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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:

michael said...: Hey where did ehyou go?!?!?! Come back ehyou!; 11:39 AM
bubbs said...: ehyou doing a drive by. Guess he's not cut out for the Grit Pit.; 11:44 AM
bubbs said...: Folks are doing all they can to temper any AU fan enthusiasm.

https://www.seccountry.com/auburn/auburn-fans-will-not-like-this-prediction-for-the-2016-season

How many days we got, THT?; 11:47 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: 445 days until kickoff 2017!
GO TIGERS!
WARRRRRRRRRRR EAGLE!!!; 11:57 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I didn't realize Noel Mazzone had left UCLA for aTm, or at least I didn't remember; 12:02 PM
bubbs said...: Yep. That did happen.

Initially, thought that would be bad news for the rest of us in the West. I'm not so sure anymore. aTm has chosen to become a very weird/dysfunctional program. I don't know what to expect from them.; 2:01 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: NHL planting a team in Las Vegas. Yuck.; 2:13 PM
bubbs said...: Think we could get them to consider Birmingham instead?; 2:19 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Well, they'd have to be in the West.... like Auburn.; 2:33 PM
E-Bro said...: Geography is tough.; 3:10 PM
bubbs said...: Maybe that's ehyou's problem. He's bad at geography. Took a wrong turn at Albuquerque, and couldn't find his way back here.; 4:45 PM
THT said...: I've only been through Albuquerque once, at dusk. Found some crappy place for dinner and scurried on up to Santa Fe for the night.

June 15, 2016, is the 170th Anniversary of this; 7:19 PM
bubbs said...: Softball substance!

http://auburn.247sports.com/Article/Transition-year-Not-for-Auburn-softball-45813031; 8:47 AM
bubbs said...: Pretty cool, THT. Did they not scan the whole thing? Looks like something is missing after the page with the IV article. Seems like it stops mid-sentence.; 8:56 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: bubbs, you know you can't count on the government to do things efficiently or correctly. Looks like they left page 9 out and put a duplicate image of page 10 in its place. I guess that voids the treaty. Get ready for war with Canada.; 9:48 AM
michael said...: I watched Galaxy Quest on Netflix last night. Hadn't seen it before. Been meaning to watch it for years. I enjoyed it a lot.; 9:54 AM
E-Bro said...: Treaty be damned, you can't trust a country that celebrates Boxing Day.

To war! To war!; 10:15 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Not to mention, their NHL teams are awful. However, I've heard they are planning an alliance with Eurasia and will formally announce it on Irony Day.; 10:41 AM
michael said...: One of my friends just posted a video on facebook titled "When Orange Jerseys Motivated Auburn"; 10:26 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: It's H! Guess what? Penguins are still Stanley Cup Champions!

443 days until 2017 kickoff!
GO TIGERS!
WARRRRRRRRR EAGLE!!!; 10:27 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I was at that game. AU played great. Orange jerseys apparently motivated the officials to complete hose AU on multiple occasions.; 10:31 AM
michael said...: I know Jet has some officiating experience... I'm starting to connect the dots here.; 11:04 AM
bubbs said...: We're 1-1-1 in orange jerseys ... Should probably wear them every game this year.; 11:12 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: That's a great idea, bubbs! There's just no way it could cause any harm. And maybe navy blue pants for road games. We need to pull out every trick in the book until that long snapper dude arrives next year to save us from our awfulness.; 11:17 AM
michael said...: So I was wondering this morning: seeing as how quickly Cam became a proficient NFL (NFL!) passer, is it actually a black mark on Gus's record that he was so terrible at passing to start off the 2010 season?

I don't think so, but the popular thing right now seems to be to poop on Gus's coaching ability, so I thought I'd throw that out there.; 11:38 AM
bubbs said...: I remember his passing improving over the course of 2010, which would speak well of Gus. Besides, we've been over this. Gus' problem is roster management.

... Now that I think about it, if things go unexpected well this year (see post on orange jerseys), you could add that he's been terrible at coach management, too. This year he junked what he was trying to do and got a bunch of "yes" men for coaches. If that works, maybe he'll figure out the player roster too ... 443 DAYS TILL KICKOFF!!; 11:42 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I recall greater trust in Cam's passing and increased frequency of passing as the season progressed; was there really that dramatic an improvement? I think we'll see the same trust in JJ this season...; 12:15 PM
bubbs said...: "Dramatic" is such a... dramatic word, THT. I definitely remember improvement. To what degree, I dunno. That would probably make a fun article to read. Have someone hash through a bunch of game stats and see if they can quantify it (I think you'd have to go beyond comp%, that's not the full picture).; 12:25 PM
michael said...: I'd say the improvement was dramatic. The passing game went from horrible to great by the end of the season. And I don't need stats to prove that, either. Stats are for cowards.

