tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post174005701641791442..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: A proposed resolution to the conflict over UT's "Eyes of Texas" (a #txlege resolution, that is)Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-40071164556101144812021-03-17T14:17:24.210-05:002021-03-17T14:17:24.210-05:00Submitted for your approval, revised lyrics for Ey...Submitted for your approval, revised lyrics for Eyes of Texas:<br /><br />The Eyes of Texas are upon you<br />All the livelong day<br />The Eyes of Texas are upon you<br />You best not look away<br />All races, creeds, and colors<br />Proudly we can<br />All Eyes of Texas are upon us<br />Let Longhorns lead the way!<br /><br />HOOK'EM<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978874622835050609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-85387037680380716832021-03-09T13:14:59.799-06:002021-03-09T13:14:59.799-06:00The resolution is a fever dream rant about a consp...The resolution is a fever dream rant about a conspiracy theory involving peeping toms and Asian American railroad builders.<br /><br />I was hoping that your thinking was a little more reasonable and less, I guess, insane.<br /><br />I have been disappointed. It's just another blue-anon mania.Phelpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270536870200063563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-85042891592264146592021-03-09T12:51:13.320-06:002021-03-09T12:51:13.320-06:00Re-read the resolution, Phelps. It's all there...Re-read the resolution, Phelps. It's all there.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-45337319685207221842021-03-09T08:43:27.220-06:002021-03-09T08:43:27.220-06:00What's wrong with nostalgia?What's wrong with nostalgia?Phelpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270536870200063563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-49528598448884986962021-03-09T06:22:02.833-06:002021-03-09T06:22:02.833-06:00Phelps, I'm not implying that people who woul...Phelps, I'm not implying that people who would miss it are subhuman. I'm saying those people have terrible musical tastes and if a decent song replaced it, nobody would miss the inferior product. In just a few years, the EOT would be as popular as landlines. People sing it out of obligation and nostalgia, not because it's a good song or enjoyable to sing. It's not.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-38444478439738002342021-03-08T11:52:12.749-06:002021-03-08T11:52:12.749-06:00What a creepy song! I'd love to see it chang...What a creepy song! I'd love to see it changed.<br /><br />I suggest the following: Find a short, easily-shared video of the creepy song being performed. Post it on Reddit for maximum action. A bit of effort, but the outpouring of public support will be worth it. r/todayIlearned is a good choice, among other subreddits.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14030801334694543742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-61599182004898495382021-03-08T11:15:43.640-06:002021-03-08T11:15:43.640-06:00...sounds like hell!...sounds like hell!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-18082229352069962632021-03-08T09:31:23.355-06:002021-03-08T09:31:23.355-06:00“No one would miss” is dehumanizing language inten...“No one would miss” is dehumanizing language intended to imply that the people who would miss it are less than human. <br /><br />Live up t your own rules. Phelpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270536870200063563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-83569539771111585932021-03-08T05:55:31.443-06:002021-03-08T05:55:31.443-06:00E. Rose, 2 things: 1) maybe folks were offended pr...E. Rose, 2 things: 1) maybe folks were offended previously and you were just ignorant about their grievances, and 2) the EOT was a shit song for GENERATIONS bf BLM. Hell, I had that conversation in college while at UT. It's just the truth.<br /><br />Phelps, as is often the case I have no idea what you're talking about and it doesn't relate much to what I've written. I'm against artless hackery, which describes the EOT to a T. If you want to imagine it's an ode to noblesse oblige cooked up at a minstrel show, no one can stop you. But the football players' interpretation is not unreasonable. It's a lame song no one would miss.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-31653694270329240422021-03-07T18:03:15.511-06:002021-03-07T18:03:15.511-06:00Why is it all of a sudden SOMEBODY IS OFFENDED BY ...Why is it all of a sudden SOMEBODY IS OFFENDED BY SOMETHING & in the past NOBODY WAS OFFENDED BY ANYTHING until all the BLM crap started!!!E. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601932475519330051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-33993204815638032072021-03-07T13:37:57.979-06:002021-03-07T13:37:57.979-06:00So now you are AGAINST the idea of noblesse oblige...So now you are AGAINST the idea of noblesse oblige? You don't think our next generation of leaders should be reminded that the People will be watching what they do?Phelpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270536870200063563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-51310770565679940712021-03-07T11:55:14.877-06:002021-03-07T11:55:14.877-06:00Please send this to the Daily Texan!Please send this to the Daily Texan!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-53661506982946003772021-03-07T09:11:46.621-06:002021-03-07T09:11:46.621-06:00Well, DOA is why it's in a blog post and not b...Well, DOA is why it's in a blog post and not being walked around the halls of the capitol. It's 100% satire: a Saturday morning lark. The Texas Tribune reported how the billionaires came unglued when the football players proposed changing the EOT; nobody's fighting that short of a work stoppage by the players themselves.<br /><br />As for the choice of songwriters, Beyonce'd be my first pick to perform it, but RWH is more of a wordsmith, more laser focused on a Texan audience, and the result would be fun for students. I'm also willing to bet he's perfectly capable of making "the heads of Texas Legislators explode." Heck, Bun B would be a fun choice, or for a spicier flavor, Megan Thee Stallion, if RWH's unmitigated whiteness is the concern. Beto, maybe, he's sort of from RWH's generation, but Flaco's gotta be getting up there. Maybe let him and Willie rest.<br /><br />Regardless, I'm sure the choice of songwriter would be a subject of some debate if such a thing ever made it to the House floor.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-14999031646204948352021-03-07T07:46:34.346-06:002021-03-07T07:46:34.346-06:00Do you know why we can fly a helicopter on Mars bu...Do you know why we can fly a helicopter on Mars but couldn’t turn on a light in Texas?<br />Because scientists are in charge of Mars, and Republicans are in charge of Texas. <br /><br />So that begs the question: Besides the humor this represents, forwhat purpose do you want to introduce such a resolution that will almost certainly be pronounced dead on arrival ? Maybe just to watch how fast they kill it? That might be entertaining nad with noting for posterity.. <br /><br />In any case, I’d like to propose a small modification, If you really want to see the heads of Texas Legislators explode, substitute Flaco Jimenez or Beto y Los Fairlanes for Ray Wylie Hubbard. Or Beyoncé. Beyoncé works. And she’s a Texan.Scott Hendlerhttp://www.hendlerlaw.comnoreply@blogger.com