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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...: bubbs hits the nail on the head. For the hugely inflated salaries AU footbal coaches are getting these days, a mediocre record is inexcusable. We can get 6-6 for a whole lot less than $7 million. What irks me even more is all the buyout money for being a failure.

2404 - Thanks to plate tectonics, Oahu is renamed Midway. Heavy fighting in the nearby battle forces cancellation of the renaming ceremony.; 12:11 AM
michael said...: you know i hit nails on the head too, sometimes

2405 - due to plate bubonics, everyone has the plague; 1:33 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: yeh, that Natty in the bag was a pretty solid strike.

2406 - traffic jam on the Taconic due to drivers dying with the bubonic; 9:14 PM
michael said...: I ain't lost hope! Win a couple and the natty is in the bag!

2407 - Cartoonist Edward Tonic of Washington DC makes a short strip about a river he titles "The Laconic Potomac Comic."; 10:18 AM
THT said...: I need a chimney sweep. Is Dick Van Dyke still alive?

2408 - San Francisco Bay maintains its three century grip on the #1 spot as leading source of ocean pollution.; 1:28 PM
bubbs said...: JayG is hinting that Leath and Gus both might be available to sweep your chimney by year's end, THT.

2409 - Ocean pollution becomes the #1 export of the US.; 2:44 PM
THT said...: H! Y'all know what that means?! We've got PAC 12 football in about 15 minutes. Campfiiiiiiiiiiiyah! I'll see me there.

2410 - Citrus shortage leads to Toomer's Beetade, an instant hit.; 7:48 PM
michael said...: How was the campfiyah? Did yall solve all of Auburn's woes?

2411 - tooting of own horns; 11:47 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Wow! That was an extraordinary campfire last night. Lots of brilliant commentary. And the s'mores were tasty, too. You'd think by the time someone gets to college, they'd know that you don't throw short of first down in the middle of the field with no time outs and only 12 seconds on clock when snapped.... Or waste 20+ seconds getting lined up about 2 plays earlier. That's what poor ol' Herman Edwards has to work with.

2411 - proudly prime; 11:51 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I just new I should check for some sneaky poster while I was typing away.

We couldn't think of anything positive to say about the current state of AU football, so we didn't speak of it at all. We talked about the weather, college football attendance, the silly tv TOs during Stanford @ AzSU and, of course PENGUINS hockey.

2413 - Let me guess, you've snuck back here and posted again already?; 11:56 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: My little Subaru this morning proclaimed, for the first time in forever, "Roads may be icy." HALLELUJAH! It's about time! Apparently, the freezing temperature of water in the Pleiades star cluster is 37 degrees Fahrenheit. I love sunny breezy Fall days!

2414 - Astronomers determine that two of the Seven Sisters are pregnant.; 8:01 AM
michael said...: Well the plumber says we have Grade D pipes, whatever that means. That's why there was the leak.

In case you guys were wondering.

2415 - To save money, some builders use grade ZZ pipes; 1:47 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I had trouble sleeping last night cause I was wondering about that. Always avoid Grade D pipes and Grade D eggs. I think our builder was a test market for Grade ZZ pipes :(

AU basketball team is still undefeated! WAR EAGLE!

2416 - To save even more money, some Florida builders use frozen pipes manufactured from hydrogen hydroxide. Shortly thereafter, Florida homeowners find they have no plumbing at all.; 2:27 PM
michael said...: Is Vitamin D milk OK, though?

2417 - inventors invent vitamin D pipes; 2:40 PM
bubbs said...: Did the plumber offer to upgrade all the pipes in your house with grade A?

You probably have a bunch of Chinese drywall in there too.

You should just burn the whole thing down. Thanksgiving is around the corner. Turkey fryer in the living room?

2418 - MJT discovers vitamin D pipes in his house are really vitamin E pipes.; 2:55 PM
michael said...: Wonder how much it would cost to do all the pipes? we're on a slab, and this leak was in the cement. Couldn't be more than a couple hundred dollars, right?

2419 - trains; 3:05 PM
bubbs said...: I'm guess 2 or 3 cents per foot. So. yeah. A couple hundred bucks should get you there.

2420 - Planes; 3:14 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: My feet are worth more than that.

2421 - Conestoga wagons; 3:45 PM
michael said...: I wouldn't pay that much for your feet, THT.

2422 - baroque is back!; 4:12 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I wouldn't sell them to you. Get your own feet!

Who's watching the Predators tonight? Early 2nd period goal gives them 2-1 lead vs Sharks. They're off to a great start this season. TV is muted so I can listen to radio broadcast of Penguins @ Oilers, just underway.

2423 - onset of global cooling revives Guam's faltering snowshoe industry.; 8:17 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: In the span of 6 minutes late in the 3rd period, Preds went from being up 4-2 to losing 5-4. Bummer. Penguins fared better. Crosby completely undressed a defenseman and beat the goaltender like a rented mule for an overtime winning goal.

I love full moons on the horizon. Absolutely gorgeous great big orangey moon was about to go to bed on my way to work this morning.

2424 - everything is open 24 hrs/day; 6:16 AM
michael said...: Go Preds!

2425 - Spin of earth slows down. Everything is open 25 hrs/day; 9:26 AM
E-Bro said...: Sorry, THT, there was a pretty big sporting event going on last night that had my attention instead.

Maybe you've heard of it. The Copa Libertadores semi-finals!

Gremio got a big 1-0 win on the road against River Plate in the first leg.

2426 - Dinosaurs, man.; 10:08 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: E-Bro - No, I haven't, but that's ok; no need to elaborate.

Just learned that residents who live on Main Street in Old Salem pass out about 2500-3000 pieces of candy per household at Halloween. I'm glad I don't live there!

2427 - Tour to Iceland, Easter Island, New Zealand, Denali National Park, and Victoria Falls arranged exclusively for members of the HABOTN Ring of Fire.; 10:22 AM
bubbs said...: 2500 PIECES?! Who are these people? That's my mortgage payment.

2428 - bubbs still cries about not being invited to the tour last year.; 10:58 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: None of the kids live in Old Salem. They come to Old Salem by carloads (and busloads?) to go trick-or-treating.