Hey, a national guy talked a bit about our QB situation... but was is really interesting in this article is where he talks about Verne:

http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/mailbag-baylor-bears-art-briles-auburn-gus-malzahn-verne-lundquist-michigan-state-061616

"But today, of course, he's (Verne) most synonymous with the Cam Newton Iron Bowl, the Kick Six, the Miracle at Jordan Hare, Johnny Manziel beating Alabama, et al."

We really have been blessed with some all time great games on ole CBS.; 1:03 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: 5 INTs first 6 games; 2 next 8 games
Otherwise, his cowardly stats were pretty consistent throughout the season.; 1:18 PM
E-Bro said...: I concur on labeling Cam's passing improvement as dramatic in 2010. We'd of had no chance in completing the greatest comeback in Iron Bowl history with Game 1 Cam. Or Game 6 Cam for that matter.

It wasn't until the end of October, early November that I actually started to feel somewhat comfortable with him standing in the pocket to throw.; 1:19 PM
bubbs said...: Let's not forget that Gus benched him in the Clemson game because of his decision making in the passing game. So he covered a lot of ground between game 4 and 14.; 1:37 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: this is the point where I expect SFC to chime in.; 2:57 PM
bubbs said...: Is this a new beat hack? Don't recognize that name (nor can I say it). He must not care about the well being of his life and/or property if he decides to keep writing stories like this one:

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/college/sec/auburn-university/war-eagle-extra/article83993887.html; 2:58 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: he's a douchebag yankee. Send him back to Michigan.; 3:18 PM
bubbs said...: Looks like you'll have to take your flag down, MJT: http://thefrontporch.org/2016/06/southern-baptist-repudiation-of-confederate-flag-is-a-seminal-moment/; 10:32 AM
bubbs said...: Talk about doubling down!!

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/wolf-bear-bait-joanne-barnaby-nwt-1.3636604; 10:32 AM
michael said...: I love that the SBC is doing that bubbs... though some people I really love (who aren't racist at all) are really upset about it on Facebook. Complicated issue, lots of ins and outs; 11:34 AM
bubbs said...: I think it's the right thing for them to do. There are many that are deeply wounded by that flag. (Whether or not they should be is rather moot). In the grand scheme of things (read - the gospel), this is such a minor thing. It's a symbol of trivial worth. It should be easy to let go of it, even if it's just for the sake of your brother (ICor 8).; 12:07 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: "Your music is righteous, brothers." And the name stuck.; 12:26 PM
bubbs said...: I think E-Bro has a problem with at least one of those guys.; 12:37 PM
michael said...: Ebro is a troublemaker.

I just got a "select all images with a Bus" test to prove I'm not a robot. That was new. Glad they are shaking things up a bit down there. It's usually geographical features or food.; 12:40 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: did you select the Gus Bus?; 12:41 PM
michael said...: Gus Bus was not one of the buses available for selection, unfortunately. Otherwise I definitely would have.; 1:10 PM
E-Bro said...: Maybe Gus is more of a locomotive guy these days. An Express, if you will.; 1:13 PM
bubbs said...: ALL ABOOOOOAAAAAARD!!!!; 2:04 PM
michael said...: Searching for the phrase "Rollison Express" on google yields a thread good old jhag started on another website:

http://www.secrant.com/rant/sec-football/rollison-express/14280730/

The fifth result down was for this website.

Good ole Tyrik.; 2:58 PM
E-Bro said...: A legend in his own mind. And Eddie's.; 3:24 PM
THT said...: Re: E-Bro's 1:13pm post...

Locomotive? I think this more closely resembles the Gus Bus.; 5:21 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: 439 days until kickoff 2017... and Penguins are still Stanley Cup Champions!

GO TIGERS!
WARRRRRRRRRRRRRR EAGLE!!!; 9:02 AM
bubbs said...: This makes for a complicated prognostication.

