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JOE B this caint be real
YOU MAKE ME MAD ENOUGH TO BITE A PIG, LARRY MINNER. I SEEN YOU ON TV THIS MARNIN JUST A-LAUGHIN AND CARRYIN ON ABOUT U OF SMELL WINNING THE GAME LAST NIGHT. OH SHUT UP, ALREADY. AINT Y’ALL DONE TAWKIN ABOUT THAT YET? THAT’S YESTERDEE’S NEWS. NOBODY CARES ABOUT OLD NEWS LIKE THAT. LET’S TAWK ABOUT TODAY…IN PARTICULAR…LIKE ABOUT 4 O’CLOCK THIS MARNIN WHEN ALL THEM CARDINAL CRIMINALS IS RUNNIN THE STREETS STARTING COUCHES ON FIRE AND SHOOTIN ROMAN CANDLES UP AT THE TV HELICHOPTERS. HOW COME YOU AINT TAWKIN ABOUT THAT? OH THAT’S RIGHT…BECAUSE RIOTING, SHOOTIN, LOOTIN, AND RAPIN IS WHAT GOES ON EVER NIGHT IN YOUR FILTHY GHETTO TOWN, YOU BUNCH OF SAGGY PANTS WEARING, GOLD TEETH, BLING BLING, CROWN ROYAL DRINKING, LINE BEARD, NECK TATTOO, SNAGGLE TOOTH, MAKING BABIES OUT OF WEDLOCK, FOOD STAMP CASHIN, TARC BUS RIDING, FOULMOUTH, UNHOLY CARDINAL CRIMINALS. ME AND GROVER THE FAKE COP WAS DRIVING AROUND ALL NIGHT AND HE WOULD TURN ON HIS FAKE POLICE LIGHTS AND THEN JUMP OUT AND BILLY BAT SOME LOUDMOUTH CARDINAL FAN ON THE HEAD UNTIL HE WOULD SAY “GO BIG BLUE” OR ELSE GROVER THREATENED TO TAKE HIM TO JAIL. BUT OF COURSE GROVER IS A FAKE COP SO THE ONLY JAIL HE GOT IS HIS BASEMENT ROOT CELLAR AND IT’S FILLED WITH ABOUT 25 DRUNK CARDINAL FANS WE PICKED UP AND THROWED IN THE TRUNK OF HIS FAKE POLICE CAR. COME POST THEIR BAIL, LARRY MINNER. WHERE’S MATT JONES TODAY? I NEED TO HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY BECAUSE ALL US GOOD CLASSY CAT FANS IS KIND OF LIKE THE JEWS WALKING IN THE DESERT WITH MOSES CALIPARI RIGHT NOW. WE IS JUST WANDERING AROUND AIMLESS LIKE MOSES DONE WITH THE JEWS IN THE BIBLE. MOSES CALIPARI DONE SAID THAT HE WAS GONNA BRING US A BUNCH OF MACDONALD ALL-AMERICANS SO WE COULD WIN IT ALL AGAIN NEXT YEAR BUT RIGHT NOW HEARING ALL THIS CARDINAL CLAPTRAP IS PAINFUL. WE CAINT WAIT TIL NEXT YEAR. WE NEED MATT JONES OR COACH MOSES CALIPARI TO LEAD US TO THE PROMISED LAND RIGHT NOW. IS THERE ANY WAY THE NC2A COULD START THE NEXT SEASON THIS WEEKEND? THAT WOULD GIVE COACH CAL A FEW DAYS TO PRACTICE THEM NEW MACDONALD ALL-AMERICANS WHO IS GONNA GO FARTY AND OH NEXT SEASON. LET’S GIT IT STARTED RIGHT NOW. GO BIG BLUE! FARTY AND OH! GO BIG BLUE! FARTY AND OH! …WHY AINT YOU CHEERING, LARRY? I THUNK YOU SAID YOU LIKED U UH KAY, TOO, AND OUR FANS IS HURTING REAL BAD RIGHT NOW. DON’T YOU GOT NO SYMPATHY, OR CAINT YOU HEAR ME BECAUSE