Franco Harris Found Out the Hard Way That Defending Joe Paterno is Not a Smart Move
Let this be a lesson to anyone who feels compelled to defend Joe Paterno in a public forum: You might lose your job.
Here’s what legendary Pittsburgh Steelers’ RB Franco Harris – a Penn State grad – said about Joe Paterno last week:
I feel that the board made a bad decision in letting Joe Paterno go. I’m very disappointed in their decision. I thought they showed no courage, not to back someone who really needed it at the time. They were saying the football program under Joe was at fault.’
Here’s what The Meadows Race Track and Casino said in a statement about Harris, who was a spokesman for the company:
In light of the recent developments with Franco Harris regarding Joe Paterno’s dismissal, Franco and The Meadows have mutually decided to put their business relationship on hold at this time, while these matters are looked into further
Maybe “on hold” just means Harris won’t be in any commercials for 6-12 months until the dust from this scandal clears. But I have to wonder … how many people aren’t going to go to a Race Track/Casino because of something Franco Harris said, even if it was hopelessly uninformed? [Post Gazette]
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November 16th, 2011 at 10:57 AM
I would guess this is the tip of the iceberg. Franco was renting the horses from the track to JoePa for the old man’s deviant sexual satisfaction. Very young horses, mind you.
November 16th, 2011 at 10:58 AM
I’ll be sure to consider this if someone is using my likeness to schlep a product. Franco Harris got removed from a promotion for having an unpopular opinion. Your lede looks and smells like a tabloid.
What else you got?
November 16th, 2011 at 10:59 AM
The question is why would people go to Meadows Race Track, which is in the middle of no where, while there’s a nice brand new casino downtown?
/I need to stop going there drunk at 230 am
November 16th, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Somehow, some way, I hope Paterno is exonerated.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Franco is one heck of a loyal dude, even when the ship is sinking.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:01 AM
Franco Harris is a cheater.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:01 AM
If this is the path that this blog is going to take with no NBA season, we are all in for a long winter.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:01 AM
See, it would have been better if Franco had vigorously defended him only to capitulate right before the hammer came down, so we could make a humorous reference like “look who’s running out of bounds again!”
November 16th, 2011 at 11:02 AM
/strokes beard
one of the most philosophically engaging questions ive ever come across.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:02 AM
The media backpeddling would be glorious. It would be the Duke lacrosse story x1000.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:03 AM
I assumed you were collecting royalties from those Messing With Sasquatch ads
/I kid, I kid
November 16th, 2011 at 11:05 AM
!!!!
Ritty
November 16th, 2011 at 11:05 AM
even degenerate gamblers addicted to betting on the ponies have their limits…
November 16th, 2011 at 11:05 AM
Speak for yourselves. I like Evil JoePa much better. In the hands of a capable writer he could be a really interesting character
November 16th, 2011 at 11:05 AM
TBL: You don’t have any college hoops you want to talk about? Possible MLB realignment? What you had for breakfast? Because each of those topics trump the shit out of these last two posts.
/turning into a whiny bitch’d
November 16th, 2011 at 11:06 AM
Yes. I forgot about the Duke case. I wonder if the process of exoneration for those Duke kids was simply under reported or was it nonexistent? I don’t remember much other than the Internet throwing stones.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:07 AM
I assumed you were collecting royalties from those Messing With Sasquatch ads
all my kids are now in on the joke when one of us says ‘Hey, big guy…’
November 16th, 2011 at 11:08 AM
Jersey, you’re just upset about missing the Athens trip. There’s always next year!!!