THT said the Pens didn't have a chance: They won
E-Bro/MJT said the Cavs didn't have a chance: They won
THT says AU doesn't have a chance, but Ebro/MJT are optimistic: That splits right? 6-6 season?; 9:12 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: It's not like I think we're going to lose every game. I don't see us finishing any worse that 4-8. We'll need to spring an upset or two for 6-6. However, the fact that the media thinks we're going to stink certainly justifies E-Bro/MJT's optimism.; 9:32 AM
michael said...: I was happy as a clam last night. Loved seeing Cleveland win.

As far as prognostications, mine was spot on, it's just I didn't take into account the possibility that Golden State's record setting offense would completely fall apart, including Steph becoming human and Harrison Barnes becoming the NBA equivalent of Jeremy Johnson. So if you are looking for a parallel in AU prognostications, I think THT is forgetting to take into account that the rest of the SEC is about to fall apart.; 10:01 AM
E-Bro said...: I said that I thought Cleveland wouldn't get swept...and they didn't.; 10:22 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Watched series 2 of Detectorists on Friday night. I'll prognosticate and say there won't be a series 3.; 10:37 AM
michael said...: So they detected what they were trying to detect and there's nothing left to detect?; 12:28 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: series 2 ended with one of them finding a real cool treasure followed by all of them doing the almost mythical detectorists' happy dance and then one deciding to take an archeology job in Botswana. I find it hard to believe they can have a series with one in England and one in Botswana. Plus, with the happy dance, they've jumped the shark as far as detectoring goes.; 12:39 PM
michael said...: I wonder how this thread is going to end. It's not nearly as good as it used to be, but I am still interested to see what happens to the characters.; 9:55 AM
bubbs said...: I refuse to read THT's spoiler post.; 10:15 AM
bubbs said...: Looking back at a recruiting class:

https://www.seccountry.com/auburn/stock-returns-revisiting-auburns-2012-signing-class

I would say that's a pretty fair assessment. It is sad that 44% of the class was kicked or left early. In some ways that seems to characterize CGC's tenure as a whole. He couldn't seem to figure out how to develop/shape the players he got.; 12:42 PM
bubbs said...: This seems like something MJT would have been involved in back in the day:

http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2016/06/firefighters_rescue_alabama_te.html; 2:53 PM
E-Bro said...: So there's a trailer for NASA's upcoming Juno Mission to Jupiter that both excites me and makes me laugh a little with its unintentional comedy. That music is quite foreboding. Especially like the guy talking about RAD. Feel like he's channeling Yoda when he's telling Luke that he will be afraid. He will be.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2fknqVk2yk; 3:29 PM
THT said...: He couldn't seem to figure out how to develop/shape the players he got.

bubbs with the past tense like he's time-traveled to December 2016.; 8:00 PM
THT said...: MJT, this thread will get hijacked by Feng and pamella and Osse. They'll dissertate with reckless abandon and then Feng will take job as professional snuggler, offering serious competition to Jacqueline. pamella, unable to overcome her phobia of cave Astyanax mexicanus, goes to Amsterdam to fulfill her lifelong passion as a bike digger/fisher.

oh... I forgot to mention... spoiler alert; 8:36 PM
bubbs said...: @THT

Now that I think about it, you're right. CGC had nothing to do with losing that class, although, we could blame him for having some of those players as targets. Clearly, CTT and the BBQ boys were the primary culprits of that class.; 9:20 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: THT wasn't paying attention. He was thinking CGM when reading CGC.; 5:10 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I have it on good authority that MJT is the Huntsville liaison for AU baseball coach Butch Thompson. MJT is apparently doing a fine job; 1:45 PM
bubbs said...: Speaking of baseball, this is pretty cool: http://www.nber.org/digest/jun16/w22026.html

Don't think I've ever heard (or maybe I just forgot) about those stats. Puts a different spin on the saying "tough act to follow."; 3:05 PM
michael said...: THT, I indeed have done a lot of good work hard work as the Huntsville Bagman, but I would be nothing without my team, which consists of Feng and pamella and Osse.; 4:12 PM
THT said...: MJT, I think you're going to have to loan Feng, pamella, and Osse to the UK. They are going to need extraordinary expertise to properly dissertate their EU exit. Mercy.; 11:29 PM
bubbs said...: I'm still trying to figure out what Brexit means. I know what it IS, but I don't understand all the ramifications.

All the reading I've done so far makes it sound foreboding.

