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Another "Mike Robitailleism":
"He is on the roof looking for his jock!"
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I always wondered that too.
I presume it was Whitey Dovell (Offensive Line, coach).
I know he was the OL coach when Saban was HC of the Broncos (1967 to 1971).
I am not sure that Saban was saying that famous line as the Bills' coach though?
The only thing I could find was in 1975... Not sure if that tirade was the quote or they refer to Saban by that quote?
This was in 1975:
To get to that showdown, Buffalo waxed the struggling Patriots 45-31, then beat an excellent St Louis Cardinal team 32-14. The Bills lost it’s 12th consecutive game to the Dolphins in the Orange Bowl 31-21, leaving Saban’s team at 7-5 and mathematically eliminated from post season competition. A horrid official's ruling negated a Mercury Morris fumble and clinched a Miami victory (and triggered a tirade by Bills coach Lou Saban still occasionally shown by NFL Films-“They’re killing me Whitey- they’re killing me!”). Another victory in New England (34-14) set the stage for an exciting showdown in the home finale.
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I've never understood why WNYers love to stereotype and critic Boston and New England that much... Those are my two favorite places in the USA and they have a lot in common... WNYers like to think New England is a white collar arrogant place while it has deep blue collar and down to earth roots. I love WNY and New England because people are "real" in those regions, those places have a "soul", a peculiar feel ...
I used to think that until I moved to the Midwest.
Maybe it is a "Westward Movement" thing that dates back through American history?
Yes, things are pretty different now... But, the stereotypes of the people back east as arrogant and snobby goes back far.
Did you catch the History Channel's program on "Blizzards?"... It was pretty interesting on NYC's take on the 1888 Plains Blizzard... It is funny to look back at history and note the "eastern arrogance." Just 2 months later that year NYC would eat their words.
Part of my sig is from 10,000 Maniacs, Gold Rush Brides:
follow the typical signs, the hand-painted lines, down prairie roads.
pass the lone church spire.
pass the talking wire from where to who knows?
there's no way to divide the beauty of the sky from the wild western plains.
where a man could drift, in legendary myth, by roaming over spaces.
the land was free and the price was right.
Dakota on the wall is a white-robed woman, broad yet maidenly.
such power in her hand as she hails the wagon man's family.
I see indians that crawl through this mural that recalls our history.
who were the homestead wives?
who were the gold rush brides?
does anybody know?
do their works survive their yellow fever lives in the pages they wrote?
the land was free, yet it cost their lives.
in miner's lust for gold.
a family's house was bought and sold, piece-by-piece.
a widow staked her claim on a dollar and his name, so painfully.
in letters mailed back home her eastern sisters they would moan
as they would read accounts of madness, childbirth, loneliness and grief.
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I don't think a "burning leaf levee" is authorized in the US Constitution? Maybe they can? But, they would probably have to find a way to "tie" it into commerce.
Now if our founding fathers would have just included an "environment clause"... Katy bar the door!
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I was in Florida last week on vacation and went skeet shooting with my Father-in-law. He and a group of about 12 guys get together every Thursday for a shooting 'league'. Well, there happened to be another new guy (he was from Fort Pierce, Florida) shooting, as well. As he finished up a round (he shot extremely well), one of the guys felt comfortable enough to say, within earshot of everyone in the group "That's how you shoot them ni@#$rs down in Fort Pierce, in't it!?" Most of the group had a real good laugh at that...
My parents were born in the mid 1930's.
There is no doubt such acts would exist today if it weren't for the middle part of the 20th Century! "Strange Fruit" would no doubt be hanging from southern trees.
This music also began advocating for social change. Songs that promoted social activism were rare before the mid 1960s. One of the earliest of these songs, "Strange Fruit," was sung by the blues singer, Billie Holiday--she first sang it in a New York club in 1938. Though it was popular, Holiday's recording company, Columbia Records, refused to produce the song due to its controversial nature. A small record company picked it up, and it has now been commonly accepted as Holiday's signature song.
What year was Emmett Till lynched? The mid 1950's.
Notice the map link.
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I stumbled upon that last year... Puhonix jogged my memory with the YellowPage thingy.
Also, wasn't EBay cracking down on "Reflecto Porn." "Reflecto Porn" was the name given to items that people would post pictures of. Upon close examination of the item's pic, say a silver teapot, you would notice something, somebody, or some act caused by the mirrored reflection the object was giving off!
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Fortunately (or, perhaps, unfortunately) most of what you read re:subliminal advertising is just plain bulls#it. Most of what is "discovered" by these authors are simply random markings (for example in ice cubes in print ads) and patterns. As a media researcher, I assure you massive research dollars are not spent testing these paterns...I wish they would (more work for me)...it just ain't happening.
