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8.07.2017

Yes, it's that time again

THT has alerted me to the fact you all are approaching 5,000 posts, which means it's time for a new thread. It would be my pleasure to create said new thread. Before I leave, however, I'd like to provide you a picture of the always-lovely Mariska Hargitay.

Have a nice day.

3816 Comments:

THT said...: Where were y'all today? Our internet (and thus our cell phones at home which rely on wifi) were out all day long. I forgot about a 1pm meeting in W-S that was arranged a month ago. Once service was restored this evening, I found 4 voice messages from the dude wondering why I didn't show up. Oops.

It's time for the Tigers to shine. GO TIGERS!!! Beat the gators!!!

2004 - AU wins football natty. I attended my first and only T'loser Iron Bowl.; 6:54 PM
michael said...: Well I had made an appointment to meet you here early yesterday, but you never showed up. At least now I know why.

Looks like the baseball team had a crushing end to the season. Glad I don't pay attention to that sort of thing.

2005 - Battle of Midway; 9:29 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: back to the grind today. It was nice while it lasted.

2006 - Singapore was closed for the week, so Bush and michael hold historic meeting in Nuuk.; 10:54 AM
michael said...: Hip diagnosis: Hip Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) and Labral Tear. Gonna try rehab.

2007 - chomp chomp; 5:12 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I hope rehab works for you.

"Avoid pivoting and cutting activities". Sounds like your basketball days are over for a while.

2008 - Meerkat infestation; 8:15 PM
bubbs said...: How does rehab work for that? The interwebs tell me that you have a build up of bone somewhere in that hip. Or is the tear your rehabbing. Frankly, it sounds like your headed for amputation in the long run.

2009 - The Turner Gill Train never left the station. Bubbs was left sitting in his seat going no where.; 9:29 AM
michael said...: The rehab/surgery discussion is for the labral tear. The FAI is actually the underlying condition I've had my whole life that gives me mild hip pain. The impingement made me more prone to the tear I experienced playing bball in April.

We didn't discuss surgery specifics, but it sounded like he was only interested in treating the tear. After having seen the x-ray, I'd like to see them shave down my femur a bit to get rid of the general joint pain and make tearing my labrum again more unlikely, but I'm only an expert on google. We'll see what the dude says in 6 weeks when I go back (hopefully the pain is gone by then).

I'm honestly pretty bummed about the whole thing. the doctor told me I really shouldn't be doing squats or the intense jumping workouts I like anymore. He told me I was in the "old" category. So my days of being semi-athletic for an old white dude might be over.

2010 - Auburn gets outscored badly in the first half of the Iron Bowl.; 9:58 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Welcome to the old club! You get to sit around on your butt now because exercise will damage you and you won't heal anymore.

2011 - Auburn gets outscored badly the entire Iron Bowl. We drove 500 miles on Friday, watched the first 7 minutes of the game, and drove 500 miles home Saturday.; 2:43 PM
michael said...: Well at least the 2011 Iron Bowl didn't stress your heart out.

2012 - HABOTN is canceled; 3:44 PM
michael said...: Just spent 40 minutes on a website that says FAI and labral tears are fake news. It's all about stretching and butt strength. Think I'll follow this guy's advice and write a strongly worded letter to my stupid doctor.

2013 - "There's no athletes on the field for Alabama. They got all fat guys"; 4:52 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I can't believe IG Horowitz didn't recommend crimninal proceedings against Saban and forfeiture of every ua-t Iron Bowl win during the past 50 years. Any objective mind can clearly see that that should have been done.

michael, a combination of acupuncture and hypnosis and that labral tear will heal itself right up.

2014 - michael retears his labrum when the needles fall out and the hypnosis wears off.; 2:18 PM
michael said...: What'd you think of that last goal by Ronaldo, THT?

2015 - sundried tomatoes; 3:01 PM
E-Bro said...: SPOILERS MJT WHY DOES EVERYONE CARE ABOUT SOCCER NOW!?!?

2016 - E-Bro climbs Diamond Head to watch as the Battle of Midway rages on.; 3:15 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: What's a Ronaldo? Are they playing hockey somewhere and y'all didn't tell me? We've got CFL tonight on TV. Nick Marshall starting at DB tonight. GET SOME!

2017 - so long ago I don't remember much other than WE STOMPED ua-t!!!!!!; 4:19 PM
michael said...: Is it still too early to talk about that last goal by Ronaldo, Ebro?

2018 - Letting the days go by (water flowing underground); 10:08 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Is it too early to talk about the upcoming college football season? If so, maybe we could talk about the history of pi. I'm sure we'd find it more interesting than soccer talk.

2019 - Battle of Midway blamed for rampant inflation in the price of potatoes, and a concomitant increase in arrests for possession of hot potatoes.; 11:05 AM
Cincytiger said...: It's never too early to talk about college football. We are going undefeated this year. Or that is the way it looks in my orange colored world. It has been such a busy summer - can't believe we are almost to the end of June. Stayed up till midnight and watched Florida lose last night. Pulling for anyone buy Florida to win, need someone new.

We have spent a good bit of May and June in Auburn - sure enjoying our "new" condo. Can't wait for football, but don't want to wish away the summer.

michael, hope your hip is improving with therapy. My niece had surgery for a torn labrum and she did great. Could barely walk before and now is trekking all over Europe.

2020 - After winning their home super regional in 2019 and losing in the final game of the CWS, Auburn wins CWS!; 12:10 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: HEY CINCY!!!

I'm looking through completely opaque glasses; I have no earthly idea how this season will go. We'll be set for future success with all the 3* recruit commits Gus is piling up this summer.

2021 - AU wins another CWS. AU Equestrian wins their bazillionth NCAA championship. AU football wins their fifth consecutive Iron Bowl.; 2:27 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Busy busy busy this week. I'm guessing y'all are, too.

2022 - President Trump ends the Battle of Midway, then tweets disparaging remarks about the losers and his own generals.; 8:56 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: 2023 - The president is secretly admitted to the Betty Ford Twitter Addiction Treatment Center.; 8:57 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!
BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!
BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!
BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!
BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!
BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!
BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!
BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!; 8:58 AM
bubbs said...: Busy is right.

2025 - People reflect on the canceled year of 2024; 11:48 AM
michael said...: I've just been waiting for you busy people to post something interesting.

2026 - microbots infect people; 11:55 AM
E-Bro said...: Hey, MJT, what did you think of that last goal Ronaldo scored?

2027 - The 2026 World Cup in the USA takes place after 2024's cancellation pushed it back a year. Ronaldo is the golden boot winner for a record third tournament in a row at the age of 41.; 1:14 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'd rather have a microbot infection than watch the world cup.

bubbs, when you've got a BEASLEY!!! post, you don't need anything else

2028 - I may not be here by then. Could have been the microbots.; 1:52 PM
michael said...: I did not see it Ebro, but now I have logged in to the internet and will watch it.... my review: I bet that hurt his brain.

2029 - Ronaldo saves the world from microbots.... but not before massive casualties.; 2:31 PM
bubbs said...: Why do we give out cups as awards? It's not like they're hard to come by. I can get a cup at walmart for, like, 50 cents. I feel like we need to do better than this.