I did find some dark humor in Trump congratulating Scotland on the vote. Like, dude, they're already talking about voting to leave the UK and get back in the EU. They leaned heavily towards the "stay" vote. Of course the jokes on us. I'm beginning to think Trump is going to win. Lord, grant us mercy.; 9:14 AM
bubbs said...: (I should note that my distaste for Trump is not an endorsement for Hillary. She's a different web of troubles, but troubles none the less.); 9:55 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I never cease to be amazed at Trump's inability to speak intelligently. Somebody needs to make him stick to a script, one not written by himself. MJT, can you subcontract Feng, pamella, and Osse for that purpose?; 11:25 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: oh my. I can't imagine what the Dems will counter this with.; 11:32 AM
bubbs said...: LET THE MUD SLINGING BEGIN!!!; 11:45 AM
Jimmy said...: @patroclus Boaty McBoatface was the canary in the coalmine. We totally should have cancelled the referendum at that point.; 2:47 PM
michael said...: That's a really polished website right there. I think for inspiration the web designer probably focused on conspiracy themed 90s geocities/angelfire websites.

Can one of you sign up and report back to us the 9 other legendary lies? I think you might have access to it if you already have a Rivals account.; 2:47 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Sorry, michael, I tried but I stopped before forking over the required $10,000 they tried to make me donate after I entered a fake email address emchezuno@gotmail.com; 2:57 PM
michael said...: That's only $1,111.11 per lie! (well, the first lie will cost you $1,111.12).

What a deal!; 3:59 PM
bubbs said...: LOL. I thought THT was joking, but they really do force you to donate money to progress to the rest of the lies!; 4:53 PM
bubbs said...: Softball commit. Rated (by this place) as the #1 recruit in the nation!

http://www.flosoftball.com/article/42937-taylon-snow-commits-to-auburn; 4:55 PM
E-Bro said...: My parents' house got struck by lightning for the second time yesterday. Last time was in 1989. Auburn won the SEC that year (or at least a share), so, you know...omens.; 8:40 AM
michael said...: Did they sing this song after it struck again?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyRqdzF8swY; 10:06 AM
bubbs said...: Could be a decent series:

http://auburn.247sports.com/Bolt/Auburn-adds-marquee-series-in-2021-2022-45996598

Wonder who the coaches will be at that point.; 10:09 AM
bubbs said...: Looks like GusCo was already thinking about how to replace Roc before he bailed.

http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/auburn-football/auburn-gains-commit-possible-immediate-impact-player-late-addition-2016-recruiting-class/

I would say that's a wash at worst, and possibly an upgrade. Although, dividends may be a year delayed due to his youth.; 10:17 AM
E-Bro said...: MJT...no, but now I'm imagining a Mad Men style scene where cameras pan away from my parents standing in the rain, watching their house burn (the house didn't burn down), while that song plays in the background and eventually the credits roll, making you laugh at the bleakness of it all.; 10:32 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: on the road all day yesterday, but I didn't turn any page.

I'm guessing our HC vs PSU will be Tucker Tuberville. ;-); 8:13 AM
E-Bro said...: It has to be a good Auburn man.; 10:05 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Then that settles it. Monica will be our HC in 2021.; 10:23 AM
michael said...: It has to be a good Auburn Man who is skilled at developing and nurturing grit.; 10:43 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: John Wayne would have made a great Auburn Man.; 11:12 AM
bubbs said...: It appears that Marcello finally passed his "Homer" exam and is now a card carrying member. How about that?

https://www.seccountry.com/auburn/5-reasons-why-auburn-will-end-clemsons-national-championship-hopes; 12:32 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: or maybe his employer doesn't require random drug screening; 1:13 PM
michael said...: "Sound can exacerbate the effects of heat, leading to further disorientation for visitors"

Fortunately the home team will wear ear plugs, totally negating the heat intensifying properties of crowd noise.; 1:25 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: at home during the summer we decrease our AC/electric bill and maintain our wits with sign language.; 1:41 PM
bubbs said...: We wear finger pillows to keep the sound of typing quieter.; 4:44 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: this is kind of interesting; 9:32 AM
bubbs said...: That's cool, THT.; 9:52 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: What I don't understand is why they all chose to go to Topeka.; 10:12 AM
bubbs said...: Pretty sure that's Kansas City. The only logical answer is: BBQ

Sure, it's not the definitive BBQ, but I guess their marketing is better.; 10:16 AM
E-Bro said...: Folks from India are taking a very strange route to get here.; 10:30 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Looks like the Indians are taking advantage of some superfast polar vortex tailwind. If they time it better they could probably get spit out in Hawaii.