2429 - For non-ROF Hotties, a special trip is planned to the newly opened Sheetz in Eastaboga.; 11:18 AM
E-Bro said...: Read about this a few weeks ago in this book:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BD1SUA6/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

Halloween is quite the exploited holiday in Salem.

2430 - Eastaboga bans non-ROF members.; 3:07 PM
bubbs said...: I don't understand this. Why all the hate? I was late to the party and still getting punished for it over 400 years later. What's the deal?

2431 - Halloween is canceled due to The Great Pumpkin Blight.; 7:07 PM
michael said...: I bet we don't lose this weekend. What do yall think?

2432 - Stolen Valor Act extended to those who claim to be ROF members but aren't. bubbs is caught, tried, and shipped to Australia as punishment.; 9:56 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Re: this weekend, I think it'll be closer than the experts are predicting.
I hereby volunteer to serve bubbs's sentence in Australia. It's the least I can do.

2433 - Interpreting Australia to mean south, authorities ship bubbs to Florida. I'm just glad bubbs didn't take me up on my offer.; 11:13 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: That had to be one of the best campfires ever! Or not.
Poor ol' App State lost QB on first series, lost Middle LB in 1st Qtr, and had two 2nd qtr turnovers that led to 14 points for which GA Southern's offense ate up a combined total of 15 seconds of game clock. One TO was on punt fair catch where defender, who barely missed the returner, waved his arm in returner's face (perhaps inadvertently) as he blew by an instant before ball arrived. I'm thinking that should have been a penalty for catch interference.

How 'bout them Penguins! 2-0 on their current road trip thanks to a 9-1 win at Calgary last night. NINE GOALS!

2434 - Bo Jackson highlights 24/7 throughout 2434.; 9:14 AM
michael said...: My clothes still smell like smoke from that hoppin campfiyah!

Still trying to decide who to adopt as my secondary nba team. Any recommendations?

2435 - Christian Okoye highlights 24/7 throughout 2435.; 12:10 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Carolina Cougars were my fav, back in the day.

2436 - 24; 12:23 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: BIG SALE!!! It's raining cats and dogs outside and raining bargains deep in the bowels of the Buy More. Come on buy! We'll be here til who knows when.

2437 - the world's first 7 foot long dachshund.; 4:11 PM
bubbs said...: Congrats on the Trash Pandas, E-Bro/MJT.

2438 - The world's first 7 inch long dachshund.; 8:36 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: How on earth is AU listed as the favorite against a ranked team they've never beaten at JHS? If AU pulls off the upset against A&M and History, I think the band should substitube "The World Turned Upside Down" in place of the Alma Mater afterwards.

2439 - Easter Island votes to rename itself Arbor Day Island; 10:08 AM
michael said...: This game is in the bag, THT.

2440 - bags everywhere; 10:28 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Probably in one of those poop bags we carry with us when we take the dogs for a walk.

2441 - Henderson Island, never one to shy away from name changes, quickly scarfs up the Easter Island appellation. Tourists flock to the island to see the Moai, but find only beach trash.; 11:08 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Hockey galore tonight!
Bruins @ Hurricanes on Fox Sports Carolina (sorry, y'all, but you've got some other options...)
Islanders @ Penguins is a FREE game on NHL.TV tonight. YEA! GO PENS!
Vegas @ Nashville on NBCSN. The Vegas Fleuries are struggling this year.

2442 - the year begins just like it ends; 11:33 AM
michael said...: Wasn't Hockey Galore a Canadian Bond-girl?

2443 - Auburn wins the natty; 6:11 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I tell you what, that was hockey gore last night. My teams went 0-3. At least my second favorite western conference team won, albeit at the expense of my favorite western conference team. In the east, Hurricanes were just blowing hot air as they fell to the bruins and my Penguins were just AWWW FULL.

We've got several more hours to go here at the big Halloween Sale at the Buy More. All candy is 1% off! Come on buy!

2444 - Can I finally retire? Please?; 8:02 PM
michael said...: My PREDS, who I follow closely, had the night off last night. They were still riding high off their big win against the Golden Kinghts, who I had never heard of before.

I bought way too much candy. The wife must have been stingy giving it away. I'll probably bring some to the font desk at work. People here will knock it out pretty quickly.

2445 - retirement age pushed out to 490 years; 10:27 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Hallelujah! Retirement is closer than I thought!

It's H! Yesterday/yesternight was rough. My brain has been so mushy all day. Got nothing to show for it. I don't even know what awful game we're stuck with tonight. I think I'll take two sleeping pills and go to bed, a brown one and a black & tan one.

2446 - hybrid peaches impervious to frosty weather provide fresh peaches in the middle of winter. YUM!; 4:38 PM
bubbs said...: Just weighed the "going to work" bag of candy. 15lbs. Kids get a day of free for all eating then it goes. It was a good haul.

GO PREDS!

2447 - Peach ice cream is invented.; 6:48 PM
michael said...: How about my Preds last night? Tell you what, I had high hopes coming in, but I am just tickled pink at how they've done these first 13 hockey matches.

2448 - strange days; 1:27 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Preds are certainly looking good. We'll be heading out at 5:30 in the morning and might not be home in time for the game. One can only hope.

2449 - Gold Rush in Itta Bena!; 4:04 PM
Unknown said...: Hey! Miss this site. I could use some hilarity....other than Auburn football that is!; 11:28 AM
bubbs said...: You're always welcome here! Stick around.

2051 - Blue Bell becomes national ice cream.; 7:53 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Hi Kathy!!! WAR EAGLE!!!

We got home Saturday during the commercial break after the last TD. I watched AU scoring drives via DVR last night. I'm not certain that game plan will guarantee future success, but I do think we played ourselves out of a trip to Shreveport.

I got no hilarity. I hope I didn't just run Kathy off.

2452 - four hundred years later, Blue Bell is still the national ice cream.; 7:30 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Penguins have lost 4 straight and get to play the Ovechkis tomorrow night. I'm guessing it won't be pretty.

Saturday night may not be pretty, either.

2453 - chipmunks are still cute.; 1:08 PM
E-Bro said...: Looks like a decent enough autumn night to me. As good as any to kick a dawg.