2030 - Country is divided on whether or not to destroy all technology.; 4:55 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Well, we did it. We sold our football seats for the season because we are going to be too busy this Fall. MrsTHT predicts that on Auburn home game Saturdays I will find her huddled in a corner in a catatonic state. Thanks to Mr. Cincy's parents for putting me in touch with a man who knew my dad back in the early 1980s (my dad and this man's wife organized the Triad Auburn Club), and who MrsTHT and I met by chance once on a shuttle bus between Legion Field and downtown Bham in 1994. At that time, this fellow and his wife had left NC and were living about 15 miles from us in Cobb County. Is the world tiny, or what? I bet the cup is tiny, too. Probably smaller than the 50cent cup bubbs can get at walmart.

2031 - Bo Jackson unretires and wins Super Bowl MVP.; 10:53 AM
michael said...: Wow THT. Did you just sell them for the season or did you sell them forever? I'm not even sure how all that works. Is it hard to get club seats or are there always some available before a season?

And did you know the Triad Auburn Club has a facebook page?

2032 - political unrest!; 11:30 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: just the season. We'll see whether or not we survive without the 1,000 mile weekend trips.
Re: Triad Auburn Club
I'm a legacy. They have to take me. It's their law. Thank you sir, may I have another!

2033 - having had my fill of political unrest, we move to a small cabin on a hill overlooking the Huon River.; 12:31 PM
michael said...: Wow, I'm happy you survived the microbots!

2034 - More microbots!!!! Who will survive this time?!?!!?; 1:00 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I learned in the last decade that microbots are an important part of a healthy diet for my cell membranes. BRING IT!

2035 - I use a sample of my serum to immunize all dogs (except chihuahuas) against microbots.; 1:14 PM
bubbs said...: That's a tough one, THT. Here's the real question: when we win the natty this year will you be allowed to buy them again? We wouldn't want you to jinx the team, if you absence becomes good mojo.

2036 - Debate rages on whether or not people with microbots are even human. MJT takes microbots to heal his hips. They cause him to, unwillingly, start using a wheelchair.; 4:58 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: you mean will I be required to sell them again. I'd obviously have to buy them. We won in 2013 even though I bought and didn't sell them, so I don't think selling them is linked to winning a national championship. A lot of people tell me my absence is good mojo.

2037 - the total points when you add AU's season totals of 279 TDs and 28 FGs.; 5:16 PM
michael said...: So you really think you'll got to zero games this year, THT? You think you can stay away if Auburn is dominating like we all expect them to?

2038 - mjt, having used a wheelchair to swat flies since 1936, stops using it. The microbot-induced insanity has subsided. Eurasia mourns, as the last two years had been the most peaceful in some time.; 11:08 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Zero games this year. First time since 1991 when we were in Pittsburgh.

2039 - AU celebrates the 100th Anniversary of The Original THT getting his first degree from AU.; 1:37 PM
E-Bro said...: Uh, we didn't win the natty in 2013, THT. It just feels like we did.

2040 - Vichy France celebrates its centenary.; 10:10 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 12:34 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Feng? Was that you? How many of you saw that?

E-Bro - I'm senile. However, I consider all years where we beat uat to be interchangeable.

2042 - The transatlantic railroad connecting the US and Portugal is finally completed. The construction workers come home to find they lost the contest with the transcontinental team by 183 years... give or take.; 12:53 PM
michael said...: Did Feng log into your account and post/delete? Might want to change your password. Feng is not a guy you want to have keys to your internet accounts.

2043 - President Paris Hilton signs the "No Hot Dog Eater Left Behind" bill into law. Hot dogs are now required to have holes throughout to make it harder for people to choke on them; 1:45 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: we need a tariff on Pope's Franks, those unholey hot dogs imported from The Vatican.

2044 - My Subaru Outback is still running. I'm not.; 10:33 AM
michael said...: Oh no THT! Was it the microbots that finally got you?

2045 - The Subaru Outback contracts microbots; 11:13 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: It may have been Alzheimers. I don't remember.

2046 - Hawaii, having passed Maryland in 2024, now passes WV to become the 41st largest state in the U.S.; 11:51 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: whew! It is such a relief when you are convinced you've screwed something up and turns out it's just perfect. I could do without the stress of waiting to find out.

2047 - oops. Global warming puts Hawaii back behind WV, but it still leapfrogs SC.; 12:44 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: 67 more interminably insufferable days til college football, and even more until hockey. At least the days are getting shorter. That's a good sign.

Happy Ed King Day?

2048 - World President Diamond and Vice President Silk receive Nobel Prizes for achieving world peace.; 2:29 PM
michael said...: You were a lot more enthusiastic about Ed King 9 years ago.

2049 - THT is somehow even LESS enthusiastic about Ed King; 6:11 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Has it been that long?

HAPPY FRANK WARREN DAY!!! Requiescat in pace.

2050 - Battle of Midway rages on thanks to the first warfare use of nanobots.; 10:31 AM
michael said...: I like to think of it more as Eddie Blake Day!

Eddie was one of the earliest of the “HUGE” offensive linemen, playing for Pat Dye in the the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. He was 1st team All-SEC as a senior in 1991. He was drafted by the Dolphins in the 2nd round of the 1992 draft. Coach Don Shula drafted him to play on the other side of the ball, at nose tackle. After 2 years on the roster, apparently with no game experiece, he was listed on the 1994 Dolphins roster as an offensive guard. However, I find no evidence that he survived the cut that year, or in fact ever played in a regular season NFL game.

From a contemporary newspaper summary of the Dolphins draft picks in 1992:
“The biggest gamble: Blake, a 321-pound lineman who failed a drug test in February. He was regarded as one of the better guards in the draft, but Shula will use him at nose tackle. He played on Auburn`s goal-line defense and told Shula he`d be open to the switch.”

But Eddie only made #7 on the worst ever rankings of Dolphins draft picks, as voted on by readers at The Phinsider

Well, they can’t all be super star All-Americans.

WARRRRRRR EAGLE!!!

GO TIGERS!!!

2051 - colleges are churning out too many exterminators. Not a good time to have an exterminator degree. Market's terrible.; 3:03 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: #7 for Eddie Blake? I know another #7 who wasn't a great draft pick. Fortunately, I think he was drafted in a later round so that he never seems to show up on "worst draft pick ever" lists. Worst NFL draft pick of all time? I'd say Bo Jackson... the Tampa Bay version, of course.

Did y'all see the story where FDA has ruled that any food item containing maple syrup or honey must have a label that states "Added sugars". That includes maple syrup and honey even though nothing at all is added! STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2052 - FDA declared a domestic terrorist organization.; 8:04 AM
michael said...: HAPPY TIM CASTRO DAY!!!

T-minus 64 days til kickoff!

Tim Castro, from Wetumpka, played one year at GTech before transferring to Auburn. He and Jeno James were the bookends on Auburn's o-line in Tuberville's first season (I think; a smarter Hottie can verify).

Honorable mention goes to Kelly King from the 1963 Orange Bowl team, Haywood Warrick from the 1957 national champions, and the 1982 fellow I haven't put a name to who kept the bammers at bay when Bo went over the top.

Y'all have a GREAT TIM CASTRO DAY!!!

2053 - No Auburn fan commemorates the 65th day before kickoff. If one had, it might have gone something like this:Monreko Crittenden
Kendell Mack
Steve Ozburne
Frank LaRussa
Jay Casey

Monreko Crittenden has a great name to go with his 350 lbs. Kendell Mack was suggested by Cincy; that alone should be reason enough. Steve Ozburne helped pave the way for Jimmy Sidle and Tucker Frederickson to have a super season iin 1963. Frank LaRussa not only cleared a path for HB turned QB Lloyd Nix and HB Tommy Lorino, but he is the only nominee today to have won an AP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. But today's winner enabled Pat Sullivan to stay upright and play pitch & catch with Terry Beasley. And most importantly, his NAME IS JAY!