November 16th, 2011 at 11:08 AM
TBL: You don’t have any college hoops you want to talk about? Possible MLB realignment?
hockeyhockeyhockeyhockey
November 16th, 2011 at 11:08 AM
I’ve never been there, but I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that it’s smoke filled, has silver hairs pushing walkers everywhere, and their lounge features some random 80′s cover band on the weekends.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:10 AM
TBL – do you not? Understand my point – apathy or indecision or whatever psychological crisis you want to attribute to JoePa, et al are no excuse in my book. It’s a sad state of affairs that, if proven to be absolutely true, should be considered evil (I’m talking about Joe Pa still…not Sandusky whose acts are evil on their face). So why is it bad to hold out hope that there is some reasonable aspect of Joe Pa’s case that has been left out of the public record thus far that would reinstate Joe Pa’s standing in the national community? I’m hoping for good here. Somehow someway.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:10 AM
I am so buttheurt about that, it’s ridiculous. But pencil this date down, SG. October 6th, 2012. Miami-ND. Soldier Field.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:12 AM
Joe Paterno > Keyser Söze?
November 16th, 2011 at 11:12 AM
I just came.
All jokes aside, I need everyone to convince CJ to go to one of these meet ups so I can go and not be the only girl.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:13 AM
I like to consider it constructive feedback. Just because you write Google-rific stuff and it gets eyeballs doesn’t make it interesting. Just makes it profitable.
I am hoping Tim Ryan does have a baseball post loaded up. Would like to talk about that realignment stuff and the new CBA. I don’t really like the two 15 team league idea. Or the extra wildcard. It appears to be inevitable right now though.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:14 AM
The tentative plan for 2012 is Red River Rivalry or Bama-Michigan at Jerry World to start the season. I want to do Texas.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:14 AM
Caught in the crossfire is Nevin Shapiro’s book deal who gives a fuck about that now.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:14 AM
Pretty tired of this story. That time does Ballin come out. Or Puckin?
November 16th, 2011 at 11:14 AM
Also, I’m in line with the NYT times article that is critical of everyone’s rush to judgment. The mind is a mysterious thing. We think we know how we would like to act in certain situations but fortunately 99.9% of us will never be faced with a comparable test to see how we fare. I don’t think this nullifies punishment or scorn we place on Paterno, but I don’t think Paterno is bad in his core. He failed because he is human. Not because he is inherently evil and therefore a part of me feels sorry for him. And therefore a part of me gets defensive when we rush to judgment about what could be completely unrelated events – his house, etc.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:14 AM
Oooohh. Trip to Chicago to watch Seantrel’s Heisman moment? I might have to get that fund started right now
November 16th, 2011 at 11:14 AM
I just went to CNN and LZ Granderson’s column is titled…
“My first Thanksgiving with white people”
Cracked me up.
So why is it bad to hold out hope that there is some reasonable aspect of Joe Pa’s case that has been left out of the public record thus far that would reinstate Joe Pa’s standing in the national community
It is what is in the public record that has damned Joe Pa.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:14 AM
You underestimate the hordes of pedorific Penn State fans who will use any product endorsed by those associated with the kid-fucking football program.
/Success With Honor
November 16th, 2011 at 11:14 AM
Two hour drive from Madison, just don’t feel sore if I keep making that stupid U hand gesture and singing this
November 16th, 2011 at 11:15 AM
Having the league’s be equal size is fine with me, it’s more fair. I’m with you on the extra wild card teams though. No thanks.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:15 AM
/ears perk up
What’s this you say??
November 16th, 2011 at 11:15 AM
I’ll just throw her in my duffel on the way. She’ll fit.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:15 AM
comparing Duke lax to Penn State is like comparing … IT’S JUST REALLY STUPID AND NOT EVEN CLOSE PLEASE STOP
November 16th, 2011 at 11:15 AM
Your face is the thing that is stupid.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:16 AM
all of the anger about Paterno is from assumptions based on a scant amount of information in the form of a grand jury testimony that was investigating another matter not directly related to the timeline of what and when Paterno knew what was going on.
i don’t excuse Paterno for his lack of inaction outside of the bare minimum required by reporting it to his own superiors, and i’m certainly not apologizing for him.
there’s just not enough information out there to definitively say what exactly Paterno knew.