The solution to slow down the rate of immigration is obvious from this map. World war.; 10:58 AM
bubbs said...: Trump has taken your solution under advisement, THT.

So what I take from this is that Shug is to blame for our inability to keep a steady, top shelf program:

https://www.seccountry.com/auburn/17-seasons-auburn-proved-the-experts-wrong; 11:00 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I think Shug learned that from his head coach at AU. I don't blame Shug for anything at all bad.; 11:11 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Shug was the consummate Auburn man and grit nurturer.; 11:20 AM
bubbs said...: So it's "Dutch" Voyles fault?; 12:13 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: It's official. Today, MrsTHT signed up for the Wales thing. Alaska is not in our plans this year, bubbs.; 12:14 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: bubbs, that would be Chet Wynne.; 12:17 PM
bubbs said...: Dang it, THT!

Have to admit, when the GBP crashed after the Brexit ... I knew. I knew.; 12:25 PM
Jimmy said...: I think we are all living the dream after reading this

'Living a dream:' Leff battling for right tackle job
http://auburn.247sports.com/Article/Living-a-dream-Leff-battling-for-right-tackle-job-46025380; 12:56 PM
ehyou said...: I was really looking forward to the sloppy joe I brought for lunch. It was very good. All of a sudden it was gone and I realized there wouldn't be another bite. Mild depression set in. Then I thought about going to the store for a nutty buddy. Everything is going to be OK after all.; 1:03 PM
E-Bro said...: I'm confused. Did you get the nutty buddy or did you think your way out of mild depression?; 1:32 PM
michael said...: You can't think your way out of depression, E-Bro. You have to take vitamins (it just so happens a nutty buddy is stuffed full of vitamins).

I've definitely had the unexpected-end-of-delicious-food terror before. It often happens when I'm focused on my computer screen while eating, thus not paying as much attention to the remaining food as I should be. You got to be disciplined and look your food in the eye. You have to savor that last bite, otherwise what's the point of anything?; 1:53 PM
michael said...: I can't believe Leff might actually let Malzahn start him this year. Really getting harder and harder to see how we lose a game.; 1:55 PM
bubbs said...: It's a tough mental task, MJT, but just imagine us scoring fewer points than one of the other teams.; 2:38 PM
michael said...: Look, I have a GREAT imagination. It's almost as great as my palate. But even with this wonderful imagination, I cannot see Auburn losing a game. All Leff has to do is run backwards, steal the ball from our QB, and gallop on his traction-y feet over the crushed skulls of AU's opponents into the endzone any time he would like to have a touchdown. Auburn may average 300 points a game.; 3:09 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Leff spelled backwards, and translated into Croatian, spells Grit.; 3:31 PM
E-Bro said...: Leff sounds like the cheat code from John Elway's Quarterback.; 3:38 PM
bubbs said...: Did ehyou ever make it back with his nutty buddy?; 4:44 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I think his name is Gunnar. I believe they went fishing.; 5:05 PM
michael said...: Game changing theory: ehyou didn't go to the store to buy a Little Debbie Nutty Buddy. He went to the store as a favor to his "nutty" buddy, who happens to be Leff. The store was in Alaska and Leff insisted ehyou's mode of transportation be a pogo stick. So we might not here from ehyou for awhile.; 10:04 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I think GREAT imaginations are poorly timed.

bubbs, looks like you've missed out twice now on a trip to Alaska. I bet ehyou could make the trip twice as fast if you were on the other side of the pogo stick. If you drive fast, you could probably catch up with him where Kendrick Road crosses the Chamber Creek Drainage Ditch; 11:06 AM
michael said...: I wrote "here" when I meant "hear" and I'm not sure I'll ever get over it.; 11:15 AM
bubbs said...: Will I ever make it to Alaska? Why is the world conspiring against me so?; 11:17 AM
bubbs said...: Seems like a mute point now, MJT.; 11:19 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I like Alaskan malamutes.; 11:23 AM
bubbs said...: They're over dressed for our neck of the woods, THT.; 11:36 AM
bubbs said...: Good news!

