Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Six letters, starts with E

It's a quiet day here as I try and plan out the rest of my week, so no proof that I'm working today. But I do have proof of contact back home, courtesy of a note from a dear co-worker who picked up the Philly Inquirer this weekend:

In the crossword puzzle -- Six letters, starts with E, clue is "Philly team."

Really, if you're gonna do this, don't you make the clue "Greatest football team ever" or "Local obsession" or "the cause of 5,422 heart attacks in the greater Philadelphia area on Super Bowl Sunday 2005" or something better than that?

Glad to see most of the draft picks are signed. Had a nice long conversation with a guy out here from Kansas City about how the AFC's best teams always choke in the playoffs. He couldn't wait to get back home for football either, although he said that Monday night football with Tuesday morning breakfast works out pretty well.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

Actually, I didn't need to know what those barriers(in the pix in your last posting)were used for...now I am pretty freaked out!! And I missed that crossword puzzle...if I get time, will try to find it and save it for you. Have a great day. Much love.

Anonymous said...

Only 5,422 heart attacks? I would have thought there would have been more. It's so sad to hear the Eagles' fan base has fallen so far.
:'-(

Then again, I heard that Dawkins wants to finish his career as an Eagle and that's good enough news to keep me watching for years to come. Who am I kidding, I'd watch anyway.
:-)

Anonymous said...

hey, is stevie nicks coming to paka-afganastan? i saw the south park episode last night where the kids send $1 to the afgan kids and they send a goat as a thank you, but the south park kids don't want it so they put it on a military plane back to afganistan and the officers all think it's stevie nicks come to give a live performance to the soldiers. and towelie makes a guest appearance in which the south park kids tell him they don't want him around; so towelie says 'is it safe to say there's a towelie-ban?' hahaha, what a knee slapper... sorry, i wish it was a better episode, too.

Anonymous said...

oh yeah, i forgot to mention... mom, those barriers used to stop things are just for the zombie people infected with the rage virus (like in 28 days later) who can't really see 'cause there's puss coming out of their eyes and they're running really fast while convulsing and spewing all kinds of good stuff all over the place. the military doesn't want to clean up that mess...

Anonymous said...

Glad I could get to visit Fort Awesome. You sound good, despite everything.

The shore gang sounds like they're having a good time. Talked to Joanna last night and your Mom and sisters were there visiting. She tells me she keeps in touch with you via the Sea Isle Library!

Take care and know that you are being prayed for by me and all the nuns here. With love, Aunt Jul

Anonymous said...

so tom's power was knocked out by the storm last night. he has no power or water maybe through the weekend... also, he has nasty poison ivy all over, so he's pretty grumpy. i know you'll miss his comments for the next few days; and i'll miss him too (you don't expect me to hang out with a smelly, infected crank-pot, do you?)
i know you already had many reasons, but you should feel really good that you're not him right now!!!

Anonymous said...

Hay, buthead, it's your favorite sister. I visited Joanna yesterday and had soo much fun. At work we are having some changes,but I'll tell you what's going on later. Everyone is picking on me because I am a third child, what is with that? I'm just a regular person like everyone else. Your loveable sister,Kate.

Anonymous said...

Since my power is back on you're building sandcastles i thought youwould like some of my favorite headlines regarding mostly state-side news.

Man tries cleaning a washing mashine with Gasoline. Hilarity ensues

Bush plays the veto card, kills stem cells. Wait, that's not right

Taking a cue from Tom Cruise, Saudi Arabia allows "temporary marriages" where there's little commitment beyond sex. No word on if the Catholic Church plans to release similar doctrine on Technical Virginity

Man calls in to "Opie and Anthony" saying he is going to kill a tree live on air. Man uses gun. Tree laughs it off, police don't

Circus kangaroo on the loose in Ireland. In related news, thousands of Irishmen vow to never go into a pub again

Ft Worth-Arlington, Texas "Snakes on a Plane" party info. August 18, DIT (you;ll be home, right?)

