Saturday, October 28, 2017

Joy is a Teenager

Thirteen years ago today, in the instantly inaptly-named Misery Loves Company, I wrote what will likely be the best paragraph I will ever pen:

Somewhere, Charlie Brown is smoking a cigarette, the Little Red-Haired Girl's head nestled against his shoulder as they lay in the afterglow of beautiful cartoon lovemaking. Lucy's sitting outside wondering how the hell he kicked that ball so far.

Me quoting myself using this very piece of prose is becoming something of a tradition this time of year. This is at least the fourth time I've done it. Perhaps it's because that memory is still seared so vividly in my mind.

So forgive my indulgence while we wait for a new fanbase to experience the pleasure of amorous animation. It was just so bolt from the blue blissful.

47 comments:

Mark said...

Florida and Jim McElwain are apparently negotia buyout. My buddy texted me about it this morning. I was dubious but he’s connected so I listened. Now the rumors are being tweeted out by Gator beat writers. What. The. Fuck.

zman said...

Related to none of this, its salamander season in zyard. Over a dozen of various size and coloring.

Danimal said...

That is huge news potentially. That can’t be due tomorrow his season....maybe he was the guy that humped the shark.

Danimal said...

Due to his.

Mark said...

There have been rumors that’s he’s been at odds with the athletic administration for a while now. His weird death threats press conference definitely ratcheted that up this week. Florida has a new AD this year (from Mississippi State) so he has no allegiance to him. Between the CC scandal and the death threat thing, as well as another year of shitty offense, the new AD may just want to hit reset.

I understand that and think McElwain has underperformed offensively but also think this year looks FAR different without callaway and Scarlett in the lineup. More than anything, I’m not in favor of continued instability in the football program.

Mark said...

*With Callaway and Scarlett in the lineup. Both are borderline first round talents.

Danimal said...

Getting rid of him imo is a mistake.

Mark said...

I agree.

Taking the worst ass whipping Florida’s taken in decades isn’t going to help his case much though.

T.J. said...

My sister-in-law and girlfriend moved into an apartment today. Her first as an adult. We’re experiencing all the feels right now. These last eight years have been quite a ride.

Mark said...

This is a poorly coached football team.

Dave said...

that's some nice prose there squirrely.

T.J. needs to reread his last comment because it sounds like he's dating his sister-in-law. It also sounds like he started dating her when she was very young.

Dave said...

He might want to clarify.

Whitney said...

Misery Loves Company was great but I had company for exactly 1 year.

Mark said...

Like it or not, McElwain is gooooone.

Whitney said...

Buckeyes awesome comeback. Then crap call on 2-pt conversion and crap kick. Bullet in foot.

Whitney said...

Well, I'm wrong as always.

T.J. said...

Wow, that OSU comeback

T.J. said...

Dave, eat a dick

TR said...

I am loving Samwise Gamgee in Season 2 of Stranger Things.

Mark said...

The Ohio State comeback was great. Penn State not using Barkley on the final drive was maddening.

I enjoy late playoff baseball.

Whitney said...

Marls, this is for you:

hey gheorghies

Dave said...

that's quite a hey gheorghies.

samwise! i couldn't figure out where that guy was from.

and teej, you should be thanking me, i'm just making sure no one thinks your an incestuous pedophile! (that job is spoken for)

Whitney said...

High School English Teachers Making Grade School Grammatical Errors

...on the next edition of Gheorghe: The Blog

T.J. said...

EASY LIKE SUNDAY MORNING, BIOTCHES

Mark said...

Curb Your Enthusiasm is tremendous. I think I might have more beers than usual this afternoon.

zman said...

"You ever seen a titty?"

zman said...

Note that the English teacher made a grammatical error while correcting someone else's syntax (which was perfectly fine, albeit not perfectly clear if you don't know Teedge's family).

zman said...

The Jets cheerleaders look absolutely miserable--they're tatted up in Halloween costumes and their halftime show starts out with them lying down in a pile at midfield. I cannot think of a reason to sit in the stands in these conditions unless I was much younger and much drunker.

zman said...

Tatted = tarted

Mark said...

McElwain is gone. I appreciate Florida’s urgency with the firing. If he’s done then get his ass outta there immediately.

Mark said...

The Bulls hoodie that’s Aswan McDermott is wearing is pretty sweet.

Whitney said...

Cowboys by 3 over Washington is tempting to give the points and take big D bags. They should win going away. But never bet on DAL/WAS.

Mark said...

Bills hoodie. My autocorrect is, not surprisingly, NBA centric.

zman said...

Took zdaughter to a trunk or treat. She chose to be Chewbacca which is surprising, but not as surprising as the mom who was dressed as a naughty darth Vader.

zman said...

I assume aswan is sean.

rob said...

pics or it didn't happen, z. of the hoodie or the naughty vader.

Mark said...

No, Aswan is my nickname for him. Long story.

zman said...

Like the dam. Or Dam Aswan given their personnel moves lately.

TR said...

Y’all’s punctuation/spelling has been sucking a lot recently. Get your shit together.

zman said...

The Jackie Stewart Heineken add is cool but how many Americans known who he is?

Dave said...

i've been to the aswan dam! did not see any giant nile perch, but i was on the lookout.

rob said...

i bet a lot of americans roughly our age know who he is from his broadcasting days. younger than us? maybe not so much.

rob said...

cavs are off to a flying start

Mark said...

I had no idea who he was until I saw the commercial. But I’m not a big car racing guy.

Whitney said...

Bunch of Baltimore Specials in Houston tonight.
Fun Fall Classic.

zman said...

I really wish JuJu Smith-Schuster said "Age is but a number it's all about maturity."

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