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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.

3751 Comments:

Tar Heel Tiger said...: michael, the Wyoming Cowboys play college football (usually rather poorly) 1,200 feet from our hotel room. Their remaining home games are Oct 28, Nov 4, and Nov 18 if you want to give it a try.; 7:14 PM
E-Bro said...: For an early September game up there, I was wearing a hoodie and getting wind burn. Not quite what I'm used to.; 7:17 AM
THT said...: Good morning, Hotties. Have a great day!; 9:23 AM
bubbs said...: I wish our weather required hoodies in September.; 10:07 AM
michael said...: Well at least it's Pocketober now. You'll be wearing a jacket soon enough, bubbs.; 10:34 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Today would have been a perfect day for hiking if the mountain wasn't already covered in snow. Mid 60s and very bright sunshine that made it feel summery.

bubbs, I couldn't agree with you more. One fellow working at university bookstore said he and his wife are thinking about moving to our neck of the woods in NC, I think for both to further their education. We told him to stay in Wyoming to avoid all the bugs and humidity.; 5:05 PM
michael said...: Snow melts above 32 degrees, THT. Sounds to me like you are feeding us some fake news.; 6:24 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I guess next time we plan an October hiking trip, it will be to Monte Sano, but only if the ticks, rattlesnakes, and copperheads are gone.

St. Louis is giving Penguins fans the blues :(; 9:27 PM
michael said...: Well they'll still be around in October, but moving slow depending on the temp that day. I'll ask them to stay hidden for your sake.

You should try out the Natural Well Trail. It's a trail that has a big hole in the ground a couple of miles in. It's an MJT family fave.

http://www.huntsvilleoutdoors.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67:natural-well-trail&catid=37&Itemid=120; 10:08 AM
E-Bro said...: While you're doing Monte Sano, THT, you might as well head into Bankhead National Forest just a bit south of here and do some hiking in the Sipsey Wilderness. Not a mountain per say, but that place is like an elven wonderland.; 10:31 AM
bubbs said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 12:39 PM
bubbs said...: I565 is also an excellent place to hike in Huntsville. Don't forget about that one, guys.; 12:41 PM
michael said...: If THT is going all the way down to Sipsey he might as well head to Smith Lake and jump off some cliffs. You can jump off cliffs at Monte Sano too, but there isn't water underneath so you'll die.; 12:44 PM
E-Bro said...: I'm just saying, if he's coming all the way to Monte Sano, he might as well go a little further to the Sipsey.

And sure, he can stop off at Smith Lake too. I'll even tag along with my SUP in case he needs rescuing after jumping off the cliff.; 1:04 PM
michael said...: I'm just saying, if he's going all the way down to Sipsey, he might as well keep heading down 65 a little further and arrive at the beach.; 1:34 PM
bubbs said...: Not to mention E-Bro has him camping out near Cullman. Who wants to be near Cullman?; 1:46 PM
E-Bro said...: Welti Falls is pretty cool and Sipsey is near by, so Cullman can't be ALL bad.

While he heads down to the beach, he might as well go a little further and visit the Yucatan Peninsula. Then, from there's, it's more or less a puddle jumper to Antartica.; 2:04 PM
E-Bro said...: I so badly want to delete that last post because of "there's", but let this mistake stand for all future generations to see so that they don't have to see a "Comment deleted" instead.; 2:06 PM
michael said...: Good point, Ebro. From there, he could go to either South Africa or Australia if the earth is actually round.; 2:07 PM
E-Bro said...: That's a big "if".; 3:02 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: way to go bubbs. I’m stuck on a plane and you completely passed up a (Sullivan)(BEASLEY!!!) post just to dis the fine folks of Cullman; 4:54 PM
michael said...: Can't believe you did that bubbs. You're more disappointing than the Sipsey Wilderness.; 5:36 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: even more disappointing was learning that the Cart Barn in La Grange will be closing in December. We just had dinner there and it was incredibly delicious . I give them 88 out of 10 stars.; 5:53 PM
THT said...: Game last night was great. Campfire, not so much.; 4:08 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Greetings from The Gump. Where on earth are all the Hotties this morning?; 10:23 AM
michael said...: I got a lot on my plate, THT!; 11:14 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: KA-BOOOOOM when we were at Toomers Corner this afternoon. Moments later lots of sirens. Test rocket blew up on campus. They obviously could use michael ‘s assistance.; 5:05 PM
E-Bro said...: BEAT OLE MISS!; 7:41 AM
THT said...: BEAT THE CORNDOGS!; 1:38 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I am most thankful for the 3:30 EDT kickoff. It fits perfectly in the gap between the end of an event in Old Salem and a 7pm dinner that night. GO TRUE TIGERS!!! Beat les faux tigres!

