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Posted by Scipio Tex on December 11th, 2008 under Football
h/t to Deadspin
There was a brief time period between 1988-1993 when sweaters like these were perfectly appropriate attire, even outside of the holiday season. Malcolm Jamal Warner and the older Cosby daughter that was white used to wear them a lot. To this day, the only people that can remotely pull off this look are fatherly 54 year old black men eager to be confided in.

A guy in the front row is wearing a sweater eerily similar to the one Colin Firth is forced to wear by his Mum in Bridget Jones Diary.
And we’re left to puzzle how he didn’t wrangle a Heisman invite?
Go Cocks!, Sweater Prick, Texas Tech Red Raiders, You know how I know you're gay?
Blake Stansbery commented on the blog post Recruiting the Trenches ago
I like my wine in a box…. I like my wine in a box GIIIRL
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Sailor Ripley commented on the blog post Did Rick Barnes use a plant last night to distract KU players? ago
We commented on the lass during telecast. Thanks for, getting this up, so to speak.
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Mister Mike commented on the blog post Recruiting the Trenches ago
Sailor’s sponsoring it? Holy shit…that likely means goats, togas, and lots of cheap wine.
Welcome to the network!
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czarcw commented on the blog post Texas Hoops vs. Kansas: Post-Mortem 32 seconds ago
Our hoops team is the basketball version of Major League.
Jake Taylor = Damion James
Pedro Cerrano = Dexter Pittman
Willie Mays Hays = Avery Bradley
Roger Dorn = Justin Mason
Isuro Tanaka (Major League II) = Dogus Balbay
Rube Baker (Major Leauge II) = Jordan HamiltonIf Craig Way starts drinking whiskey during the broadcasts, it’ll complete the analogy.
Farmer Ted commented on the blog post Recruiting the Trenches 3 minutes ago
Nice job with this – and welcome to the network, on behalf of Better Off Red. See you at the Fantake retreat in Vegas that Sailor Ripley is sponsoring this summer!
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J Rog commented on the blog post Game Day: Spurs vs. Lakers Open Thread 7 minutes ago
Fell apart in the fourth quarter again. Can’t give up 28 points to close out a game. Spurs, Longhorns….heartache once again.
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Farmer Ted commented on the blog post Thoughts on the win in Austin 10 minutes ago
Nice job Hiphop. Very nice to win what is probably the toughest game on the schedule handily, although the Hawks obviously caught UT at a good time.
The Morningstar FT was terrible and hilarious. He said the ball was wet, which clearly means Texas was cheating somehow. Would the second chance off balance leaner
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Nickel Rover commented on the blog post Another night, another would-be hero 11 minutes ago
I don’t think McCoy played anywhere near the level of Suh and the numbers make it clear that he did not. Suh had twice as many tackles (77-31), sacks (11-5) and nearly tackles for loss (22-14.5). Suh also broke up 10 passes, if he gets stonewalled on the rush he doesn’t allow it to take
skymonkeyhorn commented on the blog post Texas Hoops vs. Kansas: Post-Mortem 12 minutes ago
We are bound to the past no matter how great the past is, we are bound to fail if we do not look to the future.
The End
J Rog wrote a new blog post: Missed Opportunities: Spurs vs. Lakers Recap 17 minutes ago
Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot. This game was served up on a silver platter for the Spurs and they managed to fumble it like a Minnesota Viking in the playoffs.
I think perhaps Will Ferrell can describe my emotions on the current state of the Spurs season better than I.
The Spurs hung around for most of the
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slugfest commented on the blog post Texas Hoops vs. Kansas: Post-Mortem 20 minutes ago
EP, I get your point, but I don’t think the fact that Texas hasn’t won a tourney came as an underdog doesn’t support it. Teams are favored because they are better. The odds that they win are greater than those who are not favored. It’s not like Texas goes into games with a secret weapon
Mister Mike commented on the blog post Did Rick Barnes use a plant last night to distract KU players? 24 minutes ago
I think KU should demand an immediate investigation. Find someone to get to the bottom of this.
I volunteer myself.
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Trips Right commented on the blog post Top 8 Teams in College Hoops 28 minutes ago
Georgetown?
RRR commented on the blog post Thoughts on the win in Austin 28 minutes ago
Good write up, hiphop. I love the versatitility of the Morris twins on defense. Xavier Henry is probably the key to a big run in the tournament. If he starts hitting open looks, the inside game will really open up. Post to post passing is fun to watch.
It’s pretty nice when
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Trips Right commented on the blog post Texas Hoops vs. Kansas: Post-Mortem 32 minutes ago
PB, just talking. I’m not ready to replace him but something has to change. The comment about playing 3 on 5 three quarters into the season is just astoundingly bad.
