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Memphis jab at Kiffin upsets Vols
The punch line might not be clear. But Tennessee understands the premise and the target, and it clearly isn't pleased. Copies of a joke Memphis coach Tommy West told at a preseason banquet about Vols coach Lane Kiffin have been plastered around the locker room and the practice field since Monday. And though the story might not make too much sense or be all that funny, the Vols have made clear they're offended heading into Saturday's home game.
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Well it would be nice if you would actually add the joke!!
mattdogg27545
Raleigh, NC
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What's so funny is there isn't a joke-right?
scrubber
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<I>"A friend of mine was in Knoxville," said West.
The friend wanted to find Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin's house. When he finally found it, he saw a sign in the front yard: "Talking dog for sale."
The friend saw a Lab, sitting there.
"You the talking dog?"
"Yep," the dog said.
"What's your story?" the friend asked, and the dog told his tale.
He'd been talking all his life. He once worked for the CIA. After a while, he got tired of that and took a job in security at the Knoxville airport and -- it was about this exact moment that Kiffin showed up.
"You really selling the dog?" West's friend asked the Vols coach.
"Yes," said Kiffin. "Five bucks."
"Five bucks? Why would you sell a dog like that for five bucks?"
"He's a liar!" Kiffin said. "He didn't do any of that stuff!"</I>
Ummm... uhhh... hmmm...
Not what I'd call "bulletin board material"-- not even a new joke, for that matter. I believe Bob Weir used to tell that joke in between songs in the early '70's when he felt the Yellow Dog joke was getting stale.
Vols RULE!
Knoxville, TN
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HTML tags, BBCode tags. Whatever.
Vols RULE!
Knoxville, TN
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If the Vols need bulletin board material to beat Memphis I am going to have to stay a closet fan.. lol
Thanx for providing the so called joke VR :)
LSU Laundry in FL
Brandon , FL
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Huh???
ICEnSoCal
Earthquake Central, CA
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Weak, FN, just weak.
Dr. B-f-G
Bubbaville, TX
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Alright, I will raise my hand to say "I don't get it". Explain please to those of us that are feable minded.
Spenny
Flushing, MI
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Tennessee never seems to take Memphis seriously in football. Yes, the Tigers ARE terrible this year, and I think the Vols CAN beat them by 50, but I don't think they will. Memphis almost always plays at a higher level when they face UT.
There's no reason the Vols SHOULDN'T cover the spread (currently 26). That said, I wouldn't bet one cent on it. The Vols are already looking past this one (to the Ole Miss game/to a NYD Bowl game/etc), and I don't like that. I'll be content with a Vol win by any amount tomorrow. I think Lane will too, and that's why the idiotic bulletin board material went up.
Vols RULE!
Knoxville, TN
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T&R is really scrapping the bottom of the barrel
Jabril1217
Tucker , GA
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Yea...I would really have loved to see the reaction at the cerimony to that knee slapper!
Never NDing Struggle
Philadelphia, PA
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hey apparently lane can dish it but cant take it.
sethgator
Tallahassee , FL
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Wow, I figured it was something about pumping gas... oh wait
FootballGuru
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I bet that was so awkward after he said it....."hehhh...heehhh....Eh hemmmm...moving on!"
Never NDing Struggle
Philadelphia, PA
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How do you figure that? It didn't say Lane was upset and crying....I think we've all seen this year that he has about 0 problem sharing his mind!
Never NDing Struggle
Philadelphia, PA
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The only good thing about this story is that it's an opportunity to say Tennessee sucks!
CouchCoach
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A guy walks by a pond and hears a voice call to him, "Hey handsome, look over here".
The guy looks over and sees a frog sitting by the pond. He asks the frog, "Did you just talk to me?"
The frog says "yes, and if you kiss me I'll turn into a beautiful princess and make love to you every night".
The guy picks up the frog and puts it into his shirt pocket (without kissing it).
The frog yells at him "Hey! Didn't you hear me? If you kiss me I'll turn into a beautiful princess and make love to you every night".
The guy says "Yea I heard you... but I'd rather have a talking frog".
Thorn19
Lake Tahoe, CA
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You're projecting.
Tin Man
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Let's all pause for a moment to appreciate seth's avatar pic.
Tin Man
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I suppose it implies that Kiffin is an idiot. Asking 5 bucks for a talking dog because it lies. It's a TALKING DOG and would be very valuable whatever it said.
jhawk'84
Atlanta , GA
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