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2.16.2016

Welcome to another 5k

OK. So you all have reached 5,000 posts, so THT has asked that I make a new thread. I'll gladly acquiesce. But first, a photo of the always-lovely Jenna Fischer to user in a new post. Please enjoy.

4999 Comments:

Tar Heel Tiger said...: $$$$$$$$$$$$ x 1000

($$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ x 1000)÷2

There. I gave you both.; 2:05 PM
michael said...: Maybe you can find a coupon? I rarely pay full price for anything myself.; 2:20 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: If you find a generic 99% off coupon that's good for anything, I'll trade you a dollar for it.; 2:51 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Speaking of not paying full price, MrsTHT was upset that I finally broke down and signed us up for the old folks club, aka AARP. I did so after realizing they offer better hotel discounts than AAA. Saved double the $12 annual membership fee on our first football weekend hotel reservation.; 2:54 PM
michael said...: But... you're not retired. Aren't you living a lie? Are there AARP discounts for maps?; 3:49 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: 1. Every day.

2. If so, I haven't found it yet.; 3:50 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'm confused, is it back on the market? How's it look on your end?; 3:52 PM
michael said...: Looks like it is back on the market. Go ahead and buy now, tht!

By the way, it looks like you guys with your Yellin health conspiracy theories may be onto something:

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-yellen-idUSKBN19O29P; 4:49 PM
THT said...: Go ahead and buy now, tht!
Two reasons I can't:
1. Buying a framed map is never a good idea; it's hard to be sure what you're getting. There are too many concerns about condition of this one to consider buying it framed.
2. I need that 99% off coupon; 7:22 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Big BOOMING sale at the Buy More today. Come on by and see what's available.

Update on "Duke".. he's doing very well! Thank y'all so much for your prayers.; 10:01 AM
bubbs said...: Where is errybody? Still watching fireworks?; 8:25 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: been here all morning waiting for y'all to show up

Duke went home Monday night, just one week after cardiac arrest and 3 days after bypass surgery. We have an awesome God.; 8:29 AM
bubbs said...: You scared me there for a sec, THT. "Went home Monday night." My first thought was that he went HOME... Glad to hear he is on the road to recovery.

Wish I had seen the map posts sooner. I had a 99% off coupon but it expired on the 4th.; 9:57 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Duke's obviously not ready for HOME home yet. He's already itching to get back to work, but I think that may be the medication talking. My guess is the week after Labor Day, and no more double shifts at the Buy More for him.; 10:01 AM
michael said...: lolz I read "went home" the same way, bubbs.

THT is like that doctor in arrested development:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yawiHC0yDu8; 11:05 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: never seen that show. Funny clip!; 11:55 AM
bubbs said...: You're missing out, THT. It's a real hoot! But it's definitely one of those shows that has it's own brand of humor. The more you watch, the better it gets.; 11:58 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'd rather watch Monk reruns.; 12:09 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: AU constantly begging people to buy away game tickets, even LSU & A&M. I guess they'll be on the hook for any unsold tickets?; 1:59 PM
E-Bro said...: I'm godless, apparently. Read "went home" as his house.

Glad he's doing better.; 3:02 PM
Cincytiger said...: THT, so glad Duke is home and doing well. Buy the map, you'll save enough on hotel rooms to pay for it!

I feel like I am in calving season - Kathryn & Aaron's baby, David, was born May 2, Stephanie & Dwight's (my niece) baby, Judah, was born May 13, Kayla & Tyler's baby, Chloe, is due today, Fred & Danielle's (my nephew) baby, Sawyer, is due Aug 23, and Jessica & Will's (my niece) baby is due Dec 16, we find out boy or girl on Sunday. I have two other married nieces and nephews, but they haven't chosen to start families (yet). I'm going broke buying baby presents!!

We are doing our best to keep up the population! :); 7:40 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Hey Cincy!!! There must be some rabbit DNA in your bloodline!

Only 8 weeks til your birthday and 58 days til kickoff!

GO TIGERS! WARRRRRRRRRRRRR EAGLE!!!