even the ginger coach’s statements in the grand jury testimony don’t match up with what he’s saying now, so there’s a lot more info out there.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:16 AM
If this is the path that this blog is going to take with no NBA season, we are all in for a long winter
i dont know. this is kind of a nice change of pace from the endless leDouche vs DRose debates that go on during the regular season.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:16 AM
/pew pew pew
November 16th, 2011 at 11:16 AM
Don’t kid yourself – Franco will find a new endeavor around town to whore his name for. When the downtown casino licenses were being competed for, he backed one of the plans that wasn’t chosen. Now, he was marketing for the next closest casino to the downtown one.
If there’s any type of event/commercial/etc. that needs an old Steeler, you bet your ass Franco and Rocky Bleier are racing to see who gets there first.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:16 AM
That’s your tentative plan, SC. I’m waiting to hear what others think
November 16th, 2011 at 11:17 AM
total agreement.
damn shame that BBoB wasn’t around to cover this.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:17 AM
No. I agree. They are not the same. I was inserting my feint hope that Joe Pa is not the man he appears to be and he would be exonerated and there would be a time when those who hastily judged would have to eat crow. I realize there is slight chance of this, given what is of public record. I’m not an idiot.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:17 AM
Ho-ly shit. Cleet’s gonna go?! You’ll be surrounded by a sea of brunettes, dude! I can’t wait to see this…
November 16th, 2011 at 11:17 AM
Oh it’s true. It’s damn true.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:18 AM
November 16th, 2011 at 11:18 AM
Franco will find a new endeavor around town to whore his name for
He should sell sausage like Earl Campbell does.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:19 AM
Great PSU film: Something for Joey
November 16th, 2011 at 11:19 AM
Oh, if Cleet goes, CJ is already there. She’s gotta see if her subconscious’s rendition holds up.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:19 AM
I would go to Soldier for the tailgate. Not sure about attending the actual game though. Stadium only seats 56K. Those tickets will be pricey. I also can’t bring myself to cheer for the Irish unless they’re playing one of the Michigan schools and I have money on it.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:19 AM
Bama/Mich would be fun. as an added bonus for Michigan fans, the game couldn’t be any worse than the Mich/Miss St. game.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:19 AM
Earl Campbell. The Tyler Rose. Former hometown of one RittyRich. And those sausages are pretty good.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:20 AM
sorry thata needed a link, oh boy does it need a link
November 16th, 2011 at 11:21 AM
I’m not comparing the two incidents. I’m comparing the media rush to judgement, and like Ritty, holding out hope that something comes to light that changes the story. Not saying it’s going to happen, or is even likely to happen.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:21 AM
Franco’s a donut guy. He failed on the sausage front.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:21 AM
Shaking my head…
November 16th, 2011 at 11:22 AM
Would any of the other midwesterners (i.e. all the Cleveland folk except cursedcleveland) come to Chicago for that game?
November 16th, 2011 at 11:24 AM
You know, SC, you wouldn’t need to cheer for the Irish, you could be cheering for the good guys from the side of right.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:24 AM
I’m in, but cursedcleveland is my ride.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:24 AM
i offered to write a president’s cup preview, but alas…
November 16th, 2011 at 11:25 AM
are we really just letting this little nugget from SG just slide right by? you guys are right, this place is changing.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:26 AM
Oh, I noticed it, and it got me rather excited…
November 16th, 2011 at 11:26 AM
let me guess, TBL wanted to hear about Tiger, not a bunch of “some guys named…..” regardless of what you were going to write.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:26 AM
Heartlandburn
November 16th, 2011 at 11:27 AM
But pencil this date down, SG. October 6th, 2012. Miami-ND. Soldier Field
/ears perk up
What’s this you say??
