Cracks In the Armor?

In a stunning statement, Axis of Weevil Charter Member and Sole Holder of the Order of Morawski, Lee Ann Morawski herself over at Spinsters, posts the following startling quote yesterday evening--

Next week is the most serious challenge yet thrown at the vaunted Axis of Weevil. Yes, the Iron Bowl. The first Iron Bowl since the Axis’ founding. The epic battle between Alabama and Auburn threatens to rend the Axis asunder. Religion is all well and good, but the Iron Bowl is important.

Next week? NEXT WEEK!? I see Tuberville's evil plan to mislead Alabama into not showing up on Saturday is already having the intended effect. BWWAAHAHAHHAHAHAA! We will win a crushing, overwhelming victory by DEFAULT! Sorta like the thing that goes around every year telling Democrats to vote on Wednesday!

Of course, should this nefarious scheme be found out, and the Tide does manage to show up on time (2:30 p.m. Saturday, November 23, 2002--broadcast on CBS) our plans may need some reworking. Please, no one tell them!

As for the relative importance of this game, all I can say is that I have known of people of mixed marriages, so it is possible to put aside the deep divide for purely carnal reasons (although it is a terrible burden upon the children of such a union). HOWEVER, one of the unspoken, but fully understood tenets of membership in the Axis of Weevil is that we are all free to dispute, rant, rave, yell, cheer, badmouth, or perform other such verbal and literary assaults against whomever we wish in this great conflict, and then go back to our penultimate function of fighting for truth, justice, and the American Way AFTER the Iron Bowl is over, with no rancor or ill-will on either side (except for the continued telling of Auburn-Alabama jokes).

In any event, Miss Lee Ann and all you other Bama fans just remember that the game is NEXT week.

And despite trying so hard, I must share this joke--

Back when Alabama still had the electric chair, four inmates were going to be executed on one day--one had been an Alabama student, one a student at Auburn, one from Tennessee, and one vile creature from the University of Florida. They were gathered all together, and the warden first asked the Auburn student to sit in the chair. He was buckled in, his last statement was taken and the switch was flipped.

Nothing. The warden said it was an act of a merciful God, and to the great relief of the Auburn student, he was allowed to go free.

Next, the Volunteer student was placed in the chair. Statement taken, switch thrown.

Nothing. Breathing a deep sigh, the Rocky Topper was allowed likewise to go free, and went his way praising God.

The third student was placed in the chair, and after saying a quiet prayer to Steve Spurrier, the warden once more ordered the electricity on. And once more...nothing. The Gator was released upon the orders of the warden.

At last it was time for the Crimson Tider, who had been intently watching the entire proceeding. He boldly went over behind the chair and, leaning down for a moment then proudly rising up, proclaimed--"I tell you what you're doin' wrong--you ain't got this thing here plugged in!"
posted by Terry at 10:55:00 AM