Besides, virtually all of the legitimate research shows that subliminal (REAL subliminal) advertising is nowhere near as effective as just plain old in-your-face advertising.
But...it's makes a much better conspiracy theory to believe it's prevelant.
Ice cubes? Did you say ice cubes?... Look at the Coke ad in my above link!
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Coke in Australia in the 1980's had a similar incident where they recalled a poster by an artist.
HOW CLEVER IS THIS
This poster was released in the mid 80s and prompted a total recall of all posters because of the picture painted in ice-cubes at bottom right corner - a woman performing an act. The graphic artist who designed the picture put this in as a joke, and it went through unnoticed until someone spotted it on the back of a Coke truck. The artist lost his job and was sued, and all promotional material had to be recalled and destroyed. Very rare and hard to get hold of — released in South Australia in mid '80s.
Here is the Snopes.com hyperlink:
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I knew it!
The whole story reeks of a classic urban myth setup:
NM (a place close to home)... And fire chief is given (gives credibility)
Extremely dry weather in that region.
etc.. etc..
My biggest question: why burning leaves in this kind of weather? And in the winter?
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Agree... The teacher is an ass... Not disputing that. What are you gonna do?
There is no issue here.
The world is full of asses.
Have a greater appreciation of who you are, where you come from and what you do and you can power through the asses of the world.
There is no reason to be unhappy.
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I would have been a straight-shooter with my kid... Told him that God has blessed are family with well paying employment... It is the nature of the business to have your job on the line and fans voice their opinion.
This might be wrong to parent like this but, why delude your kid that things are different?
Teach responsibility and accountability at an early age... It might give the kid a greater appreciation of what you do and how your business works. Don't fail to mention that things will be secure and okay, no matter which course our family employment takes.
It wasn't appropiate for the teacher to say it... But, they did... and probably regret it... But, it is done. You can't "unring a bell."
It also sets a bad tone early for the kid if the teacher has to be held more accountable than a simple apology IN THIS CASE... Even if you want to take it this far (which I wouldn't, personally).
Whatever the case, this child will be raised in the top % of our society... There is no need to irrationally isolate them... More so, the "apron strings" most likely will have to come of earlier. Protecting the child in innocuous matters earlier, IMO, might do more harm than good especially as you climb the social economic ladder.
Good thing I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
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I was close Jack! Thanx...
Good thing we have the written word... The oral saga had a life of its own I imagine!
My Email is Thamus (as in the Judgement of Thamus)... Go figure.
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He was a "Hog" with the 'Skins right?
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See Ted
See Ted drink
Drink Ted drink!
See MaryJo
See MaryJo try to get the keys
No MaryJo, No!
See Ted
See drink n drive
Uh-oh Ted, Uh-oh
See the end of the pier?
See Ted Drive
Go Ted Go!
See MaryJo
See MaryJo drown
Glugglug MaryJo, Glugglug
See Ted
See Ted swim
Swim Ted swim!
See Ted
See Ted see the shore
Run Ted Run!
See the Police
See Ted lie
Lie Ted Lie!
You forgot to add the last stanzas:
See Joe Sr.
See Joe Sr. cry
Cry Joe Sr. cry!
See Joe Sr.
See Joe Sr. die
Die Joe Sr. die!
But in all reality... Who is one of the few living Kennedy boys of Joe Sr.? Teddy. All the others were protected by Joe. Near the end of daddy Joe's life, Teddy got into this trouble. Joe couldn't keep it under raps. Teddy had to literally "sink or swim" (pun intended)... He swam without the protection of dad.
Name all the other "dead Kennedy's"... Only one stands out for not be obsessively protected by the patriarch... And somehow he survives.
Even John Jr. was protected (Jackie).
Isn't this the biggest indictment against Kennedy liberalism/elitism? You can only "steer" your kids down the right path... They have to deal with their choices themselves... Protecting them to the bitter end only handcaps them in the end.
Just my $.02. (Even if it seems like a lot the past few days!
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Doesn't the line go like this?
"Something is amiss at the Circle K, Ted."
For some reason I can't get that line out of my head when I see the symbol.
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Yeah, but who predicted he'd be pulling a gun? I'm just scary good.
http://www.stadiumwall.com/index.php?showt...ndpost&p=559096
Maybe he ("Marcus The Carcass") reads TSW?
He is trying to make you and Promo look good...
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Something smells "ratty." Why was this maroon burning leaves during a dry spell with threat of fire great?
And what kind of cave did he live in that it burned down?
I want answers to my ????'s dammit!
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You are gonna catch flak for this Olivier!
IMO, NE lacks the "warmth" of people that other regions in America enjoy. I think the northeast gets a lot of slack because of the "yankee rat-race" that is preceived to exist there.