http://auburn.247sports.com/Bolt/Surprise-enrollee-for-Tigers-46046273; 11:37 AM
michael said...: I wonder how Brodarious orchestrated the surprise? I'll bet he got a friend to trick the coaches and the enrollment staffers to walk into the admissions building under false pretenses, and then they walked into a room with the lights out and were like "what's going on?" and then Brodarious had a friend turn the light on and he yelled "SURPRISE!!!" and then quickly signed the enrollment papers.; 12:05 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I think he showed up wearing this and everyone was asking for his autograph and asking what Adam Sandler is really like.; 12:13 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Ok, maybe he was wearing this; 12:15 PM
bubbs said...: So you think he was wearing the this very comment section, THT? That WOULD be a surprise!; 12:15 PM
michael said...: I once printed out this comment section and wore it to a costume party. It really bombed. no one even took the time to read the comments. I hope Brodarious had better luck.; 12:21 PM
bubbs said...: I'm torn on what to call him: "Bro" or "B-Ham"

Both could be confusing, which makes them great choices.; 12:27 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Just to be safe, perhaps you should call him Mr. Hamm.; 12:40 PM
bubbs said...: You sure that's safe?

https://img0.etsystatic.com/067/0/6290452/il_570xN.773178972_ip4z.jpg; 1:01 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: well, it's safer than taking a jetski over Niagara Falls.; 1:19 PM
bubbs said...: No kidding. I bet that jet ski was in the shop for weeks.; 1:28 PM
michael said...: Thanks a lot, THT. I just wasted 20 minutes watching scary waterfall videos on youtube. I GOT STUFF TO DO, MAN!; 2:02 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Welcome to Day 1 of NHL Free Agency. The fun begins at 12 noon EDT.

Penguins have no salary cap space, plus most everyone is still under contract, so they will be watching from rinkside today... with the possible exception of soon to be 40 yo Matt Cullen, who had a great 1st season with the Pens. Does he want to stay in Pittsburgh? Or does he want to chase a few more $ elsewhere?; 7:29 AM
bubbs said...: If I was Matt, I'd chase the money. He's a part of a cup team and doesn't have much time left. Get a few extra dollars before going out.; 9:03 AM
bubbs said...: I think I've eaten a tomato sammich every day for the past few weeks. My garden has been pumping them out, and I'm loving it. FYI - Cherokee Purple is my favorite variety that I grew this year. Low acidity makes them sweet and perfect for the tang of Duke's.; 9:06 AM
michael said...: None of our tomatoes are ready yet. But we gots cucumbers, squash, and zucchini (as if anyone cares about any of that stuff).

My wife planted a bunch of roma tomato plants, and I was like, what the heck? Who cares about those? So I planted some beefsteak and brandywine 'maters in late May. Still gonna be awhile before I get to eat any of them.; 9:54 AM
E-Bro said...: I'll use the cucumbers as garnish in a Pimm's Cup if you want to give me any.; 10:15 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I can't grow hair, much less tomatoes; 10:18 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: map of the day

undoubtedly, map #43 in the atlas; 10:28 AM
bubbs said...: I would give you some 'maters when you swing through on our Alaska trip but ... I guess that's not happening :(

MJT, I planted pretty early. I had plants in the ground by mid-late March. Although, it seemed like I had green tomatoes for about a month before they started ripening. I would like to try some Brandywine. I have a Betterboy and Beafsteak-like varieties. They eat good, but they're nothing like those Cherokee Purples. And, yeah, all the squash and cukes are filler. Peppers are okay, but tomatoes are the stars of the summer garden.

I plan on having seeds in the ground for the fall crop by the end of the month. I want greens (turnip/mustard), broccoli, butternut squash and pumpkins.; 10:31 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: btw, how 'bout them Chanticleers!; 11:38 AM
bubbs said...: Hey, if we aren't gonna win a natty, I'm all about someone like them getting it.

Appalachian State for College Football Playoff Champions in 2016!; 11:59 AM
bubbs said...: Gus is all about some JUCO.

https://www.seccountry.com/auburn/nations-top-junior-college-receiver-commits-to-auburn; 1:42 PM
michael said...: It's getting to the point where I am feeling bad for all these good receivers committing to Auburn. Do they just not do their research?; 2:02 PM
michael said...: See what I mean?

https://www.seccountry.com/sec/how-many-300-yard-passing-games-has-each-sec-team-produced-in-the-last-4-years; 2:29 PM
bubbs said...: Yeah, it's a bit perplexing. Maybe they're selling it like, "We've never had a consistent passing game because we've lacked productive receivers. If you come to Auburn, you can be the go to guy."