Oooh. no travel expense for me raaises the possibility. just pencil me in for the role of the father figure voice of reason as i sip my bourbon and assume grillling duties in my robe and slippers
November 16th, 2011 at 11:27 AM
i don’t excuse Paterno for his lack of inaction outside of the bare minimum required by reporting it to his own superiors, and i’m certainly not apologizing for him.
there’s just not enough information out there to definitively say what exactly Paterno knew.
There’s 3 potential outcomes:
1. Paterno knew as much as has been revealed, i.e. he was told by McQueary what he saw/did and he passed it along and that’s it. It’s tough to accept him not doing more than the minimum, but it doesn’t stain him further.
2. Paterno knew more than has been revealed, i.e. he was aware to some extent of the rumors and allegations against Sandusky at Penn State but he did nothing more than he did. This is troubling because it paints Paterno as do-nothing against a child predator who used his facilities/program as bait.
3. Paterno knew and was actively covering it up. This is where some are going to prematurely but, if true, would destroy his reputation. If he knew of Sandusky’s crimes/allegations against him and was active in ensuring things never came to light, I don’t know how anyone can defend him.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:27 AM
It’s amazing the groupthink that takes place in situations like this. Stray from perception and it’s as if you support child rape. Therefore, remove all images of Paterno, do not defend, do not wear that PSU sweatshirt or else you spit in the eye of all rape victims. Lost is the belief in reasonable alternatives to the narrative, and simple wishes or hopes that people are not as bad as they appear to be. And not simply for the sake of a college football coaching legend whose reputation borders on mythic, but because if a college football coach whose reputation borders on mythic fails, what of a regular old person…like me. Or you. Or TBL. We are all sinners and failures. We all suffer from the same shortcomings of thought and mind. Save the exclamation marks. Excuse me for wishing it otherwise.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:27 AM
spencer, would you come to chicago for that ND/Miami game at Soldier Field?
November 16th, 2011 at 11:28 AM
Because, simply, this would not garner as many page views.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:29 AM
I need to hear more about this. I hate OU & Texas as well as Bama & Michigan, but I love to drink and I love football, and it is close to me so I could make it, pending the release of the 2012 football schedule.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:30 AM
Like the rumour floating around that they’re going to take down his statue outside the stadium.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:30 AM
/”accidentally” mis-types rusty’s e-mail address.
what dude? I swear I sent you an invite…
November 16th, 2011 at 11:30 AM
yea, id come.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:31 AM
Oh oh, forcast is calling for sandy vagina’s with a strong bitch front blowing in from the east.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:31 AM
Actually, there’s a 4 potential outcome, albeit unlikely (but not out of the realm of possibility) : Paterno knew as much as has been revealed, but actually did more than has been revealed.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:31 AM
Miami-ND. Soldier Field
I’m picturing Yachtstitutes gyrating on scissor lifts frantically tweeting the adverse weather conditions.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:32 AM
Woo hoo!!! I’m pretty sure if you and Jersey are both confirmed as attendees, a lot of people would make the trip.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:32 AM
Even if you people would like to come to our fair city for that ND-MIA game… I STILL WANNA GO TO TIXIS TOO.
/stamps feet
//fires guns wildly into air
November 16th, 2011 at 11:32 AM
Oh oh, forcast is calling for sandy vagina’s with a strong bitch front blowing in from the east.
/smedium’d
November 16th, 2011 at 11:32 AM
Shit. Why do I feel disappointed right now.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:32 AM
I’d probably come for the meet-up and whatnot. Bring the wife along, even and make it an anniversary trip.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:33 AM
The SEC not have these done years in advance? Seeing that it’s just the Illinois game for UW (that’s right, Utah State AND UTEP non-conference, respect) makes October 6th look more appealing
Agreed that usually idiocy regarding college football comes from the east…also there’s no apostrophe on “vaginas”
November 16th, 2011 at 11:33 AM
spencer, would you come to chicago for that ND/Miami game at Soldier Field?
Hook up!
November 16th, 2011 at 11:33 AM
What, me living here isn’t a draw? Do I not move the needle?
