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We blew up a can of Axe body spray in front of the dorms. It went boom!
'11 FL DE Aaron Lynch (USF Transfer)
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We blew up a can of Axe body spray in front of the dorms. It went boom!
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The Seniors made us Freshman go to a local sorority house (Kappa Kappa Gamma) and execute a panty raid...well one of our linebackers grabed a pair of panties put it on his head...and then.........................we looked at him.......and the panties had a "streak" down the middle......LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lets just say when our coaches found out....(who is now the head coach of the Bengals)....we were running sprints for EVER! True story...
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I dont understand how this isn't good. its a roman candle if you didnt shoot any as a kid than i feel bad for ya. Whats Kelly going to do sit him for the first quarter against South Florida? no
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Judging by that pic, about 6 inches north and it could have been life threatening, or at the very least take out an eye.
I don't know many blind football players.
Not a fan of this, or the fact that it's posted for the world (and Res Life) to see.
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Required first comment: Lynch is my favorite candidate for becoming an Irish football legend.
But: A). If Josh Atkinson can't dodge the thing then it could have hit him anywhere. Please do not goof around putting fire in people's eyes. I doubt that Aaron has Clint Eastwood accuracy with a Roman Candle;
B). keep it off the internet, you goofballs!.
Now, to deflate most of what I just said as I do my "adult" duty, here is a relaxing bedtime story:
Once upon a time, there was a small Catholic college which required there to be a priest on each floor. This was in the Era when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth. They were to police such regulations as "lights-out-in-the-dorm-at-10pm".
These priests ranged in humanity from fairly good guys to Complete A$$Holes. One CA had a group of students with more brass than most, who were up to no good and he knew it.
The main irritant at the moment was that these students would wait till lights-out and then, picking their spots with leprechaunish luck, roll bowling balls down the corridors, scooping them up before he could burst out of his door to nab the miscreants.
No manner of casual approach would solve this, so he resolved to stay up all night at his door, ready to rush out into the hall at the sounds of the rumbling, and catch the sinners red-handed.
Unfortunately, his military intelligence lacked as he discussed this with his dorm policemen [the jocks, usually football players who were assigned to help the priests as part of their scholarship duties]. One of the players leaked the plan to the students.
They let him stay up all night "just for fun", and the next evening hatched their dastardly plot.
Somehow heating the ball up to near red-heat, and gingerly carrying it out of one of the doors at the far end of the corridor, [using insulated padding from one of the science or engineering labs], they rolled it at his door, and disappeared inside their own.
Bursting forth in triumph, he noted an empty corridor and a rolling ball.
He scooped it up to find that it was he who was caught red-handed.
And almost everyone slept happily ever-after.
This behavior is not condoned by myself nor any right-thinking American.
But: A). If Josh Atkinson can't dodge the thing then it could have hit him anywhere. Please do not goof around putting fire in people's eyes. I doubt that Aaron has Clint Eastwood accuracy with a Roman Candle;
B). keep it off the internet, you goofballs!.
Now, to deflate most of what I just said as I do my "adult" duty, here is a relaxing bedtime story:
Once upon a time, there was a small Catholic college which required there to be a priest on each floor. This was in the Era when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth. They were to police such regulations as "lights-out-in-the-dorm-at-10pm".
These priests ranged in humanity from fairly good guys to Complete A$$Holes. One CA had a group of students with more brass than most, who were up to no good and he knew it.
The main irritant at the moment was that these students would wait till lights-out and then, picking their spots with leprechaunish luck, roll bowling balls down the corridors, scooping them up before he could burst out of his door to nab the miscreants.
No manner of casual approach would solve this, so he resolved to stay up all night at his door, ready to rush out into the hall at the sounds of the rumbling, and catch the sinners red-handed.
Unfortunately, his military intelligence lacked as he discussed this with his dorm policemen [the jocks, usually football players who were assigned to help the priests as part of their scholarship duties]. One of the players leaked the plan to the students.
They let him stay up all night "just for fun", and the next evening hatched their dastardly plot.