As much as I love the windhead wearing eyeglasses, I'm going to pa$$ on that one.; 8:49 AM
Cincytiger said...: Eight weeks til my birthday, 58 days until kickoff and I will be 58. There must be some correlation there somewhere!; 9:48 AM
michael said...: That means this is your luck day, cincy! Go treat yourself and by a nice map somewhere.; 10:06 AM
bubbs said...: 58 days. The season is almost over already!; 10:19 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: 422 days til kickoff!; 10:30 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: everybody apparently has already left town on an extended Irony Day vacation. Well, don't say you weren't warned, slackers. The Irony Gnome will exact its revenge.; 7:47 AM
bubbs said...: I'm trying to lay low in the hopes that I wont get any presents.; 10:35 AM
michael said...: There's a rumor going around that Feng found the Iron Iron atop Mt Irony and is now officially the new Irony Gnome. The sad thing is Feng was really just hungry and was looking for a hot dog on the mountain when he came across the Irony Iron Iron. He may very well have starved to death on the way back down the mountain. Unless of course he did find a hot dog, in which case there's a 50/50 chance he choked on it and is now dead or in a coma on Mt Irony.; 12:37 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I just don't understand how some people still confuse Feng with Joey Chestnut.; 1:07 PM
bubbs said...: I mean. I get it. They both have 4 letter names.; 1:12 PM
michael said...: They've also both made Kobayashi cry.; 3:55 PM
THT said...: For you last minute Irony Day shoppers, stop by the Buy More tomorrow where we'll be having a HUUUUUUGE sale all day and all night. Don't know what to get that special someone for Irony Day?

Try our brand new Lite-em-Up® Brass Knuckles. They come with super bright LED bulbs in each knuckle so you can see who you're hitting if the power goes out in the middle of a brawl. You can also use the strobe or sparkle functions to paralyze, immobilize, and mesmerize your target. It's so much more fun to hit something that's not moving. Only $19.95, in store purchase only while supplies last.; 1:15 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: ON SALE NOW!

Want fresh fruit but don't have acreage for an orchard? Problem solved! Come to the Buy More and get your

oh, never mind. I just Googled and apparently you can get bonsai fruit orchards at just about any retail outlet for less than at the Buy More.; 2:43 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: ON SALE NOW!

Admit it, you hate when the weedeater line retracts into the case and you have to disassemble the contraption to get it out. And don't you hate when the automatic feed tapping mechanism doesn't work, which, of course, is almost always? PROBLEM SOLVED!

Come to the Buy More and get our new military grade weedeater with our composite diamond/Kevlar® filament. Weeds are no match for this twirling filament of destruction. And since the filament is indestructible, there is no spool to worry about. Just keep the end of the filament away from fence posts, lamp posts, and telephone poles. Only $19.95, in store purchase only while supplies last.; 2:53 PM
THT said...: Dreading that lackluster Irony Day celebration at the Old Folks Home. Come to the Buy More and get our new handheld EMP generator. Guaranteed to add excitement to the event as it will send any cardiac pacemaker in the building into fibrillation mode for 10 seconds. Then look like a hero with your very own portable Automatic External Defibrillator* There will be more adrenaline at the party than you could hope possibly hope for.

*Sold separately, batteries not included.; 3:03 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: JOB POSTING: Copy Editor
Buy More is seeking a talented and motivated individual to be in charge of copy-editing all Buy More on line advertising, like the one above. Beginning salary $19.95/hour. Apply at the Buy More Central on the first, third, and fifth Tuesdays of the month or on the second and fourth Thursdays and 29th day of months without five Tuesdays. No applications accepted in February of non-Leap Years.; 3:15 PM
THT said...: YOU MAY BE SITTING ON A FORTUNE!

Need some money to pay those pesky bills or the mortgage? Look no further than your own back yard. If you own the mineral rights to your property, come to the Buy More and get our Do-It-Yourself Home Fracking Kit*. Who needs the natural gas company when you can supply your own? Or maybe you'll turn into an oil baron. It's time to turn those natural resources under your house into spendable CA$H! The Home Fracking Kit is available at the Buy More for only $19.95, in store purchase only while supplies last.

*Warranty voided if the entire neighborhood does not have earthquake insurance.; 3:21 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: HAPPY IRONY DAY!!!