November 16th, 2011 at 11:33 AM
Woo hoo!!! I’m pretty sure if you and Jersey are both confirmed as attendees, a lot of people would make the trip.
Threesome!
November 16th, 2011 at 11:33 AM
I’m a few hours away from Dallas. I’d potentially be in if taking somebody’s money on the golf course were also involved.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:34 AM
I think I need to cutdown my cheese intake.
/farts
//checks pants
November 16th, 2011 at 11:35 AM
!!! I’m pretty sure if you and Jersey are both confirmed as attendees, a lot of people would make the trip.
weird assuming that folks you enjoy on a blog commenting section would be enjoyable in person. maybe we could all bring laptops and communicate that way
November 16th, 2011 at 11:35 AM
Normally, yes. But A&M and Mizzou have thrown a wrench into it.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:35 AM
You’ve been on this blog for awhile. I have made it abundantly clear that I do not participate in MMF threesomes.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:36 AM
as if chicago and convicts/catholics wasn’t a good enough reason…it’ll be a fucking BLAST.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:37 AM
And you wonder why no one wants to come visit you…
November 16th, 2011 at 11:38 AM
VezBeast, this. I’ve been curious about this aspect of the meetup thing for a while. What if everyone gets to the tailgate/bar/whatever and realizes, what the fuck, all of you people are ridiculous assholes?
November 16th, 2011 at 11:39 AM
SG just laying it out there today, awesome.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:40 AM
that, and Arkansas is the WORST about releasing the non-conference schedule.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:40 AM
You haven’t lived until you’ve seen Spencer lose his shit at an OSU game (although to be fair DeVier Posey really should have caught that bomb)
November 16th, 2011 at 11:40 AM
that news is so three years ago.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:40 AM
Actually, there’s a 4 potential outcome, albeit unlikely (but not out of the realm of possibility) : Paterno knew as much as has been revealed, but actually did more than has been revealed.
That is a possibility but it’s tough to determine its validity since Sandusky retained his access to Penn State’s football facilities and was able to bring Second Mile kids around even after Curley and Schultz said he couldn’t.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:41 AM
we need to make it the combo football/meet-up/TBL golf outing. let’s make this happen.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:41 AM
I honestly hadn’t thought about the game until you mentioned it. I think I’ve got a friend that lives in Buffalo Grove (which I think is close). Definitely planning on it now.
/marks weekend down in fictional calendar I don’t have
November 16th, 2011 at 11:41 AM
Food and sports generally bring out the best in people. Besides, I don’t think any of you are as hostile in person as you are on the internet.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:42 AM
To be fair, we kinda are
November 16th, 2011 at 11:42 AM
Nevermind. I, uh, have something going on that day.
#meme
November 16th, 2011 at 11:43 AM
I still haven’t heard the deets on the Athens trip. I need to know if anything illegal, regretful, or epic went down.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:43 AM
How is this different than any other aspect of life? You’re there to watch sports and drink beer, not marry them.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:43 AM
I have made it abundantly clear that I do not participate in MMF threesomes.
i noticed the specificity here, and approve
/mff
November 16th, 2011 at 11:43 AM
This game is October 6th? NHL Opening Night will probably be that Friday! We could all go to a hockey game too!
November 16th, 2011 at 11:43 AM
everyone ive met on here in person has been good people.
and cmon…we all have smartphones now. that’s better than a laptop.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:44 AM
Depends on the whiskey intake.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:44 AM
You’ve been on this blog for awhile. I have made it abundantly clear that I do not participate in MMF threesomes.
I love Sportsgal.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:45 AM
Somehow, I don’t think I’d be able to convince the wife that I’m flying to Chicago for a game with my “internet friends” to leave her at home with a 1-year old.