Somehow heating the ball up to near red-heat, and gingerly carrying it out of one of the doors at the far end of the corridor, [using insulated padding from one of the science or engineering labs], they rolled it at his door, and disappeared inside their own.
Bursting forth in triumph, he noted an empty corridor and a rolling ball.
He scooped it up to find that it was he who was caught red-handed.
And almost everyone slept happily ever-after.
This behavior is not condoned by myself nor any right-thinking American.
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Half of you are sounding like my wife. Running around thinking that every little thing has the potential to kill or permanently maime our children. Maybe we can just get big hamster balls for the players to be in whenever they are not in practice?
We did this stuff all the time growing up but no one would ever let our parents know what we were up to. Posting pics like this would be a direct violation of the "code" as half of those involved would have been punished by parents. (the other half had parents that did not care)
I remember the time a whistler burned the crap out of my hair and I had to hide it from my mom. That wasn't easy, I mean do you know what burnt hair smells like?
We did this stuff all the time growing up but no one would ever let our parents know what we were up to. Posting pics like this would be a direct violation of the "code" as half of those involved would have been punished by parents. (the other half had parents that did not care)
I remember the time a whistler burned the crap out of my hair and I had to hide it from my mom. That wasn't easy, I mean do you know what burnt hair smells like?
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I guess we better play all home games so we dont the kids at threat to get in a bus/plane crash too.
Not the brightest thing to do in the world, but...
1. They are 18 year old kids at college.
2. They are at college in South Bend, Indiana
3. There is not much to do in South Bend
4. I am sure there was worse going on this weekend than a roman candle war.
Not the brightest thing to do in the world, but...
1. They are 18 year old kids at college.
2. They are at college in South Bend, Indiana
3. There is not much to do in South Bend
4. I am sure there was worse going on this weekend than a roman candle war.
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I am sure GA and AL would both agree that some windsprints are worth the fun of a good firework fight. I would levy that punishment more as a reminder to keep crap off the internet more than anything.
Only a hot dog and apple pie fight could be more American though.
Only a hot dog and apple pie fight could be more American though.
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lol you guys are ridiculous.
One thing my Dad still reminisces about are his bottle rocket wars in Sorin. No one ever lost an eye and good fun was had by all... sure, it's not the safest thing in the world but let kids be kids.
One thing my Dad still reminisces about are his bottle rocket wars in Sorin. No one ever lost an eye and good fun was had by all... sure, it's not the safest thing in the world but let kids be kids.
IrishInFl
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I did that with my friends back in Minnesota. It's just kids acting like kids.
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Still dangerous though. I have heard too many horror stories of this kind of "play." I can't believe I just typed that, but...
Everyone jumps on Floyd for "what could have happened." What's the difference? I'm glad they had fun, but I bet some parents might be a bit irked by the incident.
(Sidenote, and true story: One July 4 one year, some cops and sheriffs were out and shot their guns in the air to celebrate. A few miles down the road, a kid plopped dead with a bullet wound to the head. The same bullet that the officer had shot.)
So last night, a family next to me was popping off a huge arsenal of fireworks. When they were done, I noticed a lady cleaning up the street and tossing the refuse into the dumpster. I kinda thunked to meself, "that might not be so wise." Sure enough, about 10 minutes later when I stepped out to toss some trash, a full blown fire was raging in the dumpster. The flames started reaching up to the overhanging tree. A visitor who was passing by was trying to put it out with extinguishers found throughout the complex. The fire simply would not die, so the fire department had to come put it out.
I still get a kick out of how blatant fireworks are in the streets in front of cops over here. When I was in Texas, if you were caught buying fireworks outside the city (they are completely banned) and enter the city limit, you are either arrested or ticketed on the spot.
Everyone jumps on Floyd for "what could have happened." What's the difference? I'm glad they had fun, but I bet some parents might be a bit irked by the incident.
(Sidenote, and true story: One July 4 one year, some cops and sheriffs were out and shot their guns in the air to celebrate. A few miles down the road, a kid plopped dead with a bullet wound to the head. The same bullet that the officer had shot.)
