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    12 minutes ago, Texas73 said:

    It is hard for me to believe anyone who has been to the games and/or graduations think the song has awkward lyrics and a lame melody.  It is the act of the song, all being sung together that makes it fucking awesome. 

    Look, I've sung The Eyes, and when it's at the end of a game, drunk off my ass, exuberant over a big win, surrounded by Texas fans who are total strangers . . .  yes, it's awesome.  And yes, it's a song that has marked a lot of memories throughout my life. 

    But if you take it away from the group fan setting -- which as you acknowledge, is what makes it awesome -- then lyrically and melodically it's just a downright bad song.  But I may be talking to a huge Blake Shelton fan, so I understand if not everyone agrees with me.  

  2. 2 minutes ago, 927 E. 41st said:

    So, while we're at it with songs. What about songs with the N word in them. If we're even taking about these hurt feelings over something none of these students has ever experienced first hand, shouldn't there be a purge of all songs that have direct denigrating lyrics? Shouldn't any student with that music on their iPhone or found to have streamed it on Spotify face punishment?  

    Wait, are you making the "why can't we use the n-word if they can?" argument?

  3. 2 minutes ago, Texas73 said:

    Anecdotes prove nothing. I've been a season ticket holder since 1996 and I love the song. It is sung at wedding, births, funerals and more. WAY more people have the opposite opinion of your hot take.

    One swallow doesn't make a summer. 

    I was just offering a perspective with no scientific data.  As did you.  Your response is also an anecdote that proves nothing, other than two avid Texas fans and season-ticket holders since 1996 disagree on this.   

  4. Unpopular hot take, from a season-ticket holder since 1996 who's revolved much of his adult life (and sometimes to an unhealthy degree) around University of Texas athletics:

    I never really liked The Eyes of Texas.  Awkward lyrics, lame melody.  I've always sung it with those around me, but I don't give two shits if we ditch it.  It's not a hill I'm going to die on.

  5. 16 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

    They don’t love aggy, that’s for damn sure.  They love a certain concept of aggy that their have in their heads, but they don’t love what aggy is.

    No, they probably love that aggy as well.

  6. 9 minutes ago, ZB'Tejas said:

    I actually think Austin overall is doing a great job of wearing masks than areas farther out (Hays county for example).

    From what I see, I'd say "good" but not "great" over the past several weeks.  It's all anecdotal.  Take my neighborhood HEB off Burnet for example.  One day I'll see maybe one or two people without a mask.  And then a couple days later it's like the "no fucks given" crowd decided to do their shopping at the same time.  There's definitely been a decrease in overall mask wearing among Austin residents since Memorial Day. 

  7. 35 minutes ago, SimkinsMan said:

    And there's still a reasonable chance the CFB season is moved until the spring of 2021.

    I don't see that happening if we also expect the 2021 season to proceed with its normal schedule in Fall 2021.  That would mean two seasons, with all the weekly practice, conditioning, and game preparation, in one calendar year.  Even if each season reduces the total number of games, it's a lot to put on those players, both physically and with respect to balancing their course work (insert laughter).

  8. 25 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

    I definitely didn't get that vibe out of No Reservations and Parts Unknown.  Huge fan of both shows.

    I never saw either, but I read Kitchen Confidential and one of his cookbooks, and thought he came off as a dick at times in both.  But as we found out, he was a tortured soul who battled depression and substance abuse.

  9. On ‎6‎/‎15‎/‎2020 at 4:00 PM, Gourmand said:

     

    This gave me a chuckle.  My 9-year-old son and I are fans of Guy Fieri, and my kid loves DDD and Guy's Grocery Games.  I probably agree more with Anthony Bourdain's food opinions, but he always seemed like a bit of a dick, and while Guy can be obnoxious, he's a genuinely good dude.

