Really? A. Leon Polhill, Gator "I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain
________________________________ From: mail.bobparks.com <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, October 6, 2012 12:01:53 PM Subject: Re: [gatortalk] LSU Corn Dogs Smelt is a fish. And, what you do to iron ore. Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks, LLC 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 615-972-4239 615-826-4040 Sent from my iPhone On Oct 6, 2012, at 8:54 AM, Arthur Polhill <[email protected]> wrote: I've never smelled (is it really smelt?) corn dogs on a Cajun fan. I've smelt it on many an Auburn fan. They do have the best corn dogs in the SEC. > >I have smelt a lot of stuff scrapped out of a ditch and cooked in Cajun spices >and served over corn cobs that tasted better than grits. > >They can cook. We better hope they can't play football today. > A. Leon Polhill, Gator >"I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. >I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain > > > > > ________________________________ From: Steve McKibben <[email protected]> >To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Sent: Sat, October 6, 2012 9:32:52 AM >Subject: Re: [gatortalk] LSU Corn Dogs > > >Someone else's that I copied and posted last year. It's a new GT >"tradition"... >:) > > > > ________________________________ From: mail.bobparks.com <[email protected]> >To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, October 5, 2012 10:20 PM >Subject: Re: [gatortalk] LSU Corn Dogs > > >Excellent material, Steve. >Your composition or someone else's? > >Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI >Real Estate Broker >Bob Parks, LLC >1517 Hunt Club Blvd >Gallatin TN 37066 >615-972-4239 >615-826-4040 >Sent from my iPhone > >On Oct 5, 2012, at 8:05 PM, Steve McKibben <[email protected]> wrote: > > >LSU fans smell just like corn dogs. >> >>Yes, it is often said, but so, so true. >> >>LSU fans do smell like corn dogs. >> >>I would never tell them that to their face though. This is something better >>said >>at internet distances. Even now, I am afraid. >> >>I am afraid that they'll know I said it. I'll walk past an LSU fan someday, >>and >>he'll see that look in my eye that gives it away. That look that says, "gee, >>what is that smell? Is it corn dogs?" The next thing you know, I'll have flat >>tires on my car. >> >>If you only learn one thing from me today, remember not to tell LSU fans how >>they smell - you know, like corn dogs. >> >>LSU fans seem, somehow, sensitive to that whole corn dog issue. >>I think this may be why a lot of fans get beaten up by LSU fans. If you >>attend a >>game in Baton Rouge, try to avoid telling them that they smell like corn >>dogs. >>Say something else instead. Like, "Wow, LSU sure does have a great team this >>year. This is going to be a great SEC game." >> >>It's hard. I know. It's like when you're having sex and you try to think >>about >>baseball. That corn dog smell is just so overwhelming. It makes it hard for >>you >>to think about football or baseball or whatever else. Your brain wanders into >>corn dog topics like: "Gee, I wonder if I took a bite of your finger, if you >>would taste just like a corn dog?"; or "Is this a real person or is it a >>giant >>corn dog trying to make me think it is a real person?" or "What did that >>giant >>corn dog just say?" or "Excuse me, Mister, why is it that you smell just >>exactly >>like corn dogs smell?" or, of course, after a silencer: "Madam, did you just >>let >>the corn dogs out?" >> >>Heck, after what I've heard about LSU fans, I think it may be better not to >>smell them at all. Okay, not all of them. Some of them are nice. Sure. Smell >>the >>nice ones. That's okay. >> >>You know what else is a bad thing to do? Holding your nose around them. They >>are >>real sensitive to that, too. Try holding your breath. But don't be obvious >>about >>it. Somehow they know you're trying not to breathe in the corn dog smell. And >>that offends them. They'll likely punch you for that if they catch on to what >>you're doing. >> >>If you do breathe it in long enough, though, it'll permeate your whole body, >>and >>then you'll smell like a corn dog just like they do. But don't say, "Dang, >>now I >>smell like a corn dog." They take offense to that. And they will throw >>things. >>But not corn dogs. Hard stuff. Stuff that leaves bruises and makes you bleed. >>Then you may have to get stitches or something. Just don't say it. If you do >>start smelling like a corn dog, just shut up about it. Okay? >> >>I think kids are acutely aware of corn dog smells too. Counsel your kids on >>how >>to behave around LSU fans. If LSU fans are driving around town, do not let >>your >>kids stick their heads out of your car window and sniff the air. No. Keep >>your >>windows rolled up. An odd change in their expression - indicating they smell >>corn dogs - might get a wrench or pipe or some other object tossed at your >>windshield. So, that's >> >>dangerous. Let your kids stick their heads out of the car windows as you >>drive - >>on some other weekend >> >>I know you are just as puzzled as I am about some of this corn dog stuff. >>What >>puzzles me most is that I've never actually seen any of these LSU fans with a >>corn dog in their hand. Okay, maybe there's no mystery there - maybe they >>already ate the corn dogs. Who knows? >> >> >>Maybe there's a corn dog factory in Baton Rouge and they all work there. >>Maybe, >>there's a corn dog lotion that they wear, or a French perfume. Maybe their >>city >>council puts corn dog juice in the water supply - kind of like fluoride. The >>politics there are probably weird. The big political issue during the city >>election is whether they should add more ketchup or more mustard to the >>water. >>Don't comment on it though. It's not politically correct over there. It's >>like a >>malnutrition issue or something. It's like the corn dogs are probably added >>to >>the water to prevent starvation or something. >> >>I know when you go to Baton Rouge, you're thinking: "Ahhhh. Here I am in >>Baton >>Rouge, Louisiana. I'll bet the people here smell just like boiled crawfish or >>shrimp etoufee' or some fancy Cajun food." But just stop thinking that. >>That's >>just a myth. They smell just like corn dogs. >> >>In fact, please listen to my advice. Leave them alone about the corn dog >>odor. >>And don't try masking the odor with something stronger. They'll curse at you. >>They'll say something like: "WTF, how dare you smoke a cigar in my home," or >>"WTF!! Are you too good for the smell of corn dogs?" and they'll cuss out >>your >>kids too: "WTF!!! Little Mister fancy pants over here acts like he doesn't >>want >>to smell like corn dogs." >> >>Cajuns are not like us. Don't you see that, yet? They are really sensitive >>about >>being sniffed and about their corn dog aroma. They know they smell like corn >>dogs and it is no laughing matter to them at all. I know, I know. We sniff >>the >>bammers and the UGA dawgs and the Ole messes, and we keep a straight face >>with >>each of them, but don't press your luck with the Cajun tiger fans. Don't >>refer >>to Death Valley as corn dog valley either. I mean that's just wrong. Even if >>you've been drinking, they'll beat you up and curse out your kids. >> >>Along these lines, be extra careful when you laugh in their direction - even >>if >>you're laughing about something else. Like baseball or football, or sex or >>whatever. If you can't control yourself and you must laugh though, do not >>snort. >>The snorting makes them think that you smell their corn dog body odor from a >>distance or that you're choking on it or something. They'll likely burn your >>van >>for that. We lost a campus building over just one snort. >> >> >>So, just remember. You can love one another without sniffing each other. You >>can >>enjoy the clash of a couple of good football teams. You can enjoy the thrill >>of >>the rivalry. But after the game, please heed my words. Please just move >>along. >>No sniffing the opposing fans this Saturday. Okay? Get your corn dog jollies >>at >>home. >> >>Enough with this corn dog talk. 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