Maybe? I dunno.

The crazy thing about that list (to me) is how high MS is. But I suppose Mullen is a "spread" guy. I just never think of them like that.; 2:42 PM
bubbs said...: It's like a macabre version of "Where's Waldo"

http://spotthedrowningchild.com/; 3:02 PM
michael said...: I actually feel like I just got edumacated on finding the drowner. After a few, you learn to look for the "jumping jack arms" splashing. Every one of them did that.; 3:15 PM
bubbs said...: I've always been cautious of the kids and swimming. They can all swim now, but when they were younger it was tough. There's 4 of them. And moms "multi-task" at the pool just like everywhere else. Not to mention we've been at parties where kids had to get yanked out because they were drowning. So when they were at someone's house with a pool it was a little nerve racking.

Having said all that, I could have used that link several years ago!; 4:12 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: it's not blue-footed, but it's a rare sighting in NC; 8:59 AM
michael said...: From the picture, it looks like it came to NC to poop.; 10:29 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: repeatedly. And then stand in it. I'm not so sure they haven't misidentified it. Looks like a dodo bird to me.; 10:32 AM
bubbs said...: What's up, guys?

I think Gus is a tad low on this rating. Not too sure he can keep his job without getting more wins than last year.

http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/2016-hot-seat-rankings-evaluating-all-128-college-football-coaches-job-security/; 10:34 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: but JJ says Gus is our coach forever and ever, amen.; 12:31 PM
bubbs said...: I think Dennis was excluded from that email. I'm sure that if he knew that, he would have given Gus a 0% chance of being fired.; 1:11 PM
E-Bro said...: I thought it was a Press Release. I'm sure Dennis got it.; 1:56 PM
bubbs said...: So. The FBI "clears" Hillary but not without some pretty rough language (careless). Trump gives the Saddam regime a thumbs up ... Is this not one of the strangest elections ever? Certainly the weirdest Rep/Dem noms in my life time.

Weren't you a history major, E-Bro? How far back do we need to go to get to a less believable presidential election cycle?; 2:10 PM
E-Bro said...: The Election campaign of 1800 got pretty nasty.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/12487/adams-vs-jefferson-birth-negative-campaigning-us; 3:17 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: at least the choices in 1800 were not completely vile and disgusting. I'm going to vote for strange women lying in ponds.; 3:27 PM
E-Bro said...: The point is there have probably been plenty other bizarre campaign cycles throughout much of American history, and with far less palatable candidates than Adams and Jefferson.

I know how you feel about Lincoln, THT, but he didn't even appear on the ballot in Southern states. The history of US election campaign cycles is strange indeed.; 4:02 PM
michael said...: The 1879 election was crazy. America almost elected a marmot to the office of President.; 4:19 PM
bubbs said...: We put a cat in office instead. Not sure which is better.; 4:26 PM
michael said...: I built a helicopter for Harrison's cat one time. He wasn't the president, though.; 4:34 PM
bubbs said...: I have to say, MJT, I still enjoy watching your Copter-a-Cat infomercials late at night. It's a big hit with the kids.; 4:51 PM
michael said...: The 'copter was an even bigger hit with the pavement!

Cats aren't big fans, though.; 4:53 PM
bubbs said...: LOLZ. The "landings" are the best part of the infomercial.; 5:09 PM
bubbs said...: I am interested to see how different the offense looks this year. Although, the spring game sure seemed like a rehash of 2015.

https://www.seccountry.com/auburn/auburns-odd-couple-gus-malzahn-herb-hand-personalities-differ-philosophies-same; 10:28 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I've been a fan of marmots since 1971. I'd never vote for a cat, unless it was an AUBURN TIGER!

All the stores are closed today for Irony Day Eve. I just realized I could still shop on Amazon. They are so un-Eurasian. I can't wait to sit in the mall tomorrow to observe all the wildness that is Irony Day Shopping Frenzy.; 7:52 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Michael said It's getting to the point where I am feeling bad for all these good receivers committing to Auburn. Do they just not do their research?
See what I mean?
https://www.seccountry.com/sec/how-many-300-yard-passing-games-has-each-sec-team-produced-in-the-last-4-years

To which our JUCO WR commit replied
After meeting with my family and coaches I am decommiting from Auburn to focus on academics and football

I hacked his phone and found the first draft of his tweet before he edited it:
"After reading HABOTN, I learned that I made a HUGE mistake."