In the commercial spirit that obscures the true purpose of most holidays, the Buy More is having a huge 24 hour sale. Stop by anytime today.; 6:27 AM
michael said...: UNHAPPY IRONY DAY TO YOU AND YOURS; 5:33 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Who is You? I am me, so I doubt You was talking to me. Well, I just answered my own question. You is apparently you, michael. Now, who is Yours?; 7:04 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: YEA!! Home from the Buy More. I'll be hitting the road in 6 hours for an all day road trip to Richmond, Yorktown, and who knows where else. Thank goodness I don't have to man the customer service booth at the Buy More when all those people return their nonworking Irony Day gifts. They should have read the fine print. ALL SALES FINAL. Y'all play nice today.; 11:50 PM
bubbs said...: Is it safe to come out now?; 10:11 AM
E-Bro said...: Re: THT's 7:04 PM post...

I am the walrus.; 1:12 PM
bubbs said...: Shut up, E-Bro! V.I. Lenin. Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov!; 1:20 PM
E-Bro said...: You said it, man.; 3:17 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: goo goo g' joob, goo goo g' goo g' goo goo g' joob joob
Joob joob...

It may look like I'm quoting "I am the Walrus ", but after the 24 Buy More sale and a 10 hr road trip today, that's my best effort at coherent thought.; 5:14 PM
bubbs said...: Keep it between the lines, THT.; 9:35 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: My Subaru tells me the same thing, bubbs. I ignore it, too.; 9:38 AM
bubbs said...: What other conversations do you have with your Subaru?; 1:23 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I whisper sweet nothings into the air vents.; 2:56 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I haven't had a chance yet to go see this, but I still highly recommend it if you find yourself in the Lowcountry before Sept. 24. I hope to convince MrsTHT we should go the first weekend in August.

http://www.gibbesmuseum.org/news/welcoming-royal-collection/; 9:18 AM
E-Bro said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 9:57 AM
E-Bro said...: SAM QUERREY!!!!

https://vine.co/v/O0315Pp1xjY; 9:58 AM
bubbs said...: I'm out of my element. That clip seems totally random to me. No context for me.

Also, I fear the Russians have infiltrated 1.0 and started deleting comments. Be on the look out fellas.; 10:45 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'm scared of th
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Tar Heel Tiger said...: wow, did I botch that 53xBEASLEY!!! post. The Russians don't scare me near so much as the BEASLEY!!! Patrol. I could lose all BEASLEY!!! admiration posting rights and privileges. There's no way I could keep up with the much more frequent multiples of 15 ZOFKO!!!; 11:01 AM
E-Bro said...: Context, bubbs, is that Sam Querrey's awesome knows no bounds, whether on a tennis court or off.; 7:40 AM
E-Bro said...: *awesomeness.; 7:40 AM
michael said...: Finally got out of the hospital. Feng has no concept of irony at all. As the Irony Gnome, he just went around hitting people in the head with a hammer on Irony Day. No ironic twist, no nothing. Though I guess in the meta sense, an Irony Gnome who doesn't understand irony is ironic.

I might pull some strings to get Tim his job back. Tim was the old Irony Gnome. He now works at a Pizza Hut buffet in south Eurasia. Pizza Hut buffets are all over Eurasia by royal decree. And there better be a dessert pizza on the buffet at all times, or else. Hopefully Tim hasn't screwed that part up and gotten himself executed. Irony Day is about making everyone unhappy in creative ways, not boring ways. I have people hit in the head with the hammer every other day of the year. Irony Day is supposed to be special.; 9:47 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: not sure which day this is, but I'm wearing my helmet, just in case.

Is Tim blind in one eye since a childhood accident? Does he commute to south Eurasia from Wright, WY? If so, I'll be upset that my cousin never sent me discount coupons for the Pizza Hut buffet.; 9:54 AM
michael said...: No, there must be more than one Tim in this world.

Eurasian Tim is the guy who used to post anonymously here on 1.0 before JGT outlawed unregistered posting.; 9:59 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Since most years have an odd number of days, clarification is needed for the "every other day" head hammering. Is the hammering on odd number days or even number days each year and start from scratch on Jan 1? Or is it odd number days one year and even the next and just continue without regard to the start of another year? I need to know what day to wear my helmet so I'm not rendered unconscious during AU's national championship victory. It's easier to see the TV without my Magneto helmet.; 10:04 AM
michael said...: No, I mean every day other than Irony Day. And really if I'm honest, on Irony Day too.; 10:06 AM
bubbs said...: Since when have you been honest?; 10:25 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Looks like I should just have my Magneto helmet welded to my cranium.