78/98 = degrees and humidity at 8am. There is no doubt that I'm missing WY this morning, where it is currently 26 and snowing after a seasonal high of 64 there yesterday.; 8:36 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: After 10 days with MrsTHT, I'm missing her more than I'm missing Laramie today. I'm pretty certain she's enjoying being back at work.; 11:07 AM
michael said...: Well you guys were a talkative bunch today.

Guess we're all focusing on beating LSU; 5:08 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Helloooooooooooooo out there

It's a good news/bad news day. We'll start with the latter.

Super busy double shift day at the Buy More, ugh.

The good news.. I'm not working the rest of the week. YIPPEEE!!!; 9:55 AM
E-Bro said...: Sorry MJT. Was busy celebrating Columbus Day by watching the new Blade Runner.; 10:02 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: you were celebrating a government holiday. Columbus Day is on Thursday.; 10:03 AM
michael said...: How ya figure Columbus Day is on Thursday? Is the real Indigenous Peoples Day on Thursday as well?; 10:15 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Columbus Day is a U.S. holiday that commemorates the landing of Christopher Columbus in the Americas on October 12, 1492. I'm old school; I don't recognize the 1968 holiday amendments.
I suppose E-Bro could have been celebrating IPD yesterday, though Mr. Trump declared otherwise.; 10:33 AM
E-Bro said...: I'm always celebrating IPD instead.; 11:03 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Why do you hate immigrants so much, E-Bro? I bet you want to build a giant border wall like the king of the IP tried to do in the 16th century.; 11:12 AM
E-Bro said...: Us immigrants pretty much get the other 364 days of the year. Surely we could spare one for the indigenous people.; 11:37 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I can spare January 30.; 12:10 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Since I'm 1/16th Cherokee, I only have to spare 22.5 hours. I'm usually busy on the Sunday when we "Spring forward", otherwise, that would be a good day to spare.

Or is it 1/8th? I can't remember.; 5:13 PM
michael said...: I was always told my great great great grandfather was almost certainly Cherokee, but then my uncle got one of them blood tests and apparently didn't have any Native American blood in him. I was bummed.

You ever had the blood test, THT? You might've been lied to like me. There are a lot of liars around, you know.; 5:46 PM
michael said...: Where's bubbs?; 5:46 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: bubbs must be in Antarctica chilling.

I saw something about a set of triplets whose blood tests showed identical DNA (obviously) but their ethnic backgrounds were not identical. Those tests are for entertainment purposes only. So I'll save the money and stick with my 1/16th claim.

Or is it 1/8th? I can't remember.; 5:53 PM
E-Bro said...: So much for that trip to Russia next summer I was contemplating.; 8:01 AM
michael said...: So depressing.

FIRE EVERYONE!!!; 10:12 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I have no earthly idea what y'all are talking about.

Malzahn doesn't make the Top 6 among SEC coaches; 11:06 AM
bubbs said...: Was out of state visiting long time friends.

I'm not glad to be back in bham.; 11:11 AM
michael said...: Glad to see you post this morning, bubbs. Earlier I had suspected you might really be Ralphie May.; 11:19 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: No idea who Ralphie May is, but it brings back memories of Ralphie I getting away from her handlers at the 1972 Gator Bowl.; 12:48 PM
bubbs said...: Well, we both married up so maybe that's where the confusion came from.; 12:55 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: How bout them Penguins beating the Ovechkis tonight! That's two straight wins after giving up TEN goals on Saturday night.; 9:23 PM
bubbs said...: They were lulling the rest of the teams to sleep. That cup ain't going anywhere!; 8:43 AM
michael said...: Go Preds!; 11:45 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Fleury has been superb in net for the Golden Knights. I miss him a lot. He never gave up 10 goals. BTW, one of the Penguins recent wins was a shutout of the Preds. Sorry about that, michael.

