I'm counting on you.
by DavetheDawg on Aug 30, 2010 10:43 AM EDT
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In about 6 hours, my wife and I will be driving down to Miami International Airport to board a very large plane. Later this evening, we will fly up the eastern seaboard of the United States, hopefully averting a decaying Hurricane Danielle over the north Atlantic, and wing our way over to England. While there, I will have virtually no access to any decent televsion, or ESPN. Where I am staying has a very unreliable wireless internet service (which is quite odd for England. They seem to enjoy providing quality WiFi just about everywhere). The iPhone is out of the question because International roaming charges are unDawgly.
On Saturday, about the time of the Georgia Bulldogs kickoff versus Louisiana-Lafayette, I will undoubtedly be held captive by in-laws and the only sport I will be able to witness is English Premiere League 'Football.' Now I like soccer, but not under these circumstances. In short, I will be bouncing in-between Dante's 1st circle of Hell (definately will be "In Limbo"), 3rd Circle of Hell (Gluttony...I do plan to eat and imbibe. Mostly roasts and Yorkshire puddings, I suppose), and 5th Circle of Hell (Sullenness...you'd be pissed to if you were missing an opener).
However, I will be checking Dawgsports as often as possible, and the Open Comments thread. By hook, or by crook, I will find an internet connection and this is where you come in. For those of you who are not going, I would be most grateful if you could continue the great work during the game itself. Descriptions of great plays are always welcome. Thanks in advance.
Sincerely yours,
DavetheDawg
P.S. I just want to go on the record and say I think we're going to have a great season. GO DAWGS! How 'bout 'em!
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You know what else they like in England?
Butter. So they got that going for them.
We’ll do our best. Y’all stay safe and have a good time.
Indeed
You know what they specialize in. Goat’s Butter. Think about that!
Cheers!
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
by DavetheDawg on Aug 30, 2010 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm liking where this is going.
It’s not shooting a research hog with a bow and arrow, but it’s a good start.
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Aug 30, 2010 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions
No premiership this weekend.
This weekend is the first match date for Euro2012 qualifying. I assume that you didn’t know that the Three Lions are playing at Wembley on Friday… hope you weren’t planning to be in London then.
Oh, but here's an England joke.
No quality wireless service in your area? Then how do they get the surveillance camera footage of the neighborhood to the central office? Oh… now I get it. Your in-laws are terrorists, aren’t they?
Won't be in London on Friday
staying in Newmarket, which is in Suffolk. Spending some time in and around Cambridge as well.
“Dear ole Dad in-law” did blow up a Christmas Goose 2 years ago. It exploded and caught fire in the oven. Most Brits, by and large, aren’t exactly acclaimed as great chefs. I suppose they are “food terrorists.”
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
That's why the national dish of the U.K...
… is Chicken Tikka Masala.
by vineyarddawg on Aug 30, 2010 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Excuse me for a moment.
(runs to the restroom… throws up)
It might look good in a picture, but the eggs would be overcooked and runny, the beans could have come out of a Van Camps pork & beans can, the “bacon” is some kind of weird mix between american and canadian bacon (and not in a good way), and I’m sorry but there just ain’t no hashbrowns on that plate. (Not to mention that tomatoes that need to be cooked are a sure sign that you shouldn’t be eating them except stewed and on top of black-eyed peas.)
Give me Waffle House any day of the week over a full English.
by vineyarddawg on Aug 30, 2010 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry...
… not trying to be grumpy today… I’m just ready for football season to start.
I’ll be over in the corner sucking my thumb.
by vineyarddawg on Aug 30, 2010 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
share the corner please
my brain is shot, i’m working entirely too many hours (read 3 actual full days off in 6 weeks despite being out of town for 6 days) and when I’m not working, I’m visiting the sick elderly in the personage of my most favorite grandparent who’s decided to vacation at the VA hospital nearby. I can’t decide whether to laugh or cry and right now all I want to do is sleep. Dear Lord bring me football so I can feel a little tiny bit better pretty please.
/end whining
"Never refuse to do a kindness unless the act would work great injury to yourself, and never refuse to take a drink- under any circumstances." Mark Twain
No worries.
Maybe my fondness for a full English breakfast has to do with the fact that my previous trip across the pond was to France, where breakfasts were, erm, comment dit-on? — lacking. A complimentary continental breakfast at Motel 6 would be luxurious compared to what I was actually served on the continent: a glass bowl of coffee and chunk of baguette with butter (I must admit the homemade confiture de groseilles was mighty tasty, and the coffee was excellent).
I’m sure you’ve heard the heaven vs. hell joke (I’ve seen variations). In heaven, the chefs are French, the politicians are Swiss, the lovers are Italian, the engineers are German, and the policemen are English. In hell, the politicians are French, the lovers are Swiss, the engineers are Italian, the policemen are German, and the chefs are English.
But, of course...
… have a great and safe trip, and hurry back to the states. We’ll need all hands on deck for the Carolina game.
by vineyarddawg on Aug 30, 2010 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I will definitely be home...
I will definitely be drinking beer and eating barbeque… and I will definitely be commenting.
I started last year at about 6 a.m. cranking up the REM vinyl and cooking “The Bacon Explosion” on the smoker. Well….Fables of the Reconstruction didn’t work out so well last year and the Bacon Explosion didn’t work out so well the next day.
This year: Reckoning
Ribs and Sausages
Man I cannot wait for freakin’ football season.
Sucks that you won’t be with us that first week Dave, but at least its just ULaLa. You’ll definitely be there in spirit.
"I want anything wearing red and black to tear the head off anything that isn't."
- Lewis Grizzard
Dear Davethedawg,
While I admire your efforts toward camaraderie in the face of grave danger, I must question your creativity. If in fact you are near an internet connection and may even access on something with a watchably-sized screen (not your Iphone), then you simply have to attempt to find an online stream so you can actually watch the game, no? ESPN3 carries most of the regional games and pretty much all of the ESPN ones (not those carried by CBS). And for those carried by CBS, well, there are ways to still find you a stream through the good graces of others looking to offer their own attempt at simulcasting for free (I’d list one of my favorites here but it is illegal and all).
Shoot, if you have a social occasion and have to pretend you’re paying attention to Uncle Reginald’s pigeon collection or simply must go trainspotting with Cousin Percy, you can use that Iphone to keep up with the live game thread. But good grief, man…please do not give in so easily in light of the magic of the intertubes.
FYI
ESPN360 IS carrying this weekends game.
"Never refuse to do a kindness unless the act would work great injury to yourself, and never refuse to take a drink- under any circumstances." Mark Twain
You know...
This makes me nervous. Last Christmas, that damn “underwear bomber” thing was going down when I was Over There.
I’m hoping they have a lot of Scotch on this jet. Gotta go. The conductor just said “All Aboard!”
"If we score, we may win. If they never score, we'll never lose."
-Erk Russell
Looks like I'm working this weekend
so while I’ve set the DVR to record the game, I may be stuck at the office in meetings and unable to watch it myself or blog =( Y’all make sure it goes right!
"Never refuse to do a kindness unless the act would work great injury to yourself, and never refuse to take a drink- under any circumstances." Mark Twain
To attempt to help you and us Dave
I would like to mention that Dagmar Midcap has tendered her resignation from WGCL in Atlanta.
by EricBDawg on Sep 3, 2010 8:59 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
That is a most excellent suggestion.
Dave, if you need us to start an e-mail campaign on your behalf, just let us know.
Go 'Dawgs!
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