Speaking of honesty, I can honestly say that all fruit is bitter if the sugar is removed. That's the conclusion reached after trying a variety of non-sweetened fruit flavored carbonated waters. And as long as we're being honest, such drinks provide only a scent of fruit, there is no actual fruit flavor.; 10:36 AM
bubbs said...: Personally, I'm a fan of La Croix. But I also like plain soda water, so I'm probably sub-normal.; 10:51 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: La Croix Peach-Pear is the one I find tolerable, though certainly not what I'd call tasty. As much as I love the fizziness of Diet Coke, Coke, Cheerwine, Fresca, and Root Beer, I really dislike plain soda water. At my advanced age, it may be too late to abandon the 5/day aspartame-laced cans of DC.; 10:59 AM
michael said...: I love plain water. I like sugar-upped soft drinks, though I only drink maybe one a month because they are poison.

La Croix is about the most terrible drink ever made. My wife likes the coconut one. It tastes like sunscreen.; 11:09 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Not a fan of coconut. The taste is bleh and the texture is like eating paraffin, which is not one of my favorite food groups.; 11:35 AM
bubbs said...: I think you're giving up too soon on paraffin. It's an acquired taste.; 11:54 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I much prefer chalk.

Of acquired tastes, one that I apparently was born with was biscuit dough. I've always loved biscuit dough. Everyone else in the family mistakenly believes that I am weird because I like to eat biscuit dough. Sure, I may be weird, but that's not the reason.; 12:11 PM
bubbs said...: I was always known to grab some biscuit dough when mom was making them. Same with cleaning the corn bread bowl.; 12:34 PM
michael said...: That's weird. While I love a good biscuit, the dough is basically flour and milk. Most delicious edible doughs (cake, brownie, cookie) have a nice amount of sugar in them.

At least cornbread dough will have a raw egg to add something interesting to the situation (plus raw cornmeal probably has a bit more flavor than raw flour).; 12:36 PM
bubbs said...: Right now, it's 2 to 1, MJT. You're ignorant, and you've proven it.; 12:50 PM
bubbs said...: Plus, they were always made with buttermilk. Definitely a different flavor profile than "flour and milk."; 12:51 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I confess that I grew up with a simple biscuit, just plain milk (now 2%), Red Band self-rising flour, and Mazola corn oil (2 cup flour 2/3 cup milk, 1/3 cup oil). It's good eatin' prior to or coming out of the oven. Yes, I also like to clean the cornbread dough bowl, but I couldn't eat the whole batch of cornbread dough. I could make a meal out of biscuit dough.; 12:58 PM
E-Bro said...: I'll be honest, I've never eaten biscuit dough, but plenty of cookie dough.

Guess that makes it 2-2.; 1:10 PM
bubbs said...: E-Bro hasn't yet lived.; 1:30 PM
michael said...: I bet bubbs feels stupid for assuming THT uses buttermilk. That should cost him half a vote.

So the final tally is 2-1.5

We win! We win Ebro! We win!; 1:30 PM
bubbs said...: So, I have access to Woody Barrett's cell phone number. Anyone have a question for the lad?; 1:31 PM
bubbs said...: You don't win. We have to wait for JayG to show back up and vote. All votes have to be tallied first. This is not over. Plus, you're stupid.; 1:32 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Ask WB if he eats biscuit dough. If sough, WE WIN!!!; 1:35 PM
michael said...: Your face is stupid, bubbs.

Me and Ebrough have forgotten more about dough than any of you people will learn in your whole lifetime.; 1:46 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: What is the triple point of dough? Or have you forgotten that, too?
Have you ever had dough sublimate right as you are about to eat it? POOF! It's gone! Talk about disappointing experiences. That's got to be near the top of the list.; 1:55 PM
bubbs said...: If you guys have forgotten that much about dough, it must mean that you've forgotten just about all of it AND KNOW NOTHING about dough! IN YOUR FACE!; 1:59 PM
michael said...: Nough, we've only forgotten very little about dough. But the very little is still more than you have ever known. In fact, it would be very easy to regain the little bit of knowledge we forgot, but we like that there are still some mysteries in this universe.; 2:32 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: You can't even spell knoughn correctly, so you have nough credibility; 2:34 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: of course I was purposely abbreviating sough since I had already proven that I knough how to spell it; 2:36 PM
michael said...: What is this, a spelling bee or a dough debate message board? Pretty sure it's the latter.; 2:45 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: MrsTHT and 2.0 can both make excellent homemade pizza dough FROM SCRATCH. By obvious oversight, I've never tried it before they put it in the oven.; 2:51 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I just returned from a visit to the batter debate message board. Wow! That's a crowded place. I had no idea so many people loved cake batter and pancake batter as much as I do.; 3:26 PM
michael said...: Those people are animals. Nothing like the civilized conversations we have here.; 3:59 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Found this in the Hv1.0 archive for this week in July 2010...