Blake Stansbery commented on the blog post Petrino Building Fence Around Arkansas 41 minutes ago
Here is more info on Frazier. He is such a great player, and Arkansas needs to land him in a big way.
http://www.kiehlfrazier15.com/Home.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow1mOrMQXYw
These Highlights are from his Sophomore year, and he had a bigger and better 2009. OH MY!
Blake Stansbery commented on the blog post Petrino Building Fence Around Arkansas 41 minutes ago
Here is more info on Frazier. He is such a great player, and Arkansas needs to land him in a big way.
http://www.kiehlfrazier15.com/Home.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow1mOrMQXYw
These Highlights are from his Sophomore year, and he had a bigger and better 2009. OH MY!
Blake Stansbery commented on the blog post Petrino Building Fence Around Arkansas 41 minutes ago
Here is more info on Frazier. He is such a great player, and Arkansas needs to land him in a big way.
http://www.kiehlfrazier15.com/Home.html
These Highlights are from his Sophomore year, and he had a bigger and better 2009. OH MY!
Trips Right commented on the blog post Texas Hoops vs. Kansas: Post-Mortem 43 minutes ago
It takes more time…unless you’re a Kentucky fan.
RRR commented on the blog post Mid-Season Thoughts and OU Pre-Game 45 minutes ago
Thanks Trips. I’m hoping for lots of Willie Warren trying to be Sheron Collins. TMG in sync is the scariest thing to face in Norman. That or we get beat up on the boards which seems to be recurring theme of Texas Tech road games.
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slugfest commented on the blog post Texas Hoops vs. Kansas: Post-Mortem 46 minutes ago
I don’t think it’s a case of RB not being able to coach, or doing a poor job of coaching. If you read the entirety of Katz’ blog post, he clearly sounds like a coaching searching for answers — answers that come in the form of players contributing, doing what they are coached to do.
Blake Stansbery commented on the blog post John Pelphrey’s Unconventional Approach 53 minutes ago
I agree that an NIT bid would be acceptable this year, but that if the Razorbacks can get to 20 wins they will have a very good chance at the NCAA Tourney.
Our RPI is bad, and we have no signature wins.
However, we have 8 games left on the SEC regular season schedule. If we
Blake Stansbery commented on the blog post John Pelphrey’s Unconventional Approach 53 minutes ago
I agree that an NIT bid would be acceptable this year, but that if the Razorbacks can get to 20 wins they will have a very good chance at the NCAA Tourney.
Our RPI is bad, and we have no signature wins.
However, we have 8 games left on the SEC regular season schedule. If we
Blake Stansbery commented on the blog post Recruiting the Trenches 57 minutes ago
TP welcome to the network.
I like how you broke this down, and identified which positions history shows a high star ranking has proven to be important. I personally feel that after what all the recruiting sites dub their top players that there is a major falloff. We all love that the recruiting sites bring
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Art Vandelay commented on the blog post Texas Hoops vs. Kansas: Post-Mortem 58 minutes ago
Groundhog Day said:
February 9th, 2010 at 10:00 am“How can everyone on the team have worse basketball sense than my 5th graders? Honestly? We are the dumbest bunch I have ever seen. We weren’t earlier in the year. Hell, Bradley was smartest player, by far, in any of the summer h.s. games. Now he plays
Farmer Ted commented on the blog post Petrino Building Fence Around Arkansas 1 hour ago
Good stuff JA. But the Huskers call dibs on any dual threat QB named Frazier thankyouverymuch.
Hiphopopotamus commented on the blog post Did Rick Barnes use a plant last night to distract KU players? 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
I’m convinced.
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skymonkeyhorn commented on the blog post Texas Hoops vs. Kansas: Post-Mortem 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
“No, but I became a man in Juarez.”
I bet in your fantasy you were the donkey in the show ? No ?“Eight Dollar drink-and-drowns, and cans that merely say “beer” in Juarez will turn anyone into a man”
That is why Trips was drinking river water by the bridge for too many years. In the
Darius Pourceau commented on the blog post John Pelphrey’s Unconventional Approach 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
I don’t think we have to win the SEC tourny necessarily. If we make it to the SEC Tourny championship game and have won about 20 games, I would say a tourny bid would look likely. But that is a pretty big task. I know no one cares about the NIT, but that wouldnt be
Nordberg commented on the blog post Texas Hoops vs. Kansas: Post-Mortem 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
I like Varez Ward, but he doesn’t seem like the magical missing piece to me. And we’ve got like 15 other guys on scholarship. Losing Varez Ward shouldn’t turn the season into a trainwreck.
