OT: Bama fan has concerns for "foreign" qb
September 13th, 2017 at 11:00 AM ^
He says "it is the elephant in the room."
There is neither an elephant nor a room to speak of.
September 13th, 2017 at 11:21 AM ^
Maybe his mom is there.
September 13th, 2017 at 11:25 AM ^
He mentioned "Nam" the elephant is more likely a ptsd hallucination
September 13th, 2017 at 10:22 PM ^
Some funny shit, bro
September 13th, 2017 at 11:24 AM ^
I don't know what an elephant has to do with Alabama or crimson, so the real question is "Why is there an elephant in the room?"
September 13th, 2017 at 11:00 AM ^
I was "wandering" the same thing honestly...
September 13th, 2017 at 11:05 AM ^
SWEEEET HOME AAA-LA-BA-MA
September 13th, 2017 at 1:04 PM ^
Well, yes it does...
September 13th, 2017 at 4:59 PM ^
Stupid is a gift and there seem to be a lot of "gifted" people down south.
September 13th, 2017 at 5:19 PM ^
That may have been a joke but i have an aunt who taught children with mental illness in Alabama and one child she taught was named nosmo king. Just one of many interesting names down south.
September 13th, 2017 at 7:12 PM ^
I've worked for major corporations in IT - in Detroit, in North Carolina, in Minneapolis, and in Denver. In Detroit I was above average. In NC I was a fucking rockstar. In Minneapolis and Denver I was pretty average. Could just be the companies I've worked for, but in my experience people down there are just... not as well educated.
There you have it: Anecdotal evidence that the South is full of dolts. And that was NC, which, like Tennessee or Virginia, is usually categorized as sort of southern meets Appalachian, but not full blown South. I mean NC has some solid universities, so I didn't expect it to be so bad.
I can imagine it only gets worse the farther into the heart of the south you go.
September 13th, 2017 at 8:48 PM ^
Research Triangle are of North Carolina has some very bright people. Georgia Tech is recognized as a very good University, particularly in Engineering.
Have you seen how Sparty fans spray paint "State" on a car?
September 14th, 2017 at 5:55 PM ^
ask when Forrest Gump played there as they said they couldn't remember him.
September 13th, 2017 at 11:02 AM ^
It has to be. Has to.
September 13th, 2017 at 11:14 AM ^
I think it is real. My late grandfather, while living in North Dakota, had to show his Driver's License at a gas station while driving through Tennessee. The attendant told him that their was no such place as North Dakota, that he must mean South Dakota and hence implied to my grandfather that he was passing off a fake ID from a fake place. My dear grandfather was never one to suffer fools who implied he was lying. He finally had to get out a map and show the the attendant.
September 13th, 2017 at 11:33 AM ^
I am shocked that this is a shocking thing in this day and age and lately
September 13th, 2017 at 1:38 PM ^
AKA people who watch the MSM.
September 13th, 2017 at 2:06 PM ^
Or people who reflexively scream "Fake news!" whenever someone tells them something they don't want to hear...
September 13th, 2017 at 11:01 PM ^
Some people are easily brainwashed, some aren't. Some can understand complex issues.
September 14th, 2017 at 12:58 AM ^
those who watch the MSM.
September 14th, 2017 at 8:46 AM ^
your vocabulary is mechanical for having a 160 iq, as you claim, but i assume your username just reflects your insecurity
September 13th, 2017 at 3:49 PM ^
Is there anywhere you won't try to shoehorn this in? Do you just walk around all day muttering MSM, MSM, MSM?
September 13th, 2017 at 11:36 AM ^
I think there's a New Mexico periodical that has a regular feature called "One of the Fifty is Missing." Filled with stories sent in by residents who have so many tales of being elsewhere in the U.S.and revealing where they are from (or showing a driver license for some purpose) and getting the blank stare or some comment about citizenship.
September 13th, 2017 at 11:59 AM ^
A monthly "best of" from these stories is an OT post I would read
September 13th, 2017 at 12:18 PM ^
Reminds me of the story about the person from New Mexico trying to buy tickets for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. He was told, since he was not from the USA, that he would have to contact his own national olympic committee for tickets.
http://articles.latimes.com/1996-03-01/sports/sp-41795_1_summer-olympic…
September 13th, 2017 at 12:37 PM ^
Geographical ignorance aside, was it really illegal to sell tickets to non-Americans at the Olympics that year?
September 13th, 2017 at 2:05 PM ^
From the article, the patron was inquiring tickets via phone and my guess is that the ticket rep couldn't sell tickets for any outside the country for transaction reasons via getting the payment method via phone.
