Kibitzer
Sky Soldier
- Joined
- Aug 24, 2011
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The topic of The Sign that caught the eye of someone (Marie Cornelius?) in Knoxville and took up a paragraph in the infamous 37-page Tennessee bitch sheet has reappeared here recently. Some new Boneyarders may be puzzled about all the fuss, so let me tell the story -- one last time!
For a couple years back in the day when EDD and others were being recruited, my daughter and I made home made cardboard signs welcoming recruits to First Night. It was all in fun and there was then no specific NCAA rule against it. (There is now
.)
We composed the message(s) in limerick form, which was tough enough but to do one for Elena was a most daunting challenge. The result was something like this (using red and green markers):
Elena and Ernie (dad) loved it, so I gave it to them and thus earned my 15 minutes of (in)fame. Fun while it lasted.
Now I'm done.
For a couple years back in the day when EDD and others were being recruited, my daughter and I made home made cardboard signs welcoming recruits to First Night. It was all in fun and there was then no specific NCAA rule against it. (There is now
.)We composed the message(s) in limerick form, which was tough enough but to do one for Elena was a most daunting challenge. The result was something like this (using red and green markers):
"We welcome a recruit named Della Donne,
With a jump shot as pure as Thai Celadon.
With a jump shot as pure as Thai Celadon.
And if she comes here,
We'll send up a big cheer:
'Mama Mia! Oh, Geno! That's-a well-a-done!'" We'll send up a big cheer:
Elena and Ernie (dad) loved it, so I gave it to them and thus earned my 15 minutes of (in)fame. Fun while it lasted.
Now I'm done.
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