HAPPY JAY CASEY DAY!!!!

T-minus 65 days til kickoff!!!

WARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR EAGLE!!!; 9:02 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: You are so terribly wrong. A smarter Hottie cannot verify. Perhaps a dumber one can.
You could have at least mentioned Randy Stokes by name this time.

T-minus 2 days til a Monk marathon on my cable channel 61! Unfortunately, I'll be mowing grass in W-S that afternoon.

2054 - Auburn wins another intergalactic paper football championship. No one under the age of 22 even remembers when colleges played real football.; 11:33 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Only one person at this Buy More satellite store on Fridays and that would be yours truly. I've already done more work than the two people that were here on Wednesday. I deserve a trophy, something bigger than one of those ubiquitous participation trophies, but I'll settle for a weekend. It can't get here soon enough.

2055 - The last ENL U.S. citizen develops a brain tumor and suddenly starts speaking fluent Spanish. He fits in so well that he refuses to allow surgeons to operate.; 12:48 PM
michael said...: We're all proud of the good work you've done alone at Buymore today, THT. Go ahead and take the rest of the day off.

2056 - hoverboards!!1; 1:44 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: thank you, sir. Unfortunately, the instant unscheduled retirement that would immediately follow would make for an unhappy MrsTHT. I just got caught up for the time being. This morning before everything went bonkers and I had a few minutes, I was feeling motivated and thought I'd work on something productive, e.g. future work schedules. I learned my lesson. I'm just going to surf the internet now.

2057 - Heinz hosts a huge Point Park Party.; 2:24 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: So... what's y'all's take on which teams fared well during the initial NHL free agency signing frenzy yesterday? More importantly, what long term impact will it have on the Boston College coaching situation?

2058 - Eight presidents later, Bob Mueller's investigation is finally closed.; 10:11 AM
michael said...: I am real please with how my Preds have handled things. A+ organization, that one.

Sad to see Lebron go to the Lakers. Got to figure out which non-Grizzlies team I will adopt in the playoffs next year. No rush though, I've got time.

2059 - Car washes are outlawed; 11:38 AM
E-Bro said...: Where'd you want him to go, MJT?

2060 - No car washes, but vacuuming is still free.; 10:03 AM
michael said...: Would have preferred Cleveland. I miss the old school days where players stayed with their teams. But I get it.

What'd ya think of that Japan game yesterday, Ebro? I felt bad for them.

2061 - vacuums are outlawed; 11:04 AM
bubbs said...: I would go wherever the money took me. They have relatively short careers.

2062 - Tire shine is still free.; 11:42 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Forget the money. I'd go to Medicine Bow Peak.

2063 - Due to a shortage of vulcanized rubber, the NHL experiments with leaded glass hockey pucks.; 12:14 PM
E-Bro said...: If Cleveland was going to build a team around him that could genuinely compete with Warriors, I'd have been fine with a Cleveland stay. Maybe they WERE doing that. You follow more closely than I do.

At this point, I just want him to be somewhere that will compete with Golden State, even if that team is the Lakers, though it's no given that it is or anything.

Belgium-Japan was one of the better World Cup matches in recent memory. People will focus on the second half because it has the goals, but the first half was similar well. Just no goals to show for it. So, it was 90 minutes of pure fun.

My despair for Japan was offset by the fact that the final goal was so beautiful in its composition.

Nobody deserves to lose like Japan did after playing the way they did, but that goal deserves to win any game.

2064 - Summer Olympics held on Mars for the first time.; 1:25 PM
michael said...: Lakers have no chance to compete with the warriors this year. Their additional signings (Rondo, Lance, JaVale) are questionable at best... not sure his supporting cast is all that much better than what he had in Cleveland. It's like they are punting on 2018-2019 and hoping to pick up Kawhi in free agency next year (or completing a trade with the spurs for Kawhi this offseason/season).; 2:10 PM
bubbs said...: I don't think anyone in their right minds thinks that the Lakers have a shot against the Warriors this year. Frankly, I don't know enough about how the NBA to guess as to whether or not they can put together a team next year that can do it.

How many prime years does LBJ have left?

2066 - Winter Olympics held on Mars for first time.; 4:16 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I haven't followed the Lakers since they won the Finals in '72-'73.

2067 - Surviving members of the Green Bay Packers 1967 NFL championship team gather at Lambeau Field for a spirited reunion. Very spirited. Or at least very spirity.; 5:15 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: btw, the link above would be great "TV" viewing in the evening during the non-hockey/non-football month.

2068 - Jagr retires for the last time from the NHL and the league permanently retires his "68" jersey number. I am not in this video; I don't have that much fun.; 6:03 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Currently 87 degrees here. Just one more and we'll have some BEASLEY!!! heat.

Yesterday we attended a neighborhood picnic in W-S at 5:30pm. Shortly before that, I checked the time on my iphone to see if it was time to head over to the picnic. The time was 17:16. It made me smile. P!B!P! time!!!

2069 - ua-t still sucks; 11:40 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Happy Irony Day to all the Eurasian Hotties!!!

2070 - when all the continents drift back together. michael declares himself King of Pangea; 5:26 AM
michael said...: Mockingbirds keep eating my tomatoes. I'm angry!

Hopefully the Irony Gnome wasn't too hard on you all this year.

2071 - due to there finally being a landbridge between Africa and Eurasia, MJT's kingdom is invaded by ostriches just two years after they got rid of the other ones.; 10:59 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: bubbs, come back. #walkaway has absolutely nothing to do with HABOTN.

2072 - Assuming y'all live in the same houses as now, I wonder what country you are living in in 2072. I hope it's one that has a HUUUUUUUUGE PBP Centennial Celebration.; 6:55 PM
bubbs said...: I'm around, THT. Just super busy with stuff I'd rather not be busy with.

2073 - bubbs's ashes float their way around the southern tip of Eurasia.; 12:36 PM
THT said...: ditto on the unpleasant business. My brain is mush today so I'm not succeeding very well with the task at hand. I think I'll put it on the shelf until tomorrow night or Thursday. I got a break with an extension of tomorrow's deadline til Friday.

2074 - Battle of Midway spills over into Pangea. michael employs ostriches as the first line of defense, but "forgets" to provide them with the necessary weapons to defend themselves.; 2:20 PM
michael said...: So many meetings.

2075 - robots revolt; 10:02 AM
bubbs said...: I feel like the only point to meetings are so management can justify their existence.

2076 - Roberts unsuccessfully try to barter a peace treaty at Midway.; 10:09 AM
E-Bro said...: Didn't know who Fang really was until reading this article.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jun/29/the-great-firewall-of-china-xi-jinpings-internet-shutdown

2077 - Bobs unsuccessfully barter a peace treaty at Midway.; 1:05 PM
E-Bro said...: 2078 - Isner and Anderson play on in the fifth set of their 2018 Wimbledon semi-final.; 12:44 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: quick trip to W-S today. One of these days I won’t have to return to C H but I’m afraid that will probably be at least another 5 uears.

Based on Isner’s history, I’m not sure he even had enough time to break a sweat today.

2079 - 100th anniversary of AU blowing an 18 point halftime lead vs Weak Forest at Groves Stadium. I’m still upset about that game.; 7:51 PM
michael said...: Hey ebro why do you hate France so much?

