The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, October 19, 1981, Page Page 2, Image 2
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Pigskin Poem
t BUT THAT'S ON ME
Before the season had begun
Big Jim said this year would be fun.
We'd throw the pass, have no fear
and be real tricky with our veer.
And then the first game came alas
Sure than hell we threw a pass,
Then ran the veer; we understood.
| Just like Big Jim said we would.
But then Ole Miss came into town
and Big Jim's smile was now a frown.
They threw the ball, they hadn't oughter
Scored 17 in just one quarter.
Next day Big Jim wasonT.V. 1
Said that's o.k., but thats on me. '
My coaching staff just couldn't know
' Fourcade would play or he would throw.
This is the best staff in the land
You fans here just don't understand.
I Our players are by far the best
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Then came Duke, an also ran
And stacked up with us man for man.
But then somehow we beat the blue
And Big Jim's form was holding true. j
We didn't play too well, you see j
We'll change some things, but thats on me
My staff did well, that's for certain
i To prepare for Duke, with their quarterback hurtin'.
Came Georgia next, now that's a gas
] They use some weapon called the pass. I
What it is my, staff can't say,
But we don't need it, no, no way, \
We'll run at tackle, inside end, ]
Keep it up until they bend.
Be tough as hell till quarter 3 i
Then lose the game, but that's on me.
Next came Pitt, twas on T. V. [
Big Jim says, yep, that's on me.
| Now ail the world will see Jim's staff,
They cut us off before the half. |
I know no one should give advice
To one like you who is oh so nice,
Who never blames a loss you see
On his coaching staff, no, that's on me.
You promised an offense diversified,
Until now it seems as though you lied.
I Your kids who block down on the line,
J Deserve much more than 4th and 9.
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It seems to me just now and then,
That we should throw on first and ten.
With you it's always same old song,
rf Twice in the line, then 3rd and long.
} The fans here love our fine young men
Who give their all each week to^vin.
I wonder if they understand
Your staff is tops in all the land.
The fans here may not be the best,
But certainlv better than most of the r??t
They may not be the I tops, but then,
They rank somewhere in my top 10.
If your staff is really best
Over 'Bama, and Pitt and all the rest,
Then it seems we're all at loss
(Except, in case it is tiieir boss.
But if you win with your run, run, run,
And do not pass cause that's no fun,
Then I will he the first, you see
Tosav I'm sorry. But that's on me.
1A DEVOTED CAROLINA FAN
JM I ii" I "ill.
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ro THE EDITOR:
I must say I am appalled
at the quality of the material
printed in your paper. Being
the pigeon pictured in the
\nwar Sadat cartoon," I feel
[>ersonally insulted at the
remarks aimed at myself
and my brother pigeons. I
am referring to Shawn
Baker's letter in the Oct. 12
edition of the Gamecock. I'
was also surprised at the
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r.A. He began by criticizing
the cartoon and then leaped
to pigeon jokes. I feel it is my
duty to speak out for pigeons
in order to dispel the
CartoonU
rOTHE EDITOR:
no uic tai iwiuai wnu ui cw
the "Dying Dove" piece, 1
would like to comment on the
controversy I have unwittingly
stirred.
First, in defense of Shawn
Nuetron
TO THE EDITOR:
I am writing in response to
the editorial "No-Nuke
Bound" in the October 15
ssue of the Gamecock.
Evervone seems so rnn
:erned about, establishing
vorld peace through arms
imitation, but can we be so
laive as to believe that the
Russians are not experimenting
with new
nuclear weapons too?
This concern about the
neutron bomb is so
misplaced. People object to
the neutron bomb because
they feel it is inhumane to
kill people and leave
buildings standing. But, let's
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weapons meant to kill
people? The neutron bomb
serves the same purpose as
any .45 caliber army pistol.
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Letters T
an Offei
distorted views held by s
people.
To begin with, we pigc
are not as dense as we
believed to be. Gran
many times one v/ifi obsc
us with a vapid gaze in
eyes, but this is only beca
we are pondering
subtleties of the pig
universe. In fact, St. Thoi
Aquinas commented on
philisophic nature when
said, "Pigeons are the n
deeply religious creatur
have ever met." We pigc
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the literature written bj
about pigeons were not
severely criticized so a:
st Replie
Baker, I would like to
that I do not believe he,
misinterpreted my cart
He was satiring
technique and my hand
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place to say whether he
right or wrong.
Bomb: A
It is more effective than
pistol, but no more or
moral,and its victims an
more or less dead.
REAGAN'S decision
produce the neutron bom
a definite must to estafc
world peace because wa
serious business. The a'
war, the United States h?
be strong. We need
produce nuclear weaj
because they would serv
a threat against So
aggression. And what be
way to thwart So
aggression than to ha\
bomb that can be used i
defense mechanism. Thj
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neutron bomb would sem
Almost all of NATO':
members want the Ur
States to produce and de;
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uch withheld from liberal
thinkers, then the tragic and
*>ns painful history of our
are existence would be
ted, universally recognized. We
>rve are a brooding and suffering
our bird but we also have our
luse cheerer moments (for
the example flying, making
;eon love and watching Leave it
nas to. Beaver re-runs.
our
i he MISTER Baker dwells for
lost a good bit on the supposed
es I lack of humor in pigeons.
Again ne is quite mistaken,
y of not only are most pigeons
r or sarcastic wits, but we also
so enjoy a good practical joke
s to (like droping a load on the
s To Reader:
say I would, however, like to
/she thank those who wrote to the
oon. Gamecock in defense of my
my work. We who work for the
Uing paper often have little or no
my idea whether we actually
was affect anyone, whether we
actually succeed in what we
I Necessary
the these enhanced radiation
less weapons. They want a
b no defense mechanism. NATO
is a defence alliance; so if
there is an attack, it will be
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to Union on friendly territory,
ib is So, if war comes on our own
>lish land, what better way to
ir i3 defend ourselves than by
void bombing the enemy without
is to destroying the land and
to buildings that we want to
x>ns save? If we are to defend
e as ourselves on our own land,
viet there is no question as to;
itter whether the neutron bomb
viet should be produced.
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as a ine neutron oomD serves
it is one major purpose. It is a
the deterrent. And, in our world
e. where we are outnumbered
s 15 by the Soviet Union in the
ited number of tanks, inploy
tercontinental . ballistic
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I am proud to have posed
for the cartoon. I feel that I
have helped in the presen**
tation of a sober memorial t<T
a great man. If Mr. Baker
were to have posed for such
a picture I do not doubt he
would get at least as much
ribbing as I have. If my
picture is so disliked maybe
it would be better to see me *
in person. I can be found
throughout the week on the
roof of the P.E. building. I
am the white pigeon with the
cute smile. Q
NAME WITHHELD BY REQUEST
s' Letters
set out to do. I was touched to
know that, at least for some,
I succeeded in communicating
my grief and
horror at the atrocity of?
Sadat's murder.
JULIE LEE i
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missiles (ICBM's), submarine
based and medium
range missiles, medium i
range bombers, and submarines,
the threat of thew
neutron bomb would serve*
as a big deterrent and would
help neutralize this military |
superiority. ^
THE NEUTRON bomb is
necessary to establish world
peace. The Russians do not
want us to produce it
because they do not want us
to have the advantage. They
do not want us to have any
superior weapons. They cal J
the neutron bomb inhumane.
But, are we really out to
please them? And, can we
really be so naive as to
believe that they are not now
busily trviiuz to develoD one
of their own?
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