Quote of the Bowl Season: Rube Gold·berg adj \ˈrüb-ˈgōl(d)-ˌbərg : accomplishing by complex means what seemingly could be done simply <a kind of Rube Goldberg contraption … with five hundred moving parts — L. T. Grant>; also :characterized by such complex means –Merriam-Webster Dictionary Competing for the title of Thursday Pickin’ Season IV (A New Hope) Grand Champion are regular season dominatrix Jessie …
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Dec
19
Listen to TB Once and For All: God. Don’t. Involve HisSelf. In. Ballgames.
Quotes of the Day: “I have yet to be in a game where luck was involved. Well-prepared players make plays. I have yet to be in a game where the most prepared team didn’t win.” –Urban Meyer Humble brag: When you, usually consciously, try to get away with bragging about yourself by couching it …
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Nov
27
Eulogy for the Losers
Desperation, a juicy topic for anyone unfortunate enough to find themselves standing in the shoes of the poor hapless loser, has a stench that can be inhaled from miles around. It is much like the fragrance emanating from a pogey plant, causing monstrous tumors to form immediately inside the nostrils of the poor bastard who’s …
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Nov
24
Thursday Pickin’ Season IV Week 13
Quote of the Day: “In honour (note the fancy English spelling), of Third Week and the number 3 in general, enjoy Three Nil by Slipknot.” –Madd Dawg TB’s gettin’ ready for leftovers so forgive me if this goes astray. Plus these crazy family members in the house are distraction’ ol TB. But TP …
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Nov
17
Thursday Pickin’ Season IV, Week 12
Quote of the 3W: “The business of America is Third Week.” –Calvin Coolidge TB’s noticed an uptick in blog hits this week and a higher than normal participation rate in the polls. I don’t attribute any of it to Third Week, but rather to your interest in out little project to project an …
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Nov
10
Thursday Pickin’ Season IV, Week 11
Quote of the Week: “Has Coach TeaJay Tom’d MTG?” –TKH There is a pall hanging over Thursday Pickin’ and all of college football this week. TB may or may not have more to say on the Paterno/Penn State scandal, but for now I will just say this: I am by turns overly idealistic …
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Oct
27
Thursday Pickin’ Season IV, Week 9
Quote of the Week: “Warning: You may fail a drug test after listening to this song.” Coach TeaJay Jessie. Lou. McAWESOME. She did it again friends. Eight weeks into the season and JL is a perfect 7-0-1 in her Picks of the Week. So, in the spirit of Thursday Pickin’, it’s time to …
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Oct
20
Thursday Pickin’ Season IV, Week 8
Quote of the Week: “Perhaps we need to allow me to pick a loser of the week.” –The Daily Wit So Spurrier takes a safety and blows the line for thousands of Gamecock alums and a good chunk of Thursday Pickers…..just goes to show how right one can be about things in the …
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Oct
13
Thursday Pickin’ Season IV Week 7
Quote of the Week: –some dude in a bank in California Here’s how the numbers break down: 5 days at Disney, 5 nights too; 3 princess meals; 1 Pooh meal; 4 times on Dumbo, once on the Teacups for TB, 6 for Scamp and RockStar; 5 fireworks shows heard, one seen; 295 digital pictures taken, …
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Oct
05
Thursday Pickin’ Season IV, Week 6
Quote of the Week: “How am I not in last place? This scoring system sucks! -Dirty Larry Gotta get this out fast–time is short and still miles to go before I rest. Disney tomorrow. But fret not, the MTGU will go on as normal as ever (blank starin’ on that one). Got …
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