Unless michael had a Chili's cheesesteak today, I'm fairly certain y'all's lunches weren't quite as tasty as my lunch at Hursey's Bar-B-Q in Burlington.; 1:00 PM
E-Bro said...: My PBJ was same as always...excellent.; 1:01 PM
michael said...: I had a Tai Pei egg roll or two, plus other various things. I don't like those frozen egg rolls very much. I don't even know why I buy them.; 1:25 PM
michael said...: Also, I can't believe barbecue made in a coat factory can be all that good, THT.; 1:27 PM
bubbs said...: I hate steamed vegetables. So. You know. It got the job done, but wasn't too difficult to beat.; 2:27 PM
bubbs said...: Freudian slip ... that was supposed to say *had*; 2:27 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: It's not made in the coat factory, doofus. The pigs are smoked outdoors over the burning coats from the coat factory. There's nothing quite like cotton-smoked pork barbecue. I urge you to stay away from the rayon-smoked barbecue. I saw a report on the WWW that synthetic fiber-smoked barbecue causes Alzheimers and constipation.; 2:44 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I hate steamed vegetables. And that ain't no slip. I like my broccoli cooked doner than done... or deep fried. And I like green beans that taste less like dirt and more like bacon.; 2:47 PM
michael said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 3:16 PM
michael said...: THT, your last post seemed like it could almost be an old school rap song.

I hate steamed vegetables, and that ain't no slip!
When I find dip at a party, then I dip you dip we dip!
I like my broccoli cooked doner than done or deep fried.
I'll eat fruit too just as long as it's been pied!
I like green beans that taste less like dirt and more like bacon.
Take all your bacon beans like I'm Studdard and you're Aiken!; 3:18 PM
bubbs said...: Maybe THT is really Eminem?; 4:24 PM
michael said...: There's really no way to know, unless of course eminem dies and THT keeps posting.; 4:51 PM
THT said...: I like peanuts and I like eminems, but the easiest way to ruin both is to put them together.

I was asleep by 7pm yesterday. Glad to see y'all managed to campfire without me. Y'all have a great Friday the 13th. I'll having fun in Winston-Salem all day. Well, most of the day. I guess the first 8 hours of the day I'm not there yet.; 5:32 AM
michael said...: You mean Wachovia, THT?; 9:30 AM
bubbs said...: He's going to a bank all day?; 11:40 AM
michael said...: He eats barbecue at coat factories and finds fun all day at the bank. He is a man of simple pleasures.; 12:10 PM
E-Bro said...: Hey, BBQ is good anywhere you're eating it.; 1:06 PM
michael said...: And your opinion on spending the day at the bank, Ebro?; 1:18 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Yes, I’m in Wachovia and loving it!; 1:26 PM
bubbs said...: Grab us some of those sweet, sweet bank pens while you're in there.; 1:36 PM
michael said...: And a handful of safety suckers!; 1:51 PM
E-Bro said...: BEAT LSU!; 11:21 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Hire Heath Evans!; 9:06 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Hire Heath Evans!

If I post that 17 straight times, would y'all catch on to what I'm doing?; 8:58 AM
bubbs said...: Probably not. I'm not that quick on the up take.; 9:30 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Don't discount the value of your not-that-quick talent. You are obviously qualified to be Auburn's head football coach.; 9:37 AM
bubbs said...: I'll gladly take the job, run the program into the ground, and collect my check at the end of four years. Where do I sign up?; 9:48 AM
michael said...: 17 straight times just like Auburn running on first down, right THT?

Am I too smart to be Auburn's coach?; 10:22 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: If I'm not mistaken, signing day will be Nov 27.