2454 - Warmest year on record in the Tropics, area of Earth formerly known as Antarctica.; 1:23 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: How 'bout them basketball Tigers! War Eagle!

2455 - a very chilly year leads to formation of a 3,812 foot thick slab of ice encircling the earth at zero latitude.; 9:09 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Auburn didn’t make the Coaches Poll, and didn’t make the AP Poll. But they did crack the College Football Playoff ranking on Tuesday night, coming in at No. 24

CFP HERE WE COME!!!

2456 - AU makes CFP for a record 438 consecutive years; 1:34 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Gus Malzahn responds to AD Allen Greene’s endorsement: ‘The future is very bright’

Gus, that's not the future. It's just the sun reflecting off all those shiny 49 million $1 coins.

2457 - free Heinz steak sauce all year. (Hint: a properly cooked steak does not need sauce); 1:56 PM
michael said...: Natty is in the bag for Auburn next year!

Give the man an extension!!

2458 - The Reign of the Blue Footed Boobies begins.; 3:33 PM
THT said...: Penguins are itching to lose their fifth straight. They played so well for the first 30 minutes. Only 1 goal to show for it... and 3 posts. They should be up several goals. :( Defensive lapse and BOOM Ovechkis tie it 1-1. PREDS are on TV after this game. Go PREDS!

2459 - After a spectacular first year reign, the Blue Footed Boobies are given a lifetime contract to reign and reign and reign. It didn't take long for the subjects left footing the blue footed boobie's bill to realize that it had been nothing more than beginner's luck.; 8:31 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Pens played 50 minutes of great hockey. The 10 minutes of lousy hockey and their affinity for the posts instead of the net left them with their fifth straight loss. Meanwhile, Preds beat the E-Bro Avs, 4-1. Maybe I should become a full-time Preds fan?

2460 - Blue footed boobies reign rains more mediocrity upon us all. Several are eaten by hungry dogs.; 7:09 AM
michael said...: IT'S GREAT, TO BE, A NASHVILLE PRED,
i said, IT'S GREAT, TO BE, A NASHVILLE PRED,
uh huh, IT'S GREAT, TO BE, A NASHVILLE PRED,
oh yeah, IT'S GREAT, TO BE, A NASHVILLE PRED,

2461 - Blue footed boobies ask for more time to right the ship. They didn't wake up one day and forget how to reign. They'll reign better in the future.; 10:11 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: With many years of warm and wet Fall seasons, the Fall colors have been mediocre most of the past 10 years. However, I think this year, without question, is the mediocreiest of them all. BTW, it was 8 degrees in Laramie this morning.

It's H! Power house football tonight with NCSU and WFU set to tangle on the gridiron.

2462 - the stench from the gas released from a brown dachshund in 2018 finally dissipates.; 11:21 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: you know what's not mediocre?

2463 - can't wait til 2464!; 11:21 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!!!BEASLEY!!!
BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!
BEASLEY!!!; 11:22 AM
michael said...: campfire was smokin last night.

2465 - video games are outlawed; 12:20 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: surprised when I woke up at 4:50 this morning (overslept) to see that Wake beat State last night on the gridiron. Go Deacs!
Been traveling to various events today with MrsTHT. Fot one more rhis evening after we get some Hursey’s BBQ.
Hopefully home in time tonight to watch Pearls boys whip UW.

2466 - Outlaws are videoed; 3:32 PM
THT said...: through most of 3 qtrs, I've seen TNTC examples of poorly coached players wearing the visitors uniforms between the hedges. Sooooo frustrating. I can hear MrsTHT vacuuming upstairs. That's a sure sign that she is also frustrated.

Soooooooooooooooooooo frustrating.

2467 - Gus's buyout finally creeps under ten million.; 8:33 PM
Unknown said...: I did not watch one minute of that debacle between the hedges......I did watch all of that BB game Friday night! I just don't see how they can keep Gus, or Leath. Liberty isn't a sure thing.

2468 - I've got nothing.; 9:51 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Give me Liberty or give me death!
T. Jeff

2469 - Nothing is better than what I've got.; 6:52 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Just realized our game against Xavier tips off at 9:30 a.m. HST on Monday. I'd have to get an early start on my Diet Coke to be ready to play at that hour. A win on Monday would "reward" us with a game against Duke. I haven's seen them play, but I hear they are invincible this year. Before Christmas, we will have beaten two ACC teams. It's in the bag.

2470 - Everything is open 24/7, 0 days/week; 10:29 AM
michael said...: I have a Kentucky fan friend at work who watched the Duke-Kentucky game. He said the refs cheated for Duke, and Duke hit all their shots, which he considered dumb luck. So when Auburn plays them, the game should be in the bag as long as the refs don't cheat and Duke isn't super lucky.

2471 - Everything is open 24/7, 1 days/week; 10:54 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Turner Gill coming to Auburn! Woot! Woot!

2472 - 500th Anniversary of Punt Bama Punt. SEC network shows the game 24/7 all year long.; 1:53 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Penguins started 6-1-2 (6-3) and are now 7-9. So today, to fix everything, they traded their best penalty-killing forward to Jimmy's Kings for someone I don't know. We'll see how this plays out, or at least I will. I know y'all don't care.

2473 - Everything is open 24/7, 3 shifts/day; 2:34 PM
michael said...: My Preds have so many penalty killers, we don't even know what to do with them all. Sometimes we commit penalties just to give all our incredible penalty killers more time to shine.

2474 - Everything is closed 24/7, 4X4; 2:56 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: It's H!!! Sadly, I will be stuck at the Buy More and unable to watch any of the following pigskin offerings (all times CST):
5p CBSSN Toledo Rockets at Kent State Golden Flashes
7p ESPN Tulane Green Wave at Houston Cougars
8:30p CBSSN Florida Atlantic Owls at North Texas Mean Green

If y'all don't want to campfire, come on buy! We are having our pre-Thanksgiving sale at the Buy More all night. Special on turkey fryers. 1% off every additional turkey fryer purchased. Buy 100 and the 101st is FREE!

BTW, The Flower was exceptional in net last night. That hasn't been the case very often this season.

2475 - Buy More is open 24/7; 2:02 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: my brain has been pretty mushy today. Gonna go sit outside in the beeee U tiful sunshine

y'all have a great weekend. Give Mr. Gill my regards.

