I took at as an invitation to discuss whether the print media has a political bias, and whether its decline may benefit (or even be encouraged by) a political party.
Those would be subjects that, as Leon implied, are best kept out of Gatortalk. -Zeb On Sep 10, 2009, at 10:04 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Thank you for the invitation, Leon. > > Is taking something to THFGT the same as asking someone to step > outside? > > I'd love to join THFGT, but I suspect if I did, I'd spend way too > much time arguing with people, and my work and home life would > suffer. It would definitely be a guilty pleasure, but my wife and > son would probably kill me. > > Thank you for the kind invitation, but I think I better decline. > > Go Gators!!!! > > Ken B. (NYC Gator) > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed > > > From: Arthur Polhill > Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:34:26 -0700 (PDT) > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Vomit dripping from chin straps > > All right, let's take this discussion to THFGT. It's important. > How and when we get our news rocks. > > Let's go. > > A. Leon Polhill, Gator > > > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 9:30:26 AM > Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Vomit dripping from chin straps > > How about "puke?" > > Just joking, Leon. > > And, not looking to get into THFGT territory, but . . . . > > Regarding newspapers, yes, unfortunately, there are fewer and fewer > (back when my father was young, New York city had ten or twelve > daily newspapers). > > However, with the Internet and cable television, I'd say there are > probably more, and more diverse sources of news than before. One > can argue about the quality and reliability of some of these > sources, but one could make the same arguments about old media as > well. > > Go Gators!!!! > > Ken B. (NYC Gator) > > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed > > -----Original Message----- > From: Arthur Polhill <[email protected]> > > Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:18:41 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatortalk] Vomit dripping from chin straps > > > Please. > > I just ate breakfast. > > I'm cuddled up in my favorite easy gliding easy chair with my > laptop with separate wireless mouse and keyboard reading the > GatorNews, and the first thing I find out is: "Vomit dripping from > his chin strap, Florida receiver Riley Cooper stared an overmatched > Charleston Southern cornerback in the eyes Saturday night and then > sprinted straight for him." > > "Vomit dripping from his chin strap,..." Please give me a break. > Stretch for an interesting metaphor, try enuendo, make a suggestive > remark, but please don't say 'vomit' as the first word in any > sentence. > > Jeesh! > > Particularly not in a morning newspaper. > > BTW, Helen might help on this, are there any afternoon papers > left? I doubt if there are. Many of the morning papers are > having trouble. The monopolization of American enterprise continues. > > Anyway, 'vomit' is not the first word I want to read in anything. > > 'Nuff said. > > A. Leon Polhill, Gator > > > > > ________________________________ > From: JunoGator <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 8:39:59 AM > Subject: [gatornews] Today's Gatornews from Miami Herald and Palm > Beach Post > > > Florida Gators' Riley Cooper paving the way for success > By JOSEPH GOODMAN [email protected] > > Florida wide receiver Riley Cooper (11) runs for yardage after > catching a pass as he is chased by Charleston Southern cornerback > Chris Kuzdale (24) during the first half of an NCAA college > football game in Gainesville, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009. > Vomit dripping from his chin strap, Florida receiver Riley Cooper > stared an overmatched Charleston Southern cornerback in the eyes > Saturday night and then sprinted straight for him. > Cooper faked to the inside ever so slightly before cutting off his > route and biting hard for the sideline. The cornerback never had a > chance. > Quarterback Tim Tebow hit Cooper in stride for a first down. It was > Cooper's third reception in a row in Florida's new no-huddle offense. > Cooper motioned to the sidelines. He needed a replacement, but > before he could make it off the field, Cooper became ill and > vomited. He had the flu. His night was over -- or so he thought. > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
