OT: Bama fan has concerns for "foreign" qb
September 13th, 2017 at 12:18 PM ^
Hawaiian is also an official language of the state of Hawaii, so in theory (however unlikely), the kid could have been homeschooled in Hawaiian and not know English.
Also, could be from a Pacific Island and not know English (again, however unlikely).
September 13th, 2017 at 1:28 PM ^
would have trouble with his classes at Bama.
Of course that poster wasn't thinking things through, but you need to learn English to graduate in Hawaii. They're making an effort to keep the Hawaiian language alive, but not to that extent. Tua's clearly not an ethnic Hawaiian, Samoan I think.
September 13th, 2017 at 1:30 PM ^
September 13th, 2017 at 12:12 PM ^
September 13th, 2017 at 12:14 PM ^
hahahaha. Let's all make fun of southern people! They're so dumb!
September 13th, 2017 at 3:32 PM ^
Did you read the letter the southern mom sent to her son?
Dear Son,
I'm writing this slow 'cause I know you can't read fast. We don't live where we did when you left. Your dad read in the paper that most accidents happen within twenty miles of home, so we moved. Won't be able to send you the address as the last Arkansas family that lived here took the numbers with them for their house, so they wouldn't have to change their address.
About your sister, she had a baby this morning. I haven't found out whether if it is a boy or a girl so don't know if you are an Aunt or Uncle. Three of your friends went off the bridge in a pickup. One was driving and the other two were in the back. The driver got out. He rolled down the window and swam to safery. The other 2 drowned. They couldn't get the tail gate down.
Not much more news this time. Nothing much happened. If you don't get this letter, please let me know and I will send another one.
Love, Ma
http://jokes.cc.com/funny-blue-collar/58l1bp/a-letter-from-a-redneck-mo…
September 13th, 2017 at 12:15 PM ^
sorry
September 13th, 2017 at 12:27 PM ^
September 13th, 2017 at 12:21 PM ^
Although it is probably something you could eventually find on a lot of fan boards if a given team had this player, it somehow stands out when it comes off an Alabama board, especially when it someone displaying a rather frightening lack of knowledge about the geographic makeup of their own nation. It's funny, sure, but you almost feel bad for a dude whose board post becomes a meme unto itself. Almost.
September 13th, 2017 at 12:33 PM ^
Well all that book learnin' is for libtards as we all know.
September 13th, 2017 at 12:41 PM ^
September 13th, 2017 at 1:00 PM ^
September 13th, 2017 at 1:00 PM ^
There's one part of me thinking this is a joke by some guy attempting to troll.
And then there's the other part of me that thinks this could be true. In which case it must be written by some guy sitting in a trailer park in Podunk, AL, wrapped tightly in his confederate flag, waiting for Robert E. Lee to rise from the dead and lead the glorious South to secession, finally getting revenge on those damn yankees.
It won't be too long after that where Grant and Sherman rise from the dead to put the South back in it's place....
September 13th, 2017 at 1:23 PM ^
http://alabama.247sports.com/Board/116/Contents/Tua-Language-Barrier-107351501
The BamaOnline participants couldn't believe this fool either.
September 13th, 2017 at 1:36 PM ^
September 13th, 2017 at 2:39 PM ^
For Christ's sake, end the schtick. Fans of all teams make fun of other fans based on things one guy posts, which may or may not be trolling. Your desperate need to make ignorant mockery out to be something unique to Michigan fans reeks of East Lansing insecurity.
September 13th, 2017 at 1:39 PM ^
I might be confusing Hawai'i with Meereen, though.
September 13th, 2017 at 3:26 PM ^
A dragon is no slave.
September 13th, 2017 at 6:02 PM ^
September 13th, 2017 at 1:50 PM ^
Anyone know how Ben St-Juste is adjusting??? Does he get a special playbook??? Hopefully he can handle the transition to our country..../S
September 13th, 2017 at 1:59 PM ^
Frankly, it reads kind of like he's trolling the board - I wouldn't be surprised to see it was KenM.
September 13th, 2017 at 2:27 PM ^
I know everyone wants to believe that this is real, but it's grade A trolling. I'm sure somewhere there is someone who thinks this but they do not use the internet (except for Facebook) and are much older than Vietnam veterans.
September 13th, 2017 at 2:34 PM ^
Clearly a troll post. There is no word for football in Hawaiian.
September 14th, 2017 at 9:25 PM ^
September 13th, 2017 at 2:50 PM ^
Let me never be said that Alabama doesn't lean hard into their stereotypes.
September 13th, 2017 at 3:09 PM ^
September 13th, 2017 at 3:29 PM ^
This seems more more out of ignorance rather than malice, so it's funny and not sad.
September 13th, 2017 at 3:57 PM ^
September 13th, 2017 at 4:49 PM ^
September 13th, 2017 at 8:12 PM ^
This makes me think they should build a wall around Alabama. Keep them to themselves and "homegrown". If only they didn't have such good football recruits to try and grab.
September 13th, 2017 at 9:06 PM ^
Many Bama fans think the OP (of the Bama thread) is a genius troll. I went back and read his old posts. Here is what I learned:
1) He is not an English professor (or any other profession that requires a modest mastery of the English language);
2) He loves Bama; and
3) He has never before exhibited a particularly subtle or sophisticated sense of humor.
My (highly speculative) conclusion: OP was legitimately concerned that Tua could not speak English. After all, Bama has a history of admitting football players who have academic deficits. I am thinking, of course, of Forrest Gump.
/g
September 13th, 2017 at 9:07 PM ^
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September 14th, 2017 at 1:18 AM ^
September 14th, 2017 at 2:09 AM ^
It's all fun and games but honestly.... its a fake troll post.
September 14th, 2017 at 2:49 AM ^
Well bless his heart
September 14th, 2017 at 9:45 AM ^
To most Bama fans if you aren't from LA (Lower Alabama) you are looked at like someone from another planet.
Plus, as someone who moved to the south years ago it does take some time to really understand the suthern' language, it only has a vague resemblence to English... :-))