Way to go, michael.

I didn't realize a "commitment" could be so distracting from academics and football.; 8:18 AM
bubbs said...: Weak minds think alike, THT. I saw that news yesterday and the same thoughts ran through my mind.

My response: LOLZ. We don't even use you receiver types anyway! Smell you later bruh!

If it was a blue chip LB, I'd prolly just cry.; 9:20 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I can now highly recommend Mozelle's in Winston-Salem. Had dinner with friends there last night and it was sooooooooo yummy.; 9:45 AM
bubbs said...: I've heard they committed to putting onions in every dish. So that's cool.; 11:22 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Tomorrow the sun has already been up in Anadyr for 3 hours and, according to FoxNews, their Irony Day celebration is well under way. The Miss Icosahedrite pageant always draws a huge crowd, especially now that the seal parka competition has been replaced with an electron diffraction dance competition.; 11:41 AM
michael said...: You know, I initially almost put my original comment on the 4* receiver on Twitter, but then I was scared he would read it and have second thoughts (because you know these kids probably search themselves on Twitter all day. That's probably what I would have done, at least).

Lo and behold, he is apparently a lurker here. I wonder if he knows how to write a dissertation?; 2:17 PM
michael said...: THT, I don't understand anything about your last post, but it is clearly in the spirit of Irony Day, which makes it great.; 2:18 PM
bubbs said...: Seems like he used a reverse Madlibs app. He put in a couple sentences and let the app choose what to put in the blanks.

If there isn't something like that out there, we should make one.; 2:22 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Step 1: Google maps for eastern Eurasian town.
Step 2: Google sunrise + name of town
Step 3: Read wikipedia entry for town, noting discovery of naturally occurring quasicrystal in that area.
Step 4: Reach the logical conclusion that they celebrate Irony Day and their quasicrystals simultaneously since they have a limited autonomous okrug budget, most of which undoubtedly has been embezzled by the local political leaders.; 2:58 PM
bubbs said...: Nah, that makes sense. I don't believe that's what happened, THT.

Vegas is rarely way off base.... https://www.seccountry.com/auburn/auburn-favored-in-2-sec-games-according-to-golden-nuggets-early-betting-lines; 3:02 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: bubbs, you sure are paying an awful lot of attention to the non-existing upcoming season.

421 days until 2017 kickoff!
WARRRRRRRRRRR EAGLE!!!; 3:08 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: perfect storm left me with the work duties of 3 people this afternoon. MrsTHT says I can fish all day in the Crimea River and I won't catch anything.; 5:14 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Happy (6th?) Irony Day to all the Eurasian Hotties. I have yet to see the Irony Gnome.; 7:05 AM
Jimmy said...: I will be in Boston working on a film for four months called "Chappaquiddick", who wants to guess what it is about?; 12:51 PM
E-Bro said...: Native American history?; 7:54 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: a giant shark?; 8:54 AM
michael said...: improvised submersibles?; 9:40 AM
michael said...: Irony Gnome didn't show up anywhere for Irony Day this year. I heard he joined a monastery. Not really sure what the heck is going on.; 9:45 AM
michael said...: hey you guys who aren't on facebook are really missing out. My entire feed is filled with videos of white people saying they're sorry whites are racist and videos of black people who are against black lives matter.; 9:47 AM
E-Bro said...: Weird. Only thing showing up on my Facebook is posts on that group SFC created.; 10:09 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: The only thing on my imaginary FB feed is an update from Harrison and his cats.

I think it would be ironic if the Irony Gnome joined a convent. Well, it might not be that ironic since gnome is most certainly the feminine noun for the male equivalent "gnom". Well, maybe not equivalent. I mean, how could something feminine be equivalent. I feel like Donald Trump behind this keyboard. I think I'm going to vomit.; 10:29 AM
michael said...: What are you learning from those posts?; 10:29 AM
michael said...: look what you made me do, THT. Do you see what you made me do?!; 10:30 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Michael, I bet you feel like ArtVanDelay sitting behind that keyboard.; 11:33 AM
Jimmy said...: Ooohfff, nice one Michael; 1:05 PM