2476 - 450th anniversary of the USSA. And there was much rejoicing (yaaaaaaaay); 2:52 PM
michael said...: What's a USSA?

You know you've had some cold weather when you go outside and it's 40 degrees and sunny, and you're like "Wow what a warm day!"

2477 - Liberty wins the natty; 4:35 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: a union of sorts

2478 - Liberty Liberty Liberty upset by Geico for the natty; 8:53 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I-AA The Citadel scores 17 points against ua-t. Sadly, I don't think we will do any better, unless we've been hiding our super secret unstoppable offense in a closet until this week. I'll be at work from 8am til after midnight on Saturday, so I'll be spared some of the heartbreak.

2479 - Battle of Midway. Still?!; 1:19 PM
E-Bro said...: Come what may, I'll be watching at a bar in NYC rented out by the local Auburn club.

2480 - Buck Fama.; 1:30 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I don't know that my sports app has the most accurate tape measure:
"Jared Harper misses a 28 foot 3pointer"
"Bryce Brown misses a 25 foot 3pointer"

Sounds like some of our team is shooting from another island. Anybody watching?
There is no TV at this Buy More satellite office :(

2481 - 500th anniversary of a union forming the greatest ua-t hate known in the universe.; 1:59 PM
michael said...: oooo glad you reminded me of the game. Gonna turn it on in the hall!

2482 - 600th anniversary of the thing that had happened; 2:08 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: wow! Just pulled the game up on line and saw Dunbar swish a 3 from Molokai

2482 - From the better late than never department; AU erects a statue of Bruce Pearl; 2:14 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: not enough coffee for the bball team this morning.

2484 - asdfg'asdfgaeragergae; 3:57 PM
michael said...: I was mad until Harper dunked and then I was happy.

Give Pearl an extension!

2485 - Malzahn's extension runs out; 4:23 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Penguins record, then (10 matches ago) and now
6-3
7-12

OUCH! They are AWWWWWful.

Go PREDS! Go KNIGHTS!

2486 - turns out, all the news agencies misreported Malzahn's contract. That wasn't a 468 year extension he signed in 2017; it was a 4680 year extension. And the buyout wasn't 49 million, but 49 billion. Long live Gus!; 8:54 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Big bb game tonight. We'll see how we do against the Big Boys.

2487 - After 469 years, Colonel Klink finally releases bubbs from The Cooler.; 10:55 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: 24BEASLEY!!!

BEASLEY!!! ALL. DAY. LONG.; 10:55 AM
michael said...: Duke looks like they are just on another level. Will be interesting to see how our boys respond.

I'm about to head to Chicago to see my bro. I just had to fix the van for a bunch of money. This trip will probably end up being a bunch of money. Between all this and the plumbing, I think I will give the kids coal for Christmas to save money (and teach them character. Win-win!)

2489 - Everything is so futuristic!; 12:20 PM
E-Bro said...: Safe travels, MJT.

Maybe Duke will have a poor shooting night and their bigs get in foul trouble.

2490 - Everything is SOOOOO 2489 and stuck in the past.; 1:03 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Can't wait to see the look on the face of the kid who gets lignite while the others get anthracite. You gonnna draw straws to make that determination, or do you already have a kid in mind?

2491 - Everything is so in the present.; 3:12 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: One week ago, I was expecting our BB team to finish closer to Duke than our FB team would finish relative to ua-t. I also did not think our FB team would outscore The Citadel against ua-t. So I'm 1-1, which is a whole lot better than the Penguins.

2492 - George Taylor ends up on Mars. Meanwhile, Douglas Quaid ends up on a planet run by apes.; 5:52 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Under a threat of lawsuit from AARP, UNC rehired Mack Brown today.

2493 - Mack Brown becomes college football's winningest head coach; 1:47 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I see via FootballScoop that Josh Moon is high on pot and blowing smoke.

2494 - AU finally finishes the buyout of the coach they hired to replace GM; 4:23 PM
michael said...: I've been asking everyone I know if they'd be interested in being the new Auburn coach. Guess that's what he's talking about?

2495 - There are rumblings that Mack Brown might get fired.; 4:51 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Whew! I was starting to think I was at a HABOTN Campfire or on the CABOTN and not on the HABOTN. Or perhaps I was on CABOTN. Glad things are all lively around here again, with a host of posters providing inciteful commentary and witty banter.

michael, I'm glad y'all made it home safely from the frozen northlands.

2496 - everything is open 24 hours/day x4; 6:53 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I obviously need stat IV Diet Coke.

2497 - After centuries of inactivity, the CABOTN is finally taken off line.; 7:10 AM
michael said...: Hey THT, you think we should fire the coach?

2498 - bubbs cries bitter tears after realizing he'll never be inducted into the Ring of Ice on CABOTN; 11:31 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I don't have a good answer for that. No one deserves 32 million for failure. I suspect his agent was smart enough to include, and AU reps dumb enough to allow, a stipulation that he can't be required to clean toilets (i.e. the animal "toilets" at the vet school) as his full time work at AU.

2499 - michael and THT partake in the CABOTN Legends Tour. Monica makes a surprise appearance and banhammers the whole event.; 2:00 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Oh my! I expect HABOTN to be lit up today with discussion of the BC coaching situation, now that their OC, "One-T", has taken the head gig at BG.

2500 - halfway to a new thread!; 10:37 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'll start the discussion. I think BC should bypass the Virginia Tech step and hire straight from Auburn. That's right, I think they should hire Gus Malzahn as their OC.

2501 - planaria go on strike for cleaner ponds.; 11:01 AM
michael said...: Loeffler finally having a good season is proof that football coaching follows no logic, but is only absurd.

2502 - football is still absurd; 11:19 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: but nowhere near as absurd as bubbs abandoning HABOTN just cause of a little oversight from the ROF and ROI

2503 - Cubs win their second World Series of this millennium; 12:12 PM
michael said...: bubbs was always weighing us down anyway. Now we can really have a good time with him out of here. Like it was from 2010-2012 or so.

2504 - 1.0 is still hoppin!; 12:15 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I reached out to Feng & Friends. They nearly bit my arm off. Such gratitude. I'll ship Feng a box of Ball Park Franks.