Barnes’ “we’re going to fix it” quotes are starting to remind me of Greg Davis talking about fixing the running game. If
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ChicagoTTU said:
December 11th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Also too, you’ll notice Eric Morris, “the Elf”, directly below him I believe…
Kriess said:
December 11th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
I think this puts a new meaning on “don thee now our gay appearal” Wow.
Scipio Tex said:
December 11th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
The Elf next to Santa. I love it.
When Barking Carnival does its annual X-mas photo, I demand that we copy this exact format.
closetohumping said:
December 11th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Scipio, why have you seen Bridget Jones Diary?
Scipio Tex said:
December 11th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Because Bridget Jones Diary, Love, Actually and About A Boy are the only three palatable chick flicks ever made.
Henry James loves Maid In Manhattan!
Nordberg said:
December 11th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
“I think this puts a new meaning on “don thee now our gay appearal””
Winner.
closetohumping said:
December 11th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
That isn’t a good answer, Scipio.
Quote Police said:
December 11th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
The misquote (s/b Don “we” now…) and poor spelling detract from the win. I’m holding off to see if another contestant can deliver with more style points.
Kriess said:
December 11th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Negative. To say “don we now” means you (as in yourself) are putting on your homo sweater. To say “don thee now” means you (as in not me but you, dumbass, is putting on your homo sweater. It may be misquoted from the song, but VERY present in the situation.
Kriess said:
December 11th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
No offense on the “dumbass” part Mr. Quote-police-office.
Quote/Grammar Police said:
December 11th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
But then it should be “don thee now your gay apparel” and not “don thee now our gay apparel”. Your pronouns don’t match up.
Still, your politicking has swayed me some. I’m willing to call it genius, with an asterisk…
Hippie Killer said:
December 11th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Don’t forget that true mustache culture permits the use of this type of sweater.
Texoz said:
December 11th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
This place is turning into an R-rated version of Schoolhouse Rock.
“Conjunction junction, what’s your function?”
“Hooking up with bitches. Bitch.”
A Graham Harrell Christmas Special | BrianCombs.net said:
December 11th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
[...] goes to Scipio Tex at Barking Carnival for pointing this out and to DeadSpin for publishing this fabulous photo of Graham [...]
Vasherized said:
December 11th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
They don’t want you to know this, but the Barking Carnival moderator entrance exam only tests one skill: an oral recitation (from memory) of every Ryan Gosling line in The Notebook.
Sailor Ripley knows the script in four different languages.
Sports Jesus said:
December 11th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
My fave is The Deval Wears Prada.
Scipio Tex said:
December 11th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
I did a rendition of Daniel Day Lewis’ “Just Stay Alive, I Will Find You” speech in Last of the Mohicans. Chooky played Madeline Stowe.
Parlin Hall said:
December 11th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Scipio, I just want you to know that the grammar stuff is not me.
I hold out for moments when I can be snarky about stuff like “Jacobethan”. (Which I still can’t believe you know, by the way: What a twisted education you got on the 40 acres.)
Scipio Tex said:
December 11th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
There’s a high probability that it is Huckleberry or a Huckleberry-like creature.
www said:
December 11th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
it looks like santa might be ski poling graham and his buddy in the back
exuLt said:
December 11th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
More like “don thee now thy gay apparel”, but who’s splitting?
I think Kriess just flat out misquoted for 0 points, recovery rhetoric notwithstanding.
p said:
December 11th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
I used to think Harrell was just a douche when he got all whiny about contact.
Now It all makes sense.
For Christmas I am planning on sending him the Barbara Streisand’s greatest hits compilation, to profess my sincerest apologies!!!
SizzleChest said:
December 11th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
HenryJames once got a handy from Phylicia Rashad.
Horn in Tyler said:
December 11th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
I, for one, am looking forward to the Texas Tech game in Austin next year, when Harrell will throw a bitchy temper tantrum in the 4th quarter after being sacked in a winless situation, evoking Stephen McGee 2008.
Scipio Tex said:
December 11th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
Harrell is a senior.
dedfischer said:
December 12th, 2008 at 5:21 am
We’re starting an indifferent Yonder Mountain String Band roadie next year.
Tim's Bleeding Vagina said:
December 12th, 2008 at 8:33 am
“I, for one, am looking forward to the Texas Tech game in Austin next year, when Harrell will throw a bitchy temper tantrum in the 4th quarter after being sacked in a winless situation, evoking Stephen McGee 2008.”
you are going to be sorely disappointed.