Quick thinking by Troy Woolfolk
I didn't see this anywhere on the message boards, so I thought that I'd post it. From Troy's twitter feed:
Just had to "google image" myself to stop them from taking me to jail cause I got pulled over and didn't have my license.
September 29th, 2010 at 1:28 PM ^
Damn, I don't know if I would have thought of that if I were in his shoes.
Not that I can successfully google image myself, anyway.
September 29th, 2010 at 2:15 PM ^
I wouldn't have twatted that I got pulled over by the cops and that I was driving without my license on my person. Not a smart use of Twitter, if you as me.
September 29th, 2010 at 3:50 PM ^
twatting really? haha
September 29th, 2010 at 6:44 PM ^
I'm pretty sure the past tense is twote.
September 30th, 2010 at 9:50 PM ^
September 29th, 2010 at 1:28 PM ^
Too bad my name is generic and I'm not popular.
September 29th, 2010 at 1:39 PM ^
Seriously, I know a Philip Manwiththemoves from high school, another Phil Manwiththemoves that my cousin used to date, and Phillipe Manwiththemoves that just got hired in accounting.
September 29th, 2010 at 2:57 PM ^
I don't know how I'd feel about googling 'Hard Gay', either
September 29th, 2010 at 1:28 PM ^
So he used the, "Don't you know who I am? I'm Troy Woolfolk", thing? Or was there some sort of mistaken identity case, like they thought he was a car thief or a bond jumper?
September 29th, 2010 at 2:44 PM ^
It's cause he's black. Profiling FTW!
September 29th, 2010 at 3:51 PM ^
I don't think so - sounds like he got pulled over, police asked for identification, he didn't have his license or other ID, so he tried to google image himself to prove that his name was actually Troy Woolfolk. Just based on the tweet it doesn't sound to me like he was trying to play the "don't arrest me because people know me" card.
September 29th, 2010 at 1:29 PM ^
Then the cops would have known that speeding should be expected and just.
September 29th, 2010 at 2:04 PM ^
That wouldn't have worked, because the cops would have known that if it was Denard they wouldn't have been able to catch him.
September 29th, 2010 at 1:31 PM ^
This is what I get when I google image myself
September 29th, 2010 at 1:52 PM ^
That looks like the guy from Police Academy, I forget what # but its the one where they go to Florida and Lasard is kidnapped by the diamond thieves
September 29th, 2010 at 2:51 PM ^
That would be #5. I bought my wife a two disc set of Police Academy 1-4 for her birthday as a joke. She was not impressed.
September 29th, 2010 at 2:16 PM ^
September 29th, 2010 at 1:31 PM ^
FIRE RICH ROD HE ONLY RECRUITS THUGS
(To remove any doubt, I'm completely aware that Rich Rod didn't recruit T-Wolf)
September 29th, 2010 at 1:32 PM ^
I hope he brought up mgoblog to show how truly devastating his injury was to America.
September 29th, 2010 at 1:33 PM ^
For some reason, this title reminds me of Adam Sandler's "The Goat."
"Quick goat thinking, I go, 'They fuckin' superimposed me, man. What the fuck do you want from me?'"
September 30th, 2010 at 9:24 PM ^
Whats superimposed?
September 29th, 2010 at 1:35 PM ^
I clicked on the link, which took me to his twitter profile, and I found another fake Ryan Mallett account. If you already follow @SummerofMallett, check out http://twitter.com/#!/MALLETSAURUSREX
September 29th, 2010 at 1:49 PM ^
Makes you think that it's fake?
September 29th, 2010 at 2:09 PM ^
That twitter feed is hilarious. What makes it even funnier is that Troy actually seems to think it is real, and not out of character!
September 29th, 2010 at 2:48 PM ^
There is a GOODT reason why Troy doesn't think it's out of character.
September 29th, 2010 at 1:37 PM ^
Isn't the purpose of a driver's license not only to affirm your identity but also to verify that, you know, you're allowed to drive? So how does google image rectify the situation? I don't get it, so the cop says, "Oh you're Troy/T-Wolf Woolfork, you are free to go"? Shamone! Color me skeptical about this, sorry 29
September 29th, 2010 at 1:41 PM ^
They do have your information in a database, though why they couldn't have looked him up on there and seen his licence photo is beyond me.