2505 - Archeologists discover evidence of ancient criminal activity in the end zone at JHS; 2:49 PM
michael said...: My greatest regret in life is not writing a dissertation during that time window when we were being offered so much help.

2506 - The Dead Drifter Mummy kills most everyone in the southeastern United States.; 3:58 PM
bubbs said...: I ain't going no where, until you guys make me ROF AND ROI!!

2507 - bubbs and THT are glad about their previous decisions to move to Alaska.; 4:15 PM
michael said...: Well can't until 2499 at the earliest. Otherwise my prediction earlier would be erroneous.

2508 - Alaska is decimated by the Dead Drifter Mummy; 5:46 PM
bubbs said...: In the year 2500 bubbs is inducted into ROF and ROI. Everyone agrees it was long overdue.

2509 - bubbs and THT are glad about their decisions to move into the Canadian west 2 years ago.; 6:41 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: can't believe we've been at this for ~10 years. In the distant future I'll probably still be posting from the nursing home in Fairbanks next year. It's important to get a nursing home in a university town.

2509 - BC hires the Dead Drifter Mummy as special teams coach; 6:50 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I was watching too much hockey and typing about one word a minute. As a result, my post was untimely and confusing. Maybe I should head on over to the nursing home now.

2511 - BC throws a big raise at the Dead Drifter Mummy, who is reassigned as BC hockey coach.; 6:54 PM
E-Bro said...: Any way we can expedite bubbs' induction?

2512 - White Walkers defeat Dead Drifter Mummy.; 10:03 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: By the powers no one invested in me, but acting as HABOTN team physician as appointed by Monica, I hereby create the hotter-than-hot HABOTN Ring of Total Conflagration. Membership in the HABOTN ROTC is highly selective, even more so than the ROF. Only dedicated Hotties who post today are eligible. Welcome to HABOTN ROTC, E-Bro.

2513 - Magnetic poles have drifted to the line formerly known as Equator.; 11:41 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: ROTC membership closes in 37 minutes. E-Bro and I are going to have a blast looking down on all you wannabes.
ROTC makes membership in the Augusta Country Club feel like being in the AARP.

2514 - Pole dances are outlawed.; 11:23 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I nominate E-Bro as ROTC Secretary General in charge of paperwork, dues, and all other bureaucratic details required for the smooth and efficient operation of the HABOTN ROTC.
I second that.
I move nominations be closed.
I second that.
All in favor? AYE!
E-Bro elected unanimously!

2515 - after the innocent arrival of two koalas via eucalyptus raft 88 years ago, the furry little critters have now completely displaced humans from Oahu.; 9:51 AM
E-Bro said...: THT...Checking my records, I see that you owe me $5,000 in dues. Will accept cash as well a check payable to cash.

2516 - Koalas take an outrigger to Kauai and decimate that island's iconic Eucalyptus Tree Road.; 10:03 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I sent that check weeks ago to HABOTN Treasurer, Dear Leader. Check with him.

Poor ol' Utah State can't seem to keep a good coach. At least they've been successful in hiring good coaches.

2517 - 700th anniversary of Alabama Territory celebrated with a huge party in St. Stephens. 600th anniversary of birth of The Original Tar Heel Tiger celebrated far and wide.; 11:00 AM
michael said...: You know I'm not quite sure that Dear Leader guy was on the up and up.

2518 - Spanish flu!; 5:54 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Happy anniversary for my two my most favorite Iron Bowls, 1972 and 1989.

2519 - Chimney flue; 2:17 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: still waiting to hear from Josh Moon on the AU coaching change

2520 - Koala empire expansion continues; Malaysian capital renamed Koala Lumpur; 9:11 AM
michael said...: Who is looking forward to seeing Kelly Bryant win the Heisman at AU next year?

2521 - The Dead Drifter Mummy and the Koalas both swim towards Hawaii...; 12:41 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: It worked with Newton & Franklin, not so much with Stidham. I'd love for us to have a QB that we signed out of high school turn out to be awesome.

Where will Stidham play next year if he isn't the AU starter?

2522 - Koalas conquer Brazil and move capital from Brasilia to São Koala; 1:23 PM
michael said...: It worked with Stidham for one year. Based on Stidham and Nick Marshall, transfer QBs may have an expiration date.

I got no clue on Stidham next year. I have a hard time seeing him in the NFL, but maybe scouts have seen enough out of him when he wasn't scared of getting sacked to draft him in the mid to later rounds. It'd be super weird if he grad transfers, but maybe his relationship with Gus/Chip is just that bad.

2523 - After his defeat at the hands of the Koalas, the Dead Drifter Mummy buries himself in the endzone of Hawaii Stadium.; 2:26 PM
E-Bro said...: I still think Marshall had a good second season overall. Not quite as effective with the read/option, but a better passer.

Buddy of mine is on a group text with Marlon Davidson and Daniel Thomas. They say (according to him...I haven't actually seen the text) that Stidham will be skipping the bowl game.

2524 - Dead Drifter Mummy joins the Hawaiian Nightmarchers.; 3:05 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'm not sure he is NFL ready, unless he is and it doesn't show because of other factors. My biggest fear is that he won't achieve NFL readiness if he stays at AU. Oh well..

michael, that drifter comment got a good chuckle from me. It's probably about time to bury the koala theme too... almost

2525 - Kelly Koala buys all the outstanding shares of Coca-Cola stock, rebranding the company as Koka-Koala; 3:12 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: So, did Chip collect that $100K before skipping town?

Speaking of our offensive offense...
The team’s offense finished the regular season ranked 67th nationally in rushing (164.1 yards per game), 88th in passing (209.5), 75th in passing efficiency (131.19), 71st in scoring (28.3 points per game) and 102nd nationally on third downs (35.8 percent).

I honestly didn't think we were that "good" on 3rd downs.

2526 - 272829; 3:17 PM
michael said...: Look at Ebro with the scoop!

Seems like the feeling on Chip's departure is mutual, so not sure what the buyout situation is.

2527 - MJT refuses to post during the bowl game.; 3:23 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: "Kings bury new OC at USoCal"

Not a very kind reception from the local hockey team. I think I heard someone yell, "PUT HIM NEXT TO THE DRIFTER!"