Nebraska just hired WSU's AD. Could Leach be his first hire?; 10:27 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: waaaaaaay too smart, michael. AU has no history of such a hire.; 11:00 AM
bubbs said...: Can we hire MJT as AD?; 1:32 PM
E-Bro said...: Sure. Will we? No.; 3:16 PM
E-Bro said...: Dang it, messed up a Beasley post.

My bad, THT.; 3:17 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: as long as he rules the athletic department like he rules Eurasia; 3:34 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: E-Bro, you are in fine company... the finest company.; 3:35 PM
bubbs said...: Did Fine Company make an album called Fine Company with a track named Fine Company?; 4:06 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: that band was just a shooting star; 5:44 PM
E-Bro said...: Don't you know.; 7:55 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: wow, still favored by 13 @ Arky. Oddsmakers obviously are unaware of bubbs's 6-6 prediction.; 9:43 AM
michael said...: Them last three quarters at LSU were a fluke. Natty is still in the bag.; 11:02 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I've never smoked, but I'm willing to try whatever it is you are smoking.; 11:24 AM
bubbs said...: I'm smoking etc and it still has me eye balling 6-6.; 12:08 PM
E-Bro said...: 7-5, at least, is in the bag.; 1:12 PM
michael said...: Here are your probabilities for our regular season finish:

6-6: 3%
7-5: 52%
8-4: 30%
9-3: 11%
10-2: 100%

WE AIN'T LOSING AGAIN SUCKERS!!!!; 2:16 PM
bubbs said...: I'm a 3%er.; 2:30 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: michael's decimal is invisible. His bell-shaped distribution of probabilities obviously indicates a 1% probability of 10-2... or is that a .1%?; 2:41 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'm not messing this one up.; 2:42 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!
BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!
BEASLEY!!!BEASLEY!!!; 2:42 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: over protests from the other members of the THT household, I may cancel our Amazon prime membership. I ordered Fall two months ago and it didn’t arrive until today.; 3:28 PM
michael said...: I was freezing my butt off at a soccer game last night. 58 degrees with a breeze is enough to kill a man when it first shows up in October.; 3:36 PM
E-Bro said...: You might have pre-ordered, THT. Some of these products aren't actually released until months later.; 3:38 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Aw man, E-Bro, when am I going to learn to read the fine print? Or just learn to read?; 7:47 PM
E-Bro said...: Gotta stick with it.; 7:27 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'll be sticking to shelf-stocking today. Huge truckloads of inventory arrived at the Buy More. Y'all play nicely.; 9:08 AM
bubbs said...: No worries, THT. By the time you show back up we'll have a new coarch!; 9:28 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: WHAT'S HIS NAME?!; 3:16 PM
michael said...: Ellis Johnson; 3:47 PM
E-Bro said...: Good hire. Dude had a spotless record at Southern Miss.; 4:21 PM
bubbs said...: Seems right in line with our coarch hiring practices.

JJ probably saved his job with this one.; 4:44 PM
michael said...: He's an Auburn Man. Nuff said!; 5:30 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: um, about that spotless record... can we get a coach who puts the spotless on the other side of the hyphen?; 6:13 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: big sale at the Buy More now until midnight. Come on buy!; 8:02 AM
michael said...: Why are you so picky about coaches, THT?; 10:24 AM
bubbs said...: Sad!; 11:07 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: selective, michael, not picky. Just like with foods.; 12:09 PM
bubbs said...: Frankly, I don't have anyone on my wish list for coarch. Which is kinda sad.

Who would you like to see come in, THT?; 12:13 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: how about Antonio Conte?; 12:25 PM
bubbs said...: Not sure we could afford him.; 12:30 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Then I vote for Jeff Lee. I bet we can afford him.; 12:38 PM
bubbs said...: Sure, but you can afford me, too. I don't even have a buy out!; 12:40 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Then it's settled. New AU Head Football Coach bubbs to be introduced at a press conference in the Athletic Department on Monday, November 27.; 12:55 PM
bubbs said...: Excellent! I'm excited to be the new coach at the University of Auburn!; 1:24 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Of course, you'll be expected to hire Jeff Lee as your OC. That's how things work around here.; 1:53 PM
michael said...: You'll do fine as long as you read my faxes about football strategy, bubbs.; 2:09 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: bubbs, I trust you'll have #88 as honorary captain for every game.; 3:07 PM
bubbs said...: You've got my fax number.

