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Salute Your Sod: Own Some Pinstripe Dirt

We're all aware that this New Era Pinstripe Bowl End Zone Freeze Dried Sod w/ Glass Display Case is just dirt, right? We understand that when we pay $59.99 plus shipping and handling for this we're paying $59,99 plus shipping and handling for dirt, yes?

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"But Sean, don't you get it? This is ENDZONE dirt. This could very well be the patch of dirt that Adrian Hilburn was standing on when he saluted! The moment that changed everything! Or maybe it's the patch of sod that Marcus Sales was standing on when he made the Diamond symbol with his hands that we're not supposed to talk about or acknowledge happened!"

 But it's probably not, you know? And even if it were, it's still dirt.

"But Sean, for the rest of time people will remember the glorious Pinstripe Bowl and any kind of memorabilia from it will be more valuable than the cryogenically-frozen head of Ernie Davis!"

But we're going to do so much more than just win the Pinstripe Bowl, brah. Two years from now, we'll look at playing in the Pinstripe Bowl the way we look at playing in the New Orleans Bowl today. There's going to be Champs Sports dirt and Orange Bowl dirt and National Championship game dirt to collect. DON'T BLOW YOUR DIRT-COLLECTING LOAD JUST YET!

"But Sean, it's my discretionary income. I can do with it as I please."

You're right. You can absolutely buy this dirt for $60. It's your right and I would never intrude on that. When Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin and Barack Obama, Sr. founded this nation, they did so with the knowledge that they were creating a country that stood for the God-given right of life, liberty, love and man's ability to own as much freeze-dried dirt as humanely possible. If not for them, the King of England could just barge into your home and take all your freeze-dried dirt whenever he pleased. God Bless America.

Anyway, the point is there's dirt for sale. Go buy it. You could always use more.

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Wow

This would have won the “useless” award in last year’s memorabilia contest.

"(BARF)" - Donovan McNabb, during his game winning drive against Virginia Tech in 1998

by kotite4ever on Jan 6, 2011 4:29 PM EST reply actions  

Big time.

Now, if there was a way I could clone it, and seed my entire yard with Pinstripe bowl Syracuse end zone sod, then we’re talking.

by Pinker on Jan 6, 2011 4:30 PM EST up reply actions  

Ive got a team of Croatian Geneticists

working on it now!

They were all I could afford on a working mans salary. So, if the mutant Pinstripe grass starts eating passersby and schoolchildren, I will probably know why.

by Pinker on Jan 6, 2011 4:43 PM EST up reply actions  

Hun,

the neighbors rolling around naked on his front lawn covered in orange day glo paint again!

by Pinker on Jan 6, 2011 4:31 PM EST up reply actions  

If I Only Had A Dollar For Everytime the Police Came To My House For Doing That

Well that and my drunk, naked tirades running up and down the street asking “Give Me Tully’s Or Give Me Death”

by Orange Chuck on Jan 7, 2011 12:03 PM EST up reply actions  

How awesome would that be? Just spread some grass seed and in a couple weeks, BOOM, orange and blue Syracuse endzone right in your front yard.

Very. It would be very awesome.

Go, fight, and win.

by Alex O on Jan 6, 2011 4:35 PM EST up reply actions  

NEW CONTEST

Who can paint their lawn in a dramatic Syracuse Endzone fashion???!!!!!!!!!!

I am sure Sean can come up with a book or tee-shirt or a place for the husband to spend the night once he is kicked out of his house!

"44 is embarrassing you!"

by GCM238 on Jan 6, 2011 5:17 PM EST up reply actions  

Or the tenant who is kicked out of her apartment complex.

'Cuse 2010, Michigan 2012

by Orange22 on Jan 6, 2011 5:28 PM EST up reply actions  

Thought about that as well …. We should totally do it ….

"44 is embarrassing you!"

by GCM238 on Jan 6, 2011 6:50 PM EST up reply actions  

I look forward to sleeping in my garage

Because this idea is AWESOME.

"(BARF)" - Donovan McNabb, during his game winning drive against Virginia Tech in 1998

by kotite4ever on Jan 6, 2011 8:29 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

This is dumb

The only grass most people will spend $60 on is the kind that gets them high.

by Jameson_Fleming on Jan 6, 2011 4:38 PM EST reply actions  

you can play 18 holes on it,

take it home and get stoned to the bejeezus belt

by noro on Jan 6, 2011 8:27 PM EST up reply actions  

It must be edible...

something along the lines of Popeye’s spinach or Soylent Green (sorry for the bad and ancient movie reference.)

by Naranja on Jan 6, 2011 5:02 PM EST reply actions  

Just because people ATE Soylent Green

doesn’t mean it should be considered edible. I’m 23, and I would not consider that ancient.

Born in '87, Orange fan since '86

by StealthTurkey on Jan 6, 2011 5:42 PM EST up reply actions  

I might have missed this explanation, but

Why was Sales giving a diamond symbol to begin with? I know Diamond Ferri did it and all of us in the student section did it back, but his name is Diamond. Since when did it become a thing?

by chrisbee13 on Jan 6, 2011 5:03 PM EST reply actions  

Basketball Team

Greene and Flynn’s freshman year, they used to do it all the time. Stands for Dynasty and they were supposed to be the beginning of a Dynasty here, I guess.