I predict 8-4 season record. But I don't really know what it will be.

What do I know? I know AU wins in T-Town this year.

I remember waking up that day and knowing the Iron Bowl outcome.

What about the upcoming season? I have no idea whatsoever. Not even a clue. I'm going to say 8-4; worked out pretty well last time.; 8:38 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: This morning MrsTHT sent a different water brand for me to try. It's not fizzy, but it's the best I've tried so far, probably due to the fact it has actual SUGAR in it. It is "OVI Peach Flavored with other natural flavors HYDRATION BEVERAGE". Of the 11 ingredients, Peach Juice Concentrate is dead last, far below Lemon Juice Concentrate (3rd) and Orange Juice Concentrate (4th). I suppose there is a hint of peach or vague generic fruit flavor. The scent reminds me of one of those single pack hand wipes like you get at Chickafil.

OVI? I'm just hoping I don't develop menstrual cramps after drinking it.; 8:13 AM
bubbs said...: I think we have a solid 6-6 season.; 10:42 AM
michael said...: Sugary unfizzy fruit water, huh THT? Novel idea. I think the maker should call this invention "juice," but I guess I'm OK with them calling it a hydration beverage. I mean, it's their invention, so what say do I have?; 10:47 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: A juice? That's preposterous. Juice is a cheap beverage you give to kids. Hydration beverages are expensive, no similarity at all.; 10:51 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: bubbs, I hope that was also your 2010 prediction; 10:52 AM
michael said...: My prediction in 2010 was... we'll I'm not sure. Probably 14-0. I'll go ahead and predict that again.; 1:24 PM
bubbs said...: In 2010 you said that "the planets have aligned" for 14-0/natty.

Pretty sure that was the phrase you used.; 1:30 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'm guessing all the dwarf planets aligned in 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2015; 2:25 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: my one weekend of rest* this month. YIPPEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*unless MrsTHT assigns me various and sundry unpleasantries... like cleaning out the garage.; 3:53 PM
bubbs said...: Well into the WATCH SEASON! Where most of your players on your team are put on a long list because it's still not football season, but people need stuff to write about/read.; 8:28 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Pre-season All-SEC teams were announced last week. I'm guessing those selections are based on careful observations of the summer practice habits of every SEC footballer.; 9:46 AM
bubbs said...: @cincy

I finished Hillbilly Elegy. Really good read. I want to postpone my critique for a minute, though. I'm reading two books that I think will shape some of my thoughts on the social issues surrounding poverty: Evicted and When Helping Hurts. Wasn't be intentional on diving into this area, but it just kind of worked out that way. Probably not a bad thing.; 10:11 AM
michael said...: Yes bubbs, when you solve poverty and inequality be sure to report back to us.; 11:23 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I was under the impression that Eurasian executions were dispensed equally amongst the classes, without regard to the economic status of the executee.; 11:45 AM
bubbs said...: @MJT SHUT UP. I WASN'T TALKING TO YOU!; 1:16 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Taylor Crosby is little sister of Sidney Crosby. She plays hockey at St Cloud State Univ in Minnesota, where the team web page has a bio that includes the following (bold added by me):

Personal: Daughter of Troy and Trina Crosby of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia...Older brother Sidney also plays hockey...An honor student at Shattuck-St. Mary’s, she intends to major in mass communications and minor in business at St. Cloud State.; 8:20 AM
michael said...: It is weird how they didn't include that he is a dirty player and a sissy.; 9:42 AM
bubbs said...: GO PREDS!; 10:05 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: That was funny, but it may not sit well with 2.0.

Update... here is 2.0's reply:

"Last I checked, Crosby wasn't a bammer."

I'm pretty sure she knows where you live.; 10:09 AM
Cincytiger said...: bubbs,
I have read When Helping Hurts. Very good read. Really challenges some of our ideas of 'helping' when we go on mission trips, etc. Be interested to see what you think.