YOU GOT YOUR HEAD STUCK SO FAR UP SLICK RICK’S BUTT YOU IS DEAF? COME ON, LARRY. STOP TAWKING ABOUT U OF SMELL’S LUCKY VICTORY. I TELL YOU WHAT, IN THAT FIRST HALF, IT LOOKED LIKE THAT LITTLE WHITE BOY FROM MICHERGAN WAS GONNA SHOCK THE WORLD AND GO ALL LARRY BIRD ON Y’ALL. OLD CHARLES BARKLEY TURNED ON U OF SMELL AND PICKED MICHERGAN RIGHT BEFORE THE GAME STARTED AND I FELT LIKE SOMETHING MAGICAL WAS GONNA HAPPEN. SLICK RICK WAS GONNA GO FROM THE HALL OF FAME TO THE CAVE OF SHAME….BUT NAW, U OF SMELL’S WHITE BOY WITH THE LUMBERJACK BEARD STARTED POPPIN THEM THREES RIGHT BACK AND THEN BIG OL MONTREZ SLAMMED IT HOME AND THEN CHANE BUCHANAN GOT ALL THEM REBOUNDS AND I THROWED MY SHOE AT THE TV. I KNOWED IT WAS OVER AND ALL THEM SNAGGLE TOOTH CARDINAL FANS WAS GONNA START HONKING THEIR HARNS AND MAKING ME WANT TO VOMIT. I’M SO TORE UP, LARRY, I MAY NOT GIT OUT OF BED TIL THE FOURTH OF JULY. I’LL CALL YOU BACK LATER. I FEEL ANOTHER VOMIT COMING ON.

JOE B #2 make it stop
YOU AND ALL THE WH&S PEOPLE OUGHTA BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY LITTLE WILDCAT FAN CHILDREN IS CRYING AND WETTING THEIR BEDS ONCE THEIR MAMA AND DADDIES HAD TO TELL EM THE BAD NEWS THAT LOSERVILLE WON? ALL THESE POOR WILDCAT FAN SCHOOL KIDS NEED GRIEF COUNSELING AT THEIR SCHOOLS, PROBLEE UNTIL NEXT SEASON STARTS. YOU DONE SCARRED THE POOR, INNOCENT LITTLE WILDCAT KIDS WITH YOUR U OF SMELL ARROGANCE AND THE OTHER LITTLE KIDS AT SCHOOL WEARING THEIR LITTLE RED SHIRTS AND THROWIN UP THOSE STUPID L SIGNS WITH THEIR HANDS. GO AHEAD AND ACT LIKE YOU’S BIG TIME, LOSERVILLE…BUT ME AND ALL THE GOOD CLASSY WILDCAT FANS GOT ONE THING TO SAY: Y’ALL IS #1 IN THE NATION AND #2 IN THE STATE. COACH CAL DONE SAID IT: LOSERVILLE DOESN’T EXIST. BUT YOU WOULDN’T KNOW THAT TODAY. ON EVER DADGUM CHANYEL THEY IS TAWKING ABOUT LOSERVILLE WINNING THE MEN’S GAME AND TONIGHT THE LOSERVILLE LADY CRIMINALS IS GONNA WIN ANOTHER ONE. FAT CHANCE! BUT PLEASE SHUT YOUR SNAGGLE TOOTH, CARDINAL LYIN, CATHLICK BEER BREATH BRAGGIN, YOU TRAITIOR TURNCOAT USED TO BE A WILDCAT BUT NOW YOU’S A JACKASS LOSERVILLE FAN. YOU MAKE ME SICK. YOU COULDN’T NEVER BE AS GOOD AS MATT JONES ON THE BROADCASTERGATIN. SO JUST STOP IT WITH THE LOSERVILLE CHEERLEADING. OR MAYBE YOU COULD JUST DRIVE ME TO THE BRIDGE? NAW…I AINT GONNA JUMP. I JUST WANNA THROW YOU OFF THE BRIDGE, YOU DADGUM SLICK RICK BUTTKISSIN TRAITOR TURNCOAT. YOU WON’T SHUT YOUR BIG BALD MOUTH ABOUT U OF SMELL GITTIN LUCKY