However, I will be at the PSU-UVa and PSU-NEB games next year.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:45 AM
lolz
November 16th, 2011 at 11:46 AM
Pretty subdued but a great time nonetheless. Closed down Athens bars both nights, tailgated in the morning and a 26 hour round trip drive on the bookends. We had fun.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:47 AM
they should expected me being an asshole heading into it.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:47 AM
/crickets
//SC farts
///silence
November 16th, 2011 at 11:47 AM
I’m sure the Pony or Lotties will have one of those transportation-and-a ticket-to-the-game events for the home opener.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:47 AM
Well, I’m certainly jealous that you can drink at work.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:48 AM
and cmon…we all have smartphones now. that’s better than a laptop.
assume the antisocial pose….head down, phone in hands, thumbs flying…altogether now!
November 16th, 2011 at 11:48 AM
I still have a flip phone.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:48 AM
*uncorks Old Grandad*
November 16th, 2011 at 11:49 AM
I share this sentiment. Parrish in person is nothing like he is on the internet (except the UGA superfan stuff). He’d probably say the same about me. You go to these things to have fun and make some friends, not pick a fight.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:49 AM
This is really the most reasonable response.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:51 AM
Well, I’m certainly jealous that you can drink at work.
The downside is you become a super functional drunk and instead of just passing out you end up accomplishing whatever foolish notion you have whilst sloshed.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:51 AM
Only thing I heard about the Athens trip is Ndub trying to plow a fat chick. Didn’t hear any details if he closed the deal or not.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:51 AM
Count me in on this Chicago trip.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:51 AM
What if everyone gets to the tailgate/bar/whatever and realizes, what the fuck, all of you people are ridiculous assholes?
I’d assume that in advance and have the address for the nearest strip club in hand just in case I need an exit excuse.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:52 AM
not really.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:53 AM
Like I said before, I’m willing to do planning for TBL Philly for Red Sox-Phillies in mid-May next year.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:53 AM
Fair enough, and I’m sure all of these TBL meetups are a grand old time. It’s just the whole “you don’t really know the person behind the Gravatar” thing. But then, I barely leave home these days.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:53 AM
Just so you know, we don’t make lobster at our tailgates here Mr. Fancypants. I don’t want you to get your hopes up.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:54 AM
/moderated
November 16th, 2011 at 11:54 AM
Apropos of nothing, Franco’s son is a dumbass. I know he went to Princeton (I think), but he ran for mayor in Pittsburgh. He was a dumbass. One part of Bush (Ivy League scion with no relationship to reality), one part Obama (darling of local hipsters with no relationship to reality).
November 16th, 2011 at 11:54 AM
VezBeast, this. I’ve been curious about this aspect of the meetup thing for a while. What if everyone gets to the tailgate/bar/whatever and realizes, what the fuck, all of you people are ridiculous assholes?
To be fair, we kinda are
we’d all stand around talking about TBL and the commenting section, like married people talk about their kids when they’re finally alone. then we’d re-enact epic posts and comments!
/i know that’s not how it goes
November 16th, 2011 at 11:54 AM
From other meet-ups I think we will be fine. Tailgating is hardly ever a bad experience. Alcohol will loosen everyone up.
/phrasing
November 16th, 2011 at 11:54 AM
WHAT?! Hahahahahahahahaha! I love it.
I can’t speak for anyone else but I’m super fun. Plus I’m the only person capable of bringing additional vagina to this tailgate so that automatically makes me good people.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:55 AM
that’s a fun little bout of anxiety tho…goes away pretty quick tho.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:56 AM
Apparently he did not, and was not happy about it. We have yet to hear WHY he failed…
November 16th, 2011 at 11:56 AM
That sounds pretty truthy.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:57 AM
If I show up. who’s to say we won’t have lobster?
November 16th, 2011 at 11:57 AM
Spencer’s first words when he got in my truck last year at the airport were, “I’m not as big of an asshole in person as I am on the internet.” Things went just fine from there.