I am ready for football. It has seemed like an incredibly long time since last season. I guess because so much has gone on since it ended. I'm also ready to see THT and his Mrs. It has been entirely too long since our last visit. I would love to see you others as well. MJT, we should meet up sometime when I am in HSV. I will be there pretty often visitng my granddaughters. And, bubbs, should we plan a Birmingham lunch before the season begins?; 10:13 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Cincy, we'll be there in 46 days!; 10:44 AM
michael said...: THT, why you got to rat me out to 2.0 like that? I got not quarrel with her! When's the last time she posted anyway, around 2010? bubbs probably ran her off too.

Cincy, we should definitely do a Huntsville lunch with Ebro and Kathy. It would definitely be the coolest HABOTN lunch that ever happened.; 10:53 AM
bubbs said...: I'm game for a Bham meet up. It's been a while. I wonder how CHB is doing. He's been super quiet since he got that new job. They must have him pretty busy.

Yeah, I'm ready for football. It'll be here before you know it.; 10:55 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: 410 days til kickoff!

GO TIGERS! WARRRRRRRRR EAGLE!!!; 11:19 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: that bit I posted came from 2.0, so I was legally bound to convey any replies to her.

She wasn't a fan of the Hv2.0 format, so that's about the time she stopped posting. Then again, it could have been bubbs.; 1:47 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Went looking for a room in Winston-Salem for a Friday night in October, first choice sold out. Second choice had a room for $380 + tax. It was a FAIRFIELD INN! Not a Ritz-Carlton, but a FAIRFIELD INN! The HI Express had rooms for $280 with their "Most Flexible" rate being nonrefundable. Needless to say, we'll probably just commute to our event in W-S.; 2:00 PM
bubbs said...: If you're gonna commute, you guys can also stay with me in Leeds. It'll be fun.; 2:38 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: The seminar in W-S is the weekend after the Miss St/Medicine Bow Peak/Ole Miss trip, so maybe we should just spend the week with you after Ole Miss so we don't have to drive back down there the following Friday.; 2:52 PM
bubbs said...: Solid idea. I'll mark it on my calendar. That way I'll make sure we expunge the house of onions before you guys show.; 4:56 PM
michael said...: Fairfield Inn sleeps good.; 5:08 PM
bubbs said...: How's the breakfast buffet, though? For $380, I'm expecting doughnuts and then some.; 5:29 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'm not sure anything sleeps $380 good.

At what point can we expect the SEC/ESPN to provide us a start time for Game 1? I wouldn't think determining game scheduling priority for the very first week would be all that difficult.; 9:48 AM
michael said...: Fairfield Inn has great DIY waffles. Very often they will include strawberry topping and whipped cream.

They also have bagels and yogurt and fruit and various other things. They have a view hot things like eggs and sausage and bacon, but generally these items aren't all that well executed if I am completely honest. But still, the waffles!; 10:01 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I need protein at breakfast, or at least pretend protein. I'll stomach some fake scrambled eggs if necessary, but I won't touch those fake little omelets some hotels offer. I like the breakfast buffet at the AU hotel, but by far the best breakfast when I'm traveling is at Cincytiger's condo.; 10:18 AM
bubbs said...: That's not a very exciting breakfast, MJT. I bet Cincy charges half what they do for her tailgate breakfast, and it's much better than that mess.; 10:59 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I think I mentioned this last week, but it bears repeating after a return visit
(and I never ever in a million years thought I would utter these words)...

There is a a href="http://ncjellydonuts.com/menu.html">doughnut shop that rivals Krispy Kreme. HUUUUUUUUUUUGE custard filled chocolate iced doughnuts and HUUUUUUUGE apple thingiemabobs that are out-of-this-world delicious, larger serving than KK and much cheaper than any other doughnut joint.; 11:12 AM
bubbs said...: Looks like a pretty nice doughnut joint. Eat an extra one for me.; 1:46 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: One? Wouldn't you like two?; 2:04 PM
michael said...: Make it four for me.; 2:07 PM
bubbs said...: I don't know. I might get one of the bigger ones, but two seems over kill. Just eat a good sized option. Eat one large doughnut for me.; 2:08 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I will gladly accommodate y'all's wishes.; 2:41 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Auburn's Gus Malzahn on Bobby Dodd Trophy watch list

is that some strangely encoded message saying he's on the hot seat?; 3:08 PM
bubbs said...: It's a not so strangely coded message saying we'll have a miserable year, because people are talking about Stidham for Heisman and Gus for COY.

