Didn't 'Milli Vanilli' have to return their award as well?

[jimbob_in_co]

An ill-timed award in Austin, TX

This almost makes me laugh.

 

[Beech Mtn]

The comments on that site are pretty harsh. Seems few in Austin are fond of Lance. This one was especially interesting:

Are you kidding me?? The guy dumped his wife and left his family behind, then cost Texas millions of dollars in "cancer research" that won't even involve anyone actually monitoring all the money to make sure it all goes to actual research, and not embezzled or stolen by people who have no intention of using it for actual cancer research. There are NO guards in place to prevent the money from being mis-used. Thanks alot Pal.

 

[krebs303]

All the comments I read were negative.
"It don't matter who's in Austin, Bob Wills is still the King."

 

[BotanyBay]

All the comments I read were negative.
"It don't matter who's in Austin, Bob Wills is still the King."

The peanut gallery is a fickle bunch, eh? Five years ago, all those comments would have been positive, hindering on man-love.

 

[Beech Mtn]

All the comments I read were negative.
"It don't matter who's in Austin, Bob Wills is still the King."

"You just can't live in Texas unless you got a lot of soul."
Must be why someone moved to Colorado.

 

[jimbob_in_co]

The peanut gallery is a fickle bunch, eh? Five years ago, all those comments would have been positive, hindering on man-love.

Texans are nothing if not experts in the "What have you done for me lately?" area.

It was my impression that even five years ago, a lot of Austinites hated "King Lance", mostly because they had actually had to deal with him or his Foundation on some matter.

 

[jimbob_in_co]

"You just can't live in Texas unless you got a lot of soul."
Must be why someone moved to Colorado.

Like most other Texans who move here and try to 'spend their way into being a local', many of us hate Lance too; probably even more than we dislike the average recent transplant from Texas.

 

[krebs303]

"You just can't live in Texas unless you got a lot of soul."
Must be why someone moved to Colorado.

But when you cross that ol' Red River hoss that just don't mean a thing
Cause' once you're down in Texas,Bob Wills is still the king
Where you tip your hats to the ladies and the rose of San Antone

 

[BotanyBay]

 

[David Suro]

Some fun Coloradoisms:

The best thing to ever leave Texas on its way to Colorado is an empty bus.

When someone decides to leave Colorado to move to Texas, the average IQ of both states is increased but a little bit.

 

[jimbob_in_co]

Leave it to someone born in the UK to truly capture the 'soul' of modern Texas in a (great) movie.

I loved the associated album as well.

 

[D-Queued]

Don't the awards like this usually come right before the big fall?

Will Lance be a candidate for this award next?

Scandal 2009: ABC News To Award "Bernies" To The Worst Behaved

The "Bernies" will be presented in four categories -- politicians, money men, the sick and twisted and celebrities and wannabes -- based on an on-line ballot on ABCNews.com that opened for voting this morning.

Dave.

 

[Berzin]

 

[red_flanders]

The comments on that site are pretty harsh. Seems few in Austin are fond of Lance. This one was especially interesting:

Seems familiarity breeds contempt. That and being a cheating, lying, narcissistic d-bag.

 

[Nathan Scot]

Colorado, bastion of intellect?

Of the top 100 Nationally ranked Universities according to US News, 4 from Texas (Rice 17, UT 45, SMU 56, TxA&M 63) appear on the list before any from Colorado (School of Mines 72) then Baylor at 79 before UC Boulder at 86 with TCU at 99 finishing the list. Seems like the the notion of Texas as an intellectual vacuum are specious.

 

[BotanyBay]

One thing Texans love. Being from Texas.

 

[jimbob_in_co]

One thing Texans love. Being from Texas.

... usually FAR AWAY FROM Texas.

But then that state (excuse me REPUBLIC) did give us another of my all time favorite movies:

 

[TubularBills]

One thing Texans love. Being from Texas.

and... Somewhere in Austin. A Village is missing its Idiot.

with such notable quotes, as:

"Sadly, the Austinite of the Year doesn't know how to tip properly."

Perhaps, if he had taken advantage of one of the "four top 100 colleges" in Texas rather than holding pat with a high school education... just think... he could have majored in Ethics 'Texas' Style.

and,

"Hmm. He doesn't even live here anymore.

When he left for Vale he mentioned that Austin wasn't the same city as when he first moved here. I thought at that time we let the door hit [him in the Asspen]"

 

[JMBeaushrimp]

Of the top 100 Nationally ranked Universities according to US News, 4 from Texas (Rice 17, UT 45, SMU 56, TxA&M 63) appear on the list before any from Colorado (School of Mines 72) then Baylor at 79 before UC Boulder at 86 with TCU at 99 finishing the list. Seems like the the notion of Texas as an intellectual vacuum are specious.

But certainly not the notion that Coloradans arrive at the race in the 'short bus'...

 

[Hugh Januss]

Of the top 100 Nationally ranked Universities according to US News, 4 from Texas (Rice 17, UT 45, SMU 56, TxA&M 63) appear on the list before any from Colorado (School of Mines 72) then Baylor at 79 before UC Boulder at 86 with TCU at 99 finishing the list. Seems like the the notion of Texas as an intellectual vacuum are specious.

Is that ranking based on academics or football?


Edit: Or animal husbandry?