2080 - 1st anniversary of the 100th anniversary of AU blowing an 18 point halftime lead vs Weak Forest at Groves Stadium. I’m still upset about that anniversary.; 11:29 AM
bubbs said...: Not too long before kick off. Which also means that the football season is practically over.

Well, it was nice while it lasted.

2080 - Rubber-bands are shipped to Mars to style the alpacas hair on the farm.; 11:45 AM
bubbs said...: 2081 - More rubber-band colors are requested from Mars.
2082 - Request denied.; 11:46 AM
E-Bro said...: I should have been more specific, MJT. It's France's coach I'm not a fan of. I love the players and what they represent for the country, especially as a multi-ethnic group. The scenes across France yesterday and in the stadium after the game were beautiful.

But this is maybe the most talented team in the world and the manager has them play in such a way that's not nearly expressive or attacking and entertaining as they could and should be.

In basketball terms, imagine if the Dream Team was coached by Virginia's Tony Bennett. It would be a crime against basketball.

In the end, it worked, so devil his due and all that, but I think the other way would have worked just fine too.

2083 - E-Bro celebrates his 100th birthday a year late b/c bubbs wasted a post.; 1:08 PM
THT said...: How did we do in the upcoming football season, bubbs?
Oh no, that means hockey season is almost half over.

2083 - 100th Anniversary of our move to B'ham. I think we made it to 7 games that year.

2084 - moved to Savannah and made it to only 2 games.

p.s. this post would have been on time if I hadn't gotten sidetracked with this.; 1:36 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'm sure y'all have already seen this great story.

2085 - michael loses half his territory when continental drift reverses course.; 9:57 PM
bubbs said...: Nice story, but I'm always curious about the background. How long has he lived here? Does he not have someone willing to take him part way? Do people not ride bikes anymore? Regardless, I hope things work out for the kid. He at least cares.

2086 - A man with a very large lever/fulcrum is discovered as the reason for continental drift reversal.; 8:45 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: TMI, bubbs.

I'm back at work today after a lengthy weekend off. Next day off is not til next month :(
Can I retire, please?

2087 - Declared the Year of the Fake Punt, in memory of the great #87, Connie Frederick.; 9:40 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: 20BEASLEY!!!

'nuff said; 9:41 AM
michael said...: My daughter left her wallet in Jason's Deli. Like any irresponsible teenager, she had all her birthday money (over $150 I believe) in it. Surprise surprise, the wallet was found, but all the money and gift cards were taken out of it. My wife is convinced it was a Jason's Deli employee and wants me to call and chew them out or something. I'm not really sure what she wants me to do.

Anyway, what's the best way to get people to give my daughter her money back?

2089 - the 20BEASLEY!!!! party is still going on; 1:42 PM
bubbs said...: Man, that's a tough one. Don't know how you can pin it on the employees, though. Maybe you can just keep calling and whispering "I know what you did with the wallet." Eventually someone will crack and confess, right?

2090 - People stop partying and get back to the battle at Midway.; 2:02 PM
THT said...: Did you file a police report and ask police to check security cameras at the deli?

Any way to track the gift cards?

2091 - Hannibal's plan to circumvent michael's naval superiority by a land invasion during the Battle of Midway fails when he learns that his ostriches can't fly over the Alps. He utters, "As God is my witness, I thought ostriches could fly." TV writers paraphrased Hannibal in creating one of TV's greatest sitcom episodes over a hundred years earlier.; 8:48 PM
michael said...: Do police care about <$200? Maybe I should call Jason's Deli and tell them I am doing that just to scare them.

And no I don't think there's any way to track the gift cards

2092 - 200 year anniversary of Columbus sailing the ocean blue; 10:19 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I think they get paid to care.

We've been over six months without college football and about six weeks without hockey. Not sure how much longer I can last.

2093 - 200 year anniversary of Columbus's fleet being decimated by friendly fire in the Battle of Midway.; 10:33 AM
bubbs said...: Mentioning the police not caring... Maybe you should go over to one of the employee's houses with a baseball bat. Talk real stern with them about needing those gift cards. Then if they don't respond, smash up the neighbors corvette. Pretty sure I've seen that work before.

Surprise, THT! You didn't last. You're really dead and stuck here until you figure out who murdered the 2012 season.

2094 - THT starts following a promising lead.; 1:02 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: If it's a promising lead, I hope it's for a 1666 map of Carolina, or a 1798 coastal chart of NC, or an 1817 map of New Bern, or an 1876 map of W-S.

Is it August yet, Dear Leader?

20.95 - the current price of a HABOTN subscription, up $1 from the previous century. Send your payments to DL.; 1:30 PM
E-Bro said...: Like I said, MJT, I do like these French players.

http://www.espn.com/soccer/club/france/478/blog/post/3568452/inside-frances-world-cup-party-the-pogba-show-songs-for-kante-macrons-joy?src=com

2096 - Battle of Midway reaches temporary truce to honor 100th anniversary of US Olympic Gold medal winning gymnastics team.; 1:40 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Did y'all watch the Rowdy Gaines show the other night? It was superb. Brought back memories of a class I had with him (...or was it this guy?) at AU back in the day. I also had a history class with Harvey Glance. I don't recall any football player in any of my classes.

2097 - Battle of Midway resumes with a vengeance and a fury after a pause for gymnastics. What's next, a truce for soccer or figure skating? Sissy warfare. NO TRUCES!; 2:10 PM
E-Bro said...: I have it saved on the 'ol DVR, THT. Haven't watched yet.

2098 - Battle of Midway reaches temporary truce to decide if extraneous truces will be allowed in the future.; 3:33 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: A: "scattered, smothered, covered, and chunked"

Q: How did CGM order his ham & cheese omelet after the 2017 Iron Bowl.

I have no idea what most of that means. Scattered and chunked omelet makes it sound like verbose way of saying scrambled eggs

2099 - On the eve of a new century, a retired news anchor writes a book about Millenials, titled, The Worst Generation; 9:51 AM
michael said...: I'll have to watch the Rowdy thing when it shows up on Netflix. Love him as a commentator.

2100 - Robots again; 10:58 AM
bubbs said...: And then BOOOM!

The 22 century was here.

2101- Still robots.; 12:25 PM
michael said...: lol did bubbs think he was getting a new page with that comment? what a n00b

2102 - my wife refuses to attend her 100th high school reunion.; 1:09 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: not all that hungry after a big bowl of peaches and ice cream, but 2.0 is hungry so I’ll work up a quick appetite for a Sutton’s bacon cheeseburger on the way there.

2103 - 100 years later, AU doesn’t disappoint; 1:28 PM
bubbs said...: I totally was looking for a page flip. But better a 100 too soon than never at all.

Has the wallet saga ended yet, MJT? Given up the cause? I think that one would smart for the teenager for a while.

2104 - Dinosaurs are reintroduced to the environment.; 1:55 PM
michael said...: Yeah I've been meaning to call Jason's Deli and ask about video. Hard to work up the energy to do it. Maybe I should make Emma do it?

How do you eat them peaches and ice cream THT? Just raw cut peaches on vanilla ice cream? Or is it some other dish?

2105 - Having been off the edge of the earth for so long, dinosaurs have a hard time adjusting to the earth's surface. The robots have no empathy for them, because their empathy chips were damaged a few years ago; 2:15 PM
bubbs said...: I dunno. I get why you would make her do it, but 1. I think you have a much better shot at not getting blown off than her. 2. That feels like a reasonable effort for a parent to make. That would be the line, though. For me. Like, I'll make a call and see what they say, but I'm not going to make this my life's mission. If you want to pursue it harder, then I'll be there to give advice but you don't all the leg work/phone work from there.

My 2 cents.

The canned peaches are already in sugar water... so I don't think you can go wrong either way.

2106 - Ironically, dinosaurs are reptiles and lack empathy too. Humans start to question why they keep (re)creating unempathic beings.; 2:41 PM
michael said...: There. I called Jason's Deli. They are now reviewing the footage. I will keep you all updated on further developments.

2107 - "One more robot learns to be
Something more than a machine"
-Thomas Jefferson; 5:23 PM
THT said...: My dear michael,

Your inquiry requesting my formula for mixing peaches and ice cream leaves me in the same position in which Captain Barber found himself when asked how he was able to carve the image of an elephant from a block of wood. He replied that it was a simple process consisting merely of whittling off the part that didn't look like an elephant.

The preparation of the quintessence of gentlemanly desserts (or anytime snack) can be described only in like terms. A bowl of peaches and ice cream is not the product of a FORMULA. It is a CEREMONY and must be performed by a lady and a gentleman possessing a true sense of the artistic, a deep reverence for the ingredients and a proper appreciation of the occasion. It is a rite that must not be entrusted to a novice, a statistician, nor a Yankee. It is a heritage of the old South, an emblem of hospitality and a vehicle in which noble minds can travel together upon the flower-strewn paths of happy and congenial thought.

So far as the mere mechanics of the operation are concerned, the procedure, stripped of its ceremonial embellishments, can be described as follows:

Go to a spring, or rather to a Spring Farms roadside stand, under the shade of a large oak, just across the state line in sakerlina. (Ok, it might not be large, and it might not be an oak, and there isn’t much shade, but that’s beside the point.) In a consecrated basket, carefully place a few dozen of the prettiest and most luscious peaches. Follow the aromatic profusion to the cash register and pay for your carefully gathered treasure, then gently carry them home. Ancestral cereal bowls, a knife and some spoons, and you are ready to start.

In large ancestral cereal bowls, have the lovely lady peel and cut up twice as many peaches as you think you will need. Cut the peaches into medium to large bite-size chunks, not into tiny bits that degenerate into mush.

Once each bowl is piled high with the fruit of the gods, sit down and savor half the total volume of peaches. Once you and your guests have done this, you have completed the first half of the noble ceremony, whereupon it is time to retrieve from the freezer a fresh carton of Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream, churned by a master hand. Use the largest spoon to scoop ice cream into separate ancestral cereal bowls until there is a mountain of the divine frozen dairy product rising high above the rim of each bowl.

Then comes the important and delicate operation of combining the peaches and ice cream. By proper manipulation of the peach bowl, the peaches are poured into every empty space and crevice in the bowl of ice cream, with any left over, along with the divine peach elixir, poured carefully over the top of the mountain. Thus harmoniously blended by the deft touches of a skilled hand, you have a dessert eminently appropriate for honorable men and beautiful women.

When all is ready, assemble your guests on the porch or in the garden, where the aroma of the peaches will rise Heavenward and make the birds sing. Propose a worthy toast, raise a spoon with equal parts peach and ice cream to your lips, bury your nose in the scent, inhale a deep breath of its fragrance and taste the nectar of the gods.

Being overcome by an irrepressible peach craving, I can write no further.

Sincerely,
T. H. Tiger, Jr.; 5:54 PM
THT said...: canned peaches, bubbs? that's wrong in every way

2109 - AU fans are still in a catatonic state a year after the 100th anniversary celebration of the meerkat offense; 6:02 PM
michael said...: That sounds delicious, THT. As a lover of both peaches and ice cream, I'm sure I'd be a fan. Only problem is my consecrated basket is up in the attic somewhere, and I'm not sure i'll be able to find it.

The peach milkshake at chick fil a eats good. Ever tried that?

Also, Jason's deli manager called back and said he reviewed the footage and he couldn't see anyone taking the money out of the wallet. So I guess that's that. I'll probably give the girl a few dollars because I'm nice.

2120 - mjt is still alive I WILL STILL BE ALIVE DO YOU HEAR ME?!?!?!?!; 7:26 PM
THT said...: I love chikafil peach shakes, but not as much as peaches & ice cream at home. I'll wait for the CFA chocolate chip peppermint shakes in November.

2111 - CFA's new deviled ham twirl milkshakes are a huge hit.; 9:08 PM
THT said...: BEASLEY!!!!!!YELSAEB
BEASLEY!!!!!!YELSAEB
BEASLEY!!!!!!YELSAEB
BEASLEY!!!!!!YELSAEB
BEASLEY!!!!!!YELSAEB
BEASLEY!!!!!!YELSAEB
BEASLEY!!!!!!YELSAEB
BEASLEY!!!!!!YELSAEB
BEASLEY!!!!!!YELSAEB
BEASLEY!!!!!!YELSAEB
BEASLEY!!!!!!YELSAEB
BEASLEY!!!!!!YELSAEB; 9:12 PM
michael said...: BIG WALLET UPDATE!!!!

Jason's Deli manager called me today. Lady came in at 9:00 am with $145. Says she found her son with the money. She knew he shouldn't have that much money. Says she interrogated him until he admitted he took it out of a wallet he found at Jason's Deli. So my daughter will be getting her money back!

I also got to rub this in my wife's face, because she was convinced that a Jason's Deli employee stole it. I was like, you don't know that, could have easily been someone else, and she was like, well we're never eating there again. That manager is covering up for someone. I'm like, nah, he seems nice. I'll get to rub this in her face every time she makes a baseless accusation from now on! That's priceless, my friends.

2113 - palindromes are outlawed by the unempathetic robots.; 10:48 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Good for that lady!

Are you going to take your wife to Jason's Deli for dinner on your next wedding anniversary? I mean, if you're really serious about rubbing it in her face, I don't see any other option. Let me know how that turns out. Oh, and get those few "consolation" dollars back from your daughter.

2014 - the surviving humans infect one robot with a highly contagious bit of software code that causes the robot to develop a soul and a conscience.; 11:42 AM
bubbs said...: Nice! That's a double win. You called the manager to be a "good dad." And you were right about it not being an employee!

If that happened back in 2014, THT... can you hear me computer? Do you have feelings?

2115 - Robots start having robits.; 11:54 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Of course, what michael didn't tell us is that Lady works the register at Jason's Deli and her son is the busboy there.

Y'all come on buy! Taking a cue from Amazon, the Buy More is having a Midsummer Composite Sale. We'll be here all night to ring you up at the registers.

2116 - Napolean escapes from Alcatraz.; 2:24 PM
michael said...: Lady posted this in a group I am in on Facebook:

"Thinking about a trip to the biblical history center outside Atlanta. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Is it worth the trip? Educational? Fun? One child who would go does not like people in masks."

That last sentence came out of nowhere

2117 - Alcatraz recaptures Sean Connery; 4:11 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'm with that kid, unless it's the Lone Ranger.

2118 - Alcatraz releases Sean Connery once Clint Eastwood vouches for him and they realize he isn't Burt Lancaster.; 4:19 PM
E-Bro said...: Hey, THT, I watched that SEC Storied episode on Rowdy.

You're right. It was terrific. The best of the bunch so far as Auburn-centric SEC Storied eps are concerned.

2019 - Nicholas Cage infiltrates Alcatraz.; 10:08 AM
E-Bro said...: 2120 - Cage's body is discovered 101 years later after getting stuck in a vent.; 10:10 AM
michael said...: Ed Harris was the most sympathetic Big Bad of any action movie I can recall. But why didn't he just steal some money? Wasn't it harder to steal VX gas than to just rob a bank or whatever?