How can you explain to your cell mate Bubba that your robbery was foiled by a 13 year old tying you up with jump rope?

Couple surprised when they return home to have a naked man run up to their car and start beating it with their pet pigeon

Another guy walks into another store and urinates on the beer. Crime or simply recycling

Man walks into store's freezer, urinates on $500 worth of food -- last heard screaming, "There was shrinkage!"

Actual headline: "Public schools do as good as private ones." Presumably the graduates of them see nothing wrong with this composition

Imaginary scientist claims a 600-million-person jump will end global warming. David Lee Roth seen put on stretchy pants, warming up backstage

Salem woman forgets the cardinal rule of running a captive breeding program for wolves: Keep them well fed

f you're going to give police a fake name, make sure that fake name doesn't have an outstanding warrant

Jordan's King Abdullah drives Japanese PM Koizumi back to hotel after dinner. Awwwwww, yeah

Bush tells Putin Russia should have a Democracy like Iraq. Putin: "We certainly would not want to have the same kind of democracy that they have in Iraq, quite honestl

Polls show most Americans want Democrats in power. Democrats vow to find way to screw this up

now youre up to date.

Anonymous said...

Here's a fun diversion. One of Aunt Sue's crazy friends found this link to "Sloganize"

You add the subject to sloganize. Pick something fun.

I recommend the following starters.

Wild Uncontrolled Flatulence
Elephant Excrement
Pus infected sore


You Deserve A Pus Infected Sore Today.
Taste the Pus Infected Sore.
If You Like A Lot Of Elephant Excrement On Your Biscuit, Join Our Club.
Choosy Mothers Choose Smelly Gym Sock.
Half the Smelly Gym Sock, All the Taste.

OK. You get the picture, now get crackin'.

Anonymous said...

uncle joe, this sloganizer site is amazing!!! amoung my instant favorites are:
"easy, breezy, beautiful boogersnots,"
"the good boogersnots kids go for,"
"my anti-drug is fort awesome,"
"go on, get your fort awesome out,"
"the biggest quinn pennies can buy"

i could do this for days on end...

Anonymous said...

Let me be the first to say
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!
Happy Training Camp eve, Leo! Training Camp eve, that magical day of the year the represents the end of "Ordinary Time" during the year long celebration of Football. It's a day when we can all stop pretending to be interested as we watch the Phillies take a firm stance against educating children, while at the same time managing to lose 2.5 games per night. A day where you get to drop the adjectives "hopeless" and "obsessed" and be simply called "loser" for planning which kicker and defense you'll take in this year's fantasy draft.

Yes, the boys are headed to Lehigh tomorrow so let's celebrate! Dawkins will most likely be an Eagle forever and Marty Morningweg SWEARS that his offensive philosophy is (and always has been) to emphasize the run.

So, all together now, with all the spirit that such a day demands, let me hear it:

E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!


P.S. Invincible (the Vince Papale movie) comes out right around the time you get back to the states. I can't think of a better way to celebrate that to go check it out. You pick the day.

Anonymous said...

wow. i thought that read 'the biggest quinn penises can by'. whew.

man, this will be twelve postings in one day. you're quite the popular fellow, young buck.

Anonymous said...

Hey Leo,

It's been great to get reports on how you're doing and what you've been up to! Take care of yourself and resist the urge to grow that Geraldo mustache.
Training camp starts this week at good ol' Le-high, so if there's any message you'd like sent to the Iggles, I can make flyers for the Fleet o' Luxury SUVs parked outside the English Department building. By the way, Dhani Jones was on the Colbert Report talking about his love for writing poetry, including improvised poetry. He "riffed" on the titles of a stack of books Colbert put on the table, and a poem that sounded remarkably similar to a man reading the titles of books. Next week Maya Angelou will be on to talk about her love of playing defense inadequately. It'll be TiVo-tastic!!! Have a great day!
I'll write again soon,

Bob

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