Tag Archives: Lists

The First Annual Q and Z July Football Extravaganza Post

Quotes of the Day: “uggggggghhhhhh”     —Quail “Blank Stare” –Zeek –board/bored comments from sports fans and longtime friends of the blog on July 1, 2009 Did anybody besides TB find last week’s poll results interesting? Discounting the anomaly that … Continue reading

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Things Learned as Dad (the lesser list)

Quote of the Day: Sometimes I catch her dreamin and wonder where that little mind meandersIs she strollin along the shore or cruisin oer the broad savannahI know someday shell learn to make up her own rhymesSomeday shes gonna learn … Continue reading

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The Nemesis List (say that fast five times)

Quote of the Day: “You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends.” –Joseph Conrad TB’s had reason of late to give thought to the great dynamic duos of history, sports and fiction, and many … Continue reading

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Philosobaen (a list to live by)

Quote of the Day: “All generalizations are false, including this one.” –Mark Twain TB’s been using the philosobaen tag since the blog started, and lately its occurred to me the credo of philosobaenism ought to be recorded. I imagine this … Continue reading

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The Uniforms List

Quote of the Day:     “I love doubleheaders. That way I get to keep my uniform on longer.”     –Tommy Lasorda TB’s got a couple of ideas floating around the noggin for essays this week, but being that its Monday … Continue reading

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Questions That Keep Me Up At Night (the lesser list) vol. ii

Quote of the Day:  from “Stand By Me” (1986) Gordie: Do you think I’m weird?  Chris: Definitely.  Gordie: No man, seriously. Am I weird?  Chris: Yeah, but so what? Everybody’s weird.  TB used to spend a lot of time in … Continue reading

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Things Learned From Mom (the lesser list)

Quote of the Day:     “God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.”     –Rudyard Kipling A day late, but Mom’s don’t hold that sort of thing against you: Brag about your kids to your friends, in … Continue reading

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Questions That Keep Me Up at Night (the lesser list)

Quote of the Day:     “The Answer to the Great Question of Life, the Universe and Everything…Is…Forty-two.”     –Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy The mind of TB is seldom at rest. This doesn’t mean it is … Continue reading

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And The Crowd Goes Wild!

Quote of the Day:     “How about that?!”     –the great Mel Allen TB’s been up in Oxford all weekend. I went to see Robert Earl Keen play Friday night and then spent all day Saturday at the Double Decker … Continue reading

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The Greatest Punchlines of All Time

Them Sheep Lie! Don’t go flyin’ off the handle when you’re full of sh*t. Let your pages do the walking through the yellow fingers. When the fly comes down 3 inches, the p***y gets wet. We’ve established what you are … Continue reading

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