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pufffrog

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Whomever is responsible for the childish signs that went up in Columbus should now be aware of the repercussions that may be attributed to that prank.

Sister Mary Vincent of Pittsburgh, mother superior there for the Little Sisters of the Poor care homes has publicly stated that she is concerned for the welfare of those at the homes because of the vitriol caused by the overzealous Frog fans. Hopefully this will not result in some kind of Arizona situation for anybody because of the misguided TCU fans, who put no thought into their act of poor sportsmanship graffiti.

Whomever did that is certainly no Texas "Christian".

It that type of behavior that gets us overlooked by the committees who decide our fate. Act like you've been there before, people.
 
TCURiggs

TCURiggs

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pufffrog said:
Whomever is responsible for the childish signs that went up in Columbus should now be aware of the repercussions that may be attributed to that prank.

Sister Mary Vincent of Pittsburgh, mother superior there for the Little Sisters of the Poor care homes has publicly stated that she is concerned for the welfare of those at the homes because of the vitriol caused by the overzealous Frog fans. Hopefully this will not result in some kind of Arizona situation for anybody because of the misguided TCU fans, who put no thought into their act of poor sportsmanship graffiti.

Whomever did that is certainly no Texas "Christian".

It that type of behavior that gets us overlooked by the committees who decide our fate. Act like you've been there before, people.
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Oh man. Oooooooh man.
 
FROGDADDY

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pufffrog said:
Whomever is responsible for the childish signs that went up in Columbus should now be aware of the repercussions that may be attributed to that prank.

Sister Mary Vincent of Pittsburgh, mother superior there for the Little Sisters of the Poor care homes has publicly stated that she is concerned for the welfare of those at the homes because of the vitriol caused by the overzealous Frog fans. Hopefully this will not result in some kind of Arizona situation for anybody because of the misguided TCU fans, who put no thought into their act of poor sportsmanship graffiti.

Whomever did that is certainly no Texas "Christian".

It that type of behavior that gets us overlooked by the committees who decide our fate. Act like you've been there before, people.
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Man I hope this is sarcasm.
 
An-Cap Frog

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tcumaniac

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pufffrog said:
Whomever is responsible for the childish signs that went up in Columbus should now be aware of the repercussions that may be attributed to that prank.

Sister Mary Vincent of Pittsburgh, mother superior there for the Little Sisters of the Poor care homes has publicly stated that she is concerned for the welfare of those at the homes because of the vitriol caused by the overzealous Frog fans. Hopefully this will not result in some kind of Arizona situation for anybody because of the misguided TCU fans, who put no thought into their act of poor sportsmanship graffiti.

Whomever did that is certainly no Texas "Christian".

It that type of behavior that gets us overlooked by the committees who decide our fate. Act like you've been there before, people.
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lol
 
revfrog

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Turns out that Lilttle Sisters of the Poor is an actual order of Catholic religious dedicated to service of the elderly. And while most members of religious orders I know are not only humble but able to laugh at themselves, it seems this thing's finally gotten under their skin. Here's the statement on the joke from their website.

Saturday, 08 January 2011 20:48
Statement on Little Sisters of the Poor Football Joke
Written by Little Sisters of the Poor

For many years sports writers have compared poor teams to our Congregation, saying that this or that team cannot even beat the Little Sisters of the Poor. We do not know where this comparison originated. In general we have taken the joke in stride—mostly ignoring it. When Ohio State President Gordon Gee made his now infamous remarks in December, we tried to stay above the fray.

This week billboards have appeared across Columbus, Ohio, congratulating TCU on their victory in the Rose Bowl. The messages are signed "The Little Sisters of the Poor." Because we have begun to receive inquiries asking if we are responsible for them, we wish to state unequivocally that we had nothing to do with these billboards, just as we had nothing to do with President Gee's comments, or with the origins of the Little Sisters of the Poor joke in the first place.

Our lives are devoted to the care of the elderly poor. We do not generally watch football or any other sporting events. We could say that football is "out of our league." We feel that the joke has gone far enough. We do not condone the use of our name by others for this or any other purpose and we hope that this inappropriate use of our name will stop.
 
SFA Frog

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David Cobb said:
Turns out that Lilttle Sisters of the Poor is an actual order of Catholic religious dedicated to service of the elderly. And while most members of religious orders I know are not only humble but able to laugh at themselves, it seems this thing's finally gotten under their skin. Here's the statement on the joke from their website.