September 13th, 2017 at 1:07 PM ^
I was living in Atlanta at the time and remember that story. I recall (although could be making it up) that the Olymppic committee commented something to the effect of New Mexico, Old Mexico, it's still Mexico.
September 13th, 2017 at 12:40 PM ^
I grew up in New Mexico, and during Freshman year I had a U of M student ask me if I needed a visa to attend school. I also had a teller at a bank on University ask me if I was going to be making any deposits in pesos.
September 13th, 2017 at 4:11 PM ^
You mean Harbaugh and staff didn't have to fly out of the country to recruit Samuels and Gentry?????
September 13th, 2017 at 12:48 PM ^
before moving to Iowa, I lived in Alabama for 14 years, so I'm very experienced with Tide fans (of which my ex-wife is one).
The main airport in the state is the "Birmingham International Airport".
Now understand, the airport does not have a single flight that goes out of the Continental US, but they call it an "International" airport because most of them think that anything outside of the state lines is a foreign land.
There should be a sign when you enter:
"Welcome to Bama...set your watch back 50 years"
September 13th, 2017 at 3:00 PM ^
I think the big Memphis airport has the same designation - it's "international" without sending a plane out of the continental US. It's weird in parts of the country.
September 13th, 2017 at 3:26 PM ^
I guarantee the Memphis airport (and I'd be willing to bet the Birmingham one as well) has international flights. They might not fly to Paris, but I'm sure they have something to Mexico, the Caribbean, etc. Isn't FedEx HQed in Memphis?
September 13th, 2017 at 4:28 PM ^
Yes, and it used to be a major hub for Northwest Airlines, which merged with Delta 10 or 15 years ago. It has several international flights.
September 14th, 2017 at 3:33 PM ^
I checked their "Flight Info" page and unless I missed something, all I see are domestic flights both today and yesterday. Maybe I missed something; they may have "international" flights in the sense that you can stop over at, say, O'Hare or Hartsfield and then go overseas.
Both airports have international military flights.
September 13th, 2017 at 1:34 PM ^
I've had several people think my license is fake because it says "District of Columbia" on it. I've had to explain several times that DC is the capital of the United States.
September 13th, 2017 at 4:14 PM ^
Or they've been watching too much "Narcos" and think you're friends with Pablo Escobar.
September 13th, 2017 at 5:26 PM ^
This sounds all too familiar. I have a buddy who attended Clemson University and he became friends with a guy whose dad owned a huge chicken farm in South Carolina. So my buddy went and stayed with his new pal for a few days. One day he went down to check out the chicken farm and he met a guy who worked there who did not think Illinois was a state. He thought Chicago was a state... But he had never heard of Illinois.
September 13th, 2017 at 8:55 PM ^
(My kids showed me that YouTube video)
September 13th, 2017 at 5:35 PM ^
Maybe that attendent wasnt' ill-informed. Maybe he was just a rabid supporter of South Dakota and Dakota reunification, and he doesn't reconize North Dakota's sovereignty.
September 14th, 2017 at 6:17 PM ^
EDIT: I see I missed the first DC comment by 5 hours, but nontheless. Stupid enough to be commented on twice.
Sidebar: I have had this very interaction with the TSA, bartenders, and Trader Joes after they questioned a Washington DC license. LIke, the capital of the damn country.
TSA: This isn't a state, I need a state issued DL
Bartender: This is fake. Never heard of the place.
TJ: Manager? Yes, hi, what is this?
September 13th, 2017 at 11:27 AM ^
As a resident of the great state of Alabama, I can assure you he doesn't have to be trolling.
September 13th, 2017 at 12:09 PM ^
I lived in 'Bama from 1989 - 1996, this is not unusual. Lots of great people in AL, but there is a definitely a segment of the population that has a unique perspective you won't find elsewhere.
It was bad enough living through one 'Bama national championship when I was there, I can't imagine the agony of being there through the Saban run.
September 13th, 2017 at 12:27 PM ^
It's not so bad. I'm sort of a novelty to them, they are much more interested in my Michigan fandom, how could I possibly not be a fan of an SEC team, the fact that I don't have a preference for Auburn or Alabama, etc., than telling me how great the tide are. I was also aware of who Pete Finebum was before many on this blog, so there's that.
September 13th, 2017 at 8:34 PM ^
Almost makes it all worthwhile.
Um, no. No it does not.
September 13th, 2017 at 2:53 PM ^
Maybe, but per the image in the post looked like the guy had been a member for 29 months and had 189 points or whatever that stands for. So if it's a troll, that's a long-game if I've ever seen one.
September 13th, 2017 at 11:02 AM ^
It's near Kenya I think.
September 13th, 2017 at 11:16 AM ^
Clearly near Kenya. That's why there are elephants in the room.