2528 - THT goes to work during the bowl game. He posts, cause that's all he's got.; 11:21 AM
michael said...: That got a chuckle out of me, THT.

So Marcello says Stidham is playing in the bowl game.

WHERE IS YOUR SCOOP NOW, OH EBRO?!?!

2529 - someone digs up a time capsule containing all of Ebro's predictions. They are all wrong.; 11:32 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: This is brutal-
ly honest, and would be humorous if I wasn't a barner.

2530 - AU's OC leaves to coach RBs at SC-Spartanburg; 12:55 PM
E-Bro said...: Oh, like I'm the only one who has ever spread false rumors on a HABOTN football message board, MJT!

2531 - Warmest year on record, probably.; 1:06 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: E-Bro, your oversight was failing to provide the "It's in the bag" disclaimer, which apparently renders all prophecies null and void and relieves the maker of such prophecies of any legal action pertaining thereto.

2532 - Fairbanks recovers from the DDM destruction and is now a flourishing warm weather destination.; 4:41 PM
michael said...: Kelly Bryant and next years's SEC Championship are in the bag

2533 - Koala archeologists discover MJT's mom's bag...; 5:32 PM
bubbs said...: Missouri winning the SEC? Bold prediction, MJT.

2534 - MJT's mom's bag mysteriously contains very little.; 6:58 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Strangely similar Home & Home series between Pens & Avs during the past week. In each game, home team took 3-0 lead. In each game, visitors tied it 3-3. In each game, home team won 6-3. In each game, a Penguin had a natural hat trick. What does all that mean? It means the Penguins are still nowhere near a playoff spot :(

2535 - THT avoids making comparisons; 9:48 AM
michael said...: GO PREDS!

2536 - The year the earth stood still; 10:45 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Buy More 24 hour Black Friday Leftovers Sale going on all night. Come on buy!

2537 - Earth can't seem to get started again.; 10:56 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: After looking over the college football bowl schedule, I have confirmed my almost complete lack of interest. Hopefully, a bunch of those uninspiring matchups will spawn some really exciting games.

2538 - Earth is stuck in a cosmic rut.; 2:16 PM
michael said...: Question:

My son has a taste for the finer things. Should I pay $40 more for a bike that says "Mongoose" on it even though the reviews aren't any better?

2539 - Mongooses get the Earth going again.; 12:14 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Get the cheaper bike and write/paint Mongoose on it.

2540 - Earth erects a 937 foot tall statue of Rikki Tikki Tavi; 2:57 PM
michael said...: Well I ordered the semi-fancy bike. The other bike got delayed anyway. I guess I'll declare whichever one that gets to Walmart first the winner.

2541 - Rikki Tikki Tavi Statue becomes sentient; 4:36 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: two schools are searching for new OCs. I can't even imagine which job looks more attractive.

2542 - AU hires a new OC, their 512th since The Franklin Experiment.; 5:11 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Penguins have won two consecutive home games, jumping them from 5 spots out of a wild card to 3rd in their division, with a sparkling 12-15 record (they still have fewer points than either current wild card team, both of which are in the other division). Meanwhile, GO PREDS! and GO GOLDEN KNIGHTS!

href="https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2018/12/an-inside-look-at-how-auburn-botched-asa-martins-redshirt.html">This is the perfect advertising we need to insure great success in the early signing period.

2543 - Due to a minor coaching oversight and clerical mishap, AU football long snapper is the only player on the roster with remaining eligibility.; 8:52 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: The other night Caps @ Vegas, and The Most Hated Man in Hockey, Tom Wilson, href="https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2018/12/05/tom-wilson-leaves-game-after-late-blindside-hit-by-ryan-reaves/">took a dose of his own medicine. Well, sort of. It was solid shoulder to shoulder and Wilson's head didn't get injured until it hit the ice. Wilson, when dispensing prescriptions, usually targets the opponents head. BTW, Reaves also had the game winning goal; I sure hope they gave him #1 star. I thought the Penguins were stupid to trade Reaves to Vegas last year.

2544 - Tom Wilson is still having nightmares of the Lion in the Jungle; 9:05 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Not sure why I'm having so much trouble with my links this morning.

2545 - Thinks & Links app is blowing up the internet; 10:16 AM
michael said...: You are the Gus Malzahn of links. Had a great run there a few years ago, but maybe you need to hand over the linking responsibilities to a qualified assistant at this point.

Speaking of lions, when I was in Chicago, I saw the Ghost and the Darkness (those lions that killed all those railroad workers in Africa years ago). They were way smaller than I expected. Probably didn't help them that we had just come from the dinosaur exhibit.

2546 - Man-eating mongeese!; 10:42 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Where's my $42 million check? I'll happily relinquish linking duties.

Looking forward to parole. Y'all have a great weekend. We are supposed to get 5-8" of snow. Winston-Salem may get 12-18"! I smell a trip to Old Salem Sunday morning... if the roads are open.

2547 - Rikki Tikki Tavi given Nobel Peace Prize for ending the Battle of Midway, then eats the prize presenter.; 11:24 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Strange tweet from the East-West Shrine Game

Shrine Game @Shrine_Game
Ryan Davis of Auburn University at Montgomery has accepted the invitation to play in the 2019 East-West Shrine Game.

2548 - AU-M wins their 23rd NCAA football championship, dwarfing the total of their little sister in Lee County.; 6:54 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Winston-Salem got 14.5" of snow. We only got a little over 9". This calendar year, we've had two snows combined totalling 19", so maybe I won't have to move to Alaska after all.

2549 - A wonderfully cold and snowy winter in NC. Tar Heels scoff at le grand hiver de 1709.; 9:57 AM
michael said...: Boy that's a lot of snow. We got a ton of 40 degree rain. Just lovely.

2549 - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas; 11:14 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: What's home court worth in men's basketball? Whatever, add 3 to that and that's how much NCSU should beat AU by next week. Why on earth isn't State ranked?
Two common opponents so far.
AU beat St Peters and UNC-A by a combined 76 points
NCSU beat those same teams by a combined 79 points
I'll give State 4 points for home court and predict 78-71. I hope AU destroys them and answers my query about why State isn't ranked.