September 29th, 2010 at 1:43 PM ^
Troy just wanted to let the twitterworld know he shows up on google images. Can't say I blame him
September 29th, 2010 at 1:45 PM ^
I don't think they have photos in the database. The computers in the cruisers are typically fairly primitive.
September 29th, 2010 at 1:48 PM ^
Probably true, just hard to imagine with the technology available today. Budgets are tight though, so it's understandable.
September 29th, 2010 at 4:24 PM ^
I had the misfortune to get into a car accident with a driver who did not have her license. Getting that info "off the system" added something like 45 minutes to the time it took to write the report and clear the scene. Couldn't believe it.
September 29th, 2010 at 1:44 PM ^
The police could have verified that he was able to drive by looking up his name on a computer system. The purpose of having your license is to be able to verify you are the person you claim to be.
EDIT: beat me to it
September 29th, 2010 at 1:49 PM ^
Troy injured his right ankle and isn't even on the sidelines yet. If he's still on crutches and has a cast, he likely can't drive. His injury was about six weeks ago.
I had arthroscopic/microfracture surgery on my right ankle two weeks ago and will be on crutches for 6 weeks with strict orders to put no weight on my right foot. I can't drive for 6-weeks.
September 29th, 2010 at 2:34 PM ^
If he was riding shotgun with someone else, the Police would need his license/ID also.
September 29th, 2010 at 3:51 PM ^
true dat.
September 29th, 2010 at 1:54 PM ^
Should he be driving right now? Per the press conference this past week he's having a hard time getting around (driving a cart) and has been pretty doped up. Color me skeptical as well.
September 29th, 2010 at 1:49 PM ^
4... 3...
September 29th, 2010 at 1:52 PM ^
"You had me at 'jail'."
(Someone please post the peeking Rosenberg - I looked and couldn't find it anywhere.)
September 29th, 2010 at 2:05 PM ^
I get this when I search for my name. Granted it's no Train Monkey, but still...
September 29th, 2010 at 2:12 PM ^
So if the point of the drivers license is just to confirm you are the person you say you are and they can just look you up than what's the point in even having it? I mean, you'd think between the insurance card with your name on it, the database showing you own the card and half a dozen (or more) other cards with your name on it as well as, possibly, your employee badge (if you have those) is that not enough to firmly establish your identity? This also goes with my other issue of why do you always have to have a copy of your insurance on you - they can scan the database and find out if you have insurance or not so I think it's just a BS way to get people for money (I've been told a digital copy of the insurance isn't enough though that might not be true...)
September 29th, 2010 at 2:33 PM ^
It's because a driver's license is government-issued photo identification. It's why you can use a passport to do all the things a driver's license can do (except for the driving part).
Insurance card, employee badge, credit cards, etc. aren't legally issued by a governmental agency (unless you work for the government).
Also, when I google my name, I get a Devo party:
September 29th, 2010 at 2:12 PM ^
Hmmm I actually can find myself when I google my name!
September 29th, 2010 at 2:37 PM ^
Therefore I am.
September 29th, 2010 at 2:26 PM ^
quicker thinking would've been to not do whatever he got pulled over for.
September 29th, 2010 at 3:32 PM ^
He was in the Superman & Denard training camp on how to go back in time but that whole injury thing got him.
P.S. This is also why I'm predicting D-Rob never gets in trouble with the law - he also didn't both with BGSU because he saw how well his teammates did he figured his stats would be fine for just 9 mins of play
September 29th, 2010 at 2:39 PM ^
I can put "Troy Woolfolk" into google images too...
September 29th, 2010 at 3:02 PM ^
Generally, I hate when people post unrelated or silly pictures in these comments, just to get a +1. In this case, this picture is so exceptional that I cannot help but +1 you.
September 29th, 2010 at 2:45 PM ^
The cops thought he was the infamous outlaw Twoolf. He had to prove that it was Troy driving.
September 29th, 2010 at 2:47 PM ^
Meant to reply to a post further up.