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SicEmBaylor
10/17/2009, 12:07 AM
Eh...don't ask me why just pity me.

My Poke family is going nuts because Garth Brooks is going to be in the parade. I couldn't care less, but I guess I'll go.

tommieharris91
10/17/2009, 12:17 AM
My condolences.

SicEmBaylor
10/17/2009, 12:19 AM
I'll try to take pics of anything overly bizarre. I just hope it's not as tacky as I think it's going to be.

Also, I'm not sure my eyes can survive seeing that much glo-orange. :shudder:

GottaHavePride
10/17/2009, 12:25 AM
Oh, it will be. Tacky, that is.

Flagstaffsooner
10/17/2009, 12:54 AM
Last year's parade.
http://www.jamespreller.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/sheep-herd.jpg

SicEmBaylor
10/17/2009, 09:33 PM
Okay, this was the first time I've been to another school's homecoming. I hate to sit here and criticicize (actually I don't), but it was every bit as tacky as I thought. For one thing, I was actually surprised by how bad the floats were. At Baylor, the frats and sororities spend an entire year secretly building MASSIVE sized floats that look like something from the Rose Bowl parade. I thought this was pretty typical of most schools. I don't know what OU's is like but OSU looked like a high school homecoming parade compared to ours. It was actually kind of sad. Here are some pics with comments. They were taken from my phone from a slight distance so they kind of suck, but you'll get the idea.

Here are some Aggy loitering about prior to the parade:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/SicEmBaylor/IMG_0045.jpg

This is some old dude in the parade pulling a trailer full of old *** bicycles that looked like they came from the city dump. I have no idea why this guy was in the parade or what he represented. Nonetheless, he got some pretty big cheers.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/SicEmBaylor/IMG_0047.jpg

This is a cement truck. Yes, a cement truck...festooned with OSU paraphernalia.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/SicEmBaylor/IMG_0049.jpg

This is just a typical "float." Again, very high schoolish.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/SicEmBaylor/IMG_0053.jpg

One of the best entries in the parade was the Boy Scouts who marched with a huge assortment of traditional American flag from the Gadsden Flag to the 50-star flag. It was actually pretty cool.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/SicEmBaylor/IMG_0054-1.jpg

Tandem bicyclists. I have no idea why.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/SicEmBaylor/IMG_0057.jpg

This one really took the cake. It was one of the frats (not sure which) pushing orange painted lawn-mowers in some sort of synchronized dance routine. I kid you not.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/SicEmBaylor/IMG_0061.jpg

Oh, I almost forgot the gas truck.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/SicEmBaylor/IMG_0069.jpg

SicEmBaylor
10/17/2009, 09:37 PM
"Pulling for the Pokes."

There has to be a joke somewhere in there...

afs
10/17/2009, 09:37 PM
Best Thread Today.

GottaHavePride
10/17/2009, 09:41 PM
Oh. My. Lord.

SicEmBaylor
10/17/2009, 09:43 PM
And yes that dude pushing the lawn mower was wearing jean shorts and boots.

Penguin
10/17/2009, 09:56 PM
How the hell can you compete with a parade like that? The Tournament of Roses Parade really needs to start including more cement and gas trucks.

Petro-Sooner
10/17/2009, 10:32 PM
aggie is so funny. Good stuff.

GrapevineSooner
10/17/2009, 10:44 PM
*staring with mouth agape at the pictures and nothing to say*

SicEmBaylor
10/17/2009, 10:53 PM
Oh, I almost forgot. I didn't get a pic, but they had that guy who sings that horrible new OSU song on the back of a trailer with a microphone and he sang it the ENTIRE parade route.

GottaHavePride
10/17/2009, 11:18 PM
And none of the upstanding Aggies thought to bring some 'maters to pelt him with?

Guh.

proud gonzo
10/18/2009, 12:21 AM
holy crap.

RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!
10/18/2009, 10:30 AM
The orange lawn mowers stole the show!

colleyvillesooner
10/18/2009, 10:33 AM
O.

M.

G.

ultimatesooner1
10/19/2009, 02:17 PM
Five

Stars

tulsaoilerfan
10/19/2009, 03:04 PM
This may be the best thread evar

SicEmBaylor
10/19/2009, 04:52 PM
I didn't get pics, unfortunately, but they also had that guy who sings that horrible OSU Cowboy song on the back of a trailer singing throughout the entire parade route.

Sooner_Havok
10/19/2009, 04:54 PM
I didn't get pics, unfortunately, but they also had that guy who sings that horrible OSU Cowboy song on the back of a trailer singing throughout the entire parade route.

Tell those *******s that I am never offering to protect their free speech again!:mad: