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What Do We Call This Year?

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January 27th, 2010 at 6:20 PM
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What Do We Call This Year?

So Brian said this today:

It wasn't, obviously, because that's just the way 09-10 works. When it's all over I'll burn something in commemoration. Possibly the world.

And then this:

One more way in which this year is like having tiny gremlins stretch your scrotum across two counties.

2005 was the Year of Infinite Pain. Which is almost amusing in retrospect, since there are numerous parallels, but this year is clearly more worthy of the title "Infinite Pain". But that's been taken. Which causes one to wonder: what do we call this year?

I'm open to renaming 2005, for one. Two, I think we definitely need to stay away from the word "infinite". It is obviously just begging for ironic comeuppance.

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January 27th, 2010 at 6:25 PM
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Disappointment

Disappointment...

But hopes always remain that, next year will be better...

(OHH GOD IT NEEDS TO IM BEGINNING TO SOUND LIKE A SPARTAN FAN PRAYING FOR NEXT YEAR)

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January 27th, 2010 at 6:28 PM
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Dong punch

Seems appropriate.

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January 27th, 2010 at 6:29 PM
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The Year of Pain Having

The Year of Pain Having Cardinality of the Continuum?
Too catchy?

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January 27th, 2010 at 6:30 PM
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DEATH - PART II

DEATH - PART II

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January 27th, 2010 at 6:31 PM
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This is 2010. Until further

This is 2010. Until further notice, it's the Year of the Reawakening. Back to a solid bowl this year, then Michigan is off and running.

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January 27th, 2010 at 6:52 PM
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2009

2009/10 = Blue Balls.

1. Extremely painful
2. the product of built-up anticipation
3. expectations not met
4. dire hope for relief in the near future

.. "i could go on, but i'll stop here for now."

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January 28th, 2010 at 12:30 AM
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perfect analogy

perfect analogy

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January 27th, 2010 at 6:38 PM
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meh

shmishmorshion

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January 27th, 2010 at 9:02 PM
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Referring to 2010

The year of Reckoning and Atonement

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January 27th, 2010 at 6:43 PM
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The Year of Unfathomable

The Year of Unfathomable Sadness.

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January 27th, 2010 at 6:44 PM
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Well

Here is to hope in 2010. May our offense continue to improve and may our defense...well defend something.

But seriously if our D improves we should be able to win some of the games that we should have won this year (Iowa, State, Purdue, Illinois). Even with Graham and Warren gone we should still be able to improve as a unit. Lets hope Gerg's system sinks in and our Linebackers improve. That alone will make us much better.

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January 27th, 2010 at 6:46 PM
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The year that hope died...

...and the losses stopped hurting.

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January 27th, 2010 at 6:56 PM
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Dude

They never stop hurting, just ask Sparty.

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January 27th, 2010 at 6:51 PM
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Well

March 09-till Sept 30 09..."The Rebirth"

Oct 1 till present day..."Miscarriage"

Now the question is what will signing day bring us?

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January 27th, 2010 at 6:53 PM
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An abberration

Nothing more.

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January 27th, 2010 at 6:54 PM
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"The Situation".

"The Situation".

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January 27th, 2010 at 6:59 PM
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Hell. Just Hell

Hell. Just Hell

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January 27th, 2010 at 7:06 PM
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These last 2 years could be

These last 2 years could be the time of troubles.

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January 27th, 2010 at 7:10 PM
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Answer

Year of Suicidal Tabbies (with a convenient "YoST" acronym).

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January 27th, 2010 at 7:16 PM
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It's not over yet.....

I am reserving judgement until the hockey and basketball team finish out their seasons.

It does have potential to be "The year we learned how Sparty feels almost every year," though.

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January 27th, 2010 at 7:23 PM
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Year of the Soul-Dong Punch.

Year of the Soul-Dong Punch. That pretty much sums it up right there.

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January 27th, 2010 at 9:19 PM
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Yes, but...

"The Year of the Soul Dong Punch AND Gremlin Scrotum Stretch."

it was that bad. Or a part for each season.