Wouldn't dream of not having #88 as honorary captain.; 4:36 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: give bubbs a 10 year contract extension, guaranteed!; 5:17 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: looks like I missed an exciting AAC football game in Houston last night while stuck at the Buy More. At least I caught a glimpse of a packed-house campfire.; 7:56 AM
michael said...: Go Tigers! (of Memphis); 9:38 AM
bubbs said...: GO PREDS!; 10:04 AM
michael said...: Let's Go Peay!; 10:29 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I just realized that in all my years, I've never bothered to look up who that fellow was. I think I'll keep that streak intact.; 11:07 AM
michael said...: Funny you say that, I actually looked him up for the first time right after making that post. There was a highway by my childhood home in Memphis named after him as well. Figured he was a pretty special dude. I mean, the Raleigh Springs Mall was right there on that road! There was also a Seesel's, a Piggly Wiggly, and a Children's Palace(which was later bought by Toys R Us); 11:34 AM
bubbs said...: I read a couple sentences of something. All I got was that he was a governor. Anything else of significance that would make him namesake worthy?; 11:46 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: You could have figured out the Governor part from watching one of their football games. Why waste time reading sentences?; 12:13 PM
bubbs said...: I don't have time to read THT's post. Someone summarize it for me.; 12:36 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: college football good

reading bad; 12:42 PM
michael said...: Dear bubbs,

THT began his post by addressing "you," assumed to be you (bubbs) since you were the last person to post, and THT's post appears to be in response to you. THT then goes on to insinuate that if you (bubbs) had witnessed an Austin Peay football game, and if you also had a proper functioning brain, then you (bubbs) would have ascertained the very fact that you said you had extracted from the Wikipedia article. Namely, that Austin Peay was formerly a governor of Tennessee. THT then switched gears and offered a question that is rhetorical, as he believed the correct answer was obvious having been demonstrated by his previous statement. The jist of the question was that it is a wasteful use of time to read things when all you really need to know comes from watching football games.

Thanks,

MJT; 2:14 PM
bubbs said...: I never said it was a Wiki that I read. THT needs to be more careful with his assertions.; 3:32 PM
michael said...: It's very true that THT made that assertion in the long post of his that you didn't read. He really should be more careful.; 4:48 PM
Cincytiger said...: I used to live just around the corner from Raleigh Springs Mall. I was there when they were building it. Is it still operating?

Call me a glutton for punishment but I am looking forward to AU football tomorrow. Hit me again!!; 5:07 PM
THT said...: Doesn't look like it is still operating.

Somehow I completely missed the fact you lived there, Cincy. I thought about editing the Wikipedia entry to reflect the mall site's proximity to where you lived, but it being a Friday night, I figured my edit would be gone by the time anyone gets back to HABOTN to see the link.

I'm guessing neither you nor michael ever headed up US 51 to Halls, TN?; 9:19 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: bubbs, when you are AU's head coach, will your team be able to pick up one yard when it needs a half yard? And will you promise to have the QB under center on very short yardage situations and have an O Line that can get some push?; 7:51 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: one more question, Coach bubbs, will your teams have good kick coverage?; 9:08 PM
E-Bro said...: Go out of town for a few days and I miss a THT reference to Antonio Conte.