2121 - People celebrate!; 10:26 AM
bubbs said...: I think that lady has the right idea. You should start posting stuff on FB with that last sentence being very tangential to post. "I have a child without peanut allergies." "My tomato plants need fertilizing this weekend." "Walmart has their school supplies out now."

2122 - People get tired of celebrating.; 11:01 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Overheard between a Buy More customer and a store clerk...
"My womanhood is off"
Why do you say that?
"I buy cleaning supplies but I haven't bought any mops or brooms".

2123 - current HABOTN thread finally reaches 5,000 posts once bubbs, the lone surviving Hottie, figures out how to activate the HABOTN mind meld at the nursing home.; 11:10 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I need college football or hockey. NOW! Please.

2124 - in honor of his singular achievement in 2123, bubbs votes himself into the RoF.; 12:46 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: 2125 - intended publication of bubbs's acceptance speech hits a snag. New publication date TBD.; 1:00 PM
michael said...: Went to the dr yesterday for my hip. Scheduled an MRI in August. Feel like I'm inching closer to surgery. Blerg.

2126 - the robot government announces that HABOTN Ring of Fire members were the most important Americans who ever lived; 2:14 PM
E-Bro said...: Speaking of robot governments...

https://medium.com/s/futurehuman/digitocracy-a-story-by-andy-weir-a13c0412e50d

2127 - Feng retroactively applies for American citizenship so he can be considered one of the most important Americans who ever lived.; 3:31 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: He'll face stiff competition from paulmain. Besides, his application will likely get lost in the bureaucratic landfill and he'll probably choke on another hot dog before his application is reviewed.

2128 - The famous "Three and four scores" speech is delivered by Betty Berg in Lincoln, NE.; 3:43 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: No exciting football news. No exciting hockey news. This is a difficult time of the year.

2129 - Eddie Everett's longwinded "Three and four scores with a 2 point conversion" speech goes completely unnoticed.; 8:55 AM
bubbs said...: How is it that I never made it to the ROF? It's a travesty.

2130 - JayG's will is invoked to block any new ROF memberships. bubbs begins to consider ways to get around the will.; 10:46 AM
michael said...: Well if everyone was in the ROF, then the ROF wouldn't be very special now, would it?

2131 - Robots create their own Ring of Fire out of jealousy, but they all know it's just not the same; 12:16 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: yo, bubbs, change your name to any of the following inactivated names and you'll be a CHARTER MEMBER of the RoF:

crudup
Ron Mexico
hip-hopanonymous
AUnMobilz
Sullivan013
Scott from Tucson
scottatl

2132 - all the robots' circuitry is melted by the fire. Humans rule!; 1:32 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Football signed by Green Bay Packers 1961 championship team members and coaches. Can you say AWESOME!!!?

I'm afraid I'll just have to stick with the one and only team-signed football in my possession. I received it from AU trainer Kenny Howard for Christmas in 1970. Probably a suggestion from the Great Original Tar Heel Tiger who refused to accept payment for all the cartons of cheap North Carolina processed farm product that filled our car trunk every time we headed to an AU game. If you see a photo from the 1960s with one of these products in an AU coach's hand, there's a reasonable probability that it was previously in the trunk of our car.

2133 - Surgeon General requires a warning label that Rings of Fire can cause serious malfunction of death of robots.; 1:09 PM
michael said...: You couldn't pay me to take that ball. After all, it is likely signed by that bammer Bart Starr.

What farm products did GOTHT sell?

2134 - battle of midway; 1:17 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: he did sell them, they were gifts.

how are your tomatoes? Do you need to kill a mockingbird?

2135 - Following up on her "three and four scores" speech success, Betty Berg's "three and five scores" speech beats the spread.; 1:43 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I can't ype at all today.
2133 or instead of of
2135 he didn't

2136 - Apple's don't speak it, just think it and Siri will type it and send it program leads to all sorts of embarrassing results.; 1:46 PM
michael said...: My maters are great. put up $20 worth of netting and that has kept the birds out. Got about 15 maters on the counter now. You should come over and eat one.

What farm products did GOTHT give out for free?

2137 - machine guns! tornadoes! tomatoes!; 2:43 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: He got them in WINSTON and SALEM. Since we had a car, we didn't have to take a CAMEL caravan.

I haven't checked the TV listings yet. Someone,
puhhhhhhh LEEEEEEEEEEEZ tell me we've got college football and or hockey on TV today. I'm growing weak. Must have college football or hockeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

2138 - Of the 24 recruits who committed to AU by proxy from their great-grandmother in 2079, 22 sign with AU on NSD. The other two? AU didn't want them anyway. al.com reports AU's 2244 recruiting class currently has 15 commitments.; 7:01 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: all of a sudden this morning my Google calendar shows a 2 week stay at this B&B for the last 2 weeks of August.

We stayed there one night about 4 years ago. I called to make sure that I hadn't accidentally booked it and they said I was about the 10th caller this morning with the same issue and that I was not booked there. Russians interfering with American summer vacation?

2139 - Russian Czar implores US President Trujillo to "Tear down that wall!"; 9:26 AM
michael said...: I got the picture, THT. You capitalized "LEEEEEZ" so he must have brought them leased cars.

When you story started, I assumed mrsTHT has signed you up for a stay. But I guess the Russians just really want to make sure you are spending enough leisure time with your wife.

2140 - venomous turtles; 10:12 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: MrsTHT would much rather go to work.

2141 - snapping serpents and box snakes; 10:18 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: big end of month sale at the Buy More til the clock strikes August.

Come on buy!

2142 - next time this happens it will be 2244. I can hardly wait.; 12:05 PM
michael said...: You selling any electric tillers? Had my eye on one at Amazon, but the price has increased $30 the last few days. Shoulda got one when I had the chance!!!

2143 - Nothing special about this year; 4:06 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: michael, we have solar powered 3D printed tillers on sale tonight only until midnight!

2144 - in an effort to help the "good guys" in the Battle of Midway, the ghost of Patty Duke haunts G̶i̶l̶l̶i̶g̶a̶n̶'̶s̶ Wake Island.; 6:20 PM
michael said...: I'm on my way!

Speaking of ghosts, my mom brough her DVD of "Blackbeard's Ghost" and my kids loved it. I remember refusing to watch it when I was younger because I was staunchly against mom's old Disney movies by the time she tried to get me to watch it.

2145 - if man is still alive, if woman can survive, they may find; 8:16 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: they may find the end of a song?

Lots of customers returning their recently purchased tillers. Unfortunately, the manufacturer 3d printed them with wax, so they didn't hold up very well in the hot sun, although the solar powered battery kept a real good charge.

Oh my stars! Is it? Could it be? IT IS!!!

Someone tell Dear Leader that August has arrived!

It's about time to kick the dogs from UW.

2146 - The Fargodome inadvertently schedules Beanie Baby and Bitcoin Numismatic conventions the same week. It's a real mess.; 8:24 AM
bubbs said...: Getting close to some football.

I think we're about a 7-5 team this year.

2147 - The year of jellies.; 2:23 PM
michael said...: Just printed out my helmet schedule. Gettin real now.

Natty is in the bag.

2148 - oh what a night; 4:59 PM
THT said...: We've got 3D printed helmet schedules at the Buy More, free with every $2 purchase, while supplies last.