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January 27th, 2010 at 9:27 PM
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I agree. Both parts feel so

I agree. Both parts feel so real. It's like my soul-dong was beaten into oblivion like Glenn Winston beats up nerds, and then I'm like, okay basketball's here, sounds good, this will help my sadness, we're gonna be good, Sweet Sixteen maybe, tourney definitely and then POW! Gremlins slowly stretch my soul-scrotum over two counties (Washtenaw and Kent, it went a long way), and here I am today.

Year of the soul-dong punching and the soul-scrotum stretching.

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January 27th, 2010 at 7:29 PM
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Year of the Soul-Dong Punch is #1 on my list

Year of the Interminable Suck also works for me.

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January 27th, 2010 at 7:40 PM
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The Year that Never Was

Denial is therapeutic.

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January 27th, 2010 at 9:17 PM
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Good thing I read your

Good thing I read your comment, because this was word for word what I would have written.

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January 27th, 2010 at 7:43 PM
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On the precipice

On the precipice

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January 27th, 2010 at 7:44 PM
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The Year of I Know it's Over

The Year of I Know it's Over and Oh It Never Really Began But in My Heart it Was So Real...

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January 27th, 2010 at 7:49 PM
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BiSB
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Also,

The Year of the Wrath of Angry Michigan Dong Hating God

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January 27th, 2010 at 7:50 PM
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Nothing.

We call it nothing. It never happened. Everyone got that? Good.

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January 27th, 2010 at 7:59 PM
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We were invited. Punch was served. Check with Poland.

I will hear no more insinuations about the German people... NOTHING BAD HAPPENED.

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January 27th, 2010 at 8:10 PM
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Perfect

That's exactly what I was aiming for, I just couldn't remember the actual quote, and was too lazy to look it up.

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January 27th, 2010 at 7:50 PM
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The Unbearable Agony of Being Blue

The Unbearable Agony of Being Blue

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January 27th, 2010 at 8:10 PM
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We are a Blue Man Group

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January 27th, 2010 at 9:50 PM
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he said some beautiful

he said some beautiful things...

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January 27th, 2010 at 8:02 PM
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Two Words

Terry Hawthorne

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January 27th, 2010 at 9:22 PM
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"Terry Hawthorne Terry

"Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne Terry Hawthorne" - Mike Patrick.

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January 27th, 2010 at 8:30 PM
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The year of the Ox

The year of the Ox

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January 27th, 2010 at 8:55 PM
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The 9th level of HELL

Never in my 45 years can I remember a year where every team I support and root for couldn't win when it needed to. From the football team to the b-ball team to the Wings, Pistons and of course our lovable Lions.

Can someone please explain what the State of Michigan has done to piss off the gods of UM football, b-ball, jobs, housing market and all pro sports teams?

WTF?

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January 27th, 2010 at 9:11 PM
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I'm gonna go with too soon on

I'm gonna go with too soon on this one.

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January 27th, 2010 at 9:17 PM
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The Road to Redemption

2009 was definitely the year of the soul dong punch, but 2010 will be the road to redemption.

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January 27th, 2010 at 9:30 PM
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The year of massive whiskey

The year of massive whiskey consumption

or

The year I took my vacation during bowl week

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January 27th, 2010 at 10:58 PM
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The year of SirFuckPoopAlot

The year of SirFuckPoopAlot

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January 27th, 2010 at 11:00 PM
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The Year of Glad

The Year of Glad

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January 27th, 2010 at 11:02 PM
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The Year of the MGoIdiot

The Year of the MGoIdiot

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January 27th, 2010 at 11:36 PM
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.com

.com

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January 28th, 2010 at 12:26 AM
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The Barber's Recession

Probably do to the fact that everyone has decided to rip their own hair out instead due to (points to profile picture).

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January 28th, 2010 at 12:27 AM
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The year of HOLY MOTHER OF

The year of HOLY MOTHER OF GOD WHAT KIND OF (shot/play/throw/tackle/pass/save) WAS THAT??!!

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