I may need to downgrade our record to 5-7.; 3:14 PM
michael said...: It's a toss up in my book but if I had to choose I think I would pick Grit Laser to win the Heisman this year.; 3:30 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: that'll be a historic event for a bench warmer.

bubbs, you make a good point. Looking at our schedule, I think 6-6 is well within our reach; 5-7 if everything falls into place.; 3:57 PM
michael said...: Grit Laser is the cream. And the cream always rises to the top, per Macho Man Randy Savage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C4lK41SX-Q; 3:59 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Macho Man was one of the all-time bests, he'd never steer you wrong.; 9:45 AM
bubbs said...: Yeah, I'm not so worried about Macho Man. My concern is Grit Laser staying healthy. If we're going to be frank about it, I would be mildly surprised if our starting QB doesn't get hurt somewhere along the way. I think we'll need Grit and Stidham regardless of who starts.; 11:21 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: You know what else we'll need?; 12:11 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!
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BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!; 12:11 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I guess I wasn't the only one who had a crazy busy day.; 5:56 PM
Cincytiger said...: THT, I know you were kidding bubbs about staying with him, but if you want to stay in Auburn the week between the Miss St game and the Ole Miss game, you are welcome to the condo. No one will be there during the week, so you would have free reign and it would save you a long drive. Don't know if you would want to take a week's vacation in Auburn, but it sounds heavenly to me! :) Really, if there is any week that you and Mrs. THT would like to stay, you are welcome to do so. My price is much less than $380 a night. :) And bring some of those doughnuts with you. You know Jacob loooooves doughnuts!; 7:25 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Hi Cincy!

We're going to Laramie to hike Medicine Bow Peak between the two Mississippis. I will tell MrsTHT to remind me to stop for doughnuts on our way.

43 days til kickoff!!!; 8:09 AM
michael said...: Hey THT how come they call it Medicine Bow Peak?; 9:39 AM
bubbs said...: Because it's a mountain. Not like they're gonna call it Medicine Bow Valley. Duh.; 9:41 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Good medicine, bubbs; 10:02 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: we're just over 40 posts from our last new page smell of this thread. I think we'll be there before the day ends.; 1:16 PM
bubbs said...: No question. Can't slow this train down now.; 1:39 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: It's definitely faster than the Rollison Express, and less likely to derail.; 1:45 PM
bubbs said...: Hey, where's E-Bro been? Trying to make progress over here, and he's AWOL.; 2:00 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Not sure where he is, but I can almost guarantee he's not in Laramie. If we start guessing where he could (or could not) be, we will get to that new page before the end of a day.; 2:08 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Hey 61northak, is E-Bro with you? I'll trade my 96 for your 62 even stevens. You'll come out 34 ahead!; 2:10 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: MrsTHT has apparently mistaken me for someone who wants to go to Costco after work.; 2:32 PM
bubbs said...: I've heard they've got lots of great samples!; 2:39 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: lots of unhealthy and frequently weird samples. They never have good ol' bacon samples. Never seen grilled filet mignon samples there.

I'm guessing E-Bro is not on a raft in the middle of the Wabash River.; 2:45 PM
michael said...: I could sure go for some Costco samples right about now.

My good friend Ebro is hanging out in Hawaii according to facebook.; 5:06 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: the Costco trip was traumatizing, as always. I accidentally bought the Kirkland brand of bacon instead of our usual Hormel. However, I did score two unexpected prizes. After a year or so, they finally are again stocking the Laughing Cow fake Swiss cheese that I eat every day as part of my lunch. Plus, in the far back corner where I'd never ventured before, I found Sparkling Ice 18 pack with 3 different flavors, including my new favorite Peach Nectarine. Much cheaper than at Kroger and a nice way to try two other flavors.

Hawaii? I thought for sure they had internet in Hawaii. E-Bro is a slacker. Oh well, I'm sure we'll get to our last page flip of this thread by the end of a day.; 7:35 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I am now qualified to recommend the crab cakes at Flavor on Main in Culpepper, VA. And the smooth mashed taters there are also very tasty. Of course, when we get home, MrsTHT can top that with Lady Cream peas, fresh corn, and fried okra.