Not that it matters in the game next week, but NCSU ranks 106th in home winning percentage in the current arena (i.e. since 1999)
AU ranks 256th in home winning percentage in their current arena (i.e. since 2010)

2551 - Moles and voles in The War of the Holes.; 12:26 PM
E-Bro said...: We are still getting a ton of 40 degree rain last I checked. Still just as lovely.

2552 - Everybody twist again like they did last year.; 1:01 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: A little rain and sleet when I left home Monday morning and nothing but grey skies at prison. Was surprised when I got home and found almost 3 new inches of snow. Birds have eaten a ton today.

2553 - Low back strain/spasm epidemic blamed on E-Bro.; 6:08 PM
michael said...: Hey THT what's the dumbest play you've ever seen Auburn do? I started a thread with just that question on the other forum, but I'd be interested in your opinion.

Jet had some good ones:

http://aufightclub.proboards.com/thread/3298/dumbest-plays-auburn-history

2554 - All of Auburn's plays are smart... but that brings little solace to the population decimated by mongeese. Humanity would have had a fighting chance if not for the back strains.; 3:03 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Without question, the punt return team on the field against FSU late in the first half. Anyone with even the slightest functioning brain tissue could see that fake punt coming. Snuff it out, go up 28-3 at half and the 2nd half would have been a cakewalk. Instead, they cut the deficit to 11 at the half and take all the momentum.

I'M STILL PISSED ABOUT THAT STUPID DEFENSIVE CALL.

Oh, I'm sorry, did you mean offense?

2555 - Centuries later, sports analysts are still laughing at CGM's decision to have the punt return team on the field against FSU.; 3:17 PM
michael said...: No, that's perfect. A dumb play is a dumb play.

2556 - Humanity is desperate. Someone has an idea. "Get me shovel and fly me to that endzone in Hawaii!"; 3:26 PM
E-Bro said...: I'll nominate single covering Amari Cooper all game long in the 2014 Iron Bowl as a series of dumb plays.

2557 - 600 year anniversary of Auburn's First National Championship in football is celebrated with gusto in San Junipero.; 10:03 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Who is gusto? An AU grad, I hope.

Tiger Walk in Raleigh next Wednesday. I'll be at work and miss it. Probably a good thing. The only time I attended a Tiger Walk, and the only time I wore orange was for 2001 Iron Bowl. I haven't been to another Tiger Walk and I've never worn orange again. Sure, we've lost some games since that debacle, but those losses weren't my fault.

2558 - Due to a typo on the official calendar, Americans in port cities everywhere celebrate the first of many awesome Harbor Days.; 11:19 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Sorry I'm late to Puppet Hour. Have I missed anything?

2559 - A record 2.5 million babies delivered on Labor Day.; 4:23 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Please excuse my absence at today's Puppet Hour. I'll be stocking shelves at the Buy More til the wee hours. Come on buy!

2660 - Polar wars; 4:35 PM
michael said...: Aww man. Missed Puppet Hour. Again.

2561 - NostraTHT is tarred and feathered after predicting Polar Wars in 99 years.; 5:02 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Y'all seem to have misplaced your 40ish cold steady rain. I'm pretty sure I know where you can find it. Please retrieve it at your earliest convenience.

This is a nice place.

An evening of social interaction is planned. If one of y'all will take that, I'll keep the cold rain.

2562 - After a kerosene bath to get all that tar off, HT is just a fraction of his former self.; 3:08 PM
michael said...: Well well well it seems like someone has wandered off to other parts of the internet.

GO PREDS!

2563 - Meetings; 9:43 AM
E-Bro said...: All that we have are embers.

2564 - The embers go away.; 10:02 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I prefer the simplicity of Hv1.0

2565 - unexploded ordinance from the Battle of Midway rekindles the HABOTN flame. Hottie everywhere rejoices.; 11:01 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: So we tear ACLs of our recruits before they sign? I hope that isn't a recurring theme.

We need an offensive scheme that can be successful without a RB and with mediocre OL.

2566 - 3rd annual celebration of meetings; 12:29 PM
michael said...: Untorn ACLs are overrated anyway

2567 - much yearning for those halcyon days of meetings; 12:42 PM
THT said...: Great game tonight! Penguins were outmatched but battled hard (for a change) and scrapped their way to a 2-1 win over the Ovechkis, despite that thug Wilson knocking out (literally) a Pens defenseman just one minute into the game.

Penguins are now a sparkling 16-18. Sigh.

2568 - Due to the yearning for Halcion, everyone sleeps through the year.; 10:15 PM
michael said...: Can't wait for my Preds to put Wilson in his place. Shame on him for picking on a poor, wimpy Penguins player.

2569 - What time is it?! Have we really been asleep a whole year?!; 11:01 AM
THT said...: My day = lazy grandpups, hungry birds, and drizzling rain. I wouldn't mind more days like this.

2569 - 2834th anniversary of the licensing by Euclid of his first Spirograph to Toys-of-the-Nile.; 11:02 AM
THT said...: you did that on purpose!

2572 - some anniversary of Punt Bama Punt!; 11:03 AM
THT said...: Well, how come you didn't do it again?

2572 - two year celebration of some anniversary of Punt Bama Punt! continues.; 11:04 AM
michael said...: THT, you're just all discombobulated

2573 - World becomes recombobulated; 11:11 AM
THT said...: "One cannot be what one cannot spell"
I believe Euclid said that... though it is often improperly attributed to T. Jeff.

2574 - six hundredth anniversary of AU kicking Longhorn butt. The teams spent most of the game changing possession, with each team guilty of 7 turnovers (not including Texas punt blocked for a safety); 11:51 AM
THT said...: Note to self: Disagreeing with Jet will crash AU Fight Club web site.

2575 - Fifty years later, man and woman are still wondering what they may find; 3:51 PM
michael said...: Well that can't be true. Commish used to disagree with Jet (among others) all the time, and the website usually survived.

2576 - Saban is deemed the worst coach of all time by everyone.; 4:17 PM
THT said...: A large crowd has gathered in the Ashgabat town square this evening to watch a tape-delayed playing of last night's campfire. Meanwhile, MrsTHT and I will miss tonight's and tomorrow night's sporting events while doing stuff in Old Salem.