Saturday, 08 January 2011 20:48
Statement on Little Sisters of the Poor Football Joke
Written by Little Sisters of the Poor

For many years sports writers have compared poor teams to our Congregation, saying that this or that team cannot even beat the Little Sisters of the Poor. We do not know where this comparison originated. In general we have taken the joke in stride—mostly ignoring it. When Ohio State President Gordon Gee made his now infamous remarks in December, we tried to stay above the fray.

This week billboards have appeared across Columbus, Ohio, congratulating TCU on their victory in the Rose Bowl. The messages are signed "The Little Sisters of the Poor." Because we have begun to receive inquiries asking if we are responsible for them, we wish to state unequivocally that we had nothing to do with these billboards, just as we had nothing to do with President Gee's comments, or with the origins of the Little Sisters of the Poor joke in the first place.

Our lives are devoted to the care of the elderly poor. We do not generally watch football or any other sporting events. We could say that football is "out of our league." We feel that the joke has gone far enough. We do not condone the use of our name by others for this or any other purpose and we hope that this inappropriate use of our name will stop.
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That is from Sister Contance.


Sister Mary Vincent seems to have a better sense of humor as you can read here.


"It's been a joke for years," Sister Mary Vincent said..."It doesn't bother us. If anybody wants to challenge us on taking care of the poor and elderly, we'll match them on that."
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Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/01/08/2755113/tcu-and-little-sisters-of-the.html#ixzz1Aayu5AOC

Both of these have been discussed earlier today... :rolleyes:
 
revfrog

revfrog

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Oops. I missed that this was already quoted in another thread that recommended donations. Love the idea! Heading to that link now.
 
ChemicalArts

ChemicalArts

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pufffrog said:
Whomever is responsible for the childish signs that went up in Columbus should now be aware of the repercussions that may be attributed to that prank.

Sister Mary Vincent of Pittsburgh, mother superior there for the Little Sisters of the Poor care homes has publicly stated that she is concerned for the welfare of those at the homes because of the vitriol caused by the overzealous Frog fans. Hopefully this will not result in some kind of Arizona situation for anybody because of the misguided TCU fans, who put no thought into their act of poor sportsmanship graffiti.

Whomever did that is certainly no Texas "Christian".

It that type of behavior that gets us overlooked by the committees who decide our fate. Act like you've been there before, people.
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These are not the droids you're looking for.
 
revfrog

revfrog

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Both of these have been discussed earlier today... :rolleyes:
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Yeah--just noticed that. It's the curse of being a pastor. You can't get to kf.c until the last Sunday night meeting is over, and by then all the good stuff's already been said.
 
PurplePutt

PurplePutt

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David Cobb said:
Turns out that Lilttle Sisters of the Poor is an actual order of Catholic religious dedicated to service of the elderly. And while most members of religious orders I know are not only humble but able to laugh at themselves, it seems this thing's finally gotten under their skin. Here's the statement on the joke from their website.

Saturday, 08 January 2011 20:48
Statement on Little Sisters of the Poor Football Joke
Written by Little Sisters of the Poor

For many years sports writers have compared poor teams to our Congregation, saying that this or that team cannot even beat the Little Sisters of the Poor. We do not know where this comparison originated. In general we have taken the joke in stride—mostly ignoring it. When Ohio State President Gordon Gee made his now infamous remarks in December, we tried to stay above the fray.

This week billboards have appeared across Columbus, Ohio, congratulating TCU on their victory in the Rose Bowl. The messages are signed "The Little Sisters of the Poor." Because we have begun to receive inquiries asking if we are responsible for them, we wish to state unequivocally that we had nothing to do with these billboards, just as we had nothing to do with President Gee's comments, or with the origins of the Little Sisters of the Poor joke in the first place.

Our lives are devoted to the care of the elderly poor. We do not generally watch football or any other sporting events. We could say that football is "out of our league." We feel that the joke has gone far enough. We do not condone the use of our name by others for this or any other purpose and we hope that this inappropriate use of our name will stop.
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Yo David,

If you would look around a little you would find that this has already been posted. You would also find a thread that discusses all of the donations that we are giving to the "Little Sisters of the Poor."

In the end, I am sure they are going to like all the publicity and money that this has brought to their organization. Please be reminded that the arrogant, elitest, jerk, and president of "the" Ohio State University started this.
 

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