You win some, you lose some.; 8:08 AM
bubbs said...: I can promise all of the above except OL push. That often comes down to talent. I'll have them conditioned, but I'm not sure about how my recruiting will look. But, hey, I'm already shooting you straight. No coach speak over here, boss.; 9:06 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Sign E-Bro, bubbs. He had to put forth some effort to find the Conte reference. That's the kind of player you want, although you may have to work a bit on his lackadaisical approach to winning.; 10:29 AM
bubbs said...: Now that it's not against the rules to block in the back on kick returns, I think I can find a place for E-Bro to play right off the bat.; 10:33 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Make sure you teach him to hit squarely in the back, 'cause it's apparently illegal for AU players to make clean blocks on the front shoulder region on kick returns.; 10:48 AM
michael said...: cincy - I didn't know you were a Raleigh girl. How long did you live there? If you were there when they built the mall, it was quite a bit of time before I showed up. I was there from 1987 until about 1994 or so. I lived in the neighborhood behind Seesel's. You take Austing Peay heading north, take a left on Yale, then take a right on Merritt, and that's my old neighborhood. Where was yours?; 11:12 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: speaking of Raleigh, I'll be in Manteo this weekend. And yes, I'll be eating fried shrimp at Darrell's on Thursday night and Friday night, assuming they serve shrimp as tasty as they did 16 years ago.; 11:50 AM
bubbs said...: Checked out the dinner menu. You should probably play it safe and go with the chicken strips.; 1:44 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Only if they are crustacean chickens; 2:15 PM
michael said...: I'd sneak in a Chili's Philly Cheesesteak to eat on the sly if I were you.; 2:30 PM
bubbs said...: The original?; 2:38 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I might drive 12 hours for a cheesesteak at Pat's. The nearest Chili's will be 2 hours away and not worth the drive.; 2:43 PM
michael said...: Maybe you can buy one the day before, put it on ice, bring it with you to Darrle's and ask to use their microwave.; 2:49 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: there's michael, once again exhibiting those revered qualities that got him annointed King and Queen of Eurasia and HABOTN, respectively but not sure if in the correct chronological order. Where is the HABOTN Chronicler when you need him/her. I don't even know who the official HABOTN Chronicler is. I'm pretty sure it wasn't paulmain. I hope it wasn't FENG; nothing he writes makes any sense.; 3:03 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: 4th monday = meeting night. Oh joy. I'd rather go to the dentist. Unfortunately, I'll get to do that, too... tomorrow morning. Too bad my dentist doesn't have Monday evening office hours.; 4:08 PM
bubbs said...: Hope no one has a heart attack this time. You guys should probably take the stress back a notch in those things.; 4:26 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: No heart attacks, but somebody turned the dial the wrong way tonight.; 8:32 PM
Cincytiger said...: michael, we lived in Frazier from about 1964 until 1966 and then moved out to Raleigh. It was a very nice suburb when we lived there. I think it has gotten a little rough and rundown since then. We lived in Raleigh from 1966 until about 1970, so I was there well before your time! I lived on the opposite side of Austin Peay, on Aspen. Austin Peay to right on Yale to left on Arsenal to Aspen. I lived on the corner of Aspen and Arsenal. There was a Presbyterian church (I think) on the corner of Yale and Arsenal. I went to Brownsville Road Elementary. It was brand new when I was there for 3rd - 5th grade.; 7:46 AM
michael said...: So you basically lived behind the shopping center that housed Triple Play (trading card store) and Service Merchandise when I was there. Solid shopping center right there.

I know one of those churches right around there was converted into a "Love in Action" center, which was a bit controversial to say the least. Might have been that Presbyterian church.; 10:04 AM
bubbs said...: Service Merchandise. That's a blast from the past.; 10:31 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Never did venture into one of those stores. Did I miss something great?; 11:16 AM
bubbs said...: I remember them having some cool stuff, but nothing earth shattering enough to keep them around.; 11:42 AM
michael said...: They sold jewelry and bicycles and a lot of other random stuff from what I remember. It was one of the stores I didn't mind going in as a kid (unlike clothing stores)(which I still hate to go in, btw).; 12:27 PM
bubbs said...: Looked up why they went belly up. While reading about it, I remembered more about why I liked them as a kid. They had a big catalog, and a good toy section.

I discriminate against clothing stores, too. I'm not sorry.; 12:38 PM
E-Bro said...: Outlet Malls were the bane of my existence growing up. Couldn't go on a beach trip without my Mom stopping at one for an hour or two on the way back.

