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

LUV!!! My favorite radiology technologist! Good morning and a hearty WAR EAGLE to you.

7:23 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Seanzie, it's worse than ever. I have now resorted to just lining myself up WAY left! LOL

TarHeel, War Eagle!

7:24 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

ya just gotta turn those wrists over, Luv

7:27 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Easier said than done, TarHeel! I really need to take some lessons, but I just don't feel like it.

7:28 AM  
Blogger Seanzie said...

Well Luv I have the opposite problem, I pronate too much and end up hooking the ball usually, which is odd for a righty, but so it goes. My golf instructor at Auburn spent 2 weeks teaching me how to set up like a normal righty would slice...funny how things work.

7:31 AM  
Blogger Scott M. Brannan said...

Furlough = BOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

what has happened to our AU baseball team? talk about tanking it? yikes!

oh, and good morning everyone.

7:34 AM  
Blogger Seanzie said...

Scottie, it's all about the pitching. It's not very good.

7:35 AM  
Blogger Scott M. Brannan said...

nope. not good at all.

7:37 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

is it too early for Diet Coke #2?

7:39 AM  
Blogger Seanzie said...

The Braves need to spend some money, speaking of Baseball. When everyone is healthy, they have a solid team. The problem is their depth outside of their first five pitchers and line up isn't very good. They need to get some 3 out guys and get rid of some of these long men who aren't worth much, i.e. Bennett, Carlyle.

7:39 AM  
Blogger Seanzie said...

THT, It's never too early for DC, there's not much to it.

7:40 AM  
Blogger ehyou said...

That weather that hit the Gump is heading Macon-way. Looks pretty nasty.

7:44 AM  
Blogger Norm said...

ehyou (chief) - it ain't much better a couple hours north of you either from what I hear.

7:47 AM  
Blogger Jet said...

I'm convinced the bullpen for AU is comprised of GaTiger, Digger, THT and me.

This is the equivalent of 87 octane, 89 octane, 93 octane, and lard.

7:48 AM  
Blogger Scott M. Brannan said...

Sean, i agree on the Braves. they were up 2-3 runs yesterday when i went out to clean the garage. i thought Jo-Jo was doing pretty good but the Astros finally got to him. i guess back-to-back good starts were too much for him. :(

7:53 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

lard burns clean, right?

7:55 AM  
Blogger Norm said...

Jet - I don't know about the rest of your aforementioned crew but this here reliever can bring some heat. I've been pitching alot of baseballs lately and I'm absolutely blowing it past 'em. I've pitched a veritable No Hitter. Oh sure, some of you are bound to say, 'but gatiger, you're pitching against your 2 year old son.' Well, while that may be a valid statement, it just doesn't matter. That boy can swing a bat and he's bigger than most other boys his age.

So, leave me alone.

7:56 AM  
Blogger Seanzie said...

Ga Tiger, I have a nasty 2 seamer, a decent change and an "exploding slider...says the middle school team I help out.

7:58 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

after busting my shoulder while skiing 10 years back, the only thing I can throw now is a tantrum.

8:01 AM  
Blogger Seanzie said...

A Tantrum is a pretty legit wakeboarding trick, THT. You should be proud of yourself.

8:02 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

yikes, Sean. I didn't know. My tantrums are confined to land. I don't do deep water. I swim like a concrete block.

8:04 AM  
Blogger Seanzie said...

You should YouTube the tantrum, it's a cool looking trick. One of my really good friend's brothers almost died attempting to do one, but they were able to revive him after paddles and CPR.

8:06 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

TarHeel, you're too hard on yourself.

8:10 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

well, that's something I'll never try! I'll stick to catching some air on the mountain.

8:12 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Luv, you're right. Maybe I don't swim as bad as a concrete block. Perhaps it's more like I have a ball & chain attached to each extremity.

8:14 AM  
Blogger Criminal Type said...

I consider it amazing, shocking, impossible that Auburn has gone -- and will go -- this long between trips to the SEC baseball tournament.

2003? Seriously?

8:38 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

good morning Criminal! Great to have you here.

8:39 AM  
Blogger Criminal Type said...

How does that happen?

It's shameful. Just get out of the bottom third of the league. I mean, Stephen Hawking is married. So was Dennis Johnson.

8:40 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

my adjectives re: AU baseball... embarrassing, unacceptable, disturbing

8:41 AM  
Blogger Criminal Type said...

They have a swell stadium. Not the SEC's best anymore, but it's still in the top half.

They have a fine overall athletic department and baseball, for the most part, gets what it needs financially.

They have a swell recruiting area. Alabama and Georgia are teeming with good college players.

I don't get it.

8:45 AM  
Blogger ehyou said...

CT...
I couldn't agree more. While not always the national powerhouse, AU has always been a solid top-half of the conference team. Generally respectable and competitive. 6 years is a long time to be in a slide, I didn't realize it had been that long.

8:46 AM  
Blogger ehyou said...

I'm just glad to see that there are still some GWAR supporters out there. Rock on CT.

8:49 AM  
Blogger Criminal Type said...

Maggots are falling like RAIN!

8:49 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

and I thought yellow matter custard dripping from a dead dog's eye were pretty gross lyrics

8:53 AM  
Blogger ehyou said...

Not many can tout both GWAR and Celine Dion on their fav's list.

8:54 AM  
Blogger Criminal Type said...

I have eclectic tastes.

8:55 AM  
Blogger Criminal Type said...

I don't feel the need to conform to society's opinions about "good" music. I just follow my spirit and allow my body to be absorbed by the melodies.

Ministry has great melodies.

8:56 AM  
Blogger Scott M. Brannan said...

I am the Walrus, COO COO CACHOO!

great lyrics. i have no idea what they mean but who cares?!

8:59 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

lyrics are so unimportant to me. Sing about burnt toast, I don't care. Just make the music good.

9:01 AM  
Blogger ehyou said...

Lebron named MVP. Shocker.

9:04 AM  
Blogger ehyou said...

I thought some NBA talk would spark a flurry of debate. Guess not.

9:08 AM  
Blogger Aubie said...

I am seeing reports that DeAngelo Benton will wear #5 in the fall. That means Tommy Trott will not. Any info on this anyone?

Maybe Tommy will wear my orange prototype AU #5 and DeAngelo will wear old school #5.

9:10 AM  
Blogger Scott M. Brannan said...

the NBA? what's that?

i keed!

i actually watched the 4th quarter of the Bulls/Celtics game Sat. nite. i dunno why.

9:10 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

ehyou, we're on the new thread

9:11 AM  

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