If you guys come to Chicago, you can get another sammich from Perry’s again.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:57 AM
I’d probably have to at least be facebook friends with a few TBL’ers before I made the plunge on a trip. That way I could investigate/prepare/change my mind all together in fear I’m gonna get stabbed.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:57 AM
lol.
November 16th, 2011 at 11:57 AM
That’s a top 10 comment all-time.
/slowclap
November 16th, 2011 at 11:57 AM
Sammich? Do you also say tummy?
November 16th, 2011 at 11:58 AM
Plus I’m the only person capable of bringing additional vagina to this tailgate so that automatically makes me good people.
You have two vaginas?
/mouth agape
November 16th, 2011 at 11:58 AM
Plus I’m the only person capable of bringing additional vagina to this tailgate so that automatically makes me good people.
awesome. i’ll bring more married men!
November 16th, 2011 at 11:59 AM
If so, you’d think she’d be more open to those MMF threesomes
November 16th, 2011 at 11:59 AM
If I show up. who’s to say we won’t have lobster?
and let’s get banders so we can have crab!
/he gets around
November 16th, 2011 at 11:59 AM
Nah. Crap factory.
November 16th, 2011 at 12:00 PM
Better.
November 16th, 2011 at 12:01 PM
I have nothing to add that I didn’t say the other day. I just don’t want this to get lost in the CHI planning.
November 16th, 2011 at 12:01 PM
golf trip bitch…youre in whether you like it or not.
November 16th, 2011 at 12:01 PM
Oh and May is one fine damn month to drink beers and watch baseball in Philly…
November 16th, 2011 at 12:02 PM
especially when someone bust’s out the w33d
November 16th, 2011 at 12:03 PM
Thank you good sir. We can plan some golf too if people want to play that weekend. Try to do the Phils/Red Sox game on Saturday and golf on Friday if people arrive then…
November 16th, 2011 at 12:03 PM
I would go to a Chicago trip, but I feel like I won’t be one of the cool kids because of my NFL allegiance
/not really
November 16th, 2011 at 12:03 PM
Unless the face behind the Gravatar is like the kid from Mask or something, that might freak me out.
November 16th, 2011 at 12:04 PM
Now you’re talking. But if it happens, I’m still telling my wife y’all are some of my old Auburn friends she hasn’t met.
November 16th, 2011 at 12:04 PM
especially when someone bust’s out the w33d
the bible?
/let us bless this tailgate
November 16th, 2011 at 12:04 PM
Good point.
/nods at Spencer
//rolls cone
November 16th, 2011 at 12:04 PM
/dougies
November 16th, 2011 at 12:06 PM
Unless the face behind the Gravatar is like the kid from Mask or something, that might freak me out.
i actually stick my extremities in fans
November 16th, 2011 at 12:06 PM
All of this
/Phils-Red Sox on 5/19 is at 7:15
//dougies…golf in the morning, tailgating starting at 3pm, game at 7, “adult clubs” afterwards
November 16th, 2011 at 12:07 PM
You alright Ritty, you alright, very well said.
For the record I always thought Cam was innocent.
November 16th, 2011 at 12:10 PM
Thanks. Glad I’m still referred to as Ritty around here for the 2 weeks I must suffer the commenter name change bet I lost to HuskerDawg.
November 16th, 2011 at 12:10 PM
It’s also Preakness Day…and given that there is a OTB a stone’s throw from CBP, bets could be made if need be.
November 16th, 2011 at 12:11 PM
I like where your head’s at.
November 16th, 2011 at 12:12 PM
I hear you. I’m a disembodied, pipe-smoking head prominently associated with a mock religion for the truly weird.
November 16th, 2011 at 12:18 PM
good deal gp. come to chicago for that game and i will to
i’ll bring links to past stories of mine!
November 16th, 2011 at 3:15 PM
One part of Bush (Ivy League scion with no relationship to reality), one part Obama (darling of local hipsters with no relationship to reality).
And we wonder why our country is so fucked up. Look at the leaders we choose.
/ Looks in mirror too, and sighs