I think I'm ready for lunch.; 8:50 AM
bubbs said...: Yeah. Thanks a lot. Now I'm all hungry and stuff.; 11:08 AM
michael said...: Same here. Any time someone mentions costco I just think of the samples and get all hungry.; 11:11 AM
bubbs said...: By the way, I think E-Bro's trip was a little shady. I mean, I offered to split a room with him to go see Medicine Bow Peak. He goes island hopping and doesn't even mention it. Harsh, E-Bro. Harsh.; 11:51 AM
michael said...: To be fair, he did mention it to his good facebook friends like me.; 1:41 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Sadly, I still haven't had time for lunch. I'm in auto-digest mode. Carry on.; 2:58 PM
bubbs said...: Have you eaten yet?; 4:36 PM
michael said...: There's really no way to know, bubbs.; 4:40 PM
bubbs said...: How about now, THT?; 5:01 PM
michael said...: I bet my wife's minivan he's eaten something by now.; 5:42 PM
THT said...: I'm too tired to figure out what time your 5:42pm post was in my world, but I'm thinking your wife still has a set of wheels. As of 5:40 pm EDT I had eaten taken my first bite of lunch right after I got to our monthly Buy More meeting. No one had cardiac arrest this time, which was good.; 8:01 PM
THT said...: eaten or taken, I don't rightly remember. I think I was interrupted midsentence.; 8:08 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I've been at work two hours and I'm losing patience. Where are y'all? We've got a page to flip!; 7:45 AM
bubbs said...: Right here, boss.; 8:16 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Ok, we've got a quorum. Time to get going.

39 days til kickoff; 16 posts or thereabouts til page flip.

GO TIGERS! WARRRRRRR EAGLE!!; 9:16 AM
bubbs said...: What's gonna happen if JayG refuses to give us a fresh 5k?

We should probably make this content decent.... on second thought, that's beyond my abilities.; 9:50 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: first Peter Frankenshcmidt wants every post to have substance, now bubbs wants them all to have decent content. With those lofty standards, mleachi will be the only one qualified to post on here, unless SFC returns.; 9:57 AM
michael said...: You know what post always has substance?; 12:23 PM
michael said...: 47BEASLEY!!!!!!; 12:23 PM
bubbs said...: TGWOS; 12:30 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: macihel confirms my 9:57 AM post; 1:03 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'm almost certain the government wasted billions of our dollars on this sort of stuff; 1:06 PM
bubbs said...: Wish they would waste billions on something I'm interested in.

Something like ... candy or something. BTW - did you know they've changed Now and Laters? Found some the other day and got them. They're way softer than they used to be. I don't think they could even pull a loose tooth.; 3:40 PM
michael said...: Kids are soft these days! Guess they need soft candy, too.; 5:30 PM
THT said...: Now and Laters? I have no earthly idea what you are talking about.; 7:38 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Rise and shine, Hotties. Y'all are burning daylight. We've got a page to flip today; 6:01 AM
bubbs said...: I'll burn all the daylight I want, and there's nothing you can do about it!; 8:19 AM
E-Bro said...: I don't know why, but I'm back from Hawaii. What did I miss?; 9:02 AM
michael said...: Welcome back, my good friend Ebro!

You missed a lot of substance.; 9:54 AM
bubbs said...: You missed us, E-Bro. You missed us.; 10:02 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: bubbs, can you at least use LED sunlight?

E-Bro, you also missed a lot of decent content.; 10:02 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: but you didn't miss our last new page of this thread!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

...or did bubbs beat me to it?; 10:03 AM
bubbs said...: I was letting you do the honors, THT.

Congrats on the page turn.

I think we can max this thing out before the season starts.; 10:12 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'm dragging MrsTHT to Raleigh tonight to see a local production of an extinct Broadway play about Vince Lombardi. I can't wait to see who they cast in the role of the kid who met Coach Lombardi in a Baltimore hotel elevator. Surely that critically important event in Lombardi's life will be included, right?; 10:24 AM
bubbs said...: If they leave that part out, it's a total revisionist history.; 10:36 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: If I have to, I'll go up on stage and play the part myself. I have no doubt the kid probably blubbered like an idiot and I can still do that.; 10:54 AM
E-Bro said...: Cliff notes?; 11:14 AM
E-Bro said...: Of what I missed, I mean.

We still on for Laramie?; 11:14 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: yes, I think I posted our flight schedule a while back. You're on your own for flight and hotel. As long as you arrive in Denver on our flight or earlier, you can ride with us.

I'm sure MrsTHT would appreciate some help hauling me up that mountain.; 11:19 AM