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The time Auburn students called Buckingham Palace to tell Elizabeth the Iron Bowl score
Posted on 9/9/22 at 3:58 pm
Posted on 9/9/22 at 3:58 pm
In 1948, Bama brutalized Auburn, 55-0. It was the first time the two teams had met in 40 years. In 1949, Auburn and Travelin’ Travis Tidwell got revenge, stunning the Tide, 14-13. It was a big deal. MacBride, a Pi Kappa Alpha and a sophomore in electrical engineering at Auburn at the time, was there to see it. After celebrating in Birmingham, he got on the road back to Auburn.
“We were back at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house that night and we had some brothers that felt [Auburn’s win] was such tremendous news that everybody in the world ought to know about it,” McBride says.
He started with a call to Princess Elizabeth, obviously.
Somehow — there might have been some liquor involved, who can say — the Pikes convinced the international operator that the call was a life-and-death matter of international importance.
“I’m not sure when we got through to someone at Buckingham Palace, but we asked to speak to Queen Elizabeth” — she was actually still Princess Elizabeth at the time — “and they said ‘she is still asleep and cannot be disturbed,'” McBride says. “We said ‘well, tell her that Auburn beat Alabama 14-13, War Eagle!’ I’m not sure if she ever got the message.”
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“We were back at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house that night and we had some brothers that felt [Auburn’s win] was such tremendous news that everybody in the world ought to know about it,” McBride says.
He started with a call to Princess Elizabeth, obviously.
Somehow — there might have been some liquor involved, who can say — the Pikes convinced the international operator that the call was a life-and-death matter of international importance.
“I’m not sure when we got through to someone at Buckingham Palace, but we asked to speak to Queen Elizabeth” — she was actually still Princess Elizabeth at the time — “and they said ‘she is still asleep and cannot be disturbed,'” McBride says. “We said ‘well, tell her that Auburn beat Alabama 14-13, War Eagle!’ I’m not sure if she ever got the message.”
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This post was edited on 9/9/22 at 3:59 pm
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Posted on 9/9/22 at 4:01 pm to weagle99
So they called a switchboard and they told them frick off
Posted on 9/9/22 at 4:02 pm to weagle99
Posted on 9/9/22 at 4:04 pm to Caraway Rye
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So they called a switchboard and they told them frick off
You're a horrible storyteller.
Posted on 9/9/22 at 4:07 pm to weagle99
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1948
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Auburn’s win was such tremendous news that everybody in the world ought to know about it
So Auburn fans have always been attention whores
Posted on 9/9/22 at 4:13 pm to weagle99
I wonder if I called Foy, if they could give me the phone number to Buckingham palace?
We used to call Foy all the time to settle debates. (This was obviously when Google wasn't as ubiquitous as it is today. It was around, but calling Foy was quicker) One that stands out in my mind is when we were arguing over whether sacks came off of rushing or passing yards for college qbs.
We used to call Foy all the time to settle debates. (This was obviously when Google wasn't as ubiquitous as it is today. It was around, but calling Foy was quicker) One that stands out in my mind is when we were arguing over whether sacks came off of rushing or passing yards for college qbs.
Posted on 9/9/22 at 4:15 pm to IAmNERD
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I wonder if I called Foy, if they could give me the phone number to Buckingham palace?
It is 44-20-7930-4832
Seriously
It answers as "Royal Household"
Obviously there is no one that you can reach this exact moment for obvious reasons.
Right not its just a quick message with a we kind have something right now message.
This post was edited on 9/9/22 at 4:17 pm
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