Fri Nov 25 Texas vs. Texas A&M

[SWC Bonfire]

I thought the 2% were the ones that said, screw tradition, those are goddamned sheep, and people aren't supposed to do that to them.

An old joke: Q: What's a 2%'er? A: 2% of Aggies are allergic to lanolin.

[SWC Bonfire]

The reason "Walton Loads" is because the ranchers adjacent to Cut kept complaining about their flocks getting syphilis.

Sorry to dissappoint those who thought that I might operate a free VD clinic.

One of the great traditions of Bonfire has to be the smack-talking abilities and pool of insults passed down to the Load Pot from year to year.

[Extra Stout]

One of the great traditions of Bonfire has to be the smack-talking abilities and pool of insults passed down to the Load Pot from year to year.

If only there were a tradition of making sure it's built the same way every year according to the proven design.

[SWC Bonfire]

If only there were a tradition of making sure it's built the same way every year according to the proven design.

There was no problem until we started having redpots from Spring and Katy and the like...

[Extra Stout]

There was no problem until we started having redpots from Spring and Katy and the like...

How does it happen that 22-year-old agronomy majors become the final authority on design changes to a construction project?

[SWC Bonfire]

How does it happen that 22-year-old agronomy majors become the final authority on design changes to a construction project?

Are you questioning tradition?

There was a time when young adults with four years of experience could handle the job.

[Extra Stout]

Are you questioning tradition?

There was a time when young adults with four years of experience could handle the job.

When tradition affects matters of life and death, then it's long since time to start questioning tradition.

'Cause Bonfire isn't something worth dying for.

So yeah, it probably would be a good idea to have somebody there year after year to make sure that the redpots are building the thing the way it's supposed to be built, and who can remove them if they're making stupid decisions.

[Extra Stout]

Because in 2005, there aren't many 22-year-olds who are responsible adults.

[SWC Bonfire]

So yeah, it probably would be a good idea to have somebody there year after year to make sure that the redpots are building the thing the way it's supposed to be built, and who can remove them if they're making stupid decisions.

Hey, I'm not arguing against that, nor would any sane person.

I personally inspected stack one night shift my junior year because a bunch of freshmen were allowed to do a ty job of wiring stack (fyi I was not a JRP, just the only time I had that year to get on stack with my classload). I personally showed all of 2nd and 3rd stack the proper way to wire a log. The problem is that fewer and fewer people even knew what was being done was wrong, much less know how to correct them.

There also should have been more printed materials (design notes and information)available to be passed down from year to year beyond the pornos that got put in the t.u. frathouse.

[SWC Bonfire]

Because in 2005, there aren't many 22-year-olds who are responsible adults.

EXACTLY.

[Extra Stout]

The problem is that fewer and fewer people even knew what was being done was wrong, much less know how to correct them.

There also should have been more printed materials (design notes and information)available to be passed down from year to year beyond the pornos that got put in the t.u. frathouse

The lack of the latter caused the former.

[SWC Bonfire]

The lack of the latter caused the former.

Well, it was part of the problem. They weren't exactly going to be ISO 9000 certified.

[mookie2001]

hey if its on the internets it must be true

[SWC Bonfire]

hey if its on the internets it must be true

I thought you were going to post here like you owned the place, Mookie?

[mookie2001]

yeah
I actually cracked the curtains and went outside today
it was so strange and bright

I needed supplies for D&D


but Texas is gonna mop the floor (this is a metaphor) with the aggies

[samikeyp]

I was sorry to see the Bonfire go away as a school-sponsored tradition. With all the Former Ags who are engineers...you would think that some of them could have volunteered time to make it safe. I remember that it was such a big thing...it would sometimes be televised.

[hussker]

IF YOU LET SOME YELLOWPOT WHO HAS DRUNK 30 BEERS TRY TO SHAVE YOUR HEAD EXCEPT FOR THE LETTER "N," NOT ONLY WILL THE "N" LOOK LIKE SOME ARABIC CHARACTER WITH THE DIACRITICALS, YOU ARE LIABLE TO LOSE ONE OF YOUR EARS.

And remember...as all us 'huskers know, that "N" stands for Nowledge!!!

[Marcus Bryant]

I was sorry to see the Bonfire go away as a school-sponsored tradition. With all the Former Ags who are engineers...you would think that some of them could have volunteered time to make it safe. I remember that it was such a big thing...it would sometimes be televised.

There had been plenty of concern raised over the years, especially from the engineering faculty. The problem was, tradition is paramount on the campus and the administration was not too willing to challenge that. That's how a bad situation was allowed to foster.

[samikeyp]

Very true. Maybe if the engineers came in as a consulting role and still let the students do it. Too late now.

Although aren't there unofficial bonfires now?

[hussker]

Very true. Maybe if the engineers came in as a consulting role and still let the students do it. Too late now.

Although aren't there unofficial bonfires now?

Yes, and there is a fight here in CS to see if aTm and their student bodies will acknowledge/sanction them. Some heiffer was crying on the local TV station last night saying how it was a slap in the face and how aTm students should not embrace the "unofficial" bonfire. I disagree...Continue the tradition for those who lived (and died) for it.

Heiffer GO HOME!

If you are offended by this, suck it UP! Traditions should be made stronger and bring people together from tragedy/adversity. Liberal whining bleeding hearts should deal with it.

[mookie2001]

liberals = against tradition, bonfires

[SWC Bonfire]

liberals = against tradition, bonfires

you forgot

liberals = against tradition, bonfires = communists

[SWC Bonfire]

I was sorry to see the Bonfire go away as a school-sponsored tradition. With all the Former Ags who are engineers...you would think that some of them could have volunteered time to make it safe. I remember that it was such a big thing...it would sometimes be televised.

They offered, as did a HUGE number of engineers to re-design the structure and keep it an official on-campus tradition. The administration had to crater to legal pressure, though, and that's why it is an off-campus and officially unsanctioned event.

[SWC Bonfire]

Very true. Maybe if the engineers came in as a consulting role and still let the students do it. Too late now.

Although aren't there unofficial bonfires now?

http://www.studentbonfire.com/

[samikeyp]

I don't think a tradition should continue if their is no regard for safety.....that being said, wasn't the 99 tragedy the first of its kind? It wasn't like that happened alot. Keep it safe and bring it back to the campus where it belongs. Though I don't think unofficial bonfires are insulting to Aggies...at least not to the ones I know.