It didnt start at SU, lots of folks have been doing it, though I thought it had run its course. Don’t see it too often anymore.

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by Sean Keeley on Jan 6, 2011 5:14 PM EST up reply actions  

Supposed to be the beginning of a dynasty?

i like to believe thats the class that ushered in the new golden era of su basketball. sure donte left but jonny got us back to the ncaa tournament. scoop and Jackson are leading our team to perhaps our second straight 1 seed in the tourny. and recruiting is at an all time high(possibly because of the whole showtime thing jonny paul and donte had going).

The dynasty is now!

by Ishotsteve on Jan 6, 2011 7:41 PM EST up reply actions  

I Am About To Prove My Knowledge Of The Facts Nobody Gives A Damn About

The hand gesture was actually started by pro wrestler Diamond Dallas Page who would do it in the ring along with his finishing manuever “The Diamond Cutter” and actually sued Jay Z for using it as a dynasty symbol and I believe they eventually settled out of court. DDP actually registered it as his trademark for entertainment purposes and now he teaches Yoga For Men.
Yes I watched entirely too much professional wrestling for a 38 year old man not living in his mother’s basement (though depending on how this divorce goes, I will not rule that option out) but I also have a knack for remembering facts that I have no chance of ever using in any sane conversation.

by Orange Chuck on Jan 7, 2011 12:11 PM EST up reply actions  

Enlighten Up

it’s a documentary about Yoga and DDP shows up to talk about his Yoga For Men routine. Whoda thunk…

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by Sean Keeley on Jan 7, 2011 2:20 PM EST up reply actions  

It's a hybrid.

It’s a cross of Kentucky Bluegrass, Featherbed Bent, and Northern California Sensemilia. The amazing stuff about this is, that you can play 60 minutes of football on it in the afternoon, take it home and just get stoned to the bejeezus-belt that night on this stuff.

by DanteAmore on Jan 6, 2011 5:24 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

For Every Purchase of This Item...

You will also receive a ringtone of Antoine Dodson doing his greatest contribution to society and you will hear in a loop, “You Are So Dumb”. I highly recommend you check out YouTube and search “Bed Intruder Song” and you will not be disappointed. I highly recommend however before viewing it that you act accordingly and “Hide your kids, hide your wives”

by Orange Chuck on Jan 7, 2011 12:15 PM EST up reply actions  

And then

go watch the band version of Bed Intruder.

I listen to it at least once a week

Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician - The Syracuse blog that cares.

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by Sean Keeley on Jan 7, 2011 2:20 PM EST up reply actions  

True Story

1977 World Series, Game 6, box seats on 3rd base side… to make a long story short, after a long night in the Bronx, I ended up coming home with a chunk of Yankee Stadium turf. I planted it in one of my wife’s pots (ficus, I think) and tended it lovingly for at least two years before it finally croaked. It was like a Reggie Jackson chia pet.

If it was easy, I'd be doing it...

by RunADK on Jan 6, 2011 10:17 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

Hilarious

Would make a great conversation piece.

‘You Paid for that?’
‘Yup!’
‘How much?’
‘$60 bucks!’
‘Are you fucking kidding me? For a fucking piece of sod?’

Anyone who pays $60 for that will never live it down.

LET'S GO BUFFALO!!!!!!!

by BenAllen on Jan 7, 2011 12:48 AM EST reply actions  

You buy waded up paper now!!!

The sod reminds me of the Origami Boulder Company…

From their FAQ:

Q: Origami boulder? Aren’t you talking about a wadded up piece of paper?
A: Yes dumb dumb! I already explain this at beginning. Why you too lazy to read first before you ask obvious question like this? People on Internet not very smart.

http://origamiboulder.com/

by sujuiceonline on Jan 7, 2011 12:52 AM EST reply actions  

so applying that...

FAQ: Q: New Era Pinstripe Bowl End Zone Freeze Dried Sod w/ Glass Display Case? Aren’t you talking about a clump of grass?

by sujuiceonline on Jan 7, 2011 12:54 AM EST up reply actions  

LOL

WTF? That is hilarious.

"(BARF)" - Donovan McNabb, during his game winning drive against Virginia Tech in 1998

by kotite4ever on Jan 7, 2011 8:56 AM EST up reply actions  

I once paid about $12 for dirt back when I was in high school

I just wanna tell you both good luck, and we're all counting on you.

by MrPlow99 on Jan 7, 2011 9:55 AM EST reply actions  

Love the new quote in your signature, by the way

"(BARF)" - Donovan McNabb, during his game winning drive against Virginia Tech in 1998

by kotite4ever on Jan 7, 2011 10:04 AM EST up reply actions  

thanks

One of my favorite comedies.

I just wanna tell you both good luck, and we're all counting on you.

by MrPlow99 on Jan 7, 2011 10:20 AM EST up reply actions  

Win one...just one...for the Zipper.

"(BARF)" - Donovan McNabb, during his game winning drive against Virginia Tech in 1998

by kotite4ever on Jan 7, 2011 10:37 AM EST up reply actions  

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