2149 - this year a reminder of the ua-t score and AU score, respectively, in the 2018 Iron Bowl.; 1:02 AM
michael said...: The weird thing about that 2018 Iron Bowl score is that bama kicked 7 field goals.

2150 - everyone starts using portapotties because of toilet snakes; 11:44 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: This is what happens when michael doesn't lock the gate.

Don't ask michael 'bout his business.

2151 - Baldy's new atomic powered flusher rids the entire sewer system of snakes.; 2:08 PM
michael said...: It's an absolute disaster. Do you know what will happen to me if I don't get my collateral back!

2152 - the worst is behind us now; 2:33 PM
bubbs said...: We do not know, and refuse to ask.

2153 - This is the worst.; 2:34 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'm pretty certain the worst was in 1948, though 1971, 1975, and 2012 weren't far behind. So, yes, the worst is indeed behind us, until it is surpassed in 2153 according to Nostradabubbs

2154 - Nostradabubbs's books of prophecy are burned after 2153 turned out swell.; 3:50 PM
bubbs said...: I forgot to carry the 1.

2155 - People realize 2154 was the worst, after already burning Nostrabubbs's books.; 8:13 AM
michael said...: How bout that spring practice?

2156 - MJT finally dies... or does he?!?!; 10:11 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: not yet, not even close. Little do you know that the anti-aging cream you bought from the infomercial actually works! Not only that, it seeps through the skin and works on all internal organs. You'll be around for a while longer.

Should I go to the A-Day game?

2157 - Huuuuuuuuuuge 200th anniversary celebration of the 1957 AU Football national championship team. A brief respite from the toils of war in the Battle of Midway.; 10:45 AM
michael said...: our time traveling posts have my internal clock all messed up.

i barely remember it's the year 2008. Can't wait to see what Kodi Burns does in the offense!

2158 - phil collins' great great great grandson writes a history textbook claiming phil collins was the most influential person of the 20th century; 12:55 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I suspect Twitter will ban the new Auburn punter fan club, the Arryn Nation. But with Kodi at the helm, we may not have to punt at all.

2159 - two hundred years later, AU fans still lament the Pat Dye fumble recovery.; 1:08 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: 'sup Hotties? MrsTHT is headed to a conference in Indianapolis, won't be back until Thursday night. This will seriously test my survival skills. I'll also need some powerful antidepressants. Other than that, I'm doing just fine. It may be the first time I'll go to Burger King for wedding anniversary dinner.

2160 - corndog sticks are outlawed in california; 9:59 AM
bubbs said...: BK for weeding anniversary dinner. Now you're just trying to make MrsTHT feel bad. At least go to Waffle House.

2161 - THT has wedding anniversary dinner at Dairy Queen.; 10:19 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I hate yard work; I'll mow but I really hate weeding. BK is my favorite fast food joint except for CFA breakfast. I know I've been to a Waffle House, but absolutely no recollection of when that happened decades ago.

2162 - oreo blizzards are outlawed in california; 10:50 AM
michael said...: My go-to when the wife is out of town is Krystal and/or Po-bo Factory. I do Krystal because the wife hates it, and I do Po-Boy Factory because the wife loves it (make her jealous!)

2163 - jumping jack flash it's a gas gas gas; 11:10 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Is Krystal as nasty as back in the 70s? Back then, a "Plain" cheeseburger came with onions because they were pre-frozen on the patties. I have been in a Krystal (AU) once in my entire life. I will never venture into another.

2164 - california outlaws helium balloons; 11:30 AM
michael said...: I imagine they're still probably as good as they were in the 70s. I don't think they are pre-frozen with the onions anymore, but why would you eat a krystal burger without onions? Onions are an integral part to a real Krystal burger. They cook the burger right on top of them onions. Eating a krystal without onions is an abomination.

2165 - everyone has to eat an onion or die; 11:40 AM
bubbs said...: Not a Krystal fan. I would eat one if someone gave it to me, but I would never chose to go there.

2166 - First anniversary of THT's death. RIP.; 11:52 AM
michael said...: You guys are a bunch of idiots when it comes to krystal

2167 - onion blight!; 11:54 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I hate I didn't live to see the onion blight. It would be awesome if we could trade the extinction of the ivory-billed woodpecker or the awesome imperial woodpecker for an extinction of all onions.

21JAGR!!!; 12:02 PM
E-Bro said...: Krystal is a perfect post-Bonnaroo meal I've found.

But never did I think I would ever see Krystal and Po-Boy Factory used in tandem. That's just wrong.

2169 - Outback goes out of business due to onion blight of two years previous.; 1:05 PM
bubbs said...: Jr. decided to give himself a fractured growth plate in his foot today. Ortho appointment to follow. Guess he wont be doing as many sports activities for school as he was expecting.

2170 - Waffle House puts smothered hash browns back on the menu. Instead of onions they're topped with sour cream and onion Pringles.; 2:39 PM
michael said...: My daughter fractured her growth plate in her wrist lat year. The sound of that really freaked me out, but it healed just fine and she doesn't have a tiny wrist or anything. How long will jr be out of commission?

I got my THT Approved MRI with contrast today. Hey THT, my chest kind of hurt after getting the contrast. Is that normal? Also, i had a pretty bad headache after the MRI, but I am guessing that is normal, what with all the noise and resonances and whatnot.

also, don't listen to the naysayers, the natty is in the bag this year.

2171 - statues of THT are torn down when it is discovered he problematically did not like onions; 3:38 PM
bubbs said...: Not sure yet. Wife took him to a doc in the box to expedite x-rays. Have to wait on the ortho to determine what they want to do and how long he'll be out. Right now he's just in a boot.

They still talking about surgery on that hip? That still doesn't seem like a simple thing to me. You'll probably never walk again, either way.

2172 - Onions recreated from DNA onion project. Huge numbers of onions fill the marketplace.; 4:22 PM
michael said...: Well the dr is going to study the mri results around the clock for the next week, and then i meet with him next tuesday. I am guessing he might want to cut me up, repair my labrum, shave off some bone, then put a bow on me, but we'll see.

2173 - they finally get good at hip labrum repair surgery; 4:53 PM
THT said...: Lots of different types of growth plate fractures. Fortunately, most of them heal without problems.

michael, just make sure it's not a super frilly bow. If they injected the contrast directly into the hip joint, there is no reason for your chest to hurt. Unless Monie, the 240 lb nurse, sat on your chest to get you to stop thrashing like a baby.

2174 - Rise of the Salamanders; 8:13 PM
bubbs said...: I'm trying to not worry about it. Not like worrying will help anyway. In the "wait and see" mode. I haven't brought it up yet, but it's probably already the end of his football season. I hate it for him too, because he went through all the summer workouts. What can you do?

The chest pains sound like a mild heart attach to me, MJT. You'll probably die on the operating table, because of your un-diagnosed blockage.

2175 - All food are now topped with food and put under a salamander before being served.; 8:25 AM
THT said...: "College Football - Best of 2017" currently featuring Wyoming (GO COWBOYS!) at USU. About 8 min to go in 4th qtr and UW just kicked a FG to cut their deficit to 4 points. Can't wait to see how this turns out!

2176 - the last cowboy dies in captivity at the San Diego Zoo; 11:35 AM
THT said...: our old-fashioned corded landline phone has started going out when we lose electrical power, defeating the sole purpose of keeping an old-fashioned phone. It comes in handy since we have no cell service at our house except via electrically-powered wifi. We do not have uverse or directv, i.e. the phone doesn't go through any modem. Any ideas, smart Hotties?

