re: Updyke's Hideous Act was Cruel, but he saved Auburn from an embarrassing narrative

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The person was going to die eventually anyway.

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what does his point being ludicrous have to do with your point being equally ludicrous.

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re: Updyke's Hideous Act was Cruel, but he saved Auburn from an embarrassing narrativePosted on 5/3/20 at 5:54 pm to InGAButLoveBama
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the trees were dying, BEFORE Updyke poisoned their roots


I didn't think this was a secret. Are there really people who disagree with that statement?

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Thanks to the media and Auburn fans, most people do not have a clue that the trees were already dying. The story of a yahoo Bama fan killing the trees is just too good to pass up. I am sure the Bama fatigue boosted the interest in the enduring myth of one sad and idiotic man being responsible for the death of the trees.

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Well first, I was called a POS liar.

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Bless your pretty pink heart.

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Second, if what Updyke did was disgusting and vile, and it was, what are we supposed to make of a tradition that was doing the same thing, perhaps not as fast?

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So if Harvey nuked the planet, you’d also say “well okay let’s examine this, were our factories not already harming the ozone? The world was going to be toast at some point anyway.”

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You can't pressure wash toilet paper out of trees for years and expect it to not harm the tree. Updyke did something dumb but the trees were in fact dying because of how the Auburn people treated them.

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LET’S GET THIS STRAIGHT ONCE AND FOR ALL

SO WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS THAT SAINT HARVEY UPDYKE IN THE MILKSOP GOODNESS OF HIS HEART PUT THOSE TOILET PAPER RAMSHACKLED DYING TREES OUT OF THEIR MISERY

And like a good Texas State Pooper (u know like a Lone Wolf McQuaid or a John Wayne) he shot them up the roots to end their misery

This is a new and exciting angle of Alabama Revisionist History and we should all forgive Harvey for poisoning Toomer’s Entire Corner not just the two Oak trees.

Anybody in?

Sadly, I am hearing the same type logic used with Corona, Most of the people are dying are old and have other conditions, so it does not matter.

Yes, like all living things, they would die eventually, but they had many many years before that became a problem.

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I dont think anyone is saying those people do not matter.

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there's a virus going around that kills a very small percentage of people.

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When you refer to those dying as "a very small percentage," you're minimizing the pandemic and their deaths as well.

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re: Updyke's Hideous Act was Cruel, but he saved Auburn from an embarrassing narrativePosted on 5/4/20 at 7:03 am to InGAButLoveBama
What a weird hill to die on. Okay so technically people are all dying so if someone were to kill us after Auburn wins the Iron Bowl that’s okay too.

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The trees were not old trees, relative to the normal lifespan of oaks. Is that easy for you to understand? So if they were dying, BEFORE Updyke came along, then you should ask why. The Auburn tradition of rolling the trees with toilet paper and the subsequent pressure washing, was already killing the trees. Is that clear? Some of you seem as dumb as a box of rocks. Of course, if someone is dying of abuse, and someone comes along and shoots him in the head, then of course the person who pulled the trigger should be punished. But wouldn't you want to know who was abusing that person before they were shot? Wouldn't you want to know why that person was approaching a premature date with death?

The irony is that Auburn University did nothing to stop the abusive tradition, even after they realized the trees were under great stress, several years BEFORE Updyke poisoned the roots. I repeat, they did nothing. But planned on planting new trees. Let that sink in. Then tell me again how much you love those trees.

Reminds me of another tradition.

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When you refer to those dying as "a very small percentage," you're minimizing the pandemic and their deaths as well

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Is it not a very small percentage?

Sorry that hurts your feelings.