LAST NIGHT AND KIND OF WINNIN IT ALL AFTER THAT LITTLE WHITE BOY FROM MICHERGAN COOLED DOWN AND LUKE THE PUKE HANCOCK STARTED LIGHTIN IT UP. I KNOW SLICK RICK SAID LUKE HANCOCK WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST SHOOTERS HE EVER SEEN AND FOR A LONG TIME HE COULDN’T SHOOT NO BETTER THAN STEVIE WONDER BUT NOW HE HITS EVERTHANG. IT MAKES ME WANT TO VOMIT JUST THINKIN ABOUT Y’ALL BEING HAPPY. SO JUST SHUT YOUR FACE, YOU SLICK RICK BOOTLICKER! SO WHAT. YOU WON A GAME. THAT WAS YESTERDAY. GIT OVER IT AND TALK ABOUT SOMETHING IMPORTANT LIKE THE MASTERS OR HOW ABOUT COLLEGE BASEBAW. U UH KAY BEAT U OF SMELL IN BASEBAW…HOW COME YOU AINT TAWKIN ABOUT THAT? NAW…IT’S ALL SLICK RICK IS MY FRIEND AND I KNOW SLICK RICK AND ME AND SLICK RICK IS SECRET BOYFRIENDS AND WHEN HE GITS HIS TATTOO I’M GONNA GIT ONE JUST LIKE IT. WHAT TATTOO Y’ALL GONNA GIT TOGETHER…ONE THAT SAYS “GAY PRIDE?” EVERBODY KNOWS Y’ALL IS BOYFRIENDS LARRY MINNER BECAUSE ALL YOU DO IS NAME DROP SLICK RICK. BIG DEAL THAT HE WON THE CHAMPERCHIPS. HE DONE THAT WHEN WAS AT THE U UH KAY. HE ALSO LOST THE CHAMPERCHIPS GAME IN 19&97 AND SO NOW I THINK HE DONE IT ON PURPOSE JUST TO SPITE U UH KAY BECAUSE HE RUN OFF TO BOSTON RIGHT AFTER THAT GAME. AND NOW HE’S HELPING THE DEVIL HANG BANNERS. MATT JONES AND COACH CAL GONNA LEAD US BACK TO THE PROMISED LAND, CAT FANS. WE GOT A BUSLOAD OF MACDONALD ALL-AMERICANS COMING TO LEXINUN TONIGHT AND COACH CAL IS GONNA TEACH EM HOW TO WIN IT ALL BY GOING FARTY AND OH. THAT’S OUR NEW SLOGAN…FARTY AND OH…FARTY AND OH…FARTY AND OH. YOU BETTER WATCH WHAT YOU SAY RIGHT NOW LARRY MINNER BECAUSE WE IS MAKING TAPES OF ALL YOUR BRAGGING AND WE GONNA PLAY EM BACK ON THE MATT JONES SHOW TO BIMBARRASS YOU NEXT YEAR WHEN COACH CAL IS CUTTING DOWN THE NETS AND SLICK RICK IS OLD NEWS. YOU, LARRY MINNER, IS A BIASED, ONE-SIDED MEDIA HOMER FOR U OF SMELL AND SO YOU OUGHT TO BE FIRED FROM THE WH&S FOR DISCRIMMERATION AGAINST GOOD CLASSY U UH KAY FANS. I WANT ALL THE GOOD CLASSY CAT FANS TO CALL THE F.C.C. AND TELL EM TO FIRE LARRY MINNER AND REPLACE HIM WITH MATT JONES. TELL THE F.C.C. THAT LARRY MINNER TORTURED ALL THE LITTLE WILDCAT KIDS’ INNOCENT EARS BY COMING ON THE AIR AND USING THE WORST, MOST DISGUSTING LANGUAGE EVER UTTERED ON WH&S: “LOSERVILLE IS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS.” I THINK MY EARS AND MOUTH IS BLEEDING FROM SAYIN AND HEARIN IT JUST NOW. I DON’T WANT TO LOOK. I’M AFRAID THE BLOOD MIGHT BE RED.