2177 - 700th anniversary of the first published atlas in Bologna.; 2:20 PM
michael said...: i haven't had a true corded connection on our landline in about 10 years... we even have ATT now, but our phone goes through the fiber.

honestly, i never check the phone when the power goes out, because we have underground wires for the most part on our side of town. Power has only gone out maybe three times in the last 6 years, and cell phones have been working every time, so why go walk up to the one landline in the house?

2178 - 701st anniversary of the atlas made in balogna being eaten. Atlas makers realize paper is a better medium for their maps.; 2:34 PM
bubbs said...: That doesn't really make sense. It should be powered by the phone line. The thing is, I don't know anything about phone lines. Maybe their tying them into the power lines now somehow? In the end, I guess it doesn't matter. It's not working without power.

Okay. Did some reading. If you're on copper, you should have at least 8 hours of service when power goes out. Otherwise, you should call your provider. It could be battery back ups are failing at a remote station.

Speaking of batteries. You could get a UPS for your modem/router. That would get you at least that much time on your cells. Not too expensive either. Personally, I'd go this route because it doesn't require me to interact with your service provider.

2179 - Atlas makers go on strike.; 3:55 PM
THT said...: I've always assumed that power failure affecting our whole neighborhood and surrounding area knocks out cable, which, if true, would mean power to router/wifi would be useless. I've not actually tested that assumption.

Maybe phones can go bad after 30 years? I'm thinking this is a great opportunity to save a bunch of money and "bundle" with TWC, as unappealing as that sounds. If we walk out to the street we can get enough cell signal to make a call.

2180 - Earnbangla and Feng share the Nobel Prize in Literature for their dissertations.; 8:25 PM
bubbs said...: I suspect sometimes it would go down and to, and others it wouldn't.

You could try another phone, but I would assume it either works or it doesn't. Worth plugging a different one in, if you can get your hands on one, though.

It's also a great opportunity to get rid of your phones all together.

2181 - Feng spends his winnings on hot dog splitters.; 8:35 AM
THT said...: I wonder if my 1970 Snoopy phone will work. Let's see... where is that thing?

We got scrimmage today! I'm guessing JayG will be along any minute to live blog it on HABOTN. We need michael here to live blog the live blog.

2182 - Feng dies when one half of the split hot dog occludes his right main bronchus, and the other half occludes his left main bronchus. So much for the lifesaving tracheostomy that worked for him so many times before.; 10:55 AM
michael said...: I'd love to liveblog the liveblog! That's what brings all the hotties here!

2183 - earthquakes, volcanoes, death and destruction. The Earth reacts in anguish to the loss of feng; 11:20 AM
THT said...: Yo, Hotties! Where were y'all today? I was in W-S mowing grass. It was blazing hot. I sure would love a drought for the next couple of months.

2184 - hurricanes and tornadoes pick up where earthquakes and volcanoes left off; 4:58 PM
michael said...: I was sitting on G, waiting on O, but nothing ever happened.

Hitting the lake with old chums this weekend. Should be fun.

2185 - Wait, is that Feng?!?!!; 6:42 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: No, it was Fang, his evil twin.

Expectations seem to be rising which means my hopes for a great season are starting to circle the drain. Then again, we have, on at least one occasion, beat a ranked team in our opening game (1957 vs TN). So it has happened. It just hasn't happened since.

2186 - 201st Anniversary of Bo's Heisman Trophy, and people still tell the story about how, at the Sugar Bowl one year, he threw a football all the way up to the Goodyear Blimp whereupon Keith Jackson exclaimed, WHOA NELLIE!; 11:04 AM
michael said...: this team's about to win the natty, THT. just you wait!

we'll probably lose to Washington before making our run, though. Gus isn't real big on preparing a team to be good right out the gate.

2187 - 300 year anniversary of another year in earth's history; 3:51 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: 21BEASLEY!!!; 6:53 PM
bubbs said...: I agree with part of MJT's assessment of this upcoming season. I'll let you decide which part.

When's lunch?

2189 - News papers go out of business.; 9:50 AM
E-Bro said...: Gus does have a returning QB this year. The one other time that really happened was in 2014 with Nick, though of course he was suspended for the first half of the opener.

Nonetheless, that was a decent whooping of an eventually pretty solid Arkansas team.

So, maybe all is not lost re: Gustav's early season bugaboo.

2190 - Warmest year on record.; 10:10 AM
michael said...: Oh, Jeremy Johnson of the Arkansas game. What happened?

2191 - warmest record on year; 11:37 AM
bubbs said...: JJ had the half of his life. From there he went on to by a Heisman watch list QB, but I don't remember what happened after that.

Why will no one tell me when lunch is?

2192 - Temperatures do not get recorded.; 11:51 AM
michael said...: I just ate lunch.

You should come to the upcoming Huntsville Hotties Lunch. Gonna be lit.

2193 - pet rocks!; 12:22 PM
bubbs said...: All two of you? Wait. There's 3 of you now, I think. Never know. I could correspond it with a family visit and make it happen.

Started marathon training this week. Not sure I'm gonna survive this plan.

2194 - Disney buys Florida.; 2:19 PM
michael said...: Well there's three of us, and cincy's husband works for a Huntsville company now I think, but when I mentioned lunch on the other forum she ignored me so maybe she doesn't want to see me eat.

marathons are stupid.

just visited my hip doc. said MRI showed tear. said i could do surgery, which is no sure thing, or just deal with the pain. Gonna try dealing with the pain for a year and see how i'm feeling next summer. the surgery is no joke neither. no weight bearing for 4-6 weeks, no resumption of all regular activities for 6 months

2195 - Ain't gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lie
Everything you think, do and say
Is in the pill you took today; 3:01 PM
E-Bro said...: Don't your folks live in Gurley, bubbs? We might could give you some honorary Huntsville Hottie status or something.

Sorry to hear that, MJT. Deal with the pain permanently or might it eventually heal itself?

2196 - Tennessee celebrates its Quadricentennial from its new location, Europa.; 3:08 PM
bubbs said...: Yeah, I think Cincy probably muted you, MJT. Marathons are stupid. I wont argue with that.

I feel like there should be some better options for your hip. How is it a major surgery/wheel chair duty OR ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ . Is there really nothing else? That sucks. Maybe it's time to look into crystals or Eastern medicine.

Yes, E-Bro. My parents are still in Huntsville proper but close to Gurley.

2197 - Every night in Florida ends with a fireworks show.; 4:18 PM
michael said...: ebro: The doc said "we don't think the labrum heals itself," which I guess gives a little wiggle room? I dunno, you have fringe peops on the internet who say it is all about flexibility and doctors are stupid, so I might try some of their techniques. Figured I'll see how I enjoy dealing with the pain and then decide what to do next summer. I've had a headache for about 10 years, and I've had ringing in my ears since I was 18, so I am used to getting used to pain.

bubbs: I've done physical therapy and the hip cortisone shot (which helped some), so those are the main pre-surgery options for getting a better hip. Maybe after a year of doing my hip exercises (with some internet crackpot stretches addded) I'll feel better?

2198 - asteroid!; 6:02 PM
THT said...: I'm so out of shape I couldn't run 26 yards.

2199 - Astroboy!; 11:57 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: What's the best way to end this page?

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BEASLEY!!!; 7:25 AM
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bubbs said...: That looked better before blogger decided it needed to mess with the format.

Just imagine a stick of dynamite with "kaboom" written on it.; 9:46 AM
E-Bro said...: Still looks kind of cool. Like something from Stargate.; 10:05 AM