So last night, a family next to me was popping off a huge arsenal of fireworks. When they were done, I noticed a lady cleaning up the street and tossing the refuse into the dumpster. I kinda thunked to meself, "that might not be so wise." Sure enough, about 10 minutes later when I stepped out to toss some trash, a full blown fire was raging in the dumpster. The flames started reaching up to the overhanging tree. A visitor who was passing by was trying to put it out with extinguishers found throughout the complex. The fire simply would not die, so the fire department had to come put it out.
I still get a kick out of how blatant fireworks are in the streets in front of cops over here. When I was in Texas, if you were caught buying fireworks outside the city (they are completely banned) and enter the city limit, you are either arrested or ticketed on the spot.
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I won't belabor this, as I suppose that we all play the odds/risks game all the time, but just so we don't get completely out of touch with reality, here are the statistics:
There are about 2000 fireworks-caused eye injuries per year in the United States. About 1400 of them come in the month surrounding the Fourth. The majority of the eye injuries are caused by bottle rockets, but a significant number are caused by Roman Candles. One quarter of these eye injuries [remembering that the total number is only the number reported to a doctor/hospital] create a situation of some permanent vision loss. One out of twenty require actual eye removal.
I agree that the odds are small that any one person will be that unlucky. We should, however, not be entirely mocking of a person who is concerned about there being a hazard here.
That said, I will admit that if the boys raided the chemistry lab for some safety glasses first, the risk would get very close to zero. Somehow, I don't see that happening.
Anyway, goofy boys will be goofy boys --- no facebook nor tweet though please.
There are about 2000 fireworks-caused eye injuries per year in the United States. About 1400 of them come in the month surrounding the Fourth. The majority of the eye injuries are caused by bottle rockets, but a significant number are caused by Roman Candles. One quarter of these eye injuries [remembering that the total number is only the number reported to a doctor/hospital] create a situation of some permanent vision loss. One out of twenty require actual eye removal.
I agree that the odds are small that any one person will be that unlucky. We should, however, not be entirely mocking of a person who is concerned about there being a hazard here.
That said, I will admit that if the boys raided the chemistry lab for some safety glasses first, the risk would get very close to zero. Somehow, I don't see that happening.
Anyway, goofy boys will be goofy boys --- no facebook nor tweet though please.
In the late 90's there were some football players that got their jollies walking down railroad tracks into an oncoming train and seeing who was the last one to jump out of the way. Depending on your point of view on these kinds of "adventures" there was one OL that was either braver, stupider, or just a lot slower than the others and didn't quite get out of the way in time. He was injured quite badly. He didn't get a Darwin Award but he was given the nickname, "Choo Choo".
He was a scholaship athlete that only lettered once in his 4 years, his last. I don't recall if the letter was earned for PT or as a service award. Before the injury, his on the field claim to distinction were being tossed aside like a ragdoll (he was a 300 lb OT) by a 240 lb Air Force DL who blindsided Powlus for a sack and fumble in ND's first play ever in an overtime game. AF turned the fumble into a game winning FG. He also had the distinction of being the last player signed in his recruiting class forcing ND to turn a young defensive prospect away as there was no room left. ND's OLine coach Joe Moore argued with Holtz that this kid was a more valuable prospect than some kid out of Florida named Jevon Kearse.
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Didn't you read my story about bottle rocket wars? lol
And by my "Kelly won't let it fly" line, I don't mean he'll sit him for a game, but for posting that I would imagine a little extra time on Longo Beach.
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What really happened
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Booker was set to commit to ND. Lemming broke the story early and Gene told this to Lorenzo. He committed to FSU out of spite from Lemming reporting too early. To top it all off, when the cameras stopped rolling, Lemming stormed off stage. Gene and Lemming are damn near enemies now.
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wow!
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19lynch19 via Twitter:
Nice to see our football players, especially a true freshman, taking advantage of the Grotto. I wish I had spent more time there myself.
Nice to see our football players, especially a true freshman, taking advantage of the Grotto. I wish I had spent more time there myself.
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Anyone know if a #19 jersey will be for sale this season?
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i doubt it, if they were making it they would have had it in the Sideline cataloge
This would be a whole other story if the playboy mansion was nearby!