Y'all have a great weekend.

2577 - The deeming of Saban is clarified so that everyone understands it extends into the future infinitely and indefinitely; 10:28 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Y'all have a wonderful 4th of July! On this Independence Day Eve, I'm at Buy More Central til 11pm or later. Come on buy! I'll be working in a Buy More satellite office on the holiday :(

2578 - Penguins finally reach .500; 2:13 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: quiet summer day here in blogger.com land

2579 - a plague kills all the Brussell sprouts. No one is upset.; 1:08 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Another ̶s̶u̶n̶n̶y̶ day in ̶p̶a̶r̶a̶d̶i̶s̶e̶ the Buy More.

2580 - Recreational use of country-style steak is approved in all 53 states.; 12:38 PM
michael said...: That campfiyah was lit tonight!

2581 - taco blight; 1:07 AM
bubbs said...: Why all the rain? Can we have a little snow down here?

2582 - Taco beetle hash is all the rage.; 7:37 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: We got nothing but rain here, too. The wettest year on record at RDU (73 years)

That campfire was almost too hectic for me.

2583 - Raging taco beetle hash rash epidemic. People get a bad gash when they make a mad dash to throw all their cash in the trash, even the secret stash.; 8:38 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: just overheard in the hallway at the Buy More...
"Do I need to take everything out of my pants... I mean my pants pockets?"

I closed the door to my little office.

2584 - faint aroma of a new page detected; 10:03 AM
E-Bro said...: I'm glad Marlon Davidson and Daniel Thomas were wrong about saying Stidham was going to sit out the bowl game.

2585 - The first notes of "Also sprach Zarathustra" begin to play as new page beckons.; 9:06 AM
THT said...: "Also sprach Zarathustra" backwards spells "Artsuhtaraz hcarps oslA", which makes just as much sense.

I hope all the Hotties have a memorable Memorial Day.

2586 - 800th anniversary of the death of Major General Nathanael Greene, remembered for driving Cornwallis bonkers during the first millennium of the Battle of Midway.; 5:11 PM
michael said...: Sullivan to...

2587 - most year on record.; 11:17 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: BEASLEY!!!

25BEASLEY!!!; 3:33 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: If I had to rank the desirability of many skills I don't have, I'm pretty sure dancing wouldn't make the cut. I can't possibly think of a use I'd have for that skill.

2589 - HELLLOOOOOOO! Kennesaw, GA; 11:38 AM
michael said...: I am a tremendous free style dancer. Ask anyone. Well, ask me. Maybe other people don't appreciate my genius as much as I do.

2590 - Goodbye Kennesaw, GA. An earthquake sends Kennesaw to South Carolina.; 12:59 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: If only they'd had the earthquake app.

Any chance we can flip that OM RB recruit named Ealy? I guess we'd need to actually recruit him first.

2591 - SC separates from the mainland and floats out into the ocean. Updated map from Rand McNally labels it "East Cal."; 7:49 AM
THT said...: Penguins reach the midpoint of their season on an 8 game winning streak after shutting out the West's Central Division leading Winnipeg Jets. You're welcome, PREDS. We can call it even now.

2592 - 64 of the NHL's 128 teams make the playoffs. Due to the expanded playoffs, the regular season schedule is full of double headers.; 8:45 PM
michael said...: Things have been a bit bumpy these last 10 games for us, but my PREDS are still in pretty good shape. Stanley Cup is in the bag!

2593 - NHL STRIKE!!!!; 12:48 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Go PENS! GO GOLDEN KNIGHTS! GO 'CANES! GO PREDS!

Can you believe the nerve of that bammer posting on AUFC? I'm sure glad he never comes around here.

2594 - (Grand)Pa's 700th birthday is celebrated far and wide.; 11:36 AM
E-Bro said...: Can't believe you're talking about bubbs like that, THT.

2595 - NHL replacement players in Byrd, Antarctica, win Lord Stanley's Cup.; 1:12 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: What are my hockey options tonight? None unless I go to the basement. Someone else has claimed the upstairs TV.

2596 - tulip blight; 7:54 PM
michael said...: I'm still reeling from my PREDS overtime loss last night. I didn't even know the Columbus Blue Jackets were a team until I checked last night's scores a couple of minutes ago. Come on, PREDS!

2597 - blight blight; 3:17 PM
michael said...: Don't know how anyone could expect my PREDS to play well so soon after that overtime loss last Thursday. It's a crime the NHL didn't reschedule yesterday's game. So much anti-PREDS stuff from the league office, don't get my started. I mean it's hard when you have to battle your opponent and the NHL as well. I'm not complaining, I'm just stating facts. But whatever.

GO PREDS!

2598 - 600 year anniversary of 1998; 5:51 PM
michael said...: I'm so nervous about my PREDS game against Washington tonight that I'm about to throw up.

2599 - hillsides and the towns are both afire with the new dance craze called "floopenhooofen"; 2:52 PM
THT said...: tap tap.... tap tap.... is this thing on?

Busy busy busy busy lately.

michael, you singlehandedly have guaranteed the survival of Hv1.0. Well done.

I'm not sure what I think about 'Canes 6, PREDS 3, but I have no such ambivalence tonight. GO PREDS!!!!!!

2600 - floopenhooofen continues unabated as all resources to combat that scourge on society were redirected to prevent the inland spread of Spanish moss; 7:12 PM
THT said...: Preds lower the BOOOOOOM tonight, crushing the Ovechkis and achieving their first page flip in franchise history.

2601 - NHL awards a franchise to D.C., their first since the Capitals folded following a devasting loss to the PREDS nearly 600 years ago.; 9:50 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: busy busy busy week. Double shift Monday; early all day trip to Salem on Tuesday; late night trip to Salem after work yesterday, got home at midnight; double shift Friday on deck. I have no idea what's happening elsewhere in the world. What's your excuse? ;-)

2602 - Penguins streak of stinky hockey has reached 583 seasons.; 9:21 AM
michael said...: Man, I've been busy. Work and kids bball, work and kids bball, work and kids bball. that's about all there is this month.

And of course there's also my PREDS!

2603 - The National Stinky Hockey League files for bankruptcy. It was a good run, though.; 10:14 AM