Got a little better when they started having Nike Outlets, but that's grasping at straws. The book store is the only place I'd go, but the books it had were like free books you'd fine on Kindle now a days and want nothing to do with.; 1:14 PM
michael said...: We hit up the outlet mall on our way back up from the beach every year. It's a nightmare.

I just did an internet search for Service Merchandise and the word "Zayre" showed up in the "people also searched for" box. Now there's another blast from the past. I think my brother peed his pants in Zayre one time.; 1:23 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I shopped in a Zayre store in Burlington, and pretty sure also in W-S. Never got excited enough to pee my pants.; 1:30 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Speaking of clothing stores and outlet malls, loathe is too weak to describe my feelings on them. But, I have to wear pants to work. Since I can't match clothes, I wear the same color pants every day and all the shirts go with those pants. Each football season, we'd stop for a few new pairs of navy blue pants at the Polo store in Gaffney, SC. It was simple and quick, no decisions to make. Found out this season that Polo stopped carrying that style of pants. I suspect I'll wait until my current inventory is a pile of threads before I go clothes shopping, but where?! Most of the ones in my closet have holes or "near holes" showing in the "wallet pocket". Good as new as far as I'm concerned.; 1:40 PM
bubbs said...: Back in the day, I found a few decent books on tape for the long trek at outlet mall book stores. Steven King type stuff. Not high art, but it'll pass the time.; 2:34 PM
E-Bro said...: I honest to goodness have no idea what Zayre is.; 3:16 PM
bubbs said...: Neither did I.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZSYrgBDiyg; 3:47 PM
E-Bro said...: Dear God.; 4:02 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I never saw this being sold at a Zayre; 9:25 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Penguins finally waived backup goalie Antti Niemi, who was 0-3 with .797 save percentage and allowing 7.49 goals/game. Penguins brought up a minor leaguer to be backup; I can't help but think he can do a bit better than Niemi. Heck, even this awesome guy could probably do better.
What's really surprising is that the Florida Panthers immediately claimed Niemi off waivers. I hope he can get his game back, just not against the Penguins.; 9:08 AM
bubbs said...: Good to see you post this morning, THT. I was starting to think you might really be Fats Domino.; 10:33 AM
michael said...: You know maybe the problem with Niemi was the Penguins culture. He'll probably do great with a change of scenery.; 10:48 AM
bubbs said...: GO PREDS!; 10:52 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: SULLIVAN to BEASLEY!!!; 10:53 AM
bubbs said...: Close one.; 11:04 AM
michael said...: Look at THT practicing Beasley concatenation!; 1:57 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I feel like a Gregorian monk behind this keyboard. Oh is that centonization. Doesn't matter. Those words are waaaaay too big for me.; 2:14 PM
bubbs said...: Do you say it like "cat" or "kate", MJT?; 4:50 PM
Cincytiger said...: I used to shop at Zayre a lot. Can't believe you young babes don't know about it. Do you remember TG&Y or W.T Grants or Woolworths or Kress or Woolco?; 7:17 PM
E-Bro said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 8:00 AM
E-Bro said...: Yeah, Woolworths is where George Clooney got punched out one time by Southern Gothic hero Ray McKinnon.; 8:01 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I remember Kress & Woolworth, but only shopped at the latter.

Fixin' to head to Manteo. You children play nicely today and get me a fresh page; my superb posts deserve nothing less.; 8:08 AM
bubbs said...: Familiar with Woolworths, but to my knowledge never been in one. The rest are lost on me.; 8:59 AM
michael said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 9:00 AM
michael said...: cincy, the only one of those I have heard of is Woolworth's, though I don't think I've ever been in one. But the store is kinda in the national consciousness. Of course, I'm the one who brought up Zayre, so that gets me way more cool points than these other youngsters.

THT, I've been meaning to ask you, was your Zayre in the same coat factory you got that BBQ in?

bubbs - I pronounce it "cat." How do you pronounce it?; 9:01 AM
bubbs said...: Sad to say, I kinda go back and forth because I'm never 100% on what is the right way (though, I think it is "cat").; 9:45 AM
michael said...: Flippity jippity! A rat-a-tat-tat!; 11:04 AM