  10. 16 minutes ago, AustinMT said:

    Canceled the France/Italy trip in April/early May.  Driving to Angel Fire for 8 nights next week (rented a house in the hills) and have a week trip planned to Destin in August.  NM will be fine, as everything is pretty remote, and we are limiting stops to gas/bathroom breaks.   More concerned about Destin, as I’m guessing it will be crowded.  We are staying at a house there as well, so at least not in a condo building.

    Some friends just returned from Rosemary Beach.  Contrary to what they heard before getting there, the grocery stores were reasonably stocked, and a lot of the restaurants were open, though many had spilled tables out into the sidewalks and pedestrian streets in some attempt to socially distance the tables.  Also, families could only reserve one shift at the beach per day, AM or PM.  Services that would put out chairs and umbrellas for you are no longer operating.  Community pools were reservation only.  Destin might be a different landscape. 

  11. 5 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said:

    Abbott's logic is idiotic.

    "Oh the reason we have had an increase is either because we tested more prisoners, we tested more assisted living centers, some county turned in a bunch of tests all at once......etc"

    WTF ??? They are all CASES dumbass.

    They count no matter who or where or when you test.

    Fucking aggy logic.

    I'm the last one to ever defend Greg Abbott, especially for his shitty opinions on BBQ.  But I do think the context behind the numbers matters because they inform reactive behavior. 

    If it's possible to accurately answer these questions with reliable data, I do think it's important to ask in response to the increased numbers of cases:  How many of these are requiring hospitalizations, and how long are those hospital stays?  How many of these cases are the olds, in assisted living centers, or in prisons?  How many were among the masses who gathered in large numbers on Memorial Day not giving two fucks about possible transmission?  How many of those were among the thousands in continuous protests to support the BLM movement?  How many of those are among the "muh rights" folks who refuse to wear masks when they go to HEB, Lowes, etc., or routinely gather with folks out of the household for indoor graduation parties or other social gatherings?  I understand it may be difficult to get reliable data in response to the latter questions.   

    I ask those questions because an overreaction to the numbers without context might cause otherwise responsible people to go back to living like hermits, reverting to curbside-only grocery shopping, and abandoning even responsible socially-distanced gatherings with family and friends or supervised outdoor playdates for their kids.  Or, it might fuel the folks who feel like it's their mission to shame such behavior.  And it may lead to a call to return to more restrictive measures for restaurants, retail, and other businesses, though I think that regardless of the numbers it's too hard to put that genie back in the bottle at this point.   

    Just my humble two cents, and I post this as someone who is on the more cautious side of the spectrum, continuing to wear my mask while in public and limiting my social gatherings to a few friends in outdoor, distanced and BYOB settings.     

  12. This past weekend I went to my first restaurant and bar since early March. Saturday brunch at Tillery and Sunday pints at Woodrow’s on Burnet. Both were outdoors, and staff at both places wore masks. The tables at Tillery were about 10 feet apart. Woodrow’s wouldn’t let us come on site without a temperature reading, and we were at least 6 feet from other patrons.

    I have to admit it felt so fucking good to finally experience a semblance of normalcy after being confined to my house for most of my walking minutes for the past three months. But with the number of Travis County cases and hospitalizations increasing, I’m also concerned it’s that kind of behavior contributing to the rise. I was considering a return to Woodrow’s later in the week, but am rethinking that now.

  13. 22 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

    Nah, they stole it before we did.  Really, we stole it from thieves, and no honor among thieves and all that.

    Hedley Lamarr : If you will just sign this, Governor. Right here.

    Governor Lepetomane : Yes, yes. What the hell is it?

    Hedley Lamarr : Well, under the provisions of this bill, we would snatch two hundred thousand acres of Indian land, which we have deemed unsuitable for their use at this time. They're such children.

    Governor Lepetomane : Two hundred thousand acres? Two hundred thousand acres? What'll it cost, man, what'll it cost?

    Hedley Lamarr : [brings out a carton of paddleballs]  A box of these.

    Governor Lepetomane : Are you crazy? They'll never go for it. And then again they might. Those little red devils... they love toys!

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